Pandemic

The £130million transformation of the A19 Testo's junction has received widespread praise five years after its completion.

£130million A19 junction transformation praised five years on

Marcelo Balsamo with his sons Luiz Felipe and Henrique ahead of tonight's game.

We fell in love with SAFC say family who've travelled from Brazil

45 per cent of Brits believe they spend more time talking to people digitally than they do in person

Gen Z most often experience feelings of loneliness, study reveals

Carplus celebrates 10 years of success

Ad Feature Leading UK car finance broker celebrates decade-long success

These are some of the most popular free attractions and things to see across the North East.

The 15 most popular free North East attractions according to data

Even five years on, the impact of the pandemic is still being felt in the classroom

This year’s GCSE candidates 'some of the worst affected by pandemic'

This year's GCSE takers will still get extra help in three exams

The three GCSE exams pupils will still get Covid-era help in

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025.

Watch: Rachel Reeves to make case for free trade at IMF talks

Rightmove have released a new report on how the housing market has changed since Covid-19

Study shows North East coastal homes take much longer to sell in 2025

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

A lone goose in the middle of Parliament Street, York, at midday on a Saturday as the streets are empty from the normal tourist traffic during the Covid lockdown in March 2020

Five years on: 26 eerie photos show deserted streets during lockdown

Five years since the first Covid lockdown in the UK, the impact of the pandemic is still being felt

Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life

School attendance can play a big part in a pupil's outcomes

1 in 5 pupils 'persistently' missing school - why it matters for GCSEs

The Covid Memorial Wall in London.

COVID-19 Day of Reflection: What and when is the Day of Reflection?

The Just Eat Customer Service Centre employs over 600 people.

Huge North East employer Just Eat to be bought out in £3.4bn deal

Seeing festivals coming to the North East is a huge "step forward"
One of Newcastle’s brightest up and coming songwriters has said the impact small venues is having on music scenes across the UK cannot be understated.
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Former Newcastle United and Spurs midfielder Nabil Bentaleb

Ex-NUFC man scores on football return - 8 months after cardiac arrest

Cases of HMPV have been surging in China.

HMPV symptoms to look out for - and should we be worried?

Matt and Donna Stonall have transformed their weight after joining Slimming World.

Couple inspire each other to lose weight after joining Slimming World

The new incline glass lifts finally up and running at the Tyne cyclist and pedestrian tunnel

Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel saga finally ends as glass lifts open

Minister for Employment Alison McGovern and Jarrow and Gateshead East MP Kate Osborne visit A&P's Hebburn shipbuilding site

Emplyment Minister highlights "unacceptable" North East economic gap

Members of Burns School of Black Belts, in Jarrow, are set to travel to Italy to compete in the WTKA World Kick Boxing Championships.

Jarrow kick boxing team heads to Italy

Councillor Jane Carter, Labour cabinet member for governance, finance and corporate services, gave a report on South Tyneside Council's budget.

South Tyneside Council predicts massive £7.7million budget hole

It is now likely GCSE maths and science students will not need to remember formulas for their exams until at least 2027 (Photo: Adobe Stock)

GCSE students to get extra Covid exam help in these key subjects

Staff and pupils at Toner Avenue Primary School, in Hebburn, are celebrating receiving a prestigious award.

Celebrations at a primary school as it picks up a prestigious award

A total of 17 Wetherspoons branches are up for sale, with 14 already under offer.

Full list of Wetherspoons pubs set to close across the UK

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman. (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman
Millions took part in Clap for Carers 👏
Sarah McCann

Sam Fender at Boardmasters 2024

Sam Fender warms crowd with powerful performance at Boardmasters

Sam Fender at Boardmasters 2024

Sam Fender warms crowd with powerful performance at Boardmasters

If you test positive for Covid it's recommended that you try to stay home. (Photo: Pexel/Andrea Piacquadio)

Covid rules if you test positive as cases rise in the UK

The Mayor of South Tyneside, Cllr Fay Cunningham, presented 11-year-old Ava Finn with an award for having 100% attendance throughout her entire time at Monkton Academy.

Meet the 11-year-old who has never missed a day of school

Special measures to make sure students sitting major exams weren't unfairly impacted by the pandemic have gradually slowed down (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Do pupils still get Covid consideration in exams? All you need to know

(Photo: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

UK pubs face crisis as 80 closed per month in 2024 alone

Cocktails from Quarantini Cocktail Delivery Service

I tried a cocktail delivery service - and I might never go out again!

Daniel Batey

'I'm just surviving' - Disabled buyer priced out of housing market

Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear Lucy Winskell is pictured with British Empire Medal recipients Julia Robinson and Tara Mackings, and the Mayor, at South Shields Town Hall.

Community champions honoured by order of His Majesty King Charles III

Ad Feature Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal returns to SPAR stores

Newcastle Crown Court. Photo: Google Maps.

Sex assault victim slams police for delay after paedophile walks free

Reverend Paul Barker is hoping to inspire other men to lose weight.

Priest hopes to inspire other men after he loses almost three stone

Deputy Ward Manager Sam Nicholson, Deputy Directorate Manager for Rehab and Elderly Medicine Tammy Steven, Nurse Consultant for Older Persons Chris Cairns and Senior Building Officer Andy Robson. Photo: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

South Tyneside's NHS Trust launches 'fully dementia-friendly' ward

Before and after as Shaun drops almost eight stone in weight.

Jarrow man transforms his life by losing almost eight stone in weight

South Shields Market, in Market Place. Photo: Other 3rd Party.

Trader hopes festive events will give South Shields Market a boost

The researchers analysed data from 365 hospitals (Image: Adobe/NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Breaking 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital during England's second wave

Medical staff wearing FFP3 face masks. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

NHS 'structural racism' led to staff not being heard on PPE

Meet Strictly contestant Krishnan Guru-Murthy - reveals why he joined

Nine retro photos from inside South Tyneside’s social clubs

Prince and Princess of Wales with their three children

Reason why Prince Louis is yet to join parents on royal tour revealed

Former PM Boris Johnson has been referred to the police by the Cabinet Office over further potential rule breaches during the pandemic. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Boris Johnson denies new lockdown rule breaking allegations

Brits looking to travel to Spain this year could be impacted by new travel rules - but what are they?

Full list of new travel rules for Spain as Brits could be fined £25k

Kim McGuinness: Cost of living worse than Covid for community groups

The Covid-19 pandemic broke out in March 2020, and since then there have been six million related deaths worldwide. But is it finally over?

Breaking Covid ‘no longer global health emergency’ - is the pandemic over?

Spain launches ‘digital nomad’ visa to allow Brits to live there for up to 5 years - how to apply

Brits can now live in Spain for up to 5 years thanks to new visa

A Covid-19 vaccine record on the National Health Service (NHS) app.

NHS Covid app closing down: Here’s when it will disappear for good

Mum of 2 thought ‘tennis ball’ sized brain tumour was stress seizures

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients

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