The announcement comes after lead campaigner Sir Alan Bates said redress schemes had ‘turned into quasi-kangaroo courts’.

Matalan has unveiled plans to open new stores and refurbish shops across the UK as part of a £25 million investment into the fashion and homeware chain. The value retailer said physical shops remained ...

Green energy industrialist Dale Vince’s High Court claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail has been thrown out by a judge. Mr Vince brought legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited ...

The council has elected Cllr Lindsay Burr as mayor and Cllr Mandy Carpenter as deputy. Cllr Burr, a long-standing councillor, said working with others was the only positive and worthwhile way to ...

Union membership in councils run by Reform has increased since the party took control of local authorities after the May elections, new figures reveal. The GMB said workers were “flocking” to join ...

Police are now appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following the collision on the A19 near Escrick which involved a blue Volkswagen Golf and a silver Volvo XC90 at 1am. Both drivers sustained ...

Around 1,000 doctors have written to MPs urging them to vote against the assisted dying Bill describing it as “simply not safe”. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to the House ...

Valdo Calocane was treated by mental health staff before killing three people and attempting to kill three others.

A runner has committed two incidents of indecent exposure in North Yorkshire, police have said. Officers are investigating the two separate incidents, which happened at around 5.30am on April 11, and ...

Russia launched 479 drones at Ukraine in the war’s biggest overnight drone bombardment, the Ukrainian air force said on Monday. Apart from drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different ...

North Yorkshire Police say the e-bikes were taken from near the City Cruises landing on South Esplanade close to the River Ouse.

Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a “horrific incident” in north Manchester. The teenager ran to a house nearby in New Moston after being ...