Society & Culture
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Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids’ cases, worrying advocates
The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren’t employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation
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Lawyers for ex-Olympian cleared in Reflecting Pool case call for government watchdog investigations
Lawyers for a former Olympian whom the Justice Department charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, only to abruptly drop the case after determining that he was not responsible, are urging two different government watchdogs to examine what they say was a flawed investigation and prosecution
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'Serene escape for wildlife lovers' in York gets protected status
An area said to be a serene escape for wildlife lovers in York has been granted protected status.
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Labour figures rule out working with Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
Minister says they could not see parties cooperating, while official says coalition should be formally ruled out
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Teenage girl dies after being found seriously injured on West Yorkshire road
A teenage girl who died after being found seriously injured on a road in Wakefield has been named as 16-year-old Nadia Mucha.
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Proposed £12bn cut to disability benefits for children called ‘shockingly cruel’
The proposals have been labelled ‘shockingly cruel’
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'End of an era' as County Durham club is to close after more than 50 years
A village social club that has served generations of families will close for good this weekend.
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Hunt for ‘racist and homophobic’ man who abused York bus passengers
Police investigating an incident on a York bus want to talk to this man. It happened on the number six bus on Friday 25 September. A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Two members of the public were verbally abused by a man who...
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Yemen’s pregnant women face double toll of conflict and extreme heat
Already facing extreme conditions, an exodus of charities in the wake of international aid cuts is only making matters worse. Nick Ferris reports
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‘Mike Rogers Is Watching You’: New Ad Blitz From Abdul El-Sayed Attacks Surveillance Support
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leaning into one of the major complaints about surveillance from voters this election cycle.
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More than 70 illegal bikes and e-scooters crushed in Darlington police crackdown
More than 70 illegal bikes and e-scooters seized from Darlington streets have been crushed in a crackdown on anti-social and criminal behaviour.
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‘All I want to do is cry’: trauma of 7 October survivors three years after the attacks
Israeli communities shattered by Hamas massacres are torn between rebuilding their lives and remembering lost friends and relatives
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Trump says Iran can take out these two US cities: ‘That’s a very small price to pay’
President Trump branded ‘deranged and dangerous’ for suggesting Tehran targets Democrat-run American cities in speech
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Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests spread and grow across France
Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.
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Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102
Oscar winner Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102
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3 of Nolan Wells' friends sue NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation
Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island and was later found dead, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation
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'Asos hacked': What can I do to protect myself?
Asos says people should not engage with the unauthorised notification and says it'll provide further information.
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Trump claims he’s ‘flipping races’ with rallies. It’s not Republicans he’s helping
The president insists he can help his party defy the polls, even as Republicans who voted for him sour on his policies and increasingly erratic behavior and comments in the home stretch to Election Day, writes Andrew Feinberg
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Woman faked being a substitute teacher just to go into class and berate the teens
Amy Jones, 23, told police she went to the Milwaukee high school ‘because she was bored’ and ‘hates kids’
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Trump pushed FBI to investigate anti-ICE demonstrators in LA, whistleblower claims
‘Using the FBI to target Americans for exercising their First Amendment rights directly undermines our nation’s foundational values,’ Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California says
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White House blasts media coverage of Trump’s remark about Iran destroying US cities
‘The media freakout over President Trump’s comments is not rooted in reality,’ White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wrote on social media
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Riot police clash with students as France engulfed by school protests
Tear gas and water cannon deployed as hundreds of the thousands took to the streets in cities across the country to protest poor education conditions
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Better buses could ease school transport pressures locally, says mayor
Better public bus services could provide a long-term solution to some of the problems facing families following controversial changes to school transport in North Yorkshire, a leading politician has said.
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When identity isn’t human: securing the agentic enterprise
Securing AI agents with continuous identity and governance
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PM called on to act on communal grave revelations as NSW commits to urgent review
‘All deceased persons should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their financial circumstances,’ authorities say after Guardian Australia investigation
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95-hectare North Yorkshire solar farm set for approval despite residents' concerns
Plans for a major solar farm covering around 95 hectares of agricultural land in North Yorkshire are recommended for approval despite concerns from residents about the loss of productive farmland.
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Virus that can cause polio-like illness in children is spreading in California
Concentrations of enterovirus D68 are rising in the Bay Area, including Palo Alto, Napa, Southeast San Francisco and San Rafael
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Tributes pour in for Darlington couple killed in crash leaving 'world a sadder place'
A Darlington couple who devoted years to helping others are being remembered as community tributes pour in after they were killed in a crash near Scaling Dam.
