Some 126 party backbenchers had signed an amendment that would halt the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in its tracks.

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Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon insists it is just a “matter of time” before a woman runs a sub-four minute mile after finishing her historic attempt in 4:06.42 in Paris.

The US and China have signed an agreement on trade, President Donald Trump said, adding he expects to soon have a deal with India. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg TV that the deal was ...

Westfield Primary Community School was named the victor in the Active Education of the Year (Primary) category at the YO1 Radio Sports Awards. Sponsored by The Riverfront York, the award aimed to ...

AN appeal has been launched to raise £100,000 to help preserved one of North Yorkshire's most treasured landmarks.

Nick Carroll, chief executive of Together for Short Lives, said: “As ministers try to shift greater levels of healthcare from hospitals into communities, our amazing children’s hospices are doing more ...

The area inspired literary giants such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Alfred Lord Tennyson, who wrote Flower In The Crannied Wall ...

Inspector Moloy Campbell said his thoughts were entirely focused on the need to ‘preserve life’ including that of his officers on the ground.

First Minister John Swinney has said it would be “reasonable” for a former principal of the cash-strapped University of ...

The US Darts Masters will be the Dutchman’s first tournament since the final round of weekly Premier League nights in ...

A MAJOR bridge in York is currently closed for an ongoing police incident. North Yorkshire Police say Ouse Bridge in York city centre is currently closed while emergency services search for a person ...