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The 15 Best Romance Novels of 2026 (So Far)

Beloved authors like B.K. Borison, Beth O'Leary, and Carley Fortune all released new must-reads this year.

Marie Claire · Dec 23, 2025

NHS at 75: North East health boss on a 'challenging but rewarding year' and the 'responsibility to speak up' for vulnerable over energy bills

Samantha Allen has reflected on a challenging year at the helm of the North East and North Cumbria NHS Integrated Care Board.

Chronicle Live · Jul 5, 2023

Urgent review to consider 'dental deserts' in the North East amid 'significant risk' to public health

Health bosses will urgently review dental provision across the North East.

Chronicle Live · Jun 5, 2023

Gas and electric price hikes are 'life-threatening', says NHS leader in stark letter - and warns rises have already led to hospital admissions

Samantha Allen is concerned the cost-of-living crisis will have lethal consequences.

Chronicle Live · Sep 2, 2022

Patients admitted to hospital after their energy is cut off, NHS chief warns

NHS chief warns of ‘grave’ concern over patients having their energy supply cut off

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

'The right care at the right time in the right place': NHS boss lays out plan to tackle delays in discharge and at A&E

New North East NHS leader Samantha Allen discussed how the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System is working across the region to bring down hospital delays.

Chronicle Live · Aug 14, 2022

Pregnancy loss certificates rolled out for parents under government’s first Women’s Health Strategy

Every day around 14 babies die before, during or soon after birth in the UK

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

New North East NHS leader wants our region to attract people from all over the world 'to see how we are changing healthcare'

Samantha Allen is now one of most senior figures in the North East NHS - and she's got big ambitions.

Chronicle Live · Jul 11, 2022

North East public health is 'way behind' the rest of the UK - new NHS bosses issue 'call to action' after shocking report

A report claims public health issues in the region are "among the worst in the country" on the back of "a century of declining prosperity"

Chronicle Live · Jul 4, 2022

'Trolls call me Chewbacca because of my excess body hair - I started shaving when I was 8'

Samantha Allen, 28, from Oklahoma in the US, has been shaving since she was a child because of a health condition meaning she has more body hair than other women - but she's not hiding anymore

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022