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A woman feeds the birds in the Museum Gardens in York as freezing fog and a hard frost covers the City.

Yellow cold health alert issued for Yorkshire as temperatures plummet
The yellow cold health alert is in effect next week for Yorkshire and the Humber and the weather is likely to have minor impacts on health.

Pauline Place (right) with her daughter Joanne Mercer.

Eight neighbours share £1m in Yorkshire’s latest Postcode Lottery win

Fiona Newby from Meltham is a ceramic artist who creates interior pieces - the focus is baubles and angels for a festive focused feature. Once built from raw clay, Fiona fires her ceramics in her electric kiln and after burnishing, fires them in her Raku kiln using combustibles including seaweed, downy feathers and sugar to create the design Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer

'I make Christmas decorations that you can keep out all year'

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Welcome Break Rotherham.

'I went to the best services in the country - and it's in Yorkshire'

The new entrance to Leeds station

Leeds Station steps finally open as £46m transformation is completed

Morrisons have reimagined Goldilocks and the Three Bears for their 2026 Christmas advert.

Watch: Morrisons reimagine much-loved fairy tale for Christmas advert

Colin, general manager at Scarborough Central Tramway.

Scarborough Central Tramway: Yorkshire railway runs 500,000 journeys

Simon Weaver's Harrogate Town were 4-0 victors over Altrincham.

Weaver pinpoints test Harrogate Town ‘passed’ in rout of Altrincham

HALF-TIME TALK: Dave Challinor (Image: Steve Ellis)

Dave Challinor pleased to see Owls players speaking his language in Plymouth win

Barnsley head coach Daniel Stendel, pictured at the Brick Community Stadium, Wigan. Photo: Tony Johnson.

Barnsley FC boss reveals owner talks after loss at Wigan

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Omaze: Father-of-two wins £4million Grade II listed six-bedroom home

Lucy Punch and James Norton as Santa and Mrs Claus in the M&S 2026 Christmas campaign advert.

M&S brings it home as James Norton and Lucy Punch star in TV advert

Levisham station on the Whitby Pickering line

25 Yorkshire surnames and what they reveal

The Whitby Goth Weekend

The best pictures from Whitby Goth Weekend 2026

Yorkshire Heritage

As thick fog clings to lower areas of the Derbyshire Peak District, the neolithic tree circle of Minninglow breaks through the gloom as dawn breaks. Credit: Rod Kirkpatrick/RKP Photography

Stunning photo shows one of Peak District’s most-loved landmarks shrouded in fog
Standing some 1,220ft above sea level in the White Peak area, the circle atop Millinglow hill ranks among the Peak District’s most recognisable landmarks.
Rod Kirkpatrick

Stacey Masters with the Eight Maids are Milking installation created by Wakefield-based paper artist Andy Singleton for The 12 Days of Christmas at Chatsworth this festive season. Photograph by Tony Johnson

'It's the start of the festive season': Christmas at Chatsworth House

Anne Lister

Anne Lister: The Yorkshire diarist dubbed ‘the first modern lesbian’

The event marks the 250th anniversary of William Wilberforce leaving Pocklington to travel to Cambridge and change the world.

Pocklington event to celebrate major William Wilberforce landmark

The Mallard, in the Great Hall of the National Railway Museum in York.

Plans to install solar panels on roof on National Railway Museum's Great Hall

Puzzles

Quick CrosswordTo test and hone your word skills

SudokuThe ultimate logic-based numbers game

WordwheelPit yourself against the clock with our simple anagram game

Opinion

General view of the Union Jack flag displayed at the parade ground of Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Picture: Chris Jackson/PA Wire

I was born in the 1940s and I've seen our country lose its way

Margaret Mills, Denby Dale.

The Yorkshire Post Letters

The Yorkshire Post Letters

Vet Julian Norton.

'Skewered': The veterinary lingo for a troublesome issue in dogs - Julian Norton

David Behrens has his say. Picture by Simon Hulme

Weakness of police 'mega-force' idea: David Behrens

Am I the only person to love the John Lewis advert? - Christa Ackroyd

Christa Ackroyd

Andy Burnham faces a crunch week in domestic and international politics, says David Blunkett (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

My simple warning as PM faces crunch week: David Blunkett

Cristina Garcia Duffy shares her expert insight

Valuable commitment to wind power can enter deeper waters

Steph Taylor of Leeds Community Foundation, one of the organisations involved

Connecting Yorkshire generosity with Yorkshire need

Lifestyle

A participant dressed in a Krampus costume.

