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Participants pictured at Wessenden Head in West Yorkshire as they tackle the treacherous conditions of the Montane Spine Challenger South race, a 108 mile trek from Edale to Hawes.

Yorkshire woman unable to walk due to brain condition runs ultramarathon

A Yorkshire woman who was left unable to walk in a straight line because of a rare brain condition is now running an ultramarathon.

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Cllr Gilbert checked the bar and saw it had been rotten away so he wanted to replace it.

19th century Sheffield landmark featured in an Arctic Monkeys song gets repaired

Water voles have faced habitat destruction and predation - leading to their vast decline in number.

Water voles bounce back on Yorkshire's most northerly chalk stream

The inspector said it would have a harmful effect on the character of the area

Plans for drive-thru Starbucks plan near Beverley rejected

Food For Cowboys in Hull

The restaurant with just five tables which is the coolest in the East Riding

Crime

A cannabis grow dismantled as part of Op Grow in 2024

Police seize over £17.5m worth of cannabis from Rotherham streets

David Crowther has been jailed for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy in his own home in the 1970s

Former teacher who sexually abused young boy in his own home is jailed

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Thug who strangled woman until she started 'seeing stars' is jailed

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Man due in court charged with manslaughter of 16-year-old girl

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Rotherham MP calls for national inquiry into grooming gangs

A Sheffield Wednesday fan who mocked the tragic death of Sheffield United player George Baldock has been fined and banned. Photo: Simon Galloway/PA Wire

Sheffield Wednesday fan who mocked dead player fined and banned from football

Yorkshire Heritage

A brewery plan to expand its operations at a historic Pontefract pub by adding an extension made from metal shipping containers has been turned down. Henry Smith Brewery hoped the scheme at The Robin Hood would help establish its annual beer festival

Ambitious plans to extend historic pub with shipping containers rejected

A brewery has been refused permission to use metal shipping containers to expand its operations at a historic pub in Pontefract town centre.

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The Mansion in Roundhay Park, Leeds.

The iconic Yorkshire home which 'mirrored the taste of the country elite'

Ahmad Lunat moved to West Yorkshire in 1963

'I moved to Yorkshire from India 60 years ago - we were accepted as migrants'

People take part in an installation titled Sea of Hull by artist Spencer Tunick in Hull.

Did Hull's year as City of Culture leave a lasting legacy?

Blacksmith and metalworker Tom Bromley of Ilkley, who creates beautiful culinary pieces; copper spoons, coffee scoops, carbon steel candlesticks. Picture: James Hardisty.

Meet the Yorkshireman forging a future for blacksmithing

West Tanfield. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

The Yorkshire village with a view captured in time by JMW Turner

Huddersfield Waterloo tram terminus c. 1907. Peter Tuffrey collection

The Yorkshire town which helped pave the way for public transport

Rehearsals underway for RISE, the opening event of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. City Park, Bradford. Photograph by David Levene

Rise: Electric opening night for Bradford 2025 as City of Culture

Politics

Tulip Siddiq has left the UK government

Tulip Siddiq resigns as City Minister after corruption allegations

It comes as council leaders accused government ministers of diverting financial support from rural communities towards towns and cities.

North Yorkshire residents "to see council tax rise from March"

Otley Road Convenience Store

Grocery store on Otley Run facing opposition to selling alcohol

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves need to find ways to give businesses the confidence to invest (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Starmer forced to defend Rachel Reeves as economic pressures increase

Transport

A646 diversion in Todmorden

Major route connecting Yorkshire and Lancashire to remain closed for two weeks

A19 traffic: Major delays with road to be closed for hours after serious crash

A19 traffic: Major delays with road to be closed for hours after serious crash

During the work Hull Trains will run only two trains per day in each direction, rerouted to St Pancras instead of King’s Cross.

East Coast Main Line disruptions could impact Yorkshire passengers

Leeds Railway Station. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

More than two million train tickets on sale with huge discounts

Ryanair at Leeds Bradford Airport. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Leeds Bradford Airport: Are you eligible for a refund with Ryanair?

Screengrab taken from PA Video of sculptures in the snow at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP), in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Yorkshire braced for icy blast with temperatures to drop below freezing

Weather

Sun at Roundhay Park in Leeds. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Yorkshire weather forecast: When will it be sunny in the region?

The limestone pavement at top of Malham Cove. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Yorkshire walks: Best places to enjoy a stroll in the region in January

Snow covers Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Photo credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Stunning photo shows snow blanketing Yorkshire's home of Wensleydale cheese

Health

Peter and Janet Dyson were named Foster Carers of the Year by the Support Dogs charity.

Trainee assistance dogs help volunteer couple through health ordeal

Janet and Peter Dyson had only just got home from holidaying in the Caribbean when he was rushed to hospital in an ambulance and his family were told to prepare for the worst.

