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Major incident called as Storm Malik leaves thousands without power and causes huge disruption around North East

Outside of the region, two people were killed by falling trees brought down in stormy conditions

Chronicle Live

Weather forecast in your area: Snow and cold snaps coming up where you live

Wind is expected in all parts of England over the weekend, but an amber weather warning has been issued for some parts due to its severity

Daily Mirror

One in five shops in North East are vacant, new study suggests

The British Retail Consortium/Local Data Company report is the latest worrying study for the North East

Birmingham Post

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Property firm George F White snaps up Tyne and Tweed estate agents

The acquisition follows strong growth at the North East firm which has seen sales and lettings rise

Birmingham Post

Newcastle's RMT Technology goes for North growth after demand soars in pandemic

The company is increasingly helping clients in Yorkshire and the rest of the North

Birmingham Post

'Playing with people's lives' - Northern transport body's 120 staff face uncertain future as Government 'winds down' funding

Transport for the North employs staff in Manchester and Leeds but the body's funding for the next three years is yet to be confirmed

Manchester Evening News

Northern rail services could be cut FURTHER next year ‘in post-Covid managed decline’

The warning came as northern leaders gathered to discuss the future of the network, calling government rail funding reductions ‘crazy’ and ‘fundamentally unacceptable’

Manchester Evening News

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YouTube star projects hilarious 'dad jokes' onto Angel of the North in social media stunt

Max Fosh, a former Newcastle University pupil, wanted to 'make the biggest dad joke in the world'

Chronicle Live

North’s own rail plan would have meant faster journeys and more trains, admits government - but it was too expensive

'Threadbare' Whitehall analysis argues that while the original Northern Powerhouse Rail plan would have provided the ‘greatest increase in connectivity and capacity’ of all options, it was not ‘affordable’ or ‘value for money’

Manchester Evening News

Former Conservative Minister appointed to lead Transport for the North

Lord McLoughlin, a former Transport Secretary, said he would lobby for improvements to the Government's rail plan

Birmingham Post

North East policing boss says no police investigation is needed to show Boris Johnson disrespected the sacrifices of others

Kim McGuinness said the damage caused by the allegations of parties at No.10 were "beyond repair"

Chronicle Live

Northern leaders still don’t have the detail behind government’s cut-price rail plan

Transport officials, mayors and council chiefs are yet to receive the evidence underpinning government’s decision to scale back Northern Powerhouse Rail, slashing its budget in half - or the axing of the eastern leg of HS2

Manchester Evening News

Show some ambition, Burnham tells government over HS2 plans

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps described Monday as a ‘landmark moment’ in improving the North’s rail connections.

The Independent UK

Plans to extend HS2 railway and add lines between Manchester and Liverpool

The journey time between Manchester and Liverpool will be cut to 35 minutes

Liverpool Echo

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HS2 Bill is ‘landmark moment’ for North West’s rail connections, says Shapps

The journey between Birmingham and Manchester could be up to 45 minutes faster

Manchester Evening News

Bill for next phase of HS2 to see line extended from Crewe to Manchester - but Burnham says it is the 'wrong' plan

New 'high speed stations' are set to be built at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport to make way for new lines

Birmingham Post

HS2: Government to push ahead with Crewe to Manchester line

Travel from London to Manchester would be cut by around 55 minutes and Birmingham to Manchester by up to 45 minutes

ABC News

New Zealand to impose tougher restrictions after Omicron community spread, Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding

New Zealand will impose mask rules and limit gatherings from midnight Sunday after nine cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant were found spread across the North and South islands.

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Chronicle Live

Government's plans to axe excess train tannoys 'out of touch' with North East rail priorities, say MPs

Labour MPs in the region say there are more pressing issues to respond to, such as high fare prices and cancelled services

Manchester Evening News

Labour promises Greater Manchester economic hope to match ‘pride in the past’

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells us why government has to get more involved if the Northern economy is to punch its weight. “If it was as simple as leaving it to the market, levelling up would have happened years ago.”

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool City Region Mayor slams government minister's 'irrational' comments

Steve Rotheram slams 'brazen' Grant Shapps over 'irrational' comments

Birmingham Post

UBS partners with Fund Her North to support female-led businesses

The partnership with UBS will extend Fund Her North’s network and capabilities to support female entrepreneurs

Chronicle Live

Tories face losing most of their North East 'Red Wall' MPs say polls

The political map of the North East could be redrawn if an election was held today as Boris Johnson's Tory government Tories take a bashing at the polls

Chronicle Live

North East has UK's biggest boozers who've drunk even more during lockdown - report

Health experts react with alarm to the study carried out by Newcastle University academics which revealed heavy drinkers downed on average nearly a litre of vodka a week

Chronicle Live

Energy price hike likely to worsen North East child poverty crisis, charity warns

Director of North East Child Poverty Commission Amanda Bailey said families were dealing with a 'toxic combination' of low incomes and rising household bills

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