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Sister Helen Prejean
The nun who inspired the film Dead Man Walking, Sister Helen Prejean, is in the region to talk about the death penalty and Christianity.

Staff Sgt Sharron Elliott was killed while serving in Iraq. Her mother, Elsie Manning, describes her feelings of total loss and isolation.

BBC Newcastle remembers soldiers who have fallen from our region in this special montage from Alfie and Charlie at Breakfast.


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