The Northern Echo | UK News https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/ The Northern Echo UK News en-gb Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:18:54 +0100 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:18:54 +0100 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo The Northern Echo | UK News https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/ Badenoch: Indecision over Harper killers’ release made police jobs harder https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/26659107.badenoch-indecision-harper-killers-release-made-police-jobs-harder/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:02:13 +0100 cfb5c25ea1f574b0ff40d2af28212f42 digitalmedia@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk | PA News Agency Murderer says he would have killed again but ‘I totally get family’s pain now’ https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/26658133.murderer-says-killed-i-totally-get-familys-pain-now/?ref=rss 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