Reports from tees valley. An icon of a vibrant an icon of a vibrant industrial an icon of a vibrant industrial past, now out of action, symbolising area struggling to find its feet. Tees valley, and infinite hercules in its day, a white capital of imake income is now clearing a site 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 map, and now a mayoral contest with high stakes mayoral contest with high sta kes from mayoral contest with high stakes from the two main parties. A poster boy of the red bull, after his narrow win here in 2017. Re elected in a landslide in 2021, ben houchen is now hoping to buck the national trend. A local labour stalwart, hopes to win back what was once a heartland for his party, and a winnerfor heartland for his party, and a winner for chris heartland for his party, and a winnerfor Chris Mcewan Heartland for his party, and a winner for chris mcew
Border. As many governments across europe are urging caution again, we will have the latest on all the travel plans. Also on todays programme. Millions of pounds are pledged to researchers to investigate why people from ethnic minority backgrounds are at greater risk of covid 19. The widow of pc Andrew Harper asks the Prime Minister for a Andrew Harper asks the Prime Ministerfor a retrial of Andrew Harper asks the Prime Minister for a retrial of the three teenagers convicted of killing him. More thani teenagers convicted of killing him. More than 1 million extra teenagers convicted of killing him. More thani million extra children should be entitled to Free School Meals says a review into food and healthy eating. Here are some curry for you. And the prince and the podcast. Prince william discusses football and Mental Health with peter crouch. And coming up, exeter chiefs consider a rebrand to remove all native American Imagery including its badger mascot after fa ns including its badge
Decision to allow hospital patients to be discharged into care homes at the beginning of the pandemic. More than a million extra children should be entitled to Free School Meals in england, says a review into food and Healthy Eating. And the prince and the podcast Prince William discusses football and Mental Health with peter crouch. The government is coming under increasing pressure to introduce coronavirus testing at airports in order to shorten the 14 day quarantine period. Airlines and travel Industry Leaders say tests are vital to the uks post covid recovery. Heathrow chief executive John Holland Kaye said testing could be up and running within weeks at his airport and could allow passengers to go back to work more quickly. But the culture secretary, oliver dowden, said that testing is not a Silver Bullet to stop the need for quarantine because the virus can develop over time. Simon browning reports. The sudden reimposition of quarantine from spain has brought huge disruption. For
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