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Audi and Fiat crash in Harrogate: four people injured
FOUR people have been seriously injured in a crash in North Yorkshire. The county’s police say it happened at about 3.12pm on Thursday, June 19 in Ripon Road in Killinghall near Harrogate and involved ...
Leeman Road to be rerouted as part of York Central project
Leon Guyett, project director on behalf of Homes England and Network Rail, said: "The opening of the new road, walking and cycling routes is a huge step forward for the project, providing safer and ...
Dame Reena Keeble visits Keeble Gateway Academy in Sowerby
Dame Reena Keeble visited her namesake academy in Sowerby near Thirsk, the Keeble Gateway Academy for a day of celebration and reflection. Head Jenny Rogers is herself celebrating her first ...
Starmer faces Labour turmoil and global volatility as he marks year in Number 10
The Prime Minister’s first year in office has been marked by a series of domestic and global challenges after Labour’s landslide victory.
Political activist Tommy Robinson to appear in court charged with harassment
Political activist Tommy Robinson is due to appear in court accused of harassing two journalists. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is accused of harassing MailOnline reporters ...
Labour sees biggest first-year poll drop for governing party since 1990s
The last government to experience a double-digit fall in the 12 months after an election was John Major’s Conservatives.
Four charged by counter terrorism police after planes damaged at RAF base
Four people have been charged by counter terrorism police following an incident at RAF Brize Norton in which two Voyager aircraft were damaged. Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, Jony Cink, 24, both of no fixed ...
Labour delivers mixed picture on environment after one year, campaigners say
Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth say concerns remain over nature and anti-protest policies after assessing the party’s first year in office.
GMP better on grooming gangs as more than 1,000 suspects under investigation
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has made “significant improvements” in how it investigates group-based sexual exploitation of children, or grooming gangs, and other types of child sexual abuse ...
Arctic tern numbers down nearly a third at key breeding site, experts warn
Arctic and little terns, and ringed plover, breed and nest on the fragile dunes and beaches at Long Nanny, monitored by seven ...
Tougher rules needed for utility firms digging up roads, MPs say
Utility companies should be forced to guarantee repairs to roads for five years after digging them up, MPs have said. A new watchdog should also be appointed to manage the disruption caused by firms ...
Children are receiving ‘life lessons’ from influencers and AI – Ofsted boss
Sir Martyn Oliver will say classroom learning with human interaction ‘has never been more important’ as more pupils spend time online.