The Latest Breaking News from North

It is the third time this year that ministers have delayed a verdict on whether to proceed with the dualling of the A1 on a 13-mile stretch between Morpeth and Ellingham

Pyongyang claims extensive new fortifications on its border with China and a “shoot-to-kill” policy for anyone suspected of attempting to flee are measures to keep Covid-19 s at bay.

The Bears have a solid argument that they’re the ones best positioned to reign next. That’s quite a statement about a team that might finish 3-14 and winless in the division, but they’ll have a lot working in their favor starting in 2023.

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove is understood to be keen on having County Durham join six of its northern neighbours in a deal to reshape the region's political landscape

Turkey is threatening to send group troops into northeastern Syria in retaliation for a deadly Istanbul bombing on November 13 that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attributes to the Syrian Kurdish YPG (Kurdish People’s Protection Unit). The group has strongly denied responsibility for the attack. However, Erdogan now plans to escalate…

University chancellor was also asked about ‘heritage’ PLUS Tipp-Exing over our Prime Ministers AND Can we get a democratic solution for the North?

In today’s newsletter: Perhaps nowhere in the UK are trains more in a crisis than in the north of England, where problems are thought to be costing the region up to £400m a year. What could be done to fix it?

The University of Manchester chancellor said the Home Secretary and her predecessor are typical of people who 'just love divisiveness', during a conference in Manchester.

One North East mayor was unable to get to Manchester for a key meeting with the transport secretary because he feared being stranded on a platform amid widespread cancellations