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A North East homelessness charity is asking the public for donations once more at this “joyous and sad” time of year. Latest figures from the St. Mungo’s charity have shown that the number of rough sleepers in the UK has reached an “all-time high”, with the number rising by 26% since the start of 2023. […]
National Rail had a planned strike on Saturday 2nd December which affected thousands of Sunderland fans ahead of the clubs visit to Millwall. Many supporter’s plans were disrupted and in some cases totally ruined. Patrick Oakley, 42, had his plans thrown into chaos as LNER announced all of their drivers would walk out on the […]
A North East MP who is rumoured to be a potential challenger to PM Rishi Sunak has received a large campaign donation, Spark can reveal. According to the Register of MPs’ interests, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Sir Simon Clarke, who has not previously declared interest in leadership of the Conservative Party, received a […]
NHS workers have stated that the recent pay-rise “isn’t enough” and that they feel “underappreciated”. On November 21, 2023, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced that the National Living Wage will increase by over a pound an hour from April 2024. This means that the average nurse within the NHS would earn an extra £520 a […]
Over £18,663.60 has been spent by police forces across the UK to repair vehicle mis-fuelling incidents since 2019. Freedom of Information Act requests to four police forces across the UK revealed that since 2019, there have been 117 incidents of police vehicles being filled with incorrect fuel. The average cost of repairing each vehicle was […]
A student working in Dublin has spoken of the ‘panic’ as staff and shoppers were placed in lockdown while looters destroyed buildings and vehicles in a series of riots. Last week’s riots occurred after a stabbing in the city left five people injured, including three young children. Those behind the ensuing looting, arson and violence […]
The leader of Sunderland Council has blasted measures in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement as a “disgrace” and accused the Government of trying to “con the British people.” Councillor Graeme Miller spoke exclusively to Spark after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced cuts to taxes and reforms to benefits as the Government gave its clearest hint yet that […]
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement today, which provides the government the opportunity to outline its proposed spending plans. He announced 110 measures to help grow the economy, and Spark has picked out five key points and what they mean. National Living Wage rises to £11.44 Mr Hunt announced a rise in the National […]
