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Prime Minister Andy Burnham (right) meeting with Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey at No11 Downing Street, central London, ahead of the Budget on Wednesday

Autumn Budget live: Chancellor to hand powers to Yorkshire mayors
The Chancellor is set to hand extra funding to Yorkshire mayors as part of a financial devolution package in the 2026 Budget.
Chris Parsons

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What to expect for Yorkshire from John Healey's first Budget

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A serious Budget for serious times is what is required today

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Budget 2026: what powers will John Healey hand over to mayors?

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Budget 2026: inside John Healey's first fiscal statement as Chancellor

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'Critical': Chancellor urged to back Humber reindustrialisation

Political leaders and business groups in South Yorkshire have campaigned to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport since it was closed by its owners in 2022 (Doncaster Sheffield Airport/PA)

'Massive gamble': Tories warn on Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening
The Conservatives have described Oliver Coppard’s multi-million pound decision to buy Doncaster Sheffield Airport’s land as a “massive gamble”.

Bilsdale Midcable Chopgate Church of England Primary School. Photo: NYC.

North Yorkshire village school with eight pupils faces possible closure

Leeds road to close for seven days as drivers warned of restrictions

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One of last nurses to care for Bradford City fire victims retires

Chantelle Griffiths

Mother strangled and held captive by childhood friend

32-year-old Ryan Roxburgh is charged with 11 counts of burglary other than dwelling and one count of attempt burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal. He has appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court

Sheffield woman sentenced after 40 dogs found living in squalor

The entrance to Hold Fast in Leeds Dock

'I visited the floating bookshop at Leeds Docks'

TRUST: Steve McClaren (left) has spoken about his relationship with Rotherham United chairman Tony Stewart (Image: Kerrie Beddows)

McClaren confident Stewart will back Rotherham with his legacy under threat

York City assistant Gary Elphick (foreground), pictured with manager Scott Lindsey. (Image: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

York assistant 'really upset' for fans after controversial defeat at Barnet

Doncaster Rovers' boss Grant McCann, pictured during Saturday's derby win over Sheffield Wednesday. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Doncaster Rovers boss rues 'poor decision' in loss at Luton Town

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Karl Bushby with his son, Adam, in America

Karl Bushby’s son says his return after 28 years ‘doesn’t seem real’

Hannah Davison and her children on holiday

'No regrets' - Yorkshire businesswoman on her £1,000 term time holiday fine

Liam Green, 45, was killed after he was struck down by a white VW Touareg on Rose Tree Avenue, in Cudworth, Barnsley

Man ‘run over and killed’ after £7.50 lawn-mowing offer, court told

A view of the lane before it descends into Staithes harbour via Cowbar Bank with the end cottage due to be demolished seen on the right.

First phase of coastal erosion work in tiny Yorkshire hamlet set to cost £2.2m

Yorkshire Heritage

Canal & River Trust Trust volunteer, Clive Fearn poses for a photo on the canal trip boat as it passes through the Standedge Tunnel

Longest tunnel restoration celebrated with spooktacular trips in dark
The UK’s longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel may also be the spookiest, according the charity that maintains it.
Dave Higgens, Press Association

12 Clifford Street, in York.

Leaks at 'poorly-maintained' historic nightclub building prompt repair plans

Atlantic salmon tackle Stainforth Force near Settle as they migrate upstream to their spawning grounds in the River Ribble. Photograph Tony Johnson.

Stunning photo shows salmon making journey up Yorkshire river cascade

Martin Rose is an illustrator, printmaker and art-educator based in West Yorkshire. He lives in Halifax and runs his studio, Martin Rose Illustration, in Pontefract. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

Yorkshire artist's exhibition inspired by Civil War quote and local castle

Portrait of the Wek..David Aynesworth at the Craven Arms, Appletreewick.Picture by Simon Hulme 12th December 2022

My Yorshire: David Aynesworth on his favourites of the county

Puzzles

Quick CrosswordTo test and hone your word skills

SudokuThe ultimate logic-based numbers game

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Opinion

Dame Diana Johnson is MP for Hull North and Cottingham. Emma Hardy is MP for Hull West and Haltemprice.

Embrace opportunity to ditch diesel trains - Diana Johnson & Emma Hardy

In September TransPennine Express announced £1bn of investment in a new fleet of 29 battery-electric trains, to enter service in 2034 for Northern England - inc...

Dame Diana Johnson & Emma Hardy

Farming Minister Stephen Morgan (left) and Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to a farm. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

MPs right to round on Farming Minister over SFI

President Donald Trump waves to reporters. PIC: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Why has Trump gone quiet on Iran? - YP Letters

What Britain needs for reindustrialisation - Keith Ridgway

Keith Ridgway

A protester waves an Israeli flag. PIC: Lesley Martin/PA Wire

Do all Jews have a claim to Israel? - YP Letters

Shadow Environment Secretary Victoria Atkins speaks at the Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty

The Budget is a chance to scrap the family farm tax - Victoria Atkins

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Senior doctors strike must be avoided

Lifestyle

Coast Bar, Hull.

