Sports
Beach volleyball in Morecambe Bay? An Olympics of the north sounds like a winner
Our sport-loving PM is willing to risk a bitter north v south furore, all for the sake of table tennis in Tees...
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Two dead and tens of thousands of properties without power as Storm Boelo batters UK
Man aged 60 and another in his 20s killed by falling trees in Scotland and London as Met Office reports gusts...
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Storm Boelo to bring 80mph gusts and heavy rain to parts of UK
Second named storm will hit northern parts of UK as thousands remain without power after Friday’s Storm Austen
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Thursday briefing: Andy Burnham wants to remake Britain from the regions up. Can it work?
In today’s newsletter: The newish prime minister wants to shift power out of Westminster, but fragile councils...
Health
Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care
Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unit
Technology
‘Really helpful’: the AI bootcamps aimed at addressing UK youth unemployment
Pilot project in Preston comes with apprenticeship offer for Neets at end of three-week course