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[] | 2016-08-30T12:52:03 | null | 2016-08-30T13:22:55 | Visit now for the latest golf news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fgolf%2Flee-westwood-martin-kaymer-and-thomas-pieters-join-yorkshire-duo-in-europe-s-ryder-cup-team-1-8095882.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8095880.1472559753!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Thomas Pieters join Yorkshire duo in Europe’s Ryder Cup team | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke has selected Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Thomas Pieters as his three wild cards for next month’s defence of the trophy at Hazeltine.
And that means there is no place in the team for Scotland’s world number 20 Russell Knox, who finished 10th in qualifying, just 0.04 points ahead of Pieters.
With rookies filling five of the nine automatic qualifying places - albeit one of them being Masters champion Danny Willett - Clarke had made no secret of the fact that he wanted to “balance the team” with experienced players.
Westwood and Kaymer had long been favourites to be selected and finished 13th and 14th on the world points list respectively, with Westwood securing a 10th consecutive appearance in the event.
The 43-year-old’s last victory came in Indonesia in April 2015, but he was joint second behind Willett at Augusta National and has recorded four other top-15 finishes from a limited schedule.
Kaymer’s most recent win came when he claimed his second major title in the 2014 US Open, but six top-10s in his last 12 events - including sixth in the final event in Denmark - is coupled with experience of Europe’s last three Ryder Cup wins, including securing the point which retained the trophy at Medinah.
England's Danny Willett, who is part of Europe's 2016 Ryder Cup team. Image: PA
Knox would have qualified if he had been a European Tour member when he won the WGC-HSBC Champions last November and boosted his case by adding the Travelers Championship earlier this month.
But Pieters’ recent form proved irresistible after he finished fourth in the Olympics and second in the defence of his Czech Masters title the following week, before winning in Denmark on Sunday. The 24-year-old had carded opening rounds of 62 and 71 while playing alongside Clarke. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/golf/lee-westwood-martin-kaymer-and-thomas-pieters-join-yorkshire-duo-in-europe-s-ryder-cup-team-1-8095882 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/40b86b43eab7155cc8f55e44da1e47832edb37f0156cce371d4bb0a2c9d34962.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:56 | null | 2016-08-24T17:38:46 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fblackfriar-is-brexit-being-kicked-into-the-long-grass-1-8086771.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8083315.1472057733!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Blackfriar: Is Brexit being kicked into the long grass? | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | It has been a week of very good news from Yorkshire firms post Brexit.
The latest comes from York-based housebuilder Persimmon, which said that people are cracking on with their lives and continue to buy new houses, disregarding any fall-out from the vote to leave the EU.
Brexiteer Boris Johnson is the new Foreign Secretary.
Persimmon said demand has remained robust following the referendum and reservation rates have risen by 17 per cent following the vote on June 23.
The firm said that while the result of the referendum has created increased economic uncertainty, customer interest since then has been robust with visitor numbers to its sites up by 20 per cent since the vote.
Chief executive Jeff Fairburn told The Yorkshire Post: “Our sales advisers are saying customers are not seeing any real impact on them. If they can afford the deposit they won’t be put off at the thought of Brexit. They want to get on with their lives.
“The housebuyer is not about to put their life on hold. The uncertainty is what will happen with jobs.”
So why are people so bullish re Brexit? Is it because Brexit has been kicked into the long grass? There are no signs of it happening any time soon so people are just carrying on as normal.
So are people feeling bullish about the success of the Brexit talks? Hardly. Brexit appears to be just as unachievable as it did two months ago.
The only news we have had is about bickering between Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, the dire lack of negotiators (The Department for International Trade has only managed to secure about 10 per cent of the trade negotiators it needs) and speculation that Article 50 won’t actually be triggered early next year after all.
So why are people so bullish re Brexit? Is it because Brexit has been kicked into the long grass? There are no signs of it happening any time soon so people are just carrying on as normal. In fact Keep Calm and Carry On has become a new Brexit cliché.
With seven legal challenges expected to be heard in the high court in October to stop Brexit from ever happening (in what judges have described as a “matter of great constitutional importance”) and Labour leader candidate Owen Smith vowing to hold another referendum or a General Election (assuming Labour can get its house in order and kick out Jeremy Corbyn) some people are wondering if it will ever happen.
Vision...Jeff Fairburn the CEO for Persimmon, York....SH1001440e...9th June 2014 Picture by Simon Hulme
Who knows? One look at social media chatter shows that Brexiters are getting very antsy about the prospect of it never happening.
The only thing that has become clear since the referendum is that no-one appears to have a clue what is going on.
Meanwhile, the costs are escalating at a worrying pace. The negotiators, economists and management consultants that will need to be recruited will reportedly cost £5,000 a day each. The total bill could be £5bn or higher and we are looking at a timescale of 10 years before trade talks are concluded.
The Leave campaign claims we should follow the likes of Switzerland, Norway or Canada, but all these countries say they’d rather have the deal the UK chose to reject.
In the meantime we still have the thorny question of free trade or free movement? Brexiters have assured us that both can be achieved. How, one wonders. Why should Germany and France give in to Britain? Such a move would pave the way for other countries to leave the EU and the whole project would be in tatters.
Prime Minister Theresa May has made sure that her Brexit trio - Johnson, Fox and David Davis (who runs the catchy Department for Exiting the European Union) - will carry the can if it all fails.
In all this confusion, Yorkshire firms are cracking on, mindful of the economic threats that lie ahead and pushing forward.
Some like Persimmon really are keeping calm and carrying on.
Others, like upmarket sausage and bacon producer Cranswick, say Brexit will provide a boost as the firm increases exports to countries like China and America following sterling’s collapse.
At a time of great confusion, Yorkshire grit is shining through. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/blackfriar-is-brexit-being-kicked-into-the-long-grass-1-8086771 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/3730586650c200902b6ebfba9bc625b4aa137857d2801d9bcd4de29b433f072e.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T08:51:43 | null | 2016-08-29T00:09:01 | Visit now for the latest ice hockey news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fice-hockey%2Fvideo-break-from-rigours-of-chl-for-sheffield-steelers-may-be-perfectly-timed-1-8093817.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093814.1472455704!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Video: Break from rigours of CHL for Sheffield Steelers may be perfectly timed | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
PAUL THOMPSON has demanded his players “take responsibility” after seeing them slip to their third straight defeat in the Champions Hockey League.
A 5-2 defeat to HV71 Jonkoping at Sheffield Arena has more or less ended any realistic hopes Steelers have of making it through to the knockout phase, coming on the back of a 5-3 defeat on the road against the same opponents and an 8-1 mauling at the hands of their other Group P rivals, Red Bull Salzburg.
Click on the link above to see Paul Thompson’s reaction to defeat by HV71 on Saturday night.
On Saturday, the Steelers ill-discipline once again proved costly, with four-time Swedish champions HV71 scoring all five of their goals on the powerplay.
The Steelers replied with a powerplay goal of their own through Rob Dowd’s second strike of the night in the 55th minute – but it came too late to have any effect on the outcome, the Steelers already trailing 5-1 at the time.
Steelers’ woes on the penalty kill have been prevalent throughout so far in the competition.. They went into Saturday’s clash having already conceding six powerplay goals in their previous two games.
FRUSTRATED: Sheffield Steelers' head coach, Paul Thompson, during Saturday night's defeat to HV71 at Sheffield Arena. Picture: Dean Woolley.
Ahead of the much-anticipated visit from the Swedish outfit, the message of staying disciplined and not giving away “selfish” penalties had been hammered into the players.
But as defenceman Davey Phillips acknowledged afterwards, sometimes when you’re up against a quicker and more skilled opponent it is easier said than done.
“We’ve got to take some responsibility, individually take some responsibility,” blasted Thompson.
“We’ve got to wake up and smell the coffee because this is probably us exiting the competition which we don’t want.
We’ve got to wake up and smell the coffee because this is probably us exiting the competition, which we don’t want. Paul Thompson, Sheffield Steelers’ head coach.
“I accept we’re going to take penalties against a team that is a little bit quicker, a little bit smarter and a little bit stronger than us in certain areas and I can accept taking the penalties when we’re battling hard.
“But I can’t accept it when they are just not smart ones and we didn’t take smart ones at times and we are not learning our lesson.
“Over the two games between us, they have scored eight powerplay goals as well as a 6-on-5 on us.
“In a building like it was on here where it was so warm and the ice was really bad - and it was the same for both teams - you’re using your energy up and you’re putting yourself up against powerplays that, right now, are picking us apart because our confidence is zero in that department.”
DOWN BUT NOT QUITE OUT: Steelers' Mike Ratchuk takes a tumble under pressure from HV71's Martin Tornberg. Picture: Dean Woolley.
Next weekend sees Steelers take a break from European action as they launch their domestic campaign with a Challenge Cup group opener against Manchester Storm.
Thompson believes it will be a good time for his players to take a step away from the CHL and acquit themselves against a more familiar foe.
“It’s hard to know where our level is right now after these three CHL games because we’ve looked really good in some parts and then let ourselves down in other areas, mostly in terms of discipline,” explained Thompson.
“I do like our team and I like the way we play and, in this competition, we know we’re up against it.
“So it will be good to play teams in our own league, just to give us a feel again of where we are in our own league and after the pace we’ve been playing at in the CHL.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/video-break-from-rigours-of-chl-for-sheffield-steelers-may-be-perfectly-timed-1-8093817 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/135dcc4836ce33dbb3db6421756b5c47933877755003551de3c1cd47cdfd59d2.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T18:51:46 | null | 2016-08-30T18:39:16 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwatchdog-to-investigate-brighouse-police-pursuit-crash-1-8096664.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8096663.1472578734!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Watchdog to investigate Brighouse police pursuit crash | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | An independent watchdog has been called in to investigate a crash which happened during a police pursuit in West Yorkshire.
Two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries and a third suffered minor injures when two cars collided in Brighouse on Sunday night.
West Yorkshire Police yesterday said it had referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) as it appealed for witnesses.
A blue Ford Kuga had been travelling along Elland Road towards Elland when it was involved in a collision a silver Mazda Premacy at about 6.45pm.
The incident happened close to the junction with Cromwell Bottom Drive.
The driver of the Mazda, a 49-year-old man from Halifax, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. A 27-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the car, was also seriously injured.
The 58-year-old woman driver of the Kuga suffered minor injuries.
A police spokesman said: “Shortly before the incident a police patrol had seen the Mazda and was looking to stop it in relation to a burglary investigation and theft of a car in the Holywell Green area of Halifax. That incident happened between 10am and 2pm on Sunday.
“Because of this incident the collision was referred to the (IPCC), to oversee the investigation into the collision in line with National policy.”
Anyone who witnessed the collision or the movements of the vehicle prior to it is asked to contact the Safer Roads and Neighbourhood Support team on 101, quoting log 80739 of 28 August. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/watchdog-to-investigate-brighouse-police-pursuit-crash-1-8096664 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/a4fc84faf94d1c055e6753194a62c051f054baf770a8210960c7468c356823b1.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T14:51:05 | null | 2016-08-28T15:34:08 | Visit now for the latest opinion news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fandrew-jones-tunnel-plans-show-commitment-to-the-north-1-8093291.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093290.1472394828!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Andrew Jones: Tunnel plans show commitment to the North | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | THE Prime Minister wrote in The Yorkshire Post recently of her commitment to building a Northern Powerhouse, and of Yorkshire’s central role in that plan.
She made clear that the Government will help our remarkable county achieve its full potential, including by spending on transport, encouraging tourism, backing private investment and devolving power.
Like the Prime Minister, I read this paper’s Yorkshire Day edition earlier this month. As a Yorkshire MP and a Government transport minister, I was particularly interested in the paper’s view of Yorkshire’s transport needs.
The paper recognised what’s been achieved in Yorkshire in recent years, including new roads and upgrades to existing ones, new rail franchises and progress on electrifying Yorkshire’s most important rail lines. It has also called for the Government to see through our commitment to HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, otherwise known as HS3.
But I have been glad to see this paper urging progress on an ambitious proposal that sometimes gets too little attention: a new road connecting Sheffield and Manchester through a tunnel under the Pennines in the Peak District.
The case for a tunnel is clear. Manchester and Sheffield are just 38 miles apart, yet it takes over an hour and 20 minutes to travel between them by car. That’s about the time it takes to drive between Southampton and Oxford, twice the distance.
A tunnel under the Peak District would cut the driving time between Sheffield and Manchester by almost half. And it would protect drivers from the closures that hit the existing roads an average of once every 11 days, usually because of bad weather.
The poor performance of these routes is not surprising. The shortest route between Sheffield and Manchester – Snake Pass – was completed by Thomas Telford in 1821. In its day it was a pioneering project, but Snake Pass wasn’t designed with motor vehicles in mind, let alone the volume of traffic it now carries.
So this month I was pleased to announce further progress on our plans for a road tunnel under the Peak District.
We published a report identifying the three possible corridors a tunnel could take, with each linking the M1 north of Sheffield to Manchester’s M60 ring road.
The report makes clear that delivery of the tunnel is both technically feasible and offers great benefits to our region. As well as the journey savings, we could see traffic on some of the existing roads fall by up to 90 per cent.
A tunnel would also bring benefits to the Peaks themselves. Putting traffic underground will reduce noise, light and air pollution in one of Britain’s most beautiful and ecologically valuable landscapes.
Of course, while a tunnel is feasible, it’s still an ambitious proposal. Its construction would be as much an engineering feat as Telford’s original Snake Pass. And on completion it would be among the longest road tunnels in Europe.
Yet with careful planning it can be done, and last week’s report was an important milestone. It will be followed by a final report in the autumn recommending the best route of the current three. We will then take a decision on whether to proceed.
Our planning for a tunnel under the Pennines in the Peak District shows we are thinking long-term. Meanwhile, other changes this paper called for in its Yorkshire Day edition are already underway.
Our Buses Bill, which will give councils new powers to deliver better journeys, is currently before Parliament.
We have signed new deals with train companies, leading to a £1.2bn boost to rail services in the North. Five hundred brand-new carriages will be brought into service and old Pacers will be retired.
We have pledged £150m so Transport for the North can introduce smart ticketing across the North, and later this year TfN will present us with their plans for putting the systems in place.
Plans such as these are already having a positive effect. As the Prime Minister wrote in her article, there are now 137,000 more jobs and 50,000 more small businesses in Yorkshire than there were in 2010. The case for investing in Yorkshire’s transport has rarely been stronger, and under Theresa May’s government, that investment will continue.
Andrew Jones is the MP for Harrogate and a transport minister. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/andrew-jones-tunnel-plans-show-commitment-to-the-north-1-8093291 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/167c60b1ee2120e9cd5d4d10ba890f58665094352782daf1006702938e6a7962.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:52:32 | null | 2016-08-31T06:31:13 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fone-in-25-people-cannot-afford-to-feed-themselves-1-8096865.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8096864.1472589224!/image/image.jpg | en | null | ‘One in 25 people cannot afford to feed themselves’ | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | One in 25 people in England cannot afford to feed themselves, research suggests.
A new study estimates that 4.1% of the population is facing the worsening problem of food poverty, with low income families with children and pensioners living alone most at risk.
Researchers mapped food poverty across England and identified Liverpool, Kingston upon Hull and Middlesbrough as the cities with the greatest number of neighbourhoods where people were at high risk of struggling with grocery bills.
Parts of Leeds, Manchester and Wokingham in Berkshire are among the areas with the lowest risk of food poverty, according to the study, which is being presented at the Royal Geographical Society’s annual conference.
The risk of food poverty is highest mostly in urban areas outside London, according to the researchers from the University of Southampton, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University College London and East Surrey Hospital.
Dr Dianna Smith, from the University of Southampton, said food poverty was on the increase in the UK but there was no robust way of measuring it, unlike in the US or Canada.
The presence of food banks was not a good measure of food poverty as the places they were found did not relate to the areas of greatest deprivation, but tended to be where there was capacity for them, she said.
The researchers used information from Government departments and the census to estimate the percentage of people who could not afford to feed themselves and modelled the distribution of food poverty in neighbourhoods across England.
The team, whose study is under review for publication in the journal Health and Place, hope the model will help local authorities and organisations respond to the problem.
“Pensioners living alone and families on a low income with children are particularly vulnerable to food poverty,” Dr Smith said.
“In low income families struggling to feed themselves, free school meals is a crucial lifeline and ‘holiday hunger’ is a real concern at present. It’s crucial that we are able to identify where support is most needed.
“The tools we have developed will allow for more effective local responses targeting high-risk groups in each area.
“We hope that they will help inform local interventions to address food poverty, such as community supermarkets or meals for local residents.”
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"Dave Craven"
] | 2016-08-28T16:51:22 | null | 2016-08-28T15:36:59 | Visit now for the latest Hull FC rugby league news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-league%2Fhull-fc%2Fvideo-wembley-win-highlight-of-my-career-mark-minichiello-1-8093296.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093294.1472398248!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Video: Wembley win highlight of my career - Mark Minichiello | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
AUSTRALIAN Mark Minichiello described the Wembley win as the highlight of his career.
At 35, the second-row has vast experience having played more than 200 games in the NRL and represented Italy in the 2013 World Cup.
Hull FC players celebrate. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe
But nothing compared to lifting the Challenge Cup after the win over Warrington Wolves - his first trophy as a professional.
“This is the highlight of my career by far; 15 years at the top level trying to achieve something like this and it’s finally come true,” said Minichiello.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling and the supporters were unbelievable for us, too.
“They deserve to celebrate this - the first time Hull has won at Wembley - and hopefully the club can now go on and win many more.”
The former Gold Coast Titans star said he has rarely had to strive harder eke out a win as Hull did, coming back from 10-0 down on the hour to win 12-10 in searing conditions.
“It was a draining game,” he admitted.
“It was very hot out there and it felt like we had no energy the entire game.
“I don’t know whether it was the emotion of it, the speed of the game, the heat... it was all factored in.
“You just had to dig deep and get through it. It was one of the toughest games I’ve played in and I was out on my feet.
“It needed a special group of guys to get the job done.”
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Hull 12 Warrington 10: Losing Wolves coach Smith gracious in defeat | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc/video-wembley-win-highlight-of-my-career-mark-minichiello-1-8093296 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ee3db6f5c65dba07a74b238f27cf753adf66d278e922179486fcdf1464cf19db.json |
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"Ed White"
] | 2016-08-27T20:51:15 | null | 2016-08-27T19:25:43 | Visit now for the latest Bradford City football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fbradford-city%2Fbradford-city-1-oldham-1-mccall-disappointed-but-content-as-bantams-share-points-1-8092719.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092718.1472322454!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Bradford City 1 Oldham 1: McCall disappointed but content as Bantams share points | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Billy Clarke's second half penalty gave Bradford City a share of the spoils against Oldham Athletic.
Bradford trailed at the interval through Peter Clarke's headed effort for the visitors.
But the Bantams were given the perfect opportunity to level matters 11 minutes into the second half when Josh Cullen was brought down inside the box by Ousmane Fane.
And, with regular penalty taker Tony McMahon missing, Clarke stepped up and sent Oldham goalkeeper Connor Ripley the wrong way to equalise.
Bradford then had a goal chalked off for offside in the final minutes of the game after James Meredith's cross was turned in by Nicky Law.
Bradford boss Stuart McCall said: “I’m disappointed with the result but really delighted with the performance again.
“The way we’re going to lose a goal at the moment is through a set-play because we haven’t got much height in the side.
“But I was pleased with the response. It would have been easy to go long but some of the football was terrific.”
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[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:39 | null | 2016-08-31T08:35:30 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fprofits-pump-up-at-the-gym-group-1-8097116.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8097115.1472628908!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Profits pump up at the Gym Group | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | The Gym Group has continued to flex its muscles, notching up increases in profits and revenues as it cashes in on Britain’s fitness boom.
Turnover rose 25.1 per cent to £36.1m in the first half of the year, with pre-tax profits coming in at £4.6m.
Boss John Treharne said: “Excellent progress has been achieved so far in 2016 as demonstrated by the growth in membership. Our existing sites are performing well which has contributed to the group’s strong growth in profitability.”
Mr Treharne added that should the economy take a turn for the worse, the Gym Group will become “even more attractive to consumers”.
“If the external environment becomes more challenging our value proposition will become even more attractive to consumers - the Gym Group opened its first gym in the wake of the financial crisis in 2008 and its model is designed to perform well in all types of economic conditions,” he said.
The company reported a 19.4 per cent surge in members over the first half and now has 424,000 people on its books. The group, which listed on the stock market in November, opened six new gyms in the period, bringing the total estate to 80.
Mr Treharne said the Gym Group is on track to meet full-year expectations, with analysts pencilling in pre-tax profits of up to £9m. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/profits-pump-up-at-the-gym-group-1-8097116 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/eab208971013e2d03ed28c11803630203a495444032073cd96af214f106beef4.json |
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The mass exodus from Leeds Festival began last night as festival-goers started packing up their tents and piling onto coaches.
Muddy footprints and abandoned wellies marked a trail from shuttle bus drop-off points in Leeds city centre to the railway station today.
Exhausted music fans sat slumped among bagpacks and sleeping bags, with many sleeping on the station floor while waiting for trains.
Bewildered looking passengers entered the main concourse to the sight of dozens of bedraggled youngsters, before picking their way through them to reach the station exit.
Former University of Leeds student Caitlin, 24, had travelled up from London for the festival.
“Saturday night it absolutely poured down while Foals were on the main stage, but yesterday the weather cheered up a bit,” she said.
Leeds Festival revellers return home via Leeds City Centre. Pictures: Bruce Rollinson
“When you were walking around, the mud was slopping in your boots. Our tent was alright – we were on top of the hill – but the tents by the edge of the paths were just decimated.”
Among those waiting to catch a train home were friends Caitlin Gardner and Phoebe Coldbeck.
Phoebe, 21, has recently moved to the UK from Australia and Leeds was her first British music festival.
“I definitely didn’t know what to expect,” she said. “Everyone said it’s wet and it gets messy, but I didn’t expect the mud at all. My shoes kept getting stuck so I just abandoned them and had to go without shoes until I bought some wellies.”
I knew 2016 was going to be a great year for Reading and Leeds. Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic
But the downpours on Thursday and Saturday had not stopped her enjoying the experience.
She said: “It’s been really good. It’s the first time I’ve been to a three-day festival. It’s just about the right amount of time – you’re ready to go home at the end.”
A number of people took to social media to complain about queues for buses out of the site on Sunday night and this morning.
Caitlynn (@helpus_scotland) wrote: “@FirstWestYorks your Leeds fest bus shuttle service was absolutely disgusting. Queued for 3.5 hours to end up getting a taxi.”
Festival-goers marching on to the train station.
Meg (@_Meeeg__) said: “Four hours waiting for a bus at Leeds Fest was ridiculous.”
Adrian Fez (@AdrianFHFC) said: “Organisation of Leeds Fest was a joke. Two hour wait for a shuttle bus and we were relatively near the front.”
Meanwhile, the clean-up operation in the station and out on the city’s streets was well under way today.
Council teams used high-pressure hoses to blast mud from the pavements in Sovereign Street and Victoria Road.
Others collected the mud-caked wellies and trainers left near bins and bus stops.
The festival drew to a close last night with the Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining the main stage.
Caitlin Gardner and Phoebe Coldbeck wait for their train at Leeds railway station.
Festival Republic, which organises the Leeds and Reading festivals, said 170,000 people had visited the two sites over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Managing director Melvin Benn said: “I knew 2016 was going to be a great year for Reading and Leeds, with five headliners over three days and sold out crowds. I’m so proud of the line-up and the fact we’re still giving fans the best music line-up.
“I was blown away by Fall Out Boy’s set and it was great having Biffy Clyro back at the festivals, closing Reading with an incredible stage production last night. Red Hot Chili Peppers delivered a set even more impressive than their previous in 2007. Disclosure co-headlined alongside Foals; a band who have risen through the Reading and Leeds ranks and proved they truly belong on the Main Stage, that performance was a long time coming.
“Thank you to everyone who made this weekend one to remember, I look forward to seeing you again in 2017.”
Weekend and Instalment tickets for next year’s festival will be on sale from tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9am, for a limited time at 2016 prices.
The clean-up operation begins in the city centre. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/video-clean-up-under-way-as-leeds-festival-2016-crowds-head-home-1-8094612 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/416219ee3aa276b00535d6e76ca3c54e6ad4f75eff6f11004d1cfae194107ae7.json |
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"Dave Craven"
] | 2016-08-28T22:51:29 | null | 2016-08-28T22:44:21 | Visit now for the latest Hull FC rugby league news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-league%2Fhull-fc%2Fchallenge-cup-any-one-of-this-hull-fc-team-could-have-made-that-tackle-says-danny-houghton-1-8093733.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093725.1472420634!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Challenge Cup: Any one of this Hull FC team could have made that tackle, says Danny Houghton | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | WHEN you have made the game-saving tackle in the 78th minute of a Challenge Cup final at Wembley, your recollection of the moment should not be the pressing need for a calf stretch.
Yet that was the first thing that sprang to mind for Danny Houghton, the tireless Hull FC hooker who etched himself into Wembley folklore on Saturday.
Danny Houghton's tackle on Ashton Sims was one of 52 he executed in the final
With his jaded side desperately hanging on to a 12-10 lead entering the final seconds, his lung-bursting effort to somehow deny Warrington Wolves’ Ben Currie a second try will be remembered as one of the great feats in the showpiece’s long history.
Houghton brilliantly brought the second-row down after he had brushed aside Marc Sneyd and Mark Minichiello.
It was just enough to see his opponent lose the ball when it seemed Currie was certain to score and break fragile Hull hearts yet again; the East Yorkshire club had waited 151 years to win at Wembley and this was their ninth attempt.
In the bowels of the stadium on Saturday night, Houghton, who has played for his hometown club all his career, was asked by The Yorkshire Post whether he still thought Currie might score despite his valiant effort?
Hull's Danny Houghton is tackled by Warrington's Ben Currie. (Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe)
“No. I saw him actually drop the ball so I knew, but I got a bit of cramp afterwards so I couldn’t really enjoy the moment,” he said.
“Someone stretched my calf out which was the more appropriate thing. A few people have spoken about the tackle but I’m sure if it was any of the other boys in that position they’d have done the same thing.
“It was just fortunate it was me there. But it’s not about me making that tackle; it’s about the boys and the character we’ve shown throughout the season.
“We deserve this. It’s been a long time coming, but we deserve this. They’re a great bunch.”
The response was typically self-effacing from the spirited 27-year-old, just what you would expect from the man who tops Hull’s tackle count weekly.
As coach Lee Radford revealed afterwards, the crucial effort on Currie was the 52nd tackle of his draining afternoon, a remarkable statistic which puts its worthiness into even greater context.
Houghton, in the Hull side when they lost the 2008 and 2013 finals at Wembley, continued: “I can’t believe it. My boyhood dream has come true.
“It’s the best feeling of my life other than the birth of my two children. It’s one I will really cherish. It’s so special.
“It’s been long-awaited for the club, not just because we’d not won at Wembley, but because this club belongs at the top.
“Hopefully this can put us back where we belong and we can push on for more success.”
Houghton, one of the few No 9s in the modern game to play the full 80 minutes, was holding the cup as he conducted interviews.
Still hardly able to talk more than an hour after the match had concluded, clearly exhausted, he seemed barely able to hold onto the famous trophy which suddenly looked and felt nearly as big as his 5ft 6ins frame.
His parting note? “My biceps are killing.”
There will, inevitably, be talk now about Houghton finally making the step up to make his England debut in the Four Nations.
Radford said as much afterwards – “he epitomisies what you want in a Test hooker; that heart wins you a Test series” – and few could argue if he did.
People regularly talk about his defensive appetite – Houghton is set to be Super League’s top tackler for the fourth time in the last six seasons – but there is so much more to his game: sniping runs, constant support play and fine kicking out of dummy-half.
There is quality competition; former Hull colleague Josh Hodgson is starring for Canberra Raiders, Daryl Clark impressed on Saturday for Warrington and there’s Test regular James Roby, too, but he must be close.
Lance Todd Trophy winner Sneyd said Houghton should have won man of the match while his colleagues were indebted. Captain Gareth Ellis said: “I missed Joe Westerman for him to go through before it got to Currie.
“I was crossing my fingers and everything. But there’s Mint (Houghton) making his 52nd tackle of the game mopping things up and allowing us all to have smiles on our faces at the end.
“To get back there, make that tackle and force an error, it earns you the Challenge Cup.”
Kirk Yeaman, the sole survivor of Hull’s 2005 Challenge Cup winning side, likened it to fellow hooker Richard Swain’s vital charge down that day in Cardiff.
“Danny was an absolute superstar as he has been throughout his career,” said the centre.
“That tackle was unbelievable. He’s an absolutely top bloke, a fantastic player and my best mate. I love him to bits.”
Prop Scott Taylor added: “There’s no other player I’ve ever played with who would have made that tackle. People talk a lot about Tom Briscoe’s effort on Peter Fox in the derby years ago, but I think everyone now will talk about the tackle Danny Houghton made in the Challenge Cup final on Ben Currie.
“My heart was in my mouth. I thought we’d lost it. Legend.”
A tearful Currie admitted: “I was only inches away from winning the game. I’ve watched the replay. For him to do that after playing 80 minutes every week is unreal. I thought he deserved the Lance Todd Trophy himself. Full credit to him.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc/challenge-cup-any-one-of-this-hull-fc-team-could-have-made-that-tackle-says-danny-houghton-1-8093733 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/9267bca9b4afa44336b6715e3e15f2611b2baa1861ff5a346ffce979d800b43a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:45 | null | 2016-08-26T16:55:05 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcorbyn-critical-of-party-over-leadership-votes-1-8091615.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8091610.1472226924!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Corbyn critical of party over leadership votes | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | JEREMY CORBYN claimed some Labour members had been “unfairly” denied the chance to vote in the party’s leadership election today.
Mr Corbyn confirmed his campaign has written to the party’s general secretary Iain McNicol in the wake of the suspension of bakers’ union chief Ronnie Draper.
It follows claims from Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell that thousands of members and registered supporters had been reportedly denied a vote without a proper explanation.
Mr McDonnell, who is chairing Mr Corbyn’s bid to be re-elected as Labour leader, warned party officials against ‘’what appears to be a rigged purge of Jeremy Corbyn supporters’’.
Asked during a visit to Edinburgh whether he thought the leadership election was subject to a “rigged purge”, Mr Corbyn said: “I’m very concerned that some people seem to have been unfairly removed from the ability to vote in this election.
“A number of people have contacted me as a result of that and we have sent the names in that we’re concerned about to the general secretary, and asked him to make sure that the party checks into this carefully to make sure that everyone who is eligible to vote is able to vote in this election. We want a fair and open election.”
Mr Draper, a prominent supporter of Mr Corbyn and a Labour member for 40 years, said he was ‘’disgusted and in shock’’ after receiving a letter saying he was suspended pending a hearing, a move which will prevent him voting in the leadership election.
The BFAWU union, which has almost 20,000 members in the food industry, is backing Mr Corbyn in the leadership contest against Owen Smith.
A number of other Labour Party members said they have also been suspended, with one saying four people with a combined membership of 163 years have received letters.
Meanwhile, Shadow Health Secretary Diane Abbott has insisted the Labour Party’s annual conference will go ahead next month despite its difficulty in finfinding a company to provide security. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/corbyn-critical-of-party-over-leadership-votes-1-8091615 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/089c2fbe4c8819d9e73cb2f1befa3041ebd54c9ceb83e3ba88d21601fba60c3a.json |
[
"David Overend"
] | 2016-08-26T13:05:00 | null | 2016-07-24T16:21:48 | Visit now for the latest gardening news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fgardening%2Findestructible-houseleeks-with-zest-for-life-1-8027348.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8027347.1469114684!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Indestructible houseleeks with zest for life | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | There are some plants which make an immediate impression; often it’s the colour or the sheer exuberance of the flowers, but sometimes it’s just because the plant in question is so different.
And that’s the case with Sempervivums, the hardy, succulent, alpine plants that grow in the wild between rocks in mountainous regions but which have found a happy home in many an English garden where they seem impervious to everything the climate, the soil, or even the gardener can throw at them.
Sempervivum means ‘always alive’ – a reference to the fact that houseleeks can tolerate extreme temperatures and drought. These are very special little plants.
Just about anywhere a plant can grow, a houseleek can grow.
But as with all plants, houseleeks flourish when they are planted in areas and conditions which they prefer. So, plenty of sun and a well-drained soil suits them down to the ground – which is appropriate because most Sempervivums stick close to the ground. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/gardening/indestructible-houseleeks-with-zest-for-life-1-8027348 | en | 2016-07-24T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/1511010914d37d365f1719a0be94579960fc6d0acba41e244bf112c1e6db7188.json |
[
"Alice Evans"
] | 2016-08-31T12:52:35 | null | 2016-08-31T12:40:17 | Visit now for the latest facts, figures and analysis on Yorkshire - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fanalysis%2Fgreat-british-bake-off-will-yorkshire-lass-val-crumble-on-biscuit-week-1-8097892.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8097891.1472643594!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Great British Bake Off: Will Yorkshire lass Val crumble on biscuit week? | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | BY LISTENING to her cakes and dancing constantly while cooking, Conisbrough’s Val Stones made it through the first episode of Bake Off - but tonight the pressure is on again.
