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York Remembrance Day. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 8th November 2026

York’s official Remembrance Sunday service and parade: Pictures
York’s official Remembrance Sunday service and parade took place this morning (Nov 8).

Aldwick Memorial Park Golden, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, is cleaned with steam by Volunteer Steve Abell. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Incredible tales of valour behind Doncaster seven awarded Victoria Cross

Ronnie Holdsworth (2 LEFT) with his crew in front of their damaged aircraft. Angie Burns / SWNS

RAF veteran from Bradford, 105, reveals the horror of wartime missions

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Bonfire Night 2026

5th November 2026
Bonfire Night at Kirkstall Bridge Inn, Leeds
Pictured crowds watch the bonfire and firework display.
Picture Gerard Binks

34 stunning photos from Bonfire Night in Yorkshire

Tawny owls are among the creatures that take flight following fireworks.

The unseen victims of fireworks

A number of youths were dispersed by officers and returned to their parents, with investigations into their actions now underway

Youths throw fireworks at police cars, ambulances and public

Fireworks can be fantastic, but the noise has a huge impact on many far, far away | Pic TSPL

Legal rules around fireworks change three times this week

Doncaster Sheffield Airport's future

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Top videos

The man was caught between a house and a shed

Watch: Wanted man caught after hiding behind shed

Dan, Barry and Beth outside Fortune's Kippers.

Fortune’s Kippers: The Yorkshire smokehouse run by five generations

John Lewis Christmas Advert 2026 - Dame Kristin Scott Thomas.

Watch John Lewis Christmas advert 2026 with Sam Fender soundtrack

The property has kept sight lines to York Minster, giving stunning views across the city

Inside the award-winning penthouse with views of York Minster

TOUGH NIGHT: Sheffield Steelers' netminder Matt Greenfield is beaten by Tim McGauley's match-winning goal for Manchester Storm at the Utilita Arena on Saturday. Picture: Cerys Heslop/Steelers Media.

Steelers boss calls out players to do some 'soul-searching'

In 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU - but post-Brexit deals kept Northern Ireland in the EU's single market for goods.

Brexit: rejoin promise will boost Labour in Yorkshire, poll claims

Andy Burnham laid a wreath at the Cenotaph, and was joined at the service by nine former prime ministers (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)

Andy Burnham: no veteran should be on the streets at Christmas

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Katy Phenix, 33, her partner Josh Moore, 35, children, Hetty, 6, and Teddy, 11, moved to Fair Isle, Scotland, along with three dogs, and four cats.

'We moved from North Yorkshire to the UK's most remote island'

The unit in Oxenhope

'Eyesore' - Plans for new café in historic Yorkshire village refused

Micklegate Bar from Blossom Street. Credit: Sue Major CLEMENTS HALL LOCAL HISTORY GROUP

The ancient thoroughfare which is one of the most important streets in Yorkshire

The Whitby Goth Weekend

The best pictures from Whitby Goth Weekend 2026

Yorkshire Heritage

Coun Sheila Mitchinson Mayor of Doncaster right pictured during one of the annual Bentley colliery disaster memorial meetings at Arksey cemetery

The Yorkshire community devastated by two colliery tragedies
The warm, tightly-knit, mining community at Bentley, South Yorkshire, experienced not one but two tragic accidents during the colliery’s lifetime. These occurred in 1931 and 1978.
Peter Tuffrey

Robin Hood's Bay

New book features old photographs showing 'the Britain our grandparents knew'

Joanne Molloy and Chrissie Yates, members of Penistone Arts Week (PAW) & Penistone Art Collective (PAC) with some of the artwork that's on display. Picture: James Hardisty.

How Remembrance-themed art exhibition is uniting this Yorkshire community

Kildwick, where the Leeds Liverpool Canal runs through the centre of the village.

