A major new appeal's launched today to raise money for the new Leeds Children's Hospital. [more]
The journey to deliver the Leeds Arena takes a giant step forward today as proposals for the building’s exterior design are revealed for the first time. [more]
West Yorkshire Police say they're working hard to avoid trouble at a contraversial protest today. [more]
Police praised the bravery of a Leeds shopkeeper who fought off an armed robber, but urged anyone in a similar situation to dial 999. [more]
Piers Morgan has said he was "thrilled" after being chosen to replace TV chat show veteran Larry King on CNN. [more]
A British holidaymaker has drowned in a doomed attempt to save his elderly father when he got into difficulties in rough seas off the coast of southern Spain. [more]
The Pope has spoken in English at his weekly general audience, where he thanked the British people for the "vast amount of work" they have carried out for his upcoming UK visit. [more]
A Legionnaires' outbreak that is thought to have killed 12 people has sparked a major search to find the source of the disease. [more]
Labour's new shadow cabinet must contain at least six women, the party's MPs have decided. [more]
David Cameron's father has died shortly after the Prime Minister reached his hospital bedside. [more]
Snooker star John Higgins has been fined £75,000 and suspended from the sport after being filmed apparently agreeing to lose frames in matches. [more]
As the new line-up for Strictly Come Dancing was announced a former star has warned the show leaves you feeling manipulated. [more]
Piers Morgan has said he was "thrilled" after being chosen to replace TV chat show veteran Larry King on CNN. [more]
TV stylists Trinny and Susannah are back on television this month having given their careers a makeover after being axed by ITV for poor ratings. [more]
Electronic band The xx have won the Mercury music prize for their debut album xx. [more]
One of Europe's Ryder Cup vice-captains, Darren Clarke, says he not surprised by the four captain's picks that Corey Pavin has made for the American team for the upcoming encounter at Celtic Manor. [more]
The Chief Executive of the Scottish Premier League, Neil Doncaster, says Rangers and Celtic are an integral part of Scottish football, and will not be joining the English Premier League any time soon. [more]
Formula One team Ferrari were spared further punishment for giving drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa team orders during the German Grand Prix. [more]
Snooker star John Higgins has been fined £75,000 and suspended from the sport after being filmed apparently agreeing to lose frames in matches. [more]
Psychologists believe they have discovered the dance moves that make men attractive to women. [more]
A notorious wildlife trafficker has been caught trying to smuggle nearly 100 live boa constrictors into Indonesia after his bag broke at an airport. [more]
A Colombian who is just over 2ft tall has been officially recognised as the world's shortest living man by the Guinness World Records. [more]
A founding member of the Electric Light Orchestra band has been killed in a freak accident when a giant bale of hay crushed his van. [more]
Two legs, two arms and a severed torso have been found inside a 12ft tiger shark in the Bahamas. [more]
A 30-stone man has left his job after being told his weight makes him a health and safety risk. [more]
A man has free-climbed a San Francisco skyscraper using nothing more than suction cups to help him cling to the glass structure. [more]