It’s biscuit week and Val and her ten fellow remaining contestants will have to bake impressive signature dishes, technical challenges and showstoppers to stay in the competition.
The 66-year-old retired headteacher lives in Yeovil with husband Ian, but she is originally from Conisbrough, Doncaster, so we’ve claimed her as our own.
She delighted viewers with her odd baking tactics on BBC One last Wednesday.
Val exercises at the same time as cooking, lifting alternate feet off the ground as she’s mixing cake batter, or using the baking tray as a weight by lifting it above her head as it cools.
She also listens to her cakes, as she explained to the cameras during the first challenge of the contest, the signature bake.
Holding her precious sponge to her ear, she paused for a moment before saying: “And they’re not ready.
“They sing. And they say ‘I’m not ready, I’m not ready!’”
It’s not all singing and dancing though.
Although we know from last week that she makes a great mirror glaze chocolate genoise sponge, what if biscuits speak a different language to cakes so she can’t hear when they’re ready?
Or maybe her over-enthusiastic dancing will lead to a disaster - last week she dropped a whole rack of delicate decorative petals on the floor of the Bake Off tent.
I’m nervous for her. After all, biscuit week was full of surprises in 2015.
The star baker from week one, Marie Campbell, was sent home from the competition after forgetting to turn the oven on in the technical challenge.
(Iced) fingers crossed this won’t happen to our Val. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/great-british-bake-off-will-yorkshire-lass-val-crumble-on-biscuit-week-1-8097892 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/8126f22ad25c2ef2fe8144abe7f4ae562d80e3061206597dfada73239465c7cb.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T14:51:21 | null | 2016-08-28T13:51:05 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftime-to-stop-faffing-over-hinkley-1-8093189.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093188.1472388700!/image/image.jpg | en | null | ‘Time to stop faffing over Hinkley’ | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | BRITAIN WILL face power cuts unless it moves ahead with projects like the controversial new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point, a senior union figure has warned.
Justin Bowden, national officer at the GMB union, called on Theresa May to approve the building of Hinkley Point C after French energy firm EDF insisted it was still behind the proposal.
EDF’s board approved the development earlier this year despite a fierce debate within the company over whether it was financially viable.
But, in a surprise move, Downing Street did not immediately follow suit and instead postponed a decision to the autumn.
It has been suggested the Prime Minister has concerns about the extent of Chinese involvement in the project and the implications for national security.
Mr Bowden said: “The faffing must stop now and the go-ahead on Hinkley must be given.
“It might be 80 degrees outside at the moment, but winter is on its way and GMB has repeatedly warned that if we have a cold one then the growing holes in our apology for an energy policy will result in power cuts.
“Everyone gets that, over time, sensibly sourced and UK-produced renewable energy sources makes sense.
“But wishful thinking doesn’t generate electricity and until there is a scientific breakthrough on carbon capture or solar storage, then nuclear and gas are the only reliable, and cost effective, shows in town.”
EDF chief executive Vincent de Rivaz today defended the project and the role of Chinese investment.
He said taxpayers would “pay nothing” towards the project and companies across Britain would benefit from the £18bn scheme. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/time-to-stop-faffing-over-hinkley-1-8093189 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/fb5989669e98f676ff5ddcd1f1818e9eb9e33f2d213533a4210c649c9d9fcf77.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:51:04 | null | 2016-08-28T18:00:51 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fbog-snorkellers-put-on-show-at-world-alternative-games-1-8093491.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093489.1472403625!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Bog snorkellers put on show at World Alternative Games | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | It might not be everyone’s idea of a fun way to spend a Sunday morning, but there was no shortage of enthusiasm from competitors at today’s World Bog Snorkelling Championship.
Competitors dressed as a mermaid and King Neptune happily plunged into the murky waters as they prepared to swim the length of the 120-yard course.
Since it was first held in 1986 to raise funds for a new community centre in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells, the championship has attracted global media attention.
So popular is the event that in 2012 the town decided to hold its first World Alternative Games, bringing together a two-week programme ranging from worm charming and gravy wrestling, to snail racing and beer mat tossing.
More than 2,000 people took part in 35 events that year, and it continues to draw crowds from around the world.
Yesterday’s programme included husband dragging, wife carrying and the ditch race – but the highlight of the games undoubtedly remains the bog snorkelling, which took place at Waen Rhydd bog.
A woman dressed as a mermaid takes part in the 30th championship. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
The Games come to an end tomorrow with the single boat tug of war and quadrathlon, before a closing ceremony. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/bog-snorkellers-put-on-show-at-world-alternative-games-1-8093491 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/7989d5c3aac5de43bbd30f65256886416ce3b43661049f8076227c50c20f3d13.json |
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"Dave Craven"
] | 2016-08-26T16:50:16 | null | 2016-08-26T17:00:12 | Visit now for the latest Hull FC rugby league news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-league%2Fhull-fc%2Fhull-fc-v-warrington-wolves-key-to-victory-is-snaring-hooker-daryl-clark-says-danny-houghton-1-8090905.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8090903.1472214543!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Hull FC v Warrington Wolves: Key to victory is snaring hooker Daryl Clark, says Danny Houghton | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | HULL FC hooker Danny Houghton admits his side must snare his “rapid” opposite number Daryl Clark if they are going to lift the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup today.
Warrington Wolves’ Clark is beginning to recapture some of the electric form that saw him win Man of Steel and make his England debut while with Castleford Tigers in 2014.
The 23-year-old had a quiet debut season with the Cheshire club last term but is now showing all his dynamic attacking prowess.
“They are a team that likes to play on the front foot and try to play quick which suits him down to the ground,” said Houghton.
“He’s rapid out of there and is a strong kid. We have to keep an eye on that, make sure the game’s played at our tempo and not theirs.”
League leaders Hull head in as slight favourites over opponents who are just one point behind them in the table.
The durable Houghton, renowned for his 80-minute performances, had the rarity of coming off in the final quarter of last week’s 44-0 win over Catalans Dragons.
“I feel fresh as – ready to go another 100 rounds!” he joked.
“It’s the second game it’s happened. I got 24 seconds off at the end of the match before at Widnes!
“I do enjoy playing 80 minutes. It’s something you just adapt to; over time the body becomes used to it.
“And I think I’m more effective doing the full 80 rather than being in and off the field all the time. I’d sooner do it and if it’s better for the club and for me I’m happy to.”
Hull’s vice-captain is looking to make it third time lucky in the Challenge Cup.
He was in the FC side that lost to St Helens in 2008 and again to Wigan five years later.
Houghton, 27, admitted: “It was embarrassing to be nilled in 2013 as well and as a Hull lad to never have won at Wembley hurts. We want that monkey off our back but not just to stop the songs – we want trophies.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc/hull-fc-v-warrington-wolves-key-to-victory-is-snaring-hooker-daryl-clark-says-danny-houghton-1-8090905 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/028cc094d5ebb6a5532fcbd187d7f1a3649af6be7f85b0c591e86dcc7b0fd63f.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:51:39 | null | 2016-08-30T19:13:48 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fjewellery-sales-soar-in-the-victoria-quarter-1-8096704.json | http://editorial.jpress.co.uk/mastheads/NLYP-masthead-share-img.png | en | null | Jewellery sales soar in the Victoria Quarter | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | The owner of the Victoria Quarter upmarket shopping destination reported an increase in sales in July as British shoppers snapped up summer holiday essentials and tourists made the most of the weaker pound.
Hammerson reported a 0.5 per cent like-for-like uplift in sales during July thanks to strong sales of gold jewellery and high value men’s watches such as Rolex and Omega.
Leeds-based Victoria Quarter saw a 20 per cent increase in jewellery sales last month, an 8 per cent rise in homewares and a 5 per cent rise in men’s fashion.
James Bailey, Victoria Quarter general manager, said: “We have enjoyed good sales at Victoria Quarter over the last 12 months, resulting in significant uplifts in jewellery, home and menswear retailers in particular.
“Male shoppers in general are becoming much more trend-savvy with the focus on male style in the media, and our premium menswear brand offering has been boosted this year with the addition of our most recent retailers, Cheaney shoes, alongside long-standing favourites such as Reiss, Oliver Sweeney and Paul Smith.“
He added that Victoria Gate, the upmarket extension to Victoria Quarter which opens in October, will feature menswear and footwear retailers such as Russell & Bromley, Hackett and Gant.
Hammerson said that shopping centre customers also bought a lot of technology products last month such as cameras, waterproof tablet cases, external battery packs for mobiles and headphones, which drove sales up by 6.9 per cent.
Ahead of end of term school balls, weddings and summer celebrations, like-for-like sales of fashion accessories increased by 11.9 per cent.
Fashion sales also picked up, rising 2.1 per cent with men’s fashion leading the charge. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/jewellery-sales-soar-in-the-victoria-quarter-1-8096704 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/021ec23fac2a1627961945087c6b8ae99c7629219241ca11481ecf5b09d089ba.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T12:51:04 | null | 2016-08-29T12:54:48 | Visit now for the latest business news and features - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Flcf-law-advises-on-sale-of-art-collection-1-8094341.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8094340.1472471667!/image/image.jpg | en | null | LCF law advises on sale of art collection | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | LCF Law is advising on the sale of one of the region’s finest art collections which has already raised £3.7m.
The art collection was owned by the late Cyril Reddihough, a former senior partner in Last & Reddihough, a predecessor to LCF Law, which was based in Bradford and Ilkley, who passed away in 2001.
It included paintings and sculptures by key figures in British Modernist art, as well as his lifelong friend and abstract artist Ben Nicholson, whom he first met in 1927. Other works in the collection are by Nicholson’s first wife Winifred, his second wife, Dame Barbara Hepworth, as well as Henry Moore, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis and Mary Newcomb.
LCF Law has been appointed to advise on the inheritance tax surrounding the collection, following the death of his widow. Part of the collection has recently been auctioned at Bonhams in London, which sold 42 paintings and sculptures from the estate. The works were expected to sell for approximately £2m but achieved £3.7m.
The top lot was Henry Moore’s ‘Reclining Figure’ which dates back to 1945 and sold for £1.55m.
Ann Christian, partner at LCF Law, said: “The collection that Cyril Reddihough assembled during his lifetime is truly amazing and demonstrates his ability to identify art that would eventually become extremely desirable, at a time when some of Nicholson’s work wasn’t always being well-received by the wider public.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/lcf-law-advises-on-sale-of-art-collection-1-8094341 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ef2be26636be2042be6468e308de82bb4ec37a42b401a2edbd51f5e40d43b99e.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T14:50:48 | null | 2016-08-28T14:57:24 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fstudents-at-utc-leeds-to-benefit-from-link-with-technology-company-aql-1-8093246.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093245.1472392625!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Students at UTC Leeds to benefit from link with technology company aql | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | A university Technical College has agreed a partnership with Leeds-based technology company aql.
UTC Leeds, which opens next month, has joined forces with aql. The school will benefit from exceptional connectivity for students, staff and visitors thanks to the agreement which is being part-funded by the Leeds-based technology company.
Staff at aql will also team up with teachers and students to develop and host technical workshops.
Mark Kennedy, principal of UTC Leeds, said: “We’re very thankful to aql for providing us with ultrafast broadband and I’m sure our students will enjoy and benefit from the workshops being held. We’re looking forward to next month’s opening and kick-starting the new academic year with all of our students and partners.”
Dr Adam Beaumont, CEO and founder of aql, said: “Aql, a growing tech employer in Leeds, is excited to be working with UTC Leeds and alongside other academic institutions in the region, to help develop people with the skill set needed for our business.
“As part of this ongoing relationship, members of our tech team will be spending time with students and will be involved with the creation of modules and workshops.
“Aql is also supplying ultrafast broadband which is connected directly to lXleeds, the main internet exchange for the North of England that provides 1GB connectivity as well as connectivity to Janet, a high-speed network for the UK research and education community.”
UTCs are government-funded academies that provide 14 to 19-year-olds with an education focused on technical skills. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/students-at-utc-leeds-to-benefit-from-link-with-technology-company-aql-1-8093246 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/2f96b59c652a6e292205b9bf9e4aeb7731bffd4b9da6d12d222daafe412bf3c2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:48 | null | 2016-08-26T15:49:10 | Visit now for the latest opinion news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fyp-letters-thank-you-team-gb-and-john-major-the-man-behind-the-lottery-1-8091378.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8091377.1472222933!/image/image.jpg | en | null | YP Letters: Thank you Team GB - and John Major, the man behind the Lottery | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | From: Elizabeth Peacock, Conservative MP for Batley & Spen, 1983-97.
IT is pleasing to see that the reception and welcome home for our “all conquering” Olympic team is to be held in the North – Manchester.
This clearly recognises the regional importance of Team GB’s many successes, which is better portrayed with an event outside London. We will therefore be able to honour the efforts which have produced a unique crop of Olympic medals and we will also be able to thank the back-up team of coaches, physiotherapists, nutritionists and managers. Additionally we will also be able to say a special thank you to all the athletes who took part but did not win.
There is, however, one man I hope we will find time to thank and that person is our former prime minister, John Major. It was John who was determined to find a way of supporting the arts, sport and all other good causes with adequate funding as he had realised that governments of any colour were unlikely to provide the necessary financial backing for success.
His dream became the Lottery, which we managed to get through Parliament under his guidance. By this means the nation could support and would painlessly provide a means of collecting the money on an ongoing basis. John’s Lottery dream has provided the funds, sporting management has used it wisely developing operational systems and our sportsmen and women have now provided the results. Thank you John for your vision and wisdom!
Within this great national success, we can also recognise the tremendous results achieved by competitors from Yorkshire. Yorkshire won more medals on its own than the majority of national teams and it is therefore fitting that they should be honoured locally.
I understand that Leeds will honour competitors from the city, but Yorkshire should be saying a wider thank you. There should be a greater Yorkshire Northern Powerhouse celebration. It is absolutely disgraceful that the local authorities in West Yorkshire, Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and Kirklees have not been able to pull together a Greater [whole] Yorkshire group with North and East Yorkshire, plus Hull, to manage the Government’s proposed regional devolution programme. The Brexit uncertainty is clearing and we can see that a “free standing Britain” can be a success on its own as demonstrated by Team GB. As part of this change, it is essential that we achieve a successful Yorkshire Powerhouse and the sooner the better. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-thank-you-team-gb-and-john-major-the-man-behind-the-lottery-1-8091378 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/b92de43eccb86f04fc87b006c742e61c7b52e95d9a36d7e01a0e714b53470954.json |
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"Ed White"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:02 | null | 2016-08-26T06:07:52 | Visit now for the latest Sheffield United football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsheffield-united%2Fno-blade-is-untouchable-warns-frustrated-sheffield-united-boss-chris-wilder-1-8089852.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089850.1472163561!/image/image.jpg | en | null | ‘No Blade is untouchable’ warns frustrated Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
Chris Wilder won one promotion and laid the foundation for another during a six-year spell in charge at Oxford United.
But all that success means nothing to the Sheffield United manager as he looks to arrest his new side’s worst start to a campaign for over 20 years.
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder.
The Blades have dropped to the pit of League One after claiming just a single point from their first four league matches, while an EFL Cup exit against lower league Crewe Alexandra extended the misery.
Last Saturday’s dramatic 2-1 defeat at Millwall added to the resounding 3-0 loss at home to Southend and the opening day defeat at Bolton 1-0, with a draw against Rochdale the only brief respite.
The drastic slide has left Wilder pondering further changes with transfer deadline fast approaching and caused head scratching over his selection.
Wilder reasoned: “We have picked up one point out of 12 which is not good enough for me. It shouldn’t be good enough for the players. And it shouldn’t be good enough for the football club.
“I have to pick the right team. Nobody is untouchable after the start we have made.
“We have to deal in reality and the reality is that we haven’t finished off teams when we have had the possession. Players that haven’t been playing should be ready to say ‘it’s my opportunity to come back’.”
On only eight previous occasions in the club’s 127-year history have United had such a low points tally after four matches and just five in the post-war period.
On two of those – 1955-56 and 1975-76 – United went on to be relegated after finishing rock bottom.
Relegation suggestions are still premature for a squad Wilder believes can challenge towards the upper echelons of the table.
Wilder said: “I don’t think we have been smashed by anybody. Everybody in football recognises that the opposition has a period in the game.
“I can’t remember a time where we have been absolutely dominated in any of the games.
“The two away games, we are talking two promotion favourites, and we have taken the game to them. That does give us a bit of heart and belief, that tee to green, we are doing a lot of things right.
“But the two main areas on a football pitch, at the back we are making far too many individual errors and at the top we have not killed teams off.”
Saturday’s visitors have been blunted by the departure of goal machine and promotion spearhead Kemar Roofe to Leeds United and Michael Appleton’s men have fared only slighter better than Wilder’s with a haul of four points.
The sides have not met in a league encounter since the Nineties although two FA Cup meetings in the last five years have resulted in 3-0 triumphs for the Blades.
Wilder should know all about his former club after guiding them back into the Football League during a six-year spell at The Kassam Stadium. He also guided Northampton Town up from 16th place to the League Two title last season, but refrained from reminiscing on that former glory with a point to prove at Bramall Lane.
“I can’t waste any time on wondering what my opinions are of any other club. We have a big enough job here to get it right,” he said. “I have been at many clubs in my career and had decent periods at many clubs. This, for me, is just another game for my football club.
“This club has always been my club. I’m not interested in the other bits and pieces,
“I have given everything to every club I played for and that I have been involved with as a manager, but I am solely looking at what we need to do to give our supporters something to hang onto because they haven’t had anything yet.
“That’s disappointing for them and for us and we have to deal with it soon.”
Further incomings are expected to add to the introduction of Leon Clarke and Welsh defender James Wilson, although the purse strings are tighter than in previous windows.
York-born midfielder Byron Webster is one player understood to be exploring a move north away from Saturday’s conquerors Millwall.
On the exit front, Wilder confirmed midfielder James Wallace has spent the week on trial at Fleetwood Town, while goalkeeper George Long has been allowed to speak to potential suitors ahead of Wednesday’s deadline.
Wilder added: “George came to see us on Monday. He wants to be one No 1, which is understandable and he wants to see what’s out there. Him and his agent have the opportunity to see which clubs may be interested.
“James Wallace has been over to Fleetwood this week and we are looking to strengthen before the window.
“I spoke to a representative of one of the clubs in our division and they were asking for a million and a half for a player and £750,000 for another. We are not in that market for a player any more. The owner understands that and I understand that.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/no-blade-is-untouchable-warns-frustrated-sheffield-united-boss-chris-wilder-1-8089852 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/9165e3e380e635872aa627183c7d751f025ce67fdffa44f4dafea9f4663f873c.json |
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"Lee Sobot"
] | 2016-08-26T13:13:59 | null | 2016-08-26T05:10:53 | Visit now for the latest football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fleeds-united-need-to-impose-themselves-on-nottingham-forest-garry-monk-1-8089858.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089857.1472163755!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Leeds United need to impose themselves on Nottingham Forest - Garry Monk | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | LEEDS United head coach Garry Monk has full confidence in his side’s attacking prowess ahead of a potential Championship goal-fest at Nottingham Forest tomorrow.
Both league games played at the City Ground so far this season have resulted in 4-3 victories for the hosts, who have scored eight goals, but conceded 10 in just four league games.
Leeds, meanwhile, will arrive in Nottingham on the back of consecutive clean sheets, with last Saturday’s 2-0 derby triumph at Sheffield Wednesday followed by Tuesday night’s 1-0 victory at Luton Town in the EFL Cup.
All eyes will be on Forest at both ends of the pitch, but Monk is keeping his focus on his own men and has confidence that United’s attacking threat can prove just as potent as Forest’s.
“We have to respect the fact that Forest are a good side with a very good manager (Philippe Montanier),” said Monk.
“They’ve got good attacking options and they’re very dangerous.
“At home they’ll be expected to take the game to us and attack us. We have to be ready defensively.
“But we have to put our own game on the pitch. You’ve seen offensively what we can do.
“My job right now, and what I’ve been doing, is respecting the opponent but doing what we need to do first – impose ourselves on the opposition.
“We’re very much focused on that, but we have to be very aware of the threat that Forest will pose.”
Tomorrow’s game presents a clash of two of the Championship’s biggest clubs – both of whom will feel they belong in the Premier League – but Monk knows the division is now packed with big-name outfits, making promotion an extremely challenging task.
“It makes it an intriguing league, especially this year,” said Monk.
“There’s good managers in the league, big teams and it’ll be incredibly difficult whatever your fight is – promotion or staying in the league.
“Forest are a very dangerous team and it’s always a difficult match against Nottingham Forest, especially away from home. It’s a difficult place to go.
“But we need to continue on our way. We need to continue our improvement and we’ll be ready.
“We want to try and end this run of games that we have had with another positive and build on what we have been doing and the momentum that we have got.”
Right-back Gaetano Berardi (hamstring) is United’s only injury casualty. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united-need-to-impose-themselves-on-nottingham-forest-garry-monk-1-8089858 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/d4107c95cb72c28c7895c2cdc64ba89c5ffac694677035f3e1aac2866fab5796.json |
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"Chris Waters"
] | 2016-08-29T06:51:35 | null | 2016-08-29T05:48:25 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Froyal-london-cup-semi-final-misery-continues-for-yorkshire-as-they-come-up-short-against-surrey-1-8093704.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093696.1472417150!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Royal London Cup: Semi-final misery continues for Yorkshire as they come up short against Surrey | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | ON the one hand, the portents were not favourable: Yorkshire had lost 16 of their previous 19 List A semi-finals dating back to 1979.
On the other, when they last reached a one-day final in 2002, Yorkshire beat yesterday’s opponents in the semi-finals at Headingley before going on to beat Somerset – who contest the other semi against Warwickshire today – by six wickets at Lord’s.
Surrey's Jade Dernbach celebrates taking the final Yorkshire wicket of Tim bresnan to seal a memorable semi-final win at Headingley. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA
Something had to give, and on a grey day at Headingley, that something was the hope that Surrey’s latest semi-final trip to Leeds might prove a good omen.
After the visitors scored 255-7, Steven Davies leading the way with 104 and Ben Foakes making a one-day career-best 90, Yorkshire came up short at 236 as their semi-final hoodoo continued apace.
Before a disappointing crowd of 4,836, which was not the bumper gate Yorkshire had been hoping for on Bank Holiday Sunday, the hosts made an excellent start after winning the toss.
Jack Brooks had Dominic Sibley lbw with the final delivery of the second over – umpire Peter Hartley deciding that the ball would not have drifted down leg-side, as replays suggested it might – and Tim Bresnan picked up the key wicket of Kumar Sangakkara with the fourth delivery of the third over.
Surrey's Steven Davies celebrates what proved to be a match-winning century against Yorkshire at Headingley in the Royal London Cup semi-final. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA .
The Sri Lankan, who had chopped the previous ball to the point boundary to get off the mark, drove on the up to cover, where Azeem Rafiq picked out the catch.
Sangakkara, who won the quarter-final against Northants with an unbeaten 130, has a mystifyingly poor record against Yorkshire; in eight innings against them in all cricket, he has managed 179 runs at 22.37.
From 8-2, things could only get better for Surrey, and they did as Davies and Rory Burns added 53 in 12 overs.
Davies, silky and stylish through the offside, injected impetus and Burns kept him good company, sensibly giving his partner as much strike as possible. Just as Surrey were starting to seize control, Matthew Waite, the 20-year-old making his first appearance in this year’s tournament, broke the stand with his opening ball from the Kirkstall Lane end.
Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan (left) and Will Rhodes encourage each other during the run chase against Surrey at Headingley yesterday. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA.
It was an innocuous leg-stump half-volley, and Burns carelessly helped it to Steve Patterson at deep fine-leg.
Waite might have had a wicket with his fourth ball, too, when Davies, on 43, drove back a return chance, but the ball seemed to come back a little slower than Waite expected, and the opportunity was lost.
It was another 24 overs before Yorkshire struck again, Waite finally getting Davies when he wellied a low full toss to deep square.
Thus ended a stand of 130 between Davies and Foakes, which beat Surrey’s previous best for the fourth wicket in one-day cricket against Yorkshire of 110 between Monty Lynch and Andrew Needham at Bradford in 1985.
Waite captured his third wicket when Sam Curran highlighted Surrey’s tendency towards over-funkiness by trying one ramp shot too many, stepping away so far to the offside that he was unable to prevent the ball clattering into leg stump.
Surrey ideally needed one of Davies or Foakes to be there at the end, but Foakes followed his partner back to the pavilion when he was sixth out at 249, ramping Bresnan to Brooks at short fine-leg.
Ollie Pope, an 18-year-old making his List A debut, chipped in with 20, but boundaries proved elusive as Surrey failed to summon a grandstand finish.
Yorkshire’s bowlers deserved credit for restricting them, and Pope was run-out off the final ball of the innings as only 63 came off the last 10 overs.
It felt as though Yorkshire had their noses in front at halfway, but those noses were put out of joint when Adam Lyth hit Jade Dernbach to cover in the third over.
Alex Lees played some handsome strokes before being undone in the flight by Gareth Batty, and Yorkshire lost the key wicket of Jonny Bairstow when he chipped Stuart Meaker’s third ball to mid-wicket.
In Meaker’s second over, Gary Ballance tried to steer to third man and was caught behind, and Meaker claimed his third victim in nine balls when Jack Leaning chopped on.
Having looked relatively comfortable at 75-2, Yorkshire were suddenly 81-5 and looking anything but in control, the soft nature of their dismissals undoubtedly a frustration.
But Yorkshire showed characteristic fight as Bresnan and Waite combined in a stand of 80 in 16 that changed the mood and momentum.
Waite, impressively unflustered for one so young, showed a fine temperament and some deft touches before falling for 38, the ball perhaps stopping in the pitch as he lobbed Sam Curran to Batty at mid-off. Bresnan then added 46 in eight overs with Will Rhodes, who was brilliantly run-out by a direct hit from Tom Curran at point as he tried to steal a single off Dernbach.
Tom Curran had Rafiq caught at long-on and Patterson held at mid-wicket, and Dernbach ended things with seven balls remaining when Bresnan picked out long-off. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/royal-london-cup-semi-final-misery-continues-for-yorkshire-as-they-come-up-short-against-surrey-1-8093704 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/437ed2c64a9b7320a4c361c222851583c45a4e1f20bf837b3fba7112910a3f3e.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T16:51:24 | null | 2016-08-29T17:37:36 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fthe-heartache-is-over-as-hull-celebrate-challenge-cup-joy-1-8094806.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8094805.1472488639!/image/image.jpg | en | null | The heartache is over as Hull celebrate Challenge Cup joy | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | BY THE time they started joyously dancing to 1990s hit Freed From Desire today, there were serious doubts if Hull FC’s players and staff would ever get down from the stage.
However, when you have finally won the Challenge Cup at Wembley for the first time in your history - the East Yorkshire club is 151 years old, by the way - it is a feat worth enjoying.
The club’s squad had already celebrated hard since Saturday’s epic 12-10 win over Warrington Wolves and as thrilled fans lined Hull’s streets this afternoon to see the open-top bus parade that weaved through then, they basked in the glory further.
Granted, there may have already been a few sore heads - were the players wearing sunglasses at this homecoming due to the glorious weather or simply to hide evidence of their well-earned partying?
But they were soon forgotten as, remarkably, about 23,000 Black and Whites supporters packed into Queens Gardens to rejoice with their heroes once more.
Members of the squad were invited up onto the stage in pairs to be cheered before the triumvirate of captain Gareth Ellis, coach Lee Radford and chairman Adam Pearson appeared last, Ellis raising that gleaming trophy aloft again just as he had done at Wembley two days previously.
Frank Pritchard, the charismatic Kiwi second-row, included all the crowd as he captured the moment on Instagram while there was countless renditions of the club anthem Old Faithful. Heroic hooker Danny Houghton, who made a crucial try-saving tackle on Saturday, jigged away before being hoisted on to the shoulders of team-mate Scott Taylor to continue the sing-along.
Try-scorer Mahe Fonua flashed his golden teeth, Jamie Shaul escaped being interviewed having apparently lost his voice amid the celebrations while Radford succinctly roared: ‘We’re very privileged - Hull’s the best club in the country followed by the best supporters!”
Coun Steve Brady, the leader of Hull City Council, is a fan of the club’s fierce rivals Hull KR - who famously beat Hull in the 1980 final at Wembley - but even he did not begrudge them this moment.
“As a Rovers supporter I remember that great game in 1980 but I do feel very proud now as this is a great celebration for the city,” he told The Yorkshire Post.
“Everyone in the city - Rovers fans included - wanted Hull to do it and the spirit the players show epitomised the people of Hull. It was a performance of dogged determination and, after such a physical battle, the feat needs to be celebrated.
“What a brilliant day to do this with such fantastic weather and it’s great that as City of Culture we go into 2017 with Hull FC as Challenge Cup holders.”
Pearson added: “It was a great night Saturday celebrating back at our hotel in Hertfordshire when there was around 200 of us there.
“Suddenly, it was then when I realised what is driving the team spirit - so many of the boys have big families and they were all there together as one which was lovely to see.
“But then there’s this (homecoming) as well. We’re really thankful to Coun Brady for putting it on for us and what a way to come home. It’s a great turnout and brilliant to see so many people here.”
HULL’S WIN is so important to the club because of the heartache which has been previously suffered in the Challenge Cup.
The club had played in 15 such finals before but succeeded only three times - and never at the iconic venue that is Wembley Stadium.
Hull won their first Challenge Cup at Halifax’s Thrum Hall in 1914 before the competition had moved there.
The club lifted it again in 1982, but only after a replay at Leeds United’s Elland Road.
The next victory for Hull was at Cardiff in 2005 when the national stadium was being re-built.
Their most painful defeat at Wembley was in the 1980 derby loss to arch-rivals, Hull KR. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/the-heartache-is-over-as-hull-celebrate-challenge-cup-joy-1-8094806 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/08ebf048011df9f0a24fd70cf6ecd13a89f26c7e69622f29e4557b543188f40c.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:45 | null | 2016-08-27T05:53:44 | Visit now for the latest Bradford City football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fbradford-city%2Fbradford-city-v-oldham-athletic-josh-cullen-issues-note-of-caution-to-bantams-1-8092037.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092036.1472251230!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Bradford City v Oldham Athletic: Josh Cullen issues note of caution to Bantams | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Josh cullen has reminded his team-mates not to get carried away with Bradford City’s impressive start to their League One campaign.
The Bantams are unbeaten having taken 10 points from the first four fixtures, but the West Ham loanee is expecting another tough game against Oldham Athletic at Valley Parade.
He said: “The confidence is high, but at the end of the day it’s only three wins. We’ve got to stay focused and take every game as it comes.
“We’re bouncing off one another at the moment, but every game is tough in League One so we’ve got to be right at it.
“With the way we have started, teams will be looking at us, so they’ll come and put in a good performance. We expect a tough game, but we’re quietly confident of getting a result.”
Cullen spent last season at Valley Parade and while he is familiar with a number of players, he has praised the new additions.
“The new faces have boosted the squad,” he said. “The quality is high and when you’ve got good players around you, you can trust them straight away.”
One of those new players is fellow midfielder Timothee Dieng, a summer signing from Oldham. The Frenchman has been restricted to two substitute appearances after suffering a calf injury, but has declared himself fit to face his former employers.
“I’ve trained the last two weeks and I’m fit to play 90 minutes. Stuart McCall picks the team but I’m raring to go,” he said.
“I spent two years at Oldham and it was a very good time. I really enjoyed it so it would be great to play against some familiar faces.
“It’s similar at Bradford. We have good team spirit, a good squad and amazing fans. It will be a nice day personally.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/bradford-city/bradford-city-v-oldham-athletic-josh-cullen-issues-note-of-caution-to-bantams-1-8092037 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/841b0b90a4a21aba887c62327d2a4c54c0044e823b82043e4a8f7468537a3caa.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T06:51:36 | null | 2016-08-29T06:06:40 | Visit now for the latest Barnsley FC football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fbarnsley-fc%2Fbarnsley-4-rotherham-united-0-reds-make-light-of-alfie-mawson-s-exit-as-miserable-millers-are-blitzed-1-8093682.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093680.1472416434!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Barnsley 4 Rotherham United 0: Reds make light of Alfie Mawson’s exit as miserable Millers are blitzed | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
IT was not all about Alfie, after all...
On a day when their star defender was putting the finishing touches to his move to Premier League Swansea City, Barnsley showed that there is plenty of life without Alfie Mawson – with Paul Heckingbottom’s side in the rudest of health.
Angus MacDonald made a fine debut in central defence for Barnsley as Alfie Mawson finalised a move to Swansea (Picture: Chris Etchells).
A third win and clean sheet in the league at Oakwell was ticked off in resounding fashion, with Angus McDonald – who took Mawson’s place – afforded a pretty seamless debut.
But it was the Reds’ barnstorming four-goal second-half attacking show which overwhelmed their neighbours that proved the main focal point, as the Millers’ season lurched into a mini-crisis.
