TYNE and Wear residents are determined to get outdoors and enjoy walks during the second lockdown. Even with shorter days and harsher weather, locals are keen to explore further afield. Franco Cantonais, one local resident of Jesmond, Newcastle said: “I could probably draw every inch of it [Jesmond Dene] from […]
NOVEMBER marks the start of Men’s Health Month, with well-known campaigns like Movember getting under way. Rebecca Johnson reports. THE ‘Movember’ campaign encourages men to raise money for charity by growing a moustache or by running or walking 60km throughout November, recognising the 60 men lost to suicide globally […]
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 […]
CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has stated that the furlough scheme will be extended through winter to March 2021. The Commons will be releasing the full details shortly and it is unclear if the full 80% wage will be available as it has been since the scheme was announced. This follows several […]
THE first day of lockdown 2.0 sees non-essential shops close and Sunderland city centre looks like a ghost town. Our SR News snapper Ryan Lim walked around the popular hotspots and found very few people around, a chilling sign of the current Covid climate. Please check out our picture slideshow […]
AFTER an increase in “desperately sick” COVID-19 patients in October, and more patients in intensive care than in April; NHS England will be brought back to its highest alert level at midnight tonight. Chief of the NHS, Sir Simon Stevens said that the move to level four was in preparation […]
IN LIGHT of the on-going COVID restrictions, Sunderland City council have cancelled this years Remembrance day service and parade. Due to the local Government restriction the council plan to hold an online service on November 8, to allow residents of Sunderland to pay their respects from home. The Royal British […]
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage WHILE the votes are still being counted for the 2020 US presidential election, one victory has definitely been secured. Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has garnered a record number of votes surpassing Obama’s 2008 popular vote of 69,498,516. At the time […]
While we desperately wait for lockdown to be lifted, it only feels right to reminisce on better times when we could go out for food with more than six people from different households. And of course, take as many photos as possible to prove we’ve actually left the house. Lola […]
Our daily round-up of the latest coronavirus news. Disease expert: releasing safe but unproven vaccines would be ‘wrong’ Peter Horby, professor of emerging infectious diseases and global health at the University of Oxford, said potential Covid-19 treatments that have been demonstrated to be safe but not yet proven to […]