Here be dragons: does moving power to the north work?
Andy Burnham’s recent promise to create a ‘No 10 North’ echoes BBC’s successful Out of London planWhen the BBC first ...
British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply
Scunthorpe factory expropriated from China’s Jingye and ministers will ask a valuer to assess compensationBritish Ste...
Swift nest reportedly thrown in skip during house renovations in South Tyneside
Conservationists fear more nests may have been destroyed during work on Jarrow houses by council-appointed contractor...
OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment
Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypotheticalIt was to...
Boris Johnson wasted my levelling up idea. Here’s how Burnham and his ‘good growth’ plan can do better | Justine Greening
The need to devolve power and share prosperity is as strong as ever. Whatever the project is called, whoever is in No...
Northern Rail Project risks repeating costly HS2 failures, MPs warn
The £45bn scheme to link cities across north of England with new or upgraded lines has no convincing or properly cost...
The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s speech: Rewiring Britain needs Westminster to give up real power | Editorial
The country’s likely next prime minister sketches a post-Thatcherite state built on radical devolution. The test is w...
Labour’s Andy Burnham gives victory speech after winning Makerfield byelection – video
In his victory speech, Labour's Andy Burnham said the result 'could be a turning point' and that people had 'voted fo...
Healthy cooperation: how northern universities are linking with NHS trusts to drive innovation
Backed by a mix of private and public finance, Huddersfield and Manchester are among many in the academic sector help...
‘Oyster card for the north’ could save commuters £276 a year, thinktank says
Proponents say scheme could generate up to £2.7bn in five years by making travel around north of England easier A pro...
Cost of living and high streets among top priorities for Makerfield voters, poll shows
Exclusive: Research showing Andy Burnham holding slim lead finds honesty in politicians and immigration also rank as ...