内容摘要：A spokesperson for the Newcastle Gateshead Initiative (NGI) said this rise can largely be attributed to the "bumper summer of live concerts" including Beyonce and Pink at the Stadium of Light.

A spokesperson for the Newcastle Gateshead Initiative (NGI) said this rise can largely be attributed to the "bumper summer of live concerts" including Beyonce and Pink at the Stadium of Light.

The letter has been endorsed by the all party parliamentary group on gambling reform.It wants councils to have more power to reject gambling premises applications, a ban on gambling advertising and more funding for research into gambling addiction.

Michelle Singlehurst from Camberleyas a way to beat social isolation while caring for an elderly relative.She said: "I effectively lost absolutely everything and harmed people that I love.

"It can very quickly turn into something that can destroy your life."I stopped after an overdose and three weeks in hospital."

She told BBC Radio Surrey she had sympathy with councils who she said "can't say no" to applications.

"They can say 'you can't open 24 hours', but six months down the line if nothing's gone wrong effectively that company can come back and say 'can we now open 24 hours, please?'The project is in support of the health charity Daisy Appeal.

A new sea life observation station could be created in a North Yorkshire town to raise awareness of the area’s coastal wildlife.Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has submitted plans for the new nature tourism attraction on Marine Drive, in Scarborough.

If approved, it would include artworks and telescopes to help people spot some of the porpoise, bottlenose dolphin and minke whales in the region.Stuart Baines, who runs the Scarborough Porpoise Facebook page, said he was pleased that the plans would give people the chance to “observe fantastic marine wildlife”.