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A podcast from ITN News made in the North of England about issues that affect the North. Each episode we'll look to answer one big question that's getting people talking.
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As the election campaigns get into full swing, Zoe Muldoon provides you with a roundup of this week's biggest political stories in the North West ahead of the General Election on 4 July. This episode covers 2 June - 28 June.
In a special programme we were joined by a panel of candidates, all of them hoping to get elected to seats here in the North West, and all of them taking your questions.Chaired by Lucy Meacock and Gamal Fahnbulleh, during the lively debate the candidates faced questions on the NHS, immigration, and support for those on foodbanks.On the panel were:Chris Green - Conservatives,Ashely Dalton - Labour,Lisa Smart - Liberal DemocratsPaul Swansborough - Reform UK
As the election campaigns get into full swing, Zoe Muldoon provides you with a roundup of this week's biggest political stories in the North West ahead of the General Election on 4 July.This episode covers 15 June - 21 June.
As the election campaigns get into full swing, Zoe Muldoon provides you with a roundup of this week's biggest political stories in the North West ahead of the General Election on 4 July.This episode covers 8 June - 14 June.
As the election campaigns get into full swing, Lauren Ostridge provides you with a roundup of this week's biggest political stories in the North West ahead of the General Election on 4 July.This episode covers 31 May - 7 June.
As the two teenagers who murdered Brianna Ghey are sentenced to life in prison for at least 20 years, Rob Smith takes a look at how two seemingly ‘innocent’ teenagers became killers, concocting a kill list, luring Brianna into a park and stabbing her, in a "frenzied and ferocious" attack, 28 times.
It's been more than 30 years since the dealdliest stadium related disaster the country's ever seen - Hillsborough. Six years ago the Rt Revd James Jones released his report on the establishment response, and since then the families caught up in the tragedy have waited for the goverment to respond.Now, after seven home secretaries, they have finally got that response - but does it go far enough?Join Merseyside Correspondents Andy Bonner and Ann O'Connor as they look into the issue, and how those involved feel.
In this special episode of From the North Merseyside Correspondent Andy Bonner sat down with former Prime Minister Theresa May to ask what lessons, if any, have been learnt from Hillsborough and other major incidents including the Manchester Arena Attack and Lucy Letby.
As neonatal nurse Lucy Letby becomes the most prolific serial child killer in modern Britain, Gamal Fahnbulleh joins Mel Barham and Emma Sweeney to look at how she managed to slip under the radar for so long, carrying out her attacks at the Countess of Chester Hospital, unchallenged, for a year.Lucy Letby will spent her whole life in prison after being found guilty of murdering six babies and trying to murder another six more.
Over the course of May, Granada Reports presenters Gamal Fahnbulleh and Lucy Meacock spoke to five incredible people about their mental health.Each person has been through some kind of adversity in their life but has come through the other side. Now, they are offering a message of hope to others who may have been affected by similar issues.Warning: This podcast touches on a number of issues from addiction and terminal illness to bereavement, bullying and being open about our sexuality.
In this bitesize episode of From the North Rob Smith takes a look at bereavement, and how we can all better deal with it after a pandemic where so many died in such a short space of time. What can we learn to help us understand about how grief works, and what can we do to lift the stigma around death?
In this episode of From The North Mel Barham is asking should suicide prevention be taught in schools? It follows the high proflie campaign by Three Dads Walking - three bereaved fathers who are trying to get the school curriculum changed to make suicide awareness lessons a compulsory part of our children's education.We hear from the dads themselves, as well as asking both teachers and pupils whether its something they want. We also hear from other bereaved families about what difference they think it could have made to their loved ones, and whether the medical profession agree.
In this episode Anna Youssef take a look at why guns and gangs are such a big problem on Merseyside, and what’s being done to stop young people getting involved in organised crime.
This is the story of Farouk, an undercover operative who foiled what police said could have been "one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in UK history".Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, had a “visceral dislike” of Jewish people and wanted to kill as many as they could in their Islamic State-inspired gun attack in Greater Manchester.But the duo were brought down after an undercover operative posed as one of them to gain their trust, tracking their every move for six months before armed officers swooped in to arrest them.Elaine Willcox takes up the story with Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts, from Counter Terrorism Policing North West.
We follow Pete McCleave as he travels 6,000 miles to his ancestral home of Macau in an attempt to extend his life. The dad-of-two was diagnosed with rare blood cancer myeloma in 2017 and given just seven years to live. His best hope is a stem cell transplant - but his mixed heritage has made it difficult.DKMS, the largest stem cell registry in the UK, says four out of 10 people looking for an unrelated matching donor worldwide are not able to find a match. Visit their website to sign up to the register.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot took over from the adored Jurgen Klopp in the summer of 2024 and delivered a season very few predicted, leading the Reds to their 20th league title, matching Manchester United's record, and celebrating in front of fans for the first time in more than three decades. Sports Correspondent Chris Hall joins fans Abigail Rudkin, Ste Hoare and Gareth Roberts as they delve into the story of just how they did it, and explore whether Slot can build on this success in years to come.
In March 2024, 67-year-old Stuart Everett was murdered and dismembered before his body parts were scattered across Greater Manchester. It was one of the most complex murder investigations in recent years - join Emma Sweeney and the police officers who worked on the case as they tell the story of just how they solved it.
Emma Sweeney takes a look at the dramatic rise in those taking the so-called party drug Ketamine, its worrying long-term effects, and the stark warning from scientists about exactly what people could be consuming.
After 59 days, 133 witnesses, and 396 statements - the Thirlwall Inquiry, looking into how Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital has heard all of its evidence - and one word was prominent - sorry. But other than apologies what else have we learnt? ITV News correspondent Mel Barham takes a look at just what is new - and what comes next.
On 29 July, a knifeman entered a Taylor Swift dance class aimed at children aged between six and 11, in Southport in Merseyside. Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, died in the attack. Eight other children and two adults were seriously injured.Gamal Fahbulleh takes look at what happened, who the three girls were, and how the community is coming together to try and heal following the tragic incident.
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