<p>It's the series finale and to celebrate, Amy is BACK! Joining them this week in the studio is friend of the pod Phil Wang.</p><br><p>Headlines this week include Hollywood legend Robert de Niro's quest to build a swanky new restaurant in Manchester and a yellow BMW driver gets caught driving home from court (immediately after being issued a driving ban).</p><br><p>Phil Wang will be touring his brand new stand-up show <em>Uh Oh </em>around<em> </em>the UK this autumn. For tickets and dates head to <a href="https://www.philwang.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.philwang.co.uk</a>.</p><br><p>Ian is bringing his Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show <em>Foot Spa Half Empty </em>to Wells Comedy Festival on Friday 22 May 2026! For tickets head to <a href="https://www.ticketsource.com/wellscomfest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ticketsource.com</a>.</p><br><p>And we'll be heading up t'North to record a live edition of the pod at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival on Saturday 4 July 2026! For tickets head to <a href="https://crossedwires.live/podcast/northern-news" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crossedwires.live</a>.</p><br><p>Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/NorthernNews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> for weekly bonus episodes, videos, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...</p><br><p>Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to [email protected].</p><br><p>Follow Northern News on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/northernnewspodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@NorthernNewsPodcast</a></p><br><p>Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.</p><p>Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock.</p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio.</p><p>Photography by Jonathan Birch.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>