A University of Sunderland student has headed home to New York for the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States (US). Philip Ward, is currently in his hometown of Buffalo ready to watch Donald Trump being sworn in as the new elected leader of the US. The 21-year-old Republican is a […]
Sunderland Central Mosque Imam Syed Shuheb has blasted a recent Policy Exchange report stating that 26 per cent of British Muslims do not believe in extremism and that 48 per cent would not seek Police help if they knew someone was involved in terrorist activity. Imam Syed said: “I seriously […]
To reach the 20,000 refugee target promised by former PM David Cameron back in 2015, councils up and down the country have agreed on accommodating “suitable numbers” of Syrians fleeing the devastation of war through the voluntary Syrian Vulnerable Person Relocation Scheme. For three North East councils, that suitable number […]
Gateshead Youth Assembly had a 10k development budget that has now been cut, whilst also reducing youth work from 37 to 4 hours a week. Young people from Gateshead continue to demonstrate why it is important to have their say. Meeting to discuss current issues, they grow in confidence, going […]
The former Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Ed Vaizey, has helped launch a North East project that will see universities, individuals and organisations come together to explore how the creative, digital and IT (CDIT) sector in the region can develop and play a leading role in the North East economy. The […]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, has announced his first Autumn Statement since the Brexit vote in June this year. Here is a summary of the announcements. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) which provides the economic forecast, has said the UK’s growth is forecast to be 2.1 per cent in 2012; higher […]
Liberal Democrat Lord Shipley said: “It (the BREXIT vote) means that we’ll be poorer.” Lord Shipley adds: “My estimate is that we will be as a part of the country, 10-15 percent poorer in terms of the size of our economy.” He feels that this is result of the halt […]
Two Sunderland youngsters have been selected to debate a range of topics at Westminster as part of the national ‘Make your Mark’ ballot. Thomas Crawford, 17, from Hastings Hill and Rachel Krajovska, 16, from Grangetown, were the two Sunderland members of youth parliament (MYP’s) selected for the event that took place on […]
Players in the November 11 World Cup qualifier will wear black poppy armbands in defiance of FIFA’s insistence that no exceptions will be made by the world governing body. An excerpt from FIFA’s Laws of the Game state that: “The basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, […]
Labour MP Catherine McKinnell has called for the government to rectify the “shambles” of tax credit claimants who had their payments stopped without fair notice. Concentrix, a firm hired by HMRC has been accused of incorrectly withdrawing tax credits from claimants. The US firm was employed by the government to […]