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Paul 'Piglet' Middleton on a Slate Train.

Steam Train Diaries: Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton returns to More4 series
Steam train celebrity Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton will return to the second series of Steam Train Diaries on More4 that will feature the restoration of a locomotive made famous by the film The Railway Children.

Author Matt Coyne says his latest novel was inspired by his childhood in South Yorkshire.

Matt Coyne on new novel: 'It is a love letter to my childhood'

Joe Lavender, 45, raped the woman in 2002 when he was 21 years’ old, York Crown Court heard.

Police officer jailed for raping young woman more than 20 years ago

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People

Wellbeing practitioner Emma Longbottom wants to start a 'rest revolution'.

'I'm a wellbeing practitioner and I want to start a revolution'
Leeds-based wellbeing practitioner Emma Longbottom wants to start a revolution.

Pte Jethro Watson-Pickering. PIC: Yorkshire Regiment/PA Wire

Army chief apologises for failings that led to soldier’s death

The Golden Lion - L-R Ailsa Antwis, assistant manager, Jo Wray, general manager and Sam Chambers, team leader.

The Golden Lion: One of Yorkshire’s oldest pubs to reopen with changes

The waste site at Hacking Lane in South Elmsall

Operator loses legal fight to extend life of 'putrid' Yorkshire waste site

Taylor's Sports Bar and Grill.

Otley Run venue appeals against bar permission refusal

Low Lane, Ingleby Barwick.

Detailed plans for 200 homes on fields in Yorkshire town revealed

Zetland Park, Redcar.

Councillor worried over ‘free roaming’ pets after dog bite attack in park

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A lost village appears at Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire, due to low water levels due to the lack of rain in 2026.

Dramatic new video shows lost village underneath Ladybower

Residents of Birdsedge celebrate winning the Postcode Lottery

Second Yorkshire village wins £1m on Postcode Lottery in a week

Katy Phenix, 33, her partner Josh Moore, 35, children, Hetty, 6, and Teddy, 11, moved to Fair Isle, Scotland, along with three dogs, and four cats.

'We moved from North Yorkshire to the UK's most remote island'

Crime

Uvesh Vahora, aged 36, of no fixed abode, was found guilty following a trial at Leeds Crown Court of one count of rape.

Student, 36, convicted of 'terrifying' rape in Hyde Park area of Leeds

Belstaff store on Vicar Lane, Leeds.
Photograph by Tony Johnson. 3rd November 2026

'Large quantity of clothing' stolen after ram raid on Leeds shop

Former PC Bethany Hemstock, aged 30, of Bounty Drive, Hull appeared at Hull Crown Court on Friday, 7 August where she pleaded guilty to Misconduct in Public Office

Former police officer sentenced for misconduct in public office

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Lamborghini crash driver arrested after ‘ruse’ to avoid court

The crash happened at the junction of Simmons Court and Easy Road

Police appeal after 13-year-old boy seriously injured in crash

Yorkshire Heritage

A wildflower display created as part of the Walls in Bloom Project in Station Rise, York.

'Exceptional heat' prompts changes to York walls wildflowers display
Changes are planned for a wildflower display by York’s bar walls following hot, dry weather last summer.
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Atkinson Grimshaw House

The home of Yorkshire painter famed for atmospheric streetscapes

Pannett Art Gallery.

Warning over £200,000 repair bill for Whitby landmark

Levisham station on the Whitby Pickering line

25 Yorkshire surnames and what they reveal

Shantarna Wilson is pictured demonstrating spinning on her spinning wheel on the cobbles outside the museum

Stunning images show demonstations of historic crafts at Yorkshire museum

Sam Fletcher and Asa Riley working on a piece at Rath Trombones

The Yorkshire trombone maker marking 30 years as the top brass

Ian Connell at his home in Easingwold

'I was pushed around the streets of York by Judi Dench as a baby'

Rev Mary Rolls pictured at St Mary's Church, Thirsk, Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Historic church vandalised two years ago still working to fix precious windows

Politics

The Sheffield Local Plan that could consume 800 acres of land on 14 green belt sites in order to build 3,500 homes by 2039 to meet demand.

Delayed Sheffield Local Plan could be hit by Labour-Green Zionism row

Left to right: Trevor Hicks, Andy Burnham, Jenni Hicks, Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, Nia Williams. Credit: Caoilfhionn Gallagher

Campaigning Hillsborough family meet Andy Burnham at No10 North

Civic Office, Doncaster. LDRS photo

New councillors tell peer review they did not expect to be elected

The location of the proposed housing estate off the A61 at Ripon.

Plans for 190 homes to be built on fields on edge of historic Yorkshire city

Transport

Leeds Bradford Airport.

Leeds Bradford Airport rail link ‘is key to unlock more growth’

Wakefield Council's cabinet has agreed to scrap two-hour free parking.

