TPE unveils £1bn battery-electric train fleet for northern England
TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to introduce Britain’s first mainline battery-electric trains as part of a £1 billion investment designed to transform rail travel across the North of England.
Regional divide in rental homes with bills included – research
More than a third of rental properties advertised in the North East include bills in the rent, compared with fewer than one in 10 in Scotland, analysis shows.
‘Disabled people are being regarded as an expensive luxury’: Mik Scarlet on disability rights
Leading disability campaigner and TV presenter Mik Scarlet reflects on decades of activism, inaccessible healthcare and changing attitudes towards disabled people, warning a new generation may soon be ready to fight back.