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Anne Lister: The Yorkshire diarist dubbed ‘the first modern lesbian’
Anne Lister was a diarist and landowner who lived at Shibden and known for her candid accounts of her relationships and inspired Sally Wainwright’s TV show Gent...

Should greater efforts be put into controlling office lighting as energy bills rise?

Why are office buildings lit up like Santa's sleigh?

Brand case highlights power of investigative journalism

James Gibson Parking Charges. Pic By Michael Broomhead

Town parking charges scrapped amid Christmas ‘shop local’ call

The heartfelt message behind John Lewis-style Christmas campaign

Charity films aim to help people recognise unpaid caring

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have made an Alzheimer’s discovery which could pave the way for earlier treatment of the disease.

Yorkshire scientists’ Alzheimer’s study may pave way for earlier treatment

Couple feared for lives when flight struck by extreme turbulence

Scarborough Harbour. Photo: Marisa Cashill

Tourism tax is last thing seaside businesses need

Luke Carver Goss has been playing for Lost Chord since 1999, making him officially the charity’s longest serving musician.

'I see the power of music on people with dementia'

Ground Force presenter Tommy Walsh dies aged 69 "surrounded by family"

A bus shelter being replaced in Fulford Road, York.

People 'left standing in wind and rain' amid bus shelter replacement delays

The new Rolls-Royce Spectre

'I test drove the new £400,000 Rolls-Royce - it is extravagantly elegant'

Nathan Cayless has already got to work at Craven Park ahead of his first season in 2027. (Photo: Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Cayless determined to uphold Hull KR Way and carry Peters' legacy forward

Brunswick Centre, Scarborough.

Scarborough residents ‘sick of not having any public toilets’, says MP

Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle speaking during the final day of the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool in September. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Yorkshire Water's one-star rating is unacceptable: Angela Eagle

Comedian Paul Foot. Photo: Jonathan Birch

Paul Foot: I planned to be a very ordinary comedian

'I'm a jeweller and love playing with fire - we're pyromaniacs'

Omaze: Father-of-two wins £4million Grade II listed six-bedroom home

Daxa Patel shares her expert insight. Picture: Gary Longbottom

The economic cost of digital distraction: Daxa Patel

David Richards pictured at the Cutlers Hall, Sheffield. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

AI agents mean everyone can have a PA: David Richards
For 20 years in Silicon Valley I had Jerilyn. She ran my life, from the flights and hotels to the days of ten meetings across London that come with running a London-listed company from California, and the call home to say I would be late again.
David Richards

Tommy, the cat put to sleep after months of behavioural assessments, sparking 'cat killer' accusations against rescue workers.

'Cat killers' - Rescue boss hits back at trolls after putting troubled cat down

Spiders will be going up for sale on the open market, including the freehold

Shock as iconic Yorkshire nightclub closes

Businesses rally to support The Rotisserie Club after PETA stunt

Lycurgus Cup: The University of Sheffield recreates Roman artefact

HIGHS AND LOWS: Huddersfield Town's Joe Low (Image: Tony Johnson)

Balker on Terriers' spirit: 'This season there's a different camaraderie'

Soft Light exhibition at Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley. Lizzy Williams-Bulkeler views work by Hannah Slater. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Exhibition sheds light on the change of the seasons

Karl Bushby in Nevada, USA, in 2003 (tiktok.com/@karlcbushby/PA)

Karl Bushby: Adventurer to complete epic 28-year journey home to Hull

Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/Press Association

Vital role journalism has to play in devolution - Andy Burnham

Chancellor John Healey poses for photographs as he leaves 11 Downing Street, London, before delivering his first Budget. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/Press Association

Ministers need to get the idle back to work - David Behrens

Marie wears Art Disco 'Mermaid Club' T-Shirt, £30

The Yorkshire clothing brand taking inspiration from outdoor life on the coast

Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street in London. PIC: Carlos Jasso/PA

I support PM's call for open discussion on the EU - YP Letters
From: James Bovington, Horsforth, Leeds.
The Yorkshire Post Letters

Sir Patrick Stewart: The Mirfield-born actor recalls an amazing life

Sir Patrick Stewart: The Mirfield-born actor recalls an amazing life

Sir Ian McKellen has led tributes to Sir Patrick Stewart following his death from Alzheimer’s disease, calling him “the most respected and beloved actor of his generation”.

