A group of world-leading brain health scientists has come together to launch Alzheimer’s Prevention Day. Taking place on May 15th the day aims to raise awareness of the scientifically proven ways Alzheimer’s can be prevented. If you ask the average person what causes Alzheimer’s they’ll probably say ‘it’s in the genes’. In reality, only about one in a hundred cases are caused by genes.

Craven Museum at Skipton Town Hall has been announced as one of five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024, the world’s largest museum prize. Art Fund annually shortlists five outstanding museums for Museum of the Year.

From today, regulations enforcing consumer protections against hacking and cyber-attacks will take effect, mandating that internet-connected smart devices meet minimum-security standards by law.

Almost 100,000 workplace training places have been delivered in the past year for jobseekers, smashing the Government’s 80,000 annual target, new data has revealed.

Labour promises end to North Rail misery across Yorkshire and the Humber, as party sets out reforms to fix Britain’s railways and put passengers first Today, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, will set out Labour’s thorough and detailed roadmap to establish Great British Railways and get Britain moving.

Drivers in North Yorkshire are urged to allow more time to travel this morning as the A1(M) southbound is closed between junctions 48 (Boroughbridge) and 47 (Allerton Park) following a serious collision in the early hours of today (24 April 2024).

Caroline, from Clitheroe, took on the 26.2 miles along with thousands of others on Sunday the 21st of April, however, she had to tackle the marathon in her full flight suit. Finishing with a record-breaking time of 4 hours 36 minutes Caroline has set a new record for the ‘The Fastest Air Ambulance Paramedic to Run a Marathon in a Flight Suit (female)’.

The Foreign Secretary is in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories for talks with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Herzog and Foreign Minister Katz.

Almost three quarters (71%) of graduates from Yorkshire who were the first in their family (FitF) to attend university agree that their degree gave them confidence to apply for jobs without feeling like an imposter. However, without their main source of financial support , almost 5 in 10 (48%) FitF graduates from Yorkshire couldn’t have afforded to attend university in the first place.

G7 Leaders joined a call on Sunday following Iran's attack the previous evening.

RMT has suspended planned strike action on CrossCountry this Saturday, after management agreed to intensive talks to resolve the dispute. CrossCountry had refused to recognise RMT at all grades within the company. This is despite written evidence to the contrary. Now the company has agreed to sit down with RMT to address our concerns with no changes to agreements in this period.