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Junk food adverts are set to be banned from October 2025 (Photo: beats_ - stock.adobe.com)

Junk food advert ban - which foods will be included?

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash, right, with X-Energy CEO Clay Sell in Westminster.

'We need rapid decisions on new nuclear' says MP

A petition calling a general election has been signed by over 1 million people. Pictured: Keir Starmer. Photo: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

How online petitions work and what happens at a million signatures

Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch (front 2nd R) is joined by MPs Mel Stride, Chris Philp, Esther McVey, Claire Coutinho, Victoria Atkins, Andrew Griffith, and Priti Patel as they take part in the farmers rally on 19 November 2024 in London (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The real reasons farmers are protesting over Inheritance Tax changes

Katie Swinburne and Louise Jensen

Local campaigners raise breast cancer concerns with Wes Streeting

Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal flour.

Extra vitamin to be added to white bread to help protect babies

The Pharmacy First scheme means you can speak to your pharmacist about seven common health conditions.

Pharmacies may close at evenings and weekends in historic strike plan

Post Office bosses are set to close 115 locations in a new bid to restructure the company

Post Office set to close 115 branches and axe jobs amid major cuts

The Lord Darzi Report found that the NHS is in 'serious trouble'.

NHS reforms: Government announces new league tables for NHS providers

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash, sitting, with just some of the MPs who attended the first meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Council Tax Reform

MP's bid to reform council tax system that is 'hammering Hartlepool'

Dave Broadbent, chair of R3 in Yorkshire

Both insolvency-related activity and levels of start-ups rise in Yorkshire and t...

A lot of abuse is via private messaging which is why the Online Safety Act needs strengthening. Picture posed by model

Chidline: A year since Online Safety Act became law, we’re still waiting for tec...

A Hartlepool Borough Council boss says the authority is in a "better place" following the Government's recent Budget.

Council says in a 'better place' following Government's Budget

There have been concerns that private schools raising fees in response will edge out many families

Explainer Why private schools will be taking on the Government in legal battle

Herta Lynn, who is originally from Flensberg, in Germany, was born on November 10, 1924, and is celebrating her 100th birthday this Sunday.

Hartlepool woman celebrates 100th birthday

The government will be introducing a smoking ban, extending the indoor smoking ban to specific outdoor spaces.

Smoking ban UK: key things you need to know

It will be extended to some outdoor spaces 🚭

Sarah McCann

EF100 survey results

A double-edged sword – how the Government’s new Employment Rights Bill and budge...

The winter fuel payment cut is hitting millions of pensioners

Union threatens legal action over Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cuts

The education secretary has announced the first university tuition fee rise in eight years

Explainer Everything you need to know about the university tuition fee increase

Acting deputy national chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales Brian Booth

'Certain offences just can't be looked at' says Police Federation boss

Licensed premises across Hartlepool are being invited to get involved in the new initiative, with government funding supporting them for the first year.

Bars and pubs urged to join new safety initiative

The Phipps Family: Tara, Poppy, Paul and Jack.

Watch: Dad fined for term-time trip with autistic son and his daughter

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

How the Autumn Budget affects pensions - from the triple lock to tax

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

Here's what has been announced for education in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget

Budget day: What has been announced for schools and education?

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: key takeaways as Reeves unveils £40 billion tax rise

Chris Packham is calling on Hartlepool residents to write to their MP - Animal News Agency

Chris Packham calls on Hartlepool residents to write to their MP on issue of tro...

Environmentalist Chris Packham is calling for Hartlepool residents to write to MP Jonathan Brash to call for a ban on trophy hunting.

Hayley OKeeffe

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers her speech at the Labour Party Conference.

Watch: Potential tax rises and who could be worse off following budget

A private schooling expert says that happier children learn better

Private school approach may be the cure for absence woes - expert

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

In an article marking the launch of the News Media Association’s Journalism Matters campaign, the Prime Minister gave his strong backing to news media

Sir Keir Starmer says journalism is the 'lifeblood of our democracy'

Coins falling out of jar

70% Of Brits Admit To Feeling Worried Or Anxious Ahead Of Reeves First Budget

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

Energy Security Ed Miliband, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar at the Port of Greenock while on the General Election campaign trail in May

Nine out of ten green boffins threaten to quit jobs if not supported

Salvation Army warns of Modern Slavery crisis

Salvation Army warns of Modern Slavery crisis as victims fear seeking help

Front, Councillor Karen Oliver with, left, Kevin Burton, from Kingdom LAS, and, right, Phil Hepburn, Hartlepool Borough Council’s community safety operations manager, as well as some of the council’s existing enforcement staff and the additional officers.

New staff join council battle against ASB

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DWP £10 Christmas Bonus: who's eligible for payment - when it's paid

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash insists that better diagnosis is needed to support those suffering dementia.

'Better dementia diagnosis needed' says Hartlepool MP

More flexibility for teachers and better pay and conditions for school support staff are on the cards

What Labour's new employment rights bill means for teachers

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UK inflation drops below Bank of England target: what it means for you

School classroom.

Watch: School absence fines rise details explained

Some of our MPs appear to hand their brains in at reception when they come to power. (Image created by AI)

'Good ideas from the Government appear thin on the ground'

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Labour proposes weight-loss jabs for unemployed to boost workforce

Person using their phone

A major change to way phones are charged could come to UK

A poll of 2,000 adults found that 45 per cent have never sought assistance regarding their energy bills - whether that be turning to loved ones or seeking professional advice

Half of consumers who struggle with bills have never asked for help

(Photos: Getty Images/SWNS)

'I'm scared' - pensioner warns of 'dire' winter as energy costs rise

From left, Ashley Wilkinson and Becky McEwan, of Wates, and Councillor Gary Allen at the new Seaton Carew Library footpath.

New footpath connects library with park

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash has spoken about how he "agonised" over the "difficult decision" of supporting the winter fuel payment cut.

MP 'agonised' over winter fuel payment decision

Protester speaks at winter fuel cuts rally.

Watch: Rally against winter fuel cuts held outside Parliament

Man reacts to the government’s plans to make the winter fuel payment means tested.

Watch as members of the public react to the winter fuel cuts

Drivers can be fined up to £5,000 for vaping in vehicles

Drivers face £5,000 fine and nine points for vaping behind the wheel

A general view of BBC Broadcasting House, in central London. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Why women are more likely to be prosecuted for licence fee evasion?

A personal finance expert talks about what help is out there for the 10 million pensioners that won’t qualify for the winter fuel payments this year (Photo by Adobe Stock)

Alternative winter support payments if you're struggling with bills

Jess Phillips MP speaking at The Rally Against Violence Towards Women and Girls at Labour conference.

Minister says stopping VAWG should be everyone’s “core business”

The national curriculum review could shake up what young people learn in school (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How to have your say on the new curriculum for England's schools

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