Middlesbrough is one of five local authorities with the highest proportion of neighbourhoods among the most deprived in England
A multi-million pound environmental project on the Tees Estuary aims to tackle rising flood risks, boost biodiversity and support the area’s economy – but can it restore the faith of the local community?
Sally Bunce has withdrawn from the race to be Tees Valley Mayor, citing a desire to prevent Ben Houchen securing a third term
64% of Teesside's voting public abstained from exercising their democratic right in the 2021 Tees Valley mayoral elections. Jessie Joe Jacobs, director of The Democracy Network, who was on the losing side of the vote in 2021, explains why that hurt more than the defeat
Chris McEwan, Ben Houchen and Simon Thorley are all looking to be elected as Tees Valley Mayor on 2 May
Saltburn-by-the-Sea has had something of a renaissance in recent years after decades of decline mirrored at seaside resorts - but it hasn't escaped the national scandal of raw sewage discharges from storm overflows
Asked by reporters why he wasn’t wearing a blue rosette, Lord Houchen claimed he “forgot” to wear one.
More questions than answers remain about the cause of the so-called mass crustacean mortality event in Teesside - and there are fears about what this could mean for the future.
They have the power to make Teesside the heart of a new green industrial revolution, according to proponents of carbon capture and small nuclear reactors. But critics say they’re expensive and unproven, and an excuse to keep drilling for fossil fuels
Following mass deaths of marine life at Teesside Freeport, Darlington and Westminster alike have been been less than forthcoming about what really happened. Are they covering up one disaster - or preparing for another?
CCTV and motion sensors are becoming more common in primary and secondary schools - the aim is to improve behaviour, but the cost is a worrying slide towards privacy infringements.
The British-Nigerian historian, author and BAFTA-winning filmmaker on why younger generations are facing a unique convergence of challenges, and why they need more support to build the future of society.
The government has decimated school support for kids with special educational needs - and now it's launched a crass attendance campaign that feels like a direct assault on the parenting skills of already struggling families.
Don't speak. Don't take your eyes off the teacher. Just nod - or else. Britain's schools are starting to feel like dystopian nano-states that cherish performative obedience and quantifiable grades above all else. How come? And why are private schools exempt from the hyper-disciplinarian approach richly meted out to working class kids?
Housing prices are pushing families out of London. Primary schools no longer have enough students to function and shut down. Secondary schools lose their local intake and follow suit. And local economies suffer. London is being hollowed out as a living city - at an ever-accelerating pace.
Creativity, curiosity, self-esteem and social skills are essential for our well-being - but because they are not quantifiable, they are being left behind.
We can't hope to compete with AI on speed and volume of technical tasks. But AI can never compete with us in the truly creative thinking - from music, to philosophy, to the kind of inspired science fiction that guides actual technological progress. As humans, this is our natural advantage, and it needs to be shored up.
I am Englishman, a Christian, a teacher, a patriot, an admiral of the fleet, a golfer, a hunter and a chartered accountant - and trust me: Rishi Sunak's inquiry into sex education doesn't go remotely far enough.
The ultra-disciplinarian headteacher stepped down from her Social Mobilities role, but will continue to fan the flames of culture wars in education. Pity the children.