13+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1011+ words) Wes Streeting has likened tech companies to the tobacco industry, and medical leaders have compared the dangers of social media to smoking, as pressure grows on ministers to impose a ban for under-16s ahead of the closure of an online…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (323+ words) Pupils have been brushing up their artistic skills in honour of one of history's most celebrated Renaissance men. Children from Keeble Gateway Academy, Thirsk, produced their own masterpieces as the world celebrated the birthday of renowned polymath Leonardo da Vinci....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (419+ words) An indoor market in a North East town is helping independent traders access opportunities they have struggled to find elsewhere. Dundas Indoor Market in Middlesbrough offers all-inclusive rent plans to help growing businesses succeed in a supportive environment. Mikolaj Marchewka,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (383+ words) Three North Yorkshire grammar school students have been placed among the top 50 young economists in the country. George Jennings, Ray Cho, and Manya Rajeeva of Ripon Grammar School have secured places in the national final of the prestigious Economics Olympiad....

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (449+ words) Durham County Council leader Andrew Husband calls for child poverty to be prioritised in his latest column. It is fair to say that the recent local elections were seismic and a fantastic result for Reform UK. Durham will now have…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (475+ words) A terrified mum was left asking doctors, "Is my daughter going to die?", after a camera flash revealed a symptom of a rare eye cancer. She turned to Google and discovered the glow could be a symptom of retinoblastoma, a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (587+ words) A 12-year-old Durham martial artist has earned a place on the world stage after impressing at a national competition. Annabel Cooper will represent Team England at the WKA 50th Anniversary World Championships in Delaware in October. The Durham High School pupil…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (723+ words) Scotland has become the first part of the UK to screen babies for a rare condition that causes progressive muscle wastage in a move parents have described as a "game-changer. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can result in muscle weakness, breathing…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (618+ words) A North East leader has welcomed the lifting of the two-child benefit cap on Easter Monday, heralding it as a "powerful" way to tackle child poverty in the region. An estimated 450, 000 children will be lifted out of poverty as a…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (474+ words) After growing up in care, Ashley Smith knows better than most the impact a loving home can have. Now 23, the North Yorkshire man is urging families to open their doors to children who need the same warmth, stability and belonging…...