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Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson. (Picture: Nottingham Panthers)

Nottingham ice hockey player dies following neck injury

Amy and Wes on their boat.

Couple swapped house for £47k narrowboat in bid to ‘quit rat race’

Gatecrasher 30th Anniversary Show at Don Valley Bowl adds yet more DJs and a second stage

Epic Gatecrasher 30th Anniversary Show adds yet more DJs and a second stage

Pulp on-stage at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield

Young musicians go behind the scenes at Pulp's sell-out Sheffield gig

Firefighters battle huge blaze as arsonists torch more than 50 cars overnight

Arsonists cause destruction by torching over 50 cars in one night

Ortakent in Turkey.

Travel with Katie Butler: Turkey – don’t knock it till you try it

Russell Howard UK & Ireland tour 2023: Winter dates added - full list and how to get tickets

Russell Howard extends sold-out UK & Ireland tour - full list of dates

Clint the cat

Cat hospitalised after being found covered in urine

The outside of the pub, Shiregreen Club.

The Full Monty: Inside the derelict club iconic strip scene was filmed

Craig Lingard wants his Batley Bulldogs side to secure a play-off spot as ‘quickly’ as possible (Photo credit: Neville Wright)

Craig Lingard wants Bulldogs to secure play-off spot as ‘quickly’ as possible

Bring Me The Horizon have announced a new UK and Ireland tour

Bring Me The Horizon announce UK tour - how to get tickets

Bring Me The Horizon have announced a new UK tour following an  an unforgettably explosive set at Download Festival - here’s how to get tickets

Craig Lingard, second left, believes a win for the Championship’s bottom side, Newcastle Thunder, is ‘just around the corner’. (Photo credit: Paul Butterfield)

Craig Lingard hopes Batley Bulldogs' winning run continues at Newcastle Thunder

Strictly favourite Johannes Radebe is coming to Peterborough New Theatre

Strictly Come Dancing star announces new 2024 UK tour

Justin Naylor and Stuart Hardaker goone, two for Heckmondwike Saints against Sheffield.

Heckmondwike Saints spring cycle speedway surprise with victory over champions

Man jailed for life for beating father-of-one to death with Pokemon cards after being called a ‘nonce’

Man jailed after beating neighbour to death with Pokemon cards

Twenty-one locations across the UK have been named the best areas for taking a driving theory test, with only one-week waiting lists.

Areas with best wait times for driving theory tests

A large whale was found washing up on a British beach this week

Huge 30-tonne whale found dead on British beach

Stuart

Ricky Gervais shows support to Mastermind 2023 champion

The Just Stop Oil protest at The Crucible, Sheffield

Protestors halt World Snooker Championships at The Crucible

12 year-old arrested on suspicion of murder after woman hit by car

Sheep braving the snow

Met Office amber weather warning issued for snow in parts of England

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Where does the north of England start? Outrage caused by new map

Eddie Izzard changes name to fulfil a dream she’s had for over 50 years - find out what to

Eddie Izzard changes name to fulfil lifelong dream

Batley Bulldogs' head coach Craig Lingard will come face-to-face with his former assistant Rhys Lovegrove when Keighley Cougars visit the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium on Sunday, February 26, kick off 2pm.

Lingard wary of Luke Gale threat as Batley head coach faces former assistant

Going mad with Coco Pos at Bongo's Bingo

Bongo’s Bingo is the definitive bingo experience

Batley Bulldogs’ head coach Craig Lingard has revealed he has been left scratching his head after his side fell to a second successive Championship defeat at Sheffield Eagles on Friday night.

Lingard admits his Batley side ‘are just way off from where they need to be’

Craig Lingard has admitted he will have a selection ‘dilemma’ ahead of Batley Bulldogs’ visit to Sheffield Eagles

Lingard with selection 'dilemma' ahead of visit to Sheffield

B&Q announce they will close eight of their Asda sites - here’s when

B&Q and Asda went into partnership in 2020 as a result of consumer habits during the pandemic - but now plan to close eight of their stores. Here’s a full list of affected branches

Gareth Arnold (left) and Jared O'Mara (right) have both been convicted of fraud relating to fraudulent invoices submitted to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority while O'Mara was the MP for Sheffield Hallam. The invoices requested reimbursement for services from the fictitious organisation: 'Confident about Autism South Yorkshire'

The moment cocaine-using ex-MP was dobbed in by his own staff

Former Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O'Mara

Former MP Jared O’Mara guilty of expenses fraud to fund cocaine habit

The most desired cities to live in the UK - do you agree?

Fiat Punto

My first car was a Punto says Sue Harpham

A Paperchase store pictured on Park Street, Bristol.

Paperchase ‘on brink of collapse’ as hopes of rescue deal fade

A man out on a walk in a UK suburb was left stunned after seeing what he believed to be a kangaroo. Stock picture of a wallaby

Moment man spots wild wallaby in UK suburb caught on camera

Neal Heppleston who is a Double Bass restorer, Holmebank Mills Mirfield. Picture by Simon Hulme

Meet the Kirklees man who makes musical instruments

List of coolest postcodes to move into in 2023 including Sheffield, London & Glasgow, according to The Times

11 coolest postcodes to move to in 2023 according to The Times

The Baltic Triangle has been named as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the UK

Three UK locations named among best spots for city breaks in Europe

The tree following a visit from tree surgeons in 2021. Photo: SWNS

Viral UK tree remains cut in half following dispute

Wakey Wines defends ‘fun’ decision to sell Prime at £100 a bottle

Northern Trains have announced a further 500,000 tickets from as little as 50p have gone on ‘flash sale’

500,000 more train tickets from 50p go on 'Flash Sale'

Dewsbury Rams' new assistant coach Jaymes Chapman.

Dewsbury Rams confirm Jaymes Chapman as new assistant coach

Some of the animals looking for homes at Blue Cross

Blue Cross Animal charity releases list of animals looking homes

Renault 4

My First Car: Read Peter Horbury's memories of his Renault

When will cold snap end? Met Office forecast for week before Christmas

McDonald’s and Costa Coffee drive throughs could be coming to Eastbourne (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Bristol and Leicester elected drive-through capitals of the UK in 2022

Research into the ease and access of drive-through food and drinks vendors has led to Bristol topping the chart in 2022’s study

Christmas shoppers browse stalls at the traditional Christmas market in Bath.

The most affordable Christmas Markets in the UK

Former Gladiator Wolf looks to be passing the mantle on to his 34 year old son

Gladiator’s Wolf suggest son may take up the mantle in 2023 revival

Harvey Morton (second from right) wins again at the 2013 Big Challenge awards

First-hand advice given for Anti-Bullying Week

Tim Wood, landlord at the Old Colonial where two commemorative ales have been put on for Remembrance weekend.

Mirfield pub marks Remembrance weekend with special tribute beers

Football teams to be punished for playing on weekend of Queen’s death

Commuter on Northern train

Northern to reward commuters with ‘free’ train journeys to work

Over one in 20 female football fans in Sheffield play football every day

The Snowdogs art trail is coming to Kirklees

Thirty 'Snowdog' sculptures inspired by Raymond Briggs' story arrive in Kirklees

Members of the CC33 team

Yorkshire accent is the UK's best for customer service, survey reveals

A number of heat speed restrictions and line closures will be put in place, with the rail operator running a severely reduced timetable

TransPennine Express warns customers to only travel if 'absolutely necessary'