Levelling up was one of the main themes of the 2019 election campaign, so why is it getting so little coverage this time round?

Has politics given up on levelling up?

ITV News political correspondent Harry Horton gives his take on the government's latest bid to address regional inequalities.

Will 'levelling up' make any difference to Yorkshire and Lincolnshire?

People in 'left-behind' communities live shorter lives with more ill health and are 46% more likely to die from Covid, according to a new report.

The 35 neighbourhoods in our region where you're most likely to die of Covid

This comes after research revealed Bradford has the worst rail connections of any British city.

Calls for better public transport links for the region 

There are calls for more adults to be given the chance to learn to read again, as research shows that 18% of people in Yorkshire have very poor literacy levels.

Adult literacy: 'I was ashamed of telling people that I couldn't read or write'

The economic damage caused by Covid-19 has left the task of making some Yorkshire cities as prosperous as places in southern England four times more difficult.

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Has politics given up on levelling up?

Will 'levelling up' make any difference to Yorkshire and Lincolnshire?

The 35 neighbourhoods in our region where you're most likely to die of Covid

Calls for better public transport links for the region

Adult literacy: 'I was ashamed of telling people that I couldn't read or write'

Covid-19 makes levelling up the North 'four times harder'