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Gemma Marshall, 46, died at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary in March last year.

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Viral infections like the flu are very common in children.

Flu symptoms in kids: warning signs parents need to know

New research suggests that drinking tap water could be putting millions of people living in the UK at a greater risk of dementia.

New research warns of 'link' between soft water and dementia

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at University College London (UCL) East in east London, as he unveils his Government's AI Opportunity Action Plan. Credit: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire

AI regulation will be delayed and access given to NHS data, PM says

Education

Principal Mrs Young with Year 7 students (left to right) Adetokunbo, Prince, Enjuan and Lily.

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Exceptional standards at Garforth Academy have been highlighted in an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report.

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Hill House School, Doncaster

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The Latin Excellence Programme was run in 40 state schools across England

Latin programme for state schools cut - what you need to know

The choices available to young people after secondary school can seem overwhelming at times

How you can plot your roadmap to your dream uni - as deadline looms

The Government plans to stop funding hundreds of vocational qualifications this year - with many to be replaced by new 'T Levels'

Hundreds of Level 3 qualifications may be scrapped - full list

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Pupils at school. (Pic credit: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)

Yorkshire’s high rated secondary schools with A+ and A grades

Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart has died aged 82

Nobel prize-winning chemist who lectured at Sheffield University dead at 82

Business

Two Brothers Grill and Pizzeria in Castle Courtyard, Knaresborough, will close on Sunday January 12 despite the “best efforts” of the owners and staff. In a social media post, owner Vivien said they were “completely heart broken” to share the news. They said: “With heavy heart, with reason out of our control we announce the closing of Two Brothers Grill and Pizzeria. This has been a very difficult and emotional decision and we are so sad to say goodbye, after nearly 7 years, we will close our doors on Sunday 12th of January. "Despite our best efforts and lots of financial investments we have failed to overcome the challenges caused by the expenses of running a restaurant nowadays.”

These ten Yorkshire businesses all closed in the first two weeks of 2025

Kennedy’s Bar and Restaurant and Sotano Tapas Bar in the heart of York city centre have been owned and run by Karen Waugh for almost 25 years in a 6,000 sq ft building which is also under her family’s ownership. (Photo supplied on behalf of Kennedy’s Bar and Restaurant and Sotano Tapas Bar)

Opportunity to buy major York hospitality business

JD Sports has lowered its profit outlook for the year after flagging a challenging fashion market that saw rivals push through heavy discounting in the run-up to Christmas. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

JD Sports cuts yearly profit outlook

Harrogate

Quorn Stone tile showroom in Harrogate hailed success

Elon Musk has been highlighting stories about the Rotherham abuse scandal on X. Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire

What Elon Musk missed when he tweeted my Rotherham grooming gang story

• Image 2 (L-R) Jessica Roberts, Head of Corporate Law, Hayley Crossman Shaw, Head of Family Law, Hethertons

Yorkshire-based Hethertons Solicitors expands senior team to support growth

UK News

The BBC logo is seen at BBC Broadcasting House. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Labour ‘considers’ radical TV licence fee shake-up

Karl Johnson drove from Las Vegas to Los Angeles for a holiday

Yorkshireman arrives on holiday in LA amidst lethal wildfires due to high winds

Sophie Mei Lan Malin and Victoria Reddington at Sixes, Headingley

Being teetotal means I know the best spots in Yorkshire to enjoy without a drink

Dippers brave the cold water in the plunge pool at White Wells on Ilkley Moor 1st January 2025. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

New Year’s Day in Otley and Ilkley: People take the plunge in tradition

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The special edition Squid Game whisky from Johnnie Walker

Yes, you really can get a Squid Game whisky from Johnnie Walker

The Traitors US s3 starts on BBC iPlayer on January 24

The Traitors US season three confirmed for BBC iPlayer

Marilyn Manson: Unmasked - New Channel 4 documentary ‘unravels the shocking story’ of the musician

The allegations against Marilyn Manson explained as Channel 4 doc airs

World

A view from Israel into Gaza. Credit: AFP via Getty Images

UK 'cannot assess' if Israel is upholding international law in Gaza

French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, center, flanked by his daughter Marine Le Pen, and Bruno Gollnisch, arrives for a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of Joan of Arc, within the party's traditional May Day march Saturday May 1, 2010, in Paris.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)

Jean-Marie Le Pen obituary: French far-right politician dead at 96

Tractors drive through Beverley protesting farm inheritance tax.

Why tractors in Yorkshire have got the attention of the Elon Musk

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Elon Musk listens as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump addresses a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. As is tradition with incoming presidents, Trump is traveling to Washington, DC to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House as well as meet with Republican congressmen on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Elon Musk's grooming gang attacks are 'misjudged and misinformed'

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