north-east

We wanted to protect the services we deliver and to safeguard the communities we protect, but we also wanted to safeguard employment in the north-east, which is not exactly an employment hotbed," he says."

Mutuals set to take over public services 2011

London performs worse than many other regions on measures such as unemployment rates, but our index demonstrates that the impact of the recession on household financial stress has been less in London than in other regions, said John Hawksworth, chief economist at PwC.The north-east and Wales were found to be the regions that have suffered the greatest increases in household financial stress since the recession began, followed by the West Midlands.

Recession puts the north-south divide back on the misery map 2011

The north-west and the north-east have the highest vacancy rates, while the south-east and London have the lowest.

High streets struggle as shoppers curb spending or drive to out-of-town malls 2011

Thirty-six players and officials from the Russian club were killed, along with seven crew, when their flight to Minsk crashed on Tuesday, shortly after taking off from an airport near Yaroslavl, about 160 miles north-east of Moscow.

Manchester United's sympathy for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl after plane crash 2011

But the report warned: "The north-east will continue to suffer some of the worst effects of the spending cuts."

Recession puts the north-south divide back on the misery map 2011

Transpolar routes provide the shortest flights between the U.S. and some parts of north-east Asia.

Delta Reroutes Flights As Solar Storm Hits Earth Doug Cameron 2012

Cllr Teresa MurrayLabour, Medway council• Citizens in north-east Lancashire will hardly be surprised to read of local campaigns over A&E and other ward closures in various parts of the country Tory MPs accused of false election promises that could put nation's health in jeopardy, 17 March; even less surprised, no doubt, at the accusation of "false election promises".

Letters: The NHS – promises, pledges and mere aspiration 2011

The most pronounced job losses were not in the regions most likely to catch colds from export markets, but in the north-east, where dependence on state employment is higher than anywhere else in England.

Rising unemployment: do something | Editorial 2011

But as commander of the north-east region and the 1st armoured division, Ali Mohsen acted as Saleh's iron fist.

Yemen showdown looms as army loyalties divide 2011

Britain's north-south divide has widened since the start of the recession and is likely to worsen as households in the north-east and Yorkshire are among the hardest hit by rising unemployment and falling house prices, according to a report.

Recession puts the north-south divide back on the misery map 2011