From The North

In this episode Mel Barham catches up with Mike Palmer - one third of 3 Dads walking - as he talks about his amazing walk raising awareness of young suicide. Mike lost his daughter Beth to suicide last year and, after teaming up with the other bereaved dads, walked 300 miles from each of their homes raising money for the suicide prevention charity Papyrus. Mel also chats to Mike about his newest h...

Meet the Cheshire man who's saved 16 lives, but is still waiting for someone to save his. As part of Blood cancer awareness month, Pete McCleave talks to Mel Barham about his race to get more people on the stem cell donor register.

The North West has the highest levels of child self harm in the country - with those figures tripling in the past decade, and a 600% increase in the 9-12 year old age group. So what can be done to help? Mel Barham speaks to an incredibly brave 13 year old about her experiences, and a Liverpool charity Open Door, which is doing things a bit differently in a bid to help and reduce waiting lists for...

Four years has passed since the Manchester Arena terror attack, and after a damning report revealed lives might have been saved if security had done a better job Amy Welch investigates if anything has actually improved, and whether young people feel any safer when they go out. She is joined by two people who were badly injured in the bombing which killed 22, and speaks to a former Counter Terroris...

Join Granada Reports sports correspondents David Chisnall, Chris Hall and Mike Hall as they discuss their favourite Olympic memories and hear from five of the athletes they tip for a place on the podium in Tokyo.

Journalist and author Natalie Morris joins Ann O'Connor to talk about her experiences of what it is like to be someone of mixed heritage in Britain. Using her own stories, as well as interviews from other people of a variety of mixed heritages and ages, Natalie hopes to dismantle the stereotypes and amplify the voices of mixed Britons today.

There has been a sharp rise in the number of people in the North West who are forced to hide their gender identity at work fearing prejudice or abuse. Ashleigh Talbot felt she had to quit her job to safely transition before re-entering the workforce in a new role. That was 10 years ago but the abuse continues. She spoke to Sarah Rogers about her experiences.

In this episode we are discussing what it's like to live in an apartment you've been told isn't safe and you can't move or sell. Ever since the Grenfell Tower fire four years ago exposed the dangers of flammable cladding, we've spoken to countless people in the North West whose properties are considered dangerous and they face bills of tens of thousands of pounds. Elaine Willcox has been talking t...

Two of Manchester City's biggest and most well known fans, music legend Johnny Marr, who shot to fame in legendary Manchester band The Smiths, and Dennis Tueart, who was a cult hero at Maine Road in the 1970s before becoming a director at the club are not only great friends, but also next door neighbours. Sports Correspondent Mike Hall joined them for a brew.

On this episode of From the North ITV’s Elaine Willcox takes a look at women's safety, and whether this is a watershed moment for our towns and cities in the north following the tragic death of Sarah Everard in London.

On this episode of From the North ITV’s Elaine Willcox is joined by Dr Rachel Century, Head of Research at the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and Noemie Lopian, the daughter of Holocaust survivors Dr Ernst Israel Bornstein and Renee Bornstein, to discuss why it is so important we continue to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

On Friday November the 13th one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers, Peter Sutcliffe, died in hospital in Durham. He was 74. He’d been admitted from Frankland Jail where only days earlier he tested positive for Coronavirus. From 1975 to 1980 he single-handedly brought panic and terror to the streets of Northern England, murdering thirteen women and attempting to kill seven others, while con...

As pubs of Lancashire and Liverpool City Region are forced to close under Tier 3 restrictions - the Government’s new system cracks down first on the North. But as the stand-off over Greater Manchester continues into the weekend - what’s the impact for the North East and Yorkshire, and the wider lockdown strategy? Join presenter and ITV Granada Reports Political Correspondent Hannah Miller, along w...

A survey commissioned by ITV News has found that 67% of people living in northern England say they are not confident that the Government will deliver on its promise to 'level up' the underperforming areas of the economy where they live. The Government say they're putting their full force into levelling up, but longstanding inequalities have been highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic.  Join prese...

In this episode of From The North, we look at the Black Lives Matter protests which are being held across the country and beyond. They follow the death of George Floyd, a black man restrained by a white police officer in the US. Campaigners stress that although the incident happened on the other side of the Atlantic it again highlights issues of racism every day closer to home. ITV’s Tony Morris a...

In this episode of From The North, we look at how our football clubs could be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Most sporting events are cancelled and the football season delayed, but with some clubs already on the brink of financial collapse will...

In this episode of From The North, we discuss the issue of homophobia faced by many LGBT members of the Asian community.  Nearly half of young LGBT+ people who are left homeless after coming out are from religious backgrounds - with strict...

What can be done to tackle knife crime?

Hannah, Joe and Martin discuss the fallout of the General Election results.

With one week to go, we look at what the parties policies really mean for the North. Plus - three former Brexit Party MEPs back the Conservatives and the Labour battle bus is out and about, but in the age of social media can it really have an impact?  D...

In the third of our election special episodes, we look at what this week’s YouGov poll would mean for the North, and how the parties might react. Plus - how will allegations of anti-semitism play out among Jewish voters in Bury South, and the Labour message that really is cutting through.

On episode two of our election special, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn went head to head for the first time in a televised debate in Salford , but with trust top of the agenda are dodgy leaflets and questionable stats causing voters here to switch off?

The first election edition of From the North. Each week, throughout the campaign, Political Correspondents Hannah Miller, Joe Pike and Martin Stew take the focus away from Westminster to bring you the reaction and announcements that really affect those...

In this episode, we look at football club ownership, where things have gone spectacularly wrong and what should be happening to stop more clubs from falling into the crisis we saw at Bury and Bolton. Chris Hall is joined by Accrington Stanley Chairman...

In this episode, we discuss the very tough issue of suicide which according to campaigners has reached crisis point. Tony Morris is joined by Stephen Klein from Samaritans, psychiatrist Professor Nav Kapur and Michael Josephson who attempted to take his...