The Latest Breaking News from Ben Houchen

Thousands of crabs and lobsters washed up on beaches in the North East between October and December 2021, though conflicting causes have been put forward by DEFRA and academics

The mayor was rated on trust and caring about the local area alongside elected leaders from around the country

Kwasi Kwarteng to bring forward fiscal statement to later this month amid disquiet in party over spending cuts hitting poorest

The former Levelling Up Secretary says the region has grappled with 'historic challenges'

Basic Oxygen Steelmaking in Redcar, which shut seven years ago, blown up using 1.6 tonnes of explosives

A former steelworks has been torn down in what is believed to be one of the biggest explosive demolitions in the UK. Dramatic pictures of the 65-metre-tall (213ft) Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) plant in Redcar being blown up emerged after Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen pressed the button to detonate…

The Tory leadership hopefuls have been tossing red meat to their Tory voters. But what about when they become PM, and these policies end up out in the wild? We take a look at the most divisive

Tory leadership says PM still ignoring his messages – as he criticises Truss over ‘lazy workers’ comments

Sunak insists he can ‘defintely’ still win – but latest results suggest he’s running out of time to catch Truss