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‘A proper gent‘: people share memories of cricket umpire Dickie Bird

The proud Yorkshireman is remembered as someone who knew how to hold a crowd – and a cricket match

The Guardian - UK

Tributes to Dickie Bird as Nottinghamshire edge towards County Championship title

A minute’s applause was held at Bird’s spiritual home, Headingley, on the first day of the season’s last round of fixtures

The Guardian - UK

Dickie Bird obituary

One of the world’s finest cricket umpires who became a popular celebrity known for his comic anecdotes and quirky ways

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Reservoirs saw biggest weekly rise in more than 30 years, Yorkshire Water says

Reservoirs remain well below the average for this time of year, the utility company added.

Evening Standard

Will Jacks handed surprise Ashes call-up as England overlook Rehan Ahmed and Chris Woakes for Australia

Jacks appears to have got the nod ahead of Ahmed and Liam Dawson as back-up to lead spinner Shoaib Bashir, while fast bowler Mark Wood is fit to return

The Independent UK

Sir Geoffrey Boycott pays tribute to ‘respected, admired and loved’ Dickie Bird

One of cricket’s most recognisable figures has died at the age of 92

The Independent UK

Respected all over world – Graham Gooch leads tributes to Dickie Bird

Barnsley, Bird’s hometown football club, will hold a minute’s applause before Tuesday evening’s Carabao Cup tie against Brighton.

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Yorkshire mourn the loss of their ‘beloved’ Dickie Bird at the age of 92

Bird was synonymous with Yorkshire cricket.

The Independent UK

Louis Tomlinson 'duped' by pension fraudsters during failed takeover bid of beloved Doncaster Rovers

The former One Direction singer became the public face of a campaign to buy the Yorkshire football club

Evening Standard

Huge crater under North Sea was created by asteroid impact, scientists say

Silverpit crater off Yorkshire coast was caused by cathedral-sized asteroid that set off 100-metre tsunami 43m years ago

The Guardian - UK

Hosepipe ban could continue into 2026, says water boss in stark new warning

Persistent rainfall needed for rest of year for ban to be lifted

The Independent UK

Surrey require 249 to beat Notts in title battle: county cricket, day three – as it happened

Surrey ended the day on 66-0 in the battle of the title chasers while Worcestershire’s relegation was confirmed

The Guardian - UK

County Championship: Notts build lead despite Fisher’s 10-wicket heroics for Surrey – as it happened

Matt Fisher helped himself to his second five-wicket haul of the match, while Surrey recovered to put Hampshire under the pump

The Guardian - UK

Surrey restrict Notts batters as weather hits schedule: county cricket – as it happened

The only play on day one was the Oval, where Division One leaders Surrey bowled out their title rivals for 231

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Brian Lewis obituary

Other lives: Founder of a community publishing and arts body that aimed to give ordinary Yorkshire folk a voice

The Independent UK

Gogglebox shake-up sees five new families and friends added for new series

Mother and daughter-in-law Sara (87) and Lara (58) from Yorkshire will also be in the new series

The Independent UK

East Coast Main Line: Drastic train time changes between London, Yorkshire, northeast England and Scotland

Network Rail has called the timetable changes “the biggest in more than a decade”

Evening Standard

Family of woman who drowned in river say mental health services failed her

Mother-of-one Victoria Taylor was found dead in the River Derwent, in North Yorkshire, following a huge search operation in October 2024.

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Lost structures emerge from reservoirs as water levels continue to drop

Yorkshire Water said its reservoirs are now less than a third full after the hottest summer on record.

The Independent UK

Drought uncovers lost structures of famous Peak District reservoir

The water company said its reservoirs are now less than a third full after the hottest summer on record

The Guardian - UK

Educating Yorkshire review – the joyful return of this school show is just the blast of optimism we need

The comeback of this fly-on-the-wall series is perfectly timed. It’s a moving, uplifting look at how children can shine with support – what a tonic to all the bad news stories about education in Britain

The Independent UK

Educating Yorkshire review – A heartening but superficial return to the daily struggles of school life

3/5 The Channel 4 documentary returns with another look at the challenges facing modern schools, through the lens of one Yorkshire comprehensive

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a disaster’: drought measure to suck water from River Wharfe met with anger

Campaigners accuse Yorkshire Water of negligence and say plan to top up reservoirs will kill the river’s fish

The Guardian - UK

‘Not the tea-cosy Yorkshire’: the film about carwash workers showing the dark side of the Dales

The Ceremony is an award-winning film about migrant workers on a grim mission with a corpse. Its director relives a shoot hampered by hailstones, flash floods and frozen moors

The Independent UK

Body found in search for missing boy, 12, last seen swimming in Yorkshire river

Rescue teams have recovered a body following search efforts near Richmond Falls on the River Swale

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