The National Hate Crime Awareness Week started on October 8, the week of social media activity that aims to provide a greater understanding about what constitutes hate crime by getting people to talk about it by using the twitter hashtags such as #StopTheHate, #NHCAW, and #BeingYou Hate crime can occur in lots of different […]
Virgin Trains has launched a Netflix-style entertainment system allowing passengers to watch films and TV programmes on demand using their own devices. Travellers can stream a library of around 200 hours of content to their mobiles and tablets. The free service involves using Virgin’s Beam app via an on-board server, […]
The EU referendum is approaching and those who have yet to register, have to so by Tuesday 7 June. Voters across the North East can also check the Electoral Commission’s voting guide for advice on how to take part. There are nearly two million people on the region’s electoral registers. The […]
Unions have welcomed the return of the British Steel brand after the sale of part of Tata Steel went through, which includes plants in the North East. Greybull Capital has bought the Long Products business, securing thousands of jobs at a huge plant in Scunthorpe. The company is renaming the […]
Sunderland students from Spark are taking over the airwaves at BBC Radio 1 for the station’s brand new show, The Student Radio Playlist. Spark has been selected to host the very first show for an hour on Monday, May 2, at 9pm. Presented by third year Broadcast Media Production student […]
Generations came together to remember those who lost their lives in the First World War Zeppelin attack on Sunderland. As part of the centenary commemorations of the First World War, a project was developed in partnership with Sunderland Museums and Heritage, Libraries, Infinite Arts and Year 5 children from Grange […]
Sunderland have given Emmanuel Eboué notice that they intend to terminate his contract, after he was banned from all football for a year by FIFA. He is suspended because he owes money to his former agent, it is reported. The origins of the case involve a decision passed by the […]
The groundwork of Sunderland’s new bridge is about to begin as the huge cofferdam in the middle of the River Wear nears completion – indicating the start of a new phase in the project. It is the first bridge to be built over the River Wear in Sunderland for more […]
Two men have been jailed for the murder of Tipu Sultan. Michael McDougal, 47, of Hylton Avenue, South Shields, has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum of 34 years and Michael Mullen, 25, of Hawthorne Avenue, South Shields, has been found guilty of manslaughter […]
Police are appealing for help to locate a missing 15-year-old girl from Newcastle. Luiza Marodin, from the Benwell area, was last seen around 6pm on Tuesday, March 8. She told her family that she was going to meet friends however she failed to return. Luiza is Romanian but speaks good […]