The Latest Breaking News from North

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

Companies announcing new arrivals and promotions this week include Silks Family Law, CoreHaus and Kielder Observatory

Birmingham Post · Mar 14, 2022

North East business activity picks up - but lags behind rest of UK

The North East saw the weakest growth of all 12 UK regions monitored in the latest NatWest Business Activity Index

Birmingham Post · Mar 14, 2022

Nottingham Forest teenager tipped for 'big future' after Leeds United stunner

The Northern Ireland senior international equalised for the youth side inside a quarter of an hour with a strike from distance that arrowed into the net

Nottingham Post · Mar 13, 2022

Labour and Conservatives set out competing visions for levelling up at Northern Agenda conference

Senior politicians joined business leaders, academics and other experts at the event held in Newcastle

Chronicle Live · Mar 11, 2022

North East wants to follow Manchester in taking back control over bus routes and fare prices

A judge's ruling in favour of Andy Burnham's bus franchising plans has been hailed as a 'green light' for the rest of the North to follow suit

Chronicle Live · Mar 11, 2022

North East-led green energy revolution needed to stop 'funding Putin's war machine', says mayor

Jamie Driscoll and other Northern mayors say the UK can’t afford to stand by while other nations make advances in sectors such as electric vehicles and low-carbon hydrogen

Chronicle Live · Mar 11, 2022

More than 210,000 patients on NHS waiting lists for treatment across the North East

Unsurprisingly, waiting lists for NHS treatment grew again in January as the health service battled the Omicron Covid-19 variant

Chronicle Live · Mar 10, 2022

Republic of Ireland performs better in life expectancy and infant mortality than Northern Ireland, report finds

The major difference between the two systems is the absence of a universal healthcare system

Irish Mirror · Mar 10, 2022

Mayor Andy Burnham hails bus ruling as 'green light' for North of England

A judge has ruled in favour of the mayor's bus plans

Manchester Evening News · Mar 9, 2022

"The North is retaking control": Andy Burnham leads celebration over legal win for bus reform

“For the first time in over 35-years, a bus network outside London will be integrated and planned for the benefit of local people, not distant shareholders."

Manchester Evening News · Mar 9, 2022