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Halloween revellers hit the streets of Newcastle on Friday night as the city remained under Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions. People flocked to bars in the city on the same night it was revealed Boris Johnson would announce a nationwide lockdown next week. Earlier in the day, MPs in the North East held talks about entering … Read more
As far as undergraduate accommodation goes, Park View student village is the pinnacle of luxury. The recently refurbished Newcastle University halls of residence boast en-suite rooms with double beds. Each flat contains a communal kitchen with a wide-screen TV. Behind freshly painted purple and blue walls, there are laundry facilities students can control via smartphones, … Read more
The streets of Newcastle were filled with revellers hugging, kissing and singing on Tuesday night, despite mounting fears over coronavirus. Last week the North East recorded its highest weekly death toll since June, and the region has the second highest infection rate in the country – 1,462 cases per 100,000. Despite those concerns, footage from … Read more
Delivery driver gets called a chav by job interviewer who accidentally sent him an email meant for a colleague Karl McCartney, 25, applied for a job at Drive2Recruit and thought it went well He was then sent an email in which his interviewer called him a ‘real chaver’ Mr McCartney claims the company has ignored … Read more
Crowds of revellers were once again seen piling out into the streets and partying last night after being kicked out of bars at the 10pm curfew in London and elsewhere around the country. Shocking footage shows hundreds of bar-goers dancing to a loud sound system in Piccadilly Circus in the capital, days before millions in the … Read more
NHS hospitals in Blackpool are treating up to 65 per cent as many patients as they were at the peak of the outbreak in April, statistics show. In Newcastle and Liverpool, admission rates are nudging closer numbers not seen for six months as the second wave of Covid-19 rips through the North of England. Cases … Read more
Three strikes and you lose with easy-access top buy: Newcastle BS’s Triple Access Saver pays 1.05%… but there’s a catch By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 6 October 2020 Savers who do not need to touch their cash have been thrown a lifeline by … Read more
One of four young people said to have died in drugs-related deaths in North East England over the weekend was today named as an 18-year-old first-year student. Jeni Larmour, from Newtownhamilton in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, had just begun studying architecture and urban planning at Newcastle University. An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of … Read more
Teenage girl dies after being found unconscious at student halls of residence in Newcastle Medics rushed to Richardson Road where Park View halls are found on Saturday The teenager’s death is not ‘Covid-19 related’, Northumbria Police confirmed Death came days after 800 students tested positive for coronavirus in the city By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Revellers last night hit the streets of locked down Newcastle after 770 students at a university in the city tested positive for coronavirus. Youngsters flouted the ‘Rule of Six’ and social distancing guidelines as they queued up outside kebab shops when the 10pm curfew kicked in. Police officers wearing masks and gloves tried to separate … Read more