Wakefield politicians give views on scrapping two hours free parking

Sheffield Cathedral. Picture credit: Alamy/PA.

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York station with Stirling Single no 5. Peter Tuffrey collection

The history of transport in Yorkshire from Iron Age roads to railways

The town lost its direct link to the capital almost 20 years ago, but the scheme has appeared in South Yorkshire transport plans with the stated aim of enabling an “experimental train to London”.

Barnsley could regain direct London trains for the first time since 2008

A66. Photo: National Highways.

A66 upgrade to take nine years as North Yorkshire leaders voice disappointment

Weather

A man walks to work in freezing conditions in January 2010 in London, England.

How and when disrupted polar vortex could affect the UK’s weather

Stuart Gibson, a Morrisons pumpkin grower, harvests pumpkins for carving and cooking despite this year´s challenging weather conditions.

'A nightmare before Halloween'

Louise Lee, 53, was at her daughter’s home in Redcar on Monday when powerful winds lifted her grandchildren’s trampoline off the ground.

Watch: Near miss as Storm Boelo sends trampoline flying over wall

Health

Consultant spinal surgeon Mr Raman Kalyan delivering an expert presentation on spinal conditions and treatment options.

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Tim Spector's pappardelle. Picture credit: Extracted from Good Mood Food by Tim Spector (Jonathan Cape, 30)/Issy Croker/PA

Tim Spector: 'Caring for your gut health is more powerful than you think'

Tim Spector. Picture credit: Extracted from Good Mood Food by Tim Spector (Jonathan Cape, 30)/Issy Croker/PA

Tim Spector: 'My new cookbook isn't for losing weight - it's to make you happy'

Todmorden Air Dried Ham uses salt, sodium nitrate, and air drying to preserve the meat (Credit: Porcus)

Artisan sausage firm to sue council over 'catastrophic' investigation

Widows' Fight campaigner Holly O'Connor

Yorkshire widow's joy as Parliamentary debate confirmed for bereavement support

Education

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Bilsdale Midcable Chopgate Church of England Primary School. Photo: NYC.

North Yorkshire village school with eight pupils faces possible closure

Floral tributes at The Willows for Mrs Booth

Tributes left and school in mourning after beloved headteacher dies

Ripon Grammar School

Yorkshire school named best in the North by The Daily Telegraph

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Yorkshire mum 'unable to get childcare' for daughter with disabilities

An Ofsted banner (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Ofsted’s new inspections ‘a mess’ say school heads

Students at the heart of Sixth Form life at Heckmondwike Grammar School.

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Business

John Lewis Christmas Advert 2026 - Dame Kristin Scott Thomas.

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Asda has appointed David Potts CBE as Group CEO. (Photo by: Jamie Lashmar/PA Wire)

Asda appoints former Morrisons boss David Potts as group CEO

Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF) has said it is “cautious” about consumer sentiment and inflation after revealing a slump in profits. (Photo by James Manning/PA Wire)

Primark owner cautious over consumer confidence

Virgin Media O2 has confirmed plans to axe thousands of UK jobs under aims to slash costs by around £800 million a year by 2029 as it battles intense competition and a mounting debt pile. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

Thousands of jobs to be cut by Virgin Media O2

Drax, Brookfield and Radiant, Brookfield’s UK-headquartered AI infrastructure platform, announce a new strategic partnership to jointly develop, deliver and operate data centre capacity at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire. (Photo supplied by Drax)

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UK News

William Chapman death

Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger victim 'had previous bouts of psychosis'

Yorkshire Wildlife Park will re-open on Friday, October 16 six days after William Chapman was mauled by a tiger and died.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park set to reopen following fatal tiger attack

The crash happened on the A65 in Guiseley

Three-way Guiseley crash leaves driver, 67, with serious injuries

Altai the tiger

Yorkshire Wildlife Park confirms tiger Altai will not be euthanised

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Bekonscot Model Village goes big on itsu Jumbo Spring Rolls

It's estimated shoppers will splash out £170 more than they did last year

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Joy Cullen gave up her job as her hip pain pre-surgery was too severe

NHS patients choose to travel further for surgeries under scheme

World

Volodymyr Zelensky and Andy Burnham shake hands outside 10 Downing Street, flanked by soldiers in red dress uniform

'Repair bridges': Burnham pledges to help Zelensky with Donald Trump

Bradley Townsend, from Barnsley, left, with Aiden Minnis, in what appears to be Russia or eastern Ukraine. Credit: YouTube/International Volunteers Association

'Yorkshire lad' is first Briton to die fighting for Putin in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a security council meeting in Moscow (Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo/AP)

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Shannon Lawrie, a student at Leeds Trinity University, is visiting her partner in Penticton, British Columbia, where the pair have watched the Bald Range wildfire grow and residents evacuated from nearby communities.

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