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We took our four-legged friend to Whitby for a posh hotel break

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Watch dramatic moment oil rig is blown up in controlled explosion

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Breaking Just Stop Oil activists smash glass protecting Rokeby Venus

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Breaking Several people reported missing after British cargo ship sinks

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Breaking Rosebank oil field given go-ahead despite pushback from activists

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Huge 30-tonne whale found dead on British beach

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EasyJet pilot makes manoeuvre so passengers can see Northern Lights

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British Gas report record-breaking profits amid UK energy crisis

The figures were revealed as British Gas parent company Centrica reported their finances for the 2022 financial year.

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Global meteorologist reveals the chances of a 'White Christmas' in Yorkshire

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New Year traditions in Yorkshire - including North Sea dip and Viking Festival

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Artist Josie Barraclough to display new paintings at Christmas show

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Here’s how long the snow is predicted to last across the UK

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Kirklees gritters prepare for winter blast as Met Office issues weather warning

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Here’s when and where snow is forecast across the UK this week

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Here’s where it could snow on Christmas Day across the UK - according to the Met...

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Why I Love ... sea swimming

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Met Office issue yellow weather warning for Yorkshire as thunderstorms set to hi...

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What is plogging - and how do I get involved?

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"We're gunna need a bigger boat!": Shocked Dewsbury anglers reel in 250lb shark

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Jawsome catch: 17 stone shark reeled in off the Whitby coast!

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Give all 25-year-olds £10,000, says study

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REVIEW: Dabbers away for an outrageous Bonkers Bingo minicruise to Rotterdam

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Why do different parts of Yorkshire get more snow than other areas?

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HAVE IT! Amateur footballers stunned as ball kicked over fence turns up 1,000 mi...

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Cold snap set to continue - but will it snow this weekend?

The Met Office has issued a weather warning across Yorkshire as a Scandinavian cold snap hits the region.

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Yorkshire snow: Cold snap set to continue... but will it snow this weekend?

Cod and chips could soon be replaced with squid and chips.placeholder image

Climate change could see squid and chips replace Great British fish suppers

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Fracking: These '˜half-truths' and how tremors '˜could damage Yorkshire's histor...

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SONIC BOOM: Conspiracy website says drama was start of WW3 as UFO shot down afte...

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No codding: You don’t have to eat haddock with your chips any more

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Travel review: It’s all ship-shape in Hartlepool

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