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York scientist Dr Kirsty Penkman has been awarded £75,000 by one of the world’s richest men to support her work analysing climate change. Chris Burn reports.

With a new poetry collection out, Pam Ayres talks to Gabrielle Fagan about “the agony of ageing”, what she loves about family life and the joy of gardening.

It was water that, to use the words of poet Simon Armitage, sculpted the valleys of the Pennine region and was the power behind its industries.

“Oh my darling, oh my darling. Oh my darling, Clementine...” It’s a tune familiar to many but the traditional American folk song is perhaps not the first piece of music you’d expect to hear at the heart of a university campus - and a far cry from the records typically played at student union club nights.

Campaigners are fighting to get a popular stretch of the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales recognised as a bathing spot so they can improve water quality.

THE COUNTRY’s longest running and biggest show of its kind featuring more than 2,500 small animals attracted huge audiences when it was staged in Yorkshire.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have walked away from the monarchy, issuing an unprecedented statement that outlines how they will "no longer formally represent the Queen".

Ken Halley, who has died at 91, was one of North Yorkshire’s best-known and longest-serving livestock auctioneers.

Col Edward York, who has died at 80, was Vice Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire for 15 years from 1999 and a former president of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.

All the hope and promise of a new millennia, shattered by the greatest of family tragedies.

As Bradford prepares to bid to become City of Culture in 2025, Laura Reid explores how the city has developed and its hopes for the future.

York designer Hayley Neil creates ethical, hand-made wedding gowns for the modern bride - and has vintage ones too. She tells Stephanie Smith about the success of her two wedding apparel labels.

The sixth edition of the Tour de Yorkshire in the spring could be the last unless the race proves it can be a sustainable business model moving forward, its organisers have warned.

A great-great-grandmother from Yorkshire who has not missed her weekly game of bingo in 45 years has credited her hobby with her long life - as she reached the grand age of 100.

Leyburn auctioneers Tennants launches a ground-breaking exhibition focusing on the history of male dressing for work and show. Stephanie Smith reports.