Yorkshire

Meet 'Trains Billy' - the viral train enthusiast who is just six

Much of Northern Ireland has ushered in December 2023 with a seasonal covering of frost throughout the day. Pictured is a frosty lane in Co Antrim.
Photo: Pacemaker, STEPHEN DAVISON

Northern Ireland welcomes in December with festive frost

Dumble Farm owner Fiona Wilson is no stranger to cows and is delighted with the success of her 'cuddle a cow' experience which is drawing in new visitors.

Cuddle A Cow: Former dairy herd boosts farm as 'Professional Cuddlers'

Paterson Joseph as Samuel and Daisy Haggard as Janet in The Boat Story

All aboard for BBC One’s six-part darkly comic thriller, The Boat Story

James and Helen Herriott

Thursday: All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5, 9pm)

A man suffered knife wounds in his chest at the Flamingo Land Caravan Park in Kirby, Yorkshire. (Credit: Google Maps)

Man suffers knife wound to chest at theme park

A phased upgrade of UK landlines to digital technology has begun in Northern Ireland

Upgrade of UK landlines to digital technology begins in Northern Ireland

BT is getting ready to roll out its new home phone service, Digital Voice, across Northern Ireland. Picture: BT

BT prepares to roll out new home phone service, Digital Voice, across NI

A new fleet of zero-emission vehicles, manufactured by Northern Ireland-based Wrightbus, has been launched in York

Zero-emission buses manufactured by Wrightbus to be rolled out across York

A pedestrian walks past a Primark store on Oxford Street, London.

Primark expanding its click & collect service - shoppers will love it

Storm Antoni has caused high winds and rain across the UK this weekend

When will the rain stop?

Storm Antoni chaos as trains cancelled & houses evacuated

Storm Antoni chaos as trains cancelled & houses evacuated

Aldi is making changes the for a couple of hours each week to make stores more inclusive for all customers

Aldi to make major changes to some UK stores from next week

Grace Alexander, Archie Alexander and Olivia Alexander from Omagh at the 72ft space rocket replica at Writers' Square in Belfast. Pic: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Rocket arrives in Northern Ireland on anniversary of first moon landing

Firefighters battle huge blaze as arsonists torch more than 50 cars overnight

Arsonists cause destruction by torching over 50 cars in one night

Co Fermanagh Army veteran Roy Totton received 'unbelievable' support from his local branch for the Royal British Legion after he required a hip replacement

Roy full of praise for Royal British Legion case officer Laura - his 'angel'
An 82-year-old Army veteran, who has lived in Fermanagh since 1962, has received ‘unbelievable’ support from his local branch of the Royal British Legion, after he was as informed he needed a hip replacement and would have to travel 80 miles from his home to have the surgery.

Morning View

Editorial: Banks should not be allowed to curtail free speech

England's Johnny Bairstow carrying a Just Stop Oil protestor off the pitch during day one of the second Ashes test match at Lord's, London. Adam Davy/PA Wire.

Just Stop Oil protesters invade Lord’s Test match for The Ashes

A body has been found in the search Julian Sands

Police identify human remains as those of missing actor Julian Sands

Clint the cat

Cat hospitalised after being found covered in urine

The new prize draw house being offered for the price of a raffle ticket.

£2m country house plus £100k in cash up for grabs in charity raffle

Bainbridge Ings campsite’s marketing material explains that it’s a “quiet family-run” business set in the “heart of the Yorkshire Dales”.

Man arrested after woman’s body found in luxury camping pod

Met Office issues amber warm weather alert with ‘health impact’ concerns due to rising temperatures

Met Office issues amber warm weather across UK

Rebecca’s partner and their kid at Centre Parcs in Belgium.

Family save £600 holidaying at Center Parcs in Belgium instead of UK

Parkdean Resorts has launches a flash sale with cheap summer holidays for families

Parkdean Resorts launches flash sale with £99 family holidays

Two young people have died after getting into difficulty in nature reserve lake in Yorkshire.

Tragedy as 2 young people drown in lake

Changing retorts at the London Gas Company’s works at Vauxhall in 1889. Picture for illustrative purposes by Rischgitz.

