Ralph Blackburn

Workers at East Midlands Railway (EMR) - that run between Sheffield and London - are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over safety.

Coun Mothin Ali is one of the Green Party’s most high-profile figures, yet his granting of a Special Responsibility Allowance has raised concerns from fellow Leeds councillors.

Moscow said there would be “consequences” after reports that British drones have been used to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time.

Four Yorkshire towns and cities have been cited as being amongst the worst in the UK for so-called dodgy shops.

The new purpose built restaurant Atlas is opening at Rockliffe Hall in September.

The ruined farmhouse on top of Walshaw Moor is said to have inspired Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, which shot to prominence again earlier this year with Emerald Fennell’s movie.

New Health Secretary Yvette Cooper made the announcement from Sheffield, where she visited one of the pilots for this scheme, in Gleadless Valley.

The new community centres - one of which will be in Hull - will offer walk-in support without requiring a referral with patients having to wait for months.

In April, North Yorkshire Council refused to give Europa Oil & Gas planning permission for a 38m high gas drilling rig.

Andy Burnham, who travelled over the Snake Pass for the event in Sheffield, said the problem “needs to be addressed”.