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Pudsey sniffs out his favourite pictures from over 100 entries in the Christmas Pawtraits competition. Pictures: SARAH CALDECOTT FIVE years ago this week, the top ten purrfect picture entries for The Northern Echo’s Christmas Pawtraits competition had been selected by celebrity judges, Ashleigh and Pudsey. The stars of stage and screen took time out their busy schedule thrilling audiences with pantomime performances of Cinderella at Darlington’s Civic Theatre to visit the newspaper’s offices. More than 100 entries from across the North-East and North Yorkshire were judged by the duo with ten-year-old Pudsey, at the time, sniffing out his festive favourites.
More than 500,000 Brits have received a Covid jab as the NHS races to protect nation
Shaun Wooller
Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 8:34
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MORE than half a million Brits have received a Covid jab as the NHS races to protect the nation at record pace.
Boris Johnson last night celebrated the major milestone, saying the progress should give the nation “hope and confidence”.
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Millions of people are due to get the jab by the end of the yearCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Coastguard confirm why helicopter landed at James Cook Hospital
Police and Redcar s coastguard team assisted the chopper crew on Marton Road
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The coastguard helicopter made a landing in a busy part of Middlesbrough this afternoon to transport a casualty to hospital.
29 deaths announced in seven days at Teesside hospital treating most covid patients in North-east
North Tees medical director Dr Deepak Dwarakanath said health chiefs were worried covid patient numbers weren t dropping
15:37, 20 DEC 2020
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Twenty-nine covid-19 deaths have been announced in seven days at a Teesside hospital caring for the most virus patients in the North-east.
Tough covid-19 restrictions to remain for some time to battle mutant strain of virus
Teesside remains in tier 3 lockdown although no cases of the new variant have yet been reported in the region
14:16, 20 DEC 2020
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