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How did the first Ultimate Championship go?

As the inaugural Ultimate Championship concludes, athletics has taken its first strides in a new direction.

Freedom-loving Britain was at the heart of the 18th century slave trade – and this register proves it | William Pettigrew

Register of British Slave Traders reveals how deeply the trafficking of Africans was embedded in the country’s politics, economy, institutions and culture Two obstacles have prevented us from appreciating the significan…

Andy Burnham and John Healey set to launch new first-time buyer ISA

First-time buyers could be handed a major boost under plans to overhaul the way they save for a home.

The notion of Britain having a national rail network is nonsense - Yorkshire Post Letters

From: J Richard Morton, Beauchief, Sheffield.

The Israeli and Palestinian friends bringing a message of peace and hope to Manchester

Maoz Inon's parents were murdered on October 7. Aziz Abu Sarah's brother died after being detained for nearly a year in an Israeli military prison. Yet the two have become close friends and will share their personal jou…

Armed police respond to Brighton incident; road cordoned off

Armed police responded to an incident in Brighton yesterday (Sunday, September 13).

Andy Burnham's government confirms change to student loans amid controversy

The Government has announced a major change to how student loans will be presented to future students so they can "make better informed decisions", following a Treasury Committee report that found the Student Loans Comp…

Sandwich shops inspected three times as often as vape shops

There were 2,850 underage test purchases across three years, 642 of which ended in a sale

MPs and peers call for new law to curb AI’s risk to human rights and privacy

AI is ‘moving with such speed and complexity that its impact is hard to accurately predict’

Terrifying moment Turkish Airlines flight 'starts to plummet' leaving passengers screaming

A Turkish Airlines flight was diverted after being hit by severe turbulence as it attempted to land

Chris Kamara's son supported by Ben Shepherd as dad opens up on health battle

Chris Kamara was interviewed by BBC One after completing the Great North Run alongside his son Jack and broadcast partner Ben Shephard

Swedish national election too close to call

Edinburgh's Josh Kerr bags whopping £110k as he caps incredible year with Championship win

The Scottish star added another major title to his collection in Budapest after holding off Cameron Myers to claim the inaugural Ultimate Championship 1500m crown.

'We thought it was hay fever' - Boy dies after going to GP with swollen nose

Jake Swinscoe was diagnosed with stage 3 fusion-positive alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in July 2023 and died just two weeks before his 14th birthday

Nigel Farage is enriching himself while trying to plunge British families into poverty - Yorkshire Post Letters

From: Mike Baldwin, Raven Road, Nether Edge, Sheffield.

Warning over parcel thefts in Coventry amid reports of suspects in 'delivery uniform'

Police are urging householders to 'be vigilant'

Teenager jailed after robbing man’s gold necklace at central London Tube station

Mamadou Bah, 19, robbed the victim at Chancery Lane station in the early hours of the morning in December last year

Andy Burnham's government to introduce strict new food rules for schools

The new school food standards are the first for more than a decade, aimed at tackling childhood obesity and tooth decay, with free school meals extended to all families on Universal Credit

Speedboat killer jailed again for attacking woman

A man who was jailed for manslaughter over a woman's death in a speedboat crash has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for assaulting another woman.

Warning issued to Irish passport holders as major travel rule change to come into force within weeks

A major change to ferry travel rules is coming into force on September 28

TikTok users most likely to overestimate true level of crime in London, new research reveals

Social media users wrongly thought crime in the capital had gone up in the six-year period to 2025, when it actually fell

Pension tax that's poised to create a timebomb

Chartered accountant Ross Boyd says there’s a need to be vigilant about an upcoming change

Bid to transform three disused Glasgow school janitor houses into social homes

Glasgow Building Preservation Trust is looking to purchase the derelict buildings and convert them for social housing.

Yellow lawns may turn dark green if you add this 1 natural item to the soil

A lush, green lawn is the key mark of a healthy garden, so when grass starts turning yellow