Sir Patrick Stewart: Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes

A general view of Baitings Reservoir, in Ripponden, West Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Water given one-star rating as bosses' bonuses 'banned'

Sean Bean, who has starred in Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings, is reported to be worth just over £16m, according to the Yorkshire Post.

Sean Bean: 25 years since Yorkshire actor appeared as Boromir

Flames reignite and burn through a scorched deep peatland area in Gambut district, Banjar regency, South Kalimantan province, on October 8, 2026, as firefighters remain on high alert as subterranean peat fires continue to flare up amid unstable conditions during the dry season. (Photo by MUDA SAGALA / AFP via Getty Images)

Leeds research team working to understand impact of huge Borneo wildfires

A group of volunteers helped to survey the site of the Great Ings floodplain at Fishlake, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The Don Catchment River Trust, has two sites in Doncaster at Fishlake and Sprotbrough creating the 'All Hands on the Don' project the aim of the project is to restore some of the habitats which once were common land and offering more space for wildlife. Pictured Volunteer Sophie Denton, surveying the wildlife on this wetland.

'The River Don was pretty much dead - now it's one of the best in the country'

Clean Air Solar’s project – East Yorkshire’s fourth “mega” solar farm, is divided into two areas. The southern covers farmland close to the grid connection with the new Wanlass Beck substation, which is an extension to Creyke Beck sub station, southwest of Beverley, and comes with a Battery Energy Storage System. The northern near Hutton Cranswick was consulted on as Kingfisher Solar last year.

Anger that mega solar farm developer is not holding drop-in in village

Library image of York city centre. Who is the most important person in your world? As a seasoned entrepreneur, this was my opening question to an audience attending the York Business Festival this month, says Peter Harrington. (Photo by Greg Wright)

Cultivating the art of tuning into people: Peter Harrington

For a busy employer facing a tribunal claim, a chatbot offers an instant answer, neatly structured and confidently expressed. That apparent certainty is seductive, but it is also where expensive mistakes begin, says Simon Robinson. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/Press Association)

Beware the certainty of seductive chatbots: Simon Robinson

Sir Kevin Sinfield after he was made a Knight Bachelor

"Sir Kevin Sinfield should have been knighted ‘years ago’"

Northern Powergrid is responding to Storm Boelo

Thousands without power as Storm Boelo batters Yorkshire

Devin Jones - Head of Cookery School.

The Grand: Best places to enjoy a pastry according to Yorkshire chef

Thirsk market place. Photo: Google.

Thirsk Market Place footway works to begin as £3m improvement scheme continues

England are preparing for the ultimate test against Australia. (Photo: Anita Reca/SWpix.com)

Barrow backs England Women to show best against Australia in Vegas rematch

A woman carries an umbrella in the rain in Yorkshire.

Daily weather forecast for Yorkshire this weekend when clocks go back

TRU Common Lane.

Yorkshire travel: Buses to replace trains between Leeds and York

In July ghd launched Sculpt, which can create a variety of looks, and uses AI to sense, learn and adapt to individual hair temperature.

'It changed how we style hair forever': Now ghd introduces clever AI tech

Steve Backshall: 'We have a morbid fascination for deadly wildlife'

Guy Fawkes circa 1606.

Guy Fawkes: The story behind man involved in failed Gunpowder Plot

Hockney Gallery reopens in Bradford

Gallery dedicated to David Hockney reopens at Bradford's Cartwright Hall

Tumble dryer safety fears raised by coroner after death of father and daughter in West Yorkshire

Tumble dryer safety fears raised after death of father and daughter

John Harrison.

John Harrison: The clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer

Sarah Holmes is chief medical officer at end of life charity Marie Curie.

End of life care is a measure of a compassionate society - Sarah Holmes

Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls of The Wonder Stuff performing at O2 Academy Leeds. Picture: Neil Chapman/Unholy Racket Music Pics

Gig review: The Wonder Stuff and Inspiral Carpets at O2 Academy Leeds

Yorkshire Sculpture Park unveils new £3.6m visitor centre, The Weston. Pictured Peter Murray CBE, Founding and Executive Director.
26th March 2019.
Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

My Yorkshire: Yorkshire Sculpture Park Chief Executive Joe Hill

Tiger attack victim WIlliam Chapman

NHS staff who inappropriately accessed records should 'be sacked'

Hardraw Force: 'Enthralled by highest single-drop English waterfall'

Colin Campbell doesn’t hesitate when asked what 30 years in the police gave him as a crime writer that no amount of research ever could

Colin Campbell on what 30 years in crime gave him as a writer

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