Search results for ‘Newcastle’
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Could north-east England be next in line for toughest Covid restrictions?
Case rates in Newcastle are not far behind where they are in Tier 3 Liverpool.
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Thousands of jobs axed in Covid-induced downturn
Yesterday the Prime Minister was promising to “build, build, build” the country out of an ailing Covid-induced downturn.
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Flybe airline collapses as coronavirus outbreak affects air travel
The country’s biggest regional airline Flybe has collapsed, leaving thousands of jobs at risk.
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Meet the 13-year-old violinist who’s about to make her British concerto debut
She’s performed in more than a dozen countries and has earned herself the nickname “the violin girl”. The Newcastle violinist Leia Zhu will make her British professional concerto debut this weekend.
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Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in UK
Two people from the same family have tested positive for the coronavirus – the first confirmed cases in the UK.
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FactCheck: Conservatives admit ads in key marginal seats are wrong
The incorrect adverts have been displayed on Facebook over a million times.
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Cities concerned about no-deal Brexit preparations
With just 31 days until Britain is due to leave the European Union, we have warnings from both the north and south of the country tonight.
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Former nurse guilty of lying about VIP paedophile ring
For years he was known only as “Nick”. Cloaked by the anonymity given to genuine victims of sex offences, Carl Beech falsely claimed to have witnessed murders and been sexually abused by senior public figures.
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MPs call for next PM to protect people living on breadline
Two MPs are calling for the next Prime Minister to adopt a programme of reforms to protect people living on the breadline.
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Hospital declares climate emergency
More than eleven hundred doctors have signed an open letter warning about the mental and physical health damage caused by global warming and calling for urgent action.
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Electoral Commission reviewing Brexit Party funding
First Gordon Brown launched an attack on his Brexit Party’s finances. Then, as he was on the campaign trail in Newcastle, Nigel Farage became the latest right-wing politician to fall victim to a protester’s milkshake.
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Family angry after inquest concludes police custody death caused by drugs
The family of a man who died in police custody after he was Tasered and bitten by a police dog say they are devastated after police officers were exonerated over their actions.
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Student death inquest: Ed Farmer died from ‘toxic effects’ of alcohol
20 year-old Ed Farmer was a fresher at Newcastle University when he took part in an initiation event for the Agricultural Society.
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Marcus Gayle: ‘Remnants of that [racist] culture around to this day’
Will football coaching at the top of the English professional game become the next focus of a Me Too campaign surrounding racism allegations? Later this month former England star Peter Beardsley will hear if he has has lost his job as a Newcastle coach. He strongly denies charges of racism and bullying made against him.…
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FactCheck: What are the options for the Irish border after Brexit?
What happens to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is proving to be a major challenge in the Brexit negotiations. FactCheck takes a look.