THE Yorkshire Ripper, Britain’s most notorious killer of the 20th century, has died in hospital aged 74 after refusing treatment for Covid-19. PETER Sutcliffe was serving a whole-life tariff for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and the North West between 1975 and 1980 and had brutally attacked at least seven […]
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NE areas drop down the list of national Covid blackspots as rates soar
THIS month has seen North East local authorities drop down the list of those with the highest Covid rates – but largely only because rates elsewhere have soared. At the start of October, all our local council areas, from Northumberland down to Teesside, were in the top 41 worst-affected […]
Universities face mounting pressure to switch to online classes amid Covid-19
UNIVERSITIES are facing growing pressure to move lessons online amid thousands of Covid-19 cases on campuses across the UK. The University and College Union (UCU) has launched a new petition demanding that the Government switches university classes from face-to-face to online immediately “where possible”. It comes after figures, which were […]
Jail for ‘despicable’ hospital raiders who struck at start of Covid-19 crisis
A GANG of four men who stole cylinders of painkilling gas from three North East hospitals at the start of the coronavirus crisis were “despicable” and their crimes “could have been catastrophic”, a judge has said. The men, from Norfolk, were each jailed for four years today (Tuesday 13 […]
Feeding North East families: charity serves 50,000 meals and prepares thousands of Christmas hampers
FEEDING Families have handed out over 50,000 meals since the beginning of April. In just 48 hours they have received 1,000 applications to help families this Christmas. But the North East Charity says more needs to be done to help people across the region fighting to keep their heads above […]
Durham is the most affordable city in the UK for renters
RECENT data has shown that Durham is the most affordable city in the UK for renters. To maintain an adequate standard of living, experts advise that tenants shouldn’t spend more than 30% of their gross income salary on rent. Using average income salary and rental price data for cities, it can reveal […]
Covid-19: All you need to know about the new restrictions in the North East
THE government officially announced yesterday that the North East was to enter a period of restrictions aimed at cutting Covid-19 transfer because of a rising number of cases. Sunderland, Newcastle, Northumberland, Durham, North Tyneside and South Tyneside are all affected. From Friday 18 September regulations came in to ban households […]
Mixed reaction greets Sunderland’s new Covid-19 clampdown
AS the public heard of the new Covid-19 social restrictions coming into force across the North East, residents in and around Sunderland reacted to the news with a mixture of acceptance and scepticism. Almost two million people in the region will have to live with more restrictions due to a […]
Opinion Piece: And I Would Drive 260 Miles
With ill-fitting sunglasses covering his eyes and a beige Lacoste polo shirt with holes in it to make him look like just another bloke, shapeshifter and political advisor, Dominic Cummings, emerges from his house in London (not Durham) to a crowd of journalists. “You should be social distancing”, his first […]
Northumbria Police hail success of Operation Sentinel after year of drug raids and gang convictions in the North East
A police operation targeting organized crime celebrates its first birthday today, after a blockbuster initial year that saw millions of pounds of drugs seized and a plethora of criminals convicted. Operation Sentinel, a joint venture between Northumbria Police, Durham Constabulary and North East Regional Special Operations Unit (NERSOU), aims to […]