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Whitehall may follow BBC and head North

THOUSANDS of BBC staff have just made the journey North as the corporation moves departments to Manchester, so could the Government do the same?

Police zero tolerance warning for drink gang

Police have pledged a zero tolerance approach after winning a legal bid to tackle alcoholics, street drinkers and drug addicts who are terrorising shop keepers and tourists in the centre of Scarborough.

Pickles claims riots made district councils stronger

Last summer’s riots strengthened the hand of local authorities to take power back from central Government, Eric Pickles said.

Boy band star splits from girlfriend, 32

One Direction star Harry Styles has confirmed he has split from TV presenter Caroline Flack.

Police hunt ‘Scottish’ gunman who helped prisoner to escape

Detectives have released an e-fit likeness of the man who helped a prisoner escape while being transported to hospital.

Sport rss

Laugher is all smiles

DIVING: Jack Laugher kicked off his 2012 season in commanding fashion winning the men’s one-metre springboard at the British Gas National Cup in Southend.

Parkinson can lead City to promotion – McGhee

PHIL Parkinson has been tipped to bring glory back to Bradford City.

In-form Elsworth eager to maintain impetus

Calgary Bay, the horse whose New Year’s Day victory began an unforgettable month for Dominic Elsworth and former Gold Cup-winning trainer Henrietta knight, is on track to bring January to a memorable close in Doncaster’s Sky Bet Chase.

Improving Blades are finally warming to Wilson

IT MAY have been in a losing cause, but the 2,700 Blades fans in the Jimmy Seed Stand stood in unison to applaud a dogged performance against the runaway league leaders.

Stewart disappointed by struggling Millers

ROTHERHAM United chairman Tony Stewart has admitted that results need to improve as pressure mounts on manager Andy Scott.

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Video: Secret underground world beneath York’s Guildhall video

WHETHER it was Lord Mayors being officially sworn in, decisions on the fate on religious martyrs or raucous productions of Shakespearean plays, life in York has revolved around the Guildhall for more than 700 years.

Business rss

Region can lead the way in digital revolution

According to Steve Wood of IBM, the planet is becoming instrumented, intelligent and interconnected.

Hedge your fuel costs now, firms urged

Businesses in Yorkshire are being advised to consider setting their fuel costs now as a strategy to minimise the possible impact of the proposed fuel duty increase in August.

Blow for savers as NS&I is forced to cut interest rate on account

Savers were dealt a further blow this week after Government-backed National Savings & Investments (NS&I) cut the interest rate on a key account.

Advisers wary over new regulations

Independent financial advisers are nervous ahead of changes triggered by the Retail Distribution Review, which comes into effect at the end of the year.

Lifestyle rss

Nick Ahad: Whatever you may think of them, critics deserve recognition of their craft

NOBODY ever built a statue, so the saying goes, to a critic.

Jeffery Kissoon (Vladimir) and Patrick Robinson (Estragon)

Leading man gets ready to leave on a high

Waiting for Godot marks the final production of Ian Brown as the West Yorkshire Playhouse artistic director. Arts correspondent Nick Ahad watched his rehearsals for one last time.

Lisa Parhad

The power of poetry as verse shows its variety

Lisa Parhad talks poetry and the Huddersfield underground arts scene with Chris Arden.

Art from the dawn of railways

Make tracks for images of fear and fascination at dawn of rail

Self-confessed train enthusiast Ian McMillan takes a look at a new exhibition exploring the arrival of the railways.

Hugh Cornwell

Interview: Hugh Cornwell

Back in the days when The Stranglers were emerging as one of the most original and potent forces in 1970s British music, the four-piece was instantly tagged as one of the leading proponents of that vilified beast, punk rock.

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Richard Pollitt, Mansion House and Guildhall Manager, explores the unseen areas beneath Yorks historic Guildhall. Picture Bruce Rollinson

Video: Secret underground world beneath York’s Guildhall video

WHETHER it was Lord Mayors being officially sworn in, decisions on the fate on religious martyrs or raucous productions of Shakespearean plays, life in York has revolved around the Guildhall for more than 700 years.

Richard Pollitt, Mansion House and Guildhall Manager, explores the unseen areas beneath Yorks historic Guildhall. Picture Bruce Rollinson

Country Week: Can Brussels get it right this time on animal welfare?

THE announcement this week of a new animal welfare policy is the first real sign that the European civil service has been shaken by its failure to raise standards for laying hens. Listen to informed debate, in our weekly programme for Yorkshire’s country communities.

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Six of the 13 lower sixth pupils at the Grammar School, Leeds, who all achieved 10 A* at GCSE last summer.  From left: James Roberts, Oishik Rha, Leonora Cherry, Beth Tapsfield, Isabel Kempner and Katherine Ward.  26 January 2012.  Picture Bruce Rollinson

Hear informed debate: Yorkshire shame over number of schools stuck in bottom set

ONE in five of the very worst-performing schools at GCSE in the country is in Yorkshire according to league tables which reveal that 25 secondaries in the region could be at risk after missing Government targets.

Dinner ladies Audrey Harris, left, and Katherine Breckon before going head to head in the Yorkshire and Humber school chef of the year 2012 finals

Video: How to cook for a school full of hungry 11 year-olds (for £1.25 each) video

A DINNER lady from Scunthorpe is enjoying the sweet taste of success after being crowned Yorkshire and Humber School Chef of the Year 2012.

Sarah Royle, and below with boyfriend Chris Scrimshaw

Family switches off life support machine after sister falls from holiday roof garden video

TWO women agreed to turn off their sister’s life support machine after she suffered massive head injuries when she fell from a roof garden in Singapore, an inquest heard today.

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