Rishi Sunak

Commuters walk along a packed platform after a single train arrived during the morning rush hour, at Waterloo Station in London on April 8, 2024, as train drivers strike over pay. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

North missed £140bn of transport investment during last government

Kier Starmer has had his say on the Tyne Bridge funding.

PM claims Tyne Bridge funding has been in the balance for "too long"

Restoration works on the Tyne Bridge. Photo: Newcastle City Council.

Tyne Bridge restoration's final funding remains in doubt

A major part of the Tyne Bridge's restoration work has started ahead of schedule.

Major part of the Tyne Bridge’s restoration to start ahead of schedule

Photo: National World.

Tyne Bridge funding in doubt as MP asks Government to stick to promise

Rachel Reeves

Infected blood scandal campaigner reacts to £11.8bn compensation

Drink driver Matthew Wootten crashes into the gates of the Prime Minister’s country house.

Watch: Drink driver smashes into gates of PM’s country house

Cllr Martin Gannon

Region demands 'certainty' amid rumours transport budget cut rumours

Doubt over whether Government will honour pledge on £6m bridge works

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

Neil Kinnock falls over on Brighton seafront in 1983.

Funny political stunts gone wrong from elections past

General Election 2024’s 7 best campaign moments and gaffes.

General Election 2024 7 best campaign moments and gaffes

Election: Where is my polling station, list of valid ID and more

Rishi Sunak: Four men arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass

Just Stop Oil protesters have targeted multiple private jets at an airfield in Stansted after Taylor Swift landed her own private plane just hours before. (Credit: Just Stop Oil)

Breaking Watch: Just Stop Oil target Taylor Swift

Activists sitting by Stonehenge after it was sprayed orange (Photo: Just Stop Oil / Supplied)

Breaking Watch: Just Stop Oil 'paint' world-famous UK monument

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How UK parties are approaching National Insurance ahead of election

Rishi Sunak scores election own goal with football gaffe.

Watch: Rishi Sunak scores election own goal with football gaffe

Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4.

Watch: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces July 4 General Election

What you need to know about the new Universal Credit rules

Director Grant Walters at The Sports Shop in Kingswinford show off their St George's Cross transfer to apply to new England kit. A sports shop is selling St George’s Cross iron-on transfers for £4.95 - so fans can cover the controversial design on the new England football shirt.

Shop sells St George patch to cover rainbow flag on Nike's England kit

Jeremy Hunt will announce the 2024 Budget. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty/Adobe

Budget 2024: Hunt cuts NI again and reforms child benefit

The UK has entered a recession

UK enters recession as economy shrinks

XL Bullies will be banned from Februrary 2024.

XL Bully Ban: Everything you need to know as ban comes into place

Children aged two will recieve 15 hours of free childcare.

Breaking Free childcare scheme April roll out

The Tyne Bridge. Photo: Getty Images.

MPs pen letter to Rishi Sunak as Tyne Bridge funding row continues

The Tyne Bridge. Photo: Getty Images.

Gateshead MP questions Tyne Bridge renovation funding delay

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

Exhausted migrants in Kent. Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images

Breaking Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is ruled unlawful

Rishi Sunak said allegations of a Tory MP committing multiple rapes are “very serious” and anyone with evidence should “talk to police”. (Photo: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Sunak urges victims of alleged rapist Tory MP to ‘go to police’

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

Breaking NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

The UK has called for a temporary "pause" in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, to allow humanitarian aid to reach those in Gaza and to allow the release of hostages. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking UK calls for 'pause' in Israel-Hamas conflict but rejects ceasefire

Heat pumps grant rises to £7.5k as UK Government warned it won’t meet 2050 net zero target

Breaking UK government increases heat pumps grant in effort to achieve net zero

Former SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron, left, who has defected to the Tories, and SNP leader Humza Yousaf. Credit: PA/Getty

Breaking SNP MP defects to Tories after claiming 'toxic and bully treatment'

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to scrap A-levels in a huge shake-up to the UK’s education system. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images

Breaking A-levels and T Levels to be scrapped, Rishi Sunak announces

American XL bully dog

Breaking Xl Bully destroyed after child rushed to hospital following attack

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Breaking Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Rishi Sunak's government will preside over the highest tax rises on record, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Sunak's government will oversee highest tax rises on record

The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Breaking Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to slash inheritance tax as he looks to attract voters ahead of the next general election. Credit: Getty Images

Breaking Rishi Sunak considering inheritance tax cut

Lab tests have shown vapes confiscated from school students were mostly illegal, and had high levels of lead, nickel and chromium (Photo: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Government announces crackdown on vape adverts targeting children

International students who come to the UK will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances in a government bid to bring migration down.

Many international students to lose right to bring family to UK

Boris Johnson

Breaking Boris Johnson referred to police over new Covid rule breaking claims

Prince Harry and Meghan have been married since 2018. Credit: Getty Images

Rishi Sunak speaks out on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle car chase

Kylie Minogue could make an appearance at Eurovision

Who will Eurovision Song Contest’s mystery guest be?

Monday May 8 will be a national bank holiday

Why Monday May 8 is a bank holiday after King Charles’ coronation

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