Research unearths children ‘worked to death’ in Industrial Revolution
The skeletal remains of the wretched youngsters, some of whom were as young as eight, were dug up at an early 1800s rural churchyard cemetery in the north of England.

Lidl has released a list of areas its looking to open new sites as the budget retailer plans to expand

Lidl lists 1,000 locations it wants to open new stores in the UK

This King Charles I shilling struck during the English Civil War has sold for a world record £12,600.

King Charles I coin sells for world record price at auction

A picture taken at the French National Institute of Agricultural Research shows a tick (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images).

TBEV case confirmed in UK - what you need to know about new virus

Ashley Kean, 29 of Castleford, West Yorkshire, lives on a diet of Easter egg chocolate all year round (SWNS)

Meet the dad who is forced to live on a diet of Easter eggs

The emergency coal-fired power plants started generating for the first time on Tuesday afternoon amid National Grid fears of shortages - Credit: Adobe

Emergency coal power plants used for first time as cold snap hits UK

Bethany Dickie from Enniskillen playing in the snow in February last year.
Picture by Andrew Paton/PressEye

Arctic air to bring snow and ice across NI this week

Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a major order to supply 117 zero-emission buses across England thanks to a £25.3 million investment from the government

Wrightbus get £25 million to boost roll-out of British-made green buses

Azeem Rafiq arrives for the CDC Panel Hearing at the International Arbitration Centre, London on Wednesday.

ECB refutes claims charged players not invited to be part of investigation

File photo dated 26/07/00 of a video grab of Betty Boothroyd, marking her retirement as Speaker of the House of Commons with a valedictory speech to MPs

‘One of a kind’ Betty Boothroyd, first woman Commons Speaker, dies

Former Speaker of the House, Betty Boothroyd. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Iconic former speaker of House of Commons Betty Boothroyd dies aged 93

Going mad with Coco Pos at Bongo's Bingo

Bongo’s Bingo is the definitive bingo experience

Julian Sands has been missing for over a month

Police searching for actor Julian Sands want ‘closure’ for family

The humble apple crumble has been revealed as Northern Ireland's favourite bake

The humble apple crumble is NI's favourite nostalgic bake

Lou and Col

Monday: Better (BBC One, 9pm)

Gareth Arnold (left) and Jared O'Mara (right) have both been convicted of fraud relating to fraudulent invoices submitted to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority while O'Mara was the MP for Sheffield Hallam. The invoices requested reimbursement for services from the fictitious organisation: 'Confident about Autism South Yorkshire'

The moment cocaine-using ex-MP was dobbed in by his own staff

Research reveals the UK areas with the worst drivers - see full list

Drax Group Plc’s power station where workes have voted to go on strike.

UK homes ‘face power cuts’ due to strike action at major station

Belfast Giants' Scott Conway scoring against Sheffield Steelers during Friday’s Elite Ice Hockey League game at the SSE Arena, Belfast. Photo by William Cherry/Presseye

Steelers’ owner reads riot act after recent poor performances

How to make crispy roast potatoes just like Toby Carvery restaurants

The real reason why Shannon Martin left BBC’s The Apprentice 2023

Wakey Wines defends ‘fun’ decision to sell Prime at £100 a bottle

Happy Valley series 3: Sally Wainwright explains pause between seasons

Some of the animals looking for homes at Blue Cross

Blue Cross Animal charity releases list of animals looking homes

Strictly stars Hamza Yassin and Helen Skelton to host BBC Countryfile

England's Harry Brook edges the ball towards the boundary during Day Two of the Third Test between Pakistan and England at Karachi National Stadium on Sunday. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

Harry Brooke shines again after third century in as many Tests for England

Foemer Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq. (Photo by Richard Sellers/Getty Images)

Ex-Yorkshire bowler Azeem Rafiq 'forced out of country' by abuse

Christmas tree made entirely out of lobster pots (photo: Filey Fishtive Tree)

First News: What a fishtive tree!

LNER Azuma train

Plan your Easter escape as LNER Easter tickets go on sale