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Great Britain

A red squirrel feeds in the Trosssachs on September 28, 2018 in Aberfoyle, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Tackling threat of grey squirrels to red squirrel population: Rebecca Pow

Aiming high: Huddersfield's Caden Cunningham, right, in action on the world taekwondo circuit where he is one of the world's best heavyweight's heading into next summer's Paris Olympics.

Caden Cunningham giving heavyweight division nightmares on road to Paris

Suella Braverman leaves 10 Downing Street following a cabinet meeting on March 15, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

'I am beyond angry' - Christa Ackroyd pens open letter to Suella Braverman

Jamie Peacock. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA

Jamie Peacock: ‘Abide With Me and Aramis aftershave remind me of my dad’

GOLDEN FAREWELL: Leeds Knights' winger Oli Endicott is keen to sign off from his GB junior career with a gold medal in Dumfries in December. Picture: Aaron Badkin/Leeds Knights

Knights' Endicott flying high with GB gold farewell in his sights

World’s largest wind farm starts production off Yorkshire coast

World’s largest wind farm starts production off Yorkshire coast

HIGH AIMS: Robert Dowd will hope to be part of the GB team taking part in Olympic qualification in Cardiff next February. Picture: Dean Woolley/Steelers Media.

Steelers captain Dowd on Winter Olympics dream and facing Coventry test

GOLDEN GLORY: GB's players - including Sheffield Steelers' captain Rob Dowd (right) - celebrate their gold medal success in the World Championships Division 1A tournament in Nottingham earlier this tear - securing promotion back to the top tier of the international game at the first attempt. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Ice Hockey UK

GB ice hockey hoping home advantage can help Winter Olympics chances

Great Yorkshire Show director Charles Mills on his farm at Appleton Roebuck, near York. PIC: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Charles Mills has done a great job with the Great Yorkshire Show - YP Letters

LEADING MAN: Rob Dowd has been handed the captain's armband for the Sheffield Steelers, following in the footsteps of Jonathan Phillips. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Steelers Media

Steelers captain Dowd on his 2023-24 hopes and expectations

Dan Evans of Great Britain celebrates helping Great Britain reach the finals week of the Davis Cup (Picture: Jan Kruger/Getty Images for ITF)

Dan Evans holds key as Great Britain dream of Davis Cup glory

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet paralympian Jody Cundy

Discount supermarket chain Lidl has revealed its British arm swung to an annual loss after battling to keep a lid on prices as its costs rose “across the board”.Photo credit: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Lidl swings to annual loss amid battle to keep prices low as costs surge

Olav Kooij of Team Jumbo Visma (Wearing the Leaders Jersey) Wins his fourth consecutive stage of the 2023 Tour of Britain at Stage 4 in Newark-on-Trent, ahead of Ethan Vernon, right. (Picture: Alex Whitehead/SWPix.com)

Ethan Vernon pipped at the post again by Olav Kooij in Tour of Britain

Roundhay Park. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Housing market Yorkshire: Leeds area named among best for home sellers

Danny McGuire, left, celebrates the semi-final win with Willie Peters. (Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

Danny McGuire hopes his Challenge Cup story can help Hull KR on biggest stage

Sean Long has left his position at Post Office Road. (Photo: John Clifton/SWpix.com)

Featherstone sack Long with Ford given task of steering club to Super League

The value of prime arable land throughout the North of England continues to rise and is now at its highest point, according to latest research.

Retirement and debt leading to increase in farmland for sale

Bridlington Coble Festival. Three Brothers leaves the harbour for open sea. Picture Bruce Rollinson  29 July 2023.

Traditional coble boats fill Bridlington Bay for sailing festival

Sheffield goalball player Caleb Nanevie has been chosen to represent Great Britain in the IBSA World Games (photo credit: Goalball UK)

Sheffield goalball player represents GB in World Games for blind athletes

The Nottingham Panthers are devastated to report that forward Mike Hammond has passed away.

Great Britain ice hockey player Mike Hammond dies in car crash aged 33

Great Britain ice hockey player Mike Hammond dies aged 33.

Britain’s first ever thoroughbred census has been launched to help improve the traceability of former racehorses after they retire from the sport.

