Polls have closed in Greater Manchester in the by-election to succeed Andy Burnham as the region’s mayor. The contest, triggered by Mr Burnham’s election to Parliament last month, is by far the ...

Authorities in Suffolk said on Thursday evening that they expected crews would be battling the blaze for the next two days.

Diane Abbott has been readmitted to the Labour Party following an internal investigation, the veteran MP has said. Ms Abbott was suspended from the party in July last year after repeating comments ...

Former US president Barack Obama has remembered “great musician” Glen Hansard after his “tragic” death. The Oscar-winning musician, best known as the frontman of Irish band The Frames, died aged 56 in ...

City of York Council’s ruling Labour and opposition Liberal Democrat groups have traded blame for the overspend on the Station Gateway scheme, the bill for which currently stands at £60.1 million.

North Yorkshire residents have had their say on hot weather and holiday visitors placing Scarborough Hospital under pressure ...

Families and councillors have been assured that a replacement service will be up and running before a North Yorkshire day care centre for adults ...

In June, five Court of Appeal judges said the ban was a ‘justified and proportionate’ interference on freedom of expression rights.

EMERGENCY services are currently at the scene of a wildfire in North Yorkshire. Farmers and fire crews are at the scene of a field fire in the West Lutton and Wintringham area. Several appliances and ...

A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia has been ...

York Maze will host the edible spectacle on Saturday, August 1, as part of its annual Yorkshire Day celebrations. The event will feature the county's hero YorkshireMan, who will walk a narrow beam ...

Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has revealed plans to cut hundreds of jobs as part of a major transformation plan. It comes as the group continues its recovery from a major cyber attack which ...