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Jayne Dowle: The Independent rebels with a cause must look to working class for support

Opinion

Christa Ackroyd: Why I don’t want to see IS bride Shamima Begum allowed back ‘home’

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Rev Tim Robinson in Helmsley Market. Picture by Simon Hulme

Why the retreat from religion runs through the market square in Helmsley

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What can be done to ease congestion on the M62?

Tim Morris: Getting freight moving – don’t let the M62 grind the Northern Powerhouse to a halt

Opinion

The Yorkshire viaduct which captures natural beauty and man’s ingenuity

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Tristan Smith - the transgender rights campaigner and Huddersfield student who wants to make life better for trans people

Analysis

Three MPs have left the Tory party and they've taken compassionate Conservatism with them

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Conservative MPs Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston quit party in protest at Brexit stance

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The Labour defectors, including Angela Smith, is just one aspect of 'politics going to pot', Bernard Ingham says. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images

Bernard Ingham: This is our society and we shall all have to clean it up

Opinion

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

Politics More Politics >>

Conservative MPs Heidi Allen and Anna Soubry

Conservative MPs Heidi Allen, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston quit party in protest at Brexit stance

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Sarah Wollaston, Anna Soubry and Heidi Allen after resigning as Tory MPs.

The Yorkshire Post says: The rise of the Independents – give this ‘new politics’ a chance

Opinion

Seven MPs including Angela Smith (second left) broke away from Labour on Monday to form a new Independent Group in Parliament.

Jayne Dowle: The Independent rebels with a cause must look to working class for support

Opinion

Will the Government act over the future of high streets?

The Yorkshire Post says: Stopping the rot – high time for high street action

Opinion

Business and political pressure needs to be maintained to transform the region's rail services.

The Yorkshire Post says: Action stations – getting the North back on track

Opinion

What can be done to ease congestion on the M62?

Tim Morris: Getting freight moving – don’t let the M62 grind the Northern Powerhouse to a halt

Opinion

Alex Sobel MP backs a second referendum on Brexit. Do you agree?

Alex Sobel: Why it is now vital that we extend Article 50 over Brexit

Opinion

High streets will become 'ghost towns' without urgent tax reforms, MPs say

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Tristan Smith - the transgender rights campaigner and Huddersfield student who wants to make life better for trans people

Analysis

Three MPs have left the Tory party and they've taken compassionate Conservatism with them

News

Improvements set to be made to antisocial behaviour services in West Leeds

Leeds

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Three men have been charged in connection with the Christopher Lewis murder.

Three men charged in connection with Christopher Lewis murder in Leeds

Crime

Sean Keena had a fit in Leeds Crown Court after being convicted of murder

Ambulance called to Leeds Crown Court as murderer has fit in dock after guilty verdict

Crime

Lees Holm Park, Thornhill Lees.

17-year-old boy arrested after a man is beaten by gang with baseball bats in Dewsbury

Crime

Jacqueline Wileman (left) and the four defendants. Pictured top left Karn Hill, Wayne Carroll, bottom left, Alan Wawhinney, David Mellor

Trio found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving in South Yorkshire horror crash

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East Yorkshire burglary thwarted by off-duty police officer

Crime

Home Office to strip ISIS schoolgirl Shamima Begum of British citizenship, family told

News

Hull man charged after assault victim's ear slashed near Iceland in Holderness Road

Crime

Man due in court after woman raped in Horsforth

Crime

Transport More Transport >>

The Yorkshire Post says: Action stations – getting the North back on track

Opinion

What can be done to ease congestion on the M62?

Tim Morris: Getting freight moving – don’t let the M62 grind the Northern Powerhouse to a halt

Opinion

Do 20mph zones improve road safety sufficiently to justify their cost?

YP Letters: Blanket 20mph limits are expensive solution

Opinion

York Station

Yorkshire rail passengers warned to prepare for five weekends of disruption

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How can bus services be improved in Leeds and West Yorkshire?

