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Mike's Carpets founder Mike Smith has died aged 79

Mike’s Carpets founder famed for TV adverts has died aged 79
Celebrities, colleagues, and customers have been paying tribute to the carpet trader behind the Mike’s Carpets empire, who has died aged 79.

Emley Moor Motor And Steam Transport Rally, at Bunkers Hill Farm, Westfield Lane, Emley Moor, Huddersfield 2025

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It's a tale of two halves - the seafront has magnificent beaches and sculptures, whereas many of the businesses across the road on The Esplanade are boarded up

The forgotten seaside town where you can buy a property for as little as £20k

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Susan Pape's holiday home at Royal Crescent Court.

Pensioner faces loss on holiday flat after council tax hike on second homes
A pensioner has told how her dream of owning a holiday home has turned into a nightmare because of a council tax blitz on second homes.

Musician Gregor Spence, who plays tuba. Photo: Charlie Chan

'Brass band music sends shivers down my spine'

E-bike rider flees after seriously injuring pedestrian in Leeds crash

Darley Street Market in May 2025

Details revealed for opening weekend of new £30m street market in Yorkshire

Zoe Lister is the woman behind the voice of the Jet2 advert

'I'm the voice of the Jet2 ad - that song has become the soundtrack to my life'

Director Danny Boyle on the set of Columbia Pictures’ 28 Years Later. Photo: © 2025 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Danny Boyle on 28 Years Later partially filmed in Yorkshire

Design by Cinnamon Clark who collaborates with Leeds band Until Joy and has won the Burberry Award at Leeds Beckett University. On the catwalk at the Fashion Alliance North UPNorth showcase at LBU’s Leeds School of Arts. Photo: Rod Leon. Hair by Gareth Vance (Leeds) and Charlotte Woolley (Harrogate); make-up by Sofia Pergouli, Georgia Kirby, Abby Parkin, Amelia Humphery, Faith Emanuel.

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Doncaster Sheffield Airport pictured in 2022.

Rival airport hits out at plan to give DSA 'unfair' £90m public subsidy

File pic of a red squirrel taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 30th September 2024

Detective work leads to discovery of a new red squirrel colony

Tim with grain that is bagged for animal feed Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

The wheat farmer who hasn't sold a single grain to a merchant for two years

The Rockingham Arms in Towton

The historic pub looking to the future after being taken over by four couples

Crime

CCTV shows missing Michael outside the Rising Sun pub in Sheffield on 19 May. Credit: South Yorkshire Police

New CCTV images released in police hunt for missing Sheffield man

Bradford Magistrates Court.

Former West Yorkshire Police officer charged with assisting an offender

Stoneferry Road in Hull.

Motorcycle rider, 42, dies in late-night Hull crash with car

Simon Welsh and Jake Shaw have been jailed for the murder of Lee Davies in a Rotherham town centre car park.

Watch the moment murderers walk away after Rotherham stabbing

Marius Dencea, 35-years-old, of Berkeley Street in Scunthorpe, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Man jailed over crash which killed his partner and injured their son

'CARRIED AWAY': Elarna Garner-Abbey

Pregnant teenager jailed after throwing missiles at police during riot

Yorkshire Heritage

Nafferton. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

The stunning Yorkshire village with large water features at its heart
While many Yorkshire villages lay beside rivers, and some by the sea, few can lay claim to having large water features at their heart.
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Lofthouse Park and bandstand. Peter Tuffrey collection

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Ian Smith, Vice President of the Middleton Railway Trust in Leeds with the charity's latest acquisition, a historic working scale model of its very first steam locomotive, 'SALAMANCA'. Photograph by Tony Johnson. 28th May 2025.

Volunteers at Yorkshire heritage railway to get miniature piece of history

A vase decorated by JB Priestley in 1933 and sold at auction following his death in 1984 has been donated to the University of Bradford's Special Collections. The Wedgewood vase is recalled in the Bradford-born author's 1934 work English Journey but disappeared into a private collection after his death. Pictured archivist Julie Parry. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

JB Priestley: Bringing a piece of literary history home to Bradford

Plaque unveiled by Mayor Ros Jones and Matthew Delaney, great-grandson of Joe Duddington, driver of Gresley's record-breaking Mallard locomotive.

Council unveils plaque at Yorkshire station in memory of railway pioneer

Sarah White, Costume & Textiles Specialist at Tennants Auctioneers at Leyburn, with the Vivienne Westwood 'Voyage to Cythera Collection' Harris Tweed 'Savile' Jacket, A/W 1989/90 , Nude Leggings, A/W 1989/90 - Estimate: £2,500-£3,500 plus buyer’s premium. Picture: James Hardisty.

Huge collection of Vivienne Westwood designs to go under the hammer

Sarah Mills High Wolds Poetry Festival 2025

Roving poetry festival to return to the Yorkshire Wolds

George Senior’s Sentinel waggon sold at Cheffins of Cambridge.

The historic Yorkshire 'waggon' which sold for more than £120,000 at auction

Politics

Health Secretary Wes Streeting pictured with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves following the spending review (Carl Court/PA)

Assisted dying will take 'money' away from rest of NHS, Streeting says

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the White House on June 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C. President Trump addressed the three Iranian nuclear facilities that were struck by the U.S. military early Sunday. (Photo by Carlos Barria - Pool/Getty Images)

Starmer says there is 'risk of escalation' with US attacks on Iran

The development, in Spring Wood Road, pictured last year. Picture/credit: Housing 21.