York Krampus Run: Amazing photos show people wearing elaborate costumes
The first Krampus Yorkshire procession brought a taste of Alpine folklore to the streets of York - here are the best photos from the event.

Duchy Road, Harrogate.Picture: Simon Hulme

Why some of Yorkshire's most expensive homes are now being openly advertised

Creta Argilla Cloud decorative porcelain tiles at Lapicida

Ad Feature Transform your home with luxury decorative tiles

Sheffield Christmas Market.

Best photos as Sheffield Christmas Market gets underway in city centre

BBC's Ground Force crew Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh with former South African President Nelson Mandela. Date: Monday November 9, 1999.

Tommy Walsh obituary: The builder turned TV star who worked with Nelson Mandela

Honda's Super N takes a refreshingly different approach to defining a city car - and it's incredibly endearing

Honda Super N review: Why this funky little EV completely won me over

The Winchester, Hebden Bridge.

The Winchester: A terrific homage to the ‘80s in Hebden Bridge

Travel and Staycation

Jet off for less this summer with Purple Parking.

FREE Fast Track with lounge and parking at Leeds Bradford Airport

Skipsea. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Delight at Yorkshire village becoming Booking.com’s number one

The Homestead Kitchen, Goathland, North Yorkshire.

The Good Food Guide's best places to go in the North York Moors

Puerto Rico, on Gran Canaria's southwest coast

Guaranteed sun and ‘no sunbed wars’ with all-inclusive deal from £209

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Alan Cumming will feature on the BBC dancing competition during a group dance on Sunday’s results show

Alan Cumming to make surprise Strictly Come Dancing appearance

It's Sunday lunch season - but which wine should you choose?

Six best red wines under £15 for your Sunday roast

Julia Hartley-Brewer

Julia Hartley-Brewer quits Talk after 10 years

Business

The 211 acre mill is proposed for a site bordered by Rawcliffe Road in Goole and the M62 motorway.

Plan for 400-jobs Goole tissue factory will not go ahead after firm pulls out
Plans for a huge tissue paper mill in East Yorkshire have been scrapped after the Finnish company behind the scheme pulled out.
Michael Crossland

DFS Furniture has provided a trading update in advance of its annual general meeting. (Photo supplied by DFS)

DFS reports subdued market demand

Landsec said: " We are also on site with £32m of smaller retail projects, such as the creation of a new social eating destination at Trinity, Leeds." (Photo supplied on behalf of Trinity Leeds)

Work starts on social eating destination for Trinity Leeds

Burberry's CEO praises role of 'iconic' Castleford site

Staff at Grand Theft Auto developer begin union recognition vote

Andrew Senior, has joined Walker Morris from Pinsent Masons, (far right). He's pictured with Richard Naish, Head of Corporate at Walker Morris, (centre) and Equity Capital Markets Partner Martin Penn. (Photo supplied by Walker Morris)

Walker Morris on target to hit £100m revenue

David Potts, the new CEO of Asda.

New Asda CEO calls on managers to 'spend more time on shopfloors'

Country and Farming

The farm in the middle of the M62.

Why our ewes' backsides are causing a stir on social media - Jill Thorp
No piece of wood is safe in our house right now.
Jill Thorp

Penny Piece Lane

Councillor vows to fight plans for 149 homes on agricultural fields in Yorkshire

Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon lambasted the Autumn Budget as “lacklustre with little substance”.

Fury at 14-year prison sentences for people evading tourism tax

Foxglove Farmhouse

Next SFI budget will have to be £1bn, National Farmers' Union says

The site of 230 new homes off Saddleworth Road in Greetland

Controversial 230-home plans on greenbelt land given approval

Sport

Barnsley head coach Daniel Stendel, pictured at the Brick Community Stadium, Wigan. Photo: Tony Johnson.

Barnsley FC boss reveals owner talks after loss at Wigan
BITTERLY disappointed Barnsley head coach Daniel Stendel confirmed that he is planning to speak with majority shareholder/chairman Neerav Parekh about how to be...

HALF-TIME TALK: Dave Challinor (Image: Steve Ellis)

Dave Challinor pleased to see Owls players speaking his language in Plymouth win

Simon Weaver's Harrogate Town were 4-0 victors over Altrincham.

Weaver pinpoints test Harrogate Town ‘passed’ in rout of Altrincham

Steve McNamara has been tasked with reviving Hull's fortunes. (Photo: Ed Sykes/SWpix.com)

McNamara insists Hull FC ambition, not sentiment brought him home

Scott Lindsey's York City claimed three points away at Rochdale.

