Introducing The Break-in, a brand-new immersive game merging AI with VR by The Park VR.
Have you ever wanted to escape everyday life and enter into a virtual reality? Well, now you can.
Thanks to the masterminds at The Park VR located just outside Leeds city centre in Burley, their virtual reality games have now gotten a whole lot more exciting as they introduce a new experience that combines VR with artificial intelligence.
The Break-in has been carefully designed to fully immerse players in an interactive and unique story using cutting-edge AI technology.
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Unlike any other experience you can find in the city, if you’re looking for a unique day out with your mates in Leeds then this is the perfect option for you.
Players must work together to solve puzzles and stop their own personalised artwork from getting stolen from pesky criminals, think you're up to the challenge?
Set in the fictional Crompton Bank which towers over the bustling city, teams of 2-8 must join forces on a life-changing mission to retrieve a valuable masterpiece from the guarded vault.
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Your special forces team will have to navigate lasers, solve tricky puzzles and find keycards to escape the criminals who are on your tail.
Before entering the mysterious Crompton Bank, you'll be asked personalised questions which allow AI to create the masterpiece you'll be on the hunt to save.
So if you've ever wanted to star in your very own crime thriller, now is your chance. And afterwards, why not grab a drink in their chilled out bar area to discuss your experience.
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Peter Vindevogel, CEO of The Park, said: “It’s always exciting to introduce a new experience to our players. The Break-in adds to our diverse library of original IPs to continue to accommodate all guests, regardless of their age or interests. I’m thrilled that we’re continuing our journey of bringing AI technology into the VR world with the introduction of The Break-in.
“We believe that technology should always be used in a way that creates the best-possible experience for our customers and in this instance, integrating AI is allowing us to create a truly unique and social experience, each and every time it’s played.”
Bookings for this exciting new experience in Leeds are now open, so if you think you're up for the challenge then you can book online at The Park’s website.
In honour of National Chocolate Week, two big brands are joining forces.
Fancy a freebie? Silly question, of course you do.
Tony’s Chocolonely and Yorkshire Tea have joined forces for National Chocolate Week to ask Brits to declare themselves a ‘Melt’...yes, really.
It comes after the brands discovering a new Gen Z dunking trend, with research finding that 80% of 18–24-year-olds say chocolate is their preferred tea-dunking treat.
To understand why the perculiar pairing has become so popular, the brands recruited Associate Professor of Psychobiology, Dr Lorenzo Stafford, to investigate what happens when tea and chocolate come together.
Associate Professor, Dr Lorenzo Stafford said: "It's fascinating to see how much thought Brits put into what makes a great dunk. Flavour, texture and temperature all shape how we experience food, and the combination of hot tea with melting chocolate creates a particularly enjoyable sensory experience.
"When it comes to dunking, tea and chocolate have great chemistry so it’s no surprise young people have embraced it."
If you want to try it out for yourself, then you can for free - but there is one catch.
From Monday 19 to Friday 23 October, anyone who walks into one of Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds and says ‘I'm a Melt’ will get a free mug of Yorkshire Tea and bar of Tony's Chocolonely.
Not only that, but the first 100 customers will also get a limited-edition ‘Melt’ cap.
Yorkshire Tea & Tony’s Chocolonely said of the partnership, “Brits love their tea and their chocolate and now the science shows why. This National Chocolate Week, we’re inviting everyone to give it a go, embrace their inner Melt and discover just how well chunky chocolate and a proper brew can work together.”
Leeds Bradford Airport strikes will NOT go ahead following ‘late offer’ over pay
Clementine Hall
This weekend's strikes at Leeds Bradford Airport have been cancelled.
Around 130 workers were set to walk out this weekend, Unite said, but this has been suspended to allow air traffic controllers to consider a new pay offer.
The Unite members planning on to go on strike were a mixture of air traffic control workers, customer experience staff, security staff and cleaners.
The workers involved in the dispute had recently come out of a four-year pay deal, with some of the departments having fallen behind other airports in equivalent roles.
Pay talks have been happening since December 2025, with the airport's formal offer not going far enough to address the lack of pay parity which led to the decision to strike.
However, as of yesterday 15 October, the workers have been given new pay offers from the airport and the strikes will not take place to allow a ballot on the offers.
Air traffic controllers and hourly paid staff are being balloted separately on their respective offers.
Unite regional officer Neil Whitaker said: "After receiving offers from Leeds Bradford Airport, we have suspended this week’s strike action in good faith to allow members to vote on pay deals.”
In a statement, Leeds Bradford Airport said: "While the ballot process continues with certain members of our frontline colleagues, we remain hopeful that a positive outcome can be achieved and that an agreement can be reached which works for everyone involved.
"Regardless of the outcome of this ballot, LBA has a robust contingency plan in place and will be operating as normal this weekend.
"Our focus remains on supporting a smooth and reliable experience for customers while maintaining safe and efficient airport operations."
Clementine Hall -
14th December 2023 
