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Birds and Beasts grace sculpture park
Yorkshire Sculpture Park at Bretton, Wakefield, is hosting work by artist and printmaker Angela Harding. An exhibition, marks her return to YSP after 10 years. Harding has made prints from 1982 onwards in a variety of media including etching and...
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‘£1bn is needed’ for sustainable farm payments
NEXT year’s Sustainable Farming Incentive needs a budget of around £1bn to meet demand from farmers and support the Government’s legally-binding environmental targets, analysis has found. Research from the National Farmers’ Union has revealed that...
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‘Asleep at the wheel on social care’
SUCCESSIVE Governments have been ‘asleep at the wheel’ on social care, the author of a major review into the sector will warn today, with a ‘fundamentally fragmented system” and no overall leadership. Baroness Louise Casey was asked by Sir Keir...
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£40m NHS winter plan unveiled
HUNDREDS of thousands of vulnerable patients most at risk of hospital admissions will receive targeted support from their GP this winter, the Government announced yesterday. It hopes up to 300,000 patients will benefit from the £40m scheme. The...
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Remembering the fallen
The King at yesterday’s national service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Every year, members of the Royal Family join politicians, veterans and members of the public to remember those who have died in combat.
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Village asylum site ‘needed to end hotel use’
MOVING 1,200 asylum seekers to a former RAF base in a Yorkshire village is needed to allow Labour to fulfil an election commitment to end the use of asylum hotels across the country, Cabinet Minister John Healey has said. Labour’s 2024 election...
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Row over asylum plan on RAF base
CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans to accommodate 1,200 asylum seekers at a former RAF base in North Yorkshire have accused an Immigration Minister of being “out of her depth” after she told MPs the site was away from the community. The Linton-on-Ouse Action...
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Burnham devolves power on water
EIGHT regional councils will give local communities more control over how water is managed in their areas, the Government has said. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the plans would give local people “a real say” over issues, from cleaning up polluted...
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Drax AI bid ‘flagship opportunity’
A £20bn deal to build an AI data centre in North Yorkshire is a ‘flagship opportunity for the reindustrialisation of the north of England’, bosses behind the plan have said. Power generation firm Drax has struck a partnership deal with Brookfield and...
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Welcome home son – adventurer’s 28-year trek ends
Angela Bushby welcomes her son Karl Bushby as he arrives back home in Hull following his 28-year round-the-world walk. Bushby, now 57, set off from the southern end of Chile in 1998, vowing to walk all the way home without using any form of motorised...
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Spinning out history on the cobbles
Shantarna Wilson demonstrates spinning on her spinning wheel on the cobbles outside the Colne Valley Museum, Golcar, near Huddersfield. The weekend’s live demonstrations included, spinning, weaving and clog making.
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Yorkshire Water chief steps down
YORKSHIRE Water’s new CEO will no longer receive the controversial off-shore six-figure payments made to outgoing boss Nicola Shaw, it can be revealed. After four-and-a-half years at the helm of the embattled water company, Ms Shaw abruptly announced...
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Star Trek’s Sir Patrick Stewart dies at the age of 86
YORKSHIRE-BORN actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at his home in Los Angeles aged 86 following a “brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia”, it has been announced on his social media. The actor from Mirfield in West...
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Chancellor’s £1.5bn borrowing facility to aid regional mayors
A NEW £1.5bn borrowing facility will help Mayor Oliver Coppard reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport, John Healey announced in the Budget. The Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP gave his first fiscal statement as Chancellor in the House of Commons today,...
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City airport deal ‘not yet concluded’
NEGOTIATIONS for the purchase of Doncaster Sheffield Airport with landowner Peel remain ongoing, South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard has said, as efforts to bring the site into public ownership took a key step forward. It was announced last week that...
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Labour MPs push back at Burnham on rejoining EU
LABOUR MPs are already pushing back on Andy Burnham’s suggestion that there could be a referendum on rejoining the European Union, as confusion reigned over No10’s Brexit strategy. The Prime Minister’s call at the weekend for an “honest discussion”...
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Storm batters the North
Waves created by the high winds of Storm Boelo hit the sea wall at New Brighton promenade across the water from Liverpool. An amber warning remained in place for strong winds across northern parts of the UK, with the storm causing travel disruptions...
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Full steam ahead for autumnal weekend
A HULL art gallery could be transformed if ambitious plans are approved, as the venue and city get ready to mark the tenth anniversary of its City of Culture stint. Humber Street Gallery has submitted a planning application to revamp the four-storey...
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Special award for Poppy Appeal collector Ivy
Six-year-old Bradford girl Ivy Knighton-Leake, who is one of the UK’s youngest Poppy Appeal collectors, holds one of four special poppies presented to her during the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2026 national launch which was held at Manchester...
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Military housing hit with £2bn cut
THE Ministry of Defence has cut almost £2bn of spending on refurbishing accommodation for military personnel and their families affected by mould and damp issues. The MoD has deferred £800m that was due to be spent on service family accommodation...
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Kate’s warm welcome for Sultan of Oman
VINNIE Jones has revealed he and Guy Ritchie had a tearful reunion on the set of The Gentlemen after they drifted apart “through the booze”. Ritchie cast Jones as gamekeeper Geoff Seacombe in the Netflix crime comedy after the pair did not speak for a...
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Airport set to be publicly owned after deal reached
DONCASTER Sheffield Airport is to be taken into full public sector ownership in a deal that will see South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard’s combined authority buy the land for a currently-undisclosed sum. A prospective deal with landowner Peel has...
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Horses show off pulling power at ploughing match
Gordon McKay, from Thorne, with his daughter Kira and their Norwegian Fjord horses Lofty and Thor, at yesterday's Barton-upon-Humber annual ploughing tournament at Northwold Farm, Worlaby Top, Brigg. Vintage tractors also took part in the event.
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Calls for rethink on route plan for trams
THE likely routes of West Yorkshire’s long-awaited mass transit project should focus on areas with poor connectivity away from existing rail lines, a major consultation has heard. Respondents to an inquiry into the development plans around the...
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Rural areas ‘risk being left behind’
RURAL areas are being left behind in Andy Burnham’s devolution drive with greater funding and powers going to city regions, a new report by MPs has revealed. The new Prime Minister has made moving government from Whitehall to mayors and local...
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PM to seek to ‘repair bridges’ between the US and Ukraine
ANDY Burnham has said he will seek to restore Donald Trump’s support for Ukraine and “repair bridges” as Volodymyr Zelensky visited Downing Street yesterday. The Ukrainian President received an unprecedented honour guard on his arrival at No 10, made...
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Prince of bails joins stars of cricket in The Mall
The Prince of Wales bats as he joins cricketing stars from the UK and India, the team from Tailenders and Backyard Cricket, at a special Earthshot Prize event on The Mall, in London, organised by the team at Backyard Cricket to celebrate ties between...
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Hopes for UK farming at trade talks
NEW talks with Brussels scheduled for next month will be a chance for Britain to improve trade conditions significantly for farmers, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said, in the latest sign that he favours a much closer relationship with the bloc. He...
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Steampunk steams into town for weekend
Claire and Phil Herbert at Haworth station in front of a Darlington-built locomotive. The Haworth Steampunk weekend brought colourful costumes to the historic trainline and village over the weekend, featuring a host of performances, traders and...
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Search for lost wartime US serviceman
A decades-long search for a lost US serviceman from the Second World War has brought teams of specialist investigators to Yorkshire in attempts to find him. Yesterday marked 82 years since a B-24H Liberator aircraft known as Sack Time crashed on a...
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‘Culture of abuse’ at army colleges
ALLEGATIONS over rape and abuse at army colleges, including in Yorkshire, should not be treated as isolated incidents, MPs warn, amid calls to widen investigations over a “persistent culture” of unchallenged abuse. Armed Forces Commissioner Polly...
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Tories’ vow over inheritance tax on family homes
KEMI Badenoch has vowed to axe inheritance tax when family homes are passed down to children and grandchildren, as she made her pitch to the country at the Conservative Party conference. The Tory leader said the next election will be a “battle for the...
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Tory MP in bid to change law on solar farms
A SENIOR Conservative is attempting to change the law to ban solar farms from being built on Britain’s most productive farmland. Victoria Atkins, the Shadow Environment Secretary, is trying to change the policy via a private members’ Bill, which is...
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‘Real chance’ to get Labour to reverse farms tax policy
THERE is a “real chance” to force the Labour Government into a full U-turn on its controversial inheritance tax policy on farmers at the Budget, a Shadow Minister has said. Victoria Atkins, the Shadow Environment Secretary, made the comment to The...
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A Grand day out as Wakefield and Sinfield triumph
YORKSHIRE rugby league fans have never experienced a weekend like it. First, Sir Kevin Sinfield ended his latest fundraising challenge by delivering the Grand Final trophy at Old Trafford, prior to the season-ending showpiece between Warrington and...
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Saint’s death set in stone at Minster
Stonemason Harriet Pace finishes her piece in the yard at the rear of York Minster. Edmund was captured by Vikings in 869 and shot with arrows before being beheaded for refusing to renounce Christianity. His head is said to have been guarded by a wolf.
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Prince aims to drive change over flooding
THE Prince of Wales has said a “holistic” approach to tackle extreme flooding is needed as he met villagers living with the threat of the upcoming storm season. William sympathised with residents in the rural settlement of Skenfrith in Wales who might...