‘It’s a massive monkey off our back’ admits York boss after away win

BRIDESMAIDS: England have lost the last two European Championship finals (Image: Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Why England's Thomas Tuchel is right to talk up Spain 'final'

Taking the match ball home: Amy Andrews of Sheffield United celebrates her hat-trick against Durham in the Barclays Women's Super League 2 match at Bramall Lane, Sheffield. (Picture: Jake Youle / Sportimage)

United's Amy Andrews motivated by taking unconventional route in women's game

Doncaster's Jack Whaley won the US Amateur at Merion in August. (Picture: Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

From the Fitzpatricks to Whaley, Dean and Heath - Yorkshire golf never better

Bradford City manager Michael Duff. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

No 'holiday': Bantams chief's FA Cup message plus recruitment update

Your World

Roy Shelton

Businesses 'lucky' not resilient on single broadband circuit
Connectus CEO Roy Shelton warns that businesses relying on single broadband circuits are 'lucky' rat...

Pen pals from Threshfield Court in Skipton and Ouse View in Fulford meet halfway in Harrogate for the first time

Yorkshire care home residents become pen pals before meeting
Residents from Skipton and York have been exchanging stories about their childhoods, families, worki...

Joy Pickles from Dales care home in Draughton is named Nurse of the Year

Yorkshire nurse named National Registered Nurse of the Year
Joy Pickles, from The Dales Care Home in Draughton, won the national title at the Barchester Care Aw...

Councils must base bridge repair decisions on evidence

Cyber expert warns small businesses are falling behind on security

Leeds-born ex-England footballer played through fibroid pain

Property

Matthew Murray House. Google image.

Council blocks conversion of historic building into 17-bed shared house

Ad Feature Power up for less this Black Friday with Jackery

Harrogate has been named the happiest best place to live in the UK

The five happiest places to live in Yorkshire

What's On

Season three of the show sees Steve and Jean Green visit Haworth for its steampunk weekend. Photo: Channel 5/Daisybeck Studios

The Yorkshire Vet's Peter Wright on return of At Home with the Greens
Two of the nation’s oldest farmers are back on screens this week. The Yorkshire Vet’s Peter Wright tells Laura Reid what to expect from series three of At Home with the Greens.
Laura Reid

'Our daughter's story is one of remarkable courage and joy'

Sheffield band Heaven 17 announce The Greatest Hits Live With Orchestra tour

Heaven 17 announce spectacular Sheffield homecoming – get tickets

Sledmere Christmas Fair returns on November 25 and 26, promising two days of festive magic.

Ad Feature Sledmere Christmas Fair returns

Muse frontman Matt Bellamy delivered a spell binding performance. (Photo: Luc Burke-Lejeune).

Live review: Muse unleash a sonic assault of electrifyng space rock

Sheffield musician Max Restaino's Christmas single Giving In To Love is inspired by the 1914 WW1 truce.

Sheffield’s Max Restaino releases Christmas song inspired by WW1 truce

York's 2026 Christmas Market on its first day.

'It makes you really proud of York'- Traders on first day of Christmas Market

Politics

Coun Belbin has led Sheffield City Council for less than six months before dealing with what many are calling an unprecedented situation.

Sheffield Council leader reveals why Labour Green administration ended
The leader of Sheffield Council has explained why the Labour and Green leadership will now officially come to an end, pointing a Green councillor’s “antisemitic” social media posts as the final straw in a pressurising few weeks.
Rose Mason

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport freehold deal is ‘boosting airline talks’

An independent investigation is being carried out into 10 military training sites in England, including the Army Foundation College, at Pennypot Lane, Harrogate. (Picture contributed)

MP concern at housing plans next to ‘isolated’ Army Foundation College

Sascha Wells-Munro. Credit: LTHT

In-depth profile: new midwifery director for scandal-hit Leeds trust

A general view of the area surrounding RAF Linton-On-Ouse in North Yorkshire., which may soon be used to house asylum seekers. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Oxfordshire asylum centre approval raises fears over plans for Linton-on-Ouse

The Ridings Shopping came under the ownership of Wakefield Council on May 1 after the authority completed a deal to buy it for just over £11m.

‘Squandered opportunity’ - MP critical of U-turn on The Ridings demolition

Scarborough West Pier. Nyc

Fishing industry could see boost after Chinese government delegation visit

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On average adults just eight seconds of patience before hitting refresh

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The Strictly judge made a surprise appearance to kick-start festivities in Manchester

Craig Revel Horwood reveals the exact moment Christmas begins

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