Britain will leave the European Union, it has officially been confirmed this morning (Friday 24th June) 51.9% of the U.K. population voted for Brexit and to leave the 28 member block Union, that works out as 17,410,742 votes across the country. The North East, joined much of England and Wales, in […]
By Beth King & Jordan Davidson Britain has voted to become the first nation ever to leave the European Union since its conception, but what happens now? David Cameron will address Parliament on Monday and discuss the period for negotiating the terms of the departure from the EU. The process […]
By Michael Oakes When Sunderland became the first of the night to vote to leave the European Union, the GBP dropped 4% in 10 seconds. Ex-Bloomberg Anchor and Trader of Stocks in New York, let Adam Johnson tell you why this happened and what it will mean for the GBP […]
Beyonce fans are preparing for the pop-star to open her Formation World Tour in Sunderland. About 50,000 fans are expected to turn out to witness what is due to be the biggest production ever seen at the Stadium of Light. A week of work is already underway to assemble a stage fit […]
The University of Sunderland could be set to make major job cuts, according to an email by Steve Knight, the universities chief operating officer. The redundancy programme comes at a time when the university is experiencing falling student numbers and an increase in withdrawals. The proposed cuts could affect all non-academic […]
Around 250 students from South Hylton Primary School were the first pupils in Sunderland to receive a visit from ‘Safety Sam’. It is a new initiative run by Farrans Construction, a building and civil engineering contractor, to inform children about construction sites’ dangers. “Play safe, stay safe” is the message […]
Labour MP Jo Cox has died after she was shot and stabbed in her West Yorkshire constituency, near Leeds. An eyewitness said the 41-year-old mother of two was left lying in a pool of blood on the pavement after her assailant struck in Birstall, West Yorkshire. West Yorkshire Police said […]
A teenager who died after getting into difficulty at High Force in Teesdale has been named. Curtis Atherton, 16, from Hartlepool was swimming with his brothers and friends at the pool area below the water fall when he got into trouble. The alarm was raised at 8pm when Police, fire […]
Labour’s shadow business secretary Angela Eagle will visit Sunderland tomorrow (June 16) to campaign for Britain to remain in the EU, just short of impending EU referendum. She will be joined by Shadow Leader of the House Chris Bryant MP. Together they will arrive on the Britain Battle bus at Keel […]