John Rastrick News Today

The latest moves from across the region

The former The Only Way Is Essex star has been recovering at home - with a lot of easy viewing - after falling ill and being forced to leave the Pride of Britain Awards celebrations

Lorry driver John Rastrick beamed with pride as he stood on the stage with his TV hero Jay Blades and accepted his Pride of Britain Award for outstanding bravery

The Pride of Britain Awards celebrate the incredible achievements of ordinary people who have gone above and beyond to make the world a better place - with highlights from the awards airing on ITV

There were sore feet aplenty after winners of The Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards danced the evening away with the likes of Liberty Poole and Michael Sheen

As always, it was the youngsters who moved the 1,000-strong audience the most, starting with the very first winner, Child of Courage Freya Harris, who was diagnosed with cancer aged 7

‘Knight of the road’ John pulled Pari Mistri from a burning vehicle with just 29 seconds to spare before it blew up on the motorway

The Pride of Britain Awards will be held this Sunday to celebrate the incredible achievements of ordinary people who have gone above and beyond to make the world a better place

The latest moves from across the region

Yorkshire-based carbon accounting and net zero delivery firm Flotilla has achieved B Corp certification, joining just over 1,000 businesses nationwide and 30 in the region, to achieve the status.