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Exclusive: Region’s police face a £100m financial black hole

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:19:25 GMT

POLICE forces in Yorkshire and the Humber will have to find savings of more than £100m by 2018 as they struggle to cope with the combination of rising costs and cuts to Government funding.

Our hearts have been ripped apart, say murdered soldier’s family

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:02:11 GMT

The tearful family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby have spoken of how “our hearts have been ripped apart” by the horror.

Two held after RAF shadows passenger fight plane

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:01:10 GMT

Two men are being questioned by police on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after an RAF Typhoon was scrambled to escort a passenger plane from Pakistan that was dramatically diverted to London’s Stansted Airport.

Snake slides in... after 18 months

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:18 GMT

A stray snake found by a man drinking his morning tea could have been living in his wall for 18 months.

Cable hails Vodafone graduate scheme as blueprint for business

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:05 GMT

Business Secretary Vince Cable yesterday hailed plans by mobile phone giant Vodafone UK to hire 400 graduates over the next five years as a blueprint for British businesses.

RBS left red-faced by new IT glitch

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:48 GMT

RBS has been hit by another embarrassing IT failure that left customers unable to access their accounts online via its mobile app.

‘Double whammy’ threat to country policing

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:43 GMT

Douglas Chalmers, director of policy and public affairs at the Country Land and Business Association North, said rural people felt “particularly at risk” because of their isolation.

Referendum risk may be taken in a bid to break out of the budgets freeze

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:59:01 GMT

POLICE forces are funded through a mixture of Government grants and money raised locally through a precept added to council tax bills.

Judgment day looms for police spending plans

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:33 GMT

YORKSHIRE’s police commissioners are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the Government’s spending review next month which could add further pressures to their budgets.

Oddie rages at HSBC over forest ‘desecration’

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:19 GMT

Banking giant HSBC felt the wrath of TV’s Bill Oddie as it was accused of funding the desecration of forests.

Football fan granted review of watchdog’s police assault probe

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:17 GMT

A BUSINESSMAN who claims he was assaulted by two police officers outside Elland Road after a Leeds United game has been given a judicial review into an investigation of the case by an independent watchdog.

Free school ‘could be catalyst to family housing’

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:57:32 GMT

BACKERS behind plans for the country’s biggest free school say it will be the catalyst that leads to family housing, new employment and leisure facilities being developed in the former industrial heart of a Yorkshire city.

Footballer on gay slur charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:57:26 GMT

A Blackburn Rovers footballer will appear in court after allegedly making a homophobic gesture to the crowd while playing against one of his former clubs.

Amateur  detective  uncovered  golf club  fraudster

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:57:23 GMT

A SENIOR official at a leading golf club in Yorkshire has been jailed after his treasurer turned detective to expose a fraud running into tens of thousands of pounds.

Officer shares policing success with Europe

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:57:16 GMT

A SOUTH Yorkshire police inspector has represented the force at a seminar hosted by the Valencia Police Force, attended by officers from across Europe.

Mine firm clears  major hurdle after MoD talks

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:56:33 GMT

NATIONAL park chiefs have warned that contentious plans for a £1bn mining operation still face major challenges despite developers allaying concerns over the impact on a radar base on the front-line of the war on terror.

Don’t ask what’s in a name if it’s the Bard

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:55:46 GMT

A priceless William Shakespeare signature is to go on display at an exhibition in London.

Watershed in care of elderly unveiled

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02:52 GMT

A unique scheme, the first of its kind in the country, has been unveiled by a Yorkshire council to create specialist dementia care units to cope with soaring demand.

Video: 110 years of Harrogate’s Royal Hall

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02:33 GMT

IT ONCE looked like Harrogate’s “glittering palace of gold” was set to remain an empty shell whose faded grandeur merely hinted at a more dazzling past.

‘Surprise package’ sets out to clinch 2017 bid

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:01:57 GMT

ORGANISERS of Hull’s 2017 £11m City of Culture bid are confident their quirky edge will get them on the shortlist to be announced next month.