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North East Business life: charity initiatives and award nominations

Newcastle Building Society, Barratt and Learning Curve Group are among those featured in this week's round-up

Birmingham Post · May 10, 2022

Meet the Newcastle firm giving all staff £1,500 payout to help with rising cost of living

The group behind Silverbean, Ortus and North agencies is also taking all staff to Prague in October after hitting financial targets

Birmingham Post · May 10, 2022

What is in the Queen's Speech for the North East? All the new laws explained

The speech, delivered by Prince Charles, marks the State Opening of Parliament.

Chronicle Live · May 10, 2022

Local election results: What do Tory losses mean for PM and is Labour heading for power?

It is in parts of the Midlands and the North that Keir Starmer’s march to victory at the next general election has stalled

Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022

Starmer ‘performed worse than Corbyn outside London’, says elections expert

‘Very little sign’ of progress for Labour in key Red Wall areas of Midlands and North, says Curtice

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

First female Muslim council leader in the North slams 'dehumanising' campaign as she loses seat

Ms Shah said the campaign against her was 'not about policy at all', adding that she felt the aim was to 'dehumanise' her

Manchester Evening News · May 6, 2022

Germany to help eastern EU states without ports access LNG -Scholz

Germany will show solidarity with European Union countries seeking alternatives to Russian gas and oil, for example helping eastern states without ports in the North or Baltic Seas access liquefied natural gas (LNG), Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday.

Reuters · May 5, 2022

Why Ball Corp Shares Are Trading Lower Today

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 18.9% year-on-year to $3.72 billion, beating the consensus of $3.5 billion. Beverage packaging, North and Central America sales rose 24.2% Y/Y, Beverage packaging EMEA increased 18.3%, Beverage packaging South America gained 1.4%, and Aerospace segment sales rose 18.8%. Beverage can shipments rose 10% and…

Benzinga · May 5, 2022

North-South divide in cash spent on NHS patients' meals uncovered

Research by the Lib Dems revealed the wide gap in funding for meals depending on where patients are treated

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

North Korea Cracks Down on ‘Capitalist’ Pop Culture

An increase in the scale of prison and labor camps in North Korea suggests more people are falling foul of the regime’s rules on deviation from the socialist norm, analysts say.

The News Lens · May 5, 2022