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Scotland to trial new four-day working week, with no loss of pay
Scotland will be trialing a four-day working week without cutting hours or wages, it has been announced
1st September 2021
In pictures: Jack Grealish parties it up with Stormzy and Aitch at Leeds festival
The footballer appeared on stage with rapper Stormzy and even got a shout out in the middle of Yaw Tog's track Sore
31st August 2021
Yorkshire is the best place for fish and chips in the UK, say reviewers
Yorkshire officially has the best fish and chips in the country, according to TripAdvisor
UK’s oldest man credits chippy teas as the secret to long life
As he celebrates his 109th birthday, John Tinniswood has shared his secret to a long life
27th August 2021
Airbnb will pay Leeds hosts to house up to 20,000 Afghan refugees
Company boss Brian Chesky has offered to host and pay for the board of up to 20,000 Afghan refugees at Airbnb properties
24th August 2021
All of Leeds’ McDonald’s restaurants have run out of milkshakes
They've also run out of bottled drinks at most of their sites
Leeds HS2 leg ‘set to be scrapped’, Whitehall leak suggests
A government source has reportedly claimed it will "never be built in our lifetime" - but the Department for Transport denies any final decisions have yet been made
23rd August 2021
The Wakefield pensioner inspiring British people to house Afghan refugees
The 76-year-old has inspired people up and down the country to open their homes to Afghans fleeing persecution
22nd August 2021
Veteran from Halifax who survived Covid twice receives 5,000 birthday cards
"I knew he was feeling a little bit down so thought, what can we do to lift his spirits?"
20th August 2021
University of Leeds students offered £10,000 cash to defer places
The university is also offering free accommodation in 2022/23
12th August 2021