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Maternity units may have to close to keep women and babies safe, NHS boss warns
Politicians must ‘grasp the nettle’ and make key decisions to keep services safe, NHS Alliance’s acute care director says
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‘Islamist’ bomb threat sent to 300 UK schools being treated as a hoax, say police
Northern Ireland’s education minister said some schools closed after receiving the threatening email
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Labour should heed the warning from voters after dramatic surge in Green support
Triumph or disaster?
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Trump’s approval rating hits record new low as midterms loom
Just 33 percent approve of Trump’s handling of his presidency, a poll says
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Trump and Putin claim French riots caused by ‘mass immigration’ in similar statements
The comments underline the extent to which the two leaders agree on many issues
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Amanda Owen reveals why she refuses to limit her nine children's screen time
Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen explains why she sets no screen time limits for her nine children, saying technology is a lifeline for family farming.
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Woman who drove truck onto kids’ soccer field, killing two released without charges
Police say a woman who drove a pickup truck onto a soccer field during a weekend youth game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring several others, has been released as the investigation continues
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Israeli police arrest 10 over settler attacks on journalist and diplomats in West Bank
It comes after masked settlers attacked Palestinians and European officials visiting the West Bank during olive harvesting season.
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Stop ‘cash to trash’ housebuilding in Norfolk Broads, says Labour MP
Exclusive: Chris Hinchliff urges environment watchdog to block rules that will allow almost 16,000 new homes in one of UK’s most protected areas
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Private jet crashes into fence at Las Vegas airport, triggering chaos
Officials say a private jet went off the end of a runway during a planned takeoff at the main airport in Las Vegas and hit a perimeter fence
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Young Farmers' Halloween tractor run pays tribute to much-loved club president
Tractors took to the roads of North Yorkshire on Sunday (October 18) for a special Halloween charity run in memory of a much-loved agricultural contractor.
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Scottish salmon farm operator reports loss of £64 million
Bakkafrost Scotland has reported deepening losses to £64 million.
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Ukraine war live: Kyiv launches massive 1,000-drone attack and sets oil sites ablaze
Ukraine and Russia continue to trade strikes as Donald Trump’s energy ceasefire collapses
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Bus and train passengers face £100 fines for common habit under new crackdown
Passengers who are anti-social on public transport, including buses and trains, could be fined for not using headphones when listening to something.
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Met Office weather warning issued as 70mph winds set to hit UK this week
It remains unclear where the strongest gusts will be, the Met Office has warned, as winds of 70 mph could hit coastal areas
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Neil Armstrong’s childhood home saved by $400,000 gift from fan
A former military pilot has stepped up to preserve Neil Armstrong's boyhood home in Ohio
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New North East centre to train more than 40 engineering apprentices
MTC opens a Cobalt Park training centre in North Tyneside, offering engineering apprenticeships and tackling skills shortages in North East manufacturing.
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Sam Smith North East pub to reopen after two-year closure following major makeover
The Cambridge Hotel on Cambridge Road, Middlesbrough, owned by Sam Smith's, will welcome back punters on Tuesday, October 27, after a long closure.
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Selena Gomez says vaping has affected her voice
The 34-year-old says vaping nicotine "a lot" permanently affected her singing and speaking voice.
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‘Headphone dodgers’ face new fines as Burnham launches crackdown
Other nuisance behaviours include littering, vaping and listening to music without headphones
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Education boss Andy Brown to retire after more than 50 years in the profession
A well-known North-East education boss has called time on a career spanning over 50 years.
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LIVE - A19 clears after crash that sparked 'severe' rush hour delays
The A19 has been partially blocked near Elwick after a crash.
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Macron rejects interior minister’s resignation as rioting and looting expose policing failures
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offered his resignation over the weekend's rioting and looting in major cities, but President Emmanuel Macron asked him to stay
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Stalker jailed after sending victim AI generated images
A court heard Jakob Ward was caught because he sent her a bag containing his own semen and police were able to trace the DNA back to him
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Opportunity of a lifetime
BUSINESSiQ Editor Mike Hughes meets Cllr Joe Quinn, Portfolio Holder for Planning, Investments and Assets at Durham County Council, to talk about one of the most exciting development opportunities in the country.
