A chef from Addingham in West Yorkshire is taking part in a trek across Africa to raise money for a hospital.
25-year-old Christopher Stanfield began his journey in September, walk from Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to the Edna Adan Maternity hospital in Somaliland, for which he is trying to raise £100,000. He is due back in Yorkshire later this month. For more on Chris' journey click here.
A pilot from North Yorkshire who spent five months in a Central African Republic jail on a mass murder charge has returned to the country. David Simpson has gone back to the war-torn area less than two months after being cleared of killing 13 illegal gold miners.
The 25 year old now plans to set up a string of businesses and a charitable wildlife haven in the place where he worked as a bush pilot for a big-game hunting firm.
The family of a North Yorkshire pilot who has been imprisoned in the Central African Republic are holding a party at their home in his honour.
David Simpson from Gillamoor, near Kirbymoorside has been in jail since April. He was arrested after reporting a massacre he says he stumbled upon.
His family are holding the party, which was originally intended as a homecoming celebration, to maintain their support for him.
The family of a pilot from North Yorkshire who's been held in Africa after he was accused of mass murder say they're cautiously hopeful that he could be allowed home within days.
David Simpson was locked up in the Central African Republic without charge after he came across the massacre and reported it to the military - but was arrested himself.
The family of a pilot from North Yorkshire who's been under arrest in Africa are hopeful he could be allowed home within days.
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The family of David Simpson, from North Yorkshire, are meeting with Foreign Office officials today to try to free him from an African jail
Read the full storyThe family of a North Yorkshire pilot being held on suspicion of carrying out a massacre in central Africa say they're hopeful he can clear his name. 24-year-old David Simpson from Gillamoor, was detained after the bodies of 18 people were found in the bush.
David Simpson's family have set up a Facebook page to raise awareness of his situation
David Simpson, a pilot from North Yorkshire, discovered a massacre of villagers while working in Africa. After reporting it to the authorities, he has been held in jail for more than a month with investigators claiming he could be responsible for the slaughter.
Eighteen people were tortured and hacked to death in the Central African Republic last month.
David Simpson, who's been working there for two years, says it bears all the hallmarks of an attack by local rebels.