Village's lasting links to life at the crossroads

Edward with Dior x Air Jordan 1 High Trainers by Kim Jones, Pre-Fall 2020, UK Size 10, in white and Dior Grey calfskin, with a silver hardware Michael Jordan pendant, extra grey insoles, with dust bag and box, made to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Air Jordan. Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 Tennants Auctioneers, November Fashion, Costume and Textiles Sale, belonging to Edward Crutchley. Picture: James Hardisty

'Why I'm auctioning my rare Dior and Gaultier fashion treasures in Yorkshire'

Puzzles

Quick CrosswordTo test and hone your word skills

SudokuThe ultimate logic-based numbers game

WordwheelPit yourself against the clock with our simple anagram game

Opinion

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley: he believes policing in this country will fail unless serious radical reform is enacted urgently (photo: PA)

Police force merger: Sir Mark Rowley's super-force idea misses the real problem ...

Sir Mark Rowley, the country’s most senior police chief, it must first be said, is a man who has dedicated himself to tackling crime in the pursuit of protectin...

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The A64 linking Leeds and York to coastal Yorkshire: send us your thoughts and experiences of the route to yp.editor@ypn.co.uk (cartoon by Graeme Bandeira)

A64 York to Scarborough: is this the worst road in Great Britain?

Improvements are planned to Leeds railway station

What Leeds Railway Station's £300m upgrade should include

My plea to John Healey on high street charity shops

Christa Ackroyd

Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle speaking during the final day of the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool in September. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Yorkshire Water's one-star rating is unacceptable: Angela Eagle

U.S. President Donald Trump dances to music as he arrives for a campaign rally at the Ocean Center Arena on October 30, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Donald Trump will be even more maverick after midterms drubbing

Sir Patrick Stewart (centre) joined protesters in an anti-Brexit, Let Us Be Heard march on Old Park Lane as they head to Parliament Square in London in 2019. Picture: Andrew Matthews/Press Association

Patrick Stewart passionately believed in EU: YP Letters

Lifestyle

Disney World is a dream holiday destination for families

Mum saves £500 on Orlando attractions tickets with Black Friday deal
Orlando is home to many of the world’s top theme parks and there are big savings to be had

Bar Snack & Champagne Stills

'Pursuit of the best is clear': Atlas by James and Maria Close review

Love, Jackie: First look inside new Irish pub opening in Yorkshire

Rick Stein's Cornish pasties. Picture credit: Jamie Orlando Smith/Press Association

Rick Stein: 'I'm revealing my step-by-step secrets for 150 recipes'

Monica Galetti. Photo credit: Yuki Sugiura/PA

Monica Galetti: 'My latest cookbook combines memories with recipes'

Sofra Express Grill Kitchen has been refused permission to relocate to a former betting shop 250m from its current base on Alverthorpe Road due to it being within a "takeaway exclusion zone."

‘Healthy’ shop's 250m move rejected due to ‘takeaway exclusion zone’ policy

The new Rolls-Royce Spectre

'I test drove the new £400,000 Rolls-Royce - it is extravagantly elegant'

Travel and Staycation

Jet off for less this summer with Purple Parking.

FREE Fast Track with lounge and parking at Leeds Bradford Airport

Prudence Wade and her toddler at AKI Family Resort Plose. Picture credit: Prudence Wade/Press Association

'I visited the Dolomites with my daughter - and saw the future of family travel'

Snow-covered Wrea Head Hall looks straight from a Christmas card – the perfect setting for a luxury winter escape.

Ad Feature Unwrap a luxury Winter Warmer escape at Yorkshire's Wrea Head Hall

Most of the parks are right by a beach

February half-term holidays from £129 at a UK seaside park

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The polar vortex is something weather watchers will be talking about soon - but its effects are more complicated than just a promise of heavy snow

Explainer Polar vortex: Could the UK see another Beast from the East?

