HERE’S a round-up of today’s latest news on the coronavirus pandemic from around the UK. PM announcement Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a press conference at 4pm on Thursday regarding the coronavirus situation, Downing Street has said. Chancellor Rishi Sunak and chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance will also […]
The past week has seen a storm of controversy around apparent Government ‘contempt’ for the UK’s arts and creative industries (A&CI). First, Chancellor Rishi Sunak provoked anger with comments which, while mis-reported, created the perception that ministers saw careers in A&CI as somehow ‘disposable’. But then came a government advert […]
Growing up in the early to mid 2000s was nothing short of blissful. Beanie Babies were collected, S Club 7 dominated the music charts, and McDonalds’ birthday parties were somehow the epitome of cool. But for us local lot, the North East held some fundamental gems that further fuelled the […]
POLICE have fined 12 members of a football team who broke the Covid safety rules – after they visited a pub for a beer together, and lied about being from the same household. The team were out in South Tyneside on Sunday night when a concerned staff member challenged […]
COUNCIL leaders from Sunderland, Newcastle, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Durham have released a statement thanking residents for their efforts in slowing down the rate of Covid infections. The government placed the North East in tier two last week, but there had been serious concerns that the […]
THE average UK house price hit a new peak of £239,000 in August after increasing by 2.5% annually, according to official figures. House prices across the UK were £6,000 higher typically than in August 2019. One economist commenting on the figures said most of the price gains seen since the […]
HERE’S a round-up of today’s latest news on the coronavirus pandemic from around the UK. Burnham igniting Twitter debate Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham responded to Conservative MP Chris Clarkson’s request that Mr Burnham should now let local MPs and council leaders attempt to get a settlement. Mr Clarkson said the […]
The University of Sunderland has officially launched the Black Lives podcast, which aims to open doors to conversations which reflect the lived experiences of Black people in the UK. ‘Black Lives’ interweaves several interviews with black people, across a range of topics. Episode one offers listeners the opportunity to hear […]
MORE than 300,000 hedgehogs may be dying on UK roads, according to researchers at Nottingham Trent University – just as organisations including University of Sunderland are backing a campaign to preserve their numbers. The number of deaths has increased from around 100,000, and raises concerns about the already dwindling […]
NORTHUMBRIA Police are appealing for witnesses after a driver in his 70s was left in a life-threatening condition as the result of a collision in Sunderland. At about 3.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 19 October) a Renault Megane collided with street furniture in the Leechmere Road area of Sunderland. The car was […]