The Latest Breaking News from Ben Houchen

Marine biologist Dr Gary Caldwell believes comments made by Mr Houchen on social media are a "personal attack" launched at him and the science behind his report into the cause of mass crab deaths along the North East coast

Conservatives have shifted to refocus on the car amid warnings of air pollution risks

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…

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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

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