The rain was unrelenting as manager Alan Stubbs delivered his post-mortem on the Millers’ meek second-half capitulation and it seemed like an apt metaphor; an early watershed moment in the club’s embryonic season.
By contrast, Heckingbottom is walking on water, with the acclaim that he and his Reds side were afforded at the final whistle differing markedly from the torrent of scorn meted down upon Stubbs and his players from sections of irate fans in the well-populated away end.
Heckingbottom – who saw the derby pendulum swing inexorably in Barnsley’s direction after the late blow at Huddersfield on the previous Saturday – said: “We have turned a steady start to the season into a very good one and we would have been delighted with nine points from five games at the start of the season.
“The style of this win at the end put the icing on the cake.
“Adam (Hammill) has had his new baby; Sam Winnall is back from injury and Angus was handed a debut and we have had four first-time scorers this season; it was just one of those days where it happened for us.”
The chain of events that transpired for Heckingbottom’s rival Stubbs were far more abject and he refused to gloss over them, which was probably just as well.
There are acceptable ways of losing a match – a derby match at that. This was not one of them.
The loss was bad enough from a Millers perspective with a clearly dismayed Tony Stewart showing what he thought of it all by leaving his seat before the end.
You could hardly blame the Millers chairman.
But while the full-time scoreline was painful, it was the manner of the visitors’ disintegration that was far more disturbing – especially in a derby. Stubbs, who claimed the display had crystallised his desire to sign more players before Wednesday, with exits also likely, said: “As a player, when the chips are down you stick your chest out.
“The players are not soft. They have a responsibility to represent the club. No one goes out there to lose. But we have to be resilient when we go 1-0 down and we cannot concede the goals we did.
“It is now about how we deal with it. If the players want to accept it, they are at the wrong place.
“If they want to do something about it, then great. There has to be a response.”
To describe the Millers’ second-half performance as being devoid of ideas is probably being charitable. Clueless is perhaps the more appropriate word.
Barnsley sensed blood and went for the jugular in a second half that was as one-sided as it gets.
It showcased a vibrant side who have a clear game plan, purpose and drive. At the heart of it all was Conor Hourihane, who ran the game on the restart, with wingers Ryan Kent and Adam Hammill also having a field day.
The Millers, sound enough in the first half, could not cope as their deep-seated woe at Oakwell, where they have not won since August 1970, intensified.
Encouragement had been provided in the first half, which was keenly fought, with Winnall and Roberts off target for the Reds and Hammill testing Camp.
But after the restart was a different story, from the moment that Hourihane went within inches of firing the hosts in front, with Camp turning away his strike.
Roberts soon prodded home from close range after the Millers failed to deal with Hammill’s free-kick and within three minutes, Hammill’s low shot doubled the tally – albeit after a significant deflection off Kelvin Wilson.
When the Millers needed their players to front up, the response was pitiful, with the Reds turning on the style.
Kent and Hourihane went close before salt was rubbed into the Millers’ wounds when substitute Tom Bradshaw, a player who chose Barnsley ahead of them earlier this summer, deftly headed home Andy Yiadom’s centre.
The coup de grace came when Hourihane teed up Kent to smash the ball home to complete the visitors’ humiliation. Alfie who?
Barnsley: Davies, Yiadom, Roberts, MacDonald, White, Kent, Scowen, Hourihane, Hammill (Lee 88), Winnall (Payne 69 (Bradshaw 72), Watkins. Unused substitutes: Townsend, Moncur, Evans, Tuton.
Rotherham United: Camp; Fisher, Ball, Wilson, Kelly; Forster-Caskey (Yates 65), Vaulks; Taylor (Newell 80), Allan, Brown (Forde 83); Ward. Unused substitutes: Price, Mattock, Wood, Smallwood.
Referee: G Scott (Oxon). | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/barnsley-fc/barnsley-4-rotherham-united-0-reds-make-light-of-alfie-mawson-s-exit-as-miserable-millers-are-blitzed-1-8093682 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/704518794a49138e3faff13a996edddce3cb60643eb984f0c84bd270a7a3933a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:52 | null | 2016-08-25T03:00:06 | Visit now for the latest opinion news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fjules-marley-brexit-is-chance-to-change-face-of-british-farming-1-8086769.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8086768.1472056614!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Jules Marley: Brexit is chance to change face of British farming | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | THERE is no denying the importance of farming, and not just because it provides a good deal of the food we eat.
Over the course of millennia, agriculture has shaped the varied patchwork of landscapes that make up the English countryside.
Farms and farmers have been the beating heart of rural life, strongly connected to the communities and character of the countryside. And the image of the farmyard, with cows, sheep and chickens side-by-side, occupies a prominent place in the national psyche.
But farming has been undergoing a transformation for a number of years – to the detriment of our environment and the sector itself.
Industrialised farming has become increasingly specialised, with fewer crops, more monocultures and the loss of livestock from the countryside. Soil biodiversity and organic matter are frequently disregarded, even though they are crucial to recycling nutrients, sustaining the food chain, storing water and locking up carbon.
Furthermore, farms are disappearing: we have lost more than 30,000 during the past decade alone. With fewer people farming and fewer working the land, the public is less linked than ever to the land that feeds them.
Brexit presents us with a chance to reverse these trends. For 40 years most policy affecting farming has come from the EU, with farmers paid directly via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Now, with the UK set to leave the EU, we have an opportunity to shape a new farming policy that meets our current needs and tackles our most pressing problems.
This is a challenge that must be grasped with both hands by the Government and all those who care about the environment and the future of farming.
And, at the centre of the inevitable debates, we must set the goal of creating a financially stable and innovative farming industry that works for both the wider community and the environment.
So how do we go about making this happen? One thing is certain: farming must retain the public funding on which many farmers’ livelihoods depends. Without these sums, roughly half of farming is uneconomic. Volatile markets and low prices at the farm gate make profitable farming highly challenging.
But while public funding should remain, it should be used more shrewdly to ensure farming delivers what is in the public interest – and this doesn’t just mean more food.
We need to reward farmers for delivering the public benefits that the market won’t pay for: wildlife, recreation space, clean rivers, glorious landscapes, less flood risk and efforts to tackling climate change. This will not only improve our natural environment, but help to make farming fit for the future.
To increase diversity in farming, funding should also be tapered so that it benefits more farms and farmers. Right now, estimates suggest that around 80 per cent of funding goes to the largest 20 per cent of businesses.
Supporting smaller farms and making more land available to new groups of people will increase innovation and make farming more resilient to future challenges.
More diverse farms will also create stronger connections to communities and support for short, local supply chains. Local people will be able to buy local food that is connected to seasons, plot and place.
With a closer link between farming and nearby communities, public finance will surely be more publicly accountable.
Examples of this bright future for farming are already springing up all over the country.
One of these is Swillington Organic Farm near Leeds, which runs a programme of tree and hedge planting, coppicing and reedbed management to nurture the area’s wildlife. Loyal customers use the farm as a place to get together, while the farm runs a community-supported agriculture scheme with more than 50 members, producing chicken, pork and vegetables.
Another example is Thorpe Farm just outside Sheffield. The farm is carefully maintained for wildlife and has been accredited under the Peak District Environmental Quality Mark.
They have planted new trees and hedges, bought new slurry injecting equipment, and reduced ploughing, which lowers greenhouse gas emissions. Thanks to this work, the farm hosts more than 74 bird species including little owls, curlews, green woodpeckers and kestrels. The business is strongly supported by the local community, who know that they’re buying food that has been produced in environmentally friendly ways.
A bright future for farming is possible, but policy needs to reflect that farming isn’t like just any other business. We now have the chance to make farming in England fit for the future. Let’s take it.
Jules Marley is the regional chair of the CPRE. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/jules-marley-brexit-is-chance-to-change-face-of-british-farming-1-8086769 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/403e892b0b1e759149efd11d4fc27ed0e3cf12132f54717cd7e7ee1756625638.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:01:23 | null | 2016-08-01T08:51:53 | Visit now for the latest environment news, analysis and opinion - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fenvironment%2Ffruit-fancies-crumble-as-cold-spring-delays-yorkshire-s-blackberry-crop-1-8043603.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8043602.1470037879!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Fruit fancies crumble as cold spring delays Yorkshire’s blackberry crop | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Blackberry crumble is not on the menu yet as a cold spring has delayed the ripening of the traditional British fruit.
The Woodland Trust has only received 31 reports of ripe blackberries so far to its Nature’s Calendar survey, in which members of the public record the signs of the changing seasons.
By August 1 last year, there had been “first ripe fruits” spotted at more than 300 locations across the country as far north as Yorkshire and Newcastle.
Those blackberry records fitted a recent trend in which autumn fruiting has gradually taken place earlier, but this year the cold spring seems to have held back the leafing and flowering of species - with a knock-on result for ripening fruit.
UK temperatures in March were 0.2C (0.4F) below average and in April they were almost one degree (0.9C or 1.6F) below the average for the month. Only at the end of spring did they rise above average, the Woodland Trust said.
Dr Kate Lewthwaite, Woodland Trust citizen science manager, said: “While there’s no need to pack away the cooking equipment, people may have to wait a little longer for a blackberry harvest.
“Our records actually show a long-term trend for autumn fruiting to be occurring earlier and earlier, with wildlife having to adapt accordingly to find sources of food.”
Last year the average date for ripe blackberries being recorded throughout the country was August 11.
The Woodland Trust is asking anyone who spots a ripe blackberry to record when and where they see it, to help track autumn’s progress across the UK.
To record “first ripe fruits”, people need to look at a bunch of blackberries and note when the first fruit of the cluster ripens.
Nature’s Calendar is a continuation of seasonal records dating back to the 18th century, when it was first started by Norfolk landowner Robert Marsham. Now tens of thousands of records are added each year by the public. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environment/fruit-fancies-crumble-as-cold-spring-delays-yorkshire-s-blackberry-crop-1-8043603 | en | 2016-08-01T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/172f6e34bb03b9836e64c3dec0feadef77e82f4229734216d069d0ce3f1d41cc.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:52:39 | null | 2016-08-31T07:00:50 | Visit now for the latest football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fdeadline-day-live-yorkshire-clubs-prepare-for-busy-day-of-transfer-deals-1-8096385.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8096384.1472626046!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Deadline Day Live: Yorkshire clubs prepare for busy day of transfer deals | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Follow all the moves, rumours and done deals involving Yorkshire’s clubs and beyond with our rolling blog.
Our two Premier League clubs and eight of the region’s Football League clubs are expected to be busy on this final day of the summer transfer window.
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Sheffield United sign Sheffield Wednesday striker Lavery
Barnsley sign Newcastle United’s Adam Armstrong and Middlesbrough’s Adam Jackson but defender Alfie Mawson exits for Swansea | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/deadline-day-live-yorkshire-clubs-prepare-for-busy-day-of-transfer-deals-1-8096385 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/9503ce373ffcba8f043fab603a3600175af2b5aecc8116ad6ca08cef6ce25a9b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:51 | null | 2016-08-26T15:53:44 | Visit now for the latest opinion news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fdick-taverne-brexit-and-why-britain-might-get-a-second-chance-to-think-again-1-8091390.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8091389.1472223207!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Dick Taverne: Brexit - and why Britain might get a second chance to think again | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | “BREXIT means Brexit,” says Theresa May. In fact we will not know what Brexit means until we know the terms of our new relationship with the EU, when negotiations with Brussels have reached a settlement.
Will we still be in the single market? If so, we will not be free to reject immigrants from the EU because the free movement of labour is a condition of membership. Will we choose full control of our own borders to stop free EU immigration? If so, we cannot be members of the single market.
Will we be full members of the World Trade Organisation and what are the prospects of free trade agreements with the rest of the world? We don’t yet know.
What Theresa May means by “Brexit means Brexit” is that she thinks the leave vote is final and cannot be reversed. But why should a referendum vote be sacrosanct any more than the result of a General Election, which can always be reversed?
The opponents of the UK’s membership of the European Community, as it then was, challenged the verdict of the 1975 referendum from the day after the vote. In the 1983 election, it was part of Labour’s manifesto to reverse that referendum and withdraw from Europe.
Because the Tories won, we stayed. Of course you cannot call for a second referendum now because you do not like the result of the last one, any more than you can force a new election tomorrow because you don’t support the party that won.
However suppose circumstances change. Suppose there is a massive switch of public opinion in favour of Remain by the time a settlement is reached, some two or three years from now? It would be inconceivable that Britain could then be forced to leave without consulting the people again. After all, the majority for Leave in the last referendum was not massive, but only four per cent. A second referendum would be fully justified.
Whether public opinion actually changes will depend on the effects of the Brexit vote, which are still uncertain. Most economists predict a recession but, as we all know, economists are often wrong.
However they have good grounds for pessimism.
To start with, exclusion from the single market will have damaging consequences. Even eurosceptics always accepted that the single market was one of one of the benefits of EU membership. It was one of Mrs Thatcher’s proudest achievements.
Could we negotiate a Norwegian solution? Norway is not in the EU, but is a member of the single market. However, the Norwegian model is not viable. We would have to continue payments into the EU budget, would not regain control of our own borders and would still be bound by EU regulations and directives, without any say in their formulation. Our sovereignty would be diminished, not restored.
An alternative advocated by Brexiteers is a free trade arrangement with the EU similar to one recently signed by Canada. But that deal took seven years to negotiate and still has to be ratified by all 27 EU national parliaments.
Moreover it provides only limited access for financial services, on which our prosperity is heavily dependent. Indeed financial firms would almost certainly lose the “passporting” rights which currently enable them to do business in the EU while regulated in the UK. And once again we would still have to comply with EU environmental, social and health and safety rules.
Exclusion from the single market can only discourage foreign investment and increase the chances of recession. There are also early signs of postponement of investment by British firms because of uncertainties. And how many foreign (and British) firms will follow the example of those who have already said they will move their headquarters to the continent if Britain is excluded?
Brexiteers talk about exciting new possibilities of trade deals with the rest of the world once we have left the EU. But the omens are not favourable. When the new Trade Minister, Liam Fox, announced he would begin trade negotiations with the US immediately, his opposite number in the US, Mr Froman, promptly told him the US would not negotiate until our new relationship with the EU was settled.
China, India, Canada and Australia have all poured cold water on talk of easy bilateral trade agreements with the UK. They prefer dealing with the EU en bloc.
Perhaps most serious of all is the danger to Britain of a flight of capital abroad. Our huge trade deficit is financed by foreign money. If a Brexit recession looms and we are no longer in the single market or have access to it, and if the pound’s fall continues, not only is it likely that inward foreign investment would dry up, but that a substantial body of existing foreign capital in Britain would flow out. We would be in a serious crisis.
During the referendum campaign, the Leave camp promised us a future in the sunny uplands with loads of extra money for the NHS. What will be the effect on public opinion if, instead, a Brexit recession, coupled with a ban on EU immigration, brought more severe austerity, staff shortages and less money for the NHS, a sterling crisis, higher unemployment and perhaps even a resurgence of inflation? This cannot be ruled out.
At present Leavers are ringing their bells. Within two years or so they may well be wringing their hands.
Dick Taverne was Labour MP for Lincoln from 1962-74. Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1969-70, he is now a Lib Dem peer. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/dick-taverne-brexit-and-why-britain-might-get-a-second-chance-to-think-again-1-8091390 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ef1aaa25ed3da7c5fa35d91f13211f9408e12a3a7fad156f34230c08c8047622.json |
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Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan (second left) is congratulated by Jack Brooks (second right) and Jonny Bairstow (right) after taking the wicket of Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
44 overs: Yorkshire 202-6 - Bresnan 47 no; Rhodes 21 no - 54 needed off 36 balls
43 overs: Yorkshire 193-6 - Bresnan 44 no; Rhodes 15 no - 63 off 41 needed
42 overs: Yorkshire 188-6 - Bresnan 42 no; Rhodes 12 no- 68 needed off 48 balls
41 overs: Yorkshire 179-6 - Bresnan 37 no; Rhodes 10 no - 77 needed
40 overs: Yorkshire 173-6 - Bresnan 36 no; Rhodes 4no - 83 runs needed
37.1 overs: Waite out for an 38 off 60 balls - caught by Gareth Batty off the bowling of Sam Curran. Yorkshire up against it now.
THE loss of three quick wickets saw Yorkshire up against it as they took on Surrey at Headingley in the semi-final of the Royal London One Day Cup.
After restricting the visitors to 255-7 from their 50 overs – Matthew Waite leading the way with 3-48 – Yorkshire found themselves in a decent position at 75-2.
But, in the 19th over, Jonny Bairstow - cleared to play in the game by England - was caught by Dominic Sibley for 13 off the bowling of Stuart Meaker.
Just ten balls later, Bairstow’s England colleague, Gary Ballance, followed him back to the pavillion when he was caught behind by Ben Foakes for 32, handing Meaker his second victim.
Four balls later, the hosts were reeling when Jack Leaning chopped onto his stumps having scored just three.
Tim Bresnan was then joined by 20-year-old Waite with the score at 81.
The pair then batted sensibly to take their team’s score to 150-5 with 15 overs remaining.
Earlier, Steven Davies was the star of the show for the visitors, scoring a well-paced 104 off 143 balls with 10 fours and a six before becoming one of Waites’s three victims when he was caught by Will Rhodes.
Most of the damage was done in a fourth-wicket partnership between Davies and Foakes (90), the par putting on 130 before Davies exited in the 38th over.
Kumar Sangakkara, often seen as Surrey’s biggest threat, was sent on his way for just 4 when Azeem Rafiq took a catch off the bowling of Bresnan.
At the start of Yorkshire’s reply, Adam Lyth was dismissed at the start of the third overwhen caught by Sibley off the bowling of J\ake Dernbach.
Alex Lees put on 44 with Gary Ballance before shouldering arms to one off former Yorkshire player Gareth Batty that clean bowled him for 26. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/live-royal-london-cup-yorkshire-v-surrey-middle-order-collapse-leaves-yorkshire-facing-uphill-battle-in-bid-for-lord-s-final-1-8093417 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ca2a9f4e2d4b57f2dfe363c6706d11725b33c28f790698822ac6853c09cb17a4.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T16:50:50 | null | 2016-08-27T17:31:50 | Visit now for the latest Hull City football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fhull-city%2Fmanchester-united-clash-could-be-last-at-hull-city-for-ehab-allam-1-8092561.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092560.1472315612!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Manchester United clash could be last at Hull City for Ehab Allam | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | EHAB ALLAM has revealed tonight's clash with Manchester United could be the last before a takeover of Hull City is completed.
The Allams have been in negotiations with a Chinese consortium for several weeks in a deal that - providing there are no late hitches - will end the family's near six-year tenure.
Dai Yongge and Dai Xui Li, commercial property investors, are understood to have completed due diligence and the Premier League's 'fit and proper persons' process is under way.
Writing in the matchday programme, vfice chairman Ehab Allam said: "As has been highlighted in the press in the past few weeks, a takeover of the football club is at an advanced stage – a deal has been agreed and due diligence is well under way.
"We have enjoyed our time as custodians of the Tigers but we appreciate that, as with (former manager) Steve (Bruce), we have taken the club as far as we can."
"The time has come for new owners to come in and take over from us and we hope to have more information for you all on that in the near future.
"At this point, we do believe that today could be our last game as owners of this football club." | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/hull-city/manchester-united-clash-could-be-last-at-hull-city-for-ehab-allam-1-8092561 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/bbd9c99d1e5b32f5264bc1941acc1c4d9e886680ceb7b72cba1587a12592fe60.json |
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JASON GILLESPIE’s departure as Yorkshire’s first-team coach, after five years in charge of the county champions, had been on the cards for some time.
Earlier this summer, Gillespie’s wife, Anna, and their four children moved back to Adelaide in Australia.
HEADING OUT: Yorkshire first-team coach, pictured at Headingley in November last year. Picture: Bruce Rollinson
It would be a strange marriage that could survive for several months apart on opposite sides of the world, although, on second thoughts, some couples would probably relish that thought.
Flippancy aside, Yorkshire had hoped to get at least one more year out of Gillespie, whose future had been the subject of regular speculation since he took the job in 2011.
Since then, the former Australia fast bowler has helped the club to one County Championship promotion and to back-to-back Championship titles, with the prospect of a hat-trick to follow next month.
Under Gillespie, Yorkshire have also twice reached NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day and successive Royal London Cup semi-finals, although, after 14 years without a one-day trophy, they have yet to crack limited-overs cricket in quite the same way.
IT'S OURS: Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale and coach Jason Gillespie celebrate with the County Championship trophy at Trent Bridge back in 2014. Pictures: SWpix.
Gillespie’s track record, however, speaks for itself (Yorkshire have lost only five of 76 Championship games since his arrival), and he has been linked with practically more international coaching positions than there are jobs vacant.
There are many observers –this correspondent included –who thought that he should have got the England job last year, an opinion that has not been altered by progress under Trevor Bayliss.
Gillespie has also been linked with international positions back home, where his great friend and former team-mate Darren Lehmann is in charge of the Australia side.
Gillespie already doubles up as coach of the Big Bash franchise Adelaide Strikers, and potential moves for him now could include international cricket/the Indian Premier League.
CHEERS, I'LL BE OFF THEN: Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie will leave the club after five years at the end of this season.
Although Yorkshire will be sad to see him go, it was a case of ‘when’, not ‘if’, Gillespie left.
The time would seem right for him not only from a family perspective, but also, one suspects, from a cricketing point of view.
Gillespie has probably taken Yorkshire as far as he can; their performances in the Championship this summer have actually tailed off a touch, although they have been more affected by injuries than in recent seasons, and they go into the final four matches just five points behind leaders Middlesex.
But it has not been the dominant campaign that many had hoped, although the end result is all that counts, and the players will be doubly determined to give Gillespie a successful send-off.
THRILLED: Jason Gillespie watches from the Lords balcony as the County Championship title is retained, despite the triumph being accompanied by defeat against hosts Middlesex.
Yorkshire’s magnificent pace attack is not getting any younger, and although there is no reason to suspect that the current side cannot aim to stretch their run of titles to at least four or five in a row, Yorkshire must soon face such unpalatable questions as: “Exactly how do you replace Ryan Sidebottom?”
Sport moves in cycles, and Gillespie has been part of a golden cycle at Yorkshire. He will leave with the thanks of the club’s supporters, who already respected him for what he achieved as a player.
As a key member of the great Australia side of the Nineties and Noughties, Gillespie took 402 international wickets. As a coach, it is noticeable that he never speaks about that success, or indeed seeks credit for Yorkshire’s recent triumphs.
He appreciates that it is players who win silverware first and foremost, and that support staff, in a nutshell, are exactly what that term would imply.
Gillespie’s coaching methods would seem quite simple: he does not over-complicate the game, but encourages his players to perform with freedom and to try to take the positive option.
He recognises the importance of making sure that the players believe that the coach believes in them, and his style is more arm-around-the-shoulder than ranter-and-raver.
Like all in sport, however, he hides a tough streak, although never quite to the extent that it masks a cheerful personality for too long.
At heart, he is a thoroughly decent chap: friendly, personable, and with time for all.
Even his infamous comments about the dairy industry, which he suggested earlier this summer should be closed down as it does not tie in with his vegan views, betrayed that decency and caring disposition, even if they were not shared by everyone – not least the Yorkshire sponsors, Wensleydale Cheese.
Yorkshire will not replace him easily, but a team of talented cricketers will cope.
Gillespie himself has seen to it, by helping to create a culture that will not be broken just because the time has come for him to say goodbye. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/chris-waters-time-is-right-for-jason-gillespie-to-bid-farewell-to-yorkshire-ccc-1-8094958 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/b533a137362fcf0e5a6d073c72c448aa6723681e6a763ee486360af44d6dd1ce.json |
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AFTER nearly five years of continued success at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, head coach Jason Gillespie has announced he will be leaving the club at the end of the 2016 season.
During his time at Headingley, the 41-year-old Australian is heading home, although it is not clear at this stage what job - if any - he will be taking up.
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale and First Team Coach Jason Gillespie celebrate with the 2014 County Championship trophy. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
Earlier this year he was linked with a role in the Cricket Australia set-up under close friend and national coach Darren Lehmann, himself a firm favourite with Yorkshire’s fans following his time playing at the club.
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During his time at Headingley, Gillespie has led the club to two County Championship titles, as well as an appearance in the final of the Friends Provident T20 back in 2012.
CHEERS COACH: Jason Gillespie is congratulated by Yorkshire supporters after leading the club to the County Championship title in 2014.
With four games remaining in the 2016 County Championship campaign, defending champions Yorkshire are well-placed to make it a hat-trick of four-day titles. They are currently sat second in the table, five points behind leaders Middlesex.
Here we take a brief look at Gillespie’s time at Yorkshire, both in words and pictures ….
November 2011: Following relegation from Division One of the County Championship, Gillespie is appointed as Yorkshire’s first team coach.
August 2012: Guides Yorkshire to finals day of the Friends Provident T20 competition. After beating Sussex in the semi-final by 36 runs, they lose in the final to Hampshire by 10 runs (??)
September 2012: Yorkshire earn instant promotion back to the County Championship top tier under Gillespie, finishing second behind Derbyshire in Division Two.
September 2013: Yorkshire finish second in their first season back in the top flight, pipped to the title by Durham.
September 2014: Under Gillespie’s leadership, Yorkshire win their first County Championship title since 2001 when they thrash Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
April 2015: It is announced that Gillespie will combine his role at Yorkshire with a similar position as coach of the Adelaide Strikers in the 2015-16 Big Bash T20.
May 2015: It emerges that Gillespie is the favourite to succeed Peter Moores as England coach, only to be pipped to the post by fellow Australian.
September 2015: Despite going on to lose the game, Yorkshire clinch back-to-back County Championship titles by accumulating enough points on the first day’s play.
May 2016: Gillespie states he will not be applying for any role with Cricket Australia after it emerged he was being lined up to work alongside national coach and close friend Darren Lehmann.
August 2016: Yorkshire announce that Gillespie will stand down at the end of the season to return to Australia. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/gallery-jason-gillespie-at-yorkshire-in-pictures-1-8093945 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/7b36be53d58371e92f0b5e52d023829cc1e528e2d39d7946460c660f6b5b224a.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T20:51:26 | null | 2016-08-28T21:46:17 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fengland-v-pakistan-restless-ben-stokes-eager-to-make-impact-with-ball-in-hand-1-8093703.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093697.1472417154!/image/image.jpg | en | null | England v Pakistan: Restless ben Stokes eager to make impact with ball in hand | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | England have already established their one-day dominance over Pakistan and Ben Stokes is ready to make life even harder for the tourists as he resumes all-round duties.
After sharing the spoils in the Test series this summer England appear to be well ahead in the 50-over format, going 2-0 up with three to play in the Royal London series after straightforward victories at the Ageas Bowl and, on Saturday, Lord’s.
England's Joe Root on his way to 89 in England's four-0wicket win over Pakistan at Lord's on Saturday . Picture: Adam Davy/PA.
And while Pakistan’s options appear to be diminishing, opener Mohammad Hafeez having withdrawn from the squad, the hosts can look forward to adding another string to their bow for the final three games.
Stokes has been playing as a specialist batsman thus far due to a calf problem but is hoping rejoin the pace attack at Trent Bridge tomorrow.
“The plan from the start was to be fit and ready to bowl by the third ODI and by the way things are going it is looking likely I will be an option for Eoin in Nottingham if needed,” he said.
“I have done all the preparation to get myself fit and then put my hand up to say that I am ready to bowl.
“I’ve bowled for about 15 minutes flat out and all the build-up stuff I needed to do has been done, so if I am needed, hopefully Eoin will ask.”
Stokes is a cricketer who thrives on being centre stage, be it batting, bowling or upholding his reputation as the side’s best fielder.
And while he admits having a reduced workload has been frustrating, the Durham man has been trying to make it up to his team-mates by giving more in the remaining facets of the game.
“It’s so boring,” he said of being denied the ball.
“Honestly, it makes the fielding innings seem a lot longer because if you bowl 10 overs it kind of takes 20 overs out of the game for you.
“But I pride myself on my fielding as well and one thing that keeps me switched on the whole time is that I don’t want to give away any runs.
“I want to try and stop as many as possible – and applying myself to that has got me through the fact I am not bowling.
“But it’s nice to get that confidence from your captain and coach saying ‘we want you to play as a specialist batsman’ – so I have wanted to make sure I make some runs in these first two matches.
“I think that knowing I wasn’t going to bowl in these first two games I have worked longer on my batting in the build-up days in training. It’s been quite nice to solely concentrate on the batting side in these first two.”
England fans would be forgiven for thinking that a rare series whitewash could be on the cards for Eoin Morgan’s side in the coming week.
They seem to have the clear upper hand over a Pakistan side who look timid with bat in hand and inconsistent with the ball, leading to some stern criticism from their own head coach Mickey Arthur.
But Stokes insisted there was no talk of 5-0 in the home dressing room.
“We could spill into dangerous territory if we start to think too far ahead,” he cautioned. “We have gone 2-0 up in the series because we’ve been playing the better cricket. If we were to think we have won it already and slip up on what we have been doing that could be the worst thing to do.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-v-pakistan-restless-ben-stokes-eager-to-make-impact-with-ball-in-hand-1-8093703 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/3666588f0f4f1940d84a6888f78ad2d51709b3e58694b30ac3f3f8ce4e2d3af8.json |
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"Greg Wright",
"Deputy Business Editor"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:15 | null | 2016-08-24T13:31:19 | Visit now for the latest business news and features - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fzenith-considers-refinancing-after-hiring-evercore-1-8086062.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8086061.1472044944!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Zenith considers refinancing after hiring Evercore | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | ZENITH, the independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing businesses, is considering a refinancing to develop the business.
Tim Buchan, Zenith’s chief executive, said the Leeds-based firm continues to enjoy very strong trading, which has been rewarded with significant client wins.
He added: “Looking forward, there are a number of corporate finance options available to Zenith, including a refinancing, given the market’s strong and long-standing support for the business.
“In this context, Zenith has been working with a number of advisers with Evercore taking the lead role. As a private equity owned business, it is generally considered good practice to have an adviser working alongside us to maximise the benefits of their expertise.”
Evercore is an investment banking advisory firm, with offices in North America, Europe, Mexico, Brazil, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Zenith is regarded as one of Yorkshire’s most visible private equity success stories. It is thought to have gone through more MBOs (management buyouts) than any other company in Yorkshire.
Two years ago, Zenith announced its fifth management buyout in a deal valuing the fleet manager at more than £200m.
HG Capital, the London-based private equity firm, agreed to acquire a majority stake holding in the parent company from Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity.
In recent years, Zenith has grown to become one of the UK’s biggest independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing businesses.
In March this year, Zenith revealed that it planned to move its head office to one of Yorkshire’s most important regeneration sites.
Zenith is expected to transfer more than 300 staff from its current base in Calverley, near Leeds to a new, purpose-built building at Kirkstall Forge towards the end of next year.
In a statement, Mr Buchan said: “Strong organic growth has been driven by our continued investment in innovation and our relentless focus on client service. This has been rewarded by significant client wins including our recent launch of the largest private company salary sacrifice scheme in the UK, and our first pan-European appointment since the establishment of our Auto Alliance partnerships.”
In 2014 Zenith merged with Leasedrive, the provider of fleet management, fleet funding and vehicle rental management services.
In 2016, after a period of integration and the development of three specialist service delivery areas in Leeds, Crowthorne and Solihull, the company rebranded as Zenith.
Zenith’s product and service portfolio includes fleet management services, along with accident management, vehicle rental management and salary sacrifice schemes. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/zenith-considers-refinancing-after-hiring-evercore-1-8086062 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/3c89c5aad5799fb7f734fde760006e523117a46c6eeaef2edfe13c778448c16b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:41 | null | 2016-08-25T22:23:30 | Visit now for the latest education news, analysis and opinion - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Feducation%2Fdiabetes-sufferer-alice-celebrates-exams-success-thanks-to-inspirational-pet-holly-1-8089815.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089814.1472160194!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Diabetes sufferer Alice celebrates exams success thanks to inspirational pet Holly | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | A DIABETES sufferer who was told she would probably die by the age of 18 has excelled in her GCSEs at the age of 25 – thanks to her pet dog.
Alice Halstead had almost given up her fight for life when she was matched with Holly, a curly-coated Labrador Retriever who had been trained to anticipate diabetic seizures. Now the two are celebrating Alice achieving an A in English and a B in Maths just 24 hours after finishing runner up in the Amplifon Brave Britons’ hero pet category.
In her teens Alice had spent three-and-a-half years in hospital due to auto immune insulin syndrome and type one diabetes.
Once she was frequently being found unconscious because of blood sugar seizures, when her levels were too high or too low, but Holly has been trained by the charity Medical Detection to identify problems using her sense of smell.
This can happen once or twice a day and she has alerted Alice more than 4,750 times.
Alice, of Embsay, North Yorkshire, said: “I have just experienced two great days I never believed would happen a few years ago. First I went down to London for the Amplifon Brave Briton awards and 24 hours later I was celebrating my exam results.”
Alice who studied though distant learning and took her exams at Skipton Girls’ High School, said: “I have Holly to thank a heck of a lot. Apart from giving me the protection against my diabetes she has also given me courage and inspiration.”
