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New Highway Code rule changes next week

Three new major changes to the Highway Code will come into effect from next week, impacting all drivers. The Department for Transport (DfT) claims that...

NHS staff in Northern hospitals facing controversial vaccination deadline

From Northumberland across to Teesside thousands of NHS workers throughout the North-East have been told they must get vaccinated in order to keep their...

Geordie Hospital TV series putting Tyneside hospitals in the spotlight

Isma Iqbal is one of the stars of the new Channel 4 series Geordie Hospital launched earlier this week to great acclaim. A total of...

Poor families are set to spend 50% of their income on utility bill report suggests

A damning new report looking at poverty in the UK has found that 1.8 million children are growing up in ‘deep and persistent poverty’,...

Face masks no longer needed from next week with ‘Plan B’ measures scrapped

Boris Johnson has announced in parliament today that 'Plan B' measures will be allowed to expire next week, meaning that facemasks will no longer...

Facemasks – Bradfordians split on keeping or ditching them

People in Bradford are split on whether they want to keep wearing facemasks or ditch them for good. In late November it was announced that...

Covid-19 self-isolation cut to five days today

The rules around how long people need to isolate for following a positive Covid-19 test and who is eligible for a third vaccine have...

Police appeal for a missing 14-year-old boy from Heaton

A teenager from Bradford has been missing since 4pm yesterday, Sunday 16 January. Abdullah Shah left his home around Haworth Road/Heights Lane, in Heaton to...

A Bradford doctor says more people admitted to A&E with mental health issues than before the pandemic

A leading doctor at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BR) has said more people are admitted to hospital with mental health issues than before, and that...

Top Leeds lawyer explains what the suitability policy means for taxi drivers in West Yorkshire

‘Suitability and Conviction’ policy that councils across the region have introduced. The policy determines the suitability of applications and licences as drivers in the taxi...

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