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New deputy Green leader describes racist abuse on family seaside trip

Leeds councillor says people who threw bottles and shouted insults emboldened by rightwing rhetoric

The Guardian - UK

Harry Brook backs Sonny Baker to bounce back from brutal England debut

The talented young seamer endured a first England outing to forget in a heavy defeat to South Africa at Leeds

The Independent UK

Leeds 0-0 Newcastle: Premier League – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: The spoils were shared after an uneventful match at Elland Road. Scott Murray was watching

The Guardian - UK

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Chick-fil-A set to open first UK restaurant years after anti-LGBT+ controversy

Chick-fil-A confirms it will open its first permanent restaurant in Leeds this autumn

The Independent UK

Families’ horror at funeral director who kept babies’ bodies at home

Woman barred from Leeds mortuaries after one mother said she found dead baby propped up ‘watching’ cartoons

The Guardian - UK

UK supermarket to create hundreds of jobs after £435m investment

Chancellor Rachel Reeves praised the supermarket chain’s expansion as a ‘vote of confidence’ in the UK

The Independent UK

Lidl to create 500 jobs after £435 million investment in warehouses

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Lidl’s investment in the warehouses in London and Leeds was a ‘vote of confidence’ in the UK.

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Will Smith’s UK tour thrown into chaos after bird strikes plane

Will Smith’s plane from Leeds to Cardiff was hit by a bird as it was landing, forcing the Hollywood actor and rapper to drive instead.

The Independent UK

Women Are Not Safe In Manchester: Voyeurs Film Girls Without Their Knowledge - And They Now Have Millions Of Views

International Business Times UK

Reading and Leeds festival review – Chappell Roan slays and Bring Me the Horizon power the circle pits

Thousands of post-GCSE teens join acts from pop-poet Antony Szmierek to rap megastar Travis Scott, before Hozier blazes and Wunderhorse go off like a rocket

The Guardian - UK

‘I got a nosebleed in minutes!’ How the Wedding Present’s indie banger classics inspired a musical

They lit up the 80s and 90s with abrasive tracks that were like kitchen-sink dramas. But can the Wedding Present’s acerbic songs work on stage? We meet the team making it happen – and the ‘rock god’ who penned the hits

The Guardian - UK

Labour to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail project

Starmer and Reeves expected to announce move before Labour conference, with aim of boosting backbench morale

The Guardian - UK

Want to know what’s going right in Britain? Come to the capital, look at the Elizabeth line railway

It’s a ‘can-do’ object lesson for the Treasury. And imagine what such ambition could do for the fortunes of Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds, says author Jonn Elledge

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t expect to live a normal life’: how a Leeds teenager woke up with a Chinese bounty on her head

After speaking out about the suppression of Hong Kong’s protests, Chloe Cheung was targeted by Beijing, followed on the street and abused online. Yet she remains defiant

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I spoke to the AI avatar of a Leeds MP. How did it cope with my Yorkshire accent?

Leeds MP Mark Sewards has launched a digital assistant, but the results of my chat show MPs’ aides have nowt to worry about

The Guardian - UK

‘The Welsh language has been aggressively oppressed’: Tristwch y Fenywod, the gothic trio communing with a mystical Wales

Inspired by the ‘enchanted, sapphic feeling’ of the coast and with bat sounds for drums, this Wales-obsessed band sound like no one else. They explain how queerness, neurodivergence and anti-colonialism guide what they do

Louder

After six years as a Nameless Ghoul in Ghost, Chris Catalyst just wants to play with his mates

The new album by Eureka Machines, Everything, is the band's first in seven years

The Independent UK

Woman charged with murder of three-year-old girl in Leeds

Police were called to Austhorpe Court, Leeds, after a report of concern for the safety of a young child

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The Independent UK

‘I was a shoplifter and heroin addict – now I help others like me’

LIFE STORIES: After 32 years of drugs, abuse and petty crime – as well as numerous spells in prison – Charlie pledged to turn her life around. She tells Maira Butt about finally hitting her rock bottom, and why today she is proud to serve as an inspiration to people…

The Independent UK

Murder investigation launched after girl, 3, found dead in Leeds home

A woman also found inside the property has been arrested on suspicion or murder

Evening Standard

Report highlights ‘significant concerns’ over hospital maternity services

More than 100 recommendations have been made to improve maternity care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Guardian - UK

Super League votes through expansion to 14 teams for 2026 but tricky next steps await

Super League will extend to 14 teams in 2026 after clubs approved to increase the competition by two

The Guardian - UK

What counts as a ‘bad day’ is subjective – but I’ve found something that I’m sure annoys absolutely anyone

TikTokers are listing things that would contribute to a low-key ‘day from hell’ – from waking up at a friend’s house hungover to platform 16 at Leeds train station. Here are my petty irritations, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘A 31-month sentence for the Tory councillor’s wife seems a bit harsh’

Immigration, Kneecap and gay rights in Muslim-majority nations were the hot topics for an English examiner and an electrician from Leeds. So, did sparks fly?

The Guardian - UK

Ian Hislop calls arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon at Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’

Jon Farley arrested under Terrorism Act at Leeds demonstration for holding sign making joke about Palestine Action ban

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