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‘I’m trapped in paradise awaiting Spanish justice’
A BUSINESSMAN accused of murder on a Spanish island has described the nightmare of living in limbo while waiting to be able to prove his innocence.

Daniel dances off with trophy
PRIZE money from an annual competition is to be spent on driving lessons for the winner.

Fresh photo released in hunt for missing man
HOLIDAYMAKERS could hold vital information about the disappearance of a man following a wedding reception.

Man sent to jail for sex assault on passenger
A DRUNK man sexually assaulted a young woman on a bus on her way to work.

Dispatches from a frontline officer
THE public will get the chance to hear from the commanding officer of a North-East Army battalion fresh from a tour of Afghanistan next week.

‘Your five-week-old girl is, actually, a boy’
A NORTH-EAST couple have spoken of their shock after being told that their baby girl is actually a baby boy.

Londonderry statue prepares for return to city centre
A LANDMARK statue will return to the North-East next week.

Internet plea over missing reveller
POLICE yesterday carried out searches near where a 26-yearold man went missing after a wedding reception.

Council’s £1m phone bill queried
THE North-East’s newest council has come under fire amid claims it spent more than £1m on telephone calls in a single year.

Council may face payment backlash
THE region’s biggest council could be on a collision course with staff and unions after it proposed cutting early retirement and voluntary redundancy payments.