💔 We are living in tents with no food or safety, and my children are at risk of sickness and hunger. 👦 Look… this is my son Nabil, innocent and suffering because of war and displacement. 🙏 Your donation is our only hope to give him a chance for a dignified life. gofund.me/35fdca7d

1/ Great to see the Bylines Network, and citizen journalism generally, getting a shout-out from George Monbiot in the Guardian @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Starmer's recognition of Palestine: A positive step forward that, without tough action to restrain Israel, could sadly become an act of hypocrisy | David Keys

Aw. Such a sweet little boy in his Teddy t-shirt. ❤️ 🙏

Waseem narrowly made it and he still needs help

With the resurgence of flag bearing in England, the true meaning of patriotism needs to be reexamined  | Peter Sagar

Two festivalgoers - one a veteran, one a newcomer - share contrasting takes on Greenbelt 2025’s mix of faith, art and justice

Waseem has a new account. He needs help with the evacuation

Over 300 packed Newcastle’s Discovery Museum as Jamie Driscoll and Zarah Sultana launched a call for new politics | Anya Cook

After decades of decline and division, Britain faces its gravest threat yet: Farage’s far-right Reform UK surge | Peter Morris

Tory outrage at Rayner rings hollow - Vickers and Badenoch ignored far worse when it was their own party in the dock | Chris Wade

Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton

The new cabinet must deliver on three fronts if Labour is to win the next general election - economic growth, public services and illegal immigration | Peter Morris

The Second Coming, written in 1919, is one the most famous poems by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats | Peter Sagar

Saturday 18 October's #RejoinMarch noted in @chroniclelive.co.uk North East's had great turnout at last London 3 marches. Let's do it again! Letter highlights reason to undo #BrexitShambles & #RejoinEU: Damage to services sector - huge for #NorthEastEngland jobs & trade marchforrejoin.co.uk 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

In the Sunderland Echo re @marchforrejoin.co.uk 🇪🇺

Nabil, Mohammed and their little brother Taym are sleeping on the streets at the moment. Bluesky has deleted at least three of their dad Waseem's accounts in the past 24 hours. If you can, please help them buy a tent. gofund.me/35fdca7d @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social @fairshare.help 🍉

The ‘Brexit’ deal of the Conservative government left the UK outside the ‘Dublin procedure,’ whereby people seeking asylum in the UK could be returned to the first EU country they entered. After 2020 increasing numbers of ‘small boats’ carrying people fleeing war and famine in their homelands arrive

ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE WILL HUTTON STUDENT JOURNALISM PRIZE. This Thursday, 4 September, on our YouTube channel. 5 pm. Join here: www.youtube.com/@bylinesnetw...

Flags flying on lampposts, crosses painted on mini roundabouts, even a tombstone defaced; a movement is sweeping the country. But is it a movement of patriotism, or does it have more sinister motives? Whatever they are, should anyone have untoward intentions with it, those intentions are not in the

Not in our name: the flag belongs to us all The far-right does not have an exclusive claim on our national flags northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...

Fractured North: the threat to our legacy – can we rebuild? From miners’ banners to massive seat gains, the North East faces a dangerous reckoning. Is grassroots action the answer? northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...

It's fifty years since the opening of the Central Motorway in Newcastle

Building an ambitious city vision to become the global home of wellbeing “Harnessing our strengths to pioneer wellbeing for generations.”  | Nick Kemp

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The importance of making devolution real in the North East through transparency, scrutiny, and accountability

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Really excited!

76% of Brits support EU youth mobility scheme. 👏👏👏 Time to remove the Brexit blockade on our youth.

Play for Today returns over 40 years after it left our screens in 1984

Durham Reform UK leader Andrew Husband has seen three of his companies collapse since May, leaving debts of about £1.7mn

To see what a future run by right-wing populists might feel like, go to Oradour-sur-Glane near Limoges, look at the ruins, and learn its dreadful story

Ray Casey explores the progress of the Middlesbrough Development Corporation

Mothers have nothing left but prayers, and children fall asleep on empty stomachs. In your hands lies their safety and their bread. 🤲 Donate now — every meal can save a life. gofund.me/35fdca7d

Migrant poets’ cultural labour is often overlooked in policy debates, yet they bridge gaps where integration falls short

"We want to celebrate a symbolic farewell to the cloth cap image of the North East. The purpose of the Festival is to project a new image of the trade union movement..."

"The book is all the more powerful due to the author's own experience as a teenage mum who was sent away to have her baby and subjected to immense pressure"

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 These St George crosses! Painted St George crosses on roundabouts – honestly, where are our British standards for honouring the dragonslayer? By Steven Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social centralbylines.co.uk/opinion/thes...

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