23 February 2012 Last updated at 03:35 ET

Cost-price drink plan criticisedCheap alcohol promotion

A ban on the sale of below-cost alcohol will have a "limited impact" on overall alcohol pricing, research suggests.

Slow broadband 'hits many homes'

A Northumberland postcode is among the 10 slowest in the UK for broadband speed, research shows.

Toddler critical after bike crash

Two 18-month-old children are injured when a motorbike crashes into a woman with a pushchair in Sunderland.

Richard Moss Article written by Richard Moss Richard Moss Political editor, North East & Cumbria

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