Sunday Sun

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ONE of the most family-friendly and reasonably priced MPVs now available must be the Peugeot Partner Tepee. It is based on a van, but you wouldn't think it from behind the wheel. It has a very comfortable ride - even at slow speeds in town and in 1.6 HDi diesel form, gives reasonable performance along with excellent refinement and a possible average of more than 50mpg.

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Volvo S80 pounds 21,745 ALONG with its new range of DRIVe low emissions models, Volvo has launched a revised and updated flagship S80.

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REVIEW Suzuki Jimny pounds 10,990 By PETER HAYWARD

USED CAR

Lotus Elise from pounds 7600 THE Lotus Elise is absolutely stunning to drive - a revelation in how good a car's handling and road holding can be.

USED CAR

By PETER HAYWARD THE Chrysler Voyager was one of the first MPVs and was launched in 1983.

TRAIL OF HAVOC AS DAD IS KILLED ; Cops quiz four

FOUR people were being quizzed by police last night after a dad of two was found lying amid shattered glass outside a North house. Police and paramedics were called out in the early hours of yesterday morning, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Last night his wife paid tribute to a fantastic husband.

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BLACK AND WHITE? NO, HE'S A BLACK CAT ; Steve Bruce's parents tell why their boy will be a real hit on Wearside

THEY brought him up to be black and white, but Steve Bruce's parents say he will have no problem convincing Sunderland he means business. Raised on the banks of the Tyne, the new Sunderland manager has made no secret of his boyhood love-affair with Newcastle United.

SATURDAY'S LOTTERY RESULTS

WARNING ON PHONE SCAM

A POLICE force is warning against an elaborate telephone scam after a North woman was conned out of hundreds of pounds. North Yorkshire Police have raised the alarm after a woman in Pickering had cash swiped from her credit card after she gave her account details to a scam operator.

BROWN AND OUT?

GORDON Brown's hopes of political survival suffered a fresh blow last night as a poll of Labour activists found fewer than half wanted him to carry on to the next general election. Government loyalists spent the day insisting that there was no mood in the party for a leadership challenge as they sought to rally support for the beleaguered Prime Minister.

Weller in wood

TICKETS are still on sale to see the Modfather of Rock perform a concert in a North forest. Pop legend Paul Weller announced a series of open-air concerts, after he teamed up with the Forestry Commission.

GANG BEHIND DRUG DENS JAILED ; pounds 3M suburban dope dynasty

SHROUDED by a suburban smokescreen, Far Eastern villains set up a pounds 3m dope dynasty. But today, six people are beginning jail terms totaling more than 14 years after their lucrative cannabis conspiracy was smashed. Ranging from low-level "gardeners" to regional managers, the hierarchy of Chinese hash farmers spread their tentacles across the North. Police busted 19 drug factories in Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, Northumberland, County Durham and Sunderland, all set-up in private ...

FORCE IS CRACKING DOWN ON DEALERS

THE CANNABIS conspiracy was cracked by officers from Northumbria Police's Newcastle area command. Since January 1, 2008, officers based in Newcastle have smashed 48 large-scale cannabis farms, seizing around 10,500 plants, with an estimated street-value of more than pounds 5m.

Public have crime busting role to play

POLICE rely heavily on information from the public to identify and uncover cannabis farms. They key things to look out for include activity at the house at unusual times of the day and night, unusual, pungent smells, coming from the property, large numbers of people coming and going, particularly at night, lights on at unusual times of night or for long periods, or just one light on in the house at all times.

Carradine family in call for FBI probe

agency opening its own inquiry, said his attorney Mark Geragos. Once the body is back in Los Angeles, the family will also seek a private autopsy by famous forensic pathologist Dr Michael Baden to determine whether another person could have been involved, Mr Geragos said.

High Level praise

Propane blaze damages cars

Bin fire flats evacuated

Witness plea