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Paul Capewell
A prison officer sold confidential prison documents on child killer Ian Huntley to a national newspaper, a court hears.

A woman from Wearside loses her appeal against a conviction for having "loud and unnatural sex" which disturbed her neighbours.

The funeral of a County Durham teenager allegedly killed by a man she met on a social networking site is held in her home town.

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Remembrance at Sunderland's cenotaph

Firm fined over boy's fall death
A building firm is fined £75,000 after a seven-year-old Wearside boy fell to his death from scaffolding.

Victorian statue to be relocated
A 19th Century statue is to be removed from Durham city's market place despite opposition from residents.

Police 'puppycam' is global hit
A webcam monitoring nine Northumbria Police puppies attracts more than 170,000 hits from across the world.

Hydrogen buses tested on campus
Hydrogen-powered buses are tested at Sunderland University as part of a project to develop greener public transport.

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