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Rare white-throated needletail spotted in England for first time in 34 years

The rare bird from Asia and Australia, which is a relative of the swift, was spotted at Tophill Low Nature Reserve in East Yorkshire.

Evening Standard

Hundreds gather after extremely rare bird spotted in England for first time in 34 years

The unusual visitor is a relative of the UK’s native swift species and is typically found in Asia and Australia

The Independent UK

Dame Jilly Cooper: ‘Queen of the bonkbuster’ who wanted to write ‘happy books’

Born in Hornchurch, Essex, in 1937, Dame Jilly grew up in Yorkshire and attended the private Godolphin School in Salisbury.

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Yorkshire rivers to benefit from £21m to clear barriers and boost nature

Old structures, often associated with mills and heavy industries that were powered by the region’s waterways, are being removed to allow fish passage.

Evening Standard

Lepley finally takes BHRC win

The 2025 BHRC campaign finished over the weekend in Yorkshire

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Classics with added Yorkshire class: tributes to Tony Harrison

Harrison’s poetry and plays made an electrifying connection with readers and audiences through his use of Leeds dialect, and his ear for rhyme. Writers remember his greatness

The Guardian - UK

‘The man who came to read the metre’: Yorkshire poet Tony Harrison was the National Theatre bard

Harrison, who has died aged 88, wrote copiously for the stage, both as an ingenious translator and dazzlingly original dramatist

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Durham relegated after collapse at Yorkshire, Hampshire survive: county cricket final day – as it happened

Durham collapse to 85 all out and are relegated as Hampshire survive the drop by one point on a dramatic final day of the county cricket season

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Nottinghamshire lift trophy after win; Hampshire on brink of relegation – as it happened

Notts’ season ended with victory over Warwickshire, while Hampshire are nine wickets down needing 33 runs to beat Surrey

The Guardian - UK

Christmas tickets go on sale for faster trains on East Coast Main Line

Rail passengers hoping to travel between London, Yorkshire, northeast England and Scotland over Christmas can book now

The Independent UK

‘A proper gent‘: people share memories of cricket umpire Dickie Bird

The proud Yorkshireman is remembered as someone who knew how to hold a crowd – and a cricket match

The Guardian - UK

Tributes to Dickie Bird as Nottinghamshire edge towards County Championship title

A minute’s applause was held at Bird’s spiritual home, Headingley, on the first day of the season’s last round of fixtures

The Guardian - UK

Dickie Bird obituary

One of the world’s finest cricket umpires who became a popular celebrity known for his comic anecdotes and quirky ways

The Guardian - UK

Reservoirs saw biggest weekly rise in more than 30 years, Yorkshire Water says

Reservoirs remain well below the average for this time of year, the utility company added.

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Will Jacks handed surprise Ashes call-up as England overlook Rehan Ahmed and Chris Woakes for Australia

Jacks appears to have got the nod ahead of Ahmed and Liam Dawson as back-up to lead spinner Shoaib Bashir, while fast bowler Mark Wood is fit to return

The Independent UK

Sir Geoffrey Boycott pays tribute to ‘respected, admired and loved’ Dickie Bird

One of cricket’s most recognisable figures has died at the age of 92

The Independent UK

Respected all over world – Graham Gooch leads tributes to Dickie Bird

Barnsley, Bird’s hometown football club, will hold a minute’s applause before Tuesday evening’s Carabao Cup tie against Brighton.

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Yorkshire mourn the loss of their ‘beloved’ Dickie Bird at the age of 92

Bird was synonymous with Yorkshire cricket.

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Evening Standard

Louis Tomlinson 'duped' by pension fraudsters during failed takeover bid of beloved Doncaster Rovers

The former One Direction singer became the public face of a campaign to buy the Yorkshire football club

The Guardian - UK

Huge crater under North Sea was created by asteroid impact, scientists say

Silverpit crater off Yorkshire coast was caused by cathedral-sized asteroid that set off 100-metre tsunami 43m years ago

The Independent UK

Hosepipe ban could continue into 2026, says water boss in stark new warning

Persistent rainfall needed for rest of year for ban to be lifted

The Guardian - UK

Surrey require 249 to beat Notts in title battle: county cricket, day three – as it happened

Surrey ended the day on 66-0 in the battle of the title chasers while Worcestershire’s relegation was confirmed

The Guardian - UK

County Championship: Notts build lead despite Fisher’s 10-wicket heroics for Surrey – as it happened

Matt Fisher helped himself to his second five-wicket haul of the match, while Surrey recovered to put Hampshire under the pump

The Guardian - UK

Surrey restrict Notts batters as weather hits schedule: county cricket – as it happened

The only play on day one was the Oval, where Division One leaders Surrey bowled out their title rivals for 231

The Guardian - UK

Brian Lewis obituary

Other lives: Founder of a community publishing and arts body that aimed to give ordinary Yorkshire folk a voice

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