This week's Northern News is a special live recording from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025!

Headlines this week include a gimp-mask wearing lurker (see our recent Patreon episode for more on this), and a man living out his train driving dreams.

And Ian's going on tour with his Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show Foot Spa Half Empty. For tickets and information head to iansmithcomedian.co.uk.

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Recorded by Monkey Barrel and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

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Amy and Ian had SO much fun with Alex that it was just too much to fit in the main episode, so this week's bonus episode is some extra little Alex Horne.

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Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

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Northern News is BACK! Amy and Ian kick off a brand new series with special guest correspondent, little Alex Horne!

Headlines this week include a Lollipop-man banned from giving high fives, and a poultry robbery in Hutton Cranswick.

Alex's children's book The Last Pebble is available to buy here.

And Ian's going on tour with his Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show Foot Spa Half Empty. For tickets and information head to iansmithcomedian.co.uk.

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Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

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Northern News returns with a brand new series, starting this Thursday 25th September 2025.

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Northern News is on a series break, but we'll be back very soon! To tide you over until then, you can enjoy WEEKLY bonus episodes over on our Patreon.

This week's bonus episode is... something a little different. His PR was extremely persistent, so for this week's bonus episode Amy and Ian are joined by Tory MP Tom Dudley-Brown, alongside his Everything Is News co-host, Dame Julia Markham.

Listen to their podcast Everything Is News wherever you listen.

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Tom Dudley-Brown is played by Michael Clarke.

Julia Markham is played by Helen Price.

Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

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Northern News is on a series break, but we'll be back very soon! To tide you over until then, you can enjoy WEEKLY bonus episodes over on our Patreon.

This week, we hear a story from a listener about a man who just LOVES big cats. We think.

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Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

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Northern News is on a series break, but we'll be back very soon! To tide you over until then, you can enjoy WEEKLY bonus episodes over on our Patreon.

This week, Ian finds a story about some uniquely shaped stone bollards.

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Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

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Northern News is on a series break, but we'll be back very soon! To tide you over until then, you can enjoy WEEKLY bonus episodes over on our Patreon.

This week, we hear some Northern News all the way from Northern Ohio, and we end up learning too much about birds.

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Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

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