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Newsnight� s Nicholas Watt reports from tees valley. An icon of a vibrant industrial past, now out of action, symbolising an area struggling to find its feet. Tees valley, an infant hercules in its days as a World Capital of iron and steel making, is now clearing sites of past glories and looking for new ventures. A painful process with economic decline, alongside pockets of affluence. That has placed this area on the National Political map, and now a mayoral contest with high stakes for the t...

And works agency, is warning that the risk of disease is increasing across gaza because of the lack of sanitation and aid. Lets hear from our correspondent injerusalem, wyre davies. Over the last few days, the world and the worlds Media Attention has been focused on those exchanges of fire between israel and iran, and the potential, a week ago, for what looked like a possible regional war. Those fears have been somewhat dissipated after minimal israeli response in the last couple of days. And th...

Of more than 70 years. andy edwards from stoke is beginning to fashion a historic piece of public art. and this is how his finished statue of queen elizabeth ii will look. i do feel that pressure but i do relish it because it is what you aspire to, its the highest honour, to sculpt the queen. and for that to be commissioned by your hometown is even more so. its a visit in 1973 which has inspired the sculpture. queen elizabeth and prince philip were here to mark the 800th anniversary of newcastle...

Of more than 70 years. andy edwards from stoke is beginning to fashion a historic piece of public art. and this is how his finished statue of queen elizabeth ii will look. i do feel that pressure, but i do relish it because it is what you aspire to, its the highest honour, to sculpt the queen. and for that to be commissioned by your hometown is even more so. its a visit in 1973 which has inspired the sculpture. queen elizabeth and prince philip were here to mark the 800th anniversary of newcastl...

Further in my background and circumstance than the queen, i come from a council estate, not a royal estate, but its the difference between people that brings us closer together and i think its important that we feel that we can celebrate things like the queen returning to newcastle. this will be the statues eventual home. here in queens gardens, there is a statue of victoria, and queen elizabeths sculpture will be placed so she looks towards her great—great—grandmother. i think it will be a ...

Theres not enough of that. even though i couldnt be further in my background and circumstance than the queen, i come from a council estate, not a royal estate, but its the difference between people that brings us closer together, and i think its important that we feel that we can celebrate things like the queen returning to newcastle. this will be the statues eventual home in the town. here in queens gardens, theres a statue of victoria. queen elizabeths sculpture will be placed so she looks tow...

A new drum and bass festival, Drum in the Sun, is set to take place in Arminghall near Norwich next month despite concerns from some locals.

One application was refused by Winchester City Council planning officers this week.

The main road leading into the centre of Aylesbury was cordoned off by police following a serious incident.

This two-bedroom Victorian home a short walk from Ipswich town centre has sold with Auction House East Anglia in Suffolk.