Health minister Andrew Gwynne sacked by Keir Starmer over WhatsApp messages
A Labour MP who was sacked as a minister by Sir Keir Starmer over comments made in a WhatsApp group has said he regrets the “badly misjudged” remarks. Andrew Gwynne, the MP for Gorton and Denton, has ...
What the papers say – February 9
A slew of Sunday papers look at the Southport stabbings and the sacking of a minister, who said a pensioner should die in a leaked WhatsApp chat. The Sunday Times, Sunday People, the Sunday Mirror and ...
Serial shoplifter jailed for hitting man with meat cleaver
A York serial shoplifter who hit a man on the head with a meat cleaver and injured him has been jailed for 10 months.
King’s Medal and Grassroots Sportswoman award for Val French
The former All Saints RC School teacher - and pupil when it was known as Bar Convent School – volunteers as a ‘Champion’ ride lead in ...
The Duchess pub in Scarborough to go under the hammer
A North Yorkshire pub is set to go under the hammer for just under £300,000. The Duchess, situated on Hovingham Drive in Scarborough, has been listed for sale by Lisa Crowe Estate Agents. The property ...
Sunday’s briefing: The FA Cup continues to cheer and excite
More FA Cup action is in store on Sunday as Blackburn face Wolves in the lunchtime kick-off before bottom-of-the-Championship Plymouth host Premier League leaders Liverpool. An all-Premier League ...
King Charles makes York stained glass artist an MBE
A York stained glass artist said it “just felt so right” to be made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by King Charles ...
Roman cemetery and bomb crater found at York Central
Some of the Roman artefacts found at York Central (Image: On-Site Archaeology) Toby Kendall, a senior consultant with Tetra Tech, and lead consultant archaeologist on the project said Tetra Tech have ...
Escrick Park between York and Selby - office space available
Escrick Park, located between York and Selby, has office space at The Menagerie, which is one of seven converted farmsteads at the historic Escrick Park Estate which has been in the same family ...
Aga Khan’s funeral service held in Portugal ahead of burial in Egypt
The Ismaili religious community said Prince Karim will be laid to rest during a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt, on ...
Townhouse on sale in Bootham Terrace – in pictures
A stunning Victorian townhouse is on sale in York – and it even has its own wine cellar. The five-bedroom Bootham Terrace property comes with a £1,750,000 price.
Church of England meeting at time of ‘unprecedented crisis’ over abuse failings
The Church of England is gathering at what has been described as a time of “unprecedented crisis” for the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation.