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Firefighters have issued an urgent warning about the dangers of lithium batteries which could explode if not properly stored or charged

Warning after motorbike’s lithium batteries explode in home

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Wakefield Wines

Wakey Wines viral TikTok shop owner responds after police drugs raid

First Bus York team unveil plans for all-electric depot with local councillor. Picture: Richard Walker/ImageNorth
First Bus York team unveil plans for all-electric depot with local councillor. Picture: Richard Walker/ImageNorth

FirstGroup targets 600 electric buses as green fleet investment revs up

Sir Bernard Ingham pictured in 2010 in London
Sir Bernard Ingham pictured in 2010 in London

Sir Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher’s long-serving press secretary, dies at 90

Sir Bernard Ingham arrives in Downing Street to attend a party to celebrate the 85th birthday of Baroness Thatcher on October 14, 2010  (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Sir Bernard Ingham arrives in Downing Street to attend a party to celebrate the 85th birthday of Baroness Thatcher on October 14, 2010  (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Sir Bernard Ingham - press secretary to Margaret Thatcher- dies at 90

Police are appealing for information over a missing man who was last seen in Glencoe with his dog.
Police are appealing for information over a missing man who was last seen in Glencoe with his dog.

Police appeal after possible sighting of Yorkshire man missing in Glencoe

Kyle Sambrook, 33, is missing after travelling by car to Glencoe  to climb the Buachaille Etive Mòr munro with his Beagle dog.
Kyle Sambrook, 33, is missing after travelling by car to Glencoe  to climb the Buachaille Etive Mòr munro with his Beagle dog.

Police appeal for missing hiker who travelled to Glencoe with dog five days ago

Sarah Lancashire as Sgt Catherine Cawood
Sarah Lancashire as Sgt Catherine Cawood

Penny Lancaster hopes ‘Happy Valley’ inspires women to join police

Star of Channel 4 First Dates jailed for over 6 years after police raid 31kg of heroin from Bradford property
Star of Channel 4 First Dates jailed for over 6 years after police raid 31kg of heroin from Bradford property

First Dates star jailed for 6 years after police raid £1.5m of heroin

Authorities say there is still “no hard deadline” for calling off the search for Julian Sands.
Authorities say there is still “no hard deadline” for calling off the search for Julian Sands.

Julian Sands: actor’s family thank ‘compassionate’ emergency services

Pictured are Kate, Fred and Ian Richards. A savvy mum has shared a money hack which has saved her more than £650 - and paid for all of her Christmas shopping.
Pictured are Kate, Fred and Ian Richards. A savvy mum has shared a money hack which has saved her more than £650 - and paid for all of her Christmas shopping.

Mum shares ‘penny-a-day’ money hack that saved her more than £650

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

Curator Sarah Laycock uses a magnifying glass to inspect the last Charlotte Bronte miniature manuscript book known to be in private hands, as itk goes on display following its return to the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire, once the home of the Bronte family
Pic: Danny Lawson/PA
Curator Sarah Laycock uses a magnifying glass to inspect the last Charlotte Bronte miniature manuscript book known to be in private hands, as itk goes on display following its return to the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire, once the home of the Bronte family
Pic: Danny Lawson/PA

Tiny Emily Bronte manuscript returns to Yorkshire

Filling a hot water bottle with cold water can help keep you cool at night (Photo: Adobe)
Filling a hot water bottle with cold water can help keep you cool at night (Photo: Adobe)

Simple hot water bottle hack can help you sleep during the heatwave

Ilkley in West Yorkshire has been named the best place to live in the UK in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2022 (Nicola - stock.adobe.com)
Ilkley in West Yorkshire has been named the best place to live in the UK in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2022 (Nicola - stock.adobe.com)

These are the best 70 places to live across the UK

An impression of the Leeds retirement village where work is due to begin on site in May.
An impression of the Leeds retirement village where work is due to begin on site in May.

