August 2026
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Energy bills to rise by £60 from October as Ofgem warns households
Energy bills will rise by £60 from October as Ofgem confirms a new £1,723 price cap. Here are six ways households can cut costs this winter.
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Offal spillage on M62 forces closure of slip road in Yorkshire
An exit slip road has been closed after a shed load of offal was spilled.
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Pensioners could get £1,936 more as State Pension bid targets minimum wage
Campaigners want the State Pension raised to £14,500, arguing it should at least match the minimum wage for younger workers.
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Fashion brand to open first northern store in Harrogate
British fashion brand Scamp & Dude is set to open its first permanent store in the North in Harrogate.
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Paedophile who abused girl in North Yorkshire jailed for more than 12 years
A paedophile has been jailed for more than 12 years for a months-long campaign of sexual abuse against an underage girl in Yorkshire.
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Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda
In effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows
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Ofgem energy price cap: How to save money on your bills when working from home
Ofgem announced that the energy price cap will rise by 4 per cent from October 1
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Millions face a £312,000 pension shortfall – five ways to boost your pot
Workers face huge pension shortfalls, with some £312,000 behind their retirement target. Experts reveal five ways to boost your pension pot.
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Countryfile legend John Craven, 86, shares 'poignant final wish'
BBC Countryfile legend John Craven has shared a "poignant final wish" according to a new report.
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‘Tragic to see’ - growing concern over damage to historic landmark
A York man has called on English Heritage to tackle damage to the historic mound at Clifford's Tower.
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LIVE - Homes evacuated and cordon in place after emergency in York suburb
Homes have been evacuated after an 'incident' involving emergency services in a York suburb.
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Trump demands ‘lies’ in West Point climate curriculum, professor says in suit
Exclusive: ‘What’s going on is... just shocking,’ attorney Michael Sussman told The Independent
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AI coding is putting software risk on steroids
AI coding accelerates software risk, demanding machine-speed governance
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Ayyoub Bouaddi: Manchester City sign Morocco midfielder from Lille in £86m deal
Manchester City complete the signing of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a £85.6m deal on a five-year contract.
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Butter me up: Paris gets its first boutique devoted to France’s favorite fat
Paris has opened its first shop devoted entirely to butter, in a country that eats around 8 kilograms (18 pounds) per person a year yet has one of the European Union’s lowest obesity rates
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Road closed off and emergency services at scene of house fire
Birchington Road and Leighton Road in Grangetown is currently closed while officers and emergency services respond to a house fire.
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CIA chief held talks with Russian intelligence services, Kremlin says
John Ratcliffe travelled to the Russian capital on Tuesday in a rare and unannounced visit.
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Council boss retires from £200,000 role as recruitment campaign set to launch
A MAJOR council has announced it will start a recruitment campaign for a new chief executive as the incumbent boss is set to retire.
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Energy bills warning as millions face ‘rationing’ heating this winter
The October energy price cap will rise by 4. Find out what campaigners are warning about and what households can do to cut costs.
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Moringa lattes and tigernut kebabs: the Ghanaians ‘taking back the power’ of their food
In Ghana, a grassroots movement is championing nutritious, homegrown, climate-resilient produce, rather than western imports
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A Mutation Is Making It Easier for Drug-Resistant Malaria to Spread
New findings shed light on what’s making the parasite less treatable using the drug that’s considered a first line of defense.
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North Yorkshire Council chief executive to retire after almost 40 years
North Yorkshire Council’s chief executive Richard Flinton has announced he will retire from his role at the end of March next year.
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Radiation link in flight attendant's breast cancer, French court finds
Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
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‘National scandal’: extreme heat linked to 40,000 deaths in England between 1988 and 2025
ONS data shows rising toll of climate crisis, with officials warning this summer on track to set further records
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First Thing: Pause on US immigrant visa leaves thousands of applicants in limbo
All US immigrant visa applications halted as state department moves to tighten restrictions and limit access. Plus tributes pour in for Dolly Parton
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Murder probe after two die in house fire miles from A66 crash
Cleveland Police said they ‘cannot rule out any links to wider organised crime at this time’
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York motorists face disruption as temporary lights appear on two roads
Drivers are warned of delays as temporary traffic lights are installed on two York roads.
