Sonia Lyall (29) has been confined to her home on the Byker estate with her three children Michael (3), Frankie (5) and Paige (9). A single mother on benefits, she has struggled with home-schooling du...

Frankie Lyall (5), her mother Sonia Lyall (not pictured) has been confined to her home on the Byker estate with her three children. A single mother on benefits, she has struggled with home-schooling d...

Frankie (5) and Michael Lyall (3) with their mother Sonia. Sonia Lyall (29) has been confined to her home on the Byker estate with her three children. A single mother on benefits, she has struggled wi...

Michael Lyall (3), his mother Sonia Lyall (29) has been confined to her home on the Byker estate with her three children. A single mother on benefits, she has struggled with home-schooling during the...

Frankie Lyall (5), her mother Sonia Lyall (not pictured) has been confined to her home on the Byker estate with her three children. A single mother on benefits, she has struggled with home-schooling d...

Sonia Lyall (29) has been confined to her home on the Byker estate with her three children Michael (3), Frankie (5) and Paige (9). A single mother on benefits, she has struggled with home-schooling du...

Maureen Naylor (82), a life-long resident of the Byker Estate. Maureen says the COVID-19 pandemic is the worst crisis the estate has seen. The Byker community has been blighted by the impact of decad...

Sylvie Fisch, a volunteer at Byker Mutual Aid. The Byker community has been blighted by the impact of decades of unemployment and underinvestment. Earlier this month figures released by the Office fo...

Afghanistan veteran and former medic Ian Taylor lives in Avondale House on the Byker estate. He suffers from PTSD but volunteers to help out a local community suffering from the economic fallout from...

Ann Ledra, a volunteer at the Byker Pantry which provides a choice of discounted food to members in the Byker community. The Byker community has been blighted by the impact of decades of unemployment...

Ann Ledra, a volunteer at the Byker Pantry which provides a choice of discounted food to members in the Byker community. The Byker community has been blighted by the impact of decades of unemployment...

Hedley Well and Rey Blewett tending vegetable gardens at the Byker Community centre. The Byker community has been blighted by the impact of decades of unemployment and underinvestment. Earlier this m...

Penny Walters, a food poverty campaigner on the Byker Estate. The Byker community has been blighted by the impact of decades of unemployment and underinvestment. Earlier this month figures released b...

Olaf Scholz, Chancellor (SPD), Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, (Green Party), and Christian Lindner, German Federal Minister of Finance FDP (f.l.t.r.), during a security cabine...

Damage from Russian attacks on Hostemel are seen on residential buildings in central Hostemel, which used to be right on the banks of the River Irpin during its heyday.