Smashed it - Yorkshire's Catherine Dixon and her friend Rachel Marsden who smashed the round-world tandem record

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.

Yorkshire woman's round-world tandem ride smashes record

Jet2 suspends flights to mainland Spain until August 16

Hundreds of tourists face disruption after Jet2 halts flights to Spanish mainland after 14-day quarantine introduced. But flights to the Canaries and Balearics to continue.

Leeds based Jet2 advises customers due to travel to Spain not to go to airport 

Critics say it could leave poor African farmers worse off  -  some already earn as little as 74p a day and face losing 30 per cent of their income

Nestle criticised for ending link between Kitkat and the Fairtrade Organisation

Crowds sang Amazing Grace with fists in the air, then kneeled in silence in the pouring rain during the protest this afternoon.

Hundreds gather in Hull to support Black Lives Matter movement


Denis Gregory from Sheffield was in the Royal Navy from 1942-45.

He received a fanfare from drummers and buglers at the medal ceremony

War veteran robbed of his medals gets new ones in emotional ceremony

An Explosive Ordinance Disposal team from the Army was called in to the village to recover the shell on Thursday afternoon. 

Suspected World War Two tank shell found in Weeton garden

Boeing says safely returning the aircraft to service is a "top priority".

Family of Hull man killed in Ethiopian plane crash fear Boeing 737 Max return

The Duke of York has stepped back from public roles after facing criticism over his contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Prince Andrew resigns from role at the York Minster Fund

It has emerged the Chinese firm Jingye has expressed an interest in buying British Steel. 

Reports Chinese firm Jingye expressing fresh interest in buying British Steel

Andrew Keeble says this growing demand from China will impact on the prices in local shops and the supply.

Yorkshire sausage farmer claims nation's pork supply under threat

Kerry Telford's husband Sergeant Matthew Telford was killed serving in Afghanistan in November 2009. 

Soldier's widow calls for better care of Grimsby Cenotaph

Siddiqah Aziz saved her father but says a wall of flames stopped her from rescuing the eight victims.

The blaze burnt her hair and face.

Birkby fire survivors tell court of being woken by screaming

Devout Christian Felix Ngole who was banned from a university course for posting anti-gay comments online has won the latest legal battle.


University told to reconsider ban on Christian over anti-gay comments

Engineers are celebrating after launching a record-breaking rocket.

The previous record had stood for 19 years.



Rocket fires Sheffield University students into record books

Three arrests made and more could follow as police study CCTV of disturbances at Headingley's match between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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