The Latest Breaking News from North

More than 30 organisations from Greater Manchester and the surrounding area have signed the letter.

The PA news agency answers 13 key questions on the situation.

Business leaders and residents in the North slam government plans to delay HS2 as ‘complete betrayal’

Dehenna Davison and Jake Berry join backlash against PM’s move to axe northern leg

The Northern Research Group said the North of England will act as ‘kingmakers’ at the next election.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to commit to the high-speed rail route linking Birmingham and Manchester.

King lands at US army base in Texas, more than two months after he was detained for illegally crossing into North Korea.

The Prime Minister did not rule out ditching the northern leg of the rail project.

From Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef in the North, to the Snowy Mountains in the Southeast, and jarrah and marri forests in the Southwest, Australia is home to incredibly diverse ecosystems. Many of our plants, animals, birds and fish are found nowhere else in the world.

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

Sadiq Khan and his four fellow Labour leaders say they have been ‘inundated’ with concerns about the Government’s trajectory