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The Prime Minister and Chancellor today (8 January 2015) set out their six-point long-term economic plan for the north-west, highlighting what has been delivered, what is underway and the next steps in building a northern powerhouse that enables the...

New train franchises came into operation in the North of England yesterday (Friday), marking the start of a £1.2bn investment programme across the region and greater local control. Representatives from Rail North and the two train operating companies...

For millennia, if not for eons—anthropology continuously pushes backward the time of human origin—life expectancy was short. The few people who grew old were assumed, because of their years, to have won the favor of the gods. The typical person was fortunate...

Rail passengers in the north are being asked what improvements they want to see for services across the region as the government considers how the Northern and TransPennine franchises can best make use of the massive investment being rolled out across...

The Chancellor today (27 February 2015) set out his six point long term economic plan for the North East showing what has been delivered, what is underway and what more can be done to build a Northern Powerhouse that enables the region to reach its potential...