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Video special: Beneath York Minster
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Video: Hard shoulder to drive on as ‘new’ M62 opens
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Video: Blowing the doors off a Yorkshire feast
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Exclusive: Police get extra help to stamp out child sex gangs
A YORKSHIRE police force which came under fire for failing to “get a grip” on child sexual abuse is to set up a specialist team to help protect children from exploitation.
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Rotherham council ‘sorry’ over taking foster children from Ukip family video
ROTHERHAM council has apologised over the way it handled a decision to remove three Eastern European children from foster parents who were members of Ukip.
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BAE faces huge fine after worker crushed at Yorkshire plant
DEFENCE giant BAE Systems has been ordered to pay almost £350,000 in fines and costs after a worker died when he was crushed by a 145-tonne metal press at one of its sites in East Yorkshire.
Jail for Walter Mitty conman who fleeced women on dating website
A HEARTLESS conman who fleeced more than £170,000 out of a string of women he met on a website for “sugar daddies” - one of whom he married in Harrogate - was jailed for seven years today.
Scores killed by monster tornado in America’s midwest video
A MONSTROUS tornado at least a half a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening neighbourhoods and destroying a school as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200mph.
Video special: Beneath York Minster video
THE grandeur of York Minster has left millions of visitors awestruck as they have caught sight of the cathedral’s gothic spires for the first time.
Sport
Sheffield United launch McCall raid
Sheffield United have made an approach to Motherwell for their manager Stuart McCall.
SportsTalk: Bradford City cap memorable season, our manager of the year, and the return of Magic Weekend
Saluting Bradford City for a triumphant season and our pundits name their managers of the year. Download to your iPod or listen online to this Yorkshire Post podcast.
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Agents hold key to City strengthening plans, admits Lawn video
BRADFORD CITY joint-chairman Mark Lawn admits agents will have a big say in the club’s attempts to strengthen ahead of next season’s return to League One.
Leeds Rhinos 22 St Helens 30: Rhinos stunned as Saints mount shock comeback
WELL, let’s be honest, who saw that coming?
Stepping up at Leeds as Madine is timed out
THE post-Ken Bates era at Leeds United has taken a further step forward with the promotion of the man expected to be named as the club’s chairman later this summer.
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Promotion heroes are set to play vital role for Dickov video
Paul Dickov says he will give the players who earned Doncaster Rovers promotion the chance to build on that in the Championship after the Scot edged out Michael Appleton in the race for the Keepmoat job.
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Rotherham council ‘sorry’ over taking foster children from Ukip family video
ROTHERHAM council has apologised over the way it handled a decision to remove three Eastern European children from foster parents who were members of Ukip.
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Business
O2 call centre jobs in Leeds under threat, claims union
MANAGERS at the O2 call centre in Leeds today denied a union’s claims that a sixth of workers affected by an outsourcing deal are under threat.
Fuel prices spark bigger-than-expected inflation drop video
FALLING prices at the petrol pumps led to a bigger-than-expected drop in inflation in April, the first easing in the annual rate of price rises for six months.
Vodafone posts fall in service revenue
VODAFONE posted its largest ever quarterly fall in key organic service revenue, prompting it to keep hold of a £2.1bn dividend from its US arm rather than return it to shareholders.
G4S boss to stand down
THE boss of security giant G4S is to stand down - just months after he came under fire for his company’s botched handling of its Olympics Games contract.
M&S annual profits fall
MARKS & Spencer’s annual profits fell to their lowest level in four years today after clothing sales slumped.
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‘Modest’ Ryanair profits soar
A BIG increase in charges for luggage and refreshments plus strong growth in fares have led to a 13 per cent increase in annual profits at budget airline Ryanair.
Lifestyle
Bay of plenty
In search of a top-notch seaside staycation with his family, Richard Mulligan heads to Carbis Bay.
Gorillas in our midst
Rwanda still conjures memories of a genocidal civil war but Louise Healy finds so much more on her silverback safari.
Tank warfare
The cost of driving on the Continent this year has soared, due to rising petrol prices. Jeremy Gates reports.
Goodbye to the gnome
Most gardens have a bit of sculpture among the plants. It could be a thoughtfully-placed statue, an interesting urn, even an unfashionable gnome, but it’s there somewhere, if you look closely.
Wholly moley
The moles are on the move, and that’s bad news for anyone who takes pride in their lawn.
Building to rent will bring us back to the future
A Yorkshire property expert is part of the government’s new Build to Rent taskforce. Sharon Dale asks if it will revolutionise rentals.
Audio & Video
Fuel prices spark bigger-than-expected inflation drop video
FALLING prices at the petrol pumps led to a bigger-than-expected drop in inflation in April, the first easing in the annual rate of price rises for six months.
SportsTalk: Bradford City cap memorable season, our manager of the year, and the return of Magic Weekend
Saluting Bradford City for a triumphant season and our pundits name their managers of the year. Download to your iPod or listen online to this Yorkshire Post podcast.
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Baby joy for Wayne and Coleen Rooney video
MANCHESTER United star Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen have had a second son.
Heroes still need our help urges Duke video
The Duke of Cambridge issued a heartfelt plea for the public to continue their support of injured British servicemen and women as he officially opened four new Help for Heroes recovery centres, including one in North Yorkshire.
Tory MPs fail in attempt to wreck gay marriage Bill video
LAST-ditch efforts by Tory MPs to derail David Cameron’s gay marriage Bill failed last night as his Government struck a deal with Labour to face down a series of “wrecking” amendments.
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Video: Hepworth celebrates birthday with new arts space video
AN historic former textile mill in Wakefield has been transformed into a new exhibition space as The Hepworth gallery celebrates its second birthday.
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