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Hull's Leather Repair Company spreads nationally amid franchising push

The Botanic-based firm made a name for itself repairing seats on Concorde

Spurs and Villa hunt first league wins, Arsenal face Sunderland test, early kick-offs and team news – matchday live

⚽️ Buildup, news and discussion before Saturday’s games ⚽️ This weekend’s fixtures | Tables | Mail us your thoughts Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Referee Darren England This s…

Cyclist seriously injured after hit-and-run on Leeds road - police appeal for witnesses

The driver of the vehicle failed to stop at the scene

Beverley bar's Yorkshire Tea rave mixes tea and tunes for early-morning partygoers

Sleepers bar in Beverley will host its first ever Yorkshire Tea rave with a DJ starting at 8.15am

Police release custody shot of pizza shop owner jailed for sexually abusing teen girls over 20-year period

‘Abhorrent’ Potter received a four-year term on Friday

Police release custody shot of pizza shop owner jailed for abusing teenage girls over 20-year period

Potter sent explicit messages and sexually abused his teenage employees

‘Wonderfully rich and nutty’: the best supermarket mature cheddar, tasted and rated

These days, there’s a bewildering array of mature cheddar out there, but the good stuff can be hard to find. Which blocks have that tangy farmhouse flavour and which are better left on the supermarket shelf? • The best…

Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time

Influencers aren’t just battling competitors for brand deals. They’re now battling AI versions of themselves Earlier this year, Emily Schuman, the creator of the lifestyle blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, saw a photo of hers…

Why is Trump’s $5,000 offer to voters ‘like a woman’? Ask Fox News | Arwa Mahdawi

Host Jesse Watters says Trump’s offer to Americans if Republicans retain Congress is ‘an enticement’, not a bribe I think I finally understand why Fox News pays Jesse Watters the big bucks. The network star, famous for…

From socialist student to Trump proxy: the 25-year rise of Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez

Those who have encountered the interim president paint her in starkly different ways, but all agree she is likely to remain in power It was April 2002 and Delcy Rodríguez was a woman on a mission. Venezuela’s then presi…

Scottish gran struck by illegal Sur-ron rider suffered bleeding on the brain

'We need to get these things off the streets'

£113m demolition of 10 Stoke-on-Trent tower blocks scrapped

Here's how you can have your say

20 great pictures inside new Stoke-on-Trent department store Boyes

Take a look inside!

Calls for Government fairer funding for Staffordshire schools

SEND support continues to rise in the county

HMRC personal tax-free allowance rule could be worth £252 to people

It allows some couples to transfer part of their Personal Allowance to their partner.

More pictures of legendary Coventry teachers you might recognise from years gone by

We've looked in our archives once again to find some pictures of Coventry teachers you just might recognise

Coalsnaughton families banned from their homes after Dangerous Building Notices issued

Residents have been displaced from their homes since May.

Protesters gather in Portsmouth as police warn against fear and violence

No-one could be seen wearing masks.

Second cryptocurrency billionaire gives £36m to Reform

Christopher Harborne said the money was ‘a philanthropic gift to our country’.

Man caught masturbating in Bannatyne jacuzzi arrested by off-duty police officer

Paul Bateman, 58, was spotted carrying out the lewd act at Bannatyne Health Club and Spa in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, by an off-duty officer who then arrested him. Bateman, who had admitted outraging public decency, wa…

Emotional moment as girl with heart transplant finishes Mini Great North Run

Beatrix had a heart transplant when she was just two-years-old - now aged five she took on the Mini Great North Run for the third time

Nine month scheme to reduce congestion on major Yorkshire road to begin on Monday

A nine month scheme to ease congestion on a major route into Bradford city centre will begin on Monday (Sep 14).

Uganda buries onetime ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked succession battle

Andy Burnham urged to help Liverpool teen with devastating diagnosis

'He's already sorted out quite a lot in a short space of time - maybe he can help us'