Calendar World

A family from Bradford trying to flee Afghanistan have been turned away at the country’s border after being told the UK government wouldn’t allow the crossing.

A charity in Sheffield has seen hundreds of bags of items donated for refugees arriving in the area from Afghanistan.

Yorkshire's Catherine Dixon and her friend Rachael Marsden spent 263 days riding 18,000 miles round the world. They beat the previous record of 281 days set by two men last year.