UK inflation lifted to its highest level for 15 months in March as the rising cost of clothes and air fares pushed up the cost of living. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation hit 0.5 per cent last month after the price of clothes […]
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Great North Run 2016: Help marathon become global
The Great North Run has launched an initiative to feature a participant from every country in the world – and members of the North East public have been called upon to help organisers achieve the goal. The Great Run Company aims to recruit at least one runner born in every […]
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 […]
Virgin Trains scores highly in Which? annual train survey
Virgin Trains has been rated by customers as the top long distance franchised operator in the UK. A survey of nearly 7,000 rail passengers scored both Virgin Trains franchises either four or five stars for availability of seating, cleanliness of carriages, overall condition of the train, train reliability, train frequency […]
Almost 2 million fish released into English rivers
By Ema Brewer The Environment Agency has revealed that a record number of coarse fish were released into England’s rivers last year. In 2015, more than 452,220 fish and 1.3 million fish larvae were released into rivers up and down the country. They were all bred in the Environment Agency’s […]
North East ‘reluctant’ towards accepting more refugees
Only 15 per cent of the people in the North East think more refugees from Syria and Libya should be able to come to Britain, a BBC poll suggested yesterday. Fourty-four per cent of adults surveyed in the region said they supported refugees from Syria and Libya being placed nearby […]
Charity highlights impact of gender stereotypes as ‘young people are restricted by gender stereotypes’
A new report has highlighted the impact of gender stereotypes on teenagers, as young people are found to be ‘restricted by gender stereotypes’. The Gender Report was published by leading anti-bullying national charity Ditch the Label. And it explores how young people use gender stereotypes as part of their identity and how […]