News & Politics
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4 new Ryanair Leeds Bradford Airport routes for summer 2027
Ryanair has added four routes from Leeds-Bradford Airport to its summer 2027 schedule.
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Husband jailed for murdering wife before hiding body in chest freezer
David Barraclough, who beat his wife to death with a claw hammer before hiding her body in a chest freezer, has been jailed for life.
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Yorkshire Farming Conference returns in January 2027
The Yorkshire Farming Conference will return to the Great Yorkshire Events Centre on Wednesday 27 January 2027, following an inaugural event attended by more
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Trump rips into Democratic hopeful El-Sayed: ‘Jihadist lunatic who hates our Country’
President Donald Trump issues latest inflammatory attack on Abdul El-Sayed, who has accused the commander-in-chief of seeking to distract from ‘the suffering his policies are inflicting on us’
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Footage shows devastating aftermath of 'arson attack' at derelict County Durham pub
New images and drone footage have revealed the full extent of the damage caused by a fire that tore through the former Crown and Thistle pub in Catchgate.
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Top TV chefs can make 20-minute meals but I certainly can't
HAVE you ever tried eggs in purgatory?
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Thieves make off with €5m haul from prestigious Italian winery
Gang breaks into cellar of Marchesi Antinori in Cortona and loads two trucks with 30,000 bottles before getaway
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Ed Sheeran reshuffles tour lineup after Macklemore and other acts pull out
Ed Sheeran has reshuffled his tour lineup with new support acts following the departure of several artists.
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Two Latvians arrested at RAF base in Cambridgeshire released on bail
Men found inside RAF Molesworth, used by US and Nato for intelligence, freed on strict conditions as police continue investigation
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A new IU Indianapolis course helps students engage with big ideas
Faith Evans has enrolled in a new class at IU Indianapolis called Cornerstone, which encourages students to explore life's big questions through literature
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‘End of an era’ as veteran councillor announces retirement after 53 years
One of the country’s longest-serving councillors will step down at the next election after more than five decades in local government.
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Anthropic bans users from being 'cruel' to its AI systems
The firm said users can no longer engage in "sustained and needless" abusive behaviour towards the tech.
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Trump is desperate to get his border wall built. Texas landowners are fighting back
Much of the land in Texas is privately or state owned
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Video. Seals and sea lions undergo hearing tests in Australian research
Video. Australia's scientists have trained seals and sea lions to take hearing tests at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, hoping to better understand how human-made noise affects marine mammals.
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Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over ‘deceptively similar’ four stripes design
Adidas alleges White Fox has ‘intention to trade off our reputation’
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Who’s afraid of a 6-hour documentary about exiled Russian journalists?
Julia Loktev has released a new documentary, “My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile,” capturing the lives of Russian journalists who fled the country after Russia invaded Ukraine
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Video. Rare waterspouts slam western Sicily, wrecking homes and a school
Video. A rare pair of waterspouts swept ashore in western Sicily on Friday, damaging homes, vehicles and a school. The two funnels formed off the coast near Marsala before moving inland towards Trapani, hitting the town of Petrosino along the way.
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India steps up security ahead of a major protest in New Delhi over voter lists
Authorities have increased security in New Delhi and announced transport restrictions ahead of a planned demonstration by India’s “Cockroach” movement
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The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
The Justice Department is considering a perjury and obstruction-of-justice case against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified against Donald Trump to the January 6 committee.
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Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi foils Russia’s plan to encircle the Donbas
Ukraine’s counter-offensive on the Lyman axis collapsed the northern arm of a Russian pincer movement aimed at surrounding Ukrainian-held Donetsk, liberating up to 176 square kilometres and forcing Russian units onto the defensive, the Washington-based think tank said.
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China agrees to ‘halve’ hybrid car exports to EU in landmark deal
Brussels says Beijing’s shipments could fall by more than half over four years, cutting millions of vehicles amid fears for European jobs
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M&S wants 300 Christmas staff at Durham, Hartlepool, Teesside and Metrocentre shops
People looking for work in the North East ahead of Christmas are set to benefit from more than 300 seasonal roles with Marks & Spencer across the region this winter.
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Takeaways from AP’s report on Alaska’s growing fight over trawling and bycatch
Alaska’s massive pollock fishery supplies everything from McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwiches to fish sticks and imitation crab, but its nets also catch salmon and other marine life
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Stocks rebound but SpaceX fears spark telecommunications falls
In London, the FTSE 100 index ended up 110.45 points, or 1.1%, at 10,552.05.
