Newsquest faces fresh strikes as journalists in Darlington back industrial action over pay and workload dispute
Journalists at Newsquest’s hub in Darlington, County Durham, have voted in favour of industrial action just days after colleagues in…
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Cleveland Police used surveillance powers to spy on two Press Association reporters, probe uncovers
Cleveland Police used anti-terror powers to spy on two Press Association journalists, an internal review by the scandal-hit force has…
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Court rules that Cleveland Police acted unlawfully by using telecoms spying powers to find newspaper sources
Surveillance court judges have today ruled that a police force’s use of spying powers on two former officers in a…
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Cleveland Police chief apologises to Northern Echo journalists for ‘unlawful’ phone records grab as force set for overhaul
The chief constable of a scandal-hit police force has apologised to two Northern Echo journalists after officers unlawfully snooped on…
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Cleveland Police abused spying powers to grab call records of Mirror journalist in hunt for media sources
Daily Mirror journalist Jeremy Armstrong has been confirmed as the latest journalist targeted by police using spying powers to track…
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Northern Echo’s longest serving editor Peter Barron to step down after 17 years
Peter Barron is stepping down after 17 years as editor of Northern Echo. His departure comes after the Darlington-based title…
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Cleveland Police accused of using RIPA to seize phone records of three Northern Echo journalists in leak probe
Cleveland Police has been accused of accessing the phone records of three regional newspaper journalists. The force allegedly used the…
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Minister urges constituents not to read Northern Echo after editor condemns him for ‘blacklisting’
A Conservative MP and minister has urged his constituents not to read The Northern Echo after its editor condemned him…
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