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Sharon Osbourne: 'I visit Ozzy's grave every day'
The TV presenter says she can see Ozzy's burial site from her window, and regularly talks to him.
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Disney to open its first UK outlet store with big discounts on offer
Disney Store will open its first UK outlet this autumn, offering Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars merchandise, with savings up to 40.
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Full list of 133 Scottish flights cancelled amid Storm Boelo disruption
Storm Boelo cancels more than 100 flights across Scotland, disrupting Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and other airports as 80mph winds batter the country.
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Reform tells councillors to do as little as possible in first 100 days of office
Reform councillors told to ‘resist big changes’ in first 100 days while Mr Farage wants to declare a national emergency as soon as he enters Downing Street
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Music legend brings final UK tour to York venue for emotional night
A new spin on ‘Curious Incident’, Yorktoberfest in a circus big top, Halloween shows and Leo Sayer, Charles Hutchinson picks out what do to in York
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£20k reward offered after man found dead in ‘awful circumstances’
Crimestoppers is offering the sum for information given anonymously that leads to the conviction of the person responsible for Jinming Zhang’s death
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York firm Portakabin celebrates award for artificial intelligence energy project
A project by Aireavu, with York-based Portakabin, recently won Smart Building Project of the Year at the 2026 Building Innovation Awards.
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York firm Portakabin celebrates award for artificial intelligence energy project
A project by Aireavu, with York-based Portakabin, recently won Smart Building Project of the Year at the 2026 Building Innovation Awards.
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Sir Keir Starmer could give evidence in Bradford grooming gangs inquiry
Sir Keir Starmer could be called to give evidence in the grooming gangs inquiry, which will examine failures in areas including Bradford.
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Starmer could be summoned to give evidence at grooming gangs inquiry
The former PM has been given core participant status in the inquiry
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Oxfordshire football club apology for strippers’ ‘X-rated acts’ at Wet and Wild event
Banbury United issued an apology to people who attended the show, saying it was ‘beyond what we find acceptable’
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Selfridges unveils Christmas windows with festive scenes from around the world
The Christmas And The City theme greets shoppers at all the department store’s UK outlets this festive season.
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Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan in hit theatre show based on Bradford film
Helen Flanagan is best known for her role as Rosie Webster on Coronation Street.
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easyJet to pay for babies’ first passports for families flying from Edinburgh
Families flying from Edinburgh Airport will be able to get their babies' first passport for free thanks to easyJet.
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Cholesterol may disrupt the brain's cleaning system in Alzheimer's disease
The glymphatic system flushes toxins out of the brain, but this seems to be disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, and cholesterol may be involved
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Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood and Paul Chuckle to star in North East Sister Act tour
Craig Revel Horwood and Paul Chuckle join the cast of Sister Act, which will arrive in Sunderland during its UK tour.
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Glastonbury Festival 2027 coach tickets oversold in admin error
Bookings will automatically be converted into a general admission ticket and coach fare refunded.
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'A real pinch me moment' as small self-funded business springs to national prominence
Rachel Beck, founder of Yorkshire women's health brand Vigor Vitamins, has been shortlisted for three national business awards.
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Rock icon to play headline show in York tonight - here's all you need to know
A frontman of a top American band is set to perform in York tonight.
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Rock icon to play headline show in York tonight - here's all you need to know
A frontman of a top American band is set to perform in York tonight.
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RSPCA struggling with capacity crisis as number of unwanted cats hits all-time high
Record toll of felines needing new homes strains charity’s centres as large-scale rescues soar
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The ‘hardest places to grow up’ in England laid bare in landmark report
Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza warned of a ‘state of emergency’ in certain communities
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Edinburgh Airport passengers affected as Greek island airport to close for 4 months
Chios Airport on Chios, Greece’s fifth-biggest island, is scheduled to close for four months for major works.
