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Environment Secretary George Eustice has urged more water companies to introduce hosepipe bans and other restrictions due to concerns about a potential drought.

A community in West Yorkshire is preparing a bid to take over a “cherished” 19th century pub.

A campaign calling on 1 million people to refuse to pay their energy bills this autumn has been branded “highly irresponsible”.

Tributes have been paid to a man with a “heart of gold” who was found dead after he went swimming in a Yorkshire reservoir.

Rishi Sunak has stopped short of promising to bring back the original plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail, after his rival for Number 10 Downing Street confirmed last night she'd deliver it in full.

The Government has been urged by an influential committee of MPs to reconsider its decision to scale back Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2, to ensure a “once-in-a-generation investment in rail is not to be a missed opportunity”.

The Government has taken “too long” to make key decisions about the Transpennine Route Upgrade and the project could be hit by more delays and run over its new budget of £11.5bn, the Government’s spending watchdog has found.

Health bosses are concerned that people could die in this week’s heatwave, as temperatures are expected to reach 40°C in the UK for the first time.

The Home Office has said it will press ahead with controversial plans to set up a centre for asylum seekers in a North Yorkshire village, after it responded to a potential legal challenge.

Northern leaders will urge the Government to press ahead with a £100m study which will explore options for bringing HS2 to Leeds next week, following a seven-month delay