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Sheffield Council keeps tree-felling policy secret - claiming move is for the 'greater good'

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Despite his differences with the EU, Yanis Varoufakis campaigned for Britain to remain in 2016.

Why Yanis Varoufakis believes Britain should have stayed in the 'absolutely awful' EU

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A survey shows that 50 per cent of UK drivers think it is OK to drive above the speed limit.

Fast and furious: Half of drivers think speeding is acceptable, poll finds

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A colder snap is coming...

Freezing snap set to bring abrupt end to heatwave in Yorkshire

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Leonie Jackson: Why Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech still echoes in Brexit Britain

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Tested: Which is the best biscuit for dunking into tea?

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Vets left in shock as FOUR teddy bears are discovered in St Bernard’s stomach

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Bill Carmichael: Theresa May rides out Windrush storm - but Amber Rudd is liable

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Flying Scotsman returns to Yorkshire for trip over iconic viaduct

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Bill Carmichael: Remoaners rage at rise of Jacob Rees-Mogg

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20 April 2018 ..... Candidates at the Sheffield city region mayoral hustings, organised by the Centre for Cities, held at The Source Skills Academy in Meadowhall. Mick Bower, (Yorkshire Party), Naveen Judah, (South Yorkshire Save our NHS Party), Ian Walker (Conservatives), Hannah Kitching (Liberal Democrats), Rob Murphy (Green Party), Dan Jarvis (Labour). Picture Tony Johnson.

Yorkshire local elections: Sheffield City Region mayoral candidates reveal how they’d fix devolution deadlock

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The leaders of the main political parties have set out their manifesto pledges and vision for the Harrogate district.

Local elections 2018 - Party leaders share their manifesto pledges and vision for the Harrogate district

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What more can be done to combat flytipping?

YP Letters: Stronger action needed on fly-tipping scourge

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Prime Minister Theresa May and Home Secretary Amber Rudd have apologised over the treatment of the Windrush generation.

EXCLUSIVE: Cameron used to send Clegg to tell Theresa May to stop being 'so extreme on immigration', senior peer claims amid Windrush anger.

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Despite his differences with the EU, Yanis Varoufakis campaigned for Britain to remain in 2016.

Why Yanis Varoufakis believes Britain should have stayed in the 'absolutely awful' EU

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Yanis Varoufakis was in Yorkshire this week.

Yanis Varoufakis warns UK is heading for 'dog's Brexit'

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A tree-felling protest in Sheffield.

The Yorkshire Post says: Rooting out the truth on Sheffield trees

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The Yorkshire Post says: A lack of nuance. Immigration debate still polarised by Enoch Powell

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Leonie Jackson: Why Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech still echoes in Brexit Britain

Opinion

Bill Carmichael: Theresa May rides out Windrush storm - but Amber Rudd is liable

Opinion

Charlotte Burns: Little substance to promises of a green future

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Cannabis campaigners gather in Leeds after council fails with bid to block pro-legalisation rally

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Aaron Divers was jailed for 76 months during a hearing held at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday

Over six years in prison for man who brandished imitation firearm outside Sheffield pub

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Robert Bedford was jailed for 10-years during a hearing held at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday

'Disgraceful' South Yorkshire man jailed for string of historic sex offences committed against young girls

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Bethany O'Brien was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court during a hearing on Thursday, April 19

Suspended sentence for Sheffield woman who slashed housemate with knife she was using to self-harm

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Thieves steal £4,000 of tools from BBC DIY SOS volunteer's van in Yorkshire village

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Drug driver 'had three times the legal cocaine limit' in system when stopped - Leeds Court

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Can you help police trace wanted Scarborough man?

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Burglary at Leeds house: Police release CCTV images of two men

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Transport More Transport >>

Fast and furious: Half of drivers think speeding is acceptable, poll finds

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Smart motorway

How the Smart motorway cameras on the M1 work - and how to avoid a fine

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Flying Scotsman returns to Yorkshire for trip over iconic viaduct

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Do you support Labour's plan to extend free bus travel to 16 to 25-year-olds?

