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Page last updated at 17:24 GMT, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 18:24 UK

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Boss 'sorry' over fake boobs joke
A Gateshead nursery owner apologises for sending fake plastic breasts to an employee recovering from a mastectomy operation.
Twin sisters recover from cancer
Facebook sorry over cancer photos

Kielder Water Tributes to lake accident father
Tributes are paid to a "devoted family man" who died trying to save his teenager daughter on a Northumberland lake.

Police jacket Two quizzed after 60 trees felled
A man and a teenager are arrested in connection with the illegal felling of more than 60 trees in Northumberland.

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Ship repair business bought out
The A&P shipyard at Hebburn is bought by a Welsh company for an undisclosed sum.

Match off over fan clash fears
Newcastle are told by the FA not to travel to the Dutch city of Utrecht for a pre-season friendly later this month.
On-the-run wallaby killed by car
A wallaby which escaped from a Northumberland wildlife centre is hit by a car and dies.

Stolen swearing parrot returned
A foul-mouthed parrot taken during a burglary in Newcastle is returned to its owner, Northumbria Police say.
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