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A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings given to two Newcastle restaurants

A view of the signs on the Jobcentre Plus office in Lisson Grove, north west London.
A view of the signs on the Jobcentre Plus office in Lisson Grove, north west London.

More than one in 20 Universal Credit claimants sanctioned in Newcastle

A pharmacist stocks shelves at a chemist in Dublin as Health Minister Mary Harney was urged to be cautious about adding a 50 cent fee on every drug prescribed to a medical card holder as part of a range of health service savings in the Budget.
A pharmacist stocks shelves at a chemist in Dublin as Health Minister Mary Harney was urged to be cautious about adding a 50 cent fee on every drug prescribed to a medical card holder as part of a range of health service savings in the Budget.

Fall in methadone prescriptions for opiate addiction in Newcastle and Gateshead

File photo dated 05/03/2017 of a primary school teacher marking a pupil's maths homework. Children in the "best-off" homes were more likely to report having had private tutoring than their peers in the "worst-off" homes (35% compared with 21%), according to the Sutton Trust report. A survey of 2,394 schoolchildren aged 11 to 16 in England and Wales found that 30% said they have had private tuition, up from 27% pre-pandemic. The proportion is the joint highest figure since the survey began in 2005, when it stood at 18%. Issue date: Thursday March 9, 2023.
File photo dated 05/03/2017 of a primary school teacher marking a pupil's maths homework. Children in the "best-off" homes were more likely to report having had private tutoring than their peers in the "worst-off" homes (35% compared with 21%), according to the Sutton Trust report. A survey of 2,394 schoolchildren aged 11 to 16 in England and Wales found that 30% said they have had private tuition, up from 27% pre-pandemic. The proportion is the joint highest figure since the survey began in 2005, when it stood at 18%. Issue date: Thursday March 9, 2023.

Pandemic wreaks havoc on education as a quarter of Newcastle pupils miss at leas...

Newcastle has lower tree coverage than English average

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: four for Newcastle drivers this week

General view of a road ahead closed sign, London.
General view of a road ahead closed sign, London.

Hundreds of millions of pounds needed to fix substandard bridges in Newcastle

File photo dated 08/02/12 of a child playing. Parents in Northern Ireland are more reliant on family and friends for childcare than those in Ireland, a study has found. The research also indicates that a child's home environment has a greater influence on their development than their participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC). Issue date: Monday January 30, 2023.
File photo dated 08/02/12 of a child playing. Parents in Northern Ireland are more reliant on family and friends for childcare than those in Ireland, a study has found. The research also indicates that a child's home environment has a greater influence on their development than their participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC). Issue date: Monday January 30, 2023.

More than two and a half times as many children as childcare places in Newcastle

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings given to 10 Newcastle establishments

File photo dated 17/02/16 of a Job Centre Plus. Britain's rate of unemployment edged higher in the three months to September as the country heads for what is feared will be the longest recession in a century, official figures have shown. The rate of unemployment stood at 3.6% in the three months to September, up from 3.5% in the three months to August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Issue date: Tuesday November 15, 2022.
File photo dated 17/02/16 of a Job Centre Plus. Britain's rate of unemployment edged higher in the three months to September as the country heads for what is feared will be the longest recession in a century, official figures have shown. The rate of unemployment stood at 3.6% in the three months to September, up from 3.5% in the three months to August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Issue date: Tuesday November 15, 2022.

More than two in five Newcastle residents economically inactive

Dr Laurence Buckman writes a prescription in his practice room at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London.
Dr Laurence Buckman writes a prescription in his practice room at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London.

More people in Newcastle and Gateshead prescribed anti-obesity drug

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Newcastle takeaway given new food hygiene rating

A sign for public toilets in London. Spending by councils in England on basic services such as public toilets, road safety and pest control has fallen as much as 40\% since 2010.
A sign for public toilets in London. Spending by councils in England on basic services such as public toilets, road safety and pest control has fallen as much as 40\% since 2010.

Toilet map shows just over a dozen accessible toilets in Newcastle

A ward at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool.
A ward at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool.

Fall in FGM victims in Newcastle and Gateshead seen by NHS services

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: five for Newcastle drivers this week

EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 File photo dated 10/09/14 of a GP using a stethoscope. Normalising hearing checks among adults in their 30s could help ward off some dementias in later life, experts have suggested. Issue date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 File photo dated 10/09/14 of a GP using a stethoscope. Normalising hearing checks among adults in their 30s could help ward off some dementias in later life, experts have suggested. Issue date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.

More than one in 20 Newcastle residents in poor health

21 things you must do if you live in Newcastle

File photo dated 26/01/18 of money. People in England will be able to access a loan worth the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to help them study, train and retrain at any point during their working lives, the Government has confirmed. The lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) will be able to be used to pay for full or part-time study for a variety of courses - from degrees to higher technical qualifications, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Issue date: Tuesday March 7, 2023.
File photo dated 26/01/18 of money. People in England will be able to access a loan worth the equivalent of four years of post-18 education to help them study, train and retrain at any point during their working lives, the Government has confirmed. The lifelong loan entitlement (LLE) will be able to be used to pay for full or part-time study for a variety of courses - from degrees to higher technical qualifications, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Issue date: Tuesday March 7, 2023.

Women earn less than men at Newcastle City Council

A woman logs on to the Census 2021 website ahead of all households being asked to complete the census ahead of Census Day on Sunday. Picture date: Saturday March 20, 2021.
A woman logs on to the Census 2021 website ahead of all households being asked to complete the census ahead of Census Day on Sunday. Picture date: Saturday March 20, 2021.

