The Latest Breaking News from North

New crisis hits Roos as three staff leave

Three recruiting staff have left AFL strugglers North Melbourne a week out from the mid-season draft, plunging the Kangaroos into a new drama.

AAP · May 24, 2022

South Korea to call at Davos for COVID aid for North - envoy

South Korea will issue a call this week at the World Economic Forum for COVID-19 vaccines and other medical help for North Korea, even if that means exemptions from U.N. sanctions imposed over its nuclear programme, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

London's £19bn Elizabeth line opens today - but where's the Crossrail for the North?

'Boris is now saying we need a Crossrail 2, and yeah, we probably do but that will be another £30bn. Where’s that money and why isn’t it being spent in Manchester and Leeds?'

Manchester Evening News · May 24, 2022

People on the move: Key North East appointments and promotions of the week

Companies announcing new appointments this week include Square One Law, Go Geothermal and Irwin Mitchell

Birmingham Post · May 22, 2022

Expo aims to put North East at centre of net zero jobs drive

One-time climate sceptic Anne-Marie Trevelyan last spoke of the the need to “turn our backs” on fossil fuels

Birmingham Post · May 21, 2022

Taoiseach slams Boris Johnson's 'my way or no way' attitude on Northern Ireland Protocol

Micheal Martin has travelled to Belfast to try and break the Assembly impasse

Irish Mirror · May 20, 2022

Best academy trusts would not go north, says Northern Powerhouse chief

The best multi-academy trusts would find the North ‘too hot’ for their reputations, says an expert.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Andy Burnham: England will be jealous of Crossrail, so give us our own version in the North

On opening day, London is excited — and the rest of England is getting envious. There is no doubt that the Elizabeth line will be brilliant for passengers across the South-east and provide an enduring tribute to our longest-serving monarch.

Evening Standard · May 19, 2022

North East charity boss to run to Downing Street to tell Boris Johnson Levelling Up must tackle suicide

Matthew Smith is to run almost 300 miles to hand-deliver a letter to Boris Johnson this summer. He says it's vital that Levelling Up includes work to improve suicide prevention

Chronicle Live · May 18, 2022

A note to students: read the greats of Northern Irish literature. Then watch Derry Girls

I tried to explain what it was like for me growing up in Northern Ireland. Then I found that this great sitcom did it better, says Caroline Magennis, reader in 20th and 21st century literature

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022