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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 · Sep 25, 2025

‘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 · Sep 25, 2025

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 · Sep 24, 2025

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.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

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

Bird was synonymous with Yorkshire cricket.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

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

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2025

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 Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2025

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 Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025

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 · Sep 17, 2025

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 · Sep 16, 2025