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Controversial penguin exhibit closure date confirmed after backlash
Animal welfare campaigners at the Born Free Foundation welcomed the news of the move to a larger, environmentally enriched enclosure
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BBC Three and BBC Scotland TV channels to be shut down next year
Corporation announces broadcast closures and job losses in effort to find savings of £500m
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Students and academics sanctioned over emojis as part of Palestine protests crackdown
Amnesty International said that universities had taken extreme measures to restrict Palestine solidarity protests in an attack on free speech and the right to protest
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All flights suspended as popular Greek island airport to close for 4 months
Chios Airport on Chios, Greece’s fifth-biggest island, will be closing down for four months, with all flights suspended.
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Inherited jewellery: where do you start?
A jewellery box left behind by a parent or grandparent can be one of the hardest things to deal with after a loss.
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Bradford named in top 3 hardest places for children to grow up in England
Landmark report reveals hardest places for children to grow up in England
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Farm near Ripon scoops national farming award
A family farm near Ripon has been named Regenerative Farmer of the Year at the British Farming Awards.
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Companies exploiting welfare system by using residents as 'cash cows', BBC finds
Agents try to attract people on housing benefit by using social media videos that offer free rooms and holidays.
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A North Yorkshire performing arts school wins top award
A North Yorkshire performing arts school has won a top business award. Perfect Pitch Stars Performing Arts have won The Best New Business Award at the Children’s Activities Business Awards, which took place on Saturday 10 October at the...
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Bradford district named in top 3 hardest places for children to grow up in England
Landmark report reveals hardest places for children to grow up in England
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Meet the North East family taking on the world's toughest obstacle races
The Jarman family is making a name for themselves in the sport of obstacle course racing.
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England cricket legend to speak to fans in York today
England and Warwickshire cricket star Chris Woakes is set to speak in York today at a Toppings event at York St John University.
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England cricket legend to speak to fans in York today
England and Warwickshire cricket star Chris Woakes is set to speak in York today at a Toppings event at York St John University.
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Stark new report names the ‘hardest places to grow up’ in England
Dame Rachel de Souza will warn of a ‘state of emergency’ in some communities in a major speech
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Middlesbrough and Sunderland 'hardest places to grow up' - report finds
Middlesbrough and Sunderland are among the hardest places in England for children to grow up, a report presented to Parliament on Monday will say.
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New passport changes coming to UK airports - everything travellers need to know
Contactless passport checks are coming to Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester, but travellers still need valid passports and should keep them in hand luggage.
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Is sisterhood the secret to a long life? The Sardinian village that could hold key to women’s longevity
Meet some of the elderly residents of Bolotana, in line to be the world’s sixth ‘blue zone’ for its high number of female centenarians
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Reform candidate filmed saying asylum seekers should be put in ‘concentration camps’
Would-be MP recorded telling undercover reporter in ITV investigation that Muslims could not be British
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Bottoms up: TV remotes, vapes and Lego removed from rectums at English hospitals
A boiled egg, a door handle, and a potato were among the more bizarre items removed
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Christa Pike case shows why UK was right to abolish death penalty: Christa Ackroyd
I was going to tell you this week about the most wonderful uplifting family day at the Horse of the Year show.
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Reform councillor resigns after being filmed making ‘offensive’ racist remarks
Alan Feeney recorded by an undercover journalist calling Asian homeowners ‘parasites’
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New passport changes coming to UK airports - everything travellers need to know
Contactless passport checks are coming to Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester, but travellers still need valid passports and should keep them in hand luggage.
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Reform councillor resigns after being filmed making racist remarks
Alan Feeney, who sat on Solihull and Birmingham councils, said there was ‘no excuse’ for his comments
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Judi Dench joins calls by The Archers cast to keep show in Birmingham
The actor, who made a cameo in the Radio 4 drama in 1989, has signed a letter urging BBC not to move studio elsewhere
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2 rapists on the run - 7 people re-arrested over perverting course of justice
The men absconded during a child sexual offences trial and were later found guilty in their absence.
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Reform tells councillors to consider equalities despite pledge to scrap Equality Act
Exclusive: Nigel Farage’s party has said it will repeal the act ‘on day one’ if it wins the next election
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Children could be taught how to treat ‘life-threatening bleeding’ under proposed law
The Bill by Conservative MP Neil Shastri-Hurst would build on current life-saving teaching in schools, which already includes CPR