She added: “Before Holly came along, I was reliant on other people and unable to think about what the future might be. Holly has allowed me the freedom to get on with my life and the confidence to go out on my own.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/education/diabetes-sufferer-alice-celebrates-exams-success-thanks-to-inspirational-pet-holly-1-8089815 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/66707ae3dceefec7724c703024237522649d02e4c528b58b010dfe6924c250c4.json |
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"Georgina Morris"
] | 2016-08-26T16:49:49 | null | 2016-08-26T17:03:02 | Visit now for the latest crime news and features - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fwanted-have-you-seen-these-men-in-bradford-1-8091647.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8091645.1472228065!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Wanted: Have you seen these men in Bradford? | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Police have released images of two men wanted on warrant.
Bradford District CID would like to speak to anyone who has seen or has information about Khalid Khan, 43, and Sultan Ali, 24.
Sultan Ali has been recalled to prison.
The pair are wanted for separate offences, but both have links to the city.
Khalid Khan is wanted for robbery and assault and is believed to be in the Bradford area.
Sultan Ali has been recalled to prison and is wanted for stealing vehicles. He has links to the Bradford West area.
Anyone with any information about their whereabouts is asked to contact Bradford CID via 101 or independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/wanted-have-you-seen-these-men-in-bradford-1-8091647 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/a11d32908806b5b2e0e8b2cad52d48491bd9a5c99d3a25fde8a589d271be5df6.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:52:17 | null | 2016-08-30T22:48:52 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fhales-powers-england-home-in-record-breaking-victory-1-8096927.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8096926.1472593710!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Hales powers England home in record-breaking victory | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | England blasted a world record one-day international total of 444-3 on the way to a series-clinching victory over Pakistan.
The record books took a battering at Trent Bridge, where Alex Hales (171) first delighted his home crowd by hitting England’s highest individual score and then Jos Buttler (90no) smashed their fastest 50 – from 22 balls.
Stands of 248 for the second wicket between Hales and Joe Root (85) and Buttler and Eoin Morgan’s unbroken 161 were too much for Pakistan.
Their reply never remotely threatened England’s composure, despite Mohammad Amir’s remarkable half-century from number 11 – the equal of Buttler’s, also off 22 balls.
Amir’s 58 contained the last record of a remarkable day, the highest ODI score by any number 11, as Pakistan nonetheless faltered to 275 all out in 42.4 overs.
Unbeaten in all their nine limited-overs matches so far this summer, England are therefore Royal London Series winners – having taken a 3-0 lead with two to play.
Buttler and Eoin Morgan (57no) took the sixes tally to 16, their century stand blitzed in only 43 balls, as England eclipsed Sri Lanka’s previous record high of 443-9, which came against Holland and had stood for 10 years.
Buttler sealed the deal by hitting the final ball of the innings over cover for four off Hasan Ali.
His stage was brilliantly set by Hales as he broke Robin Smith’s 23-year-old mark of 167 not out –only to be lbw to the very next ball from Hasan.
Buttler then took his cue to race to that fastest half-century – with six sixes and three fours.
Opener Sharjeel Khan responded for Pakistan with 58 from only 30 balls.
But after being dropped by Hales off Mark Wood on 42, he became the last of three new-ball victims for Chris Woakes (4-41) as England prevailed by 169 runs.
Hales had hit 22 fours and four sixes from 122 balls.
His fourth ODI hundred marked a return to form after his poor end to the Test summer – while Root took his sequence of successive ODI half-centuries to five.
England were helped by slipshod fielding after Morgan won the toss on a glorious afternoon, with Jason Roy’s departure to a gloved pull behind off Hasan barely checking momentum.
The introduction of spin briefly did so. But when Wahab Riaz returned, Hales completed his 50 with a fine pull.
He sliced an edge high but just short of third-man off Wahab, and then in the same bowler’s next over pulled a no-ball into the hands of deep square-leg – therefore escaping twice, on 59 and 72.
Mohammad Nawaz’s first five overs remarkably yielded only 11 runs. But Hales clubbed 11 of the 13 off his next, and then 19 of the 20 when Azhar Ali chanced an over of his own leg-spin.
Hales was past his hundred by the time Azhar had a chance of revenge, but he put down a sharp chance at extra-cover off Yasir Shah.
Hales’s only remaining moment of concern came a single short of history when he had to survive a review for lbw.
That delivery from Hasan pitched outside leg-stump.
But one more precious four later, Hales was pinned in the crease – sparking a second standing ovation in a matter of minutes, as he walked off. Root fell in the next over, edging behind off Nawaz.
There was some cruel treatment to come for the slow left armer, as the sixes began to rain into a cloudless sky and England’s pedigree big-hitters gorged 135 in the last 10 overs.
There were 26 runs in one over from Shoaib Malik, including four Buttler sixes to sprint past Paul Collingwood into the record books.
The ground was not big enough in an unbroken stand of 161.
Pakistan’s frazzled misery was summed up when Yasir dropped a simple catch at point to reprieve Morgan on 14 off Wahab, and even more so when the left-armer bowled Buttler with a no-ball. It became a formality that England would pass their previous highest total of 408-9 – against New Zealand at Edgbaston last year – and from the last ball, Buttler made them world-record breakers too.
It was all too much for Pakistan.
They breezed into three figures by the 14th over, even after the top three all holed out off Woakes.
But two wickets then fell for two runs, to Ben Stokes – bowling in a white-ball international for the first time since being dispatched for four consecutive sixes in the World Twenty20 final – and then Liam Plunkett.
The slide was on.
But Amir weighed in memorably with a defiant 50, completed with three successive sixes off Yorkshire spinner Adil Rashid as his and Yasir’s 10th-wicket stand of 76 proved easily Pakistan’s best.
Dale Steyn took 5-33 as South Africa beat New Zealand by 204 runs in the second and final Test at Centurion to secure a 1-0 series victory.
Set 400 to secure an unlikely win after the hosts declared on 132-7 on the fourth morning, the Black Caps’ chances of claiming a positive result were in tatters when a fired-up Steyn reduced them to seven for four. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/hales-powers-england-home-in-record-breaking-victory-1-8096927 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/b946aa161f610c679f294b46eb47b02c56cc23b25de783a0d71540ace7256d48.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:21 | null | 2016-08-31T08:58:53 | Visit now for the latest health news, analysis and opinion - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Fnhs-trust-agrees-to-six-figure-pay-out-for-knaresborough-mum-after-miscarriage-operation-led-to-dislocated-jaw-1-8097149.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8097147.1472630593!/image/image.jpg | en | null | NHS Trust agrees to six figure pay-out for Knaresborough mum after miscarriage operation led to dislocated jaw | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | A mum who went into hospital for a routine procedure after miscarrying her twins has been awarded a six-figure pay out after ending up with a dislocated jaw and a long legal battle.
Amanda Walker has received an apology from Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust –half a decade on.
Amanda Walker. Image: RPY
The consequences of a mask being forcefully put on her face prior to the operation and causing the injury contributed to the break down of her marriage and her being unable to return to her work in PR and advertising.
She endured four corrective operations and had a titanium plated prosthetic jaw inserted which had been made bespoke in America.
Now the case has been resolved, Amanda of Knaresborough, is looking to the future with her 11 year-old son, and plans to open her own tanning business.
She said: “I am smiling again and it feels like a huge weight has been lifted. When my solicitor told me I had won I think I was in shock.
“It has been in my life for five years this battle and all of a sudden it is over and you think, ‘what do I do now?’”
In December 2010 Amanda at almost 12 weeks pregnant went for a scan. Within minutes she learned she was expecting twins and the heartbeats of both babies had stopped.
She was booked in for a routine procedure at Harrogate District Hospital to remove the foetuses but when she woke she was in pain and discomfort on the right side of her face and struggled to open her mouth.
She recalled: “I went from elation to sadness. It was not the first miscarriage I’d had so it was a very traumatic time.
“I was in pain emotionally and physically and I was overwhelmed with everything but when I woke up I knew something was wrong.”
The Trust maintained the pain was caused by a condition Amanda had experienced over 10 years ago but medical experts hired by Leeds-based lawyers for Irwin Mitchell proved otherwise. She said: “The Trust put a lot of obstacles in my way and made it quite awkward but I thought I am going to persevere – I had come too far to give up.”
Dr David Scullion, Medical Director, said: “The Trust is pleased an agreement has been reached. We have apologised to Ms Walker for the impact this injury has had on her. We conducted an investigation into Ms Walker’s care with us in 2010 and want to give assurance that we have learned all we can from this incident.”
CATALOGUE OF TREATMENT
* After the operation, Amanda Walker was unable to open her mouth restricting her diet, social life, normal life with Louie and her job.
* She had four corrective operations. Titanium plate and prosthetic jaw inserted leaving her with 80 stitches.
* For 30 minutes a day she exercises to repair damage caused to nerves, tendons and ligaments.
* The prosthetic jaw operation will have to be repeated and replaced in years to come. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/health/nhs-trust-agrees-to-six-figure-pay-out-for-knaresborough-mum-after-miscarriage-operation-led-to-dislocated-jaw-1-8097149 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ad4d0ccfa6fd285a44711e505864f5ea8b0c353d158c7fdd419ea085aa8e2eb9.json |
[
"Clare Teal"
] | 2016-08-26T13:00:28 | null | 2016-08-23T18:17:15 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhow-painting-helped-blind-artist-see-the-light-1-8084800.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8084796.1471974302!/image/image.jpg | en | null | How painting helped blind artist see the light | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | For nearly 30 years Deborah Holder-Ross was a successful make-up artist to the stars of the small screen.
For nearly 30 years Deborah Holder-Ross was a successful make-up artist to the stars of the small screen.
Holly Holder still uses some of her make up brushes to paint her pictures
Working for the BBC she did the make up for actors in show such as EastEnders, The Village, Our Zoo, Munroe, Only Fools and Horses, and Band of Brothers to name but a few.
She was well paid and enjoyed buzzing round London in her Jeep. She was married to Stephen who was also in the film industry and they had tow children. Life was good.
But in 2000 Holly started to notice significant changes in her vision, which ultimately resulted in her being diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa.
“My father and quite a few members of my family suffer from the genetic condition. So when my night vision started to go I knew what was happening to me, but that didn’t make it any easier.”
She continued to work but just tried to make sure that she got day shifts and the lighting was good,.
But in 2009 she was registered partially sighted by Moorfields Eye Hospital, lost her driving licence and beloved Jeep, but more importantly to her, her independence.
“I was used to having my own income and being able to buy pretty much what I wanted then suddenly I couldn’t do that any more and it had a profound affect in me.”
In 2014, having realised her eyesight was not going to get better, she sold her makeup kit - but couldn’t let go of her brushes.
180816 'Shadow Poppies ' a painting by Holly Holderp
“It was one of the hardest things I have done, especially as my friends who bought my make up, which was worth thousands, were still working in the industry I had been forced to leave behind.” She also sold virtually all her jewellery.
“It wasn’t that my husband couldn’t support us, it was just that I was used to having my own income and I really struggled with the loss of independence.”
Having swapped her car and career for a white stick and bus pass she felt very low.
She thought a move to Harrogate would help, but all that changed was the place.
“I used to try to keep it from the children and from Stephen, I’d get up with them and then go back to bed when they left for school and work.
“I’d get up, have lunch watch Loose Women and go back to bed and then get up half an hour before they came home from school and then go back to bed at 9pm exhausted - being depressed is so exhausting. I went to some very dark places.”
After a few years of depression and asking ‘why me’, the brushes were still there taunting her and in October 2015 she picked them up and started to paint.
“I was trying to think of a present I could give my brother in law who had been very kind to us and so I thought I’ll paint him a picture of Fife where he lives. I gave it to him for Christmas and everyone loved it and wanted me to paint them a picture.”
She also decided to change her name to Holly Holder.
“My dad had always wanted me to be called Holly as I was born at Christmas but my mum wouldn’t let him. I had started to associate the name Debbie with the depression I had been feeling and so I started to call myself Holly.” She even changed her name by deed poll.
“I started to feel a bit better. If I had a choice between being blind or depressed I think I would take being blind.”
Holly found that painting helped her come to terms with her sight loss and feel like her old self even if she had develop ways of recognising the paints such as getting her son to voice record
She found the perfect studio at Conyngham Hall, Knaresbrough.
“When I am in my studio painting I can almost forget I am blind.” Holly can see vague shapes in front of her but little else such is the progression of this cruel condition, In March this years she was registered blind, and therefore disabled.
“It was actually such a relief,” says Holly who says her family have also struggled to come to terms with her blindness.
To look at Holly you would have no idea of the severity of her condition. She does have dark glasses and white stick and an assistance dog, Dogger, but she doesn’t like to draw attention to her vulnerability. There are no visible signs that Holly has a disability.
“It is hard as I have had sight I can remember where certain things are and so when you ask for help some people think you are a fraud.”
Her son, who has just had his Alevel results has missed a lot of school looking after his mother as his dad works away a lot.
“He has had to grow up very quickly,” she says.
While she finds independence and self-confidence in her painting, Holly is impatient.
“I am not good at waiting for things to happen,” she admits. But it is only three months since she launched her website www.hollyholder.com and she already has her first exhibition taking place on October 27 to November 25 at Art in the Mill, Knaresborough.
Out of the Dark is largely landscapes although it also highlights Holly’s emotional journey.
“The enjoyment and freedom I get from painting is fantastic. Not only am I really proud of the paintings I’m creating it’s a great mood lifter too,” she says,
“It was amazing, I literally have swapped my make-up pallet for paints, In fact I still paint with my make up brushes as they are the brushes I’m best at working with. The gouache paint also goes on much like make up so it’s been a really lovely transition.”
raising money through painting
Working from her studio in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, Holly’s work reflects both her experiences from her fully sighted days as well as her take on the world now.
Her first exhibition out of the dark is at Art in the Mills from October 27 to November 25.
She will donate 10 per cent of all sales to RP Fighting Blindness, which supports medical research into Retinitis Pigmentosa to help find treatments or cures for the condition and provide information and support for people affected.
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the name given to a group of inherited conditions of the retina that all lead to a gradual progressive reduction in vision. Difficulties with night vision and peripheral vision are the first things that are noticed. Later, reading vision, colour vision, and central vision are affected. In approximately half of all cases there are other family members with RP.
www.rpfightingblindness.org.uk
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Watson was beaten 6-2 7-5 by the world No 165 but was severely hampered by illness as temperatures reached 29 degrees Celsius at Flushing Meadows.
She said afterwards her symptoms – sweating, back pain and feeling short of breath – were similar to those she experienced during a nasty bout of glandular fever in 2013.
Watson was diagnosed in March that year and did not play again until the French Open in May. “I feel similar, yeah,” she said.
The 24-year-old needed one of the tournament doctors to carry her bags as she gingerly walked from the court after the match.
Watson had called a medical time-out at the end of the first set, doubling over in discomfort on her chair, and was in tears as she underwent treatment.
“It was horrible to play. I was very ill,” Watson said.
“I’ve had a fever for the last three days but playing in this heat is almost impossible when you feel that bad.
“I was struggling to breathe and then my back, I don’t really know what it is, but I’ve been to see the doctor.
“I’m going to get some blood tests done and figure out what it was.”
Watson was a junior champion at the US Open in 2009 but she has now lost six consecutive first round matches in the senior event.
The world No 73 said she considered pulling out of the tournament on Monday night.
“I actually did think about it,” Watson said.
“But I’m not one to retire or pull out. It’s not in my nature. I thought I would try.
“It was really hard, obviously physically but also mentally not to think about it. Near the end of that second set I was trying to stand up let alone play.
“I don’t want to take anything away from my opponent, she played well and it was tough to play against me. She didn’t know what was going on.”
Watson enjoyed a slight revival following her time-out but spurned two points to clinch the second set as Hogenkamp claimed victory on her debut in the US Open main draw.
“I think the time helped my body to give it a bit of a rest,” Watson said. “But the pills they gave me and treatment didn’t really help.”
Watson must now decide whether to play in the women’s doubles later this week alongside Holland’s Michaella Krajicek.
They are due to face American pair Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears in the first round.
Watson added: “I have to see what the results say but right now I’m still in the doubles so I’m going to try to do well there.”
Stockport’s Naomi Broady beat fellow Brit Laura Robson 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-4.
British men’s No 2 Dan Evans is through to the second round after beating American Rajeev Ram in four sets.
Evans had only once before gone past the first round at Flushing Meadows but he was a convincing winner on Court Four, beating Ram 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1.
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[
"Lee Sobot"
] | 2016-08-27T20:51:22 | null | 2016-08-27T17:24:11 | Visit now for the latest Leeds United football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fleeds-united%2Fnottingham-forest-3-leeds-united-1-monk-unimpressed-by-leeds-defending-1-8092554.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092747.1472323981!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Nottingham Forest 3 Leeds United 1: Monk unimpressed by Leeds defending | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | LEEDS UNITED’s failure to defend properly at corners again proved the club’s undoing in Saturday’s 3-1 loss at Championship hosts Nottingham Forest.
Forest took a 16th-minute lead after Leeds yet again failed to clear their lines, allowing Pajtim Kasami to fire the ball home into the top left corner.
A dejected Charlie Taylor
United improved offensively after the break with Hadi Sacko blazing a fine chance over but United’s Achilles heel again proved their undoing when Damien Perquis flew through the air from another corner to head home and double Forest’s lead with 19 minutes left.
Kalvin Phillips then smashed home a sensational free-kick to give Leeds hope with seven minutes remaining but Forest finally killed the game off in the fifth minute of injury time through a clever finish from Oliver Burke from an acute angle.
Monk said he will use the international break to work on the defensive mistakes he feels costing Leeds.
“We gifted them two soft goals, which made it difficult,” he said.
Forest celebrate their crucial second goal
“We have the international break now and some time for us to work on things, to drill a few things into the players. We need to cut out the sloppiness and the individual errors. We have the squad to address this.”
Leeds began brightly with Pablo Hernandez threatening down the left wing and firing the game’s first shot wide after six minutes.
But Forest went close to taking the lead seven minutes later when a fine raking pass from Pajtim Kasami led to a corner from which Oliver Burke’s glancing header produced a decent low save from Rob Green.
United hit straight back with a corner of their own which wizzed across goal but it was a similar story at the other end two minutes as Forest took a 16th-minute lead.
Marcus Antonsson misses a late chance
Henri Lansbury’s left flank deliver was flicked on by danger man Oliver Burke and United yet again failed to clear their lines, allowing Kasami to stick out a leg and produce a deadly finish into the top left corner.
Leeds attempted to rally and Hadi Sacko’s right wing delivery forced ‘keeper Stephen Henderson into a juggling act before eventually collecting.
But Forest continued to offer by far the greater attacking threat with left winger Ben Osborn comfortably on top of his battle with Luke Ayling.
The best Leeds could offer was a 33rd-minute pea roller from Liam Bridcutt that sailed well wide.
Ronaldo Vieira was then booked for taking down Henri Lansbury on the edge of the area but Kasami’s free-kick was straight at Green.
Taylor was then in the right place at the right time to block a dangerous Kasami effort soon after.
At the other end, Forest continued to look equally shaky at defending corners but Hernandez’s 40th-minute delivery ended with Charlie Taylor smashing an ambitious volley well wide from 20 yards.
As the half time interval approached,
Hernandez then produced a fine pass to pick out Hadi Sacko in the area but the wide man was unable to capitalise and the ball was cleared.
But United then went their closest yet to scoring in first half stoppage time when Marcus Antonsson’s low effort was desperately scrambled away by Stephen Henderson.
Whites head coach Garry Monk made no changes during the break, and the restart began with another decent pass from Hernandez setting up a half chance for Chris Wood who blazed over from 20 yards.
Seven minutes later, good play from Lansbury presented a headed opportunity for Kasami but his effort lacked power and allowed Green to save.
But United then began to offer more of a threat and just shy of the hour mark, a Taylor cross caused problems before Sacko’s foul ended a threatening move.
Forest, though, went very close to doubling their lead just after the hour when United failed to clear a long throw and Osborn scrambled the ball narrowly wide.
Vieria was then very lucky to avoid a second yellow card for a rash challenge and Liam Bridcutt was booked for a similar offence soon after.
But United then squandered a fine chance after 67 minutes when Sacko showed great pace to break inside but then smashed a powerful effort over the bar.
Taylor then fizzed wide from a tight angle as Leeds continued to press but United’s main Achilles heel again proved their undoing when they conceded from yet another corner with 19 minutes remaining.
Lansbury was responsible for the right-sided delivery from which terrible marking allowed Perquis to fly through the air and head home from just four yards out.
The goal seemed to signal game over but after Antonsson had headed a half chance wide, United pulled a goal back in stunning fashion through substitute Phillips with seven minutes left.
There appeared little danger as United won a free-kick at least 25 yards out and wide on the left hand side but Phillips blasted the ball home with stunning power to the right hand side of Henderson’s net.
Forest began to panic and Liam Cooper almost leveled when heading wide from an 85th-minute corner as United aimed to salvage a draw.
A lovely move instigated by another substitute, Kemar Roofe, then led to Antonsson forcing a fine save from Henderson in the first minute of injury time.
As part of a frantic finish, Matty Cash then squandered a brilliant chance to bag Forest’s third when blazing over the bar from a counter attack and the miss almost proved costly as a 20-yard volley from Phillips dipped narrowly over.
But Forest ultimately killed the contest off in the fifth minute of injury time when Burke raced into the United area down the byline and cleverly squirmed home a clever finish across goal from a tight angle.
There was still time for United to squander another great chance when Roofe smashed the ball over from close range but the damage was done, as a third league loss from five games left United fourth bottom of the Championship going into the international break.
Monk added: “We needed to be more clinical, we needed to take our chances. We conceded soft goals and Forest did nothing in general play otherwise.
“If not for the goals we conceded we would have won the game, definitely."
Leeds United: Green, Ayling, Cooper, Bartley, Taylor, Bridcutt, Vieira (Phillips 66), Hernandez (Mowatt 81), Sacko (Roofe 71), Antonsson, Wood. Subs not used: Silvestri, Coyle, Jansson, Doukara.
Nottingham Forest: Henderson, Pereira, Mancienne, Perquis (Mills 77), Lichaj, Cohen, Burke, Lansbury, Kasami, Osborn, Vellios (Cash 83). Subs not used: Smith, Traore, Veldwijk, Ward, Vaughan.
Referee: G Eltringham.
Attendance: 20,995 (1,925 Leeds).
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[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:51 | null | 2016-08-31T07:47:49 | Visit now for the latest football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftransfer-gossip-on-deadline-day-weds-aug-31-tigers-target-villa-striker-will-boro-forward-move-millers-want-leeds-player-owls-look-to-the-left-1-8097054.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8097252.1472633159!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Transfer gossip on deadline day (Weds, Aug 31): Tigers target Villa striker | Will Boro forward move? | Millers want Leeds player | Owls look to the left | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | HULL City’s spending spree is not over ahead of the transfer window closing at 11pm tonight.
They are locked in battle with Marseille to sign Aston Villa Ghana striker Jordan Ayew.
Republic of Ireland's Jeff Hendrick is a target for Hull City.
Villa’s top scorer of last season – seven goals in 30 Premier League appearances – could be surplus to requirements after they signed Bristol City’s Jonathan Kodjia for £10m, having already splashed £11m on Ross McCormack earlier this summer.
Hull have, however, lost out to Burnley in their bid to sign Derby County midfield play-maker Jeff Hendrick.
The Dubliner has left the Irish camp in order to undergo a medical ahead of a £10.5m move to the Clarets after Hull believed they were close to signing the 24-year-old.
Deadline Day Live: Yorkshire clubs prepare for busy day of transfer deals
Will Jordan Rhodes stay at Middlesbrough?
Hull enjoyed a record-breaking day in the transfer market yesterday as Premier League clubs took their spending during the summer transfer window past £1bn – the previous record being £870m.
And the Tigers revealed they are aiming to bring in two more players before the window closes until January.
Hull beat off competition from Sunderland to sign Tottenham midfield player Ryan Mason for a club record £13m - topping the £10m spent on Abel Hernandez in 2014.
The Uruguay striker now seems set to remain with Hull after Aston Villa switched their attentions to Kodjia.
Toumani Diagouraga is wanted by Rotherham.
Caretaker manager Mike Phelan began the season with only 14 fit senior players, but also signed £3.5m Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall and £1m Manchester United striker Will Keane, whom the Tigers chief has worked with at Old Trafford.
Hull’s fellow promoted club, Middlesbrough signed Arsenal’s Calum Chambers on a season-long loan deal, but Albert Adomah’s days at the Riverside appear to be numbered.
The 28-year-old has turned down the offer of a new contract and while Aston Villa are thought to have already tabled an offer for the winger Burnley are set to challenge them for his signature.
Boro will be hoping to hold on to striker Jordan Rhodes amid reported interest from Celtic, who have a £30m war chest, having qualified for the group stages of the Champions League and who are short of forwards.
Sheffield Wednesday - along with Norwich - have also been linked to the Scotland striker and son of their goalkeeping coach Andy. The former Huddersfield Town striker has been unable to force his way into Aitor Karanka’s Boro side on a regular basis but wants to remain in the Premier League.
Head coach Carlos Carvalhal wants to bring in a new left-back and left winger before the window shuts and will be heartened to hear that Rubin Kazan’s Chris Mavinga, who failed to make an appearance with Liverpool during two years at Anfield, says he is happy to be linked with the Owls.
Braga winger Pedro Santos also interests Carvalhal along with Middlesbrough’s Adam Reach, who spent the majority of last season on loan at Preston North End.
Championship leaders Huddersfield Town look set to retain the services of £6m-rated striker Nahki Wells, having received no definite bids from potential suitors of the Bermuda international despite interest from Newcastle United, Derby County and Aston Villa
Town have, however, let midfield prospect Kyle Dempsey join Fleetwood Town on loan.
Rotherham United are interested in signing Leeds United defensive midfield player Toumani Diagouraga on a season-long loan after the player was told by head coach Garry Monk that he does not feature in his plans.
Leeds are said to be interested in signing 23-year-old West Ham product Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu from Luton Town, though the Hatters want to keep the central midfield man, who can also play as a centre-back.
Barnsley, who signed Middlesbrough defender Adam Jackson on a three-year deal following Alfie Mawson’s £5m move to Swansea, are aiming to get Egyptian midfield man Sam Morsy on loan from Wigan Athletic .
Bradford City should finalise striker Marc McNulty’s season-long loan switch from Sheffield United after the Blades brought in Caolan Lavery from Sheffield Wednesday.
Manager Darren Ferguson says it is ‘doubtful’ that Doncaster Rovers will make any further signings after capturing free agent and former Leeds United, Middlesbrough and Rotherham defender Frazer Richardson on an initial two-month deal.
Back in the Premier League, Joe Hart is expected to finalise his proposed loan move to Torino by the time the transfer window closes at 11pm tonight.
The Manchester City goalkeeper was given permission to leave England’s training base, where they are preparing for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Slovakia, to resolve his club future.
Hart, 29, was photographed in Turin on Tuesday and is expected to seal a season-long deal with the Serie A side, having been relegated to third-choice stopper under Pep Guardiola following the arrival of Claudio Bravo.
Samir Nasri could also be on his way out of the Etihad Stadium, with Sevilla reportedly set to take the France midfielder on a season-long loan.
In another eye-catching potential loan deal, Tottenham have reportedly made enquiries about Real Madrid midfielder Isco.
Confirmation of Germany international defender Shkodran Mustafi’s switch to Arsenal from Valencia was Tuesday’s highest-profile transfer - for a reported £35m - and concluded Arsene Wenger’s near summer-long pursuit.
They had earlier completed the signing of striker Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna for a fee said to be around the £17m mark.
Werder Bremen saying they are close to signing Serge Gnabry.
Crystal Palace signed Loic Remy from Chelsea until the end of the season, reuniting the striker with his former Newcastle boss Alan Pardew.
Pardew had long spoken of his desire to add a further striker to the £27mi arrival earlier this month of Christian Benteke.
Patrick Bamford, who made a big impression on loan at Middlesbrough, joined Burnley until the end of the campaign from Chelsea.
Watford have loaned Kenedy from Chelsea until the end of the season, and have also re-signed Adrian Mariappa on a three-year contract. Mariappa left the club four years ago to join Reading, before moving on to Palace who he left earlier this summer.
There was also a loan exit from Sunderland, as Jeremain Lens joined Fenerbahce for the season.
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere looks set to choose Crystal Palace for a season-long loan move, according to several national newspapers.
Chelsea have made a late move to re-sign David Luiz from Paris St Germain in a £32m (Daily Mirror).
The Blues are also closing in on a £23m move for Fiorentina’s Marcos Alonso (Daily Star).
Sunderland manager David Moyes is targeting St Etienne centre-back Florentin Pogba, older brother of Paul, in a £6.5m deal (The Sun).
Tottenham are ready to make a move for Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko (Daily Telegraph).
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"Dave Craven"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:37 | null | 2016-08-26T06:00:35 | Visit now for the latest Hull FC rugby league news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-league%2Fhull-fc%2Fchallenge-cup-final-england-s-loss-is-hull-fc-s-gain-as-gareth-ellis-aims-to-be-leader-of-wembley-heroes-1-8089707.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089705.1472153153!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Challenge Cup Final: England’s loss is Hull FC’s gain as Gareth Ellis aims to be leader of Wembley heroes | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
HULL FC captain Gareth Ellis has ruled out a return to the international fold insisting it is because he quit playing for England that he is now in such influential form.
The veteran back-row takes Super League’s leaders into the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup final against Warrington Wolves at Wembley tomorrow keen to complete the first part of a potential treble.
SEE YOU THERE: Hull FC's Gareth Ellis (left) with Warrington Wolves' Chris Hill . Picture: Danny Lawson/PA.
Despite now being 35, he continues to produce consistently stellar performances that have been central to that bid – and have earmarked him as a favourite to win this season’s Man of Steel as Super League’s best player.
There has, then, been a growing clamour for the former Leeds Rhinos star to make himself available for England’s Four Nations campaign this autumn and have one last crack at the Australians and Kiwis.
Ellis retired from international duty at just 32 and only weeks before the 2013 World Cup, having cited his desire to commit fully to Hull.
His first season after a lucrative move from NRL club Wests Tigers had largely been wrecked by injury and, so, the Castleford-born forward – twice rated the world’s best second-row – wanted to concentrate on bringing his best for them.
Hull FC's Gareth Ellis is tackled by Wigan's Ben Flower (left) and Logan Tomkins during the Challenge Cup Final defeat at Wembley back in 2013. Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA.
However, Ellis, who won 22 England caps and played in 17 Tests for Great Britain, would certainly make the current national side stronger.
Indeed, Wayne Bennett, the Australian who has taken over as coach from Steve McNamara, knows the player’s quality well, having witnessed him on a weekly basis during his fine four-year career in Sydney.
But Ellis said: “I’m pretty much decided on that (not going back).
“I think having had a pre-season over the last couple of years has sort of done me good.
Hull FC's Gareth Ellis (left) with Warrington Wolves' Chris Hill get to know each other and the Challenge CUp ahead of Saturday's final at Wembley.
“That’s maybe why I’m playing somewhere like where I’d like to be. I think I’d probably jeopardise that by going back into it (international football).
“I look forward to my breaks now. I think it’d be a no. I did it for long enough.”
The news will be welcomed by Hull supporters who have adopted the tireless forward as one of their own. Ellis, who will continue playing until the end of 2017 at least, hopes to reward them with the club’s first win at Wembley tomorrow.
“We’re in better shape than 2013,” he insisted, when Hull lost 16-0 against Wigan Warriors.
“Looking back, we thought we could win it but were probably beaten by the better team and weren’t ever going to win that game without a bit of luck.
“This year, though, we’re on top of our game and couldn’t be playing better given the last couple of matches (44-0 win v Catalans and 38-0 at Widnes).
“Everyone knows we could become heroes – there will only be one group of Hull players to be the be first to finally win at Wembley.”
Hull infamously have failed to succeed in all eight previous trips to the iconic stadium, their three Challenge Cup victories coming in Halifax (1914), Leeds (1982 replay) and Cardiff (2005).
Furthermore, the sport’s oldest competition is the one still missing from Ellis’s CV, having lost with Leeds in 2005 as well as that Wigan defeat three years ago.
“It’s been in the back of my mind about whether I’ll ever win one,” he said.
“However, no-one really says anything, apart from dad. He put his arm around my shoulder and said: ‘Son, it’d be nice to get this one. Tick all the boxes.’
“But we can’t let the occasion get the better of us. I have been guilty of that in the past.
“It stops you from doing things and makes you almost scared to make mistakes. I don’t think we can afford to play like that; we’re at our best when we’re playing rugby league like we can.
“I’ll be trying to get that across to the boys – go out there and do what we do.”
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:03 | null | 2016-08-25T23:05:25 | Visit now for the latest education news, analysis and opinion - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Feducation%2Fnever-never-give-up-says-yorkshire-pupil-who-battled-leukaemia-to-achieve-gcse-success-1-8089847.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089846.1472163042!/image/image.jpg | en | null | ‘Never never give up’ says Yorkshire pupil who battled Leukaemia to achieve GCSE success | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | A YORKSHIRE school has praised a pupil who achieved GCSE success having battled treatment for Leukaemia throughout his studies
Freddie Morse from Addingham Moorside, Ilkley, was rewarded with seven A*s among his nine GCSEs.
