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MP’s to probe Chinese influence on education due to pressure from Sheffield university

MP’s to probe Chinese influence on education due to pressure from Sheffield university

by Ben Simpson | Nov 16, 2025 | Education, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

MPs are shaping plans to discuss and examine Chinese government interference in education, as part of a larger inquiry into the UK’s strategy in Beijing. This comes after great pressure towards ministers to take action, after news last week that Sheffield Hallam...
Yorkshire’s Most Wanted: Police release the suspects they’re hunting this week – do you recognise them?

Yorkshire’s Most Wanted: Police release the suspects they’re hunting this week – do you recognise them?

by Ruth George | Nov 16, 2025 | Crime, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

Police across Yorkshire are hunting for these people, from several men wanted back in prison to a robber on the run. North Yorkshire Image credit: North Yorkshire Police Benjamin Tordoff – wanted for robbery Crime location: North Yorkshire North Yorkshire Police...
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished in England and Wales

Police and crime commissioners to be abolished in England and Wales

by James Cain | Nov 13, 2025 | Crime, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) are set to be abolished, the Home Office has announced. There are 41 PCCs in England and Wales, who oversee local police forces and are meant to hold their chief constables to account. 37 of them are individual elected officials,...
‘Actions, Not Words’? Wes Streeting’s Pledge on Medical Misogyny Ignores Thousands of Women Living With ME

‘Actions, Not Words’? Wes Streeting’s Pledge on Medical Misogyny Ignores Thousands of Women Living With ME

by Leah Massingham | Nov 12, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story

Health Secretary Wes Streeting promised “actions, not words” in tackling medical misogyny last week after meeting television presenter Vicky Pattison, who has been lobbying for better treatment for women following her struggle with premenstrual dysphoric disorder...
‘Truly meaningful step’: campaign to bring bleed kits into schools launched following teen murder

‘Truly meaningful step’: campaign to bring bleed kits into schools launched following teen murder

by Ben Simpson | Nov 10, 2025 | Education, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

The mother of murdered teenager Harvey Willgoose is launching a campaign to fund every secondary school in Sheffield for access to ‘bleed kits.’ Caroline Willgoose has partnered with Binning Knives Saves Lives among other CIC’s, businesses that...
Concern grows for Yorkshire’s poultry businesses as second case of bird flu confirmed in Thirsk

Concern grows for Yorkshire’s poultry businesses as second case of bird flu confirmed in Thirsk

by Tom Preston | Nov 9, 2025 | Business, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

A second case of bird flu has been confirmed in Thirsk – which is the latest in a series of outbreaks across Yorkshire. Following the escalating number of cases across the country, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer implemented a housing order for groups of more...
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