History
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In Kazakhstan’s historic rock-hewn mosques now recognised by UNESCO
Five rock-hewn mosques and associated sacred sites dating from the 12th to the 18th centuries make up Kazakhstan’s newest UNESCO World Heritage property. The complexes preserve centuries of Sufi tradition alongside much older beliefs.
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Slovenia is officially home to the best wine region in Europe
Štajerska, praised for its authenticity and centuries of wine culture, beat out more than 90 leading territories for the title.
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Christopher Saunders: Former Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young men
The former Bishop of Broome is one of the most senior Catholic clerics in the world to face sex abuse charges.
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Satellite photos show how Israeli forces have erased Gaza towns
Satellite imagery three years after the Gaza War began shows how the Israeli military has systematically razed the territory it controls in the Gaza Strip, erasing towns and districts
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York named one of the UK's best cities for a Christmas market break
York's St Nicholas Fair has been named one of the UK's best Christmas markets, according to Christmas Tree World.
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Okinawa governor wants discipline for US military in Japan after murder linked to Marine
The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has demanded that the central government do more to ensure discipline among U.S. troops on the southern island following the arrest of a U.S. Marine on accusations that he robbed and murdered a local woman
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How a Brontë-inspired Dutch literary sensation was brought back to West Yorkshire
Award-winning translator David McKay will visit Haworth to discuss bringing a Brontë-inspired Dutch novel back to Yorkshire.
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Families of troops killed in Iran war skip Trump’s Gold Star reception
Most families of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war aren't attending a White House reception for Gold Star families
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York named one of the UK's best cities for a Christmas market break
York's St Nicholas Fair has been named one of the UK's best Christmas markets, according to Christmas Tree World.
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Historic York pub closes for six-figure refurbishment near the Shambles
The Golden Lion, one of York's oldest pubs, is temporarily closed for an autumn refurbishment.
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Historic York pub closes for six-figure refurbishment near the Shambles
The Golden Lion, one of York's oldest pubs, is temporarily closed for an autumn refurbishment.
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Berlin’s Wartime Pavement Damage: On the Trail with a Researcher
Researcher Hans Greiner reveals where traces of wartime damage can still be found in Berlin today. A search for clues.
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I'm a metal detectorist. Here's how I found two Bronze Age hoards in two years
The bronze and copper treasures date back about 3,000 years
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Karl Bushby: Yorkshire adventurer back in UK after 28-year journey
Yorkshire adventurer Karl Bushby has returned to the UK after swimming the English Channel – 28 years after setting out on his extraordinary journey around the world.
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Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank
Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their rifles
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Sweden Royal Palace Shooting
Swedish police have shot and wounded an armed man outside the royal palace in central Stockholm. The man has been taken to a hospital. #EuropeNews
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Swedish Patriot missiles to be sent to Poland to bolster NATO's eastern flank
Sweden will send Patriot air-defences and around 100 troops to protect the Rzeszów-Jasionka logistics hub used to route aid to Ukraine. The mission starts on 1 December and will last seven months. #EuropeNews
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Britain could expel Israeli diplomats if Jerusalem consulate closes, say sources
The diplomatic row follows the UK targeting Israeli settlements with sanctions
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Tropical depression in Gulf predicted to be Atlantic season’s first hurricane
First hurricane of the season has not formed this late since 1905 as scientists say possible US landfall on Saturday
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Kemi Badenoch: I'd rather have another election than do a deal with Reform UK
The Conservative Party leader also pledged to cut the cost of hiring 21 to 24 year olds.
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The enduring popularity of Elvis Presley's Graceland is a monument to his legacy
Graceland, Elvis Presley's iconic home, continues to captivate fans decades after his death
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The North East landmark that was built by keelmen to care for their own 325 years ago
Today’s Object of the Week is a remarkable riverside building created more than three centuries ago by working men determined to look after their own.
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Trump announces $6.6bn defense shipyard owned by top Republican donor’s firm
Baltimore project to be partly funded by US government but owned by defense firm Anduril, founded by Palmer Luckey
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US military restricts troops from leaving the base in Okinawa after Marine is arrested in a killing
The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman
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The 234-year-old North East pub that once welcomed major guests like Charles Dickens
The Bridge Hotel Vaults has links to Dickens, a Grade II listing and a fascinating past dating back to the 1790s.
