With male suicide rates in the North East increasing, groups like STAGS are of the utmost importance. Meeting on Thursday nights at Rift House Youth Centre, these men break down stereotypes of masculinity by opening up about their thoughts and encouraging others to do the same. But, this support group […]
Christmas is often known as ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ – all thanks to Andy Williams. Around this time of year, you will see and hear most people celebrating in their home, getting ready for the much loved holiday. It is a time in which people are surrounded […]
So far in 2019, there have been 110 reported cases of revenge porn recorded by Northumbria Police. The largest concentration of these comes in the 20-29 age range, with 47 reported cases. “Revenge porn” is categorised by the Home Office as “disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to […]
The bleak accuracy of the election poll sounded the death bell for four years of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leadership, the swift rise and fall of whoever Jo Swinson was and the sharp realisation that Brexit is going to flounder around under the hand of a man that hid in a […]
Boris Johnson’s party has won the general election by a landslide. At 5:02am this morning it was announced that the Conservative Party had won the general election. The Conservatives were the first party to surpass 326 seats, and had a huge gain of 46 seats at the time of their […]
After concerns from the Labour Party that they could lose traditional seats in last night’s election, they still have Sunderland as a stronghold. Houghton and Sunderland South were the first to come through with their result, with Labour winning the count by 3,115, based on a 58% turnout. They have been […]
Jeremy Corbyn has announced he will not run as leader in the next general election, after a second loss in a general election. With the Conservatives set to win a comfortable majority, Corbyn has admitted that the result is “very disappointing” as support crumbled in previous Labour strongholds. He has […]
Boris Johnson’s gamble on a snap election looks set to have paid off as the Conservative party win one seat from Labour. One of the first wins to come through for the Conservatives was Blyth Valley. They also gained Workington from Labour – the party was previously a […]
The national Ipsos MORI exit poll gave Boris Johnson a clear majority to continue as Prime Minister – signalling a likely drubbing for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. The poll predicted that the Tories would hold 368 seats – well over the 325 seats needed for a Commons majority. The prediction gave […]
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