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Research warns North East unemployment is three times worse than official rate amid 'inactivity crisis'

The Centre for Cities says that unemployment in the North East was actually 18% - with Newcastle, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough among the worst-performing urban areas in the UK

Chronicle Live

Irish Government offering grants for electric vehicle chargers at sports clubs in the North

"It makes sense to work collaboratively on climate action, North and South, to achieve together a carbon neutral future"

Belfast Live

£4.2bn devolution deal will give North East mayor 'more power' to fight child poverty crisis

The North East's child poverty rates are the highest in England and are the worst they have been for more than two decades, a harrowing report confirmed this week

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What is the Polar Vortex? Met Office explains how Arctic phenomenon will affect February's weather

There is currently a Sudden Stratospheric Warming underway, which was linked to the Beast from the East in 2018 - here's what the forecasts say for the coming weeks

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'Bigger, better, and bolder' – Michael Gove's promise as £4.2bn North East devolution deal is signed

The levelling up secretary joined local council leaders in Gateshead on Friday to put pen to paper on the historic deal, which will see a new mayor regional mayor elected in 2024

Chronicle Live

Why levelling up is a Sunak fantasy

City Voices: Tinkering at the margins, playing to the gallery, won’t help the North-South divide

Evening Standard

Farmers notes: Jon Rahm surges back into contention

SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm bagged his first tour victory at Torrey Pines. He won a major here. Including the 2021 U.S. Open, Rahm’s treks up and down the North and South courses accounts for $5.25 million of his $39.6 million career earnings.

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Michael Gove jokes it would be 'fatal' for Andy Burnham's career if they always agreed

The Levelling Up Secretary had plenty of praise for the mayor at the Convention of the North.

Manchester Evening News

Hellish train journeys show why 'Levelling Up' is still miles away

Echo reporter Liam Thorp was caught up in rail hell as he made his way to and from the Conference of the North

Liverpool Echo

Race to become first North East mayor kicks off as police commissioner enters Labour Party battle

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has confirmed she wants to be North East mayor, pitting her against Jamie Driscoll in Labour's selection contest

Chronicle Live

North and South Korea violated armistice with drones: UN Command

Flying drones into each other’s airspace violated an armistice that ended fighting in the 1950-1953 Korean War, UN says.

Al Jazeera

The Mancunian Way: 'Hard-wiring' the North

The Levelling Up of the North PLUS Airport transformations AND Gail Platt

Manchester Evening News

Northern mayors call for TransPennine Express services to be publicly controlled

It comes after analysis by Transport for Greater Manchester revealed that 18,000 rail services have been cancelled over the last 12 months, but only one-third have led to financial penalties

Manchester Evening News

Spirit of Thatcherism can help level up the North, says Gove

The Cabinet minister was speaking at the Convention of the North in Manchester.

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Michael Gove appears to brand North 'defence full of holes' in strange Messi analogy

The Levelling Up Secretary admitted that wealth, influence, high-wage jobs and high quality schools are concentrated in the South East, after a damning report lifted the lid on the north-south divide

Birmingham Post

North of England starved of investment, thinktank report finds

Report from IPPR North says that the region would have the second lowest investment in OECD if it was a standalone nation

Daily Mirror

North of England receiving among lowest levels of investment of advanced economies

It comes after Rishi Sunak faced a barrage of criticism over a £2.1billion round of levelling up funding, which saw cash go to a string of wealthy areas while a number of deprived communities missed out

The Independent UK

Report reveals lack of investment in North of England compared with rest of the world

If the region were a country, it would be second-to-last in the OECD for underinvestment, according to IPPR North

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Manchester Evening News

Why Andy Burnham and Manchester council leader want the UK to follow in Germany's footsteps

Local leaders will be making their case at Convention of the North

Chronicle Live

'Housing, employment and skills for all' - North East figure says investment in healthy lives 'will pay dividends'

A leading public health figure has said inequality and poor living conditions underpin the NHS crisis we see in the headlines.

The Independent UK

North of England sees lowest investment of advanced economies – think tank

If the region were a country, it would be second-to-last in the OECD for underinvestment, according to IPPR North.

Chronicle Live

Mayors demand end to levelling up 'beauty pageant' forcing Northern councils to compete for cash

Only 80 bids from 370 across England were successful in the second round of the Levelling Up Fund, and only six out of 22 in the North East were awarded any cash

Manchester Evening News

Damning report lays bare lack of investment in North of England compared with rest of the world

Think-tank says region of 15 million people held back by 'vast inequalities' and 'systematic underinvestment'

Birmingham Post

The North compared to East Germany amid call for levelling up to be 'hard-wired' into UK law

The Convention of the North will take place in Manchester on Wednesday, January 25

Birmingham Post

Steep rise in number of North East companies facing 'critical financial distress'

Research from restructuring and turnaround specialist Begbies Traynor indicates the end of 2022 saw more firms fall in to the category

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