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See how well do you know the North East - try to get these little-known facts right
From world firsts to local inventions and celebrity visitors, see how many of these questions about the North East's more ...
Famous castle 12 miles from Newcastle shuts after being 'taken over' by Dungeons and Dragons
A stunning castle in the North East was shut to the public last week after being taken over by a Dungeons and Dragons event ...
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Garlic lovers: North East among most enthusiastic garlic users in Britain
The North East has emerged as one of the UK’s core garlic-loving regions, with nearly half (49%) of residents cooking with it ...
D Magazine21d
A North Texan’s Documentary ‘Make Me Famous’ Highlights the Grimy Glory Days of the Lower East Side
Heather Spore long ago left North Texas ... in Make Me Famous, Spore’s first feature documentary as a producer. The film, which shines a fresh spotlight on Manhattan’s Lower East Side arts ...
inforum16d
North Dakota’s most famous fictional character turns 100
When you’re portrayed by the likes of DiCaprio and Redford, that indeed makes you North Dakota’s most famous fictional character ... much of his life in the East, his Midwestern roots heavily ...
The Independent25d
Mapped: The stark north-south divide in British life expectancy – and where men and women are dying younger
There is a clear north-south divide in average life expectancy at birth across England, the report found. The lowest life expectancy at birth for men and women is in the North East (77.4 and 81.4 ...
The Mirror23d
UK weather chaos as commuters warned over 'dense fog' covering roads across parts of Britain
Article continues below The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for eastern and western England. The warnings cover the East Midlands, East of England, North East and North West England ...
Business Insider20d
See the history of Qantas' famous 'kangaroo route' from Australia to England that once took 12 days but will soon take just hours
It dates back to 1934 when tiny biplanes began hopping 12 days between Australia and the UK. Project Sunrise ... of carrying hundreds of people. Among the most famous examples of this progress ...
NHS England10d
Use NHS App in readiness for Easter, people in North East and Yorkshire reminded
As Easter approaches, people in the North East and Yorkshire are reminded to plan their medicine needs, use the NHS App to order repeat prescriptions and visit NHS111 online first if medical advice is ...
London Evening Standard26d
Income tax shock: London's bill hits nearly £64 billion a year
Many more Londoners, as well as people in other regions ... above the £105.8 billion for the North East, North West, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber ...
Daily Post Wales13d
Alarm bells as poisonous snake plunges onto famous North Wales beach for a swim
A beachgoer exploring an Anglesey gem was startled by a venomous snake which plunged onto rocks and began swimming. Lewis Perrin Williams was on the foreshore at Porth Wen near Llanbadrig when he ...
Yahoo News UK11d
London's oldest and cheapest spa reopens in world famous East End boxing venue
Reopening the venue on Thursday, the borough’s executive mayor Lutfur Rahman called in the “People's Spa". He added ... opened the original East End spa alongside then Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.