ADVERTISEMENT Deeply alarming” new figures released today must act as a serious wake-up call for the government say regional campaigners, after it was revealed the North East now has the highest rate of child poverty of anywhere in the country, overtaking London. Research carried out by Loughborough University for theContinue Reading
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ADVERTISEMENT With Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and all other Labour party workers now completely cleared of breaking Covid rules during the Hartlepool election, the grubby politics behind the accusations are clear. Both the Labour Leader and the Deputy Leader had stated that they would resign if found to have brokenContinue Reading
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ADVERTISEMENT Durham Police have concluded that there is no case to answer over Keir Starmer’s alleged breaking of Covid rules in April last year. Starmer had previously offered to resign if found guilty of wrongdoing. The police have now said that the investigation is concluded, saying: “A substantial amount ofContinue Reading
ADVERTISEMENT After a spectacular wave of resignations, including some in the North East, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally decided to stand down as leader. This will prompt a leadership election. Meanwhile Johnson stays in place until a new leader is elected. The last two ays have seen aContinue Reading
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ADVERTISEMENT Martin Bauer, Durham University and Stephen Jones, Durham University Ten years ago, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, which helps explain why elementary particles (the smallest building blocks of nature) have mass. For particle physicists, this was the end of a decades-long and hugely difficult journey –Continue Reading
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