1.   Wear Valley councillors have voted to urge Durham County Council to reconsider its position on Dene House one of eight local authority homes to be lost across the county.

2.   It can mean picking up an American distributor, which in turn can open up markets, even those close to home that are otherwise inaccessible.

3.   The elder Hayes recorded a couple of songs for an independent label before giving up and going home to be a building contractor.

4.   Was he afraid of wombats, koalas, overcooked steaks or being so far from home sweet Vegas?

5.   Back home they were a little more excited.