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Grandmother fell asleep at wheel and killed "incredible" student as he waited for bus in Leeds

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Richard Clark

Prolific Yorkshire paedophile sent money to Philippines to watch live footage of children being sexually abused

Crime

The tables and mirrors by Thomas Chippendale will remain at Harewood House. Picture Credit Charlotte Graham

Harewood House display will keep treasures of Thomas Chippendale in Yorkshire - The Yorkshire Post says

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The Duke of Sussex.

Yorkshire teenager who branded Duke of Sussex a 'race traitor' appears in court

Crime

'Leeds is home now': The director of Harewood House on why she moved from London to Yorkshire

Entertainment

'Biggest gas and oil discovery in half a century' made in East Yorkshire

Business

Yorkshire couple's plea for answers over death of baby Jacob

People

Pen-y-Ghent: The Yorkshire Dales mountain likened to a crouching lion

People

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The event was being held in the Ashes playing fields

Girl, 3, among injured after bouncy castle blows away in freak gust at Yorkshire event

Crime

William Wallace: No deal on Brexit may well mean the end of the UK. Here’s why...

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Conservative party leadership contender Boris Johnson leaving his home in south London. Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Time for Boris Johnson to show the nation what he’s made of - Andrew Vine

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Dan Jarvis MP is due to raise the issue of fuel poverty, and excess winter deaths, at Health Questions in Parliament today.

Preventing avoidable winter deaths must be a political priority - Dan Jarvis

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Yorkshire Dama Cheese founder Razan Alsous, a refugee from Syria, is a pioneer for BAME women in business.

Hannah Dean

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Diana, Princess of Wales walked in one of the safety corridors of the landmine field in Angola on January 15, 1997 during a visit to help a Red Cross campaign outlaw landmines worldwide. Photo by Jose Manuel Ribeiro/REUTERS

Princess Diana’s legacy lives on with Harry’s landmine work - The Yorkshire Post says

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The already late Azuma trains will now reach York by August says Chris Grayling

Politics

Police have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop following the hit and run on Wednesday evening.

Biker arrested as girl, 12, remains in critical condition in hospital after hit and run

Crime

A 12-year-old girl has suffered serious head injuries following a hit and run in York earlier this evening.

Girl, 12, seriously injured in hit and run in Yorkshire

Transport

Former police officer Paul Dee, 63, died in the crash on the B1257 on Sunday.

Yorkshire police officer Paul Dee killed in tragic double fatal crash

Transport

Northern Rail is said to be facing a cash crisis

Northern Rail on brink of collapse says union

Transport

Crime More Crime >>

Grandmother fell asleep at wheel and killed "incredible" student as he waited for bus in Leeds

Crime

Richard Clark

Prolific Yorkshire paedophile sent money to Philippines to watch live footage of children being sexually abused

Crime

The Duke of Sussex.

Yorkshire teenager who branded Duke of Sussex a 'race traitor' appears in court

Crime

Usman Nawaz (left) and Mohammed Yasin, both jailed for seven years over a shooting in Bradford.

Three men jailed over Bradford shooting which left victim needing bullets removed from his head

Crime

Weather More Weather >>

Heavy downpours have been forecast across Yorkshire

Flood alert as forecast for three solid days of rain sparks yellow weather warning across Yorkshire

Weather

Could thunder hit on Bank Holiday Monday?

Hail and thunder could hit Leeds on Bank Holiday Monday - weather forecast in full

Weather

By Craig Denford, Storm Gull, Newhaven, East Sussex.

Spectacular British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition in North Yorkshire

UK

Politics More Politics >>

Mark Casci: The next Prime Minister simply has to deliver for the North

Business

All students should sit the same exams

Yorkshire skill gap widens as business warn over competitiveness

Business

A leading academic had claimed authorities should rethink the way they approach women's health.

Healthcare should be gender-specific, claims Leeds academic

Politics

Loneliness Minister Mims Davies. Picture: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

More than half of Leeds respondents say they are lonely as new campaign begins

Health

Kim Leadbeater. Picture by Scott Merrylees.

Tributes and warnings three years on from murder of Jo Cox MP

Crime

Jo Miller, outgoing chief executive of Doncaster Council.

Government 'directionless across every tier' says outgoing Doncaster Council chief

Politics

Jeremy Corbyn has issued a personal response to the Power Up The North campaign.

