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Remains of medieval tsar return to Bulgaria after decades-long dispute with Greece
Greek PM hopes handover of Tsar Samuel will help persuade Britain to return Parthenon marbles
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Remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel will arrive in Bulgaria after decades of talks with Greece
The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel will arrive in Bulgaria after decades of negotiations with Greece
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Spain faces housing protests in more than 50 cities
The eviction of an 87-year-old woman has turned anger over rents that have nearly doubled in ten years into a threat to Pedro Sánchez's minority government. #EuropeNews
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Russia strikes Kyiv's northern bridge in a new tactic to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital
A Russian strike has damaged Kyiv’s Northern Bridge early Saturday, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day
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UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford investigation bailed
The 25-year-old man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Thursday.
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Brazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American bloc
Sunday’s poll pits the leftist incumbent Lula against the son of a former far-right president convicted of staging a coup
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Boy who watched Jarrow March set off returns for anniversary 90 years later aged 96
Generations gathered in Hebburn to remember the men who marched from Jarrow to London in 1936.
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Beautiful moorland walk reveals the remnants of a once-thriving industry
Explore a seven-mile Pateley Bridge walk on the Nidderdale Way, linking River Nidd views, historic lead mines, moorland and Gouthwaite Reservoir in Yorkshire.
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Bridge reopens weeks early after HGV strike caused significant damage
Middleham Bridge reopens October 2 after HGV damage and £40,000 emergency repairs. North Yorkshire Council plans changes to protect the Grade II-listed bridge.
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Bridge reopens weeks early after HGV strike caused significant damage
Middleham Bridge reopens October 2 after HGV damage and £40,000 emergency repairs. North Yorkshire Council plans changes to protect the Grade II-listed bridge.
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Date clocks go back back in October - and if your clocks will update automatically
Clock changes explained including why the clocks change on a weekend and when the clocks will go back in October.
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‘You just need your dad’: Karl Bushby’s son on his return after 28 years
The son of a Yorkshireman who has spent the last 28 years walking around the world has spoken about the sacrifices of growing up while his father pursued his journey – and the surreal prospect of finally seeing him come home.
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How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution
The Smithsonian Institution is using artificial intelligence to better understand its collection related to the American Revolution
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Historic bridge reopens weeks early after HGV crash caused major damage
Middleham Bridge reopens October 2 after HGV damage and £40,000 emergency repairs. North Yorkshire Council plans changes to protect the Grade II-listed bridge.
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Bradford Muslims celebrate 100 years of historic London mosque
Bradford Muslims mark the Fazl Mosque’s centenary, celebrating London’s first purpose-built mosque and the Ahmadiyya community’s century of service and peace.
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Historic pub with rooms in York named one of the cosiest for an autumnal escape
The Guy Fawkes Inn in York has been named as one of the cosiest pubs with rooms that is perfect for an autumn break - see why.
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Historic bridge reopens weeks early after HGV crash caused major damage
Middleham Bridge reopens October 2 after HGV damage and £40,000 emergency repairs. North Yorkshire Council plans changes to protect the Grade II-listed bridge.
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Historic bridge reopens weeks early after HGV crash caused major damage
Middleham Bridge reopens October 2 after HGV damage and £40,000 emergency repairs. North Yorkshire Council plans changes to protect the Grade II-listed bridge.
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US Navy puts its Mk 48 torpedo on British robotic submarine for the first time
A British robotic submarine just fired an American heavyweight torpedo, opening a new chapter in allied underwater warfare
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How 'All Creatures' vet James Herriot's legacy lives on in Yorkshire
His career as Yorkshire's most famous vet made him a household name - and three decades after his death, James Herriot's influence across the county shows no signs of fading.
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Hawaii’s centuries-old sea arch collapses into Pacific after series of rough storms
Hōlei sea arch, formed 550 years ago by erosion from ocean waves, no longer standing, National Park Service confirms
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ICE raids leave US citizens carrying their birth certificates: ‘We are from America’
The aggressive immigration operation of President Donald Trump’s second term has ensnared increasing numbers of Americans. Some of those caught in its dragnet tell Rhian Lubin how the experience has changed their lives forever
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King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour
Buckingham Palace say the king will not ‘shy away’ from Britain’s role in slavery when he visits Commonwealth nations later this month
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King's Caribbean tour will not shy away from 'darkest days of our past'
In recent years, the King has expressed his "personal sorrow" at the UK's role in slavery.
