Calls are mounting for an independent inquiry into the Army Foundation College in Harrogate after four young women alleged they were raped and sexually harassed while training as 17-year-old recruits.
Calls are mounting for an independent inquiry into the Army Foundation College in Harrogate after four women told the BBC they faced rape and sexual abuse while training there as teenagers.
A cricket 'Clickgate' scandal in North Yorkshire has sparked debate on cheating in British sports and society. The article explores various UK cheating incidents, from amateur golf and conkers to giant vegetable competitions and marathons, and features expert opinions on why dishonesty might be perceived as increasing.
Saltburn Cricket Club suspends a player indefinitely after a viral video alleged cheating by clicking fingers to deceive the umpire in a Division Two match, prompting a league investigation.
The Home Office's plans to use three new former military sites (MOD Bicester, RAF Barnham, RAF Linton-on-Ouse) for 3,750 asylum seekers, and extend existing sites, have been condemned by refugee charities and local groups as costly, isolating, and arrogant, despite a fall in hotel use.
Broughton Sanctuary estate in North Yorkshire is undergoing a major rewilding transformation with funding from Rebalance Earth. The project aims to restore natural habitats, increase biodiversity, and generate economic returns through nature credits.
A 13-year-old girl has died in the River Wharfe, bringing the UK's water-related death toll to at least 15 during the recent heatwave. A search continues for a missing boy, as temperatures cool after record highs.
Ruth and Mark Hansom, owners of acclaimed North Yorkshire restaurant Hansom in Bedale, have been ordered by the council to stop providing free lifts to customers. The couple began offering the service after customers struggled with poor transport links—no evening buses, taxis unavailable for short journeys, and an 8-mile distance to the nearest railway station. Despite charging nothing, North Yorkshire Council ruled the lifts constitute commercial transport requiring private hire vehicle licences under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976. The restaurant, which has Michelin Guide recognition and a 9/10 review from Giles Coren, has ceased the service.
Plans for a "mini fracking" site in Burniston near Scarborough have been rejected by North Yorkshire Council following local outcry.
MPs from the House of Commons environmental audit committee visited Bentham, North Yorkshire – the UK town with highest PFAS contamination – and called for urgent restrictions on 'forever chemicals' in consumer goods including school uniforms, cookware and food packaging, with bans to begin next year. The committee described the government's existing plan as 'short on decisive actions'.
