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@eastangliabylines.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 7:19 PMReposted by @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

Trump has turned to Putin to ease the fuel crisis. But what has he given Russia in return – and what might the consequences be for Ukraine and the rest of us? Richard Murphy examines a deeply troubling deal.

@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 6:57 PM

“Have you ever met your real mother?”

An innocent question? Perhaps. But what does it imply about the woman who raised you, loved you and gave you a sense of belonging?

In a deeply personal essay by The Hidden Voice, exploring who gets to define family.

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@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 4:35 PM

Why does that corner of the playground always flood? Why is one classroom so hot?

A new ClimateReady Schools programme puts young people at the heart of finding practical solutions to climate change.

Kit Marie Rackley explains the initiative.

#EduSky

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@northeastbylines.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 9:00 AMReposted by @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

America is less than a month out from the midterms and if the polls are correct then the Democratic Party is on course to take control of Congress | Mark Brown

@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 3:00 PM

“It was only a joke.” “Can't you take a bit of banter?”

But what if laughing along is the only way a child feels they can belong?

New school safeguarding guidance challenges adults to recognise when humour becomes humiliation. Mary-Jo Hill explores the difference.

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@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 2:04 PM

Skunk Anansie's Skin thinks music can help bring people together at a time of growing division.

Now she and some very familiar names are putting that idea to the test – starting with a surprise gig in London.

So what exactly are they planning?
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@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 11:32 AM

A free press matters. So does an accountable one.

Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like.
📅 21 Oct, 7pm
🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia

A free press matters. So does an accountable one.

Join Nafeez Ahmed, Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana and Priyamvada Gopal, chaired by Mike Galsworthy, to ask what a better British media could look like.
📅 21 Oct, 7pm
🎟️ bit.ly/bettermedia
@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 11:15 AM

Trump will destroy democracy in America
America is less than a month out from the midterms and if the polls are correct then the Democratic Party is on course to take control of Congress

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...

@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 11:14 AM

Stockton Council handed out over £17mn worth of contracts without following its own rules
A leading council officer was surprised by the scale of contracts awarded under exceptions to procedure rules: 'We didn't think it would be that high

northeastbylines.co.uk/business/sto...

@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 11:14 AM

Burnham has said the unsayable on Brexit. What happens now?
What are the implications regarding a "reversal of Brexit?"

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 11:12 AM

Local leaders, not Whitehall, key to improving opportunities for young people – new report
Researchers from the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Durham publish a new policy brief on devolved education powers and the Opportunity Areas Programme

westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/educati...

@northeastbylines.co.ukOct 10, 2026, 5:30 PMReposted by @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

Exclusive new polling shows 7-in-10 Labour voters want EU talks on the table | North East Bylines

@northeastbylines.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 7:30 AMReposted by @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

What are the implications regarding a "reversal of Brexit?" | Benjamin Martill

@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 8:31 AM

We’re all enthusiastic bystanders here at Bylines who turned that enthusiasm into volunteering to be citizen journalists!

@northeastbylines.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 8:30 AMReposted by @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

A leading council officer was surprised by the scale of contracts awarded under exceptions to procedure rules: 'We didn't think it would be that high  | Gareth Lightfoot

@eastangliabylines.co.ukOct 11, 2026, 6:21 AMReposted by @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

What makes a mother “real”? Biology? Birth? Or the years of holding, protecting, caring and belonging that make a family a family? One adopted woman reflects on a question she has been asked too many times.

@eastangliabylines.co.ukOct 10, 2026, 7:53 PMReposted by @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

No to asylum hotels. No to houses in local communities. No to former military sites such as RAF Barnham. But people awaiting asylum decisions still have to live somewhere. Reform’s proposed referendum in Suffolk doesn’t answer the obvious question: where?

@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 10, 2026, 6:51 PM

A no-brainer for Burnham?
Exclusive new polling shows 7-in-10 Labour voters want EU talks on the table

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/europe-...

@bylinesnetwork.co.ukOct 10, 2026, 5:24 PM

🇪🇺 Brexit is back on the agenda. What next?

🛡️ Badenoch's £10bn Britannia Shield. What's missing?

💨 A Reform councillor, a leopard-print fedora and an unfortunate incident in the council chamber.

Only in Pecksniff's Diary ⤵️

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@heib20.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 1:09 PMReposted by @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

Excellent!👏👏✨

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