Pakistan’s defence minister has said his country considers itself in an “open war” with neighbouring Afghanistan in the worst ...

Hamit Coskun was previously convicted of a religiously aggravated public order offence after burning a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London.

Press readers have shared their thoughts on proposals to implement a so called tourist tax in York and North Yorkshire. Many readers welcomed the proposals saying they had already been successful ...

The BBC has announced that the popular and award-winning comedy Ghosts is returning in the form of a film. Filming for Ghosts: The Possession of Button House will begin in March, the broadcaster said ...

A toy firm will bag £20 million after striking a deal to sell the almost 70-year-old slot car racing brand Scalextric. Hornby has agreed to the sale of the business and its intellectual property to ...

The Warner Bros board has yet to give its full backing to the Paramount bid, as it still continues to recommend the offer by Netflix, but it declared late on Thursday that the sweetened 31 ...

He cautioned against using the party’s defeat in the Gorton and Denton Westminster by-election to forecast the outcome of the May 7 poll ...

A GROUP has been set up in a bid to make Malton and Norton the UK's first Town of Culture in 2028. The contest offers areas the chance to show off their cultural, creativity and community strengths, ...

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, one of the world’s most recognisable artworks, is now on show at York Art Gallery.

A white British man has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon after reports suggested a suspect entered a mosque armed with an axe during Ramadan prayers. Darren Connor, 55, is also ...

A 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster was defaced with graffiti branding the former prime minister a “Zionist war criminal”. The Metropolitan ...

Former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has discontinued his High Court claim against the BBC and will not receive damages, the corporation has said. Mr Wallace sued the BBC and BBC Studios ...