News archive from 31 May 2013
Archbishop thankful for prayers after surgery for prostate cancer
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, it was announced last night. The Archbishop, 63, underwent surgery for “locally advanced” prostate cancer at St James’s Hospital in Leeds yesterday. In a statement, he...
Ambulances turned away from A&E units as pressures mount
The pressures on A&E departments show "no sign of abating" with latest figures showing a dramatic increase in the number of ambulances turned away from busy casualty units, it was claimed yesterday. Figures obtained by Labour show a 24...
Clegg fears Bill over-reaction to soldier murder
Nick Clegg has warned against "knee-jerk" reactions to the murder of soldier Lee Rigby as he restated his opposition to the so-called "snooper's charter". The Deputy Prime Minister said measures in the Communications Data Bill were...
When it comes to mental health issues, men need to talk
One person in six will experience some kind of mental health problem, but men struggle to ask for help. Grace Hammond reports. DISCUSSING your mental health, especially if you are struggling with low moods and depression, is never easy. But on the...
Club in battle to stave off debts
Mounting debts mean Holbeck Working Men's Club in Leeds is facing a fight to stay open. Committee members at the club, in Jenkinson Lawn, are rallying to boost profits with a family fun day on Saturday, from noon, after it emerged the club owes around...
Lifelong Conservatives despair at backing for gay marriage
From: John Richmond, Harrogate Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire. an excellent column from Jayne Dowle (Yorkshire Post, May 23) about her 92-year-old mother-in-law, who like me, and I guess many other lifelong Conservatives, are shuddering at the antics of...
Numbers add up to confusion
From: N Bywater, Airedale Terrace, Morley, Leeds. WHO you gonna call? The answer is obviously, Ghostbusters; but if we are being serious, has anyone spotted how complicated it is getting to know who to call? Is it 112, or 111 or even 101? I recently...
Valuable life lessons for youngsters
From: Brian Hanwell, Bradford Road, Northowram, Halifax. THE article by Chris Bond, “From skylark to steelworks” (Yorkshire Post, May 21), took me back to my childhood days in Sheffield. When I was a small child in the 1930s, I always played alone....
Northumberland’s deal that did for Richard III
From: Angela Moreton, Chandos Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds. WITH reference to Chris Skidmore’s article (Yorkshire Post, May 24), the probable reason for the inaction of the Earl of Northumberland’s men at the battle of Bosworth was not so much “memories of...
Five questions to Jason Glanville: this week on IndigenousX
This week's host on @IndigenousX: Jason Glanville. Each week, a new guest hosts the @IndigenousX twitter account to discuss topics of interest as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. In partnership with IndigenousX, we're inviting its...
Tom Waterhouse says he will cut back on TV appearances
Waterhouse watershed? Australians might be about to see less of the bookmaker. Photograph: /AAP Tom Waterhouse, the ubiquitous bookmaker at the centre of Australia's ongoing public controversy surrounding live betting odds, has said he will cut back...
ICC sets up inquiry into suspicious Bangladesh Premier League events
Reports suggest the Bangladeshi batsman Mohammad Ashraful has been questioned about a match between Dhaka and Chittagong. Photograph: Farjana Godhuly/AFP The build-up to the Champions Trophy will be undermined by a corruption scandal on a second front...
April Jones: Court hears statement from mother
MOLD Crown Court yesterday heard a victim-impact statement read on behalf of April Jones' mother, Coral. It read: “Words alone cannot describe how we are feeling or how we manage to function on a daily basis and I would never want any other family to...
81 BBC staff faced claims of sexual impropriety
SEXUAL allegations involving 81 BBC staff have been reported since the Jimmy Savile scandal came to light - with almost half of them still working for the corporation. New figures show 40 of the people whose names have come up since 3 October are...
EVERY SAINT HAS A PAST, EVERY SINNER HAS A FUTURE SHOW IS A WINNER
IT seemed the fates conspired against FT, forever coming between my bare eyes and London's Progress Wrestling. Friends had spoken warmly of goings on in the Garage at Highbury, and indeed the ProJo in Loughborough Junction. However, review dvds are...
Realtime News
- 03:21 Russian firm linked to election meddling sues Facebook over ban
- 03:00 Low-protein, high-carb diet may help ward off dementia
- 02:56 May heading to Brussels amid scramble to finalise Brexit deal
- 02:25 Dundee’s Powercases on a charge with initial sales order
- 02:14 Chicago hospital shooting: Doctor, pharmacist and policeman mourned
- 02:14 US judge blocks Mississippi 15-week abortion ban
- 02:10 'I don't want everything to be about Down's'
- 02:07 Driving eyesight rules: experts call for driver eye tests every decade
- 02:03 Mexican tetra fish may offer heart repair clues
- 01:52 Surf champion Tyler Wright reveals struggle with chronic fatigue
- 01:52 Saudi Arabia tortured female right-to-drive activists, says Amnesty
- 01:44 Brexit blind dates: June Sarpong and ex-Stig Perry McCarthy
- 01:36 Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys in somewhat joyless event
- 01:31 Karen Hales murder: 1993 killing 'deprived baby of grandmother'
- 01:31 Big dog Bopper the Whopper is 'too fat for a kennel'
- 01:27 Iraqi university rebuilds after IS 'dark age'
- 01:25 Uni staff told capital letters could frighten anxious students
- 01:22 Are French riots a curse or a blessing for Macron?
- 01:19 K-pop and Latin: Why the time is now for foreign language hits
- 01:12 Trump submits answers to Mueller's Russia inquiry
- 01:07 New Zealand pride parade in chaos after ban on police sparks mass...
- 01:06 Jeremy Clarkson’s The Grand Tour Season 3: release date, what to...
- 01:03 Letter from Africa: Cremations 'threaten' Zimbabwe's ancestral spirits
- 00:58 Summer-born pupils disadvantaged throughout primary school – study
- 00:58 Teaching union leader calls on members to vote for strike
- 00:56 What's biting Apple?
- 00:47 Edinburgh Tattoo to head down under for run in Sydney stadium
- 00:47 Lords committee defends decision to suspend Anthony Lester
- 00:40 Yemen crisis: 85,000 children 'dead from malnutrition'
- 00:32 Mum of UK's largest family does nine loads of washing A DAY for...
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