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Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years
More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite having never regularly smoked, ONS data shows
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Historic UK market place hit by fire
Range of stalls in Kingston-upon-Thames wrecked by blaze
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South Korea captain Lee Gi-hyuk apologises for gloating over military service exemption
Lee Gi-hyuk apologises for gloating about avoiding South Korea's mandatory military service.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns to federal court to fight deportation to Liberia
He was arrested in Baltimore in March 2025 after picking up his then-5-year-old son, who has autism and other disabilities, from his grandmother’s house
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Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason
August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power.
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Estonia moves troops to Russian border as fears grow of Putin attack on Nato: report
Military and intelligence officials believe that Moscow is preparing to test the international alliance
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Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason
Germany's federal prosecutor's office says a former foreign intelligence chief has been arrested on espionage allegations
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Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosis
Michael Rowland and Leigh Sales lead tributes to newsreader who read the ABC’s 7pm bulletin for 20 years
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Steam locomotive sighting causes confusion after Bradford trip cancelled
The sighting prompted questions as to why it was running on the same route if the anniversary excursion had been called off.
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Laos names veteran diplomat with international outlook to be new prime minister
Laos has a new prime minister after the National Assembly elected veteran diplomat Saleumxay Kommasith
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Yemen forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb in offensive against Houthis
Operation Yemen Dawn, backed by 100 Saudi coalition aircraft, retook the town of Dhubab just north of the strait, as the Houthis claimed they struck Riyadh's international airport, an oil refinery and military bases across Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan and Turkey agreed to deploy troops to the kingdom.
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Time Team unearths 1,000-year-old leprosy hospital beneath Lincoln park
It was one of medieval England’s earliest and largest leprosy hospitals
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Merz insists Baltic defence is Germany's defence, German researchers win Nobel prize in medicine, flight prices from Germany have doubled since 2010 and more news on Tuesday, October 6th.
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The idea for a National Care Service should not be sacrificed over an obsession to lower taxes - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Bryn Glover, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon.
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Jeffrey Archer: Queen Camilla pays tribute to 'irrepressible' author and former politician
The bestselling author and former politician died on Monday at the age of 86.
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Harrogate taekwondo master represents Great Britain on world stage
A Harrogate taekwondo master has represented Great Britain as a referee at the World Championships in South Korea.
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Turkey and Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia under defence pact
The three signatories of the August Mecca Joint Defence Agreement met in emergency session in Riyadh and agreed to move immediately to "rapid deployment" of military forces, uniting NATO's second-largest army, the Islamic world's only nuclear state and the largest Gulf power.
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Flávio’s surprise first-round election win highlights rapid rise of Brazil’s House of Bolsonaro
Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s new president
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UK to make last-ditch effort to stop Israel closing East Jerusalem consulate
Israel has threatened to close the consulate, which handles UK relations with Palestinians in the city, over British sanctions on Israeli settlements.
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Durham city pub The Boat Club wins toucan mural fight after appeal
The Boat Club in Durham has won its battle to keep a giant toucan mural after a planning inspector ruled the artwork does not harm the historic city centre.
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AfD candidate Rausch elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time
Although Tobias Rausch's role is largely symbolic, opponents have described the result as a watershed moment.
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Queen Camilla remembers late Jeffrey Archer as 'irrepressible life force'
The novelist and MP was ‘an exception to the end’, Camilla wrote
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Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists
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The one GOP incumbent who’s poised to defy the odds in midterms bloodbath
Susan Collins might be the one Republican who survives a GOP electoral bloodbath, Eric Garcia writes, defying the old saw, 'As goes Maine, so goes the nation'
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New North East play marks 90 years since historic Jarrow Crusade march
Tom Kelly’s Jarrow Marches: A Play & Songs, directed by Andrew Dawson, will be staged at The Alberta Social Club in Jarrow on October 10 to mark the 90th anniversary of the historic Jarrow Crusade