Coast Bar, Hull: The 'loud' pub run by two teenagers
Here’s the thing. Coast Bar is in an unfavoured part of East Hull; it’s loud and brash and generally populated by people in their twenties. The beer is basic, a...

Deals site Wowcher and Jet2CityBreaks have deals on trips to Christmas markets in Europe

Trips to gorgeous European Christmas markets under £100

'I ate at a 'new and improved' Hull restaurant - it was anything but'

Jules Jones, holistic home consultant, based in Wakefield. Picture: Skywall Photography

How to make your home work better for you when life changes

L-R Claire Sanderson (Parlour Manager, Brymor), Simon Theakston (Chairman, Theakston Brewery).

Old Peculier Ice Cream: Yorkshire producers launch new ice cream

A group of volunteers helped to survey the site of the Great Ings floodplain at Fishlake, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The Don Catchment River Trust, has two sites in Doncaster at Fishlake and Sprotbrough creating the 'All Hands on the Don' project the aim of the project is to restore some of the habitats which once were common land and offering more space for wildlife. Pictured Volunteer Sophie Denton, surveying the wildlife on this wetland.

'The River Don was pretty much dead - now it's one of the best in the country'

Eight beauty brands have joined Boots this autumn, including Olaplex, Sunday Riley, Kate Somerville, Laura Geller, Kopari, By Terry, Eulah and EDIT by Boots.

Eight new beauty brands land at Boots

Travel and Staycation

The ATX Luggage 21-inch hard-shell cabin suitcase has a 33-litre capacity, four dual spinner wheels and a built-in three-digit lock.

This ATX cabin suitcase is now £25, saving almost £10

Tenerife sunshine awaits Yorkshire holidaymakers in the Hays Travel online sale

Hays Travel holiday sale ends Sunday –Leeds Bradford offers

Primrose Valley Holiday Park Entrance, Filey

Filey: Residents divided over plan to extend Haven holiday park season

A bird’s-eye view of Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa reveals its impressive setting, surrounded by sweeping fairways and beautifully landscaped grounds.

I checked into a hotel fit for Taylor Swift

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Motorists can be asked by police to read a vehicle registration plate from 20 metres away to prove their eyesight meets the legal driving standard.

Drivers face £1,000 fine over roadside eye test

Gladiators has been a big hit on the BBC and fans can see their heroes live in November and December

Half-price Gladiators tickets for show little boy calls 'best ever’

Thousands of responses to a government health consultations came from AI bots, according to research

90,000 fake responses found in Government vape consultation

Business

Chancellor John Healey. PIC: Paul Reid/Press Association

What to expect for Yorkshire from John Healey's first Budget
John Healey will deliver the first Budget of Andy Burnham’s time in No10.
Ralph Blackburn

Econ Engineering has announced it has been acquired by American industrial manufacturing company Alamo Group. (Photo by Econ Engineering)

New era for Econ Engineering following sale to Alamo Group

Renew Holdings has announced the acquisition of Porter Brothers Holdings Limited. (Photo by James Manning/PA Wire)

Renew acquires Porter Brothers Holdings for up to £50m

HSBC has revealed its quarterly profits have leapt by nearly a third as it nears the end of a two billion US dollar (£1.5 billion) cost-cutting programme. (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

HSBC reveals jump in quarterly profits

Springfield Healthcare has broken ground on a £20m care village at Grove House in Harrogate. (Photo supplied on behalf of Springfield Healthcare)

200 jobs set to be created at £20m care village

Yorkshire entrepreneur Gary Martin has bought the hardware business and assets of Chameleon Technology out of administration, saving 22 jobs in Harrogate and securing the future of its smart meter display operations.

Jobs saved as Chameleon founder rescues business

RSM UK’s chief economist, Tom Pugh told The Yorkshire Post: "This is about the longer tem issues. It's very difficult to maintain productive growth if we can't build any more houses or infrastructure, whether that's new office blocks for professional services firms in an inner city or a life sciences lab in Oxford or Cambridge." (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

‘UK building failures are holding back growth’

Country and Farming

Farming Minister Stephen Morgan (left) and Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to a farm. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Farming Minister slammed by MPs for not pausing 'shambolic' SFI scheme
The £253m scheme, that pays farmers in England for “public goods” such as insecticide-free farming, wildflower strips and managing ponds and hedgerows, closed within six hours.
Ralph Blackburn

Farmers drive their tractors through a dry and dusty field near Helmsley, North Yorkshire in 2025. Picture: James Hardisty.

