BAME people face ‘up to twice’ the infection risk of whites People of black and Asian ethnicities are up to twice as likely to be infected with Covid-19, compared to white individuals, a comprehensive analysis has found. The data also suggests that the risk of being admitted to intensive care […]
BUDDING wordsmiths with a passion for our coastline are being invited to enter a competition that celebrates the sea. Sea Sunderland, organised by the University of Sunderland, will promote the Seaburn area by producing seven recorded ‘flash fictions’ to be showcased in December. Six of the ‘flashes’ will be […]
The Covid-19 virus. Here’s today’s round-up of Covid-19 latest news. Disabled lose more care services than non-disabled during pandemic Half of disabled people who were receiving care before the coronavirus pandemic said they cannot now access all the treatment they need, figures show. Around three in 10 (29 per cent) […]
Test and trace system ‘hasn’t helped control UK virus spread’ The NHS Test and Trace system has made no difference to the spread of coronavirus in the UK, a scientist has warned. James Naismith, professor of structural biology at Oxford University, said the system was only reaching a fraction of […]
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage A timeline of events big and small as the drama unfolds… (All times GMT) 2.45am SR News is signing off until the morning. Hopefully, we will know then who will lead America for the next four years. At this point, […]
Military-run mass testing trial set for Liverpool this week Mass daily testing delivered partly by the military is set to launch in Liverpool on Friday. City mayor Joe Anderson told the BBC: “It is going to start on Friday of this week. Logistically, we are talking to the armed forces […]
THOUSANDS of North East schoolchildren are set to benefit, after the success of an innovative bid by the University of Sunderland to help schools catch up on missed learning. Earlier this year the Department for Education announced the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), a scheme designed to provide catch-up support […]
Earlier lockdown ‘would have saved thousands of lives’ Thousands of lives would have been saved if Boris Johnson had imposed a short lockdown when experts recommended it in September, a scientist advising the Government’s coronavirus response has said. Professor Andrew Hayward said the move would also have “inflicted substantially less […]
POLICE have launched an investigation after a woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in Sunderland. It happened at about 7.10pm on Sunday, when a blue Ford Focus car collided with the 53-year-old in Hall Farm Road, as she was getting into her car. The Focus had previously […]
MEET our very own Pc April Casey – officially the UK’s strongest police woman. The 31-year-old, from Wearside, had to lift more than just a trophy after competing at the 2020 Britain’s Strongest Police Officer competition last weekend. Fearless April dragged a 110-kilo yoke over concrete for 15 metres, […]