Beyond Anglo‑Saxons, Celts and Vikings: DNA uncovers a dynamic history of migration to Britain Each of us tells a story about who we are, often tracing our identity back through an imagined line of ancestors; but what does DNA tell us? | Jay Silverstein @uk.theconversation.com @centralbylines.co.uk

What is People Before Profit? People Before Profit is accountability in action – a new evidence-backed initiative that invites you to participate By Yorkshire Bylines

My latest update on happenings at Teesworks' flagship project, courtesy of @northeastbylines.co.uk Trouble ahead on Teesside: SeAH Wind faces a financial storm northeastbylines.co.uk/business/tro...

The North East mayor has backed a major college relocation despite the government warning of “weaknesses” in the £95 million project | Daniel Holland

A powerful community production, created from the voices, memories, and experiences of local people, is returning to Horden this month | North East Bylines

What I’ve learned is that performing for the WI is not so different from doing stand-up comedy, which I dabbled in before all this | Ray Lowry

Two Brexit poems by Suzanne Fairless-Aitken based on Swineherd by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin | Suzanne Fairless-Aitken

What is people before profit? People before profit is accountability in action and is a new evidence backed initiative, that invites you to participate | People Before Profit

"Our message remains simple: Pride is for everyone, and everyone is welcome" | North East Bylines

Review by Peter Sagar | Peter Sagar

After losing two major monopile contracts, SeAH Wind faces a pivotal test as it bets everything on Vanguard East now. | Ray Casey

Review by Peter Sagar northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

The war in Iran has affected more than just oil exports | Farhang Morady

When Reform UK became the largest party on Hartlepool's council it didn't take long for the horse-trading to start. | Julia Mazza

Review by Peter Sagar northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

There is little argument that Reform UK was the main winner of the 2026 local elections in May.  | Peter Sagar

You can see The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) on 19 and 20 June at Northern Stage | North East Bylines

People before profit is accountability in action and is a new evidence backed initiative, that invites you to participate | People Before Profit

Audiences are set for an unforgettable theatrical experience this season as the People’s Theatre in Heaton presents The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | North East Bylines

Revitalising and expanding The Northumberland Line northeastbylines.co.uk/news/transpo...

I learnt how to hold a room, how to survive hecklers, and – crucially – how to appear confident while internally gibbering (a skill I had honed as a trainee in Obstetrics) | Ray Lowry

Food is not just about solving our biological needs. It also tells us about who we are. That observation, made during one of the closing panel discussions at ClassicsFest 2026, landed with a quiet certainty. It was the kind of sentence that feels obvious the moment you hear it yet takes an entire fe

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Cool advice from James Waterson, courtesy of @northeastbylines.co.uk Tips to keep yourself and your home cool in a UK heatwave, and why workers need better protections northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Elysium Theatre Company The image I carried home was of Jamie Tyrone staring with a penetrating, hollow intensity into the middle distance, turning over his mother’s addiction in the silence between words northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/thea...

Sixteen and seventeen year olds to vote: we need political education in schools In 2029, teenagers will have the right to vote. But does this mean anything without better political education? northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

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Some practical tips for keeping cool | James Waterson

Our founder, @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social asks you to become a Friend of Bylines Network – help us build a new, better media, with citizens in the lead. Sign up by 5 pm today, and get the latest Bylines Network Gazette, with a powerful lead article from Gavin Esler 👇 tinyurl.com/2jvufkcu

Here is another roundup of the latest scam news, including how to protect your pension against fraudsters, a delivery scam text message warning  | Peter Sagar

Newcastle’s new political agreement may prove more significant than it first appears | Nick Kemp

Councillor Helen Crumbie took over the role from outgoing mayor Sonia Kane at the council’s annual meeting last week  | Bill Edgar

Our founder, @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social, asks you to become a Friend of Bylines Network – help us build a new, better media, with citizens in the lead. Sign up by 5 pm on 29 May, and get the latest Bylines Network Gazette, with a powerful lead article from Gavin Esler 👇 tinyurl.com/2jvufkcu

In 2029, teenagers will have the right to vote. But does this mean anything without better political education?  | Maddy Bacon

Bylines Network Gazette, released Friday 29th at 5pm with Gavin Esler penning the opening article. Get yours now. Become a Friend of Bylines Network to receive your copy bylinesnetwork.co.uk/friends-of-b...

The image I carried home was of Jamie Tyrone staring with a penetrating, hollow intensity into the middle distance, turning over his mother’s addiction in the silence between words | John Cowie

Railway Housing Association and Benefit Fund (RHA) has received the CI consumer grade  | Peter Morris

“Reform councillors across County Durham have underestimated the resolve of the LGBT+ community and the support of allies across the trade union movement” | Julie Ward

Opposition councillors ‘disappointed’ with ‘broken’ pledge  | Daniel Hodgson

The North East’s long road to water fluoridation  | Ray Lowry

Rejoin petition passes 100,000 signatures A petition launched in December to rejoin the EU has today passed the 100,000 signature mark northeastbylines.co.uk/news/europe-...

A petition launched in December to rejoin the EU has today passed the 100,000 signature mark | North East Bylines

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The government is keen to prioritise locations and approaches showing how a richer, more accessible natural environment can improve wellbeing | Peter Morris

Lib Dems to run Newcastle City Council as ‘new era’ deal with Green Party confirmed  | Daniel Holland

The harsh reality of life in the asylum system is being revealed to Newcastle Cathedral visitors  | North East Bylines