Yorkshire Post
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Analysis: why Andy Burnham's speech is not as radical as first meets the eye
How radical actually are Andy Burnham’s Labour Party Conference speech plans?
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Sex offender used dark web to collect 110,000 indecent child images on 76 devices
A sex offender who had over 110,000 indecent images of children on 76 devices has been spared jail.
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Andy Burnham pledges to change pension triple lock and create a national care service
In a speech that was over an hour, the Prime Minister made bold announcements on water, electoral reform and Brexit.
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Prioritise the dualling of the A64 to help boost the economy - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Peter Neal, Cleethorpes.
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The withdrawal of inheritance tax relief on farmland is having the desired effect - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Doug Clark, Cononley, Keighley.
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Sir Kevin Sinfield’s 7 in 7: Warm welcome at Bishopthorpe Palace
Sir Kevin Sinfield was greeted by schoolchildren, a community choir and supporters at Bishopthorpe Palace near York as he prepared for the next stage of his final 7 in 7 challenge.
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Andy Burnham expected to tackle pensions triple lock in Labour conference speech
Andy Burnham will pledge to tackle the issues politicians “usually avoid” in his first leader’s speech at the Labour Party conference amid mounting speculation the pensions triple lock could be reformed to fund social care.
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Out-of-order EV chargers finally set to be replaced in North Yorkshire
Out-of-order electric vehicle chargers across the former Hambleton district are finally set to be replaced as part of a £129,500 council programme.
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Teenager killed after Range Rover crashes into tractor
A teenager has been killed after a Range Rover crashed into the back of a tractor on a country road near Selby.
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Former Yorkshire police officer admits inappropriate relationship with crime victim
A former student police officer in Yorkshire has admitted misconduct in a public office after instigating an inappropriate relationship with the victim of a crime.
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2,200-capacity venue plan set to be axed from Huddersfield’s Our Cultural Heart
Plans for a 2,200-capacity entertainment venue are set to be axed from Huddersfield’s Our Cultural Heart.
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Bereaved families welcome ‘milestone’ for Leeds maternity inquiry
Bereaved families have welcomed the terms of reference published yesterday (Sep 28) of the Maternity Review of Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (LTHT).
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“I walked a newly launched eight-hour 29km moorland trail - it promises to spotlight Bradford”
Launched on September 19, the Bradford Pennine Gateway Trail is a brand-new hiking route in Yorkshire.
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On this day: Police say big cats are roaming East Yorkshire
Yorkshire has long had rumours of big cats roaming the countryside - but on this day in 2003, police fuelled the theories even further.
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'Shambolic' - Government has questions to answer over farming payments
The Government has serious questions to answer over its ‘shambolic’ handling of the rollout of this year’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI26) funding, a senior Conservative has said.
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Council to review coroner's findings after man left dead at home for years
Adult care bosses at Rotherham Council are planning to review a coroner’s findings after staff failed to act over concerns for the welfare of man who remained dead and undiscovered for years.
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House becomes third on same street to be closed by police in recent months due to complaints
A house in Loftus has become the third on the same street to be made subject of a closure order by police in recent months.
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Why the school curriculum needs to imbue more hope amongst pupils - David Alcock
What should be the headline of the last 125 years? When I ask this question of my students and I receive a variety of responses, ranging from ‘wars’ and ‘climate change’ to ‘the internet’ and ‘globalisation’, I never hear ‘doubling of global life expectancy’, ‘collapsing infant mortality rates’ or ‘far fewer deaths from famine and disasters’.
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'I'm a self-proclaimed loo enthusiast - and three of my favourite toilets are in Yorkshire'
A self-proclaimed 'loo enthusiast' has named Britain's most luxurious toilets after inventing a rating app – and three of her top 10 are in Yorkshire.
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Woman, 20, locked up after threatening firefighter with broken bottle
A 20-year-old woman has been locked up after threatening a firefighter with a broken bottle before damaging a police cell.
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Holy Trinity Church Skipton: “Open door to past, present and potential of the future”
Standing at the top of the main street running through the “Gateway to the Dales”, Holy Trinity is one of the most visited parish churches in Yorkshire. Each year thousands of people from home and abroad pass through its door while attending Skipton’s famous open-air market.
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A new age of industrialisation will only be possible if the Government rethinks its approach to taxes on businesses
If the Government really wants to realise a “new age of industrialisation” then it needs to ensure that businesses are given the confidence to invest.
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The Government’s reindustrialising Britain rhetoric risks becoming the new ‘levelling up’ - Andrew Vine
Remember levelling up? The promise that Yorkshire and the wider north were going to get the fairer economic deal we’d deserved and demanded for decades? Many in Yorkshire will recall the term with a humourless laugh. Some might even point to it as a textbook example of how governments let voters down.
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Labour conference diary: mayors are new superstars in Burnham's reign
The queue snaked well out the door and the bouncers were getting edgy. “Step back,” one said firmly, before eventually letting me in.
