The maker of some of Britain’s most popular pasta sauces plans to tell customers some of its products should only be eaten once a week. Mars Food, whose brands include Dolmio and Uncle Ben’s, will divide its range into products that can be eaten every day or only occasionally, to […]
Great British Bake Off’s Nadiya Hussain has revealed she is baking the Queen’s 90th birthday cake. The winner of the popular BBC show will be serving up an orange drizzle cake with orange curd and orange butter cream. She revealed the news on ITV’s Loose Women saying the cake would […]
Britain has been basking in warm temperatures and sunshine – but the summer-like weather is not here to stay. Cold, frosty conditions are forecast across the country, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and snow predicted in parts. People flocked outside to enjoy the sunny weather on Wednesday as England experienced the […]
Sunderland will be at the centre of the world of contemporary dance in May when an exciting new work by three choreographers premieres at Sunderland College Arts Academy. Dancing the Road is an original triple bill brought to the stage by FERTILE GROUND, the North East’s premiere graduate dance company. […]
TV stars joined hundreds of family, friends and fans at the funeral of much-loved agony aunt Denise Robertson. Applause broke out in the street outside the Minster as Denise Robertson’s coffin was driven away in the hearse after the hour-long service. This Morning presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, Eamonn […]
The Government has outlined plans to give more powers to northern city regions to create a Northern Powerhouse. Discover what is proposed for the North East’s future, and put your questions to James Wharton MP, Northern Powerhouse Minister, and Conservative MP for Stockton South, when he gives a free public […]
World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for global action to halt rise in and improve care for people with diabetes after new figures show the number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries. Factors driving this dramatic rise […]
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is leaving the X Factor to focus on her music career. The 32-year-old said in a statement: “I have had such an amazing experience being a judge on the X Factor. “I have learnt so much and enjoyed nurturing talent but I’ve missed making music and am excited […]
Rail passengers have been promised new trains and faster journeys under a “new look” franchise. Arriva has taken over Northern Rail services, pledging 281 new carriages and free wi-fi within three years, more than 2,000 extra services, new through-journeys across Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield and longer trains. Chris Burchell, […]
Birds that were expected to do well due to climate change have outperformed other species in the past 30 years, a study of wildlife in Europe and the US has found. Scientists said they have shown that common bird populations thousands of miles apart are responding to changing weather in […]