Giggleswick School has praised the teenager for his determination.
The treatment he had to undertake following his diagnosis included a full year away from the Yorkshire Dales school to manage his chemotherapy, immunotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.
Freddie, who was at Giggleswick school to pick up his results earlier today said: “I am so pleased and I can’t quite believe it.
“What I’ve learned from this is to never say never, never give up.
“I’d like to thank every one of my teachers, all nine of them, who came out to my house to teach me when I couldn’t be at school.
His mother Sarah, said: “We are so proud of Freddie and the School has been phenomenal.
“The level of support and pastoral care has been exceptional.
“We are so grateful.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/education/never-never-give-up-says-yorkshire-pupil-who-battled-leukaemia-to-achieve-gcse-success-1-8089847 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/4ec24521fcd4f30c837b305287e3c056eb1f6bcbe62dd2924d3cc49fbe750256.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T08:50:09 | null | 2016-08-27T07:52:16 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpm-pledges-to-root-out-racial-disparities-and-tackle-difficult-truths-1-8091909.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8091908.1472241174!/image/image.jpg | en | null | PM pledges to root out racial disparities and tackle difficult truths | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | THERESA MAY has launched an audit of public services to root out racial disparities as part of a drive to tackle inequality and reveal “difficult truths”.
The Prime Minister has ordered Whitehall departments to identify and publish information showing how outcomes vary for people of different backgrounds in a range of areas including health, education and employment.
Described by Downing Street as unprecedented, the audit aims to give every person the ability to check how their race affects the way they are treated by public services.
Data gathered under the exercise will also be used to help force poor-performing services to improve.
Last week a sweeping report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission warned that black and ethnic minority people still face “entrenched” race inequality across many strands of modern life in Britain.
Mrs May said: “When I stood on the steps of Downing Street on my first day, I made clear that I believe in a United Kingdom by every definition - and that means the Government I lead will stand up for you and your family against injustice and inequality.
“Today, I am launching an audit to look into racial disparities in our public services, that stretches right across government.
“It will highlight the differences in outcomes for people of different backgrounds, in every area from health to education, childcare to welfare, employment, skills and criminal justice.
“This audit will reveal difficult truths, but we should not be apologetic about shining a light on injustices as never before. It is only by doing so we can make this country work for everyone, not just a privileged few.”
No10 cited figures it said show large disparities between how people are treated depending on their race, including:
:: if you are from a Black Caribbean background, you are three times more likely to be permanently excluded from school than your peers;
:: if you are a black woman, you are seven times more likely to be detained under mental health legislation than a white woman;
:: The employment rate for ethnic minorities is 10 percentage points lower than the national average;
:: People in ethnic minority households are almost twice as likely to live in relative poverty as white people.
The audit aims to expose disadvantages suffered by white working class people as well as ethnic minorities. White working class boys are less likely to go to university than any other group.
This type of information is not systematically captured by public services, and collected by government for the specific purpose of revealing racial disparity in only a few areas.
Downing Street said the audit will also help understand where there are “geographical inequalities” in services that affect people of some races more than others.
The work will be led by a new dedicated Whitehall unit in the Cabinet Office, with the first data expected to be published before summer next year.
David Isaac, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said its report “showed the deep inequalities that still exist in our society”.
He added: “I warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement and hope today marks the start of a whole-government approach to tackling entrenched inequality and disadvantage.
“Together we can move beyond highlighting familiar problems to delivering new solutions that can be easily monitored.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/pm-pledges-to-root-out-racial-disparities-and-tackle-difficult-truths-1-8091909 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/a5ac0ac2491b2c80d34539f17f6044adcc7a4bceb964933e38ea70f3867170a1.json |
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JASON GILLESPIE insisted he will let the dust settle on his time at Yorkshire before he considers any further jobs back home in Australia.
Yorkshire announced on Monday morning that the 41-year-old Australian would be returning home after five years at the helm.
Under Gillespie, the club has rediscovered a winning formula, winning promotion back up to Division One of the County Championship in his first season in charge before going on to win the four-day title twice in as many years.
READ MORE - Jason Gillespie’s exit set to inspire Yorkshire towards title hat-trick, says Martyn Moxon
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Head coach Jason Gillespie with director of cricket Martyn Moxon at today's press Conference. Picture: Simon Hulme
With four games to go in the current Championship campaign, Yorkshire are well-placed to make it three in a row and face a likely title decider with current leaders Middlesex in the final match of the season at Lord’s.
Last year, Gillespie was strongly tipped to succeed Peter Moores as the England coach before being beaten to the post by fellow Australian Trevor Bayliss.
Earlier this year, following a first campaign in charge of the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash, Gillespie was repeatedly linked with a role in the coaching set up for the Australian national team, working alongside head coach and close friend, Darren Lehmann - himself a Yorkshire legend.
And while he will return to his Big Bash role this winter, it’s thought he will undoubtedly be tempted to fill the gap left by his decision to quit Yorkshire by taking on another role - either alongside Lehmann or closer to home with South Australia.
Who knows what will happen in the future? I wouldn’t say no moving forward, but at the moment the time is right to spend some time with my family Jason Gillespie, Yorkshire CCC first-team coach
“At the moment I’m genuinely just looking at these final four games of the season and finishing off as best as we can,” said Gillespie at an early morning press conference on Tuesday.
“I do have a role with Adelaide Strikers but I won’t be thinking about any other things to do until we let the dust settle here. I can then get home, spend some time with the family, prepare for the big bash and then go from there.”
Gillespie said his decision to quit Yorkshire was purely for family reasons and while he tried to find a way of staying at Headingley for another season at least, the return of his wife and children to Australia a few weeks ago made any such arrangement impractical.
“The initial plan was for my family to go back and spend a bit of time in Australia and then, after the Big Bash, we would all come back for another season at Yorkshire,” he explained.
“I still had these thoughts that I could still work here and I could try and maybe get back home a couple of times during the summer for a few days. But the more I thought about it - from a family point of view - the more it became clear that that wasn’t going to be practical .
“At the end of the day, family comes first.”
Gillespie, who spent two years with Yorkshire as a player, took over as head coach ahead of the 2012 season, transforming the county’s fortunes, as they suffered just five defeats in 76 County Championship matches.
The 41-year-old admitted he had loved his time at Yorkshire and had made friendships that would last a lifetime. He also refused to rule out a return to the club somewhere down the line.
“I don’t write anything off,” said Gillespie.
“I love this club and have enjoyed every minute of it.
“Who knows what will happen in the future? I wouldn’t say no moving forward, but at the moment the time is right to spend some time with my family.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/video-jason-gillespie-to-take-time-over-considering-his-future-after-yorkshire-ccc-exit-1-8095284 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/b06f41be18eb4aa9731517253f7eda5772f7c861438df14771162a8e3ad4eefd.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T10:51:44 | null | 2016-08-29T11:14:30 | Visit now for the latest football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fweekend-points-to-ponder-tigers-defiant-town-are-dreaming-leeds-are-leaking-millers-crisis-blades-relieved-1-8094158.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8094162.1472466188!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Weekend points to ponder: Tigers defiant | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | WHEN it came to signing off ahead of the opening international break of the season, some Yorkshire clubs certainly made a better fist of it than others.
For Huddersfield Town and Barnsley, a splendid opening month of 2016-17 was signed off in fitting fashion.
For Leeds United and Rotherham United, there was rather more food for thought.
In the top-flight, there were further plaudits, if no points, for Hull City, with the major business of transfer action now taking over.
A creditable point for Middlesbrough continued their steady start to the campaign.
As for Sheffield United, there was just plain old relief, while the sight of Doncaster Rovers hitting the heights was also welcome viewing.
Here’s five observations from the weekend:
1: Hull City. Now the business really does have to start.
Mike Phelan and his Hull City side can take a deserved bow after a start to the top-flight season which few would have envisaged. Yes, Manchester United took the points in East Yorkshire on Saturday, but they were pushed all the way - with Jose Mourinho quick to pay tribute to the ‘amazing’ spirit of the hosts after the game.
The club may have endured a close season from hell off the pitch, but on it, the Tigers have shown leadership and drawn strength from adversity and acquitted themselves superbly en route to taking six hard-earned and well-deserved points. They have done their bit..
Now, that clarity of purpose and command needs to be replicated upstairs to enable Hull to assemble a squad fit for Premier League purpose in terms of options and numbers over the course of a long and arduous season. The clock is ticking.
2: Huddersfield Town. What a dream start.
It took Huddersfield Town until October 20 to reach the 13-point barrier last season. They have now managed that total in the opening five matches of the campaign and if that is not evidence of the transformation at the John Smith’s Stadium, then nothing is.
Town are top of the Championship table and fully deserve that accolade. Not that David Wagner will be paying much attention, but it is certainly a nice little morale-boost for Town supporters who are justifiably sticking their chests out at the moment.
The good thing for Town is that they have shown their resolve along the way and displayed their endurance levels, mentally as well as physically.
They have grafted like hell to claim their haul, with every manjack of the Town squad having done their bit. That is a really encouraging sign. They look a side who are very hard to beat.
Character has been shown in several late wins, with the team ethic having outstandingly shone through. It was teams in the truest sense of the word who all excelled last season. Look no further than Burnley and Middlesbrough - and also Brighton, another team who were greater than the sum of their parts.
Town are stepping up to the plate in that regard.
3: Leeds United. Those oh-so-familiar defensive inadequacies.
The case for the defence has not exactly been overwhelming at Leeds for a fair few seasons, with countless options tried and ultimately dispensed with.
Sound defensive shows have arrived in isolation, but the inability to reproduce them on anything like a regular basis has been damning.
Leeds, once again, showed their bad side at Nottingham Forest and looked fitful at being able to deal with set-pieces with a clear lack of authority displayed.
The goals which were shipped in at the City Ground have been witnessed on far too many occasions since United’s return to the Championship. It is like a worn-out, tired old song.
Whether Pontus Jansson can provide some sort of antidote, who knows?
But one thing is for sure, Leeds have already leaked some really poor goals this term (again). They have also done little to dispel the notion, in Championship circles, that they are a soft touch and susceptible at the back. A different head coach in the chair, same old problems.
4: Rotherham United. An early-season crisis.
A disastrous second-half showing at Oakwell has provided much food for thought for Alan Stubbs, with a 4-0 derby defeat representing the worst possible way to head into an international hiatus.
The lack of cohesion, togetherness and fight in a one-sided second-half in which Barnsley ran riot was pretty damning and extremely worrying for Millers supporters.
The Millers failed to lay a glove on Barnsley and resembled a disjointed team of individuals by the final whistle with little stomach for the fight.
It has been a testing opening month for Stubbs, with the tale of the tape away from home pretty scathing. Three comprehensive losses, 10 goals conceded and no goals scored.
Rotherham need to shape up and fast or else it could be a desperately long campaign.
5: Sheffield United. Relief is the word.
It was all about the result at the Lane on Saturday with the Blades showing character in coming from one goal down to sink one of Chris Wilder’s old clubs in Oxford United.
The performance was not perfect by any means, but there were traces of resolve and defiance which you need, certainly at a club like Sheffield United - the team who are there to be shot at in League One.
It represented a start for Wilder after a tough opening to the season and his side’s character on the day will have pleased him. You have to begin somewhere. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/weekend-points-to-ponder-tigers-defiant-town-are-dreaming-leeds-are-leaking-millers-crisis-blades-relieved-1-8094158 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/60da90b4a2239c3c2405e42bfe18438f123c110e9b40db0e6004129b2c8ec061.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T12:52:35 | null | 2016-08-31T13:13:32 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmasked-men-rob-18-year-old-woman-in-yorkshire-carjacking-1-8098008.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8098007.1472645591!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Masked men rob 18-year-old woman in Yorkshire carjacking | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | A young woman was dragged from her car during a terrifying robbery carried out by a gang of masked men in West Yorkshire.
The 18-year-old victim was driving by herself along Wakefield Road in Grange Moor, Huddersfield, when she spotted a green Nissan Terrano behind her.
It was being driven in an erratic fashion and, after the woman pulled into the car park of the Kaye Arms pub, the Nissan followed and rammed her vehicle.
About five men wearing balaclavas got out and hauled her from her car before stealing her jewellery.
They drove off along Wakefield Road but abandoned the Nissan a few minutes later outside Lepton Liberal Working Men’s Club.
They then fled on foot through nearby woods and the car park of the local Morrisons.
The victim, from Wakefield, suffered minor injuries in the incident, which happened at about 6.30pm yesterday.
Kirklees CID’s Det Sgt Scott Hartley said: “This was a particularly nasty attack on a woman simply going about her daily business.
“It was also committed in broad daylight in a busy area.
“I am confident people will have seen either the incident itself in the pub car park or the vehicle being abandoned a few miles away.
“There will also have been people who will have been doing their shopping in the Morrisons car park who could have seen people coming out of the woods that are next to the site.”
The suspects are described as white and aged between 20 and 30.
It is thought the Terrano had travelled through the Wakefield and Leeds areas prior to the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to ring West Yorkshire Police using the force’s 101 number, quoting log reference 1430 of August 30. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/masked-men-rob-18-year-old-woman-in-yorkshire-carjacking-1-8098008 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/8ad8636a7204e34802544bd3693d437d00c8130d42d5081563c839316c72c708.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:51:08 | null | 2016-08-28T16:57:59 | Visit now for the latest opinion news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fyp-letters-bbc-well-out-of-medal-contention-with-olympics-coverage-1-8093402.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093401.1472399859!/image/image.jpg | en | null | YP Letters: BBC well out of medal contention with Olympics coverage | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | From: Peter Broadley, Rochdale Road, Greetland, Halifax.
I SHOULD like to join with others in praising our 2016 Olympians – not just the medallists but all those who competed in our name.
I do, however, have some reservations – the cost in terms of the £250m or more from Lottery funding. Is it really a justifiable use of Lottery funds under the name of “good causes”?
Would not funding even more research in finding cures or prevention for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons or the at present incurable cancers be more logical?
The BBC’s wall-to-wall coverage was at best average, spoilt by the Corporation using contracted BBC presenters who often had little, if any, knowledge of the sport they were covering. I half expected Mary Berry anchoring the sumo wrestling!
The BBC seem to have an unlimited amounts to throw at tennis (BBC1 and BBC2 at the same time for two weeks), not forgetting Radio 5 Live, half the main news broadcasts and the Olympics almost 24-hour, non-stop coverage, and yet can’t find any money for international English cricket or the Open golf championship. Presumably we will have the star performers appearing on chat shows for the next six months or more!
Perhaps the BBC could help us by doing something useful, by telling us how many times, during the coverage the word “incredible” or any derivation was used – I counted 10 in one five minute interview!
From: Brian Sheridan, Redmires Road, Sheffield.
IT seems that British sport is in a no-win situation: the England football team is rubbished for being rubbish now Britain’s Olympians are excoriated by Paul Kirby for being too good (The Yorkshire Post, August 25). Their crime is “practising their sport hour after hour for the benefit of nobody but themselves”.
Poor Andy Murray comes in for special vilification: his participation in the Games was due to “pure ego”, it seems. So it would be all right if he had done it for money, then. In truth it is hard to imagine a more humble soul than the great Scot, as those who know him well would surely testify. Mr Kirby conveniently forgets Andy’s heroics for Britain in the Davis Cup. We should be grateful that he puts himself on the line for Britain so readily.
Of course sports stars’ pay is obscene compared to that of care workers but that isn’t Murray’s fault. And whatever their motives, haven’t our Olympians brought joy into British homes, including, it has to be said, care homes? | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-bbc-well-out-of-medal-contention-with-olympics-coverage-1-8093402 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/41b7d69c9f1b8f63f28342cb914e2a5b8a245f446936c6755a994b130cf4ccc3.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T04:50:41 | null | 2016-08-27T05:03:07 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fengland-v-pakistan-england-trying-to-focus-on-the-here-and-now-1-8091980.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8091977.1472247159!/image/image.jpg | en | null | England v Pakistan: England trying to focus on the here and now | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Jos Buttler admits England’s cricketers are in unfamiliar territory as they weigh up whether to tour Bangladesh this autumn, though director of cricket Andrew Strauss is “very confident” in the security arrangements.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Thursday that the tour, comprising two Tests and three one-day internationals in Dhaka and Chittagong, would proceed as planned despite the heightened threat of terrorism, but individual players will be given the chance to withdraw.
PAST AND PRESENT: England's Joe Root chats with former England captain Michael Vaughan during a nets session at Lord's. Picture: John Walton/PA.
A meeting was held with the ODI squad plus Test captain Alastair Cook prior to that announcement, with ECB security expert Reg Dickason, director of cricket operations John Carr and David Leatherdale of the Professional Cricketers’ Association presenting the findings of their recent fact-finding trip to the country.
Twenty hostages and two police officers were killed during an attack in Dhaka last month and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises Westerners could be at greater risk, but the ECB are content that the necessary safeguards have been put in place.
Strauss hopes for full availability, but players will be given breathing space to consider the report before deciding whether to take part.
Wicketkeeper Buttler faced the media ahead of today’s second one-day international against Pakistan and gave the impression no conclusions had been reached inside the dressing room.
England's (from left to right) Chris Jordan, Liam Dawson and David Willey during a nets session at Lord's. Picture: John Walton/PA.
“It was a positive meeting (Thursday night). Lots of information to digest,” he offered.
“As a player you felt there was a great duty of care from the board and a lot has been considered, which was put across to the players.
“It’s a lot to digest, which is tough to do mid-series. There’s no good time for these things to happen, but they have to be discussed and it’s paramount we are as professional as we can be and think about it when we can.
“It’s tricky for us at the moment; we’ve got a game and international cricket needs your full focus to perform well.
“It might be down to the individual, there might be guys who know what they are thinking – I can’t really answer that for you.”
It is unusual, though not unprecedented, for players to be given detailed information on the logistical realities of touring life in potentially dangerous territories.
England were in India when the 2008 Mumbai attacks struck, leaving the country for a holding camp in Abu Dhabi before deciding as a group to return and contest a heavily-guarded Test series. But most of this squad have never experienced this kind of scrutiny before a tour.
“It’s probably new ground for a lot of people,” admitted Buttler.
“There are things that people have probably never even considered before about cricket and things people probably didn’t realise went on for every single tour we go on. They are normally never privy to these conversations behind the scenes.
“Some guys in the meeting – Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook – were part of the team that went back to India so have been in this situation before and probably know how to deal with it. But it’s new ground for people and it’s important we try to deal with it the best we can.”
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur, meanwhile, says the country is “behind the times” in 50-over cricket and has put the entire squad “on notice” ahead of today’s match.
Despite ascending to top spot in the ICC Test rankings, Pakistan look distinctly less impressive in the ODI arena, where they sit ninth in the standings.
England proved far too good in the series opener at the Ageas Bowl, cantering to a 44-run win via the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Arthur, who took over as Pakistan national coach in May, struggled to put a positive spin on Pakistan’s prospects.
Asked if concerns over a pedestrian batting line-up and defensive mindset were accurate, he said: “Playing the way we played the other night...we’re behind the times.
“That was my first ODI with Pakistan and everything I’ve heard was on view really. I want to see the guys go out and express themselves, play with a bit of freedom.
“England and all the other teams around the world are sort of playing the same way. We want to play with a style that is fairly attractive and doesn’t leave us behind the rest of the world.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-v-pakistan-england-trying-to-focus-on-the-here-and-now-1-8091980 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/375d2e283222ee46d0ef624fffaf76712b7bc90764a0ede39251c33ce892d0df.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:11 | null | 2016-08-25T22:48:31 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fengland-v-pakistan-speed-not-the-main-issue-for-pace-star-mark-wood-1-8089830.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089828.1472161694!/image/image.jpg | en | null | England v Pakistan: Speed not the main issue for pace star Mark Wood | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Mark Wood believes he can crank up his genuine express pace even further despite comfortably topping 90mph on his long-awaited England return.
The Durham paceman has put all thoughts of chasing a new central contract to the back of his mind to focus on re-establishing himself with England.
The 26-year-old has spent a year battling ankle trouble and undergoing two operations, but is finally approaching something like top speed.
Wood topped 92mph in England’s rain-hit 44-run one-day international victory over Pakistan at Southampton.
Asked if he can still up the ante on the speed front, Wood said: “I reckon I could, yeah.
“When you get that rhythm and match fitness back. I’ve been rushed back through to get some game time having missed the first half of the summer.
“And I’ve been desperate to play so I’ve not really had that time where I’ve been getting used to bowling and bowling again.
“I’ve only played two Championship games, and in one of those I only bowled 14 overs. So if I get that match fitness back up, hopefully I can bowl even quicker.”
England will take on Pakistan in the second of five one-day clashes at Lord’s tomorrow, with Wood hoping he can back up his impressive opening-match showing.
With Durham embroiled in financial struggles and Wood’s central contract up for renewal, he insisted he must simply focus on finding his niche in England’s short-format line-ups.
“It’s complicated off the field at Durham, and everyone knows there are issues there,” said Wood.
“My situation is to focus solely on getting back in the England team first.
“I love the North East, I’m a North East lad.
“Am I confident of a central contract? I wouldn’t say so, but I know that part of the reason that we give out central contracts is to look after fast bowlers and things like that.
“If I was to fall into that category that would be brilliant.
“Getting looked after by such a superb medical team that I talked about before, they’ve been superb with us.
“They’ve looked after me tremendously well to be honest.
“It’s nice to have that support and of course with a central contract you fall into that category where you wouldn’t go back to a county and they wouldn’t run you into the ground, and they get to look after you.
“So I wouldn’t say I’m confident because I’ve not played for England for a long time, and throughout this year I probably haven’t deserved to get another one, so we’ll just have to wait and see.
“But in terms of Durham, I’m focusing on England at the moment and I’ll see what happens there come September.”
Jason Roy, meanwhile, has said that low sugar levels caused his dizzy spell in England’s win at Southampton.
The Surrey star hit a pivotal 65 as England drew first blood in the five-match series, recovering his poise after seeking medical attention for feeling light-headed.
The 26-year-old was left relieved to avoid any serious problem, but also admitting he will keep an eye on an issue raised by Wednesday’s scorching south coast heat.
“It was a case of not having enough sugar on me apparently, that’s it plain and simple,” said Roy.
“I had a headache, felt a bit dizzy, they got the physio and the doctor on, they told me to get some sugar on board.
“I’ll just remember in future on a hot day to be mindful of that.
“I was able to get my bearings, settle and re-set myself and just go again.”
England’s tour of Bangladesh this autumn will go ahead despite recent security concerns.
Militant group Islamic State said it carried out an attack in Dhaka last month that saw 20 hostages killed, including nine Italian citizens, and there are fears of further incidents targeting westerners.
Concerns over playing in the country spiked with July’s attack, which also saw two police officers killed.
England have two Tests and three one-day internationals planned, in Dhaka and Chittagong, between October 7 and November 1.
The ECB have assessed the situation, just as they did when faced with difficult situations on previous overseas trips.
Bangladesh limited-overs captain Mashrafe Mortaza made a personal call this week, asking England to bring their cricketers to a troubled country that values the sport as highly as any other on the circuit. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-v-pakistan-speed-not-the-main-issue-for-pace-star-mark-wood-1-8089830 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/4afc5f3ccf9cade20fba451b74e7aea108ec22f2de4d104aa0cd8aa9eabdfccb.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T00:50:46 | null | 2016-08-28T00:15:37 | Visit now for the latest education news, analysis and opinion - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Feducation%2Fprivate-education-can-leave-parents-in-the-north-with-125-000-bill-but-its-more-expensive-down-south-1-8092367.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092366.1472313383!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Private education can leave parents in the North with £125,000 bill but its more expensive down South | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | PARENTS IN the North face a bill of more than £125,000 to have their children privately educated - but this was lower than anywhere else in the country amid the soaring cost of fees in recent years.
And nationally the average cost of an independent education for a day pupil who started reception in 2003 and left after sixth form in 2016 was £156,653, research by Lloyds Bank Private Banking has found.
Annual fees have almost doubled in that time, with the average cost of sending a child to private school for a year rocketing from £7,308 in 2003 to £13,341 today, a rise of 83 per cent.
Figures published today show that parents in the North however paid the least, at £126,609 for 13 years of fees.
And in London parents have seen fees rise by 25 per cent in the last five years alone.
But costs have risen far more than average earnings, putting an enormous strain on families who want to choose private education for their children.
School fees rocketed by an average of 21 per cent over the last five years, up from £10,983 in 2011 - an increase that is eight per cent above inflation.
The steep hike means that the £13,341 school fee accounts for almost 40 per cent of the average full time earnings of £34,545, a marked change from in 2003 when fees amounted for 28 per cent of earnings.
Despite the increasing financial burden on families, pupil numbers at private schools remain largely unchanged over the last five years.
Those going to senior school - between the ages of 11 and 16 - have fallen by three per cent, but numbers going to private sixth forms have grown by ten per cent, and those at junior schools have gone up by six per cent.
Sarah Deaves, private banking director at Lloyds Bank, said: “All parents want the best for their children and a good education is no exception.
“A place at a private school is a huge financial commitment, almost an eye-watering £157,000 for just one child, from reception to finishing the sixth form as a day pupil.
“With average annual fees at £13,341 per child and the compulsory school leaving age now 18 years, many families may well feel some strain.
“It has, therefore, become increasingly important that parents, and sometimes grandparents, plan their finances as early as possible if they want a private school education for their children.”
The research, based on data from the Independent Schools Council and the Office for National Statistics, showed that private schooling in London was the most expensive in Britain, costing £179,145 to educate children from the age of five until they are 18.
Parents in the North paid the least, at £126,609 for 13 years of fees.
In London, school fees have almost doubled since 2003, rising 97 per cent from £8,016 to £15,828 today, compared to the lowest increase over the same period in the West Midlands, a rise of 66 per cent from £6,984 to £11,580.
But there is help for parents, with around 160,000 children getting assistance for their fees - almost a third of all pupils at fee-paying schools, not just day pupils - that is worth more than £850 million a year.
The vast majority of this assistance, 85 per cent, comes from schools themselves. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/education/private-education-can-leave-parents-in-the-north-with-125-000-bill-but-its-more-expensive-down-south-1-8092367 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/8c4f106f10233952c84aa43fb0f9ee81db3cbd6b78152f927e25e9a8bbef66e9.json |
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"Sport Reporter"
] | 2016-08-27T18:50:56 | null | 2016-08-27T19:07:38 | Visit now for the latest Sheffield Wednesday football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsheffield-wednesday%2Fbrentford-1-sheffield-wednesday-1-sam-hutchinson-rescues-draw-for-owls-1-8092703.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092702.1472321315!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Brentford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1: Sam Hutchinson rescues draw for Owls | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sam Huchinson's injury time header rescued a point forSheffield Wednesday in an enthralling 1-1 draw at Brentford.
The striker got across his man at the near post to power a header into the roof of the net and deny Brentford keeper Daniel Bentley the clean sheet a string of breathtaking saves deserved.
The late leveller cancelled out Lasse Vibe's opener after 54 minutes when he chased down a lost cause and blocked keeper Keiren Westwood's clearance to roll the ball into the empty net.
It was the classic game of two halves at Griffin Park in a clash that had everything, with Wednesday dominating before the break and Brentford resurgent in the second 45.
Both sides ended with 10 men in a game that was niggly rather than dirty, with David Jones seeing red for the visitors on 73 minutes and Vibe for the hosts with two minutes remaining, both for two yellows.
The visitors dominated a one-sided first half that should have seen them go in at least three to the good at the break.
Only Bentley in the Brentford goal kept livewire strikers Steven Fletcher and Fernando Forestieri at bay with a succession of breathtaking saves.
And the Owls also had Lucas Joao to blame for an astonishing miss when he contriver to place the ball over the bar from almost on the line with the goal gaping.
Wednesday went close after 12 minutes when Daniel Pudil's drifted cross to the far post was met on the half volley by Forestieri but the effort flew inches wide of the far angle.
Kieran Lee's free-kick on 23 minutes caused the home defence problems, but Tom Lees' far-post header was cleared off the line by a back-pedalling Nico Yennaris.
Joao should have given the visitors the lead to finish of a flowing four-man move, but with the goal gaping and only the slightest touch needed, he somehow chipped over when it looked harder to miss.
That howler, which made Ronnie Rosenthal's famous miss look like a hard chance, was followed by an opportunity for Forestieri who raced clear down the left and fired in a low drive that Bentley got down smartly to stop.
Brentford's first worthwhile effort on goal came on the half hour, John Egan's goal-bound far post header blocked by a melee of Wednesday legs.
Bentley came to the Bees' rescue again a minute later when he showed brilliant reflexes to palm his own defender Yennaris' back header to safety.
The mad five minutes ended with Brentford skipper Harlee Dean clearing Fletcher's bobbling effort off the line as Dean Smith's side struggled to cope with the visitors' quality.
Forestieri went close just before the break before Bentley again kept the score deadlocked with another reflex save to keep Joao's header out almost on the whistle.
But after the interval Brentford stormed back into the game and looked far more competitive in midfield.
Vibe's persistence broke the deadlock and gave Smith's side confidence, and it was Westwood who redeemed himself minutes later when he blocked Scott Hogan's deflected shot with his legs inside the post on the hour.
Hogan twice went close before Yennaris forced Westwood into a full-length save, but Wednesday always looked potent going forward.
Bentley saved one of his best stops for late on when he denied Almen Abdi's snapshot with a reflex save and then tipped Forestieri's header onto the post.
But there was little he could do about the equaliser as his defence switched off for the first time in the 95 minutes and got punished. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/brentford-1-sheffield-wednesday-1-sam-hutchinson-rescues-draw-for-owls-1-8092703 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/85978378927ae808d454c3a2b1eb723e72d8414ce7710d909b47618cb9ce5f1e.json |
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"Lee Sobot"
] | 2016-08-27T06:50:49 | null | 2016-08-27T05:48:44 | Visit now for the latest Leeds United football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fleeds-united%2Fnottingham-forest-v-leeds-united-changes-always-designed-to-improve-whites-garry-monk-1-8092044.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092043.1472251507!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Nottingham Forest v Leeds United: Changes always designed to improve Whites - Garry Monk | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | LEEDS United head coach Garry Monk has hinted it would be wrong to assume another 11 changes are forthcoming for today’s Championship trip to Nottingham Forest.
Monk changed his entire team for Tuesday night’s League Cup tie at Luton Town, which came three days on from his side’s impressive 2-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday.
But Monk insists his hand was forced into making widescale changes as the players he fielded from the start at Hillsborough had still not fully recovered.
He says he did not make 11 changes with today’s trip to the City Ground in mind, stating: “It’s not the case of I rested them just because they are the ones that are going to play the (Forest) game, not at all.
“I think it was just the right thing to do because they didn’t recover from the game before sufficiently enough.
“I didn’t want to make that amount of changes, but I felt I had to. I’ll pick the team and the squad to travel down to Forest that I feel can win the game and that’s the way I’ll always do it.”
Reacting to suggestions that he was a head coach who liked to make frequent changes to his teams, Monk responded: “It’s how I assess what is needed.
“When you assess the opposition and you focus on what their weaknesses and strengths are you try and identify what your team and what you are doing is capable of and who is best to fit that and go and win the game.
“I think that’s the way to do it.
“If that means no changes, great, if that means one change, great, if that means 10 changes or 11 changes then so be it.
“You have to take care of the squad and protect the squad and do what’s best and what you feel as a manager is best to win that game. That’s always the way.”
United are chasing their third win on the spin at Nottingham, but Monk insists his men remain a work in progress.
He said: “I think there’s plenty more to come,. I don’t feel that we are the team that we want to be – I’ve said this many times.
“It’s a process and it can only be a process. I’ve not seen, I don’t think, one team in my life that have overnight become something from something else. It takes time at every club. I think we are building in a good way. That’s the most important bit and you will see them grow from that.
“We’ve got a long season, there’s a long way to go, a lot of improving to do, but if we continue the way that we are, we should be in a good place at periods coming throughout the season. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/nottingham-forest-v-leeds-united-changes-always-designed-to-improve-whites-garry-monk-1-8092044 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/68f8dc0dca5ee108e72036022a68ed4e336112a1c2cc07efdcc2ee8db5e318be.json |
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"Chris Waters"
] | 2016-08-26T13:15:00 | null | 2016-08-26T05:24:31 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fyorkshire-v-nottinghamshire-day-three-gary-ballance-hoping-weather-stays-kind-to-boost-defending-champions-title-defence-1-8089838.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089836.1472162499!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire (day three): Gary Ballance hoping weather stays kind to boost defending champions’ title defence | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | “THE greatest cricket festival in the whole of the world,” proclaimed Colin Graves of Scarborough during a lunchtime speech in the Festival marquee.
The England and Wales Cricket Board chairman, who is also president of Scarborough CC, described it as “top of my heart list” and promised that the ECB would retain the Scarborough and Cheltenham Festivals amid an ever-changing cricketing climate.
“Scarborough is a passion for me,” added Graves. “The wicket is the best outside the international venues.
