250 jobs are at risk as Nissan stops the production the Infiniti brand at its Sunderland plant. The Japanese car manufacturer will cancel the premium car model later this year and said the closure was initiated by plans to remove the company from the premium car market in western Europe. The […]
By Neave Heaton With the final ‘meaningful vote’ set to take place in parliament this evening (March 12) on Theresa May’s deal, which she has spent two years negotiating with the European Union, the public are left to wonder where the full day of debates will go. The North East […]
By Bethan Baker As the world edges ever closer towards the perils of global warming, it becomes more important that effective action is taken towards protecting the planet from the negative effects of our growing industrialist society. Despite the magnitude of the direct and indirect perils of climate change, it […]
A petition calling to stop a possible second referendum on EU membership has received 135,936 signatures. An agreement is yet to be reached for a Brexit deal, with the matter at the forefront in the House of Commons. With the UK set to leave on the March 29, 2019, some […]
The North East Chamber of Commerce warns businesses in the North East are “stalling investment” due to uncertainty around Brexit and this is “suffocating regional growth”. The BBC found that nationally, one third of businesses are considering moving some operations abroad as a result of our exit from the European […]
Tourists visiting the UK from Europe is at its highest in five years, but how will Brexit impact the tourism industry in the North East? SR News has been investigating. Brexit has left us with many uncertainties around what will happen once we depart the EU on March 29, 2019; […]
An unexpected rise of EU applicants to study at UK universities was confirmed today by new figures. While consequences for EU students post-Brexit are still unclear, the number of applicants has increased by one per cent. The numbers, based on undergraduate applications received at UCAS by the 15 January deadline, […]
By Isobel Marriner Brexit. It’s a word that we Brits are sick of hearing. It’s flooding our news channels and taking over our minds and, believe it or not, it’s almost three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union. Now, in 2019, we are finally set to […]
The members of parliament for all 12 of Tyne and Wear’s constituencies unanimously voted against Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the House of Commons late on the evening of Tuesday, January 15. The deal was voted down by an historic margin of 230 votes, with 432 MPs voting against the […]
Sharon Hodgson, the Member of Parliament for Washington and Sunderland West, has vowed to vote against the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal in a speech to the House of Commons. The Labour MP, who also serves as the Shadow Minister for Public Health, was speaking in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 […]