Ian James Smith and Amy Christine Stella Gledhill find silly news from up north. Headlines this week include a local councillor insulting hotels in Bridlington and a robot helping the elderly put on cardigans.

Featuring guest correspondent, comedian Morgan Rees.

Morgan is heading on tour with his show 'Turning Thirsty' starting in Manchester from 1 May 2024. For tickets and dates head to morganreescomedy.com

Northern News are touring t'north! Amy and Ian will be reporting live from Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield from 23-28 June 2024. For tickets head to plosive.co.uk.

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Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

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Photography by Jonathan Birch.

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