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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Leeds - What They Never Told You

New £1 billion electric trains to ‘bring faster journeys to the North,’ Burnham says

The new trains will cut journey times by up to 10 minutes between Manchester and Leeds and up to 14 minutes between Manchester and York

The Independent UK

Heatwaves are making toxic algae worse, but the real problem is what we are putting into our rivers and lakes

This summer’s heat brought warnings about harmful algal blooms across Britain and Ireland. In August, swimmers were warned not to enter a newly designated bathing site on the River Thames at Ham and Kingston after blue-green algae were detected. The swimming section of an Ironman event in Leeds was also…

The Conversation

Chelsea fans face second game with travel chaos getting to Stamford Bridge

Blues supporters to be hit by disruption before Hull clash in Premier League

Evening Standard

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Fascism on the rise in the UK, Anglican bishop says

Arun Arora, bishop of Kirkstall in Leeds, condemns ‘twisted theology’ of groups who demonstrated at south coast ports at weekend

The Guardian - UK

Teenager 'travelled 150 miles to kill alleged stalker in London'

Afghan refugee Sulaiman Tajzai, 18, is accused of travelling from Leeds to kill Farmanullah Sherzad, 26, at his home in Westminster

Evening Standard

Middlesbrough teen who copied Manchester synagogue attacker with fake bomb vest jailed for over nine years

Mohammed Khalil Nadir, 19, was jailed at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Sombr announces huge O2 Arena show as part of UK and EU 2027 tour after wowing at Reading and Leeds

Sombr will make his UK arena debut at The O2 on June 22, 2027, as part of the venue’s 20th anniversary programme, announced alongside a new run of European tour dates.

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Pakistan drop seven players and sack head coach after England defeat

The axed players include Salman Ali Agha, who captained Pakistan in their first Test in Leeds

The Independent UK

Reading and Leeds festival review – post-GCSE blowout shows how dominant dance music now is

Charli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker

The Guardian - UK

Festivalgoers braving rain and mud as thunderstorm warning in force

People at Reading, Leeds and other live music events are being hit by showers as low pressure pushes eastwards.

Evening Standard

Drivers race on dual carriageway before horror crash kills mother and daughter walking to school

Two men who drove at excessive speeds on a busy Leeds dual carriageway caused the deaths of a mother and her four-year-old daughter as they walked to school.

The Independent UK

Reading and Leeds have dropped BBC Introducing for a new ‘nepo baby stage’. Where does it leave DIY artists?

As R&L replace the BBC’s unsigned artists stage with one filled with rock scions and a Simon Cowell boyband, many are decrying disappearing opportunities for grassroots acts

The Guardian - UK

$5.4 billion Microsoft data center vs 41,000 petitioners — "Stopping this project is one of the most significant steps we could take"

Over 41,000 people have signed a petition opposing Microsoft's planned $5.4 billion hyperscale data center in Leeds, England.

Windows Central

‘Nepo babies’ to perform at Reading and Leeds Festivals

Cruz Beckham, Gene Gallagher, Moses Martin and Violet Grohl will all be taking to the stage as they follow in the footsteps of their famous parents.

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PureGym ramps up openings and targets another 750 sites in years ahead

The Leeds-headquartered firm said it remains on track to add around 60 new sites worldwide in 2026, having opened 17 in the first six months.

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Violet Grohl axes two UK shows after sudden voice loss days before Reading and Leeds

Violet Grohl has been forced to cancel UK dates as she loses her voice ahead of a weekend of festivals.

The Guardian - UK

‘Unsafe for swimming’: Ironman Leeds is latest casualty of heat-fuelled toxic algae

Athletes faced last-minute cancelling of 2.4-mile swim, as experts say pollution and extreme heat are causing blooms

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes fumes at ‘shambolic’ decision to omit Headingley from Ashes venues

Trent Bridge in Nottingham is the most northern venue at next year’s men’s Ashes series, despite Headingley’s popularity and England’s good record in Leeds

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The Independent UK

Joe Root rues lack of Headingley Ashes Test after rout of Pakistan

England won the first Test of their current series by an innings and 103 run inside three days at Leeds.

The Independent UK

EasyJet to cease all flights from Leeds Bradford airport – here’s why

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The Guardian - UK

Returning captain Joe Root aiming to build on best of Stokes era against Pakistan

Joe Root said he is not planning on ‘ripping up’ the work of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum as England prepare to face Pakistan in the first Test in Leeds

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Aussie finisher guides Leeds to women's Hundred final

Their leading overseas superstars missed out but Sunrisers Leeds women still reached The Hundred final with a significant Australian contribution.

The Guardian - UK

June Diamond obituary

Other lives: Teacher, lecturer and counsellor who became an authority on the history of West Yorkshire, where she lived

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve sat at the very precipice of life’: ex-footballer Clarke Carlisle on gambling, depression – and survival

The former Leeds and Burnley defender has struggled with his mental health for most of his life. But it took five suicide attempts for him to admit how badly he wanted to end it. He talks about how he turned the corner – and his hopes for his new post…

The Guardian - UK

Baby safely delivered 30 minutes after mother died in nine-storey fall

Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from window of flat in Leeds tower block, inquest told

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