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Significant changes have not yet been made to block the creation, viewing or sharing of nude material. Photo posed by model

Childline: Call to install nudity blocking technology on children’s smartphones ...

Peter Young (far right) with former colleagues

Peter Young, former Shields Gazette journalist, dies aged 81

Kate Osborne (left) and Emma Lewell.

MPs support proposals to upgrade a major North East road

Boldon and Cleadon Community Library, on Boker Lane, in East Boldon.

‘The People’s Emergency Briefing’ set to be screened in East Boldon

Coastguards' vote of no confidence in Maritime and Coastguard Agency chief executive

580 coastguards demand leadership change

Labour MP Kate Osborne (Jessica Taylor/PA)

Jarrow MP signs letter fighting for cheaper air conditioning across UK

Price Bailey have released their new report

Ad Feature British businesses trust Parliament more than MPs do

The Stanley's' Stomp march makes its way along King Street, South Shields. Photo by Frank Reid

Emma Lewell MP: Stanley’s Stomp was very best of our community coming together f...

Emma Lewell, South Shields MP.

South Shields MP looks ahead to Andy Burnham becoming Prime Minister

MPs reveal who they are backing for the country’s next Prime Minister

MP Emma Lewell does not share the view that planning casework is a councillor and local council matter. Photo used for illustration purposes only

Emma Lewell MP:

Kate Osborne, MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, with campaigners from the Save Our Stanley's group.

MPs back calls to save the Stanley's childcare provision

Dicksons butchers were supporting South Shields FC on their cup run in 2017 with free saveloy and pie selfies. Here are shop manager Dawn Pratt and Julie Garbutt.

A feast of great memories from South Tyneside food favourite Dicksons

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street announcing his resignation. Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA

Emma Lewell MP: I was elected as an MP to seek your advancement – not mine

Council leader makes Keir Starmer resignation stance statement

MPs express ‘serious concerns’ over proposed cuts to STANLEY's Daycare
South Tyneside’s MPs have reacted to the proposed cuts to STANLEY’s Daycare.
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Andrew Booth prepares his model for exhibition in Jarrow.

Jarrow exhibition set to host 'superb' work of Sunderland modeller

South Tyneside’s MPs reiterate calls for the Prime Minister to resign

MP calls for water companies to be brought under public control

Emma Lewell, MP for South Shields, and Kate Osborne, MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, both rebelled against the government and voted in favour of referring Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee.

MPs not expected to face consequences for defying the Prime Minister

Emma Lewell, MP for South Shields, and Kate Osborne, MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, both rebelled against the government and voted in favour of referring Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee.

Rebel South Tyneside MPs hit out over Labour Party whip

Kate Osborne, the Member of Parliament for Jarrow and Gateshead East.

‘I will not tolerate threats and abuse’ - Jarrow MP’s message

Screen grab of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves making a statement to MPs in the House of Commons, London, where she has said the economic challenges from the Iran war may be "significant" and contingency planning is under way for energy bill support "for those who need it most".

Rachel Reeves makes energy promise for those hit hardest by price rise

Scrapping the two child benefit cap could lift thousands of North East children out of poverty.

Impact of MP's vote to scrap child benefit cap on North East families

Emma Lewell, MP for South Shields, has called for digital ID plans to be scrapped.

‘This is a mess’ - MP calls for digital ID plans to be scrapped

WASPI campaigners at Parliament, who continue to have the support of Emma Lewell MP. Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Emma Lewell MP: Another year to campaign on the issues that matter to us in Sout...

Angela Madden, pictured left, with WASPI campaigners outside the Houses of Parliament during a demonstration earlier this year (photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

WASPI campaigners seeking a 'Herculean effort' to send 1m letters
WASPI campaigners in North East have started the New Year seeking a “Herculean effort” from supporters to see a million letters sent to MPs in the coming weeks.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with her ministerial red box before delivering her Budget in the Houses of Parliament. Picture date: Wednesday October 30, 2024.

KATE OSBORNE: Forget the noise, this Budget is a winner

Community Matters

Farming leader says inheritance tax change doesn’t come close to protecting many...

Medomsley Detention Centre.

Government apologises for systemic abuse at detention centre

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Kate Osborne MP: A busy week out and about in my Jarrow Gateshead East constitue...

NFU Regional Board Chair William Maughan

Opinion: Drive for progressive policies to help Tyne and Wear family farms conti...

Prison

Trial to chemically castrate sex offenders in NE prisons gets go-ahead

The fire damage following the suspected arson attack on Vermont House, where Sharon Hodgson's constituency office is located. Inset MP Sharon Hodgson.

North East MPs' safety concerns after suspected arson attack

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Family farm tax will not achieve government intentions, says NFU

68 per cent of parents agree with the charter

Ad Feature Breakfast charter launched as 8 in 10 parents fear poor school meals

Emma Lewell, South Shields MP.

MP backs calls for government action to tackle health inequality

See how your MP voted on the Government's welfare reforms.

How every Tyne & Wear MP voted on the Government's welfare reform bill

The Big Ben and Palace of Westminster under a clear blue London sky.

Be part of the thousands gathering in Westminster for the Act Now, Change Foreve...

Emma Lewell (left), MP for South Shields, and Kate Osborne, MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, are among more than 100 Labour rebels aiming to defeat the Government's welfare reforms.

South Tyneside MPs among Labour rebels aiming to stop welfare reforms

An activist wearing a t-shirt against disability benefit cuts during a protest over proposed cuts organised by the People's Assembly earlier this month in London. Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images

Kate Osborne MP: ‘I will vote against the proposals to cut disability benefits’

Bridget Phillipson MP at the opening of the Energy Central Campus.

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion - how local North East MPs voted

Pensioners should never have been the ones to pay the price for the economic mess our country was left in by the Tories.

Emma Lewell MP: The debacle around winter fuel payments should be a lesson for o...

Labour is looking to stop families being punished for having children and target the real financial pressures parents face.

Kate Osborne MP: We can achieve when we push

Kneecap have already courted controversy in the United States over the stance regarding Palestine and performances at Coachella 2025.

Kneecap videos under review for inciting violence against local MPs

Smoke billows as police officers face off protesters in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29.

'Appropriate' handling of riots undermined by 'disgraceful' claims

Emma Lewell-Buck, the MP for South Shields in the House of Commons.

Emma Lewell-Buck MP: Moving offices may mean longer response times

National Covid-19 Day of Reflection

National Covid-19 Day of Reflection

Researchers have developed a tool to measure local community resilience

New tool to gauge community resilience praised by MPs

A countryside charity calls on South Tyneside MPs to support rooftop solar legislation.

Countryside charity calls on MPs to support rooftop solar legislation

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

‘The truth matters’ - MP backs Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Kate Osborne has hosted a parliamentary reception with Cats Protection to highlight animal welfare issues to other MPs.

Kate Osborne hosts event for MPs to highlight animal welfare issues

MPs gathered to hear the result of the vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

What happens next with the assisted dying bill?

A life peerage for a South Tyneside man - and Bill Bryson wanted to mark it with a brown ale on a coat of arms.

The South Shields man who won a campaign over dominoes

Campaigners for 'dignity in dying' hold a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament (Picture: Justin Tallis)

How every North East MP voted on the Assisted Dying Bill

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