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Letter: Growth points

Sir: I find it alarming that in this post-Thatcherite era Jeremy Warner is still advocating deregulation as the panacea for British economic problems ("The problem with British inefficiency", 31 october).

DIY vicar ordered to make good

A VICAR and church wardens who carried out DIY repairs to a 12th century church have been ordered to have some of the work re-done.

Never-dirty clothes invented

CLOTHING THAT never gets dirty could soon be in fashion - thanks to British scientists. The secret developed by researchers at the University of Durham is every parent's dream come true.

Letter: Tory vote on euro

Sir: All the arguments on both sides about the euro seem to be confined to the UK's narrow economic interests. Why does nobody put the case that the EU as a whole will be stronger both economically and politically when Britain joins the monetary union?

Cricket: Welcome end to Daley's suffering

Derbyshire 205 and 27-1 Durham 434-6 dec

Letter: Leylandii

Sir: The anti-social nature of Leylandii could be overcome by feeding trespassing roots with weedkiller. The owner might sue, but with so many mitigating factors the outcome might well be an uncomfortable draw.

Letter: Smoking in the pub

Sir: I am the landlady of a busy and smoky pub. The idea that smoking can be banned ("Public backing for smoking bans", 13 January) is quite alarming, as I am sure it would be damaging to my trade.

Equestrianism: Durham's dedication means all's well with Welham

Keeley Durham's Virtual Village Welham was named as the Duphar Top Horse at yesterday's Animal Health Trust's Awards lunch in London.

Letter: Turn it up - it's Mandelson!

Maybe Mr Mandelson has inherited his arrogance from his maternal grandfather, Herbert Morrison, who was a minister in the post-war Attlee government. It was Morrison, after all, who boasted that the Tories would never be able to "unscramble" the newly nationalised industries.

Letter: Battles of the grouse moor

Sir: Your report on the alleged incidents on the Durham grouse moors ("Saboteur violence wrecks grouse-shooting party", 13 August) seems to be drawn entirely from Durham police and British Field Sports Society press releases. There was another party involved in the incident, the hunt saboteurs.

Letter: Heal our ruined countryside

Heal our ruined countryside

ICI in talks with US giant over pounds 2bn chemicals sale

ICI is negotiating the sale of a large part of its industrial chemicals division to DuPont, the American chemicals giant, for up to pounds 2bn. The deal is expected to include Tioxide, the titanium dioxide maker which had originally been slated for a stock market flotation.

Cricket: Boon time for winning Durham

Durham 251 and 183-8 dec

Duckworth-Lewis under fire

Sussex are lodging an official complaint with the English Cricket Board following their farcical Sunday League defeat at Durham this week. The county faced a revised target of 80 in four overs under the complex Duckworth-Lewis system after torrential rain caused a 100-minute delay to the match at Chester-le-Street.
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Mohammad Rasoulof to make his first public appearance since being imprisoned three years ago
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Seeing the larger picture: Inspiring images of space

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Wartime pamphlets could teach us a thing or two about healthy, thrifty eating
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Thomas Müller: We couldn't handle losing a Champions League Final again

The Bayern Munich forward tells Tim Rich his side have to shed chokers' tag after two recent final defeats
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The Stelvio Pass - cycling's killer climb

As the Giro d'Italia tackles the brutal climb, Simon Usborne takes on the snow and switchbacks – and soon realises what the fuss is about
National archives: Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Newly unearthed papers reveal a shocking extra dimension to the constitutional crisis over monarch’s abdication
Sent down at the Old Bailey: A tour of the world's most famous court

Sent down at the Old Bailey

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Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis’s date for his movie premieres isn’t arm candy  – it’s his 87-year-old friend who he saved from homelessness
British football scores an own goal

British football scores an own goal

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James Lawton: Sergio Garcia cracks as major fault line opens up again

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Dylan Hartley: Northampton have spent the season proving all our critics wrong

Dylan Hartley talks tough

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