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Police called after mass brawl in broad daylight in Spennymoor
Police were called to a morning brawl involving both men and women on a County Durham street.
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Severe turbulence injures at least eight and forces emergency landing in Miami
Multiple hospitalized after Avianca flight from Medellín to New York had to divert to Miami due to strong turbulence
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Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution puts US in dubious company
Only Iran and Afghanistan routinely carry out sentences in public, with Saudi Arabia appearing to have ended practice
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Residents on Indonesia's Borneo take their grievances over 3-month fires and choking haze to court
A group of residents on Indonesia's island of Borneo have accused the government of negligence in handling forest fires that have raged for over three months
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor begins ‘long overdue fightback’ after court victory
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor is locked in a legal battle for the return of items seized by Thames Valley Police
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Hurricane Isaias update: Storm strengthens to Category 3 surging toward Gulf Coast
The National Hurricane Center said the hurricane is set to make landfall late on Friday
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Teen’s life changed by gene editing that stopped blood disorder symptoms
Vian, 16, has thalassemia and had to have monthly blood transfusions throughout her childhood.
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Man City charges: Man Utd boss Michael Carrick 'personally affected' by financial case
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick says he was personally affected by the Manchester City case which has seen the club found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules and still has questions about the matter.
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York MP calls for public control of water after drought announcement
Luke Charters MP has called for water companies to be nationalised after Yorkshire was placed into drought due to low levels in reservoirs and rivers.
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Hurricane Isaias approaches the Gulf Coast, in photos
Hurricane Isaias brings the threat of dangerous storm surge, high winds and heavy rainfall to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm prompted preparations across the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi.
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Crash closes major North Yorkshire road - emergency services at the scene
In a statement issued this morning, the county's police force said the A169 between Saltergate Bank and Lockton, outside Pickering, is closed.
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Trump is squirreling away a war chest in case Democrats go after his family: report
President Donald Trump ‘angry’ but ‘not surprised’ about prospect of opposition investigating his extended family if they regain control of Congress and is said to be readying millions of dollars for their legal defense
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'This has never happened before!' Olivia Colman on viral Wicker memes
Olivia Colman stars alongside Alexander Skarsgård in the upcoming film Wicker which has prompted many memes.
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Is this why there’s growing subsidence on York’s Parliament Street?
Climate activist Geoff Beacon*wonders whether the street’s problems lie underground* “Land subsidence occurs when large amounts of groundwater have been withdrawn from certain types of rocks, such as fine-grained sediments. The rock...
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William takes Facetime call as he visits community centre with Kate
William and Kate are undertaking a one-day visit to Northern Ireland
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Labour byelection win shows party starting to win back voters on left
Party now polling 15 points above Greens, who had been ahead of Labour before Keir Starmer resigned as PM
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Russian pro-war blogger among 5 arrested in Montenegro over alleged destabilization plot
Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic said an influential Russian blogger and former military officer has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to destabilize the Balkan country that is seeking to join the European Union
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Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear, dies at 86
Mike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died
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Suspect in Kyiv jail reveals who proposed bombing of oligarch in Monaco
Former Ukrainian security service officer was accused of killing woman who allegedly planted bomb
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North Yorkshire Police loses almost 250,000 hours to sickness amid absence concerns
Almost 250,000 working hours were lost to sickness at North Yorkshire Police last year amid concerns over comparatively high levels of long-term absence.
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Metrocentre celebrates 40 years with 80s-themed retail awards night with Martin Kemp
Discover the winners as Metrocentre marks its 40th anniversary with retailer awards and a retro 1980s celebration.
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Trump decrees anyone using ‘Artificial Intelligence’ is now ‘The Enemy!’
President’s latest outburst comes as his push to rebrand the emerging technology increasingly falls flat
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York MP calls for public control of water after drought announcement
Luke Charters MP has called for water companies to be nationalised after Yorkshire was placed into drought due to low levels in reservoirs and rivers.
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‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation
Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live
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Amazon's delivery box is changing and so is online shopping
In 2005, Amazon transformed online retail by introducing two-day shipping for Prime members
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Zack Polanski facing calls to quit as Green Party leader after by-election defeat
Former party leader Caroline Lucas has accused Polanski of a failure in leadership, while the chair of the Jewish Greens committee called for him to resign