The Edge and Bono of U2 who will be playing four huge UK shows at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June 2027

U2 to play extra UK shows amid controversy over price tickets

James Norton stars as a rather different Santa Claus alongside Lucy Punch as Mrs Claus in the M&S 2026 Christmas advert, which has already prompted plenty of excited reactions from shoppers.

M&S 2026 Christmas advert leaves shoppers swooning over 'hot Santa'

Business

The awards, organised by Yorkshire Children's Charity, celebrate the region's outstanding business leaders, while raising vital funds to support disadvantaged children and young people across Yorkshire. (Photo supplied by Yorkshire Children's Charity)

Stars of business world to be honoured at top awards
The rising stars of the region’s corporate world will be honoured at a major awards ceremony next month.
Greg Wright

Fashion firm Next has revealed slowing sales in the UK as warmer weather dragged on demand from shoppers in September. (Photo supplied by Next)

Next reveals 'a virtuous circle abroad'

Naylor Concrete Products secures £6m funding package from HSBC UK. (Photo supplied by HSBC UK)

Concrete manufacturer Naylor planning for £6m expansion

(Photo by Mike Egerton/Press Association)

M&S profits more than doubled over past six months

Library image of Leeds city centre. Leeds-based Smoothwall has acquired Securus Software Limited. (Photo by Greg Wright)

Leeds-based Smoothwall acquires Securus Software

From left Paul Phillips, CEO, Victoria Watt, registered manager and Chris Brown, recruiter at Springfield Healthcare. (Photo supplied by Springfield Healthcare)

Springfield Healthcare strengthens homecare business

Paxman has launched a system to address chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. (Photo supplied on behalf of Paxman)

Product launch is 'new chapter' for Paxman

Country and Farming

A partridge stands in an oil seed rape field. Camapigners have claimed shooting, farming and nature recovery go hand-in-hand.

Shooting ban would be ‘catastrophic for nature’
If shooting is banned, it is “a nailed-on certainty” that nature recovery across an expanse of Yorkshire’s farmland and moorland will be catastrophically damaged, a charity dedicated to enhancing the British countryside has claimed.
Stuart Minting

North Yorkshire vet Charlotte Cole, who will present the findings of her poultry study to the Nuffield Farming Conference.

Pathway to high-performance hens

Tom and Laura Platt Sandhall Farm, Skelton Howden. Tom and Laura run a 2000 acre farm and have just won the Yorkshire Post Rural Awards Farm of the Year & Arable Farm of the Year - they also produce Lister's Crisps from their potatoes. Tom and Laura are pictured with there daughters Autumn, two, and Alana, two, and dog Luna.

Crunch decisions that bagged awards

Julian Norton pictured with his Jack Russell, called Emmy.

Pets’ menus with the human touch - Julian Norton

An artist's impression of the expanded Harrogate Spring Water plant.

Campaigners welcome council’s decision to defend Harrogate Spring Water refusal

Sport

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke following the Premier League match at Elland Road, Leeds. Picture date: Saturday November 7, 2026.

Boss on 'spot-on' Leeds, Okafor admission, injury update + Spurs controversy
DANIEL Farke praised the ‘unity’ and ‘commitment’ of his Leeds United side after they secured their first win in six Premier League games since September 14 - a...

PRIDE: Guiseley manager Ian Richard (right), with captain Lebrun Mbeka (Image: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

We deserved it – Guiseley manager Ian Richards on FA Cup shock

Daniel Stendel's Barnsley were 7-2 victors over Aldershot Town in the first round of the FA Cup.

Barnsley boss explains Kelly call and salutes captain after FA Cup win

Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann is under pressure after two humiliating defeats.

Doncaster Rovers boss addresses sack chants after shock FA Cup exit

Nathan Cayless has already got to work at Craven Park ahead of his first season in 2027. (Photo: Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Cayless determined to uphold Hull KR Way and carry Peters' legacy forward

There have been some shock results in the first round of the FA Cup.

FA Cup round-up as Doncaster and Huddersfield slip on banana skins

Sergej Jakirovic's Hull City were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal.

Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic encouraged despite loss to Arsenal

Chris Wilder's Sheffield United were beaten 2-1 by Charlton Athletic.

Sheffield United boss rues 'missed opportunity' after loss to Charlton

Kim Hellberg's Middlesbrough had to settle for a point at Watford.

Middlesbrough boss 'angry and disappointed' after Watford stalemate

Your World

Joy Pickles from Dales care home in Draughton is named Nurse of the Year

Yorkshire nurse named National Registered Nurse of the Year
Joy Pickles, from The Dales Care Home in Draughton, won the national title at the Barchester Care Aw...

Roger Line

Councils must base bridge repair decisions on evidence
A structural repair specialist has warned that councils must base decisions on restricted bridges on...

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...

Leeds-born ex-England footballer played through fibroid pain

Campaign for funeral officiant standards gains cross-party MP backing

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

Property

Leeds city skyline.

What does the Budget mean for Yorkshire homebuyers and landlords?

The bridge is adorned with the city's coat of arms which features the 'golden fleece,' symbolic of Leeds' once flourishing wool industry. It's the oldest crossing point in town!

10 photos of Leeds' most striking feats of architecture

Nevison House, South Kilvington, Thirsk.

The Yorkshire farmhouse linked to 17th-century highwayman Swift Nick Nevison

What's On

Yard Act performing at O2 Academy Leeds. Picture: Neil Chapman/Unholy Racket Music Pics

Gig review: Yard Act at O2 Academy Leeds
James Smith & Co have a packed dancefloor really jumping on a return to their home city.
Julian James

Composer Michael Price. Picture: Alex Kozobolis

Michael Price: 'I wanted to do was create this really rich experience'

Yard Act at O2 Academy Leeds review: 'It's good to be home'

Benidorm The Reunion celebrating the 20th anniversary of the iconic and beloved hit TV comedy show.

TV's Benidorm is back with Yorkshire cast reunion shows – get tickets

Helen Sharman

Britain’s first astronaut Helen Sharman to give Sheffield talk

PAW Patrol Live! Heroes Unite brings the heroic pups to the stage for a spectacular new family adventure

PAW Patrol Live! is coming to Leeds before Christmas – get tickets

Ghosts After Dark in York Museum Gardens, York.

Stunning pictures show eerie figures hidden across York

Politics

Sir Ed Davey visits independent retailers in Hull as the city gears up for a busy Christmas shopping season: the visit has led to calls for shoppers to support independent retailers during a pivotal period for the high street

Ed Davey champions Hull’s independent traders ahead of pivotal festive period
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey toured Hull’s bustling independent shopping arcades, meeting local traders to champion small businesses.
Paul Drury-Bradey

Shoppers out on the High Street. PIC: James Hardisty

Hull lands £2.6m government fund to revive derelict high street buildings

York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith and Deputy Mayor Jo Coles on a burnt out section of Langdale Moor.

Yorkshire 'mega police force' would be 'a threat' to rural policing

A City of York Council sign outside West Offices

Autistic boy left without support to help him communicate for a year

Chancellor John Healey ahead of delivering the Labour Government's Budget to Parliament last week in the House of Commons.

MJ Gleeson hails John Healey's Your First Home scheme

Nicola Medalova is set to become CEO of Yorkshire Water

MPs demand action from new Yorkshire Water boss on pollution

Councillor Dr Tristan Learoyd points to where the new development could take place. Picture/credit: Andrea Learoyd

'Big trouble' - Councillor issues warning over plans for more homes in village

UK Trending

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Over half of parents saying their child avoids creativity due to fear of getting it wrong

Parents say screen time and homework hold back children's creativity

Fern Brady reveals UK's biggest housemate icks

Brits biggest houseshare 'icks' revealed

1 in 3 are choosing to spend their weekends cooking

Brits ditch nights out for home cooking

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