Anti-racist demonstrators blocking Tommy Robinson’s fascists from marching through the centre of Newcastle - successfully so far

But being kettled and apparently the police are agreeing an alternative route for the far right

Jamie Driscoll: becoming a leader is a choice and it’s a choice I need you all to take

Holly Waddell: I stood for election because I realised if I didn’t, who would

Steph Langford: I used to think basic rights and values had been won and we could take them for granted. Now I see if we don’t get involved in politics to defend that, we could lose them

Zarah Sultana: politics is broken and we need to fix it from the ground up

Majority, the north east progressive political movement, is having its annual conference today and over and over again the message is that democracy is up to us

Gaza protest in Hexham today outside the office of local MP @joemorrismp.bsky.social

Ducklings in the burn! Proper spring

Look crocuses!

Well there's a totally normal opening paragraph to the annual US Trade Report

No to Hassockfield (Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre)

Refugees are welcome here!