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Bike stolen in heart of York as police appeal for information
A bike was stolen from outside a York city centre gallery in the dead of night
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A690 Crash LIVE - Road closed in Low Willington after smash
Commercial Street in Low Willington is currently closed and traffic is being diverted after a crash this morning.
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Pensioners could get thousands more with call for Government to match minimum wage
A new campaign is calling for the State Pension to be increased to £14,500 a year,
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Syria's main Kurdish force SDF ceases to exist after army merger
Commander Mazloum Abdi announced the SDF's dissolution at the presidential palace in Damascus, ending the existence of the Kurdish-led force that served as Washington's main partner against the so-called Islamic State terrorist group.
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Canada wants to get closer to the EU - but how far can it go?
In the midst of a trade war with the US, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech in Strasbourg on 16 September, with a summit between Ottawa and Brussels to follow. However, EU membership is not an option. #EuropeNews
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Why did Trump’s CIA director make a mysterious short trip to Moscow?
Neither the White House or the Kremlin have offered an explanation for the first trip by a US spy chief to the Russian capital in nearly five years
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US 'will achieve nothing' with its economic chokehold, Tehran says
Pezeshkian's words of defiance came as Iran's deputy foreign minister said a deal with Oman would bar all military vessels from the Strait of Hormuz in an escalation of Tehran's demands that drew opposition from Washington, which has previously threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way".
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Crowd boos mention of Trump in losing Republican’s concession speech
‘I never understood why he got in this race,’ Ralph Norman, referring to Trump
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Chicago Sky bans Enes Kanter Freedom after fiery confrontation with Natasha Cloud
During the Sky's 113-90 defeat against the Indiana Fever on Sunday, Kanter Freedom was seated courtside when Sky guard Natasha Cloud started pointing and shouting at him
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Pictures show extent of house blaze as road cordoned off and crews remain at scene
Pictures from the scene show extensive damage to a Grangetown home after firefighters were called to an early morning blaze.
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Why retailers must replace rigid planning with micro-season agility
An unexpected heatwave exposes the costly limits of six-month retail planning cycles
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London rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance for firms to follow
Uber and Wayve had said they would start trips ‘later this summer’ but launch now looks unlikely this year
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Countryfile presenter of nearly 40 years shares 'poignant final wish' about Yorkshire
Countryfile legend John Craven has shared a "poignant final wish".
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Review: Superb 'elegant, swellegant' musical at Leeds Grand
REVITALISED, reimagined or simply new? Whatever your poison, Cole Porter’s High Society is a superbly elegant, swellegant musical that will make…
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Support offered to York and North Yorkshire businesses to combat cyber threats
Small and medium-sized manufacturers are being offered fully funded cyber security support to help protect their operations from growing digital…
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Police release image after woman 'sexually assaulted' on North Yorkshire train
Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to as they investigate an alleged sexual assault on a North Yorkshire train.
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New Ilkley pizza kitchen to launch with four-day Bank Holiday festival
FRESHLY baked sourdough pizzas and stuffed dough balls are on the menu at a new kitchen launching this Bank Holiday.
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'It is significant, and it’s something many organisations haven't accounted for': The phishing threats hiding in your calendar invites
Barracuda explains why attackers are moving beyond the inbox and into calendar apps, and what security teams need to change to keep up
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Hot weather in the UK is now almost as deadly as a cold snap | New Scientist
Cold weather has always killed more people than hot weather in England and Wales – but that's about to change
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Update on motorway after disruption caused following huge offal spillage this morning
A road on the motorway has reopened after an offal spillage this morning.
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Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated
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Paedophile who abused girl in North Yorkshire jailed for more than 12 years
A paedophile has been jailed for more than 12 years for a months-long campaign of sexual abuse against an underage girl in Yorkshire.
