Politicians

Dame Priti Patel speaking at the launch of her Conservative Party leadership campaign in Westminster. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Winter fuel payments cut shows need for opposition - Daxa Patel

Icons of social media apps are displayed on a mobile phone screen. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

We need to put our mobile phones away - Daxa Patel

Elon Musk has been described as 'one of the most dangerous men' in the world by former First Minister Humza Yousaf (Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Well past time that politicians and press abandon Twitter: David Behrens

Picture taken with permission posted on the social media site X, formerly Twitter, by @O_Burdett, of the aftermath after trouble flared in Hull on Saturday . PIcture: Olly Burdett /PA Wire

I was appalled and ashamed at witnessing what lawless mob did to Hull

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking on top of a double decker bus. PIC: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Politicians who talk about patriotism are betraying our values - Andy Brown

A photo issued by Youth Demand of a person being talked to by a police officer. PIC: Youth Demand/PA Wire

Why protests at Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire home were not acceptable

A photo taken at a climate change protest. PIC: Alamy/PA

Political parties need to face the realities of climate change - Andy Brown

Sky Election Special, Grimsby: How Starmer and Sunak can turbocharge the Humber

A file photo of some Royal Mail vans. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Questions need to be asked about the Royal Mail takeover - YP Letters

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issues a statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, after calling a General Election for July 4. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Politicians need to be honest with voters across Yorkshire

Staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Social care needs to be given the same level of attention as the NHS

There was no haranguing or heckling during the West Yorkshire Mayoral Business Hustings, just four committed, passionate candidates outlining how they wanted to change the region for the better, says Greg Wright (Image supplied by hustings organisers)

Why consensus on local issues is good for region: Greg Wright

Keane Duncan outside the Grand Hotel in Scarborough.

North Yorkshire politicians told to 'get a grip' over payouts and promises

Jasmin Paris is the first female runner and one of only 20 runners to have completed the Barkley Ultramarathon in Tennessee. PIC: Peter Tarry/The Sunday Times via PA

We can all learn a lesson from ultramarathon runner Jasmin Paris - Daxa Patel

Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union general secretary Mick Lynch speaking at a rally outside King's Cross station. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Will Labour be return union donations as well? - Yorkshire Post Letters

DC National Guard troops stand watch at the US Capitol on January 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. Fencing was put up around the building the day before, following the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6. PIC: John Moore/Getty Images

Extremism emanating from the US is a threat to British values - Andy Brown

Elizabeth Tower, part of the Palace of Westminster and a Metropolitan Police officer in Parliament Square, London. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Politicians must not be left fearing for their own safety

An artist's impression of the potential venue

Council bosses consider ditching planned new Leeds conference centre

People take part in a pro-Palestine rally outside the Houses of Parliament. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

The path to peace in Gaza is long but only starts with a sustainable ceasefire

Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

The Council Tax system is flawed and badly in need of reform - YP Letters

Shareholders will be keen to see whether Shell has managed to keep the money flowing. (Photo by Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire)

Shareholders to discover whether Shell has kept money flowing

Shareholders will be keen to see whether the oil giant Shell has managed to keep money flowing as it comes under pressure to increase the scale of its environmental commitments.

Greg Wright

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Business leaders' damning statement on Doncaster Sheffield Airport future

Staff on a NHS hospital ward helping a patient. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

It’s no longer the NHS but a national health disgrace - YP Letters

Julian Pearce shares his expert insight. Picture: David Lindsay

Why businesses and politicians need to get better at disagreeing: Julian Pearce

Lee Bloomfield, Manningham Housing Association chief executive.

2024 can be year of 'renewed hope' for Bradford - Manningham Housing Association

David Skaith, the Labour candidate for North Yorkshire mayor, outside of his shop in York.

Transport, housing and small businesses in North Yorkshire pitch for mayor

Michael Gove giving evidence to the Covid Inquiry (PA)

Highly infectious disease placed decision-makers in zugzwang

The coffin of Sir Bobby Charlton is carried by pallbearers out of Manchester Cathedral after the funeral service. PIC: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

Sir Bobby Charlton was authentic to the core - Daxa Patel

Residents view the aftermath as flood waters begin to recede in the village of Catcliffe after Storm Babet flooded homes, business and roads. PIC: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Money wasted on HS2 could have been used on flood defences - Jayne Dowle

Steve Foxley is chief executive at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.

Manufacturers will have to lead on the journey to net zero - Steve Foxley

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has overseen a dramatic 12 months which has seen households hit by rampant inflation and rising borrowing costs. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Jeremy Hunt must tackle labour market shortages in Autumn Statement: Beckie Hart

Baroness Ros Altmann is a British life peer and former pensions minister. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Cutting Winter Fuel Payments would be an insult to millions - Ros Altmann

Threatening to remove Winter Fuel Payments is a continuation of treating pensioners as political footballs and is no way to control public spending. Politicians should agree on a national cross-party review of future State Pensions and other support for older people.