“I got that from Steven Finn, who played here for Middlesex this year. He said that Scarborough is the best wicket he played on, which is a credit to Scarborough Cricket Club.”
Graves, the former Yorkshire chairman, thus gave a timely thumbs-up to a ground close to where he used to work as an ice-cream waiter.
With the number of Championship games being reduced from next summer, it is comforting to know that Scarborough retains his personal backing, and also that of the ECB board.
GOOD TOUCH: Stand-in captain Gary Ballance celebrates his second innings century for Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire at Scarborough on day three. Picture: Dave Williams.
“I had some fantastic times when I worked in Scarborough, but we won’t go into that,” quipped Graves, who used to work at Jaconelli’s just down the road. “It’s always been a special place.”
Graves, who will be Scarborough CC president again next year, was speaking before a gathering of dignitaries and invited guests at a ground where Yorkshire are looking to close the gap on leaders Middlesex.
The champions would reduce that gap to five points with four games left with a win here, which looks a formality weather-permitting.
Notts, the bottom club, go into the final day on 61-3 in their second innings, trailing by 390.
But it is a formality only if Yorkshire can get on the field for long enough, with heavy rain permitting only 35.2 overs yesterday, although much better weather is forecast today.
Yorkshire, who declined to enforce the follow-on despite a lead of 188, will kick themselves from here all the way back to Headingley if the elements enable a Notts’ escape.
They will hope that the inquests prove unnecessary, though, after another commanding display yesterday before bad light, closely followed by heavy rain, prevented play from 2.50.
In gloomy conditions, which explained why the crowd of 2,634 was down from the 5,000 gates on the first two days, Yorkshire resumed on 200-4 in their second innings.
Stand-in captain Gary Ballance had 75 to his name, while Tim Bresnan had yet to score.
After rain delayed the start by 40 minutes, the pair added 62 in 12.2 overs before Ballance declared the innings at 263-4, 25 minutes before lunch, setting Notts a notional 452 to win.
He did so with 101 against his own name, his 29th first-class hundred, and his second Championship century of the season at Scarborough. He faced 164 balls and hit 14 fours, thus taking a big step in his quest to finish the season strongly on a personal level.
Criticism of his international displays have been over-the-top, and his game appears in pretty good order. Ditto Bresnan, who practically comes with the guarantee of runs.
He had made 35 of them from 59 balls with five fours and a straight six off Samit Patel when Ballance called a halt, leaving Yorkshire five overs at their opponents before lunch.
It took only nine balls for Notts to lose their first wicket in pursuit of what would be their second-highest total to win a Championship match, behind the 461-3 achieved at Worcester in 2001.
Jack Brooks, bowling from the Trafalgar Square end, had Steven Mullaney caught at third slip by Jack Leaning as the visitors dined on 4-1.
After Brooks bowled seven overs for 17 either side of lunch, he was replaced by Bresnan, who struck with the first and last balls of his first over to leave Notts rocking on 34-3. Jake Libby played back and was caught at fourth slip by Jake Lehmann, moving smartly to his left, and Michael Lumb was adjudged caught behind.
Lumb, the former Yorkshire batsman, who thus completed a pair, clearly did not think he had hit the ball, and it appeared to be an interesting decision.
In the newspaper, however, it reads: ‘MJ Lumb c Hodd b Bresnan 0’, just as it says ‘TJ Moores not out 41’, the 19-year-old’s innings his highest for Notts, and a performance of great skill and maturity. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/yorkshire-v-nottinghamshire-day-three-gary-ballance-hoping-weather-stays-kind-to-boost-defending-champions-title-defence-1-8089838 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/6545d461fc812917b742bf186820812bc04d43ecb2effb47b621ce3e1f090479.json |
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"Georgina Morris"
] | 2016-08-29T10:51:22 | null | 2016-08-29T10:21:26 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhave-you-seen-missing-leeds-man-gavin-stokes-1-8094039.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8094038.1472462466!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Have you seen missing Leeds man Gavin Stokes? | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a Leeds man who has been missing since August 9.
Gavin Stokes, 32, was reported missing by his family from Bracken Court in Geldard Road, Holbeck.
He is described as white, 5ft 6in and slim, with short brown hair.
It is believed that he often sleeps rough in Leeds city centre.
Anyone with any information about Gavin’s whereabouts is asked to contact Leeds District Police via 101. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/have-you-seen-missing-leeds-man-gavin-stokes-1-8094039 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/6697c7bafebec9d8a7d2c65d4fb764cc081b040f08c6dec65043f35ad830766e.json |
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"Sport Reporter"
] | 2016-08-27T20:51:25 | null | 2016-08-27T20:06:59 | Visit now for the latest Sheffield Wednesday football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsheffield-wednesday%2Fbrentford-1-sheffield-wednesday-1-unhappy-carlos-carvalhal-relieved-with-owls-point-1-8092754.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092753.1472324900!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Brentford 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1: Unhappy Carlos Carvalhal relieved with Owls point | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Frustrated Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal hailed his side's 'Yorkshire grit' after snatching a late 1-1 draw at Brentford.
Sam Huchinson's injury-time header salvaged a draw for the Owls in a game that looked like slipping away from them after keeper Kieren Westwood's howler.
He dithered on the ball and Brentford striker Lasse Vibe blocked his clearance to roll the ball into the empty net and give the Londoners a lead that looked unlikely after a first half dominated by Wednesday.
But Hutchinson grabbed a deserved late point when he headed home Barry Bannan's near-post free-kick to finally beat inspirational Bees keeper Daniel Bentley.
Both sides finished with 10 men after the Owls had David Jones sent off with Brentford's Lasse Vibe also seeing red moments before Huchinson struck.
Carvalhal said: "I am not at all happy with a point. How can I be happy with a point when I counted at least seven clear chances in the first half?
"We have created enough chances in the last two games to win three or four but the way we created them with artistic play and good football was a positive thing for me.
"Even with 10 players we still created some unbelievable chances and I don't know how we didn't score. Then they score from a mistake and we have to accept that because it is part of football."
But the Portuguese insisted that despite the draw, he felt like his side had won the game for their commitment right up to the final whistle.
"It feels like we've lost the game but we've also won the game because of the heart and soul we showed.
They are the values of Yorkshire and the people of Sheffield. We showed a big heart and big soul and it earned us a point." | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/brentford-1-sheffield-wednesday-1-unhappy-carlos-carvalhal-relieved-with-owls-point-1-8092754 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/094702b89dd0f37a7f5c26be58e416487bd953bea5b42fd5cddbe1e30d517f4a.json |
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"Chris Stratford"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:53 | null | 2016-08-25T19:28:27 | Visit now for the latest golf news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fgolf%2Fyorkshire-golf-white-rose-boys-go-close-in-bid-for-england-county-finals-victory-1-8089670.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089669.1472149776!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Yorkshire golf: White Rose Boys go close in bid for England County Finals victory | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | YORKSHIRE fell an agonising half a match point short of winning the English Boys’ County title in the finals at Cumberwell Park.
Hosts and defending champions Wiltshire triumphed overall after closing with a 5.5-3.5 victory over Northamptonshire.
Yorkshire defeated Hertfordshire 6.5-2.5 to match Wiltshire’s record of two wins and a loss from the round robin event.
And, having beaten Wiltshire when they went head to head on Tuesday, county junior organiser Phil Woodcock’s team would have hoisted the crown had they managed to squeeze a half a point more from yesterday’s performance.
But it was not to be and the six-player squad, all of whom contributed points, were forced to be content with second place.
Hallamshire’s Barclay Brown and Fulford’s Charlie Thornton took particular credit away from the competition having won all the matches in which they featured.
They won three times together as a foursomes partnership and each complemented those successes with a hat-trick of singles wins.
Howley Hall’s Tom North won two of his three singles, including the match which got them over the winning line in the opening game with Wiltshire.
Hallowes’ Sam Bairstow and Bridlington’s Matty Raybould chipped in with both a singles and foursomes win apiece, while Rotherham’s Charlie Daughtrey won two of his three foursomes and returned a singles half in the defeat of Hertfordshire.
Yorkshire's team coach Steve Robinson said: “I’m really proud of the way they performed and of their fighting spirit.
"None of the lads gave in and they believed they could do it and they have fallen just a half point short.
"But congratulations to Wiltshire, they are deserving winners.”
Teesside won the Yorkshire Inter-District Union Junior Team Championship at Hessle with a 911 aggregate, 11 shots clear of Sheffield. They had led by five at the halfway point before drawing away in the afternoon.
East Riding placed third on 943, with Harrogate fourth 20 shots further back.
William Hopkins, of Belton Park, leads the North of England Under-16 open amateur stroke play boys’ championship by two shots at Pannal at the halfway stage after scores of 69 70.
Delamere Forest’s Oscar Doran is out in front in the Under-14 boys’ section (71 74).
Royal Cromer’s Amelia Williamson (72 68) tops the leader board in the girls’ under-16 section while Lily May Humphreys, from Essex club Channels, is 14 shots out in front in the Under-14 girls’ championship having opened with superb scores of 70 67. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/golf/yorkshire-golf-white-rose-boys-go-close-in-bid-for-england-county-finals-victory-1-8089670 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/e3ab320f2d9fcbde0c29db73e18832f41ce77d083e3f28aa92e846057372e3d9.json |
[
"Andrew Vine"
] | 2016-08-29T16:51:07 | null | 2016-08-29T16:18:30 | Visit now for the latest opinion news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fandrew-vine-sunny-outlook-as-seaside-s-old-image-is-washed-away-1-8094685.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8094684.1472484299!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Andrew Vine: Sunny outlook as seaside’s old image is washed away | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | THERE was one unmistakeable conclusion to be drawn from the crowds thronging Whitby last week.
It is that Yorkshire stands on the brink of a new golden age of tourism, not only for our seaside resorts, the traditional magnets for visitors, but for attractions across the county.
A few miles south of the tourists strolling around Whitby harbour and climbing the 199 steps to the Abbey, Scarborough was also packed, its cricket festival only adding to the buzz of a resort in full swing for the remainder of summer.
These snapshots of a sunny day bringing the crowds out are part of a bigger picture that should give us cause for great optimism about the future of tourism in Yorkshire.
Across Britain, the bank holiday weekend is anticipated to have seen five million people opting for “staycations” – holidaying here instead of abroad – which is worth £1.25bn to the country’s economy.
Yorkshire’s share of that will be substantial, and there is every prospect of it growing because the evidence of our eyes and ears tells us that more people are coming here, and from farther afield, than in recent years.
That evidence was clear on the busy North Yorkshire Moors Railway steam train that took three of us to Whitby.
As we steamed through that glorious landscape, chatting to the people around us in the carriage, their conversation spoke of first-time visitors already determined to return.
A family of four from the United States. A group from Scotland. A couple from Hampshire and their family from Ireland. A wonderfully ebullient couple with five children from Wolverhampton.
All of them new to Yorkshire, and crucially, all of them charmed by it.
We saw most of them again on the train back to Pickering later that day, and when I asked how they had liked Whitby, all said they loved it and planned to come back to stay over for a few nights.
There is nothing quantifiable about conversations like this, no firm statistics to be drawn about the number of nights booked.
But they dovetail perfectly with the hard evidence we do have – that the number of overnight stays in Yorkshire by visitors grew by 20 per cent last year.
And another hint that suggests the fortunes of our tourist industry are on the up came when I booked a mid-September break to Scarborough.
It was harder finding a room than a couple of years ago since more hotels and bed-and-breakfasts are full. Good news for them, and equally good news for Yorkshire’s economy.
This growth in tourism has been a long time coming. The vigour of Welcome to Yorkshire in promoting the county is a key factor, as are the high-profile events it has brought, like Le Grand Départ and the Tour de Yorkshire, which have created a greater showcase than ever before.
Grimmer events have played their part as well. The spectre of terrorism abroad has made many Britons rethink their holiday plans and opt to stay in this country where they feel safer.
The tourist industry is also reaping the rewards of a transformation in the quality of accommodation for visitors.
My first proper job, more than 30 years ago, was in Bridlington, where a lot of the accommodation on offer appeared to have hardly changed since the end of the Second World War.
For every well-kept, modernised guest house there was another which was gloomy and outdated, with shared toilets and bathrooms where visitors were expected to queue up, towels draped over their arms, to wait their turn and hope the hot water hadn’t run out.
Some of the proprietors were as gloomy as their properties, still kicking out guests after breakfast and forbidding them to return until evening, even if the weather was atrocious.
And the food. Heaven preserve us. The memory of the smell of cabbage boiled into a dull green sludge that floated out of the windows of guest houses around where I lived still makes me shudder.
Unsurprisingly, bookings were plummeting as it dawned on people that for about the same cost, they could have a week in Spain with guaranteed sun, an ensuite bathroom, a balcony and paella served by smiling waiters.
It’s not like that now. Bed and breakfast has reinvented itself as welcoming boutique accommodation, comfortable and cosmopolitan homes from home that serve excellent food.
A category of accommodation that within fairly recent memory was in danger of consigning itself to the history books has been revived thanks to hard work and an appreciation that guests rightly demand high standards.
All of us who live in Yorkshire know how much we have to offer to visitors, whether on the coast, in the countryside or in the towns and cities.
The evidence of the crowds in Whitby and Scarborough, and on the platform waiting for a steam train, is that increasing numbers of people from elsewhere are discovering that too. And that’s as good for us as them. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/andrew-vine-sunny-outlook-as-seaside-s-old-image-is-washed-away-1-8094685 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/457ef1e63ece1d97b3de45f76d9296b2432e55369bfe7ff9d10789241e0f4959.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T02:52:16 | null | 2016-08-31T00:00:01 | Visit now for the latest golf news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fgolf%2Feurope-s-rookies-will-cope-with-usa-fans-stick-insists-lee-westwood-1-8096876.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8096871.1472589634!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Europe’s rookies will cope with USA fans’ stick, insists Lee Westwood | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
Lee Westwood believes Europe’s six Ryder Cup rookies will be ready for anything they encounter when they attempt to secure an unprecedented fourth straight victory at Hazeltine next month.
Captain Darren Clarke was reluctant to add another debutant to the five who qualified automatically, but ultimately “found it impossible” not to select Belgium’s Thomas Pieters, who finished fourth in the Olympics, second in the Czech Masters and won in Denmark on Sunday.
Lee Westwood, of England, is back in the Ryder Cup team (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
That means Europe’s side will contain six rookies for the first time since Celtic Manor in 2010 and the most since seven were on the team at Brookline in 1999.
“Let’s make no bones about it, I think it will be tough,” admitted Westwood, who will make his 10th consecutive appearance in the biennial event after being selected along with fellow former world No 1 Martin Kaymer.
“It’s difficult to be a rookie on home soil when you have the crowd cheering for you, but to be a rookie in the States and be up against it, the crowd as well as the team, it’s a little extra. But I look at our rookies and I see them not as rookies. There’s a lot of experience there and I look at a lot of the players’ characters and I think they can take it, they can take a fight and a bit of stick.
“So I’m still very positive. I think we’ve got some world-class players.”
European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke during a press conference at Wentworth Golf Club, Surrey.
Clarke was wildly enthusiastic about Pieters, tipping him to become world No 1 and comparing him to the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
“I am really proud of myself and just amazed how much confidence Darren has in me,” said the 24-year-old, who shot an opening 62 in Denmark while paired with Clarke. “(This) couldn’t be a better day.
“I lost some sleep over it on Friday and Saturday night, not because I was really nervous, but there was so much going on and everybody is asking about it and I think it just gets to you a little bit.
“I’m just really pleased I found a way to concentrate and focus, and I had a job to do on Sunday.”
Pieters has experience of playing in America after a successful college career at the University of Illinois, where he won the NCAA Division 1 Championship in 2011 in a field containing two-time major winner Jordan Spieth.
Westwood’s inclusion means Yorkshire’s Lindrick Golf Club will have three fee-paying members in the team, the others being Masters champion Danny Willett and British Masters champion Matt Fitzpatrick.
Toughest call I’ve had to make, says Clarke: Page 20. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/golf/europe-s-rookies-will-cope-with-usa-fans-stick-insists-lee-westwood-1-8096876 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/de36347fa74209250c5c2491f1f0f12c50f5b7e91ac9a7da7988039db0d4f365.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T00:51:14 | null | 2016-08-30T00:00:01 | Visit now for the latest business news and features - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Frevenues-pass-3bn-at-deloitte-as-firm-expands-1-8094403.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8046628.1472474520!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Revenues pass £3bn at Deloitte as firm expands | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Deloitte advised on deals worth more than £1bn in Yorkshire last year, helping the business advisory firm to post its fastest growth in revenue in a decade.
The firm increased group revenue by £313m in the year ended May 31, topping £3bn for the first time.
Martin Jenkins, practice senior partner for Yorkshire and the North at Deloitte
Total UK revenue across the group grew by 13.6 per cent to £3.04bn, the sixth consecutive year of revenue growth and the fastest increase in 10 years.
Its merger and acquisitions team advised on transactions totalling more than £1bn during the period, including the sale of York-based Shepherd Group’s construction division to Wates and the refinancings of Hg Capital portfolio business JLA and of Rutland backed AFI Uplift.
It also advised on the sales of Endless-backed FMG to Redde and the initial public offering of Morses Group.
The region’s audit practice has benefitted from a number of new clients in the current year, in particular in the listed market.
The risk advisory practice achieved revenue growth of 22 per cent and now comprises over 70 people delivering a range of services.
The tax practice achieved 13 per cent growth and the local team supported both corporates and management teams on a large proportion of the region’s most significant transactions in the last year including the sale of Priory to Acadia.
Nationally profit distributable to partners for 2016 was £608m, compared to £593m in 2015. The average profit earned by each equity partner in the year, based on the firm’s distributable profit, was £837,000, compared with £822,000 in the previous year.
Martin Jenkins, practice senior partner for Yorkshire and the North East, said: “I am pleased to report another year of strong growth for the firm and our clients in Yorkshire in line with the national picture.
“We have continued to invest across the practice to deepen and broaden our capabilities to serve our clients and make a positive impact on their businesses.
“All areas of our business contributed positive growth with particularly strong double-digit growth in consulting, tax, risk advisory and in our M&A businesses. From an industry perspective growth was strongest in consumer and industrial products, TMT and in healthcare & life sciences.
“Our consulting capabilities continue to be a differentiator in the market with drivers of growth being digital and business transformation projects.”
Despite the upbeat figures, the firm’s senior partner and chief executive David Sproul conceded that the uncertainty cloaking the economy following the vote to leave the EU would mean the rapid growth in activity would inevitably slow.
Mr Sproul said: “The early economic indicators suggest the uncertainty created by the Brexit vote will lead to a slowdown in the second half of this year.
“However, UK businesses are both adaptable and resourceful and the UK remains in the top tier of the world’s most competitive economies, benefitting from strong institutions and a highly-skilled workforce.”
The chief executive then called upon Government to ensure that Brexit did not restrict the ability of UK business to attract skilled migrants and for immigration policy to be determined by economic needs rather than targets.
“Our CFO survey showed business seeks clarity from government over the negotiations with the EU.
“The government must recognise that further restricting skilled migrants could be detrimental to the UK’s ability to attract global investment and the diverse pool of international talent that has supported our country’s growth.
“Business must now work with government to set a vision for a post-EU environment that is open, pro-growth and, crucially, delivers prosperity and opportunity for all.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/revenues-pass-3bn-at-deloitte-as-firm-expands-1-8094403 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/52538afee638effde7d5a61e58e3b6fe9dfd65746ce783102a21ddd69b81deab.json |
[
"Dave Craven"
] | 2016-08-26T16:50:20 | null | 2016-08-26T14:44:45 | Visit now for the latest Hull FC rugby league news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-league%2Fhull-fc%2Fvideo-challenge-cup-final-josh-bowden-makes-wembley-cut-for-hull-fc-1-8091149.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8091148.1472224287!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Video - Challenge Cup Final: Josh Bowden makes Wembley cut for Hull FC | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
JOSH BOWDEN today spoke of his relief at earning a place in Hull FC’s Wembley side.
Ahead of last week’s game against Catalans Dragons, head coach Lee Radford had been weighing up his options for the last bench spot in tomorrow’s Ladbrokes Challenge Cup final against Warrington Wolves.
Josh Bowden breaks free
Bowden, Jordan Thompson and Dean Hadley were all fighting it out but the Beverley-born prop has got the nod as he confirmed at this afternoon’s traditional Wembley.
However, Bowden had been sweating since being left out for the semi-final win against Wigan Warriors four weeks ago - one of only two games he had missed all season for the Super League leaders.
“I was a bit surprised to miss that because I had played all year,” he said, Thompson playing in the epic 16-12 victory at Doncaster instead.
“I had to just take it in my stride and work harder in training.
“I think I needed to play well in these last few weeks, too, because the lads played so well in that semi-final.
“I had to really get my head down and have three solid games.”
The 24-year-old did just that against Castleford, then in the 38-0 win at Widnes Vikings before also featuring as Hull thrashed Catalans 44-0 last Thursday.
“Luckily enough I’ve made the squad for the final so I’m over the moon,” said the Academy product.
“I kind of had a feeling I was playing because Lee Radford text me earlier in the week.
“I told my family and everyone is really excited. It’s a dream come true for a Hull lad playing in the final for the Black and Whites.”
Bowden joined the rest of the squad in getting a first look at the Wembley pitch today, enjoying a brief practice session in the searing heat.
“It was great to train on the pitch,” said the player, who did not make the squad for the 2013 final loss against Wigan.
“It was obviously the first time for me. The surroundings are unreal.
“We got a good feeling for it all by training on the pitch. Hopefully it will stand us in great stead for tomorrow.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc/video-challenge-cup-final-josh-bowden-makes-wembley-cut-for-hull-fc-1-8091149 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/b4833ecc1a0fceda6f51b3c1b8bf61a0654cdb6ee99f9a76211070ee49b70c62.json |
[
"Richard Sutcliffe"
] | 2016-08-30T16:52:05 | null | 2016-08-30T15:03:31 | Visit now for the latest Hull City football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fhull-city%2Fhull-city-land-david-marshall-and-ryan-mason-1-8096118.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8096116.1472573498!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Hull City land David Marshall and Ryan Mason | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | HULL CITY’S protracted summer recruitment search has finally paid dividends with the capture of Cardiff City goalkeeper David Marshall and Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason for a record fee,
The sum they will pay Tottenham for the 25-year-old midfielder remains undisclosed, but is believed to be £10m and it is a new record.
Mason will further strengthen their squad following the earlier signing of goalkeeper David Marshall from Cardiff, and becomes the latest to leave White Hart Lane for East Yorkshire, following Tom Huddlestone, Jake Livermore and Michael Dawson.
For City, Marshall’s arrival brings to an end a seven-month wait to make a signing - comfortably the longest in the country.
A Scotland international, the 31-year-old has signed a three-year deal at the KCOM Stadium after joining in a £5m transfer.
First choice goalkeeper Allan McGregor is on the long-term injury list so Marshall will battle it out with Eldin Jakupovic to face Burnley when the Premier League resumes on September 10.
Mason’s arrival for a medical follows Sunderland’s late attempt to hijack the deal, The 24 year-old, capped by England as recently as 18 months ago, has been on City’s radar for some time with former manager Steve Bruce revealing the club’s interest back in early July.
City also hope to confirm Will Keane’s arrival from Manchester United. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/hull-city/hull-city-land-david-marshall-and-ryan-mason-1-8096118 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/a11e9ecf579744bd326bea8aeaa1832933391a5608aadd1ff076e563fb04c3c1.json |
[
"Georgina Morris"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:47 | null | 2016-08-30T11:29:29 | Visit now for the latest transport news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Ffour-mile-queues-on-a1-motorway-after-two-accidents-1-8095563.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8095561.1472552948!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Four mile queues on A1 motorway after two accidents | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Closures are in place on the A1(M) in South Yorkshire following two accidents.
Drivers are being warned to expect long delays as emergency services respond to the incidents.
The first accident, at around 10.20am, prompted the closure of the northbound carriageway between junctions 35 and 36.
And a single lane of the southbound carriageway has also been closed between junctions 36 and 37 following a second collision involving a lorry and a motorcycle.
Highways England said there were approximately four miles of slow traffic on the approach to junction 35.
It said teams were working to free cars stuck between the junction and the crash site.
An air ambulance had been dispatched to the scene of the first crash, landing at the site at around 10.30am. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/four-mile-queues-on-a1-motorway-after-two-accidents-1-8095563 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/aae3ed8171beb2bfb4d5aee14296b6c9a4670ff043c204218371009fb69aa9ef.json |
[
"Sharon Dale"
] | 2016-08-28T14:51:08 | null | 2016-08-24T10:31:16 | Visit now for the latest homes news and features - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fhomes%2Fsir-patrick-stewart-sells-his-dales-home-and-makes-a-dream-come-true-1-8085590.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8085583.1472031259!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sir Patrick Stewart sells his Dales home and makes a dream come true | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | A childhood dream has come true for one Dalesman after Sir Patrick Stewart agreed to sell his Yorkshire home. Sharon Dale reports.
Sir Patrick Stewart bid a tearful farewell to his Yorkshire Dales bolt hole after it went under offer to a local man who has dreamed of owning it since he was a boy.
Scar Top House
The celebrated stage actor, who became an international film star playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series, bought Scar Top House 25 years ago at the height of his Hollywood fame.
He put the secluded home on the market for £535,000 with Dale Eddison last month and, after a flurry of viewings, he agreed to sell it to someone who has long admired the secluded, stone-built property in Hebden, near Grassington.
Estate agent Amanda May, manager of Dale Eddison's Skipton branch, said: “We had a lot of interest from all over the country but particularly from the north. A sale has been agreed with a local Dalesman who has wanted to own the house since he was a little boy. It’s a lovely story. Sir Patrick came to say farewell to the house and it was quite emotional.” She adds: “There was a fair bit of disappointment from people who didn’t end up being the buyer. We conducted well over 30 viewings and there were five people who wanted to buy it. “
The half mile track leading to the house was a turn-off for some would-be buyers but is one of the main reasons why Sir Patrick bought the four-bedroom property. He wanted an escape from the spotlight and came up with the idea of buying a country home in his native Yorkshire when driving down a fume-filled highway in Los Angeles.
The cosy inglenook fireplace
“I was pretty much resident in LA by then thanks to the filming but as I drove into the smog I was suddenly gripped by the thought of buying a house in the Yorkshire Dales. It was bizarre. I was fearful of losing myself to Hollywood in the way I’d seen other British stage actors do and I wanted a toehold in England, somewhere to come home to.”
The Mirfield-born actor found himself longing for the feelings of contentment he experienced as a teenager in the 1950s when he cycled out into the Dales on his push bike, leaving the mines and the mills of his home town far behind.
“The Dales captured my heart from a very young age,” said Sir Patrick.
His brother, who still lived in Yorkshire, lined up a series of homes for him to view, including Scar Top House. It offered everything he craved. Remote and surrounded by moorland, it gave him seclusion, sensational views and it was a world away from the Hollywood spotlight.
The country kitchen
“It was more remote than I envisaged but the views are amazing and it is very private, which has been helpful,” he said.
He invited his family in England to draw up a holiday rota so the house could be used when he wasn’t there. When he was, it was quite often alone. There were times when he would fly from LA to London before taking a plane to Leeds-Bradford airport and then a taxi to Hebden, just to spend a day at Scar Top. “It was madness but the draw of the house was so powerful. It was my bolthole, my retreat. I loved being in that landscape and I enjoyed hiking. I’d go for 20-mile hikes and not see another person. The local people were very respectful of my privacy too, especially the wonderful couple who had the Post Office. Visitors used to ask them where I lived and they’d say ‘he doesn’t live round here’.”
Back in America, where he has just filmed the third Wolverine movie and episodes of TV series Blunt Talk, his Dales home has helped him to sleep. He imagines himself walking up the track and is in the Land of Nod before he gets to the top.
After buying the property, he insulated the roof, furnished with oak furniture from nearby Grassington company Royal Oak and converted a barn into a garage. More recently, he has used the the house less, which is why he is selling it.
The dining area
He now divides his time between a home in the Cotswolds, close to stage work, and a property in Brooklyn, which he shares with his wife, singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell.
Sir Patrick still has close ties to Yorkshire and will not be a stranger to his home county. He still has family here, supports Huddersfield University, where he was Chancellor, and is a Huddersfield Town football club fan. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/homes/sir-patrick-stewart-sells-his-dales-home-and-makes-a-dream-come-true-1-8085590 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/f255f6744bf76aec98fce8b7fac1513fd0b7225e6101bde902cd0978d032795b.json |
[
"Greg Wright",
"Deputy Business Editor"
] | 2016-08-26T14:49:26 | null | 2016-08-26T13:56:17 | Visit now for the latest business news and features - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Frestaurant-group-to-close-33-sites-as-part-of-review-1-8090979.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8090978.1472216421!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Restaurant Group to close 33 sites as part of review | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | The struggling owner of Frankie & Benny’s and Garfunkel’s has swung to a loss and announced that it is shutting 33 under-performing sites as part of strategic review.
The Restaurant Group booked pre-tax losses of £22.5 million for the first half of the year as it took a hit from a £59.1 million exceptional charge linked to the store closures and writedowns.
The site closures will affect up to 1,000 jobs, although it is understood that the company will redeploy the vast majority in other outlets.
Like-for-like sales fell 3.9 per cent as the group, which has issued a string of profit warnings, flagged a “challenging trading period”.
Chairman Debbie Hewitt said: “The board has moved quickly to undertake a review of the operating strategy and we now have clarity on the issues facing our leisure brands, particularly Frankie & Benny’s.
“The brand remains relevant and popular and we are confident that improved performance will be achieved by being more customer-focused and data-driven, and through better operational execution.”
The Restaurant Group admitted it has lost value-conscious customers at Frankie & Benny’s after “significant price increases”. The firm pledged to “look at the pricing architecture of the menu” and “reinvigorate the value offer” in a bid to attract more families to its outlets. The next phase of the review will look at stablemates Chiquito, Coast To Coast, Joe’s Kitchen and Garfunkel’s.
The Frankie & Benny’s in Foss Islands retail park near York is one of the restaurants that will close.
A spokesman said: “On average, Frankie & Benny’s has 20 to 25 staff in each restaurant. Restaurant Group has approximately 500 restaurants who need staff and the group is opening 24 to 28 restaurants this year. It’s hoped that the employees affected will be redeployed in other Restaurant Group restaurants. There will be few, if any, redundancies.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/restaurant-group-to-close-33-sites-as-part-of-review-1-8090979 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/aa2cd96de2fbcbc30be9c4d4522401bf73e68a4aea849a8b9157ba05da4e8848.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:49 | null | 2016-08-31T09:08:07 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fretailer-steinhoff-warns-on-collapse-of-pound-1-8097184.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8097183.1472630866!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Retailer Steinhoff warns on collapse of pound | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Harveys and Bensons for Beds owner Steinhoff has warned the collapse in the value of sterling following the EU referendum could have an adverse impact on its British businesses.
The South African retailer, which is also in the midst of taking over Poundland, said the currency’s plunge may result in an “unfavourable effect when translating out businesses’ earnings reported into euro”, adding it could have “an adverse effect on future margin”.
Sterling has plummeted more than 10 per cent against the dollar since June 23.
As well as the Poundland acquisition, Steinhoff has made a determined effort to expand further across Europe recently, having tried and failed to gatecrash two deals earlier this year.
It recently lost out in a battle with Sainsbury’s to buy Argos owner Home Retail Group in March, and was outbid for London-listed white goods retailer Darty.
It is backed by South African retail billionaire Christo Wiese, whose Brait investment group also owns controlling stakes in Virgin Active, New Look and food chain Iceland.
The firm added: “The referendum on 23 June... has created uncertainty in the business community and financial markets.
“While the effect of this decision on consumer demand across Europe remains uncertain, the devaluation of the pound sterling may also result in an unfavourable effect when translating our businesses’ earnings reported into euro.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/retailer-steinhoff-warns-on-collapse-of-pound-1-8097184 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/f44c7a4e50f2775f240ac638a7a6b5f8aaf9ffdafda5accdd14d1c8264ce5830.json |
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"Phil Harrison"
] | 2016-08-28T00:51:03 | null | 2016-08-28T01:05:27 | Visit now for the latest ice hockey news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fice-hockey%2Fsheffield-steelers-2-hv71-jonkoping-5-end-of-the-european-trail-is-near-for-steelers-1-8092872.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092867.1472342862!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sheffield Steelers 2 HV71 Jonkoping 5: End of the European trail is near for Steelers | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | SHEFFIELD STEELERS’ hopes of a prolonged Champions Hockey League campaign have been all but extinguished after a frustrating night in South Yorkshire.
With just one Group P game remaining, head coach Paul Thompson admitted his team now needed a “miracle” to progress to the knockout phase.
Robert Dowd (hidden) fires home Sheffield Steelers' first goal against HV 71. Picture: Dean Woolley.
Saturday night’s 5-2 defeat to HV71 Jonkoping may have made it three defeats in as many games, but there were still a number positives to take for the Steelers from their second encounter with the four-time Swedish champions.
Once again, however, there was the one big negative.
