General news
Tributes to Lee Rigby as religious groups condemn Woolwich killing video
TRIBUTES poured in this evening for the soldier victim of the Woolwich massacre, drummer Lee Rigby
Woolwich police raid house in Lincolnshire video
ANTI-TERROR police investigating the “barbaric” murder of a soldier in London have searched a property 150 miles away in Lincolnshire.
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Religious groups condemn Woolwich killings video
THE Woolwich killers are of Nigerian background, sources have confirmed.
Vicar who led tragic Woolwich soldier’s Yorkshire wedding speaks of sorrow at “barbaric” terror attack
The vicar who conducted the wedding ceremony of Drummer Lee Rigby and his Yorkshire bride has spoken of his sorrow at the young soldier’s death.
Regional police tsars hit back at claims of soaring costs at offices
TWO of Yorkshire’s elected police tsars are furiously disputing a new report by MPs which claims the cost of their offices have soared since their election.
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Education
Heads call for ‘useless phonics test’ to be scrapped
A HEAD TEACHERS union has urged the Government to scrap its controversial phonics test after the Department for Education’s own assessment showed the majority of teachers believed it had not provided useful information.
Over 100 new free schools with 50,000 places win initial Government support
THE Government will announce today that more than 100 new free school proposals have been given initial backing to open from next year, including nine more in Yorkshire.
City university recognised for leading role in sustainable design
SHEFFIELD University has been chosen to develop one of four new Centres of Excellence in Sustainable Building Design by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Specialist ‘platform for work’ schools on increase video
ONE of the first of the Government’s studio schools to open in Yorkshire may have attracted just 40 pupils in its first year.
Heads warn Gove of dangers in target-driven education system
CHILDREN’S education and wellbeing must not be sacrificed just to meet targets, a head teachers’ leader has warned after his union passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the Government’s school reforms.
Politics
Gay MP reveals brutal street attack
A Conservative MP from Yorkshire has told how he was “beaten unconscious” in the street in a brutal homophobic attack as he used a Commons debate to criticise the “extreme” elements in his own party who vehemently oppose gay marriage.
Radical plan to improve job skills in region
BUSINESS, colleges and councils are targeting £15m worth of Government funding with an ambitious plan to make sure Yorkshire workers have the skills for 70,000 jobs set to be created in this decade.
Miliband brings tax anger home to Google video
Ed Miliband highlighted a “culture of irresponsibility” at some major companies, during an address in which he accused Google of going to “extraordinary lengths” to avoid paying taxes.
Leeds MP beaten unconscious in homophobic attack hits out at Tory gay marriage rebels
A TORY MP from Yorkshire has told how he was “beaten unconscious” in a homophobic attack as he used a Commons debate to hit out at the “extreme” elements in his own party who vehemently oppose gay marriage.
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Exclusive: Taxpayer funding ‘bribes’ on empty fire HQ
The Government is offering large taxpayer-funded “bribes” to encourage organisations to move into Yorkshire’s abandoned fire control centre, which still stands empty and unused six years after being built.
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Weather for Yorkshire
Thursday 23 May 2013
Today
Light showers
Temperature: 6 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 26 mph
Wind direction: North
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Temperature: 5 C to 11 C
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