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Trump hit by brutal midterm poll as Asian Americans sour on economy
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults are expressing growing dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as the Nov. 3 midterm elections draw near, according to a poll from AP-NORC and AAPI Data, giving Democrats a notable advantage on key issues such as healthcare and the economy.
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The County Durham village where a Roman bridge no longer crosses the River Tees
Discover Piercebridge, the County Durham village where a Roman bridge stands on dry land after the River Tees changed course nearly 2,000 years ago.
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Nurse slapped with £100 parking fine after getting 'trapped' in hospital car park
A North Yorkshire nurse has been slapped with a hefty parking fine after becoming trapped in a gridlocked hospital car park where she says she "physically couldn't move".
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Tony Pulis column: Beer & Blackpool beach was how British players bonded
BBC Sport columnist Tony Pulis explains what Spurs will get from their team-bonding trip to Spain, and how differently managers built team morale in his day.
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German police say 2 men turned themselves in after smashing their car into an airport fence
German police say that two men have turned themselves in after a security fence was damaged at Leipzig Airport
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Burnham: UK must end ‘moral failure’ of Neets crisis
The prime minister laid out his plans to end the ‘moral failure’ of youth unemployment
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Probe to be held into farm worker’s death at Graham's The Family Dairy
The Fatal Accident Inquiry will examine what happened at a farm near Kippen
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Youth services in parts of England in state of emergency, children’s commissioner says
Rachel de Souza names Middlesbrough and Hounslow among hardest places in which to grow up and says some children are being ‘radically failed’
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Glasgow and Midlothian libraries shortlisted for national awards
Glasgow Life and Midlothian Library Service have been shortlisted for the 2026 SLIC Awards, recognising projects supporting communities across Scotland.
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Temporary traffic lights to be in place on North East road until 2027
Middlesbrough Roman Road traffic lights will remain through January 2027 as Northern Gas Networks replaces ageing gas pipes in Linthorpe.
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Consett taxi rank hits back at 'don't send foreign driver' requests from passengers
County Durham taxi firm Nearby Taxis says it will reject bookings from passengers requesting no Muslim or foreign drivers.
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Alberta heads to polls to decide whether to hold vote on separation from Canada
Polling suggests most Albertans favour remaining part of the country, although the debate alone has proven divisive.
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Israeli police arrest 10 following weekend attacks by settlers on journalist and diplomats
Israeli police have arrested 10 people in connection with settler violence in the occupied West Bank
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Football club chairman in £100k battle over bid to tear down 'eyesore man cave'
Case to rely on legal definition of ‘shed’
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Centuries-old shipping records show trade with Europe drove the British Empire
Researchers used AI to help extract data from the vast number of voyages noted in the handwritten port books
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Expensive, confusing and unfair: Why Scotland's business rates need reform
Cost, confusion and complexity. Why The Herald has launched its Reset the Rates campaign
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1,200-year-old mummified hairless dogs unearthed in Peru
Remains offer first physical evidence of distinctive breed in region and clues about animals’ diets and treatment
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North Korea threatens to restart propaganda broadcasts and deploy more weapons at border with South
North Korea has threatened to resume propaganda broadcasts and deploy more weapons along the border with South Korea, as the rivals remain locked in animosities over last month’s mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers
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Dog owners urged to do one thing to prepare pets for fireworks night now
Fireworks often unsettle dogs in their homes around Bonfire Night
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French mayor calls for Notre Dame-style rebuild after rioters set town hall ablaze
Limoges’ mayor has threatened to resign unless central authorities fund the full restoration of the 19th-century landmark
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World Food Programme forced to cut aid to Gaza due to funding shortages
The number of people helped by the UN agency in the Palestinian territory will drop by about a third - from 1.6 million to 1.1 million.
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Russia to be invited to G20 finance summit in Edinburgh despite European tensions
Last week, the UK Government announced that finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies will gather in Scotland’s capital.
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Clyde Munro appoints former Portman Dentex chief Louise Reeves as CEO
Clyde Munro Dental Group appoints Louise Reeves as CEO, succeeding founder Jim Hall, as Scotland’s 65-practice network plans its next growth phase.
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RHASS finance director wins CFO of the Year after financial turnaround
Nicky Wood of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has won CFO of the Year after helping return the organisation to surplus.
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Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv overnight, killing 1 and injuring 8
Russia has attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones, killing one person and injuring eight others