Prior to this meeting in front of a 4,000 crowd at Sheffield Arena, the Steelers had already shipped six powerplay goals, three in their 5-3 defeat at HV71 and the same again in an 8-1 humbling at the hands of Red Bull Salzburg 48 hours later.
In Sheffield, all five of HV71’s goals came on the powerplay. It left Thompson once again to cut a hugely frustrated figure on the home bench.
Zack Fitzgerald prepares to visit the penalty box after landing a blow on HV71's Filip Sandberg. Picture: Dean Woolley.
Missing Mathieu Roy, the Steelers had started the brighter, enjoying an early powerplay which saw them come close to breaking the deadlock on at least two occasions while on the man advantage.
But, typically, moments after the Steelers found themselves in the penalty box for first time – Tyler Mosienko on a holding call – the visitors made the most of their advantage, Chris Abbott tipping in from a Martin Tornberg slapshot at 12.28.
It only took another 74 seconds for HV71 to double their lead - Tornberg quickest to react to a save by Ervins Mustukovs just three seconds into another penalty against the Steelers, this time Zack Fitzgerald sent to the box for roughing.
The hosts were rocking but, crucially, they were able to go in at the first period break just one down after Robert Dowd fired in from 15 yards, just over a minute after Tornberg’s strike.
Ervins Mustukovs finds his goalm under siege. Picture: Dean Woolley.
The second period somehow remained goalless, the biggest positives being Mustukovs’ penalty shot save from Mattias Tedenby’s and the Steelers’ ability to kill off eight minutes worth of penalties in the second half of the period.
It left them in a familiar situation against their opponents, having gone in a goal down after 40 minutes when the two teams first met at the Kinnarps Arena 10 days ago.
On that occasion, Dowd fired an early leveller to tie the game and give his team-mates hope of causing a major upset.
But it didn’t come, just as it didn’t once again in front of their own fans.
FRUSTRATED: Sheffield Steelers' head coach, Paul Thompson. Picture: Dean Woolley.
Once again, the Steelers were the architects of their own downfall, Ben O’Connor heading to the penalty box on a delay of game call which was punished after just 22 seconds when Teemu Laine pounced to make it 3-1 at 40.26.
If the life hadn’t been sucked out of the building after that goal, it certainly was when, with David Phillips handed a cross-checking penalty, HV71 extended their advantage through captain Abbott’s second of the night at 46.22.
If the HV71 powerplay had proved potent with just the one-man advantage, there was little doubt they would increase their hosts’ pain when presented with a short 5-on-3 opportunity.
Levi Nelson was first to sit in the penalty box for boarding at 49.27 before being joined by John Armstrong less than a minute later on a tripping call.
Almost inevitably, it took just six seconds for the visitors to make their advantage pay, Mattias Tedenby pouncing to make it 5-1 at 50.21.
Despite being deflated by proceedings, the Steelers rallied once they fell four behind and at least gave their fans something else to cheer about when Dowd fired home a rebound at 54.56 on the powerplay. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/sheffield-steelers-2-hv71-jonkoping-5-end-of-the-european-trail-is-near-for-steelers-1-8092872 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/879dc74879c13a3851b56d494222d8463ad7670acb1fba4743d0cf2121d33384.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:51 | null | 2016-08-29T06:00:48 | Visit now for the latest football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fwest-brom-0-middlesbrough-0-aitor-karanka-lauds-boro-s-spirit-after-dull-hawthorns-encounter-1-8093673.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093672.1472416309!/image/image.jpg | en | null | West Brom 0 Middlesbrough 0: Aitor Karanka lauds Boro’s spirit after dull Hawthorns encounter | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka was happy with his side’s steely display in a dull encounter with West Bromwich Albion, which ensured Boro remain unbeaten going into the international break.
He said: “I am really pleased because we knew before the game it was going to be really tough, especially after our defeat on Wednesday (a 2-1 EFL Cup loss at Fulham).
“It was the third game in a row away.
“We knew against West Brom it was going to be difficult. Our performance has not been the best, but I am really pleased with the reaction we had from Wednesday.
“I didn’t like the first 15 or 20 minutes, we didn’t play well and didn’t play with the spirit we have to play with.
“The reaction in the second half was better. One thing we cannot lose is our spirit.”
In a game of few redeeming features it took Boro until 17 minutes from time to have their first shot on target with Albion equally toothless.
Baggies manager Tony Pulis wants five new players before Wednesday’s transfer deadline and the hosts’ failings were clear to see as they never broke down the resolute visitors.
Albion needed a positive performance after being dumped out of the EFL Cup on penalties by Northampton in midweek, but never got going against the Premier League newcomers, who now have a healthy return of five points from their first three games.
There was little excitement from the off, but Antonio Barragan at least halted James McClean early on before the winger was thwarted by Brad Guzan after 11 minutes.
Darren Fletcher’s neat pass found the on-rushing McClean, but Guzan smothered his six yard effort with the goalkeeper relatively untroubled during a non-event of a first half.
Salomon Rondon headed two half chances well wide and Boro failed to create anything meaningful themselves with Alvaro Negredo isolated and anonymous.
Playing at a pre-season pace, neither side looked remotely like opening the scoring as West Brom’s need for more attacking threat was laid bare.
McClean was their brightest spark, but £12m record buy Rondon was laboured and underlined why boss Pulis has been chasing new signings, including Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez.
In an attempt to break the monotony eight minutes before the break Brendan Galloway, making his Premier League debut for Albion after a loan move from Everton, forced Guzan into a low stop.
But it was a token effort that Gaston Ramirez matched when he swiped wildly wide within two minutes of the re-start.
The second half continued in the same uneventful, disappointing vein as the first as the teams cancelled each other out to provid no excitement.
Craig Dawson’s header dropped a yard wide in a rare chance and Jonathan Leko replaced McClean after 65 minutes in the hope he would inject some pace and penetration to West Brom’s game, which had failed to get out of first gear.
Middlesbrough had yet to register a shot on target, but had looked more composed in possession despite failing to supply Valencia loanee Negredo with any decent service.
Leko lasted just five minutes before limping off injured to be replaced by Saido Berahino, but Boro immediately threatened when Cristhian Stuani shot straight at Ben Foster with 17 minutes left.
The visitors finished the stronger, with Stewart Downing firing wide, but the Baggies almost got lucky with five minutes remaining when Ayala’s attempted clearance clattered off Guzan and bounced away.
After the Baggies were jeered off, manager Pulis insisted everyone at the club understands the need for new signings.
He said: “There’s no problems with the boardroom, they know my feelings. They don’t need people to boo to know my feelings.
“We have to bring some players in. Two years ago when I came in they were struggling at the foot of the table and 14 or 15 of the players are still here.
“They have kept going and finished 12th and 14th but we need new blood.”
West Brom: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Galloway, Fletcher, Yacob, Phillips, Field (Gardner 76), McClean (Leko 64), Rondon, Leko (Berahino 72). Unused substitutes: Olsson, Lambert, Wilson, Rose.
Middlesbrough: Guzan, Nsue, Ayala, Gibso, Barragan, Forshaw, Clayton, Stuani (Fischer 90), Ramirez (Nugent 84), Downing, Negredo. Unused substitutes: Konstantopoulos, Bernardo, Rhodes, Reach, de Sart.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire). | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/west-brom-0-middlesbrough-0-aitor-karanka-lauds-boro-s-spirit-after-dull-hawthorns-encounter-1-8093673 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/19e435856dee99248c7bd42c0160a13a37c4f13efc9ca502acb1e6390c5a6a96.json |
[
"Richard Sutcliffe"
] | 2016-08-30T04:51:56 | null | 2016-08-30T05:23:47 | Visit now for the latest Huddersfield Town AFC football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fhuddersfield-town%2Fleague-clubs-prepare-to-lose-safety-net-of-emergency-loan-deals-1-8094977.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8094976.1472505441!/image/image.jpg | en | null | League clubs prepare to lose safety net of emergency loan deals | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | THE final day of the summer transfer window has long been considered the busiest of the football year, and tomorrow seems set to break all records.
FIFA’s insistence that the emergency loan window for Football League clubs be scrapped to protect “the sporting integrity of competitions” means it will not just be the 20 top-flight managers scrambling to get deals done as the clock ticks down towards 11pm and Jim White’s decibel levels on Sky Sports rise ever higher.
The removal of the safety net that allowed clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two to continue to make signings, albeit on a temporary basis, means most, if not all, of the 72 League clubs will have their thoughts dominated by transfer matters.
Do we have enough cover if injuries strike? What happens if our top scorer breaks his leg in October? And, can we afford to carry a 20-man squad on our income?
All these issues and more will be debated up and down the land by clubs who, since the transfer window system was introduced in 2002, have had the loan market to fall back on between mid-September and January 1.
For David Wagner, the head coach of surprise early Championship leaders Huddersfield Town, the new set-up in the Football League is one he is familiar with from his time in Germany.
This experience meant the Terriers’ chief quickly got down to transfer business this summer, making all but one of his 13 signings by the middle of July.
“I grew up with this culture of only two windows in a season so it is not special,” said Wagner to The Yorkshire Post. “I think it makes you think more about what you do, and that is a good thing. You cannot react and change mistakes that were made in a window for several months.
“The emergency loan window allowed that to happen. So, you have to think very seriously in the window about what to do and what players can make the right steps in those months. You also need luck in the season as well. No problems with injuries is important. But I did believe (before the season started) that we were well prepared.”
Wagner, of course, spent six months at Town last season learning all about the areas of his squad that needed improving. Others are not so fortunate, with Garry Monk having only arrived at Leeds United a month after the 2015-16 campaign had ended.
Despite that, the 38-year-old has been busy with 10 new faces having arrived at Elland Road.
Monk wants further reinforcements, though, amid suggestions that Luke Murphy, Charlie Taylor and Toumani Diagouraga could be on the way out.
“A manager’s view on the new rule will depend where his squad is at,” said Monk. “If you have a full squad, you want the window closed as quick as possible. But if you still have work to do then the opposite will be true.
“Personally, I wish the loan was shut before the first game of a season. It only favours clubs with money, the bigger boys in whatever league we are talking about. They are the ones who can go out last minute and spend what they want.
“Everyone should do their work in the summer and then it should close on that Friday before the season. That is the squad and what you have to go with. Maybe have a rule about real exceptional circumstances to cover injury or extreme illness. But, to me, the last Friday before the season makes sense.
“To go a month into a season and still have the worry of someone coming in to take one of your best players, that just isn’t right.
“No one should have to worry about that. I just don’t understand the current set-up. It is a distraction, not just for the manager but the players themselves.”
Further down the League, the new rules can cause a financial headache with many clubs simply unable to afford a squad big enough to cope with unexpected injuries or suspensions.
Stuart McCall, who still wants to bring in a striker at Bradford City before tomorrow’s deadline, said: “I know the League fought to keep it as it was, but FIFA insisted. It definitely isn’t a good thing.
“I like to work with a minimal squad, if I am honest. Quality over quantity, and that served me well for my first three and a half years at Motherwell. Then, in the last season we had a lot of injuries and we came a cropper due to not having a big enough squad. The new rules are more of a gamble, especially as having too many eats into your budget.”
Yorkshire’s smallest squad right now belongs to Hull City, one of the county’s two Premier League representatives.
The Tigers, in talks with seven or eight targets and confident of signing at least four, are hoping to finalise David Marshall’s move from Cardiff City today along with the loan capture of Manchester United striker Will Keane. Both are understood to have had medicals in the East Riding yesterday.
Tottenham’s Ryan Mason and Jeff Hendrick of Derby County are also on the radar along with AZ Alkmaar’s Norwegian international Markus Henriksen. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/huddersfield-town/league-clubs-prepare-to-lose-safety-net-of-emergency-loan-deals-1-8094977 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/a4723b7c623c4db7a2d8047245f9f84dd9780395d0dcf1a8380b664a89247f76.json |
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"Leon Wobschall"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:54 | null | 2016-08-26T10:33:04 | Visit now for the latest football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fsomething-for-the-weekend-five-points-to-ponder-for-yorkshire-clubs-1-8090309.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8090308.1472206134!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Something for the weekend? Five points to ponder for Yorkshire clubs | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | AFTER last weekend’s very passable events, with no less than seven Yorkshire sides claiming wins, an encore would do very nicely indeed.
Although if you live in the Steel City, an avoidance of the abject and tough events would be appreciated for both Wednesdayites and Unitedites in equal measure.
Here are five pre-weekend observations:
1: Hull City v Manchester United. Can the unlikely events of August continue?
Let’s face it, no-one will have had Hull City down for a haul of six points from six so far, but such is football’s capacity to delight and thrill sometimes.
That said, their biggest test arrives tomorrow in the shape of the arrival of a Manchester United side who have rediscovered their mojo and look the real title deal already.
A point would be great, a win stupendous - the Tigers being without a victory over the red side of Manchester since way back in 1974.
2: Huddersfield Town v Wolves. Will the latecomers do it again.
Do not let it be said that Huddersfield have not lasted the course so far this term with late goals having helped yield them three victories and a draw amid some testing arenas.
Next up are Wolves, a side who Town have historically done well against over the years. But David Wagner is not interested in history or bending statistics to his advantage - or the league table for that matter.
It is all about the process and if Town continue to show the levels of character and togetherness, allied the insatiable work ethic and energy levels which they have done so far this term, then they have every chance of still being top of the pile for the start of September.
Momentum would inexorably rise if that was the case, with Town clearly onto something.
3: Nottingham Forest v Leeds United. Can United’s seamless week on the pitch continue?
Things have dropped into place for Garry Monk over the past week, with a high-energy, well-oiled derby win at Sheffield Wednesday followed by EFL Cup progression - albeit not straightforward - at Luton Town with his calculated gamble of resting 11 players paying off.
A point or win at Nottingham Forest would get their start to the season back to par after a rough opening two games and continue United’s incremental improvement in the past week and a half.
It is early days, but evidence has been shown that Monk and Leeds can grow into the season with a fair wind. He just requires that precious commodity. Time.
4: Barnsley v Rotherham United. Expectation on the Reds, for once.
It is fair to say that Barnsley were not saddled with a welter of expectation ahead of their opening quartet of league games, even if the internal pressure to get results will have always been there.
But tomorrow’s derby with Rotherham is different, with it representing a game that many Reds supporters will be targeting and expecting three points from.
Paul Heckingbottom wisely sees the dangers in that stance and has safely stated that no game is a ‘gimmie’.
Rewind to the end of last season, when all and sundry expected Barnsley to take over relegation-haunted Colchester. It didn’t quite work out that way with Heckingbottom detecting the complacency among fans.
For Rotherham, without a win at Oakwell since way back in 1970, taking anything away would be a bonus.
But do not back against them, the game is perhaps more even than many think.
5: Sheffield United v Oxford United. Stopping a drama lurching into a full-blown crisis.
It has been a rough old seasonal start for the Blades, with three points required for all manner of reasons tomorrow against one of Chris Wilder’s old clubs.
Wilder is finding plenty out about his players and a fair bit of it has not been good so far. Even so early into a new season, several Blades stars will be under no illusions that they must shape up fast if they are to be part of Wilder’s brave new world.
It is the time for action and not talking and actions will certainly speak louder than words tomorrow. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/something-for-the-weekend-five-points-to-ponder-for-yorkshire-clubs-1-8090309 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/15d2ef78794bc67c3692ad2c21384dafb995387eb685560ae11c16717850329a.json |
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"Phil Harrison"
] | 2016-08-27T08:50:42 | null | 2016-08-27T09:12:44 | Visit now for the latest ice hockey news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fice-hockey%2Fvideo-early-jump-can-help-sheffield-steelers-register-first-chl-triumph-says-john-armstrong-1-8092164.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092161.1472285533!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Video: Early jump can help Sheffield Steelers register first CHL triumph, says John Armstrong | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
IT may have proved another tough start on the Champions Hockey League trail for Sheffield Steelers, but new centre John Armstrong believes it will only be of benefit in the long run.
A 5-3 defeat to Sweden’s HV71 Jonkoping followed by a rather more harsh 8-1 loss at Red Bull Salzburg has left the Steelers’ hopes of progression from Group P at best slender.
Sheffield Steelers' John Armstrong. Picture: Dean Woolley.
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Tonight sees Paul Thompson’s team welcome four-time Swedish champions HV71 at Sheffield Arena, with the hope being that the South Yorkshire club can break their CHL duck at the seventh attempt.
Steelers' John Armstrong contests a face off. Picture: Dean Woolley.
Four CHL group games last season also ended in defeat for the Steelers and - particularly for those players still around - it is a monkey they are very keen to get off their backs.
For Armstrong, it’s all relatively new having arrived at Sheffield in the summer having spent the past two seasons in Europe, first at Lillehammer in Norway and then, last season, in Denmark with Odense Bulldogs.
It was through head coach Thompson’s Danish connections that Armstrong came to his attention, the former GB national coach having spent a year in charge of Aalborg Pirates before taking over at Steelers last year.
While results may not have gone Steelers’ way so far, Armstrong - who before his switch to Europe played 177 games in the AHL ahead as well as two seasons in the ECHL - believes playing against such quality from Europe will only benefit the club’s long-term aims for 2016-17.
“I think it is good for us as a team that we are straight into games against highly-skilled opposition,” said Armstrong.
“Once we get into our league games things will possibly seem a little slower for us and we should be able to do really well there.
“The fact a number of our players have European experience before coming here helps a lot because it is a very different style to perhaps how this league is on a week-to-week basis.
“They play with a lot of speed, particularly in Sweden, and Salzburg were really good on the powerplay which we noticed as we took a lot of penalties and they punished us for it.”
And as HV71 prepare to visit Sheffield for Saturday night’s return match, Armstrong is confident the Steelers have the talent to cause something of an upset.
“We learned a lot from our experiences on the road and we will be a lot better next game,” he added.
“I think we gave HV71 a little bit too much respect early on in that first game and we need to come in and get a goal on them real early. You could see once we scored a couple of goals over there that it gave us a lift and the team rallied around each other and played really well.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/video-early-jump-can-help-sheffield-steelers-register-first-chl-triumph-says-john-armstrong-1-8092164 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/6731fe375e663c24a126f9ee8c8345b92a87cf4d2061e1187b2827d70a5c5c73.json |
[
"Georgina Morris"
] | 2016-08-30T12:51:40 | null | 2016-08-30T12:09:52 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhave-you-seen-missing-west-yorkshire-man-samuel-reid-1-8095671.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8095668.1472555368!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Have you seen missing West Yorkshire man Samuel Reid? | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Police are asking anyone who sees this missing West Yorkshire man to get in touch.
Samuel Reid, 25, of Illingworth, was last seen at 00.20am this morning on Nursery Lane, Ovenden.
Samuel Reid has not been seen since the early hours this morning.
He was wearing a green T-shirt and black trousers.
Samuel is described as white, 6ft 2in, and stocky. He has brown hair and a brown beard.
His right arm is heavily tattooed and his left arm is fully tattooed.
Anyone who sees Samuel is asked to call police on 101, quoting log 6 of 30 August. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/have-you-seen-missing-west-yorkshire-man-samuel-reid-1-8095671 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/4dd96ac77c25a591b00a20c66d7d9f87ba640c714433cfa6ae281c1eac8023bb.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T08:51:19 | null | 2016-08-30T08:18:13 | Visit now for the latest business news and features - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fproperty-fund-given-licence-to-take-over-pinewood-studios-1-8095152.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8095151.1472541619!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Property fund given licence to take over Pinewood Studios | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | The proposed takeover of Pinewood Studios by an international property fund for £323 million has been given the green light by Britain’s financial regulator.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rubber-stamped the deal by Aermont Capital, headed up by French property tycoon Leon Bressler, to acquire the famous home of the James Bond and Star Wars films.
“The boards of directors of Bidco and Pinewood are pleased to announce that they have received approval from the FCA,” the firms said in a statement.
Shareholders will now vote on the deal on September 19.
In July, Pinewood said the plunge in sterling following Britain’s decision to quit the European Union would give it a boost, adding that the impact of Brexit would be “largely mitigated” as its most significant customers are based in the US.
Chief executive Ivan Dunleavy said at the time: “The result of the UK’s referendum on membership of the EU is now known. In the context of our business, the decline in the sterling exchange rate is undoubtedly positive for our international customers.”
Revenues at Pinewood, which is based in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, grew 10.9% to £83.2 million last year while operating profit soared 136.3% to £13.6 million. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/property-fund-given-licence-to-take-over-pinewood-studios-1-8095152 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ef618e5ddaf9400c8b6141cf33378b2c6af43b0285f0349f6e3fc8cf467882c1.json |
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"Chris Waters"
] | 2016-08-27T10:50:45 | null | 2016-08-27T10:30:10 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fyorkshire-v-surrey-white-ball-progress-gives-jason-gillespie-grounds-for-optimism-as-prize-of-lord-s-final-awaits-1-8092007.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092004.1472248055!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Yorkshire v Surrey: White-ball progress gives Jason Gillespie grounds for optimism as prize of Lord’s final awaits | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | JASON GILLESPIE believes there has been clear progress in Yorkshire’s one-day cricket this year, regardless of the result of tomorrow’s semi-final.
Yorkshire are aiming to reach their first Lord’s final since 2002 when they take on Surrey at Headingley (11am start).
THREAT: Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara
It is the second successive season that Yorkshire have reached the Royal London semis, with the club going down by eight wickets to eventual champions Gloucestershire at Headingley last year.
Surrey, last season’s runners-up, will pose another stiff test, but Gillespie has been encouraged by Yorkshire’s white-ball performances, with the club having also reached the semi-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast before losing to Durham.
“We’ve seen clear progress in white-ball cricket this year,” said Gillespie. “We’re not the finished article, but we’ve definitely seen improvements overall in both of the comps.
“We should have chased down the runs against Durham in the T20 semi, even though Mark Wood bowled very well against us.
“But that’s gone now, and I’m pleased overall with how the lads have gone about their work in one-day cricket.”
To get past Surrey, Yorkshire must overcome a semi-final hoodoo in List A cricket. Their defeat to Gloucestershire last season was their 16th in 19 one-day cup semis.
“That stat isn’t in our minds,” said Gillespie. “It hasn’t even been discussed. Sunday is a new day, and the fact is that we’ve played some good cricket in the 50-over comp.
“We know Surrey are a quality team and that people will see them as favourites, which is okay with us.
“We just need to go out there and play the best cricket we can and focus on that.”
On paper, the biggest danger to Yorkshire is Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lanka batsman/wicketkeeper. Sangakkara, 38, scored an unbeaten 130 to help Surrey to a dramatic one-wicket win off the last ball of their quarter-final at Northants.
“Sangakkara is clearly an extremely dangerous player,” said Gillespie, whose side booked their semi-final place with an 11-run win over Kent at Canterbury.
“He has a proven track record, and he is capable of winning games single-handed.
“At the same time, we will do our homework against him and encourage our bowlers and everyone to do their research.
“Phil Dicks (the Yorkshire analyst) puts a lot of stuff together, and the players have iPads where they can look at all the relevant footage – ie, where Sangakkara scores his runs, his wagon wheels, and potentially where he could be vulnerable, which is what we do with all our opponents.”
Yorkshire’s attention to detail in this regard has increased markedly in recent times.
Dicks is an important member of the backroom operation, equipping players with all the necessary stats and info.
“Phil has been brilliant,” said Gillespie. “He’s an important cog in the support staff at Yorkshire.
Yorkshire (from): Ballance, Bresnan, Brooks, Carver, Coad, Hodd, Leaning, Lees (capt), Lyth, Patterson, Rafiq, Rhodes, Waite. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/yorkshire-v-surrey-white-ball-progress-gives-jason-gillespie-grounds-for-optimism-as-prize-of-lord-s-final-awaits-1-8092007 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/016fe7274f74cbcfa298fdc14b5d57b32492d22c563221063e1f1f87ab1a886e.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:52:44 | null | 2016-08-31T08:12:20 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhouse-prices-increase-to-reach-record-1-8097089.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8097088.1472627517!/image/image.jpg | en | null | House prices increase to reach record | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | House prices increased by 0.6 per cent month-on-month in August to reach a new record of more than £206,000, an index has found.
The average UK property value is now £206,145 after climbing by 5.6 per cent annually, Nationwide Building Society said.
Despite recent reports that housing market activity has slowed, the rates of price growth accelerated in August, Nationwide said.
In July, prices increased at lower rates of 0.5 per cent month-on-month and 5.2 per cent annually.
Nationwide said that while buyer demand has softened, the number of new homes coming to market has also been low. This has kept the balance of demand and supply tight, which in turn has supported prices.
A Bank of England report showed this week that the number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers fell to its lowest level in a year and a half in July, in signs that the vote to leave the EU had a cooling effect on the market.
A stamp duty hike for buy-to-let investors, which came into force on April 1, has also put the brakes on some activity.
Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist, said: “The pick-up in price growth is somewhat at odds with signs that housing market activity has slowed in recent months.
“However, the decline in demand appears to have been matched by weakness on the supply side of the market. Surveyors report that instructions to sell have also declined and the stock of properties on the market remains close to 30-year lows. This helps to explain why the pace of house price growth has remained broadly stable.”
Average house prices broke through the £200,000 barrier in March and have been steadily climbing since.
Jeremy Leaf, a North London estate agent and former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), said: “While the increase in prices in August is encouraging and a little surprising, when you look behind the figures it becomes apparent that most of it is based on shortage of stock which we are also finding on the ground.”
He continued: “We are finding that an appetite to get on with buying and selling from those returning from holiday has been encouraging lately and we hope that continues into the autumn. People are negotiating very hard to make the deals that are being done happen.”
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight, said: “Despite the resilient house price growth in August reported by the Nationwide, we expect house prices to come under increasing pressure over the coming months.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/house-prices-increase-to-reach-record-1-8097089 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/8e7765da5d9044b576d39fd0fdd6d64ed9ffb6f0debb12087ad494390538277c.json |
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"Ed White"
] | 2016-08-27T18:50:58 | null | 2016-08-27T19:17:35 | Visit now for the latest Doncaster Rovers football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fdoncaster-rovers%2Fdoncaster-rovers-4-yeovil-town-1-andy-williams-scores-treble-as-rovers-go-third-in-league-two-1-8092716.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092715.1472321967!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Doncaster Rovers 4 Yeovil Town 1: Andy Williams scores treble as Rovers go third in League Two | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Andy Williams scored a hat-trick as Doncaster Rovers moved into the automatic promotion places in League Two by thrashing Yeovil Town 4-1.
Williams gave Rovers an ideal start by volleying home the only goal of the first half in the opening moments of the game.
James Coppinger doubled the advantage nine minutes into the second half but Ryan Hedges halfed the deficit a minute later for the visitors.
The game remained on a knife edge until Williams restored Rovers' two-goal cushion in the final ten minutes.
And he sealed three points in added time, through an assist by Tommy Rowe.
Doncaster have now secured ten points from their opening five matches and sit two points behind outright leaders Morecambe.
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"Leon Wobschall"
] | 2016-08-27T06:50:43 | null | 2016-08-27T06:06:27 | Visit now for the latest football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fbarnsley-v-rotherham-united-aidy-white-hot-and-out-to-show-what-millers-are-missing-1-8092035.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8092034.1472251196!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Barnsley v Rotherham United: Aidy White hot and out to show what Millers are missing | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | DO not talk to Aidy White about watching Jeff Stelling and co on Soccer Saturday.
For the Barnsley full-back, Sky Sports’ popular preview and results service is a sign of some grim times in the latter stages of his time at boyhood club Leeds United and then during the closing stages of his time at today’s opponents Rotherham United.
Sanctuary has been found at Oakwell, with the Horsforth player back doing the day job and rewinding the clock to happier times earlier in his career at Elland Road when he bombed down the flanks with intent and proved a tenacious defender.
Given what he has been through over the course of his career so far, few would begrudge him that.
Saturday, the culmination of the working week for a footballer, has substance again.
It had been a bereft time, and day, largely to forget during a tough final two seasons in West Yorkshire, which proved a test of mental endurance and fortitude.
A hoped-for renaissance at Rotherham failed to transpire either.
It was a few junctions back up the M1 that White was to find redemption to cast aside his injury demons at Leeds and time at the New York Stadium, where he found himself out of the picture after Neil Redfearn replaced Steve Evans.
For White, who had featured just 19 times in a near two-year spell encompassing both clubs before linking up with Barnsley last November, it is a case of making hay while the sun shines.
Set to line up against former club Millers this afternoon, he said: “I had a couple of tough years through injuries and other things and going to Barnsley has been a great move for me with the promotion and JP Trophy win last season and playing week-in, week-out.
“It has been fantastic and I am enjoying it.
“The injuries were a real low point. It was tough on Saturday when the lads were playing away and you were bored out of your head sat at home watching the footy. Then when they are at home and you are sat in the stands, it is also not very nice.
“I am glad to be back playing football and being fully fit and getting a run of games.
“The last six to eight months have probably been one of my career highlights. It’s been brilliant and, hopefully, it will continue with us establishing ourselves in the Championship.”
On his failure to crack it at today’s opponents, a pragmatic White added: “I played quite a lot of games in the Championship and it just didn’t work out for whatever reason at Rotherham.
“They brought me in as a winger and the style of play that they had was quite direct. They had a change of manager and Redders obviously had his own way of doing things and it was a different style of play as well and I did not fit into that.
“It is football and part and parcel of it. The move to Barnsley was a blessing in disguise really.
“I definitely feel I am a Championship player and am capable of playing at this level. I have showed that in the past and want to be playing higher if possible.”
While issues of style worked against White at Rotherham, the footballing ethos of Lee Johnson and now head coach Paul Heckingbottom has ensured a rosier time of it in the Dearne Valley.
Barnsley’s high-tempo ‘up-and-at-them’ credo based on fast transition football suits White, a player blessed with more than a yard or two of pace.
So, too, has working for someone who truly believes in him in Heckingbottom.
He added: “The style of play suits me here. I am very forward-minded as a defender and with Adam (Hammill) on the left, we have a strong attacking side, although I have got to do my defensive job.
“Getting forward has always been my mentality and the style of the manager suits me to a tee and he gives me the freedom to express myself, but to be sensible with it.
“Paul has been unbelievable and deserves all the credit. To come in as he did and keep our run going was very hard and he was brilliant. As an individual, he is very relaxed and it works well with the group and his approach has been very beneficial.
“Although on occasions, when someone needs a telling-off, he is definitely not shy. He’s just a very good manager.”
The collective efforts of White and his team-mates left a scorching trail during a jet-paced second half of last season in League One and an express mark has also been made at Championship level.
Victory today would take Barnsley’s haul to a creditable nine points from a possible 15, which would back up White’s theory that the Reds are not in the division merely to make up the numbers.
He added: “Last season, it was crazy to think we were bottom of the league. To turn that around was a fantastic achievement and confidence grew and as soon as new players joined the squad, it kind of spiralled.
“We didn’t think or feel we were going to lose any game and took that winning mentality into every game and won promotion.
“We have got some very good players who are fairly young. We have got to take the same approach as we did last season.
“It is obviously a tougher league, but over the four games so far, we have shown we are definitely capable of performing at this level. Hopefully, that can continue.
“Everyone says it’s about staying up, but we are trying to achieve a lot more than that. You have to push higher as if you just settle on surviving, you might find it difficult.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/barnsley-v-rotherham-united-aidy-white-hot-and-out-to-show-what-millers-are-missing-1-8092035 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/261a5847b49553301e6219209586e3925b3ceb7008480a50f189e7b52211d80a.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T14:51:06 | null | 2016-08-28T15:42:08 | Visit now for the latest exhibitions news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fexhibitions%2Fnext-generation-embraces-spirit-of-wensleydale-show-1-8093301.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8093299.1472395304!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Next generation embraces spirit of Wensleydale Show | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Generations of farming families took to the ring on Saturday as thousands turned out to enjoy the 102nd Wensleydale Agricultural Show.
The cattle ring, ponies ring and sheep pens drew plenty of handlers across dozens of classes, while bakers, knitters and gardeners shared their skills in the craft and horticulture tent at The Showfield in Leyburn.
William Lambert, the walking stick steward, looks at the Ornamental Horn walking stick section.
Other attractions in a packed programme included a quad bike stunt show, a vintage vehicle parade, music from Leyburn Band and the Grand Parade.
Chairman Bob Dixon said he was delighted to see young people embracing the show.
“It’s great to see the younger handlers leading a cow or bullock around,” he said. “It’s something we try to promote. We want to see the youngsters as visitors and participants.”
Celebrating the achievements of those who take part was a high point for Anne Guy as she shared the presidency with husband Stuart for a second year.
“We’ve been honoured to be the presidents and thoroughly enjoyed our day,” she said.
“The highlight was presenting the trophies to people who have done so much work, not just on the day but through all that goes into showing the animals and producing handicrafts. The work that goes in is amazing.”
An estimated 6,000 people visited this year’s show.
“The weather has been outstanding and I think they all thoroughly enjoyed it,” Mr Dixon said. “We’ve had a lot of good feedback from stallholders.”
