1.   FRANK Gray became the third North-East managerial casualty since Christmas when he was sacked by Darlington yesterday.

2.   But this time they suffered their heaviest casualties since the battle began.

3.   Kleiman noted that there had been a marked reduction in terrorist attacks and Israeli casualties since the end of March.

4.   Algerian authorities have maintained a policy of silence over casualties since the start of the insurgency.

5.   It was the greatest single number of casualties since the October agreement.

6.   It was the worst report of civilian casualties since NATO airstrikes began.

7.   On Wednesday, the body of a Dutch journalist was found in a Dili suburb, the first foreign casualty since the multinational force began arriving.

8.   There are no exact figures for the total number of military and civilian casualties since fighting resumed last year.

9.   France has been a notably vociferous opponent of the Russian action in breakaway Chechnya, which has seen a large number of civilian casualties since erupting shortly before Christmas.