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‘She was our sunshine’: Tributes to Rantzen who has died aged 86
TRIBUTES were paid last night after broadcaster and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen died aged 86. Dame Esther, known for hosting shows such as That’s Life!, established charities to help the young and old, became a prominent voice in the attempt to...
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Burnham wants to alter pensions triple lock to pay for care service
ANDY Burnham has set out a radical plan that he claims will transform Britain, pledging to change the pensions triple lock to pay for a national care service if he wins the next election. He also announced measures to pave the way for public control...
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Advanced Manufacturing Park to be UK ‘blueprint’
CHANCELLOR John Healey has pledged to use Rotherham’s Advanced Manufacturing Park as a blueprint for reindustrialising Britain. Mr Healey set out his vision in his speech to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool yesterday, promising fiscal...
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Young handler shines at sheep fair
Six-year-old Alexander Lee from Skelton-on-Ure is pictured at Masham Sheep Fair at the weekend. He entered the young handler class with his Beltex cross Bob. The main beneficiary of the Masham Sheep Fair is now Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
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Policing worries on migrant centre
PLANS for an asylum centre in a small North Yorkshire village would put “considerable pressure” on the police force amid wider public safety fears, the region’s Labour mayor has said. David Skaith, Mayor for York and North Yorkshire, opposes the...
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Floral tribute to city’s heritage
People gathered in front of City Hall in Centenary Square, Bradford, for the premiere of the UK version of Belgiumâ’s internationally renowned Flower Carpet made from 330,000 dahlia heads. It was inspired by the city’s textile heritage. It will be...
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‘Farce’ over race for farming grants
FARMING groups have hit out at the Government after the latest Sustainable Farming Incentive window closed in less than six hours, saying those who have missed out are now facing “even greater uncertainty”. The new SFI, which the previous environment...
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UK-US relations ‘more up’ with Burnham as premier, says Trump
THE relationship between the UK and the US is “more up” now that Andy Burnham is Prime Minister compared with Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump has said. Mr Burnham met the US President in person for the first time in New York yesterday ahead of his...
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PM urged to meet grieving parents
BEREAVED families in Leeds who have lost babies over issues with maternity care have called for an urgent meeting with Andy Burnham, after new figures revealed that record numbers of women suffered lifechanging injuries during childbirth in the first...
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Shades of wartime spirit in the Dales
Lesley Dawes-Wesley, from Sheffield, and Penny Tsolakis, of Leeds, on the quiet side streets of Grassington during its 1940s weekend. The event is a nostalgic celebration of wartime Britain, with vintage vehicles, military displays, period costumes,...
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Calls for inquiry into breast unit
HUNDREDS of patients have come to harm during treatment at an NHS Trust’s breast unit, a review has found, with some 20 women undergoing unnecessary mastectomies. Others suffered “excessive surgery” and were harmed, while under the care of the County...
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‘Clear plan needed’ on future of steel firm
A CLEAR plan must be published over the future of British Steel, MPs warn today, amid concerns over uncertainty and “significant” taxpayer costs. The Government stepped in to prevent the closure of Scunthorpe blast furnaces in April last year, in a...
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Asylum village hails protest vote
CAMPAIGNERS against an asylum centre opening in a North Yorkshire village say the people of Piddington have done a “really good job”, but they will not be following suit. Prime Minister Andy Burnham, inset, said he understood the “strength of feeling”...
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Sounds of harmony with nature
Local resident Amelia Sheikh, 11, next to Pierre Sauvageot’s 200 musical instruments and wind-assisted devices designed to create an auditory experience on Baildon Moor, near Bradford. The installation builds on the legacy of Bradford’s year as 2025 UK...
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PM warned ‘Do not make an enemy of the countryside’
CAMPAIGNERS were joined by a former Labour Home Secretary and an ex Conservative Prime Minister as they called for Andy Burnham to learn from previous mistakes and not to make an enemy of the countryside. The Countryside Alliance kicked off its...
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Brothers in arms at rural show
Oliver Smith, aged four, and his brother Thomas, eight, from Dunford Bridge, with their mule called Hilda which they showed at Penistone Show on Saturday. The traditional country show was established is 1853 and is one of the biggest one-day shows in...
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£1bn deal signed for battery trains to slash journey times
A “1bn investment deal in 29 Britishmade trains destined for Yorkshire’s train tracks was sifned yesterday between the Government and a Derbybased firm. The new train class, dubbed Adessia, will cut journey times between Manchester and York by 14...
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Princess in surprise trip to Liverpool
THE Princess of Wales has made a surprise visit to Liverpool to support the launch of her husband’s suicide prevention toolkit. Unannounced, Kate stepped from their chauffeur-driven vehicle with William after it pulled into the grounds of Everton’s...
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Maintaining dry stone walling tradition
Dry stone waller Nick Walker, at work in a field near Skipton, North Yorkshire. He was trained by his father, who was also a dry stone waller. The wall he is currently working on is around 200 years old. Behind him in the distance is Sharp Haw, a...
