The Latest Breaking News from Yorkshire

Traditional Aunt Bessie given a ‘glow up’ in Yorkshire pudding rebrand

The well-known image of an elderly woman with tied hair stirring a bowl of batter has been replaced

The Independent UK · 3h ago

Court awards £1.25 million Yorkshire property to widow in inheritance case

A daughter's attempt to claim part of her late father's £1.25 million Yorkshire property has failed, after the High Court rejected her claims under his will, the doctrine of proprietary estoppel and the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The case, Hodgson v Hodgson [2026] EWHC 922 (Ch),…

The Times of India · 21h ago

Paramotor pilot ordered to pay £8000 to countryside walker he ran over in failed takeoff

The incident caused serious injury to a passer-by walking through a field in Yorkshire

The Independent UK · Sep 29

Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend: the 95-year-old who has turned her romance with Ted Hughes into a play

The Yorkshire poet had a ‘magic touch’, Liz Hicklin recalls, felt by many women: ‘It was like I was blossoming’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21

Cyclist’s 46,000-Mile Odyssey: Alastair Humphreys rides through 60 countries; journey tests body and mind

Starting in August 2001 from Yorkshire, Alastair Humphreys embarked on an extraordinary expedition, cycling 46,000 miles across five continents and sixty countries, culminating in November 2005. His journey traversed varied terrains, including deserts, mountains, and remote landscapes. Financed primarily through his savings and limited sponsorship, this remarkable endeavor showcased not…

The Times of India · Sep 20

Yorkshire mill featured in Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey catches fire again

Dalton Mills in Keighley has lived several lives. Built as a Victorian textile complex, it once employed more than 2,000 people and helped drive the town’s industrial growth. Decades later, its empty rooms found a new audience as filming locations for productions including Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey. Now the…

The Times of India · Sep 15

Bairstow and collapse hurt Somerset amid title tension: county cricket, day one – as it happened

All the latest updates from around the grounds as the County Championship Division One title race nears its climax

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

Builders hauled 25-ton stones 11 miles to create the ‘Devil’s Arrows’

Recent studies indicate that the Neolithic builders of the Devil's Arrows transported massive 25-tonne stones from Brimham Rocks, located 18 kilometers away, rather than using nearby glacial deposits. This geological research has resolved a persistent mystery regarding the stones' lineage. Additionally, a previously unaccounted for stone has been traced to…

The Times of India · Sep 11

‘The moment I saw the towers falling, I knew my life and the world had changed forever’

Britons Michael and Christine Egan both died on the 103rd floor of the south tower on September 11, 2001. Now, 25 years on, Jonathan Egan has been working hard across the pond to make his Yorkshireman father proud, writes Bryony Gooch

The Independent UK · Sep 11

New report recommends £1-per-night Yorkshire tourist tax

The flat fee visitor levy could raise up to £52m annually for the region

The Independent UK · Sep 8