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Sport and the wider city of Leeds are beginning to collaborate to help young people into work - Jamie Jones-Buchanan
What if one of the most important outcomes created at AMT Headingley had nothing to do with the final score? I was recently invited by the fantastic Katie White OBE MP to visit the Department for Work and Pensions in Westminster, alongside Leeds Rhinos Foundation’s Head of Businesses and Partnerships, Dan Busfield.
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The Yorkshire engineer, inventor and aviator dubbed ‘the father of aviation’
George Cayley was an engineer, inventor and aviator from Scarborough who was a pioneer of aeronautical engineering - here is his background.
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Yorkshire residents who own Nissan and Toyota vehicles given warning by police
Owners of Nissan Navara and Toyota Hilux vehicles in Yorkshire have been told to take additional precautions following ongoing concerns around organised vehicle theft of these models of car.
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The Terms of Reference for the inquiry into the Leeds maternity scandal is a major step in the right direction
The fact that the release of the Terms of Reference for the inquiry into the Leeds maternity scandal has been welcomed by bereaved and harmed families shows it is a major step in the right direction.
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‘Bottleneck’ Doncaster Station must be addressed before village can get new station, Mayor says
Capacity constraints at ‘bottleneck’ Doncaster Railway Station must be addressed before a local village can have a stop of its own, Mayor Ros Jones has said.
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New housing developments linked to pollution misconnections on Yorkshire coast
More than 100 properties have been inspected by Yorkshire Water as part of a project to tackle sources of pollution on the North Yorkshire coast.
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'Nothing is off the table': Andy Burnham to set out major social care reforms
Andy Burnham will today set out his plans for an NHS-style social care system in his first Labour conference speech as Prime Minister.
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Sir Kevin Sinfield's 7 in 7: Princess Royal joins supporters for charity run in York
Sir Kevin Sinfield was greeted by the Princess Royal and hundreds of supporters in York as he continued his final 7 in 7 challenge to raise money for motor neurone disease charities.
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Shop closed after ceiling of Sainsbury's collapses
The ceiling of a city centre shop in Sheffield collapsed on a man earlier today, forcing the business to close.
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Five men sentenced for almost 30 years over £420,000 drugs operation in Pontefract
Five men have been sentenced for their involvement in a £420,000 drugs operation supplying cocaine, crack cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis and ketamine in the Pontefract area.
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Watch: Disqualified driver hits 130mph in dramatic police pursuit before being jailed
A disqualified driver who reached speeds of more than 130mph during a late-night police pursuit in North Yorkshire was jailed just two days later.
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Mayors to run local apprenticeship schemes to tackle Neets crisis, John Healey says
John Healey said the mayor-run schemes would be “a bit like football scouts for apprenticeships”.
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‘They always promise you the world’: The Middlesbrough ward where hardly anyone votes
“I don’t vote and that, me” is not a surprising response when chatting to residents in this part of town.
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MP seeking answers as construction work on new Middlesbrough nursing home halted
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Luke Myer has confirmed he is seeking assurances over the future of a 72 bedroom nursing home after work on the project was halted.
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Body found in search for missing 61-year-old York woman
Police searching for a missing 61-year-old woman from York have discovered a body in East Yorkshire.
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Campaigner welcomes plan to build sports venue at neglected Yorkshire site
A campaigner has welcomed Bradford Council's plan to possibly build a sports venue at a neglected site.
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Man in court after being caught “swigging” alcohol in street
A man has appeared in court after being found “swigging” alcohol in a town centre.
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John Healey to use Rotherham as blueprint for reindustrialising Britain
South Yorkshire MP John Healey used Rotherham as the backbone for his speech as Chancellor at Labour Party Conference.
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Sheffield Central library needs to deter undesirable clientele - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Paige Turner, Sheffield.
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Yorkshire funeral director criticises plans for mortuary which can hold 700 bodies
Yorkshire funeral director and Conservative councillor Martin Rowley has criticised plans for a large mortuary which could hold up to 700 bodies in Nether Poppleton.
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Man in his 60s in critical condition after Lambretta crash in Yorkshire
A man in his 60s is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash involving two cars and a Lambretta scooter.
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Body of missing cat found in woods after severed tail posted through letterbox
A missing cat whose severed tail was posted through his owners' letterbox has been found dead in woods near their home.
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Tensions flare over devolution as police leaders send shock letter to Prime Minister
A political tinderbox is threatening to catch fire in Hull and East Yorkshire after the Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner sent Prime Minister Andy Burnham a hard-hitting letter criticising the direction of devolution.
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Plight of tenant farmers is history repeating itself - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Ted Raine, Skelton, York.
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North Yorkshire hospices warn of cuts and closures as funding crisis deepens
Hospice services across North Yorkshire are at risk of cuts and closure as a multi-million-pound funding crisis deepens, charity chiefs have warned.
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York Station: Parts of major York regeneration scheme set to open this week
Parts of a major York regeneration scheme are due to open next week, but a section will remain closed.