A second teenager has died from injuries sustained in a collision between two cars, police have said.
A North East Combined Authority meeting heard last week that road vehicles and components account for 30% of the North East's exports across the world.However, less than 6% were exported to the USA – leaving the region "less exposed" than other areas.
Senior Conservative politicians have called for government intervention over the "escalating emergency" of Birmingham's ongoing bin strikes.In a letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Local Government Secretary Angela Rayner, they called for action to "tackle the chaos" and saidwhich started on 11 March, had left streets "covered in rat-infested rubbish".
They called for "urgent steps", including cutting councillors' pay to put funds towards refuse collection and other services.The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has been contacted for a response.
Talks between the city council and Unite union aimed at resolving the dispute are set to resume on Monday.
Negotiations collapsed on Thursday and the local authority has threatened compulsory redundancies.She said efforts were ongoing to stop it spreading towards the infrastructure of Zip World Tower.
Posting to Facebook, photographer Garan Thomas wrote that it was "the worst wildfire" he had ever seen, "right on my doorstep"."These are some of the most powerful images I've ever photographed, the most gorgeous colours in the most devastating situation," he said.
"South Wales Fire were doing an amazing job deploying the helicopter and fire beaters, keeping everyone safe while also providing a safe place to view the event unfolding.”Posting to its Facebook page, Zip World Tower said: "Due to an ongoing situation with localised wildfires, one of our Phoenix zip lines (Alpha line) at the Zip World Tower site has been closed due to its access road being shut.