New census for former racehorses will provide crucial welfare information

Members of the winning 2000 Olympics team including Ben Hunt-Davis (second from left).. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)

What businesses can learn from methodical Olympic rowers: Julian Pearce

Rising up: Harris Akbar celebrates a win at the Commonwealth Games last year. He has the Paris Olympics in his sights this week. (Picture: Luke Walker/Getty Images)

'I'm the man to beat' - Harris Akbar bids for Paris Olympics

Action from the women's EuroBasket 2023 in Tel Aviv where Belgium's Julie Vanloo and Italy's Costanza Verona fight for the ball (Picture: VIRGINIE LEFOUR/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

GB Women's Basketball face tough Serbia challenge at EuroBasket

Making a splash: City of Leeds swimmers Hollie Williams, 14, and Kouresh Khodakah, 16, train at the John Charles Centre for Sport and are heading to the European Youth Olympic Festival. (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

City of Leeds Swimming Club has five reasons to be proud this summer

GB basketball star Georgia Gayle in action for Sheffield Hatters (Picture: Adam Bates)

Georgia Gayle and Nicolette Fairley bidding for Paris qualification with GB

PARTY TIME: GB's players celebrate coming first in Division 1A of the IIHF World Championships in Nottingham in May - earning promotion back to the top tier of the world game at the first attempt Picture: Dean Woolley/Ice Hockey UK

Former Steelers' star on his GB World Championship ambitions

SPhoebe Cooper of City of Sheffield competes in the British Championships at Ponds Forge in April. In July she will contest the European Youth Olympic Festival (Picture: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Six Yorkshire athletes to represent Team GB at European Youth Olympic Festival

Making a splash: Yasmin Harper of City of Sheffield won three gold medals at the British Championships at Ponds Forge. (Picture: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Yasmin Harper and Ross Haslam turn British Championship success into GB call-ups

City centre of Bradford. (Pic credit: Oli Scarff / AFP via Getty Images)

Two Yorkshire cities named among the cheapest cities for first time buyers

STAYING POWER: Ben Swift, pictured at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last year. Picture by Zac Williams/SWpix.com

Swift targets new Ineos deal after playing lead Giro role for Thomas
HE might be 35 and exhausted after trying to earn his old mate Geraint Thomas victory at the Giro d’Italia these past three weeks, but Ben Swift sees a few more years left for himself in the World Tour peloton.

Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Founder and Creative Director of Marie-Chantal and board director of DFS Holdings. (Photo by Nicky Loh/Getty Images for INYT)

Yorkshire's richest people revealed in The Sunday Times Rich List 2023

'Farmers in Yorkshire and across the country will be at the heart of growth'. PIC: Simon Hulme

Yorkshire farmers will be central to Government’s growth agenda - Mark Spencer

Over the last year, the average rent in Yorkshire has risen 11.5 per cent to £861 per calendar month, an increase of £88. Picture: Simon Hulme

Average monthly rent outside London passes £1,000 for first time

CHAMPIONS: Great Britain's players - including retiring captain Jonathan Phillips - celebrate their Division 1B gold medal in Nottingham last week. Picture courtesy of Hayley Roberts/Ice Hockey UK Media

Phillips backs GB to stick around with the world elite

LEGEND: Great Britain ice hockey captain Jonathan Phillips celebrates with his World Championship Division 1 A gold medal. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Mission accomplished for retiring GB captain Phillips

PARTY TIME: Sheffield Steelers' Rob Dowd, Jonathan Phillips and Davey Phillips celebrate winning the World Championship Division 1A trophy in Nottingham. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Ice Hockey UK

GB deliver gold and fairytale farewell for Steelers' legend

A paraglider flies high above the famous Saltburn Cliff Tramway, a funicular railway system of two counterbalanced cars attached at the end of a long cable that goes from one car, up the slope, around a pulley, and back down to another car. This means that as one car goes up the slope, the other one must go down

Why the number of people using Saltburn's iconic cliff lift is being limited

NEXT GENERATION: Some of the best talent in England and Wales will be on show in Sheffield this weekend. Picture courtesy of the English Ice Hockey Association

