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Monday 11 March 2013
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Judge who said burglars showed 'courage' reprimanded
Tuesday 04 December 2012
A judge who commented a burglar needed “a huge amount of courage” has been formally reprimanded for a “serious error of judgment”, the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC) said.
Eurozone slump costs 900 jobs in UK steel industry
Saturday 24 November 2012
Tata cuts jobs in face of an expected 10 per cent slide in European demand
Steel giant Tata to cut 900 jobs
Friday 23 November 2012
Steel giant Tata is cutting 900 jobs and closing 12 sites under plans to improve competitiveness, the firm announced today.
IoS TV review: Secret State, Channel 4, Wednesday
Some Girls, BBC3, Tuesday
Heston's Fantastical Food, Channel 4, Tuesday
Sunday 11 November 2012
The latest TV portrait of British politics is a watchable but silly conspiracy thriller
Police worker Michael Mount cleared of assault after appeal
Monday 15 October 2012
A civilian detention officer has been cleared of assaulting a prisoner at a police station after an appeal.
Olympic gold postbox in honour of rower Kat Copeland defaced
Thursday 09 August 2012
A second postbox painted gold in honour of an Olympic champion has been defaced.
Boy detained indefinitely for attack
Saturday 28 July 2012
A teenage boy who throttled a 10-year-old girl before repeatedly beating her around the head so viciously he could have killed her might never be released from custody, a judge said yesterday.
Mining firm hails Moors mineral find
Tuesday 12 June 2012
A mining company says it has found the world's biggest and best quality supply of a valuable mineral under the North York Moors National Park.
Sunderland's Bramble found not guilty of sexual assault
Friday 01 June 2012
Sunderland defender Titus Bramble was cleared yesterday of sexually assaulting two women.
Titus Bramble cleared of sex attacks
Thursday 31 May 2012
Footballer Titus Bramble was cleared today of sexually assaulting two women.
Sunderland defender Titus Bramble 'assaulted girl in taxi'
Tuesday 29 May 2012
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Premier League star Titus Bramble has told a court she repeatedly told him to leave her alone.
Sunderland player Titus Bramble on trial over accusations of assaulting two women
Monday 28 May 2012
Sunderland defender Titus Bramble will go on trial today accused of sexually assaulting two women.
Team GB to face Brazil in Olympic warm-up match
Thursday 26 April 2012
The first match by a Great Britain men's team for 41 years will be an Olympic warm-up game against Brazil at Middlesbrough on July 20, the Football Association have confirmed.
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