• Stars top Blues in shootout, seal No. 1 spot in West

    Jake Oettinger made 25 saves as the Dallas Stars earned a 2-1 shootout victory over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Wednesday to clinch the top Western Conference playoff seed. Oettinger's best save came in overtime, when reached his stick back to stop Robert Thomas' elevated shot toward the open side of the net. Mason Marchment scored the regulation goal for the Stars (52-21-9, 113 points), and Jason Robertson netted the shootout winner. Thomas scored for the Blues (43-33-6, 92 points), and...

  • Rising financial distress sees number of Yorkshire businesses in trouble up by more than a third

    The report found that in Q1 of this year, early-stage or ‘significant’ financial distress had risen by 36% in Yorkshire since Q1 2023, affecting 38,000 businesses in the region. Quarter on quarter, however, the number of ‘significantly’ distressed firms in Yorkshire had grown by just 2.21%. The region’s economy fared slightly worse than the UK as a whole, which saw a 31% increase in significant distress in the same 12-month period. Very severe, or ‘critical’ business distress, which puts...

  • Jamie Vardy rises to occasion against West Brom to send Leicester top

    Leicester became Championship leaders, despite West Brom's fightback,

  • Caught on camera in Leeds: 43 photos of people wanted by West Yorkshire Police

    Everyone featured in this gallery is wanted in connection with an ongoing criminal investigation in Leeds, but images may be of both potential suspects and witnesses. They are wanted by West Yorkshire Police in relation to a variety of offences including thefts, burglaries and assaults. Get the latest headlines, straight to your inbox, with YEP’s free emails Members of the public have been told not to approach anyone who they believe could be in these images, but should instead call...

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    Over 60 of the Best Star Wars Gifts for 2024: Top Picks From Across the Galaxy

    Lose yourself in a galaxy far, far away while searching for the best Star Wars gifts around.

  • West Yorkshire homebuilder awarded five stars by customers for 15th consecutive year

    This is the fifteenth year in a row that parent company, Barratt Developments, has achieved the top five star rating – far longer than any other major housebuilder. The number of stars a housebuilder is awarded is based on customer responses to the question, “would you recommend your builder to a friend”? Over 90 per cent of Barratt and David Wilson Homes’ customers said they would recommend the housebuilder to a friend. The HBF New Homes Survey is one of the largest surveys of its kind, with...

  • Local business woman nominated for Animal Star Award as “Dog Trainer of the Year 2024”

    After marrying her military husband in 2016 she joined him overseas. At that point Katrina started her adventure in the animal care sector in Cyprus. Here she volunteered at British Forces Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC). Her involvement in animal welfare led her to dedicate her life to working with animals. When her family relocated to California she worked with Santa Barbara Humane Society for two years. This experience giving her the confidence to set up her own dog training business upon...

  • 44 CCTV images of people caught on camera in Leeds and wanted by West Yorkshire Police

    Everyone featured in this gallery is wanted in connection with an ongoing criminal investigation in Leeds, but images may be of both potential suspects and witnesses. They are wanted by West Yorkshire Police in relation to a variety of offences including thefts, burglaries and assaults. Get the latest headlines, straight to your inbox, with YEP’s free emails Members of the public have been told not to approach anyone who they believe could be in these images, but should instead call...

  • Asthma + Lung UK: How the next Mayor of West Yorkshire can tackle air pollution in Leeds

    And there’s one issue that should be at the forefront of the candidates’ plans, a charity has said, as thousands of the county’s residents are still exposed to high levels of air pollution. Asthma + Lung UK hosted a hustings event at the University of Leeds earlier this month to call for urgent action. The charity claims over 800,000 people in West Yorkshire, including 56,000 children under six, are exposed to harmful pollution levels well above recommendations from the World Health...

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    Tune in for today's morning news bulletin! We cover the Opposition party's response to PM Modi's remarks, the Supreme Court's stance on women's participation in the workforce, the start of Donald Trump's hush money trial, and more.

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  • The 17 safest areas in Leeds with the lowest crime named by new West Yorkshire Police figures

    The latest West Yorkshire Police data, made available on Leeds Observatory, shows every criminal offence recorded in Leeds from February 2023-January 2024 that was not later cancelled. There were 109,735 crimes recorded across the city during the 12 month period. These crimes range from shoplifting and theft to serious violent crimes and drug-related offences. Sign up for our free newsletters now The data shows the 17 Leeds neighbourhoods with the least offences. All images are for illustrative...