Glasgow construction services firm Akela to help build retirement village

Asda is extending its rewards loyalty scheme scheme to an extra 32 UK stores (Photo: Shutterstock)
Asda is extending its rewards loyalty scheme scheme to an extra 32 UK stores (Photo: Shutterstock)

Asda extends rewards loyalty scheme to 48 stores - full list of locations

World Book Day celebrates its 25 year anniversary

Chichester in UK
Chichester in UK

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Alan Cameron was a central figure in a series of newsrooms
Alan Cameron was a central figure in a series of newsrooms

Obituary: Alan Cameron, larger-than-life journalist with an eye for detail

A man charged with murder offers no plea in court after death on Arthur's Seat
A man charged with murder offers no plea in court after death on Arthur's Seat

Man charged with murder appears in court after death on Arthur's Seat

Police have seized nearly half a million cars since 2019
Police have seized nearly half a million cars since 2019

Nearly 200,000 cars seized from uninsured and unlicensed drivers: These are the ...

Thousands of drivers with more than 12 points have been allowed to continue driving
Thousands of drivers with more than 12 points have been allowed to continue driving

68 points and still driving: the repeat offenders allowed to keep their licences

The full list of those recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List (Photo: Oli Scarff - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
The full list of those recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List (Photo: Oli Scarff - WPA Pool / Getty Images)

The full list of those on the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021

Two UK men have received £10k in Covid fines after organising mass snowball fight (Photo: Shutterstock)
Two UK men have received £10k in Covid fines after organising mass snowball fight (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two UK men have received £10k in Covid fines after organising mass snowball figh...

'Yorkshire Ripper' serial killer Peter Sutcliffe has died in hospital

SSE is pressing ahead with major investment to spur the green economic recovery. It is largely focused on key wind farm operations across the UK. Picture: John Devlin
SSE is pressing ahead with major investment to spur the green economic recovery. It is largely focused on key wind farm operations across the UK. Picture: John Devlin

Major disposals take Perth-based utility giant SSE halfway to £2bn target

Hepworth pictured with her work in 1967 (Photo: Potter/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Hepworth pictured with her work in 1967 (Photo: Potter/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Barbara Hepworth: why a Google Doodle is celebrating the artist and sculptor

Nail bars, beauty salons and tanning booths are allowed to reopen from 19 August (Photo: Getty Images)
Nail bars, beauty salons and tanning booths are allowed to reopen from 19 August (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the restrictions that have been eased in Leicester - and if households...

A major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise (Photo: Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
A major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise (Photo: Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Here’s why a major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester as coronavir...

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has asked younger people to “think how necessary” nights out are, as the infection rate in Scotland reached its highest point for more than a month.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has asked younger people to “think how necessary” nights out are, as the infection rate in Scotland reached its highest point for more than a month.

FM urges younger people to go on fewer nights out as infection rate rises

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced late on Thursday evening (30 July) that new lockdown restrictions will come into place for Greater Manchester, parts of East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced late on Thursday evening (30 July) that new lockdown restrictions will come into place for Greater Manchester, parts of East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Local lockdown rules: new restrictions for Greater Manchester, East Lancashire a...

Nicola Sturgeon responds to UK Government enforcing new lockdown in north England
Nicola Sturgeon responds to UK Government enforcing new lockdown in north England

Nicola Sturgeon responds to UK Government's new lockdown in north England

The Prime Minister has warned of signs of a coronavirus second wave in Europe
The Prime Minister has warned of signs of a coronavirus second wave in Europe

Will the UK have a second lockdown? Boris Johnson warns of second wave

Crowds celebrate the reopening of pubs in Soho, London on 4 July. (Credit: Getty Images)
Crowds celebrate the reopening of pubs in Soho, London on 4 July. (Credit: Getty Images)

California has closed bars and restaurants again - could the same happen in the ...

Staff have been told to self-isolate for two weeks (Photo: Shutterstock)
Staff have been told to self-isolate for two weeks (Photo: Shutterstock)

158 coronavirus cases have now been confirmed at a UK chicken plant

Asda has shut down the factory in Yorkshire while the outbreak is being dealt with (Photo: Shutterstock)
Asda has shut down the factory in Yorkshire while the outbreak is being dealt with (Photo: Shutterstock)

Three meat factories supplying UK supermarkets have closed due to coronavirus ou...

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Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Divisions in Scottish politics on full display as Sturgeon era draws to a close

The leadership candidates
The leadership candidates

Forbes most favoured among Scots but Yousaf leads SNP voters, poll suggests

Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
Petrel in Imperial Dock in Leith on Thursday. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

HSE investigation launched after US Navy ship tips over in Leith

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