North of England

Want levelling up? Stop running everything from London | Letters
Letters: Nicholas Falk recommends the German model of devolving financial powers to cities and regions. Plus letters from Sushila Dhall and Kim Loader
05, Feb, 2023 @5:30 PM

Fraudulent travel agent who pretended to have terminal cancer jailed
Durham court heard Lyne Barlow’s £1.2m fraud also involved stealing financial identity of her mother
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
03, Feb, 2023 @5:49 PM

Nicola Bulley: partner of missing woman talks of search ‘brick wall’
Paul Ansell says mystery impossible to comprehend as potential witness says she does not know anything
Jamie Grierson
03, Feb, 2023 @10:33 AM

Home Office shelves plans to house asylum seekers in Southport Pontins
Sefton council understands Ainsdale site no longer under consideration after objections about access and impact on tourism
Jamie Grierson
03, Feb, 2023 @8:20 AM

Two North East ambulance service directors quit amid damning report
Dr Mathew Beattie and Sarah Rushbrooke had both been working out six-month notice periods
Helen Pidd North of England editor
02, Feb, 2023 @5:35 PM

‘People don’t vanish’: family of missing Nicola Bulley appeal for information
Police release timeline of last known movements of missing Lancashire woman
Helen Pidd North of England editor
02, Feb, 2023 @5:33 PM

NHS trust investigated over alleged potential edits to records after death of patient
Charlie Millers, 17, was found dead in his room at Prestwich mental health hospital in December 2020
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent
30, Jan, 2023 @3:27 PM

Bright lights, big cities: cash and HS2 are not the only keys to renewing the north, Andy Burnham | Simon Jenkins
Civic magnetism also depends on creativity, glamour and tourist appeal, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins
27, Jan, 2023 @1:10 PM

Rishi Sunak has never paid a penalty to HMRC, No 10 says, amid growing pressure over Nadhim Zahawi – as it happened
Downing Street releases statement after days of refusing to say whether or not PM ever paid a penalty to revenue body
Andrew Sparrow
25, Jan, 2023 @6:57 PM

Michael Gove briefly meets one mayor at northern conference
Levelling up secretary talks of ‘partnership’ in speech but has little time to hear local leaders’ concerns
Helen Pidd North of England editor
25, Jan, 2023 @5:17 PM

What would a genuine plan for levelling up the north of England look like? Ask a German | Andy Burnham
They have laws requiring equality between the states and a funding regime to make it happen. Imagine that kind of Britain, says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
25, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

North of England ‘would rank second worst for investment’ if OECD country
Thinktank says of advanced economies, only Greece would have lower public and private investment
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
25, Jan, 2023 @12:01 AM
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