Mrs Guy added: “As far as we’re concerned it went very well. The gate numbers were up and the show gets better and better every year.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/what-s-on/exhibitions/next-generation-embraces-spirit-of-wensleydale-show-1-8093301 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/80e0a98b73c2997bbb388fda4b65862bf35dc752b7236a61a1d6a9175811643b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:33 | null | 2016-08-25T15:27:38 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fventurefest-yorkshire-announces-speakers-1-8089022.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089021.1472135241!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Venturefest Yorkshire announces speakers | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | A director of the firm which designed and produced the striking cauldron used in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics will be one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Venturefest Yorkshire.
Tim Leigh, sales and marketing director at Stage One, the Tockwith-based company, will talk about the firm’s extraordinary journey.
This year the theme for the event, organised by Make It York and sponsored by Innovate UK, is ‘Creative Crossover’.
The line-up also includes Matthew Taylor, head of the RSA, Pip Jamieson, founder and chief executive of The Dots, a professional networking platform, and Tony Fish, founder of FabLab London.
Kate Russell, technology reporter, BBC Click, and author, will present on the future of technology.
Completing the line-up will be serial entrepreneur Sir Eric Peacock and Kevin Baughan, Innovate UK director of innovation.
In addition to keynote speakers, workshops and panel debates, Venturefest Yorkshire will offer delegates the chance to view and test the products and services at the cutting-edge of Yorkshire’s business scene, discovering some of the best people and investment opportunities the region has to offer.
The event will be held on November 16 at York Racecourse.
Heather Niven, head of Science City York, said: “This is a top quality line-up of speakers; all experts in their field and all of whom can convey real examples of Creative Crossover in action.
“Audiences will hear about futuristic predictions, stories of thinking creatively to solve business challenges, and a rich lively presentation of insights, lessons learned and the best and worst of developing a business.”
For information, visit venturefestyorkshire.net | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/venturefest-yorkshire-announces-speakers-1-8089022 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/1f47e4c8efa3938a4e57a7df704ec94202c303a8f62bc4710f5f080a78bdff14.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:52:34 | null | 2016-08-31T06:00:00 | Visit now for the latest opinion news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fgp-taylor-fearful-french-have-every-right-to-ban-burkini-1-8096483.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8096481.1472573784!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GP Taylor: Fearful French have every right to ban burkini | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | BEING ginger and born and bred in Yorkshire, I have a love hate relationship with that golden orb known as the sun.
Unlike many people, I do not go brown. I simply burn and then peel. It is no wonder then that whilst on holiday in Cannes a few days ago, I felt the need to cover myself against the midday sun.
Hiding under an umbrella on C Beach, a place where they charge you 15 euros for a deckchair and another five for a towel, I would occasionally nip out for a swim dressed in long shorts, T-shirt, flat cap and dark glasses.
My swimwear did catch the attention of the lifeguard who, when I walked past, just muttered the word “English?” under his breath. I suppose they are well used to Yorkshiremen getting dressed to go in the sea.
Sadly, I no longer have the figure for a pair of Speedos and quite frankly feel that if the French should ban anything from their beaches it should be overweight men wearing swimming briefs that get lost in the rolls of fat.
Before I set off on holiday, I had been told that security on French beaches had been raised and that the burkini had been banned. In all my years of going to Cannes, I have seen very few women in the sea wearing one. In the scorching heat of a hot afternoon I would suggest they could, in fact, be the item of choice for any woman who doesn’t want to end up with third degree burns. Even Nigella Lawson wore something similar on an Australian holiday.
Although I do not agree with a ban, I can, however, understand why the local authorities on the Côte d’Azur took the step to ban them from their beaches. What the Western media isn’t saying is that there is a great deal of fear and suspicion in the south of France in regards to the rise of militant Islam amongst the people who have migrated there. The burka and the burkini are both seen as being items of clothing that speak of a theology and culture that are in direct conflict with a secular country.
Only last week, the Cannes summer firework display was cancelled on two nights due to concerns regarding security. On the night it finally took place, I saw that troops filled the underground car park at the harbour in readiness while armed patrols by the military were commonplace.
Talking to locals in back- street cafes it soon became clear that there was a belief that another atrocity, as happened in Nice, would again take place. I spoke with one old woman who had survived the Nazi occupation who said she felt that there was an enemy in their midst. She couldn’t understand why people had come to her country knowing it was a secular state and tried to impose their religious views on others.
To many French people, the enemy is radical Islam and a symbol of that is the burka. A recent survey showed that 64 per cent of the French population support a burka ban.
Even though 63 per cent of the French population claim allegiance to Christianity, the country has a very powerful secular ethos. The wearing of large Christian crosses, the Jewish kippah and hijabs were banned in French schools in 2004 and in 2007 the ban was increased to the wearing of Islamic face veils in public.
Dr Taj Hargey, of the Muslim Educational Centre in Oxford, is launching a nationwide campaign to impose a ban on the burka in public spaces in Britain. He said: “There is no religious requirement on Muslims to don the burka; the burka is not a feature of Pakistani culture, where 90 per cent of women do not wear it; there is no unqualified human right to wear whatever we want in public. In every developed society, personal freedoms have to take account of wider social mores.”
Some French politicians believe that Islamic body covering is more a political statement than a religious one. There is no mention of the burka in the Koran, only a command by Allah to dress modestly if you are a woman.
The burka and the hijab are historically cultural clothing of the pre-Islamic Middle East. I believe that in modern society they are worn as outward and visible sign of the faith of the wearer.
In this context, I can see nothing wrong in such an item being banned in a secular country. As the threat of Islamic fundamentalism increases, I suspect that more and more countries will follow suit.
Egypt’s Grand Imam, Sheikh Mohammad Tantawi, said the face veil was not compulsory in Islam, adding that every head of state had the right to accept or prohibit it.
In times like these I would quite like to live in a secular state. Religion can be divisive and lead to violence. No religion has the right to place demands on the society in which it is practised. Secular law should always be in authority over religious law.
GP Taylor is a writer and broadcaster and can be followed @GPTaylorauthor. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/gp-taylor-fearful-french-have-every-right-to-ban-burkini-1-8096483 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/79cdedf298e9954e24adc5ee3a17e08f0e07f932c9f8837cff5e30508f856840.json |
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"Dave Craven"
] | 2016-08-26T14:50:23 | null | 2016-08-26T14:44:45 | Visit now for the latest Hull FC rugby league news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-league%2Fhull-fc%2Fvideo-josh-bowden-makes-challenge-cup-final-cut-for-hull-fc-1-8091149.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8091148.1472219070!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Video: Josh Bowden makes Challenge Cup final cut for Hull FC | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | JOSH BOWDEN today spoke of his relief at earning a place in Hull FC’s Wembley side.
Ahead of last week’s game against Catalans Dragons, head coach Lee Radford had been weighing up his options for the last bench spot in tomorrow’s Ladbrokes Challenge Cup final against Warrington Wolves.
Bowden, Jordan Thompson and Dean Hadley were all fighting it out but the Beverley-born prop has got the nod as he confirmed at this afternoon’s traditional Wembley.
However, Bowden had been sweating since being left out for the semi-final win against Wigan Warriors four weeks ago - one of only two games he had missed all season for the Super League leaders.
“I was a bit surprised to miss that because I had played all year,” he said, Thompson playing in the epic 16-12 victory at Doncaster instead.
“I had to just take it in my stride and work harder in training.
“I think I needed to play well in these last few weeks, too, because the lads played so well in that semi-final.
“I had to really get my head down and have three solid games.”
The 24-year-old did just that against Castleford, then in the 38-0 win at Widnes Vikings before also featuring as Hull thrashed Catalans 44-0 last Thursday.
“Luckily enough I’ve made the squad for the final so I’m over the moon,” said the Academy product.
“I kind of had a feeling I was playing because Lee Radford text me earlier in the week.
“I told my family and everyone is really excited. It’s a dream come true for a Hull lad playing in the final for the Black and Whites.”
Bowden joined the rest of the squad in getting a first look at the Wembley pitch today, enjoying a brief practice session in the searing heat.
“It was great to train on the pitch,” said the player, who did not make the squad for the 2013 final loss against Wigan.
“It was obviously the first time for me. The surroundings are unreal.
“We got a good feeling for it all by training on the pitch. Hopefully it will stand us in great stead for tomorrow.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc/video-josh-bowden-makes-challenge-cup-final-cut-for-hull-fc-1-8091149 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/72c1cd87059c90237c2901c55fac6dc36dbfaa6c0d9cb564dec71a434304bd0d.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T06:51:47 | null | 2016-08-30T05:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcouncil-completes-big-repair-programme-for-yorkshire-s-roads-1-8094773.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8094772.1472486517!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Council completes big repair programme for Yorkshire’s roads | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | THE LARGEST ever repair programme to a network of roads stretching thousands of miles across vast swathes of Yorkshire is set to be completed this week to help boost the transport infrastructure across countryside communities.
The multi-million pound investment by North Yorkshire County Council is aimed at ensuring the 5,000-mile roads network it oversees is adequately maintained for both businesses and residents.
The project is also being conducted to ensure that the county’s hugely valuable tourism industry is preserved, with visitors travelling from across the world to key destinations such as the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks as well as coastal towns including Scarborough and Whitby.
The council stressed it is bucking a national trend with many highways authorities making major cuts to their budgets amid falling amounts of funding from Westminster due to the Government’s ongoing austerity measures.
By the end of August, the council will have surface-dressed about 400 miles of road, more than any other summer maintenance project, in a process which combines bitumen with chippings. It is hoped the move will bring down the cost of reactive patching and pothole repairs.
The executive member for highways, Coun Don Mackenzie, said: “Our additional funding for roads is about vital support for economic growth, supporting business and keeping communities and the economy on the move. Surface-dressing also helps to keep roads safe, improving skid resistance.
“In addition, we aim to complete this programme every year before autumn when the weather deteriorates. This minimises costs and improves the life of the material.”
The council is now spending an average of £65m a year on road maintenance. Extra money has been secured from a £44m fund being spent over the seven years up until 2021, with a particular focus on rural areas.
Rural roads in North Yorkshire, which is England’s largest county, account for almost 75 per cent of the county’s roads network, compared to 29 per cent in a typical local authority. The 5,000 miles of roads which criss-cross North Yorkshire equate to the distance from England to Pakistan.
A total of £24m was secured from a joint bid with East Riding of Yorkshire Council to the Local Growth Fund, linking the maintenance of the rural roads network with economic growth.
It was the first bid nationally to the Local Growth Fund for capital funding to be spent on road maintenance.
This year the council has spent an estimated £12.7m on surface dressing, about £650,000 more than last year.
However, concerns have been raised about the scale of the challenge. A report published by Labour five years ago surveyed 111 local authorities in England, representing about three quarters of councils responsible for road maintenance.
The study highlighted North Yorkshire County Council as one of the five worst authorities, with estimated backlogs topping £400m to achieve a gold-plated standard of roads. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/council-completes-big-repair-programme-for-yorkshire-s-roads-1-8094773 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/720eed82fc87df0e7adc2eff288737838513744b89d9ffffbfb7309f2fcd7205.json |
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"Phil Harrison"
] | 2016-08-26T13:14:25 | null | 2016-08-25T23:36:19 | Visit now for the latest ice hockey news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fice-hockey%2Fvideo-zack-fitzgerald-confident-sheffield-steelers-can-bounce-back-in-hv71-rematch-1-8089864.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089862.1472172045!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Video: Zack Fitzgerald confident Sheffield Steelers can bounce back in HV71 rematch | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
ZACK FITZGERALD is convinced Sheffield Steelers’ “mental toughness” can only boost their chances of Champions Hockey League success this weekend.
In their second campaign in Europe’s elite competition, the South Yorkshire club came off second-best when travelling to Group P rivals HV71 Jonkoping and Red Bull Salzburg last week.
READ MORE - Captain’s Blog: Jonathan Phillips on Steelers’ needing to learn quickly from mistakes
Four-time Swedish champions HV71 visit Sheffield Arena tomorrow night with Paul Thompson’s team determined to register the club’s first-ever win in the competition, something they are confident of doing having caused their rivals plenty of problems in last week’s keenly-fought 5-3 loss at the Kinnarps Arena.
“The fact we were able to take them so close gives us a lot of belief going into this second match-up with them,” said defenceman Fitzgerald, now in his second year with the Elite League champions.
“Any time you can compete with a top team from Sweden it is going to give you a lift.
BODY ON THE LINE: Steelers' Zack Fitzgerald gets down to block a shot during last week's defeat to HV71. Picture: Dean Woolley.
“We had a little bit of a slow start but guys then began to find their legs and we got better as the game went on – we were right there with them.
“We’ve learned a lot about each other in a short space of time, especially when things get tough in these CHL games.
“That is really where the mental toughness comes in and where you learn about guys and how much they really want to play for each other.”
Despite a tough opening to their second CHL campaign, Fitzgerald has been impressed by the influx of new faces to the Steelers’ roster and how they have quickly settled in with their new team-mates.
We’ve learned a lot about each other in a short space of time, especially when things get tough in these CHL games. Sheffield Steelers’ Zack Fitzgerald
“There’s a good feeling in that room,” added Fitzgerald. “We all get along and I couldn’t be happier with the new guys and their attitudes and how they are approaching being here at the club.
“I think our core is really good and we really mesh together very well, Obviously there’s a little bit of a learning curve when it comes to getting on the ice and how lines work together and who you’re D-partners are.
“But it’s been a great start in that respect.” | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/video-zack-fitzgerald-confident-sheffield-steelers-can-bounce-back-in-hv71-rematch-1-8089864 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/c60db50e2cbd1a07f6faaeb5fd55db74451d95601a6d48d4e55c77d2d7e1c7b5.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:49:43 | null | 2016-08-26T15:45:14 | Visit now for the latest opinion news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fyp-letters-we-need-stronger-political-voices-for-north-1-8091360.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8091358.1472222699!/image/image.jpg | en | null | YP Letters: We need stronger political voices for North | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | From: Stewart Arnold, Acting Leader, Yorkshire Party, Station Street, Meltham, Holmfirth.
THERESA May is reported to be scrapping elected mayors. We are led to understand that is not because she believes that the ‘Sheffield City Region’ proposal is divisive and undemocratic.
Instead (if we are to believe The Times) she is scrapping elected mayors because she’s worried making politicians in the North too powerful could help the Labour Party recover. To play party politics like that – whatever we might think about mayors or the Labour Party – is a disgrace.
Far from seeking to stop political voices in Yorkshire and the North becoming too strong as the Prime Minister appears to want to do, we, in the Yorkshire Party, want a strong voice for our region, in order to challenge the Westminster Government. We have never supported elected mayors – we believe in real devolution, and for real devolution to work, a directly elected Assembly or Parliament, accountable to the people of the whole of Yorkshire, has to be created.
Elected mayors place far too much power in the hands of one individual, and in the case of the arrangements imposed on Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield, create a system where the public are completely cut out from the decision-making process. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-we-need-stronger-political-voices-for-north-1-8091360 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/73e460f1953bf4e3442a6a6fe92575be632d52596dccb931e27963d9288995af.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:51:35 | null | 2016-08-30T13:52:18 | Visit now for the latest markets news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fmarkets%2Fcapital-markets-times-are-challening-but-there-are-opportunities-to-invest-1-8095936.json | http://editorial.jpress.co.uk/mastheads/NLYP-masthead-share-img.png | en | null | Capital Markets: ‘Times are challening but there are opportunities to invest’ | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | The vote to leave the EU caught financial markets and most pundits by surprise. Markets have reacted quite violently, but not entirely in the way that was generally expected.
Sterling fell sharply from $1.50 to $1.32 in a couple of days. Large FTSE companies with significant overseas earnings went up as the value of those earnings in Sterling terms rose, but many domestically exposed stocks fell sharply. Particularly hard hit were banks and housebuilders, between June 23 and the lows on the July 6 Royal Bank of Scotland and Persimmon fell around 40 per cent whilst CYBG (owner of Yorkshire Bank) was a little more resilient, but still dropped over 27 per cent.
These initial reactions were largely predictable; indeed I wrote about them in this column a couple of months before the referendum. What is perhaps a bit more surprising is what has happened to the bond markets since the vote and just how well equities have done after the initial few days.
Instead of George Osborne’s threatened austerity budget, we have from Theresa May’s promise of a more flexible approach to the budget deficit. The Bank of England has also stepped in with an interest rate cut to help support the economy.
With any immediate threat of higher central bank interest rates removed, government bonds have done very well, in fact the yield available on 10 year Gilts has reached new lows at 0.5 per cent.
Few, if any, commentators would have predicted that investors would be happy to lend the government money for 10 years at 0.5 per cent interest rates given the extremely large deficit and inflation predicted to run around 2 per cent. This is not a great deal for savers.
Equities also reacted well to the prospect of rate cuts and less austerity and the FTSE 100 having fallen slightly immediately after the referendum was up almost 10 per cent on its June 23 level by mid August. Even the FTSE 250, with more domestic exposure, was up slightly by mid-August having been down over 16 per cent shortly after the vote.
Part of the reason for this may be the expectation that the UK will continue to have a strongly pro-business environment post-Brexit.
The progress Sirius Minerals has made getting approval for a controversial local Potash mine evidences this investment friendly approach.
All this reminds us of the unpredictably of events and consequently the difficulties of predicting markets. For investors the implications are broadly: 1) have a long term plan, 2) stay invested and 3) diversify. An investor saving for retirement 30 years or more away may be looking for significant growth and be able to tolerate the swings in valuation associated with an equity focused portfolio that can deliver this, whereas someone with a shorter term investment horizon and less requirement for growth may be better to have limited equity exposure.
Staying invested is important as there are always reasons to worry about markets and often the periods of strongest performance occur when these worries turn out to be overstated.
With the interest available from bonds near all time lows and considerable economic uncertainty casting a shadow over equities, investors face a challenging environment, but opportunities remain for patient investors. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/markets/capital-markets-times-are-challening-but-there-are-opportunities-to-invest-1-8095936 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/b9fd4f46f51d637577f5679e21c42a92e1ae6c0b3a10fa791cbb16ce59467ae2.json |
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"Georgina Morris"
] | 2016-08-30T16:51:50 | null | 2016-08-30T11:29:29 | Visit now for the latest transport news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftransport%2Fa1-motorway-delays-cleared-after-earlier-crashses-1-8095563.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8095561.1472553581!/image/image.jpg | en | null | A1 motorway delays cleared after earlier crashses | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Road closures on the A1(M) in South Yorkshire have been lifted following two accidents this morning.
Drivers face four-mile queues on the motorway today as emergency services respond to the incidents.
The first accident at the junction 35 northbound sliproad, at around 10.20am, prompted the closure of the northbound carriageway between junctions 35 and 36, near Doncaster.
And a single lane of the southbound carriageway was closed between junctions 36 and 37 following a second collision involving a lorry and a motorcycle soon after.
Highways England said the carriageways had now reopened and traffic was returning to normal. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/a1-motorway-delays-cleared-after-earlier-crashses-1-8095563 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/013797c4adb47f118fa52f758f6a92d42f3982a4b4be33e308aac60b0103982f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:29 | null | 2016-08-25T16:51:01 | Get the latest breaking news from the Yorkshire Post - politics, education, health, crime, showbiz, environment and more. Visit now. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fbusinesses-may-have-chance-to-target-users-of-whatsapp-after-privacy-policy-change-1-8089326.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089325.1472140244!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Businesses may have chance to target users of Whatsapp after privacy policy change | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | Businesses could soon be able to target WhatsApp users following surprise changes to the messaging app’s privacy policy.
The Facebook-owned message service, which is otherwise known for its end-to-end encryption and stringent privacy terms, assured users in a blog post Thursday that their phone numbers would not be made public and that messages would remain encrypted.
The changes are meant to “to test ways for people to communicate with businesses in the months ahead,” the company wrote. Practical applications could include receiving fraud notifications from your bank, or messages from airlines regarding flight delays, WhatsApp said.
“Our belief in the value of private communications is unshakeable, and we remain committed to giving you the fastest, simplest, and most reliable experience on WhatsApp,” the company said.
Businesses could also end up using the service to send order, transaction and appointment information, as well as delivery updates and receipts, WhatsApp said. While targeted marketing messages may end up being part of the service, the company said it did not want to overwhelm users.
“We do not want you to have a spammy experience,” the company said.
But in a move that could spark controversy among privacy advocates, the company also announced it would start sharing account information within the “Facebook family of companies”, including photo-sharing app Instagram and virtual reality technology company Oculus.
WhatsApp was bought by Facebook in 2014 in a deal worth 21.8 billion US dollars (£16.5 billion). Account information will be used to “improve Facebook ads and products experiences”, the policy statement said.
Phone numbers, for example, will be connected with Facebook’s systems and used for targeted ads and friend suggestions, but would not be shared or sold to advertisers, WhatsApp said. It will also track “basic metrics” such as how often people are using the app. Existing WhatsApp users will have 30 days to accept the new privacy policy terms or stop using the service. Once accepted, users will have another 30 days to opt out of sharing their information with Facebook. | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/businesses-may-have-chance-to-target-users-of-whatsapp-after-privacy-policy-change-1-8089326 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/b2a286e765769f97fe14788add4d9a7346f40602927e8ce6fb88a060984345a6.json |
[
"Leon Wobschall"
] | 2016-08-30T10:52:06 | null | 2016-08-30T10:45:52 | Visit now for the latest football news - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftransfer-window-done-deals-and-priorities-for-yorkshire-s-clubs-1-8095428.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8095425.1472550323!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Transfer Window: Done deals and priorities for Yorkshire’s clubs | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | NOT long to go now. Brace yourselves...The summer transfer window closes for business at 11pm on Wednesday and expect a feverish spate of activity ahead of the deadline as Yorkshire clubs scramble around to cover their bases - with the previous ‘security blanket’ of the emergency loan window now pulled away.
It promises to be lively. Rotherham United manager Alan Stubbs probably spoke for many managers across the land in saying that he was bracing himself for ‘pandemonium.’ late last week. You get his drift.
Kemar Roofe cost Leeds United �3m from Oxford United. (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)
Here are all the done deals and where the remaining priorities lie for our clubs in the final few days.
BARNSLEY
DONE DEALS: Kayden Jackson (Wrexham); Stefan Payne (Dover); Andy Yiadom (Barnet); George Moncur (Colchester); Elliot Lee (West Ham); Tom Bradshaw (Walsall); Ryan Kent (Liverpool, loan); Dylan Mottley-Henry (Bradford City), Elliot Kebbie (Salford City), Angus MacDonald (Torquay United, undisclosed), Sessi D’Almieda (free).
PRIORITIES: With Alfie Mawson putting the finishing touches to a big-money move to Premier League outfit Swansea City - in a deal which could rise to £5m - another centre-back to help plug the gap left represents a clear priority for Paul Heckingbottom.
Other areas are also in need of replenishment, with the Reds in the market for another midfielder, with the club linked with a move for Wigan’s Sam Morsy. The club’s interest in Chesterfield winger Gboly Aribiyi is also well known, although the current difference in both clubs valuations is quite substantial. Things could, of course, change.
The Reds are also in the market for several other players, with Heckingbottom having made no secret of the fact that the club needs ‘help’ in terms of additional recruits to boost a squad whose depth is not substantial. Expect business.
BRADFORD CITY
DONE DEALS: Nicky Law (Rangers), Nathaniel Knight-Percival (Shrewsbury), Romaine Vincelot (Coventry), Colin Doyle (Blackpool), Timothee Dieng (Oldham), Rouven Sattelmaier (Stuttgart Kickers), Jordy Hiwula (Huddersfield, loan), Vincent Rabiega (Leipzig, free), Matt Kilgallon (Blackburn, free), Josh Cullen (West Ham, loan).PRIORITIES: The return of Josh Cullen represented a major move for City, with fears that he would only entertain a loan switch to the Championship thankfully not materialising. A new striker is a pressing area for Stuart McCall, with a move for Mansfield Town’s Matt Green floundering.
DONCASTER ROVERS
DONE DEALS: Tommy Rowe (Wolves); Matty Blair (Mansfield, free); Ross Etheridge (Accrington), Mathieu Baudry (Leyton Orient); Joe Wright (Huddersfield), Gary McSheffrey (Scunthorpe), Tyler Garrett (Bolton), John Marquis (Millwall), Riccardo Calder (Aston Villa, loan), Alfie Beestin (Tadcaster Albion), Jordan Houghton (Chelsea, loan), Niall Mason (Aston Villa, loan).
PRIORITIES: With Rovers beset by a crippling early-season injury crisis - intensified by Mitchell Lund, Matty Blair and Josh Marquis suffering knocks at the weekend - some loan moves are likely if any of the fresh problems are major. Finding a new club for Dani N’Guessan is another priority.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
DONE DEALS: Aaron Mooy (Manchester City), Chris Schindler (Munich 1860), Elias Kachunga (FC Ingostadt), Chris Lowe (FC Kaiserslautern), Michael Hefele (Dynamo Dresden), Rajiv Van La Parra (Wolves), Joel Coleman (Oldham Athletic), George Dorrington (Manchester United), Ivan Paurevic (FC Ufa), Jan Goren Stankovic (Dortmund), Aaron Mooy (Man City), Danny Ward (Liverpool), Kasey Palmer (Chelsea), Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Charlton, undisclosed.
PRIORITIES: Done and dusted, you would have thought in terms of incoming recruits, with David Wagner having two options in virtually every position after a busy and rewarding summer.
Ensuring that Nakhi Wells is still a Town player by the close of business - amid rumoured interest from several clubs, including Norwich - is the main concern for Town supporters.
HULL CITY
DONE DEALS: Will Mannion (AFC Wimbledon).
PRIORITIES: Everywhere, quite simply and expect Hull to be one of the busiest clubs in the land between now and 11pm on Wednesday, never mind just in Yorkshire - with the Sky Sports cameras likely to be kept busy with the events out east.
Cardiff City keeper David Marshall looks set to become the club’s first major signing of the calendar year, with an unnamed player also undergoing a medical. The club remain in talks with Spurs midfielder Ryan Mason, but there is rival interest, with other names linked including Will Keane, Markus Henriksen and Jeff Hendrick.
Meanwhile, Abel Hernandez remains a big transfer target of Aston Villa, with Middlesbrough tipped to renew their interest in Harry Maguire, with Mike Phelan having made no secret of his desire to hold of his existing players, given his wafer-thin squad, as it stands.
LEEDS UNITED
DONE DEALS: Marcus Antonsson (Kalmar), Kyle Bartley (Swansea City), Hadi Sacko (Sporting Lisbon, loan), Kemar Roofe (Oxford), Robert Green (QPR), Matt Grimes (Swansea City), Pablo Hernandez (Al-Arabi), Billy Whitehouse (Doncaster Rovers), Luke Ayling (Bristol City), Liam Bridcutt (Sunderland), Pontus Jansson (Torino, loan).
PRIORITIES: Another seasoned midfielder with Championship credentials and nous is likely to be high on the list for Garry Monk, alongside another striker. With United being top-heavy in terms of midfielders, endeavouring to move on the likes of Toumani Diagouraga and Luke Murphy -with the latter linked with Sheffield
United, is also on the ‘to-do list’.
MIDDLESBROUGH
DONE DEALS: Marten De Roon (Atalanta); Viktor Fischer (Ajax, £3.8m), Bernardo Espinosa (Sporting Gijon); Jordan McGhee (Hearts, loan); Victor Valdes (Manchester United), Antonio Barragan (Valencia); Alvaro Negredo (Valencia, loan); Gaston Ramirez (unattached); Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Fabio (Cardiff City).
PRIORITIES: Aitor Karanka has made no secret of his desire to add another central defensive option, with his interest in Hull’s Harry Maguire having been well publicised, despite the Tigers rebuffing their advances so far. But the new name in the frame is Arsenal’s Calum Chambers, with the Teessiders set to sign him on a season-long loan.
Further up the pitch, a new winger and striker could come into the equation, with Albert Adomah, not involved in the weekend draw at West Brom, wanted by Aston Villa and the future of Jordan Rhodes - yet to feature for the Teessiders this term - increasingly uncertain, with a number of Championship clubs believed to be hovering.
Don’t be surprised if Boro pull something out of the bag before the close of play. It has been known before.
ROTHERHAM UNITED
DONE DEALS: Anthony Forde (Walsall); Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton, loan); Lewis Price (Sheffield Wednesday); Will Vaulks (Falkirk), Kelvin Wilson (Nottingham Forest, loan); Jon Taylor (Peterborough), Scott Allan (Celtic, loan), Darnell Fisher (Celtic), Dominic Ball (Tottenham Hotspur), Isaiah Brown (Chelsea, loan), Tom Adeyemi (Cardiff City, loan)..
PRIORITIES. A new centre defender, with Kirk Broadfoot out for a spell with a back injury, represents a priority, with the Millers known admirers of West Ham’s Reece Burke, who enjoyed a stellar loan season at Bradford City last term.
The other big target is another striker, with the Millers looking painfully thin in the department. Alan Stubbs stated last week that the club had ‘moved on’ after seeing a big-money offer for Millwall’s Lee Gregory rejected earlier this summer, so it appears unlikely that potential deal will be resurrected. Although you never know..
The painful weekend events at Barnsley have crystallised Stubbs’ desire to add further signings, while some outgoings are also likely. Could be busy...Certainly if Stubbs has his way.
SHEFFIELD UNITED
DONE DEALS: James Wilson (Oldham), Mark Duffy (Burton), Chris Hussey (Bury), Leon Clarke (Bury), John Fleck (Coventry City), Jack O’Connell (Brentford), Jake Wright (Oxford), Harry Chapman (Middlesbrough, loan), Simon Moore (Cardiff).
PRIORITIES: A key addition in midfield to add a touch of poise is something that Chris Wilder would ideally like, while the club are also in talks with Sheffield Wednesday’s Caolan Lavery - to add to their attacking options.
Another target area is central defence, with Winter keen to add a back-four leader, with the names of Wigan’s Craig Morgan and Millwall’s Byron Webster figuring very prominently, although neither option will come cheap, mind.
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
DONE DEALS: Steven Fletcher (Sunderland), Jake Kean (Norwich), Almen Abdi (Watford), Daniel Pudil (Watford), Charlie Hayford (Spurs), Jordan Thorniley (Everton), Will Buckley (Sunderland, loan), David Jones (Burnley), Vincent Sasso (Braga).
PRIORITIES: A left-back to boost competition levels, with fresh energy on the flanks being another potential area. Don’t rule another striker either, with Wednesday needing a bit of fresh impetus, maybe. You sense that work is going on behind the scenes. Might be a surprise or two yet...
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:32 | null | 2016-08-26T00:01:00 | Visit now for the latest business news and features - direct from the Yorkshire Post and updated throughout the day. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshirepost.co.uk%2Fbusiness%2Fwelcome-news-for-yorkshire-tourism-as-staycations-on-rise-1-8089565.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimage/1.8089561.1472144684!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Welcome news for Yorkshire tourism as ‘staycations’ on rise | null | null | www.yorkshirepost.co.uk | There was a time when the British seaside was king and the nation’s countryside held a special allure for families and couples alike.
As package holidays to sunnier climes and cheap flights to European cities became all the rage, it looked as though those days could be gone for good.
Kerry Roy, owner of Camp Katur, on The Camphill Estate.
But the UK break is booming, with survey findings released today highlighting the ‘staycation’ economy as one of the strongest performing in the UK.
It comes as the Government announces a £40m fund to deliver new tourism outside London and publishes its Tourism Action Plan.
Prime Minister Theresa May said: “Tourism is vitally important to the UK and the sector goes from strength to strength. Our stunning scenery, centuries-old monuments and cultural traditions continue to draw visitors from both home and abroad.”
The survey by Barclays Business found 70 per cent of UK adults have been on or are planning a staycation, and they are spending six per cent more per holiday than last year.
A narrow boat stops just before Lock 3 at St Ann Ings Lock on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
It revealed Britons were spending £22.1bn on staycations, with the average amount spent per party increasing from £575 last year to £613
The trend has been noted by Grassington House, which offers rooms alongside its award-winning restaurant in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.
Receptionist Kirsten Watson said: “In the last year or so, we’ve definitely noticed an increase in home visitors.”
She said Grassington was a timeless village, but events like the Tour de Yorkshire had helped to broaden the area’s appeal.
City destinations like Leeds were the third most popular.
While the survey found price and concern over terror attacks abroad were factors, the most common reasons for choosing staycations were liking to explore the country and wanting fun experiences in the UK.
Camp Katur, a glamping site in the grounds of North Yorkshire’s Camp Hill Estate, aims to offer just that with teepees, a hobbit hut and the unidome – a 360 degree clear panoramic dome.
Owner Kerry Roy said: “This is our fourth season. We’ve always managed to fill weekends and school holidays but this has been our best so far. Our enquiry rate has gone up 50 per cent.
“There are a lot more alternative accommodation sites that are starting to appeal to people. Our guests want an experience.”
Some 1,250 new food and accommodation businesses have opened in Yorkshire in the first half of the year alone, according to the research.
Food and accommodation now accounts for 4.1 per cent of all income for the region’s small and medium-sized businesses.
Sir Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: “These figures are extremely encouraging and I am thrilled to see the resurgence of staycations is boosting the takings of many of our county’s businesses.
“It is fantastic to see our accommodation and food sector are doing particularly well.”
Adam Rowse, head of business banking at Barclays, said the increased spend presented a huge opportunity.
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