What Census 2021 shows about women in Newcastle

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings handed to 11 Newcastle establishments

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Newcastle restaurant given new food hygiene rating

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: four for Newcastle drivers this week

File photo dated 16/11/09 of a pharmacist stocking shelves at a chemist. Pharmacies could ease pressure on the NHS, according to an industry leader. As he prepared to enter into emergency talks with the Prime Minister on Saturday, executive director of Day Lewis pharmacy group Jay Patel said pharmacies could test and treat infections and play a more leading role in prescribing medications. Issue date: Saturday January 7, 2023.
File photo dated 16/11/09 of a pharmacist stocking shelves at a chemist. Pharmacies could ease pressure on the NHS, according to an industry leader. As he prepared to enter into emergency talks with the Prime Minister on Saturday, executive director of Day Lewis pharmacy group Jay Patel said pharmacies could test and treat infections and play a more leading role in prescribing medications. Issue date: Saturday January 7, 2023.

More than 100 GP prescriptions for medical cannabis in Newcastle and Gateshead o...

A close-up view of a piece of paper showing someone's GCSE results at Manchester High School for Girls.
A close-up view of a piece of paper showing someone's GCSE results at Manchester High School for Girls.

Newcastle workforce highest-qualified in the North East

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.

Newcastle upon Tyne East families having their benefits capped despite not being...

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.

Newcastle upon Tyne Central families having their benefits capped despite not be...

EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 SUNDAY JANUARY 8 File photo dated 06/10/2021 of a Universal Credit sign on a door of a job centre plus in east London. Universal Credit deductions will leave some Scots struggling despite a promised benefits uplift, a leading charity has warned. Issue date: Monday January 9, 2023.

Newcastle upon Tyne North families having their benefits capped despite not bein...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Newcastle restaurant awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

The sign outside the Home Office in Westminster, London, following the resignation of Amber Rudd who resigned as Home Secretary amid claims she misled Parliament over targets for removing illegal migrants.
The sign outside the Home Office in Westminster, London, following the resignation of Amber Rudd who resigned as Home Secretary amid claims she misled Parliament over targets for removing illegal migrants.

More asylum seekers claiming financial support in Newcastle – as national backlo...

EDITORS NOTE: NAMES BLURRED AT REQUEST OF LONDON FIRE BRIGADE File photo dated 21/07/22 of new London Fire Brigade recruits go through their paces during a drill at a Fire station in East London.
EDITORS NOTE: NAMES BLURRED AT REQUEST OF LONDON FIRE BRIGADE File photo dated 21/07/22 of new London Fire Brigade recruits go through their paces during a drill at a Fire station in East London.

More fires in Tyne and Wear during last year's record heatwave

File photo dated 25/01/21 of a homeless person on the street, as more than 25,000 households were homeless in Scotland last Christmas as figures included nearly 14,000 children without a permanent home.
File photo dated 25/01/21 of a homeless person on the street, as more than 25,000 households were homeless in Scotland last Christmas as figures included nearly 14,000 children without a permanent home.

More rough sleepers in Newcastle – despite Government manifesto promise

File photo dated 19/05/11 of a dentist at work. Adding fluoride to water supplies offers only a modest benefit to the dental health of children, researchers have found. The scientists said water fluoridation can be seen as a cost-effective way to help reduce some of the £1.7 billion a year the NHS spends on dental caries. Issue date: Monday November 14, 2022.
File photo dated 19/05/11 of a dentist at work. Adding fluoride to water supplies offers only a modest benefit to the dental health of children, researchers have found. The scientists said water fluoridation can be seen as a cost-effective way to help reduce some of the £1.7 billion a year the NHS spends on dental caries. Issue date: Monday November 14, 2022.

Hundreds of Newcastle children had rotting teeth removed last year

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: four for Newcastle drivers this week

Newcastle establishment given new food hygiene rating

File photo dated 02/10/12 of a general view of an Estate Agent's 'To let' and 'For Sale' signs outside a property as buy-to-let mortgage lending has reached a four-year high as activity in the market continues to recover from its low base, lenders said today.
File photo dated 02/10/12 of a general view of an Estate Agent's 'To let' and 'For Sale' signs outside a property as buy-to-let mortgage lending has reached a four-year high as activity in the market continues to recover from its low base, lenders said today.

Newcastle housing benefit tenants forced to find extra £74 per month to meet ris...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Newcastle restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

File photo dated 05/02/20 of a married couple holding hands, as couples could receive financial support from their partners if relationships break down, a report aimed at reforming the law for cohabiters in Scotland has suggested.
File photo dated 05/02/20 of a married couple holding hands, as couples could receive financial support from their partners if relationships break down, a report aimed at reforming the law for cohabiters in Scotland has suggested.

Census 2021: Fewer young people marrying in Newcastle

File photo dated 12/04/12 of a bus at a stop. There are just "10 days to act" to avoid bus services being slashed across England, the Labour party has warned. The Government's current funding deal to keep services running despite the fall in demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic expires at the end of March. Issue date: Tuesday February 7, 2023.
File photo dated 12/04/12 of a bus at a stop. There are just "10 days to act" to avoid bus services being slashed across England, the Labour party has warned. The Government's current funding deal to keep services running despite the fall in demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic expires at the end of March. Issue date: Tuesday February 7, 2023.

Bus journeys in Tyne and Wear fallen by more than 40% in the last decade

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Newcastle restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020
Road Closed signs. Tuesday May 12th 2020

Road closures: four for Newcastle drivers this week

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Newcastle restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

Ukrainian flags are flown from properties in Church Street, Twickenham in southwest London, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Picture date: Wednesday March 2, 2022.
Ukrainian flags are flown from properties in Church Street, Twickenham in southwest London, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Picture date: Wednesday March 2, 2022.

Ukraine one year on: More than a dozen homeless refugees in Newcastle

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