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North of England correspondent, The Guardian. Based in north east England. Get in touch - [email protected]
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Mystery of Raphael masterpiece may have been solved by Bradford-made AI
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University of Bradford algorithm says most of Madonna della Rosa was by Raphael – but not the face of Joseph
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Disbelief at plan to fix London potholes as part of Network North project
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£235m funding for capital’s roads is possible only because of investment that comes from scrapping northern leg of HS2
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‘I’ll have a Greggs benedict’: baker brings fine dining to Fenwick bistro in Newcastle
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Fans of steak bakes and sausage rolls enjoy ‘posh Greggs’ experience at Parisian-inspired pop-up
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‘What he said is disgusting’: Stockton seethes over minister’s alleged jibe
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People in Teesside town say comment attributed to James Cleverly was rude, wrong and revealing of Tory attitudes
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Historic England gives north-east kipper smokehouse Grade II listed status
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L Robson & Sons is the only surviving fish curing business in the village of Craster, where the herring industry once thrived
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Booths supermarkets to ditch self-checkouts in north of England stores
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Supermarket chain to remove self-checkouts from all but two of its stores, saying ‘we’re not great fans’
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Sycamore Gap tree removed from Hadrian’s Wall to be seasoned and reused
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As National Trust draws line under criminal act, members of public suggest future uses for timber
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Singing reet: Yorkshire version of the Barber of Seville to open new Bradford opera festival
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Team behind festival want to make opera relevant to people of the city as well as find and train talent of the future
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New museum explores 6,000 years of faith in Britain
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Exhibits in Bishop Auckland range from immersive work featuring burning iris, to Binchester ring and Bodleian bowl
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Manchester Museum hands back 174 objects to Indigenous Australian islanders
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Return of items to Anindilyakwa community hailed as landmark example of cultural repatriation
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Heritage council says underground zip wire would ruin Lake District ‘tranquility’
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Advisory body to Unesco says plans by owners of quarry in Langdale valley will ‘contribute to disruption’
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Two women jailed for torturing and killing pet parrot in Carlisle
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Tracy Dixon and Nicola Bradley put oven cleaner and paint on friend’s bird and threw it in tumble dryer
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Stones made for Victorian project to help Irish workers given listed status
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‘Travellers’ rest’ stones were idea of Warrington doctor and part of wider scheme to help migrant workers
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Moon Palace: the observatory bus bringing ‘awe and wonder’ to Leeds
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Project inspired by John Smeaton, a keen astronomer who is seen as the father of civil engineering, is touring Leeds for four months
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Actor says row over free birthday cakes for her party is ‘utterly bizarre’
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Catherine Tyldesley spoke out after Yorkshire baker’s response to ‘Cake Gate’ request from event agency
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Negligence at Lancashire hospital caused boy permanent brain damage, court rules
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Midwives at Royal Preston hospital failed to accurately monitor Jayden Astley’s heart rate and fabricated notes after birth in 2012
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David Lloyd Leisure fined £2.5m over death of three-year-old boy in Leeds
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Gym chain pleaded guilty to breach of health and safety law five years after incident
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Ex-Cleveland police chief barred from serving over gross misconduct
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Mike Veale resigned from the force in January 2019 and did not attend disciplinary hearing
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‘It’s bleak’: string of family firms shut in Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire seat
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Four businesses in market town of Richmond announce closure in past week as cost of living crisis bites
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Why English Heritage is encouraging adults to dress up
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Research shows our imaginations grow richer with age so the charity is giving grownups a chance to have fun
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