Sword placed on Captain Sir Tom Moore’s coffin will go on display at Yorkshire museum

The sword placed on Captain Sir Tom Moore‘s coffin inscribed with the badge of his old unit, the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, will go on display at a Yorkshire museum. The specially-commissioned blade appeared on the casket alongside the union flag, Cpt Sir Tom’s war medals and his knighthood medal during the funeral last month.  … Read more

Mohammed cartoon row: Batley teacher facing death threats is rugby-loving ‘burly Yorkshire lad’

The RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy protest at his school’s gates after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who recently wrote about his love for the job. The amateur rugby player, a white man is in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s after going … Read more

RE teacher facing death threats is rugby-loving ‘burly Yorkshire lad’

The RE teacher who sparked a blasphemy protest at his school’s gates after allegedly showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to students is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who recently wrote about his love for the job. The amateur rugby player, a white man is in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s after going … Read more

‘Burly Yorkshire lad’ is now receiving police protection after sparking blasphemy protests

Teacher who sparked Batley blasphemy protests is now receiving police protection as friends say he is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who ‘loves teaching’ and ‘always has a smile’ Amateur rugby player, in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s  He spoke of his experiences as a trainee teacher, saying it was a … Read more

Covid cases in England fell by 14% and in every region except Yorkshire last week

Coronavirus cases are still spiralling downwards after falling in almost every region of England last week, official figures revealed today, as a separate report showed they dipped by 14 per cent across the nation.  Only Yorkshire saw its infections stabilise in the week ending March 14, according to a Public Health England report – and … Read more

5% deposit mortgages are back from Yorkshire Building Society

Yorkshire Building Society has become the first lender to bring a range of mortgages with 5 per cent deposits back to the market, potentially heralding a price war that could benefit first-time buyers. Accord Mortgages, the intermediary arm of the building society, is launching the mortgages tomorrow with a five-year fixed rate of 3.99 per … Read more

Covid UK: PHE finds FOUR new cases of Brazil variant in South Gloucestershire and Yorkshire

Four more cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant have been spotted in the UK, Public Health England revealed today. The strain, known as P.1, was picked up in three patients in South Gloucestershire who were all close contacts or family members of two existing cases in the area. Another person tested positive for the variant in … Read more

PHE spots FOUR more cases of Brazil Covid variant in South Gloucestershire and Yorkshire

PHE spots FOUR more cases of Brazil Covid variant in South Gloucestershire and Yorkshire and spots ANOTHER mutant strain ‘from Antigua’ in the South East By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:44 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 14:54 GMT, 11 March 2021 Four more cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant have … Read more

Man, 23, is arrested for murder after man, 48, died of serious injuries in North Yorkshire flat

Man, 23, is arrested for murder after man, 48, died of serious injuries in North Yorkshire flat Police called to Mayfield Grove, Harrogate at just after 10pm on Friday night Found suspect in the street and another man, 48, with serious injuries in a flat  He was later pronounced dead at the scene and officers … Read more

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe ‘was left two plots of land by female admirer’

Yorkshire Ripper’s nest egg: Peter Sutcliffe ‘was left two plots of land by female admirer’… as family demands ex-wife reveals monster’s will Mick Sutcliffe said an inmate claims to have seen title deeds to land in Scotland A woman called Pauline is said to have given the land to Peter Sutcliffe years ago  Details of … Read more