Labour’s David Skaith has won the York and North Yorkshire mayoral election, securing victory in the Prime Minister’s own ...

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Lord Ben Houchen with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Teesside following his re-election as Tees Valley Mayor (Owen ...

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A teenager who stabbed another teenager to death with a large hunting-style knife at a 16th birthday party has been detained ...

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Unions representing workers at steel giant Tata say talks with the company over its plans to shut down blast furnaces at its ...

Politicians’ treatment of schools as a “sideline” has had a “pernicious” effect on the education system, a union boss will ...

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The main hospital in Bristol was evacuated after a power cut caused what was described as a “critical incident”. A witness ...

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil admits it will be a tough ask to get something at Manchester City on Saturday (David Davies/PA) ...