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Autumn Budget 2026

The plans for the refurbished Leeds station concourse. Credit: DfT

Pictured: £300m to turn Leeds into 'King's Cross-style station'

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey leaves 11 Downing Street with the Budget Box. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)

Fiscal devolution to end 'begging bowl culture' of mayoral funding

Doncaster Chamber has welcomed the move to purchase Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Chancellor unveils £1.5bn borrowing facility to help airport reopening

John Healey poses for the media in advance of his Budget

Building societies hail Healey scrapping Reeves's Cash ISA changes

John Healey with his team of ministers.

'Supporting 140,000 jobs': £20bn boost for Yorkshire finance bodies

NFU president Tom Bradshaw calls for change.

'Tinkering while Rome burns': farming groups slam Healey for Budget

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey

Analysis: John Healey loves rabbits, but he had no surprises in Budget

Sean Bean, who has starred in Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings, is reported to be worth just over £16m, according to the Yorkshire Post.

Sean Bean: 25 years since Yorkshire actor appeared as Boromir
The Sheffield-born actor is Yorkshire’s special connection to Middle-earth.

Cows blocking the gate on the Dales Way Link

‘Cows sabotaged my walk along the Dales Way Link in Yorkshire'

Adrian Bridge, CEO of Taylor Fladgate sets up a port tasting by the Douro. © Christine Austin

'This is why you shouldn't drink last year's bottle of Port this Christmas'

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One of last nurses to care for Bradford City fire victims retires

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Mother strangled and held captive by childhood friend

32-year-old Ryan Roxburgh is charged with 11 counts of burglary other than dwelling and one count of attempt burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal. He has appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court

Sheffield woman sentenced after 40 dogs found living in squalor

The entrance to Hold Fast in Leeds Dock

'I visited the floating bookshop at Leeds Docks'

FIGHTING CHANCE: England's Mikey Lewis scores a try against France, his 20-minute cameo something he would like to repeat - or build on - when Brian McDermott's team take on Papua New Guinea tomorrow. Picture: Anita Reca/SWpix.com

All smiles for Lewis as he targets progression

BOOST: Chris Wilder has Patrick Bamford available (Image: Simon Bellis / Sportimage)

Sheffield United team news with one striker fit, one missing

Emilia Clarke was named on the list of changemakers

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Karl Bushby with his son, Adam, in America

Karl Bushby’s son says his return after 28 years ‘doesn’t seem real’

Hannah Davison and her children on holiday

'No regrets' - Yorkshire businesswoman on her £1,000 term time holiday fine

Liam Green, 45, was killed after he was struck down by a white VW Touareg on Rose Tree Avenue, in Cudworth, Barnsley

Man ‘run over and killed’ after £7.50 lawn-mowing offer, court told

A view of the lane before it descends into Staithes harbour via Cowbar Bank with the end cottage due to be demolished seen on the right.

First phase of coastal erosion work in tiny Yorkshire hamlet set to cost £2.2m

Yorkshire Heritage

'I've reimagined what happened during Agatha Christie's disappearance'
It was a mystery that wouldn’t look out of place in one of her bestselling detective novels. Nearly 100 years ago, crime writer Dame Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days, sparking a huge search effort involving hundreds of police officers and thousands of civilians.
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The Yorkshire Museum, in Museum Gardens, York.

Yorkshire Museum: Action to stop 'threat' to one of UK's oldest museums backed

A Merry Bloody Christmas.

Yorkshire heritage railway introduces Christmas train with a twist

Canal & River Trust Trust volunteer, Clive Fearn poses for a photo on the canal trip boat as it passes through the Standedge Tunnel

Longest tunnel restoration celebrated with spooktacular trips in dark

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Leaks at 'poorly-maintained' historic nightclub building prompt repair plans

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Opinion

Chancellor John Healey poses for photographs as he leaves 11 Downing Street, London, before delivering his first Budget. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/Press Association

No party tricks from the Chancellor at the Budget

If ever the Chancellor needed to pull a rabbit out of the hat, it was during yesterday’s Budget. While there was no neat party trick to cure Britain’s economic ...

