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Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2 Ralph Blackburn

Sunderland could be set to benefit from a new financial deal between the EFL and the Premier League

The key financial changes looming for Sunderland & Championship teams Phil Smith

Rishi Sunak's government will preside over the highest tax rises on record, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sunak's government will oversee highest tax rises on record Heather Carrick

Former Park Methodist Church, Bede Burn Road, Jarrow. Picture: Google Maps

Flats plan for historic former church-turned-auction rooms to go ahead Chris Binding

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow Heather Carrick

Littlehaven Beach in South Shields. Photo: South Tyneside Council.

Designated bathing water consultation approaches deadline Ryan Smith

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

Chris Packham presented a new documentary this week, pondering whether the campaign influence governments on climate change needs to change (Picture: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4)

TV naturalist fights the law, and the law mainly wins Philip Cunnington

Clothes hanging in shop Picture: Getty

Lib Dems want 1p tax on every new item of clothing Tom Morton

The collapse of Wilko reminds us of how precarious work is and how abandoned our high streets are in Tory Britain.

EMMA LEWELL-BUCK MP: The collapse of Wilko reminds us of how precarious work is ... Emma Lewell-Buck MP

Millions of people are receiving payments to help with high bills amid the cost of living crisis - what further support is coming in 2023?

Cost of living payment: What other support is coming in 2023? Sophie Wills

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn Sophie Wills

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults David George

Liz Truss

Liz Truss defends her record as prime minister in think tank speech Tom Morton

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes in Manchester.

Homes to save £100s on energy as new scheme begins - are you eligible? Sophie Wills

Doreen Thompson adjusts her thermostat at her home as she limits her use of heating to keep up with her increasing energy bills, at her home in south London.

Ofgem chief’s warning energy bills could be ‘even higher’ this winter

Schools across the country have been forced to close in full or partially due to safety issues over the concrete used in their construction. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images

KATE OSBORNE MP: A farcical way to handle any situation let alone one as crucial... Kate Osborne MP

An open cash register containing pound coins and notes is pictured in a convenience store in London

DWP confirms £300 cost of living payment in update on £94bn support Sophie Wills

Emma Lewell-Buck, South Shields MP, has backed calls from the Kennel Club to ban electric shock collars. Photo: NationalWorld.

South Shields MP backs call to ban electric shock collars By The Newsroom

Remedial work being carried out at a school which has been affected with sub standard Raac. Photo by Jacob King / PA Wire

EMMA LEWELL-BUCK MP: Tory Britain Is crumbling through austerity, economic misma... Emma Lewell-Buck MP

A supporter celebrates outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in 2021 following a court ruling clearing subpostmasters of convictions for theft and false accounting. Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP via Getty Images

LEGAL EAGLE: Post Office victims fight on to rightly clear their names Andrew Freckleton

'Students in the North East achieved the lowest combined number of GCSE exams in the top-grade boundaries in the country.'

KATE OSBORNE: This Government is failing our kids in the North East Kate Osborne MP

Ban electric shock collars

Kennel Club welcomes Jarrow MP's support for electric shock collar ban Hayley Lovely

Oil companies are posting huge profits while ordinary families suffer, says Kate.

KATE OSBORNE MP: This dreadful government has destroyed services and pushed fami... Kate Osborne MP

How much wine, beer & spirits will cost after government tax increase Chelsie Sewell

Schools across England will face major disruption today as teachers strike over pay (Photo: Getty Images)

Back to school - teachers strikes finally over Daniel Mcneil

We have to adapt to changes and become more resilient to weather. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Pledge to protect lives and wellbeing in UK Angela Terry

A host of Vevor DIY and electrical appliances have been recalled after putting users at risk of electric shock

Warning as 34 branded DIY items recalled due to risk of fire

Owning a home has become impossible for many under the Tories, says Emma.

EMMA LEWELL-BUCK: Under the Tories, owning your own home has become an impossibl... Emma Lewell-Buck

UK Weather: Flood alerts issued for parts of the UK Daniel Mcneil

The 1975's set in Malaysia was cancelled after Matty Healy and Ross McDonald kissed on stage - Credit: Getty

The 1975 set stopped after Matty Healy kisses bandmate in Malaysia Ethan Evans

Sue Mountain

South Shields smoking survivor to give speech at Parliament Holly Allton

Revellers at a previous Pride march.

KATE OSBORNE: Government is stirring up hatred and pitching people against each ... By The Newsroom

Asian hornets have been spotted in the Dover area in Kent

Public warned as Asian hornets spotted in Dover Rahmah Ghazali

Councils have called for a total ban on disposable vapes by 2024

Local councils call for total ban on disposable vapes by 2024 Rebecca Braybrook

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays Rebecca Braybrook

Raising the value of benefits would have been preferable to sending out a string of lump sum cost of living payments to households, according to a leading UK economics thinktank which has dubbed the sporadic cash boosts an “ineffective sticking plaster”.

Cost of living payments are ‘ineffective sticking plaster’, warns IFS Sophie Wills

The UK is not on track to reach legally binding targets to reduce carbon pollution. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Where does the UK sit in the world rankings? Angela Terry

It is too easy for the online world to groom and blackmail children into sharing intimate images of themselves.

CHILDLINE: Social media platforms could easily reduce the risk if they chose to Darren Worth

Empire Cinema group enters administration - full list of closures Beth Franklin

Striking teachers from the National Education Union (NEU) hold a rally in Parliament Square on 5 July 2023 in London, United Kingdom. NEU members are striking to win a fully-funded, above-inflation pay rise for all educators. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Teachers walk out for second day this week over pay Rahmah Ghazali

Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters who demand ‘no more U-turns’ from Labour leader

Watch: Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters Will Millar

A Just Stop Oil protester runs onto Court 18 and releases confetti

Just Stop Oil disrupt Wimbledon with ‘orange confetti & jigsaw pieces’ Will Millar