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Car plant bags new Nissan model
A new compact car, to be built when UK production of Nissan's Micra ends, is to be built in Sunderland.
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Police review slow 999 response
Police order a review into why it took so long to get to the scene of a crash which seriously injured a basketball player.
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Wearside: Year in review 2005
BBC Online looks at some of the stories that made the news in Wearside in 2005.
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UK to build new Micra
More than £3m of public money is given to Japanese car maker Nissan so it can build a new version of the Micra in Sunderland.
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Micra rolls into record books
The Nissan plant in Sunderland celebrates making 100,000 new model Micras in just seven months.
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'Suicide' drive ends in fatal fireball
An inquest hears how a pensioner drove four-miles the wrong way along the M4 killing himself and a 19-year-old driver.
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Nissan warns on Sunderland's future
Nissan's boss, Carlos Ghosn, makes it clear that the plant's future depends on whether the UK adopts the euro.
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Morgan's 'hope' for steel jobs
Welsh Assembly First Minister Rhodri Morgan says Corus may stop short of complete closure of Llanwern in south Wales.
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Sunderland wins Micra contract
Nissan says the new Micra will be built in the UK, creating 500 jobs and securing thousands more as part of a £235m investment.
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Sunderland awaits Nissan decision
Nissan bosses may vote on Wednesday whether to build the new Micra at Sunderland, in a decision that could affect thousands of jobs.
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Nissan Micra, French style
Building the Micra in France won't carry the same currency risk, but the car plant is a far cry from the UK plant in Sunderland.
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Grant boost for UK Nissan workers
The EU approves £40m state aid for Nissan UK, improving the chances of securing the contract to build the new Micra in Sunderland.
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Nissan's Sunderland fears
Workers in Sunderland are worried that, despite being the most productive plant in Europe, they might lose because of the high pound.
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Car industry troubles
It has a been a bad year for the UK car industry, with threats to Vauxhall, Rover and Ford making this one of the year's top business stories..
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