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Keir Starmer: £500m Hitachi deal will relieve anxiety of rail workers

Hitachi’s UK and Ireland director said the contract was a ‘positive step forward’.

Evening Standard

£500m train deal secures hundreds of jobs at Hitachi plant

Uncertainty had surrounded the future of the Newton Aycliffe site in County Durham and the 700 people employed there due to declining orders.

The Independent UK

North-east England to unveil £55m package to tackle child poverty

Region’s mayor to launch measures to cut unemployment, reduce cost of travel and help children in hardship

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Northern mayors rebrand levelling up as the ‘Great North’ in push for funding

Leaders in English region launch campaign to boost area’s image and call on government to deliver power and finances

The Guardian - UK

Northern women forced to provide £10bn in unpaid care a year due to hole in NHS provision, researchers say

Researchers warn of ‘perfect storm’ leaving northern women worse off than counrterparts in rest of country ‘across almost every metric’

The Independent UK

Sunderland rioters came from outside the city, council says

Buildings and vehicles were destroyed in Sunderland city centre on Friday

The Independent UK

Centre forward: Sunderland sets sights on a revival by bringing homes and jobs to its inner city

In the 1980s Thatcher helped attract the likes of Nissan to the region, but it could not revitalise the city itself. Now a new industrial strategy, backed by the local council, is aiming for more sustainable results

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Disbelief at plan to fix London potholes as part of Network North project

£235m funding for capital’s roads is possible only because of investment that comes from scrapping northern leg of HS2

The Guardian - UK

Who is Jamie Driscoll? Labour bans mayor from standing in election

The serving North of Tyne mayor has quit the Labour Party and will stand as an independent

Evening Standard

‘Labour are scared’: north-east party members quit to back Jamie Driscoll in mayoral vote

North of Tyne mayor has raised over £114,000 to run as an independent after Labour barred him from standing

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Driscoll quits Labour after snub in north-east mayor race

Leftwing regional mayor hits out at Keir Starmer over broken pledges in scathing resignation letter

The Guardian - UK

Project set-up to make Sunderland streets safer results in fall in rowdy and anti-social behaviour

The SAIL project was launched last December with the aim of creating a safer and cleaner city

Chronicle Live

Arrests after drugs and weapon seized in South Tyneside as police tackle spate of crime

Police carried out an operation to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime in Whitburn and South Shields

Chronicle Live

Minister urges caution over North East mayor's power to take control over bus services

The new £4bn devolution deal for the region will bring with it the much-discussed power to take control over bus fares, routes, and timetables back from private operators

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Former MEP pledges to turn the North East into England's 'greenest region' if he wins mayor race

Paul Brannen has told Labour members that there is “no bigger threat, no bigger opportunity” than the climate breakdown

Chronicle Live

Kim McGuinness plans £1-per-night tourist tax for North East if she becomes region's new mayor

Ms McGuinness said the levy could be used to fund new events and attractions that would boost tourism in the North East, which attracts fewer visitors than anywhere else in England

Chronicle Live

Reported cases of repeat victims of sexual offences up nearly 50% between 2021 and 2022

The rise is attributed to more people feeling comfortable reporting incidents but PCC Kim McGuinness wants more done to prevent such crimes.

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Labour reveals two-candidate shortlist in North East mayoral race

Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness and Ex-MEP Paul Brannen will go head-to-head

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Jewish groups write to Labour Party as row continues over Jamie Driscoll's North East mayor bid

A dispute over the North of Tyne mayor's exclusion from a longlist of Labour candidates has engulfed the party this week

Chronicle Live

Calls for Government funding after report finds 'significant reduction' in public perception of good or excellent policing

Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness continues to urge the government to increase police numbers in the region and help increase police visibility.

Chronicle Live

DNA marking system to protect agricultural equipment from theft to be rolled out at Hexham event

Farmers can have their equipment marked with an invisible DNA code at Hexham Auction Mart on June 13

Chronicle Live

North East mayoral rival says she has 'no say' over Jamie Driscoll's exclusion from Labour race

Kim McGuinness says that the decision to leave Mr Driscoll off a longlist of candidates for the North East mayoral election in 2024 is "a matter for the Labour Party's NEC"

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Jamie Driscoll says North East public 'will not be happy' at Labour feud over mayoral election

The North of Tyne mayor continues to battle against "London Labour HQ" after he was barred from taking part in a selection contest because he appeared on stage with Ken Loach

Chronicle Live

New figures show North East knife crimes on the rise – including rape, robbery, and threats to kill

There were 60 more robberies and 33 more threats to kill involving knives in the Northumbria Police area in 2022 compared to 2021, new statistics have confirmed

Chronicle Live

Jamie Driscoll Labour row: Mayor discusses legal action over selection dispute as Keir Starmer speaks

The North of Tyne mayor has said he will see out his term no matter what, but has not ruled out the possibility of legal action or standing in 2024 as an independent

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