Yorkshire council backs new over-55s housing to boost ‘much needed’ capacity

Louise Shackleton. Credit: Belinda Jiao/ PA

Assisted dying: 'If this was earlier my husband would still be alive'

Transport

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Direct to London and beyond: Barnsley Council reveals rail upgrade plans

Aiden and Ann with Maverick

Hawks employed to prevent delays in railway station’s £14m overhaul

**Embargoed for the Yorkshire Post ONLY** New Terminal at Leeds Bradford Airport.Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 16th June 2025

Leeds Bradford Airport: Officials confirm smoking area decision

The A46 Kenilworth bypass has now reopened after HS2 completed the UK’s heaviest bridge slide. The three-week road closure caused huge traffic delays in and around Kenilworth in April.

Labour will not reinstate northern legs in 'appalling mess' of HS2

Rotherham Mainline 2 Credit Symca

Rotherham Railway: Full steam ahead for new station with £11m funding bid

New Terminal at Leeds Bradford Airport.Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 16th June 2025

Leeds Bradford Airport: Exclusive first pictures inside new terminal at LBA

Weather

People enjoy the weather on the beach on the hottest day of the year. Credit: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Met Office issues yellow storm warning on hottest day of year

Met Office thunderstorm warning issued for Yorkshire.

When heavy rain could hit Yorkshire as thunderstorm warning issued

People celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge.

Date and forecast for summer solstice as people celebrate in the UK

Health

Mosquito bites can become itchy but it's important not to scratch them.

How to treat a mosquito bite and advice on how to stop getting bitten
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Sarah McCann

Rosie Jones as Emily in Pushers Pic Channel 4/James Stack.

Rosie Jones: 'My new sitcom Pushers is more relevant than ever'

The landmark bill, introduced by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, sets out plans to give adults with a terminal diagnosis of six months or less the legal right to end their lives.

Analysis Many questions still need to be answered on assisted dying

Kim Leadbeater joins supporters in Parliament Square in London after a vote in parliament for her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Assisted dying law takes step closer after historic MP vote

MP Kim Leadbeater gestures at a press conference in the Houses of Parliament in London, about the forthcoming Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Third Reading debate. Credit: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Yorkshire MPs change stance ahead of historic assisted dying vote

Education

Borrowers who have recently graduated university have left with bigger loans, the new data shows

Average student loan debt shoots up - are extra repayments worth it?
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Study sparks alarm over decline of cricket in Yorkshire schools

These UK universities rated especially well for student satisfaction in to the Complete University Guide's league table

The 17 universities where students are the happiest - new 2026 guide

Free event will shine light on how to solve real-world problems at Leeds University Business School

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Michelle Swallow from Bradford College

Virtual reality brings new worlds to Bradford classrooms

Ratnakar Singh, 25, from India, was studying a master’s degree in computer science at Teesside University when he carried out his crimes

Student jailed after recording himself sexually abusing young girl

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When it's too hot for school - and when children can be sent home

Leeds University Business School Help To Grow management programme supporting SMEs

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Business

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves accompanied by London Stock Exchange Group chief executive officer David Schwimmer during a visit to the London Stock Exchange on September 22, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

'ISA rule change could give British businesses a £16bn boost'

Amazon is driving sustainable shipping with zero-emission electric trucks

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The Piece Hall has become a well-known gig venue in recent years. Picture: Ellis Robinson

Halifax's Piece Hall reveals £700,000 loss

Millions in National Lottery prizes go unclaimed each year

Historian Philippa Langley is best known for her discovery of King Richard III in 2012. (Photo supplied on behalf of History Press/Robert Ormerod)

Have new discoveries solved mystery of missing princes?

Decisions: Lisa Webb is the consumer law expert at Which? (Photo supplied by Which?)

'Scandal highlights failures in protecting homeowners'

UK News

Jayne Dunn, Lord Mayor of Sheffield. Jayne is in the new Yorkshire Post podcast talking about her Parlour, outfit changes and behind the scenes at the parlour. Picture By James Hardisty.

Inside the Lord Mayor’s parlour - with a toilet ‘fit for a Queen’

George-a-Green Fisheries, Lupset, Wakefield

The old-fashioned fish and chip shop without social media going viral on YouTube

Flamingo Land sign.

Flamingo Land given permission to build new resort in Scotland

The 100 most influential people in Yorkshire includes Shanaz Gulzar (left), Rachel Reeves (centre) and Steve Heapy (right)

Yorkshire's Power 100: Introducing the 100 most influential people in Yorkshire

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Charlotte Hobbs found brown bread in a white loaf

I found brown bread in a white loaf - I thought it was the plague

Dennis Jackson from Preston in his 1958 Wolesley classic car. Inset: Demonstrating how he uses a 'crank handle' to start the engine, and places a clothes peg on the choke button. All photos credit Lucinda Herbert

I spent £13,000 restoring classic 1958 Wolseley - I kept every receipt

Olivia Colman CBE launches Cheshire Omaze Million Pound House prize draw

Look inside the stunning £4m Cheshire home you could win with Omaze

World

Defence Secretary John Healey during a visit to open the new BAE Systems artillery factory in Sheffield. Credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

US to review defence deal involving Sheffield Forgemasters

Patrick (top right) and Jason (bottom right) Ward were jailed for spending thousands using fake Scottish bank notes (West Yorkshire Police)

Two men jailed over counterfeit notes after being stopped in Yorkshire

Professor Theodore Hanein,with Professor Leon Black with a concrete mixer used for producing concrete

Rubble recycling technology from Yorkshire could help rebuild Ukraine

Pope Francis speaks to Monsignor Arthur Roche (L) after he elevated him Cardinal during a consistory to create 20 new cardinals, on August 27, 2022 at St. Peter's Basilica in The Vatican.

Conclave: What is it and how long will it take?

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