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Florida's dengue outbreak is now the largest in the continental US in decades
Florida is experiencing its largest dengue outbreak in decades, with over 250 locally acquired cases reported this year
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Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community
The men were arrested on 20 September, on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar
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Putin observes military drills in the Urals involving troops from China and other nations
Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended military drills in the Ural Mountains involving troops from China and several other countries
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Two men charged with terrorism offences in Manchester
The pair were arrested in the Northern Quarter area of the city on the eve of Yom Kippur.
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Trump diverts Ukraine aid to authoritarian countries in Latin America
Trump has repeatedly acted to boost like-minded and authoritarian leaders across Latin America using funds allocated for the European defense against Putin
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Two men in court over robberies including attack leaving woman with dislocated jaw
Two men accused of separate robberies are due in court today, including one allegedly involving an attack that left a woman with fractured ribs and a dislocated jaw.
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What we know and don't know about how Iran uses asymmetric warfare
The leaders of Britain and the United States have suggested that Iran played a role in two major security incidents — the arrests near a U.S.-run military base in England and the attack in the cockpit of an Israel-bound plane
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Huts destroyed after 'bonfire embers carried by high winds ignite grass'
Redcar huts have been destroyed in a fire.
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British paratrooper killed by explosion in Ukraine, coroner rules
L/Cpl George Hooley is the first UK service member to die in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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Republican calls Starbucks ‘morally bankrupt’ and demands store closures in China
China's Foreign Ministry called allegations of repression in the region ‘naked lies’
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Germany backs UK to rejoin EU as Burnham moves closer to bloc
The leaders of France and Spain have also backed Britain returning to the European Union
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The Yorkshire industrialist who was a pioneer of labour welfare who built Saltaire
Sir Titus Salt was a Yorkshire industrialist, politician and philanthropist who helped to revolutionise labour welfare by building the textile model village of Saltaire.
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Major update issued by fire crews tackling North Yorkshire blaze
Firefighters have left the scene after four days of battling a fire that overtook a biomass depot in North Yorkshire.
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Archaeology discoveries beneath Auckland Palace to feature in talk
Archaeologists will reveal Auckland Palace discoveries, including a medieval chapel and ornate ivory knife, at a Newcastle talk.
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Communities reconnected as historic bridge set to reopen
A 19th century bridge connecting Middleham and Leyburn will reopen ahead of schedule after work was carried out following a collision involving a heavy goods vehicle.
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Anthony Gordon: How Barcelona winger became one of England's main men
Anthony Gordon has been England's in-form player since the World Cup knockout stage - is the Barcelona forward now undroppable?
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How a six-year-old girl helped avert Israel flight disaster after pilot stabbed
Nina Manes was one of the 180 passengers on board the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv when chaos broke out in the cockpit
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Major update issued by fire crews tackling North Yorkshire blaze
Firefighters have left the scene after four days of battling a fire that overtook a biomass depot in North Yorkshire.
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Christa Pike latest: Trump breaks silence on botched execution
Pike was due to be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years
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Germany's Merz hails NATO unity on Russia and rejects AfD claims
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday called for unity in backing Ukraine against Russia – within NATO, Europe and his own country where the far-right and Moscow-friendly AfD is on the rise.
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Councillors back consultation on pedestrianisation of historic Ripon street
A public consultation is set to be requested on the long-running debate over pedestrianising one of Ripon’s most historic streets.
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As India and China repair ties, a Tibet film tells the story of a forgotten resistance
“Four Rivers Six Ranges” brings Tibet’s little-known resistance history to the screen through the story of ordinary Tibetans who helped the Dalai Lama escape to India in 1959
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Councillors back consultation on pedestrianisation of historic street
A public consultation is set to be requested on the long-running debate over pedestrianising one of Ripon’s most historic streets.
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Councillors back public consultation on proposed pedestrianisation of historic Ripon street
A public consultation is set to be requested on the long-running debate over pedestrianising one of Ripon’s most historic streets.
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A rare survivor of upper Worth Valley’s water powered mills
TOWARDS the close of the 18th and early years of the 19th century many small speculative textile mills were built along the watercourses of the upper Worth Valley.
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York Dungeon to turn torture chamber into tattoo studio for one night only
York Dungeon will transform its infamous Torture Room into a tattoo studio on Wednesday, October 21.
