Top politicians have thrown their weight behind the Teesside Sunday Sun campaign to change the 800 year old double jeopardy rule that states people can never be tried for the same crime twice.
Billy Dunlop has confessed to killing 22-year-old Julie Hogg in 1989, but because two juries had already failed to convict him, he is untouchable by the law.

Support is growing for the Gazette and Basingstoke Extra campaign to rebuild arson-hit Beechdown Primary School.
The Gazette is calling for Hampshire education chief Don Allen to change his decision to shut the school in 2004.

Norma King has retired after serving 23 years at the Royston Crow.
Les Baker, editor of the Crow, said: "Norma has been invaluable to the workings of the Crow and her experience and knowledge will be missed."

Paperboys and girls working for the Hull Mail were the first with the news when the new Spiderman film was officially released.
It follows a link-up between the Mail and staff at UGC Cinema, Kingswood to reward more than 250 young people who deliver the Mail each night with a free showing of the blockbuster.

Coombeshead College has scooped a £10,000 award for its school newspaper from the Barclays New Futures scheme.
The £10,000 will go to developing the college paper CoombesHEADLINES, put together by journalism students.

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