'All my friends are dead': The heartache drugs are causing in the North East
ITV News spoke to people in Middlesbrough who have had their lives turned upside down by drugs.
Sarah Corker
Social Affairs Correspondent
Follow @@sarahcorkernewsSarah is the Social Affairs Correspondent for ITV News reporting on everything from housing and the cost of living to schools, migration and welfare. Based in the North of England, Sarah explores the big issues and challenges facing communities across the UK and beyond. She is an award winning journalist who previously worked as a specialist correspondent for BBC News covering business, home affairs and world news.
Tourism sector worries as Blackpool left without rail services on strike days
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