Northern Powerhouse is “cruel joke” as Jeremy Corbyn backs Power Up The North campaign

Politics

Investment for North needs ‘right Minister’ at Number 10 – Heseltine

Politics

The already late Azuma trains will now reach York by August says Chris Grayling

Politics

Power Up The North campaign set to be debated by MPs

Politics

Dilemma over free TV licences for over-75s as broadcasters face up to their responsibilities – David Behrens

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Business More Business >>

Presenter and venue revealed for 2019 Excellence in Business Awards

Business

Mark Casci: The next Prime Minister simply has to deliver for the North

Business

Aldwark Manor hotel sold to Leeds property firm for undisclosed sum

Business

All students should sit the same exams

Yorkshire skill gap widens as business warn over competitiveness

Business

Mike Dunns Iona Capital has just signed an energy deal with the Wensleydale Creamery, just one of the companys many commitments to Yorkshire

Profile: Venture that’s making wheys in the green energy industry

Business

Tim Ward, chief executive, Quoted Companies Alliance

The crowd is in great danger of being lost

Business

Jesse Norman said he wants to understand the 'complex' loan charge.

Financial Secretary to Treasury plans to meet MPs who support loan charge suspension

Business

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Vanessa Fox

Business

'Biggest gas and oil discovery in half a century' made in East Yorkshire

Business

Specialist family law firm Jones Myers opens office in York

Business

Yorkshire-based smart home technology firm strikes deal with Google

Business

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Progress at Wakefield's children's services 'too slow', Ofsted says

Education

Hub takes on its 150th trainee

Sheffield construction hub celebrates enrolling its 150th trainee - bricklayer Ellie

Education

Sam Piri at an Operating Theatre Live event.

Dragons' Den winner Sam brings human anatomy lessons for teens to Yorkshire

Education

Donald Trump and Barack Obama have pursued opposing policies on dealing with sexual assaults at universities. (Picture: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Will UK universities follow Barack Obama’s controversial lead on tackling campus sexual violence?

Education

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Leeds teenage girl's eyesight saved after Specsavers trainee spotted problem

Health

A leading academic had claimed authorities should rethink the way they approach women's health.

Healthcare should be gender-specific, claims Leeds academic

Politics

for A little bit of perfect bliss

Health

Loneliness Minister Mims Davies. Picture: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

More than half of Leeds respondents say they are lonely as new campaign begins

Health

Paul Swaines, with Jacob's footprint

Yorkshire couple's plea for answers over death of baby Jacob

People

Opinion More Opinion >>

Mark Casci: The next Prime Minister simply has to deliver for the North

Business

Conservative party leadership contender Boris Johnson leaving his home in south London. Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Time for Boris Johnson to show the nation what he’s made of - Andrew Vine

Columnists

Dan Jarvis MP is due to raise the issue of fuel poverty, and excess winter deaths, at Health Questions in Parliament today.

Preventing avoidable winter deaths must be a political priority - Dan Jarvis

Columnists

Yorkshire Dama Cheese founder Razan Alsous, a refugee from Syria, is a pioneer for BAME women in business.

Hannah Dean

Columnists

People More People >>

Damien Hirst on growing up in Leeds and seeing his work at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

People

Alyssa Drury, 14

URGENT: Police 'seriously concerned' for safety of missing 14-year-old West Yorkshire girl

People

The false claim was rumbled after Wakefield Council consulted the police

Man tries to claim £25,000 of taxpayer cash with pavement fall lie

People

Loneliness Minister Mims Davies. Picture: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

More than half of Leeds respondents say they are lonely as new campaign begins

Health

Pen-y-Ghent. Picture by James Hardisty

Pen-y-Ghent: The Yorkshire Dales mountain likened to a crouching lion

People

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Photo: @ayorkshiregirl5

Knaresborough fire: Here's everything we know so far

UK

The scene in Knaresborough right now. Picture: @WellieWearer.

A large fire has broken out in Knaresborough, and residents have been told to avoid the area

UK

The fire in Knaresborough right now. Picture: @ayorkshiregirl5

Large fire in Knaresborough - police urge residents to keep windows closed

UK

Loneliness Minister Mims Davies. Picture: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

More than half of Leeds respondents say they are lonely as new campaign begins

Health

World More World >>

Family release picture of Yorkshire university lecturer missing in Himalayas

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The famous image of a lone protester in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. (AP Photo/Jeff Widener).

Tiananmen Square massacre - 30 years since the largest political protest in communist China’s history came to a bloody end

World

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The life of Hollywood icon Doris Day remembered in pictures

People

In a year that will see Harrogate taking centre stage for the Olympics of cycling, the UCI Road World Championships, our town has welcomed another major global event for the tourism industry this week.

Harrogate welcomes the world for huge global event

World

Tim Brear (right) played a vital role in Team Rubicon's efforts to help victims of Cyclone Idai.

How ex-military man Tim helped thousands of Cyclone Idai victims

World