Opportunity knocks for next generation of GB talent to showcase itself

Fond farewell: Helen Naylor, left, played for 16 years of her 18-year career with Sheffield Hatters but is now retiring from the WBBL (Picture: Adam Bates)

'Proud' Helen Naylor calls time on long Sheffield Hatters career

GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Sheffield Steelers' and GB defenceman Sam Jones, in action for Korea at the IIHF World Championships earlier this week. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Ice Hockey UK

Steelers' GB star looks to realise World Championship goal

BIG NIGHT: Great Britain were able to mark Davey Phillips's 100th appearance for his country with a 7-0 win over Romania at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena in the IIHF World Championships. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Ice Hockey UK.

Steelers' Phillips enjoys special night as GB target crunch promotion decider

MUST DO BETTER: Defenceman Ben O'Connor says Great Britain need to improve their performances in the remaining two games at the Division 1A World Championships in Nottingham. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Ice Hockey UK

O'Connor urges GB to up their game in order to realise promotion ambitions

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Sheffield Steelers' Robert Dowd scores GB's second goal of the game against Lithuania at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham last night. Picture courtesy of Karl Denham/Ice Hockey UK

GB endure hard slog but maintain momentum towards end game

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC: Jonathan Phillips (centre) wants to deliver another promotion to the top tier for GB before he retires from the international game after this week's Division 1A World Championships tournament in Nottingham. Picture: Dean Woolley/Ice Hockey UK

Steelers legend driven to deliver ultimate prize for GB before bowing out

STARTING POINT: Sheffield Steelers' Jonathan Phillips celebrates scoring Great Britain's first goal against Poland in Sunday's 5-4 win at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.
Dean Woolley/Ice Hockey UK

Steelers' stars past and present help GB open in winning style

SAME AGAIN: Jonathan Phillips is hoping to help GB seal promotion back to the top-flight of the World Championships before calling time on his international career. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley

Fierce competition for places has made GB stronger for World Championships

Ash Handley will earn his first Test cap this weekend. (Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com)

Rhinos winger Handley out to make mark after rocky road to England honours

ON TARGET: Liam Kirk celebrates scoring against Latvia in one of GB's warm-up games last weekend. Picture courtesy of Ice Hockey UK/Andy Burnham

Kirk hoping to realise ambition of helping GB get back to world top-flight

IN THE FRAME: Kieran Brown was called up to the initial long-list GB ahead of the World Championships in Nottingham, but was ruled out after sutaining a lower-body injury for Leeds Knights in the NIHL National play-off final in Coventry, which they won to secure a memorable league and play-off double. Picture courtesy of Oliver Portamento

Knights captain Brown vows to use injury blow to fuel GB ambitions

Voters will be required to show photo ID to vote in the May elections

Government introduces new rule to vote in elections this spring

Britain's Luke Whitehouse reacts after performing the men's floor final at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in Antalya (Picture: OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

'The best routine of my life' - Halifax's Luke Whitehouse wins European gold

CALL-UP: Kieran Brown has been named in the GB provisional training camp squad ahead of this year's World Championships. Picture courtesy of Oliver Portamento

Knights coach Aldridge backs move to look outside EIHL for GB players

CALL-UP: Kieran Brown has been named in the GB long-list squad for the team's training camp for the World Championships in Nottingham in April-May. Picture courtesy of Oliver Portamento.

Knights' Kieran Brown earns GB call-up for World Championship training camp

GB Under-18s take on Romania in a warm-up game in Slovakia. Picture courtesy of Ice Hockey UK.

Bulldogs coach Brown backs GB Under-18s for successful tournament

A general view across the City of Sheffield. (Pic credit: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

This Yorkshire suburb among areas with fastest selling homes in Britain

Amar Latif, new president of the Ramblers.

Blind Adventurer, Amar Latif, becomes president of the Ramblers

Hundreds of car accidents take place each day in the UK

How to avoid fines and driving points following a crash on the roads

Energy firm SSE has hiked its annual earnings outlook once again despite lower than expected power from renewable generation.

SSE lifts full-year earnings outlook again despite widening renewables shortfall

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