The Latest Breaking News from the North East

Line in North East and Bristol transport ‘revolution’ dropped from plans as doubts emerge over Euston extension

Gone are the days when rubber growers from far away destinations descended on the Central Travancore townships in search of quality planting materials. Strung by a sharp drop in the demand for rubber saplings locally, the famed rubber nurseries of Kerala have started moving to the North East.

The regional disparities in results have sparked concerns among social mobility experts and leaders in the North of England.

THE Government has been told it is “about damn time” it invested in carbon capture in Scotland as new plans were unveiled for green projects in…

The highest vacancy rates were in the North East and the Midlands, followed by Wales and Scotland, according to the BRC-LDC Vacancy Monitor.

Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on July 21 tweeted to express concern over the violence in Manipur and said that he “would like to play a role in bringing peace to the North East.”

The much-needed repaint and structural repairs on the rusting bridge could last for up to four years, after it emerged that the North East icon is in a worse state than had been feared

Report by the Fabian Society said that levelling up is needed for all parts of the country

Some bank staff at the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust will receive a lump sum bonus payment as part of the pay deal agreed in May - but that's not the case elsewhere in the North East

The region now has lower unemployment than regions including London and the South East

We have rounded up all the road work taking place in our region during the week from Monday, July 10, to Sunday, July 16