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'There are now thousands of people': At the scene of student protests in Lille
The BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.
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The one York landmark that instantly says 'you're home'
From York Minster to Terry's clock tower, York Civic Trust explores the sights, sounds and landmarks that give people that feeling of arriving home.
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Wetherby’s growth must not come at the expense of the River Wharfe
Wetherby Green councillor calls for answers on housing threat to River Wharfe
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Tory MP criticised for claiming Luton has ‘no go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’
Shadow home office minister Blake Stephenson has been accused of peddling ‘the same rightwing nonsense’ as far-right activist Tommy Robinson
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Greens ask what will happen to Yorkshire’s Youth Parliament
Harrogate councillors question future of UK Youth Parliament
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Why more houses are coming to Shelf, Brighouse and Elland in the coming years
Homebuilding in Calderdale has been heading the agenda in Calderdale for at least a decade now - and it is in still in a state of flux.
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Care home and charity charged after wheelchair users killed in Devon boat incident
Devon residents Alex Wood, 43, and Alison Tilsley, 63, both of whom used wheelchairs, died in the incident, while a woman in her 50s sustained serious injuries
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Harrogate charities invited to apply for share of £50,000 fund
Harrogate charities and community groups are being invited to apply for a share of £50,000 from Harrogate Brigantes Rotary.
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Reform UK chairman apologises for sharing 'AI-generated' Press article
A Reform UK chairman in Yorkshire has apologised after an “AI-generated” image imitating local journalism was circulated on his social media page.
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'It's too easy': The verdict on how Germany's citizenship test should be changed
Should Germany's citizenship test be be rewritten, made harder or simply scrapped? We asked readers, and also political parties, how they would change the 'Einbürgerungstest'.
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The most ambitious ideas to save the world from El Niño
A monster El Niño is brewing in the Pacific Ocean – but there may be ways we can stop the worst impacts from occurring
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DWP 'loses passport' as PIP claimant unable to see sick mum before she died
The Independent Case Examiner found DWP more likely than not received and lost a PIP claimant's passport
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Horrifying moment out-of-control hayride flips leaving a dozen injured
More than a dozen children were thrown from a wagon after a tractor flipped during a hayride in upstate New York. Chemung Conty Sheriff’s released surveillance video of the crash which happened at the German Baptist youth group gathering in Wellsburg on October 4. Initially, more than 20 youngsters were onboard but five leapt off when the brakes started smoking and the driver began struggling with mechanical issues, according to witnesses. The ride traveled along for more than a mile and a half before flipping at an intersection and tossing the remaining fifteen people across the road. Most suffered abrasions but the 16-year-old driver remains in a critical condition.
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Refurbished Harrogate school library will 'strengthen links with the wider community'
A Harrogate school community is coming together this week for the opening of their newly refurbished school library.
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Greens’ ‘Zionism is racism’ worse than anything under Corbyn, antisemitism tsar warns
Exclusive: Lord Mann claimed the way some of the party’s members were being treated was ‘unprecedented in Westminster since the Second World War’
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Government must look closer to home before inflicting more pain on businesses
WITH another budget on the way, the high streets and businesses must be wondering how much more pain can the Government inflict upon them.
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Whistleblower claims Trump ordered FBI to investigate LA anti-ICE protesters – US politics live
‘These allegations are deeply alarming,’ said Senator Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who received a copy of the complaint
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Badenoch accuses Braverman of ‘policing other people’s identity’
The Reform UK MP sparked a row over racism when she suggested non-white people born in the UK could be British, but not English
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Here's the faces of 8 people police want to speak to - and why
Here's a round-up of potential witnesses and suspects sought by police.
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Nineteen community groups in Harrogate district to benefit from over £89,000 thanks to THE LOCAL FUND
Nineteen community groups across the Harrogate district will receive a share of more than £89,000 to support the vital work they carry out in communities across the area.
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'Everyone seems to forget fireworks are explosives!' - says Bradford residents
A government consultation on tougher firework laws has divided Bradford residents, with some backing restrictions and others calling for better enforcement.
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US citizen alleges immigration agent in Chicago shot her from behind
CBP says in response to lawsuit use-of-force cases are ‘thoroughly investigated, reviewed, and presented’