YP Letters: No such thing as a free bus for the young

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Train passenger's jaw broken in attack on Leeds to Sheffield train

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Education More Education >>

Leeds charter to create careers education 'entitlement'

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Hull College in Queens Gardens - with the statue of William Wilberforce - where job cuts are likely.

Union accuses Hull College Group of "bizarre" underhand tactics after it permits ice cream van to sell discounted treats during protest

Education

More than 1,100 Leeds children miss out on first choice of primary school

Education
Coun Lisa Mulherin, Leeds City Council's executive member for children and families

Majority of children offered places at preferred primary schools across Yorkshire

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Experts warn of 'toxic plume' ahead of hottest April day for nearly 70 years

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Leeds hairdresser Matt Turner going the extra mile in memory of bone cancer victim Jude

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Health officials have warned of a new measles outbreak in West Yorkshire.

Measles: Everything you need to know about the disease, how to spot it and how to treat it

Health
Claire Throssell chats with Jean Leadbeater at the tea party held at the Holiday Inn in Barnsley. Picture Scott Merrylees

Campaigning parents united by grief support tea party that has brought joy to hundreds of lonely people

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Environment More Environment >>

What more can be done to combat flytipping?

YP Letters: Stronger action needed on fly-tipping scourge

Opinion
Tree-felling work in Sheffield has caused international controversy.

Sheffield Council keeps tree-felling policy secret - claiming move is for the 'greater good'

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A tree-felling protest in Sheffield.

The Yorkshire Post says: Rooting out the truth on Sheffield trees

Opinion

Analysis More Analysis >>

Leeds-born journalist, author and playwright Anthony Clavane.

Anthony Clavane: He might be the most famous Morrissey, but David and Neil are far more interesting when it comes to the arts

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Staithes. Picture: James Hardisty

How a Scottish village helped Staithes turn tourism into an art

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Despite his differences with the EU, Yanis Varoufakis campaigned for Britain to remain in 2016.

Why Yanis Varoufakis believes Britain should have stayed in the 'absolutely awful' EU

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Dynamo. PIC: PA

Why West Yorkshire street magician Dynamo is under no illusion

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Opinion More Opinion >>

Stephanie Smith: Men have not found positive discrimination demeaning. They simply got on with it

Opinion
What more can be done to combat flytipping?

YP Letters: Stronger action needed on fly-tipping scourge

Opinion
A tree-felling protest in Sheffield.

The Yorkshire Post says: Rooting out the truth on Sheffield trees

Opinion
Worsbrough Mill.

The Yorkshire Post says: Flour power... A job where the past is the future

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Campaigns More Campaigns >>

Claire Throssell chats with Jean Leadbeater at the tea party held at the Holiday Inn in Barnsley. Picture Scott Merrylees

Campaigning parents united by grief support tea party that has brought joy to hundreds of lonely people

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Jo Cox's sister Kim Leadbeater with MPs Rachel Reeves, right, and Seema Kennedy, at the launch the long-awaited final report of the Jo Cox Loneliness Commission in December. Picture Tony Johnson.

Jo Cox Foundation will continue to ‘push for change’ on loneliness

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Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin along with The Government Minister for Loneliness Tracey Crouch are on a tour of local initiatives within West Yorkshire, which includes the Windybank Community Centre, Central Avenue, Liversedge, that are helping to combat loneliness. Pictured The Government Minister for Loneliness Tracey Crouch, and Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin chatting with Megan Kitching, of Huddersfield, a member of the Barnardos Kirklees Young Carers. Picture: James Hardisty

Watch: Loneliness 'won't be solved overnight' says minister on Yorkshire fact-finding trip

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Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Barbara Bush, a former First Lady of America, has died, aged 92.

The Yorkshire Post says: A lasting legacy. Barbara Bush’s place in history

Opinion
Len Tingle.

Obituary: Len Tingle, political journalist

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