Ros Altmann

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during the Conservative Party annual conference at the Manchester Central convention complex. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Why it’s time to put all net zero policies on hold - GP Taylor

Liz Truss

Liz Truss defends her record as prime minister in think tank speech

Earlier this year, Harworth opened a new 50-acre country park at Cadley Park in Derbyshire, providing new recreational space and wildlife habitats at the 600-home development.

'Defective' planning system is leading to construction delays, says Harworth CEO

Mike Yarwood death: Impressionist and comedian dies aged 82

Recently Prime Minister Rishi Sunak even gave the greenlight to over a hundred new oil and gas licences. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Britain risks falling behind in the race to net zero - The Yorkshire Post says

Greenpeace activists on the roof of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's house in Richmond. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Serious questions need to be asked over protests at the PM’s home - GP Taylor

Restyle app to make you look like doll ‘whitewashing’ people of colour

Greenpeace activists climb onto the roof of the Prime Minister's £2m manor house in Yorkshire this morning in protest at his backing for a major expansion of North Sea oil and gas drilling amidst a summer of escalating climate impacts (Photo: Greenpeace)

Greenpeace protesters climb onto roof of Rishi Sunak's North Yorkshire home

'Get hit by a car going at 20mph and you will almost certainly survive. The chances of not doing so drop down to only 2.5 per cent.'

North Yorkshire Council is wrong to reject 20mph zones - Andy Brown

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen.

Ben Houchen chastised after claiming councillors were playing 'silly buggers'

DEFRA Sec. of State Therese Coffey meets Show Director Charles Mills.

The Great Yorkshire Show sets stage for political debate and announcements

'To top it off, just six months ago, Kwasi Kwarteng tanked the UK economy with his disastrous budget'. PIC: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Scrap 'spectre' of inheritance tax, Tory MPs urge

'At Leeds City College’s Quarry Hill campus, the arts are a vital part of what we do, with around 1,800 students pursuing creative subjects'. PIC: Simon Hulme

Politicians need to recognise the importance of arts next to STEM - Richard Lee

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer vowed to back 'builders not blockers'. PIC: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer is wrong on Green Belt development - Yorkshire Post Letters

New AI technology can be a really helpful tool to helping with your personal finances

How ChatGPT can help you with your finances

Gordon Lightfoot performs onstage during 2018 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 29, 2018 in Indio, California.

Tributes paid to singer Gordon Lightfoot following death

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Jacob Rees-Mogg’s stunning family home on sale for £2.75 million

Fiona Bruce on the set of Question Time. Question Time is returning to TV screens - days after the pay of its host Fiona Bruce was revealed. The flagship BBC One political show will be back Thursday with a slightly larger virtual audience than in the last series.

Full panel line-up for BBC Question Time in Bristol

Mourners will gather on Wednesday for the funeral of Boothroyd, the only woman so far to be elected speaker of the House of Commons. (Photo credit: Michael Stephens/PA Wire)

Mourners set to gather today for funeral of proud Yorkshirewoman Betty Boothroyd

Families across Britain have seen energy bills rise in recent months. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Focusing on energy security as a key priority - The YP says

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers

A sign warning of the rising cases of Coronavirus on January 5, 2021 in London, England. PIC: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Politicians lacked imaginative planning in the face of Covid - YP Letters

Martin Lewis is urging all mobile phone users to check their contracts (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis bags role as regular co-host on Good Morning Britain

Tree protests continue on Kenwood Road in the Nether Edge area of Sheffield in 2018. PIC: Scott Merrylees

We are a long way off reconciliation over Sheffield trees row - YP Letters

Match of the Day anchor Gary Lineker was asked by the BBC to step back from presenting their flagship football highlights program, Match of the Day, until they agree on a social media policy. Lineker, a former England international football player and previous winner of the prestigious Golden Boot award, tweeted his own views on the government’s Stop Small Boats policy provoking a row over the impartiality of freelance BBC TV presenters.

BBC licence payers, not Lineker, robbed of freedom of expression David Montgomery

Migrants housed at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent. PIC: PA

Britain needs to get a grip on the migrant crisis - The YP says

Rishi Sunak talks to local business leaders during a visit to a Coca-Cola factory in Lisburn, Northern Ireland yesterday (Picture: Liam McBurney/WPA pool/Getty Images)

New figures show 54% of people in the UK would vote to remain in EU

King Charles will meet with Ursula von der Leyen, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Credit: Getty Images

King Charles criticised for decision to meet Ursula von der Leyen