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First day at Eton for Prince George
Prince George began his first day at Eton College with the reassuring presence of his parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, by his side. Kate placed a hand on his back during the greetings with senior staff and Eton’s head master Simon Henderson...
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Chancellor backs Growth Corridor
CHANCELLOR John Healey has stood by committments to a Northern Growth Corridor as he announced plans to allocate £150m to fast-growing firms in northern England. In his first major speech as Chancellor, the Rawmarsh and Conisborough MP said changing...
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A smart entry at agricultural show
The Keighley and District Agricultural show was held over the weekend, bringing together families, farmers and visitors for a traditional day of entertainment and competition. Pictured is Dianne Bradley, from Queensbury, preparing a Highland cow for...
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YORKSHIRE’S BIG WEEKEND READ:
Andrew Vine recalls reporting from New York in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, ahead of the 25th anniversary next week. With pictures by Bruce Rollinson.
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Queen marks 30 years of community riding centre
Queen Camilla, President of Ebony Horse Club, feeds a Polo mint to a horse as she meets with members of staff and volunteers during a visit to the youth charity and community riding centre in Brixton, south London, to mark its 30th anniversary.
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Show of unity during visit to Tapestry
THE relationship with our crossChannel neighbours has been far from cordial in recent years, given the fall-out over Brexit, small boats and fishing rights. Boris Johnson famously told Macron in 2021 to “donnez-moi un break”. But now, publicly at...
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Young Bertie is a star of the show
Winner of the young handlers competition Bertie Bowers with his sheep at Kilnsey Show in the Yorkshire Dales. Held since 1897, the show is home to a spectacular array of keenly contested livestock competitions, equine events and sheepdog trials. More...
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Public split on social care funding
JUST under a quarter of people would support the introduction of an additional tax specifically to fund social care, although younger people are less likely to favour such an approach, according to new research. The polling by the Health Foundation...
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William and Myla are a top show team
William Lambert, aged eight, from Cracoe, proudly shows off his pony Myla at Malham Show, North Yorkshire, on Saturday. The show included showjumping events, livestock classes and even sheepdog trials, as well as all the traditional aspects of a...
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Villagers fear asylum plans ‘will make them prisoners’
NORTH Yorkshire villafiers fear they could become “prisoners in our own homes” should the Government turn a former military base into an asylum camp. The Home Office has pledfied to close asylum hotels and is lookinfi to move mifirants into former...
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UK’s £5m to help amid Nepal floods
THE UK has offered £5m to help the Nepalese government amid a “very distressing and devastating situation” following the country’s flash floods, the Prime Minister has said. More than 30 British nationals are among hundreds of people missing and...
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Rural Britain hit by homeless crisis
A HIDDEN homelessness crisis in rural Britain has been unearthed, with the numbers of children and families moving into temporary accommodation rising considerably faster than big cities. New figures from the County Councils Network (CCN), which...
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Country music legend Dolly Parton dies at the age of 80
ICONIC country musician, actress, activist and philanthropist Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media. “Sadness lies with us, not with Dolly,” her nephew Brian Seaver said in a video announcement. “Dolly lived...
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Inquiry into organised crime link to five youths who died in A66 crash
THE five young men who died after their vehicle hit a police car while travelling the wrong way down the A66 may have had links to “serious and organised criminal activity”, police said. Cleveland Police said 12 people have been arrested over alleged...
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A taste of the American Revolution – in Yorkshire
Re-enactors Wayne Mitchell, Joshua Knight, and George Mills, representing the Queen's Rangers Company, look on as Jack Langsdon, in a 17th Regiment Grenadier Company uniform, patrols the grounds of Kiplin Hall, Yorkshire, during an American Revolution...
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PM’s vow over asylum centre fears
ANDY Burnham has pledged to raise mayor David Skaith’s “significant concerns” with the Home Office over controversial plans to open an asylum centre in a small North Yorkshire village. The Government has applied for planning permission to house asylum...
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You did it! Grades joy on GCSE results day
Pupils look at their GCSE results at Egglescliffe School, in Eaglescliffe, North Yorkshire. Nationally, the proportion of entries receiving the top grades has risen for the second year in a row and remains higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Queen’s main Item on agenda at Ebor Festival
The Queen, Royal Patron of York Racecourse, leaves the parade ring after making a presentation to winning horse Item, ridden by Colin Keane in The Juddmonte International Stakes. It was the main race of the day in the Sky Bet Ebor Festival 2026 at York...
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Trophy time at Ebor Festival
Emily Bremer with the Ebor Handicap Trophy, as York racecourse gets ready for the Ebor Festival, which runs from today to Saturday. Today features the Juddmonte International, the richest race of York’s season. Tomorrow is Legends Global Yorkshire Oaks...
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