A Sunderland lecturer is hoping to head to the Grande-Synthe refugee camp in Dunkirk, France, after it was destroyed by a blaze. Jane Elizabeth Hetherington, who works at Sunderland College, teaches English to speakers of other languages in the city. As well as this, the 57-year-old is a volunteer with Refugee Biryanis and […]
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LISTEN: North East musicians help record unofficial Team Refugee anthem for Olympics
North East musicians are among a group of people who have recorded an unofficial anthem for Team Refugee who are at the Rio Olympics. Bethany Elen Coyle, from Newcastle, and Sinéad Livingston, from Rookhope, travelled to the All Hallows’ Church in Leeds to join more than 200 people from across the […]
Migration total fails to hit record high
Fears of a record high in migration for the UK have proved to be unfounded after new figures were published today. The Daily Mail reported that net migration – the difference between the higher number of immigrants versus emigrants leaving the country – could smash the record of 336,000 set […]