Kim Groves: People need to be able to trust the bus

Opinion

Education More Education >>

Government to fund educational apps so children start school ready to learn

Education

Tristan Smith wants to make life better for transgender people. (Picture: Tony Johnson).

Tristan Smith - the transgender rights campaigner and Huddersfield student who wants to make life better for trans people

Analysis

Karen Petrillo finance director at Rastrick High School. Pic Mark Flynn

How finance director Karen Petrillo has guided Rastrick High School through austere times

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Heralded as the "great bright hope" of British fashion, Bovan, 28, famously left London to base himself in his native York and is a senior lecturer at the School of Art, Architecture & Design at Leeds Beckett University.

The Yorkshire designers leading the field at London Fashion Week

Fashion

Health More Health >>

A third of breastfeeding workers have had to express milk in the staff toilets - survey

Health

Michelin stars align for charity in Yorkshire

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Chief executive lead for the partnership, Rob Webster. Picture: Scott Merrylees

New campaign urges people to look out for their neighbours in a bid to tackle loneliness

Campaigns

SVS volunteers pictured in the kitchen at Sherburn Methodist Church. Picture by Simon Hulme

‘Vital’ scheme that tackles loneliness under threat after funding withdrawn

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Tristan Smith wants to make life better for transgender people. (Picture: Tony Johnson).

Tristan Smith - the transgender rights campaigner and Huddersfield student who wants to make life better for trans people

Analysis

Environment More Environment >>

Looking up Nidderdale from above Pateley Bridge.' Picture Bruce Rollinson

‘Crucial’ need to safeguard Yorkshire’s protected landscapes

Environment

The song thush is one bird species that uses stones as tools to get to its food. Picture by 'Chris Kelly.

Nature’s ‘anvils’ are crucial for birds seeking vital food supplies

Environment

Since the season began the League Against Cruel Sports has had 282 reports of suspected illegal hunting

Yorkshire ranks as one of the top spots in the country for suspected illegal hunting, according to new survey

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Analysis More Analysis >>

PIC: Bruce Rollinson

The Yorkshire viaduct which captures natural beauty and man’s ingenuity

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Michelin stars align for charity in Yorkshire

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Ben Fogle and his wife Marina. Photo credit: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Adventurer Ben Fogle shares ‘a yomp through 20 years’

News

Tristan Smith wants to make life better for transgender people. (Picture: Tony Johnson).

Tristan Smith - the transgender rights campaigner and Huddersfield student who wants to make life better for trans people

Analysis

Opinion More Opinion >>

Christa Ackroyd: Why I don’t want to see IS bride Shamima Begum allowed back ‘home’

News

Sarah Wollaston, Anna Soubry and Heidi Allen after resigning as Tory MPs.

The Yorkshire Post says: The rise of the Independents – give this ‘new politics’ a chance

Opinion

Seven MPs including Angela Smith (second left) broke away from Labour on Monday to form a new Independent Group in Parliament.

Jayne Dowle: The Independent rebels with a cause must look to working class for support

Opinion

Will the Government act over the future of high streets?

The Yorkshire Post says: Stopping the rot – high time for high street action

Opinion

Campaigns More Campaigns >>

Chief executive lead for the partnership, Rob Webster. Picture: Scott Merrylees

New campaign urges people to look out for their neighbours in a bid to tackle loneliness

Campaigns

SVS volunteers pictured in the kitchen at Sherburn Methodist Church. Picture by Simon Hulme

‘Vital’ scheme that tackles loneliness under threat after funding withdrawn

News

David Cameron at the launch of his 'Big Society'

Bids to protect Yorkshire’s treasured pubs and amenities plummet

Campaigns

Obituaries More Obituaries >>

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn, Labour MP

Obituaries

Jacqueline Kennedy is followed by her sister, Lee Radziwill, in London in 1961.

Lee Radziwill, socialite

Obituaries

Baroness Falkender

Lady Falkender, Prime Minister’s secretary

Obituaries

Ian Hall

Ian Hall, businessman

Obituaries