Students expressing solidarity with Palestinians and protesting about Israel’s war in Gaza have set up encampments on campuses around the UK. Around 15 encampments have emerged in Oxford, Cambridge, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Warwick, Manchester and others. They’ve also cropped up in other countries including France and Ireland. Broadly, students are calling for transparency over and divestment …
Voters preparing to elect mayors in the North East and Tees Valley might be forgiven for thinking they are the only ballots on May 2. Indeed, it may ultimately be in the privacy of the polling booth that many find themselves staring at a list of unknown candidates to lead their local police force. That’s …
It can be an instinctive response in a time of crisis to pick up the phone and dial 999. However a new initiative launched in partnership by Northumbria Police and the mental health charity Everyturn aims to make sure that when that crisis involves a person’s mental health it is dealt with in the most …
There will be a more visible police presence and a more local focus on crime in Northumbria’s Chief Constable Vanessa Jardine’s vision of how she will reshape the force. Having taken the top job back in April of last year, the Chief Constable is now setting out her stall on how to bring crime down …
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