From The North
From The North
ITV News
A podcast from ITN News made in the North of England about issues that affect the North. Each episode we'll look to answer one big question that's getting people talking.
How can we better deal with bereavement?
In this bitesize episode of From the North Rob Smith takes a look at bereavement, and how we can all better deal with it after a pandemic where so many died in such a short space of time. What can we learn to help us understand about how grief works, and what can we do to lift the stigma around death?
Apr 10, 2023
13 min
Should suicide prevention be taught in schools?
In this episode of From The North Mel Barham is asking should suicide prevention be taught in schools? It follows the high proflie campaign by Three Dads Walking - three bereaved fathers who are trying to get the school curriculum changed to make suicide awareness lessons a compulsory part of our children's education.We hear from the dads themselves, as well as asking both teachers and pupils whether its something they want. We also hear from other bereaved families about what difference they think it could have made to their loved ones, and whether the medical profession agree.
Jan 24, 2023
30 min
Why are guns and gangs such a problem on Merseyside?
In this episode Anna Youssef take a look at why guns and gangs are such a big problem on Merseyside, and what’s being done to stop young people getting involved in organised crime.
Nov 30, 2022
21 min
Anne Williams: the campaigner who embodied the inspirational Hillsborough mums
In this episode, ITV Granada Reports Correspondent Andy Bonner talks about the new ITV drama Anne. It tells the incredible story of Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams who spent decades trying to overturn a verdict that her son Kevin's death was an accident.
Dec 30, 2021
40 min
Women's safety - are we any further forward?
In this episode Elaine Willcox takes a look again at the issue of women's safety, and asks was the death of Sarah Everard a watershed moment and has anything has actually changed in the nine months following? Following Sarah's death in March 2021 a Home Office report revealed 'there's an epidemic of violence against women' - but what is being, and what can be, done?
Dec 13, 2021
21 min
3 Dads Walking - what next for the dad fighting for young suicide awareness?
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 hope - to get suicide prevention and awareness on to the national curriculum.
Nov 19, 2021
29 min
The man who's saved 16 lives - but is still waiting for someone to save his
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.
Sep 9, 2021
26 min
Teenage self harm: The North West's alarming numbers
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 those who need help.
Aug 19, 2021
27 min
The Manchester Arena terror attack: a safer summer?
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 Terrorism UK National co-ordinator who gives his own take on what needs to be done to make us all feel safe this summer.
Jul 31, 2021
29 min
Tokyo 2020: Our team's Olympic memories and their ones to watch
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.
Jul 21, 2021
40 min
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