Farming groups hoping for inheritance tax U-turn at Budget

The acclaimed Michelin-starred chef with a background at The Black Swan at Oldstead and Roots in York, partnered with Sunderland AFC to launch Banks on the Wear.

Tommy Banks: 'This is the toughest hospitality has been in 20 years'

Equine nutritionist Briony Witherow.

Will there be another hay shortage this year?

Charles and James Johnson with their pasture-grazed hens at Mallard Grange Farm, near Ripon.

Awards for trio of innovators exploring fresh fields

Your World

Roy Shelton

Cyber expert warns small businesses are falling behind on security
Doncaster-based expert Roy Shelton says too few smaller firms are assessing risks or preparing for c...

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Leeds-born ex-England footballer played through fibroid pain
Jess Clarke says she suffered severe pain, sickness and fatigue during her playing career before dis...

Michelle (left) and Sacha

Campaign for funeral officiant standards gains cross-party MP backing
The Funeral Officiant Authority's campaign has secured the support of four MPs, who are calling for ...

Three 10-year-old girls bring music to Beverley care home with concert

All-female Sheffield company puts South Yorkshire on the global AI map

Summer fair raises hundreds for Skipton care home

Property

Tim Waring, prime residential, GSC Grays. Picture: GSC Grays

Selling in hesitant housing market? Here’s how to give your home the best chance

Yorkshire Post Property Editor Lizzie Murphy, pictured left, with Mark Manning, winner of the Property Personality of the Year award, and comedian Dominic Holland, the awards host. Picture: DJB Photography Ltd

Winners revealed as residential awards raise £141,651 for children’s charity

The Old Rectory, Wensley, Leyburn, North Yorkshire. Picture: GSC Grays

Gorgeous family home with sunken outdoor patio and views over the Dales

What's On

Squeeze stars Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook join Billy Bragg for a special video chat ahead of the Tried, Tested and Trixies UK tour.

Ad Feature PREVIEW: Squeeze and Billy Bragg head this way with memories and hits
Squeeze legends Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook talk to Billy Bragg about teaming up for a blockbuster UK tour coming our way writes Graham Walker.
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Del Amitri stars Justin Currie and Iain Harvie

Ad Feature LISTEN: Del Amitri promise new album songs and hits at Yorkshire gigs

Korn.

Gig review: Korn at First Direct Bank Arena, Leeds

Chicane.

Chicane: 'It was completely Jean-Michel Jarre's fault that I'm doing this'

Downton Abbey and Paddington star Hugh Bonneville heading to Yorkshire.

Hugh Bonneville talk in Yorkshire – get tickets and meet him

Russell Crowe as Henry Murray and Jacob Tremblay as Ted Kaczynski in Unabomber. Picture: Netflix Inc./Philippe Bossé.

Film Pick of the Week: Unabomber - review by Yvette Huddleston

Arctic Numpties

Why fans are turning to tribute acts of their favourite bands

Politics

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Households could be £770 a year worse off by 2030, report warns
The average household could be £770 a year worse off by the end of the decade than they were at the start of this parliament due to soaring fuel costs, a report has warned, highlighting the scale of the challenge facing the Chancellor at the dispatch box.
Kit Sandeman

Oliver Coppard at the SYMCA meeting

DSA purchase plan approved - but sale negotiations continue

A London bus crosses the Tyne Bridge as the city of Newcastle prepares for the Olympic Torch Relay by displaying the Olympic rings on the landmark .

Northern Olympics to take step closer at Budget

Rough sleepers in Leeds find it hard to get access to help.

Leeds' £1.6m plan to get rough sleepers a bed by Christmas

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey is due to deliver his Budget speech on Wednesday.

Budget 2026: rural drivers bearing brunt of skyrocketing fuel prices

Doncaster Civic Office

Council earns £5,000 from dog poo fines as residents warned to pick up

There is cross-party consensus around a need for leadership in the regeneration of Hull's Western Docklands

Closed Hull footpath sparks fresh debate over Humber cruise terminal plans

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Shoppers are preparing for Black Friday by tracking prices and researching products before buying.

Brits fear autumn budget will put pressure on finances

Research found more than four in 10 Brits are envious of Spain’s laid-back approach to mealtimes

Eating out in Britain has become an increasingly rushed affair

Original fireplaces, exposed beams and cornicing have been named the ultimate signs of good taste in the home, according to new research

Period features still deemed 'most stylish' property features

Jenny Ryan put teams through their paces as part of a special celebration for Skipton Building Society members

Quiz star Jenny Ryan stuns punters with surprise pub appearance

Guests were matched with blooms tailored to their mood, leaving with a bouquet designed to uplift, calm or energise

UK’s first ‘Flower Pharmacy’ opens

Guests were matched with blooms tailored to their mood, leaving with a bouquet designed to uplift, calm or energise

UK’s first ‘Flower Pharmacy’ opens

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