A spokesman for the BP energy company says a recent pipeline rupture at an oil field in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, may have been due to corrosion. BP spokesman Steve Rinehart said no one was injured in the Sept.

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl remains in a critical condition after falling through a skylight at a Northumberland social club. Danielle Bell, 10, had been playing with friends on the roof at Prudhoe and Mickley Unionist Club when it is understood she fell 12ft on to concrete suffering serious injuries.

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl was in a critical condition last night after falling 12ft through a skylight on to concrete It is understood that the youngster was playing on the roof of the Unionist Club in Prudhoe, Northumberland, with a group of other children at the weekend when the accident happened.

By Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce, Anchorage Aug. 3--Things are still going gangbusters in Alaska's North Slope oil patch and oil service contractors engaged in oil field maintenance and support work are busier than ever.

A NETWORK of grass roots contact points is to be set up across Northumberland to help the county's new super council connect with people and businesses.