Storm Lilian: high winds disrupt flights and Leeds and Creamfields festivals Several departures from Heathrow and Leeds Bradford cancelled and hundreds of homes hit by power cuts The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024
Leeds Festival chaos as stages shut and fans urged to 'stay in your tents' amid Storm Lilian Performances on the BBC Radio 1 and Aux stages have been axed for the day Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2024
Police arrest man wanted over murder of delivery driver in Leeds Police arrested Eddie Hampshire following a public appeal after Claudiu-Carol Kondor, 42, was killed during the attempted theft of his van Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024
‘We’re not trying to rival the Prodigy’: how podcasters took over music festivals Famous for unhinged debauchery, this weekend Reading and Leeds festivals will see the debut of the Aux, a stage dedicated solely to podcasts. So is chatting the new rock’n’roll? The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024
Murder inquiry after Leeds delivery driver dies ‘trying to stop van theft’ Police appeal for witnesses after man found at roadside after delivering package for Amazon-contracted firm The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024
Elland Road’s Magic Weekend falls flat but profit margins offer hope for future A low attendance suggests Leeds did not embrace Magic Weekend but the event ended up in the black The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024
‘Appalling’ conviction rate for over 100 sexual offences reported at Leeds and Reading festivals Campaigners say police must do more as figures show just four cases at summer events since 2018 led to prosecutions The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2024
There might be no way back for Magic Weekend if Elland Road flops as host Newcastle has been the pick of previous host venues but the fixtures in Leeds at least offer hope of thrills on the pitch The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024
What time is Lana Del Rey on stage at Reading and Leeds Festival? The American singer-songwriter will headline the two festivals over the August Bank Holiday Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2024
What time is Fred Again.. on stage at Reading and Leeds Festival? The British DJ is headlining the pair of festivals over the August Bank Holiday Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2024
What time are Blink-182 on stage at Leeds and Reading Festival? The legendary American punk band will be taking to the stages on Friday and Saturday Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2024
What time is Raye on stage at Leeds and Reading Festival? The Brit award-winning singer will take to the stage on Saturday and Sunday Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2024
What time is 21 Savage on stage at Leeds and Reading Festival? The Grammy-winning rapper, who was born in London and raised in Atlanta, is headling on Friday and Sunday Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2024
Hear Pest Control prove why they’re the UK’s most hyped young thrash band with scrappy new single Time Bomb The Leeds thrash mob will release their new EP Year Of The Pest in autumn Metal Hammer · Aug 12, 2024
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024 Watch live: Rioters sentenced in Leeds after violent disorder erupts in UK More rioters are being sentenced in Leeds today (9 August), following days of unrest across the UK, off the back of a knife attack on three young girls in Southport.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2024 Galleria: ‘Leeds in full weird-and-wonderful mode’ – restaurant review The flatbreads are essentially the daily bread that I spent every morning at methodist school asking God to give us
The National (Scotland) · Aug 4, 2024 Dominic Matteo on blowing £500,000 in two days and the dangers of gambling addiction Ex-Liverpool, Leeds United and Scotland player Dominic Matteo on his quest to warn young footballers about the dangers of gambling addiction.
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024 Far-right thugs in violent clashes with police as unrest spreads to cities across UK ‘Enough is Enough’ protests held in cities including Liverpool, Manchester, Belfast, Leeds, Nottingham and Hull as police try to quell the ongoing fallout from the Southport killings
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024 Meet the 40-year-old from Leeds who waited three decades to live his Olympic dream Champion cliff diver Gary Hunt competed in the 10m synchro against former Team GB rival Tom Daley in Paris
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024 ‘We got failed by the police’: how veterans of Leeds riots stepped in to defuse disorder A group of Muslim men put themselves in danger to calm unrest in Harehills over children being taken into care
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024 ‘A minority inside a minority’: fear and conspiracy theories in the Leeds Roma community False rumours that a child died in Harehills while being taken into care sparked unrest a week ago
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024 Roma children at centre of Leeds unrest returned to extended family Four children had been removed from house in Harehills to prevent them being taken abroad
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024 ‘This is what a councillor is supposed to do’: Mothin Ali on false accusations of rioting The Green party councillor for Gipton and Harehills in Leeds was accused by the far right of taking part in rioting when he was trying to calm tensions
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024 The Guardian view on unrest in Leeds: fodder for far-right disinformation Editorial: Following serious disorder, Nigel Farage’s cynical response was an attempt to import Trump-style discord into our cities
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024 Woman, 19, arrested after ‘car set alight’ with two children trapped inside The two children were rushed to safety by their mother and a neighbour after the incident in Leeds, West Yorkshire