New areas for children are among the planned improvements.

RSPCA Hull and East Riding says the fund will help cats have "the best quality of life they can".

The Humberside Police officer has been dismissed from her role after breaching standards.

Disadvantaged girls are overlooked in efforts to tackle underachievement, education leaders say.

An inquest in Hull hears how Humber pilot Francesco Galia died after a failed recovery attempt.

Detectives have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses following the shooting of a teenage boy in Huddersfield.

A man accused of murder following the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man in Bradford last summer has told a jury how he thought he was going to be killed when confronted by a man holding a knife.

FOOD waste bins will be sent to over 225,000 homes across the Bradford District in the coming months ahead of collections being launched in September.

INTERNATIONAL coffee giant Starbucks has applied for permission to install a new sign at its Ilkley branch after it was forced to remove a previous advertising totem.

An injured person was rescued from a vehicle involved a multi-car crash on a Bradford road last night.

York and North Yorkshire's mayor has welcomed a £2 million grant which will help fix a York museum's leaky roof.

An Alpine and German-style taproom is coming to a York brewery as part of a newly-approved expansion.

Police have partially closed a property in Scarborough after reports of anti-social behaviour.

A Traveller community-led pony and trap procession in York is being held between 11.30 and 5pm, and North Yorkshire Police officer James Dye said it is believed to be starting in James Street.

A “superb” home in Prices Lane, York, has hit the market for £425,000.