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Watch with Reader: Yorkshire YouTubers make a meal of it in August

We rank Yorkshire YouTubers on our watchlist by their most-watched video of the moment. This time: doner kebabs, a six-hour lie and a very fast pickle. Know a Yorkshire creator we've missed? Tell us.

August 14, 2026Barnsley, Doncaster, Leeds, Sheffield

University of Bradford has broken into the UK top 30

Featured Society Yorkshire

Sheffield tops the North as three Yorkshire universities shine in new Daily Mail guide

Sheffield has been confirmed as the highest-ranked university in the North, at 13th in the UK, in today's new Daily Mail University Guide 2026. But that's not all as it complements Bradford's landmark climb into the top 30 and Huddersfield's new national award.

August 13, 2026Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, York

Police say parents should watch for the warning signs of grooming.

Featured North Yorkshire Society

North Yorkshire Police: one conversation could protect your child this summer

With children across North Yorkshire spending more time online this summer, North Yorkshire Police is urging parents and carers to watch for the warning signs of grooming and start simple conversations that could keep them safe.

August 13, 2026

Featured Society West Yorkshire

Wakefield man jailed for manslaughter after fatal one-punch attack

A much-loved father and grandfather was killed in a senseless single punch at a Wakefield pub last October. Harry Mannion has now been jailed for five years for his manslaughter.

August 13, 2026Wakefield

East Yorkshire Featured Society

New details reveal scale of support given to Legacy funeral home families

Nearly two weeks after Robert Bush was jailed for 20 years, Humberside Police has released new details about the unprecedented scale of support given to affected families, with permanent Family Liaison Officers each supporting more than 30 families at once.

August 13, 2026Hull

New CCTV cameras for Middlesbrough’s Albert Park.

North Yorkshire Society

New CCTV cameras installed across Middlesbrough’s Albert Park in safety boost

Middlesbrough Council has installed new CCTV cameras and columns at six locations across Albert Park, alongside upgrades to existing cameras, as part of a wider safety drive for the town's parks.

August 13, 2026Middlesbrough

East Yorkshire Society

Hull remains England’s top city for children’s cycle training

Hull has again ranked joint top in England for delivering Bikeability cycle training to children, reaching 87% of Year 6 pupils in the past year.

August 13, 2026Hull

surrender bins being installed across South Yorkshire

Featured Society South Yorkshire

New knife surrender bins launched across South Yorkshire

New no-questions-asked knife surrender bins have opened at fire stations across South Yorkshire, backed by the Deputy Mayor and the family of a young knife crime victim.

August 13, 2026Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield

Featured North Yorkshire Society

Harrogate and Skipton to get new gum-busting equipment after funding win

North Yorkshire Council has secured the maximum available grant from the Government's Chewing Gum Task Force for the third year running, funding new equipment to clean up Harrogate and Skipton.

August 13, 2026Harrogate, Skipton

Jo Coles, Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, and Mayor David Skaith

Featured North Yorkshire Society

Leaders renew call to ban disposable barbecues, one year after Langdale fire

A year on from the Langdale wildfire, York and North Yorkshire's leaders are renewing calls for a county-wide ban on disposable barbecue sales — a call now echoed nationally, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham yesterday urged retailers to stop selling them amid a nationwide drought and extreme heat warning.

August 13, 2026York