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School children during a class at a primary school in Yorkshire. PIC: Danny Lawson/the Press Association

Bonuses aren't stopping the brain drain - Dr Gurmit Singh

Chancellor John Healey delivering his Budget in the House of Commons. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

The elephant in the room that the Budget failed to address

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Medical equipment on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Where has the work ethic gone in today's Britain? - YP Letters

Bradford Interchange train station pictured in 2020. PIC: Tony Johnson

Central location of new train station to be welcomed - YP Letters

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (right) meeting with Chancellor John Healey at No11 Downing Street. PIC: Alberto Pezzali/Press Association

A serious Budget for serious times is what is required today

Travel and Staycation

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Deals site Wowcher and Jet2CityBreaks have deals on trips to Christmas markets in Europe

Trips to gorgeous European Christmas markets under £100

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This ATX cabin suitcase is now £25, saving almost £10

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Alfie Learmouth booked to take his girlfriend of nine years Jordan Bland, 27, on a romantic five-day trip to Positano, Italy, last month [September 3]

Booking.com chatbot backed £1,500 villa scam

Aldi must-have advent calendars 2026: I've tried the £19.99 beauty buy and found a festive cocktail treat

Aldi's advent calendars include beauty, cocktails and kids' favourites

Christmas has come early at Britain's most festive pub

Britain's most festive pub unveils Christmas grotto

Business

Shell has revealed quarterly earnings nearly doubled as it continued to capitalise on soaring oil prices caused by the Iran war. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Shell criticised over bumper earnings haul
Shell has revealed quarterly earnings nearly doubled as it continued to capitalise on soaring oil prices caused by the Iran war.
Greg Wright

John Healey with his team of ministers.

'Supporting 140,000 jobs': £20bn boost for Yorkshire finance bodies

Premier Inn owner Whitbread has said support measures on business rates announced in the autumn Budget could cut its annual costs by as much as £60 million by 2029. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Wire )

Premier Inn owner Whitbread set for Budget boost

A top executive of Lloyds Banking Group has criticised a hike to bank taxes as “unhelpful” to achieving UK economic growth, as he urged the Government to ensure it remains temporary. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Lloyds finance chief criticises increase to bank taxes

The Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce is joining forces with the Norwegian British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) to bring the Energetic Future Conference 2026 to the Humber. (Photo by David Hooper)

Norwegian leaders forge economic ties with Humber

Chancellor John Healey has delivered his Budget (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

John Healey gives £100 off energy bills in 'breathing space' Budget

John Healey poses for the media in advance of his Budget

Building societies hail Healey scrapping Reeves's Cash ISA changes

Country and Farming

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Farming Minister Stephen Morgan (left) and Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to a farm. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Farming Minister slammed by MPs for not pausing 'shambolic' SFI scheme

Farmers drive their tractors through a dry and dusty field near Helmsley, North Yorkshire in 2025. Picture: James Hardisty.

Farming groups hoping for inheritance tax U-turn at Budget

The acclaimed Michelin-starred chef with a background at The Black Swan at Oldstead and Roots in York, partnered with Sunderland AFC to launch Banks on the Wear.

Tommy Banks: 'This is the toughest hospitality has been in 20 years'

Equine nutritionist Briony Witherow.

Will there be another hay shortage this year?

Your World

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Campaign for funeral officiant standards gains cross-party MP backing
The Funeral Officiant Authority's campaign has secured the support of four MPs, who are calling for ...

Three 10-year-old girls bring music to Beverley care home with concert

All-female Sheffield company puts South Yorkshire on the global AI map

Summer fair raises hundreds for Skipton care home

Property

Jules Jones, holistic home consultant, based in Wakefield. Picture: Skywall Photography

How to make your home work better for you when life changes

Tim Waring, prime residential, GSC Grays. Picture: GSC Grays

Selling in hesitant housing market? Here’s how to give your home the best chance

Yorkshire Post Property Editor Lizzie Murphy, pictured left, with Mark Manning, winner of the Property Personality of the Year award, and comedian Dominic Holland, the awards host. Picture: DJB Photography Ltd

Winners revealed as residential awards raise £141,651 for children’s charity

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Therapist and author Grace Olson with some of her animals.

'My therapy sheep have helped children negatively affected by phones'

Tara Clerkin Trio.

Gig review: Tara Clerkin Trio at The Attic, Leeds

Duran Duran. Picture: Alan Gelati

Gig review: Duran Duran at First Direct Bank Arena, Leeds

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Paultons Park in Hampshire

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Band Echo & the Bunnymen will play Holmfirth Picturedrome on November 19.

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Politics

Mayor Luke Campbell is helping champion an ambition that could one day see the Olympic and Paralympic Games hosted across the North of England.

Gold-medal winning mayor backs bid to bring Olympics to north of England
An ambitious £7-million fund to support a future bid to host the Olympics in northern England has been welcomed by gold medallist Mayor Luke Campbell.
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Widows' Fight campaigner Holly O'Connor

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

The location of the proposed compound in Wren Hall Lane at Drax.

Compound planned near Drax for multi-billion pound Scotland-England power link

A City of York Council sign outside West Offices

'Crisis' warning over £32.3m black hole facing York

A66. Photo: National Highways.

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

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