The Guardian has confirmed Josh Halliday as north of England editor and Hannah al-Othman is confirmed as north of England correspondent.
Josh Halliday, north of England editor, says: "I would say it's a dream come true to be appointed the Guardian's North of England editor but in truth it is far beyond anything I could have imagined when I was starting out nearly 20 years ago.
"I believe I'm only the sixth person to hold the role in the past 40 years and, given the Guardian's proud heritage in Manchester, it feels like an incredibly special privilege. I inherit the role from my peerless colleague and great friend, Helen Pidd – one of the most versatile, tenacious and empathic people I know – and I will try to live up to her many achievements.
"The Guardian now boasts the strongest and biggest team of reporters outside London of any national title and I'm incredibly proud to work for an organisation that places such great emphasis on issues and perspectives from beyond the M25. I'm looking forward to all the adventures ahead."
The Guardian has announced further recent appointments as follows:
- Neha Gohil is appointed Midlands correspondent, joining in September.
- In the business team, the Guardian has recently welcomed Lauren Almeida as business reporter. Juliette Garside is appointed financial affairs editor, Europe. Richard Partington becomes senior economics correspondent and Phillip Inman becomes senior economics writer.
- In its audio team, Michael Safi moves to a new role as presenter, narrative podcasts. Helen Pidd is confirmed as presenter, Today in Focus, and welcomes back Nosheen Iqbal in the same role. Joel Grove becomes senior audio producer, football.
- In video, Temujin Doran is appointed acting head of video; Ryan Baxter becomes video audience & innovation editor; Sarah Bertram is appointed acting reactive news editor for video.
- In its legal team, Iona Fookes and Joseph Andriano are promoted to joint deputy director, editorial legal services.
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