The Latest Breaking News from North

Rail operator Northern gives managers £1,800 bonus for keeping region's trains running

But move angers staff who haven't had a pay rise in four years

Manchester Evening News · Apr 20, 2023

Air pollution in the North 'likely' to ease

Air pollution in the North will ease from Friday to Monday due to rain, while over 2.4 million people in Thailand have been diagnosed with health problems associated with smog, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Bangkok Post · Apr 19, 2023

Delays to HS2 rail to North won't save cash, Tory Transport Secretary admits

Tory ministers sparked fury last month by confirming a two-year hold-up in building key sections of the HS2 high speed rail line in a bid to cut spiralling costs

Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2023

Woman thanks 'Angels of the North' after husband collapsed on Northumberland beach

Murray and Jill Leslie were on holiday marking their 48th wedding anniversary when disaster struck.

Chronicle Live · Apr 17, 2023

South getting smoke from Indonesia, fires still burning in North

The southernmost district town of Betong in Yala province is covered in smoke haze, which usually comes from Indonesia at this time of the year officials said.

Bangkok Post · Apr 17, 2023

Calls for TransPennine Express contract extension to be abolished as cancellations 'fail passengers' in the north

The news comes just days after Burnham called for train services run by TransPennine Express to be brought under public control

Manchester Evening News · Apr 17, 2023

TransPennine Express needs ‘fresh start’ after spate of cancellations – mayors

Northern mayors say renewing the contract for the train service would be ‘rewarding failure’.

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023

Northern Rail asks customers to not watch 'explicit' and 'NSFW' content on their trains

Bosses at the popular transport network have asked customers to 'please wait until you get home' instead

Chronicle Live · Apr 15, 2023

Air pollution expands in North, upper Northeast

Unhealthy levels of particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter (PM2.5) were recorded in 23 areas, mostly in the North, with the worst levels found in Chiang Mai, the Pollution Control Department reported on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 13, 2023

Northern Ireland's transformation

Twenty-five years ago, I, along with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, US President Bill Clinton, and the leaders of Northern Ireland's four main political parties, presented what became known as the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). That accord resolved a conflict that had caused thousands of deaths and untold grief and…

Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2023