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Sunderland Twitter users have reacted to Twitter Blue, a new subscription service following billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of the platform. The new service allows people to pay $8 USD (or £7) to have the blue tick next to your username on the platform, with many criticising that the feature goes against the very point of […]
Journalists Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce will go head-to-head in a political debate. Sunderland students and residents will make up the audience at the Hope Street Xchange on November 14, 2022. University of Sunderland lecturer Neil Macfarlane will chair the event as the two guests field questions for an hour. Neil Macfarlane said: […]
Gregg Berhalter announced his 26-man FIFA World Cup roster for Qatar on Wednesday, November 9. USMNT will play their opener against Wales on November 21 at 7pm GMT, they will face England on November 25 at 7pm GMT and they will end the group stage against Iran on November 29 at 7pm GMT. The 26-man […]
A community project supporting local people is having a positive impact on its users’ lives. Space4, founded in Houghton-le-Spring, aims to support the people of the community with advice, social opportunities and necessities like food. Established in 2014, it offers daily drop-in services, runs a food bank and organises weekly events for the community. Headed […]
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann is a tragic story which has always been shrouded in mystery for 15 years with a case so complex and firmly in the media spotlight, has the Netflix documentary brought new evidence to light? The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann was aired in March 2019 as one season split into eight […]
Following calls from the Government to cut down on immigration after a supposed ‘invasion’ of the South East, is the North East also experiencing a similar influx? Home Secretary Suella Braverman has come under fire for suggesting there is an “invasion on our southern coast” in regard to a large increase of migrants arriving in […]
On October 18, volume three of the Netflix reboot true crime TV show Unsolved Mysteries came back with more murders, disappearances and UFO sightings than I could count. The Netflix reboot which is a must watch for any true crime lover came back after a two year break from the release of Volume One in […]
After its opening night on Wednesday, Les Misérables continues to mesmerise the audience at the Sunderland Empire, 42 years after the show first premiered in 1980.
Sunderland residents have been reacting to the news that Stagecoach bus drivers will be staging a strike over the Christmas period. The GMB union, which represents the drivers, announced 10 new strike days, including Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. Operations Manager Sarah Peart, 33, feels the strikes are unfair, adding: “It will have an affect […]
The second edition of the WAVES festival took place in Sunderland over the weekend. A great occasion for the residents of Sunderland to catch up-and-coming local acts as well as acts from further afield. It’s always a lovely occasion when the community get a chance to see their hometown talents blossom in front of their […]