Offbeat

With its rugged landscape, hidden valleys and windswept hills, Yorkshire has long been famed for its mysterious countryside – and some of its inhabitants have proved to be equally curious.

An elderly cat has finally found its way home after going missing - for an incredible 13 years.

A 12-week-old kitten was rescued from inside a living room sofa after fire officers chopped it up with hacksaws and hydraulic cutters.

Welcome to the second volume of ghoulish tales from haunted Harrogate.

There’s no shortage of ghoulish tales to tell from across Harrogate at Halloween.

2017 has been an amazing year - if you're a fan of takeaway food.

It is a seasonal competition that is steeped in history after being launched for this first time more than 40 years ago.

‘What are black holes?’, ‘how did the world begin?’ and ‘how does the internet work?’ are among questions asked by kids parents struggle to answer, a study has found.

What a difference a week makes.

What causes terrorism? The combination of the horrendous terrorist attack in Manchester [and now, the attacks on London Bridge] and a British general election inevitably meant that this question would dominate political and media discourses. And so it has. Particular attention has, once again, been drawn to the role of western foreign policy, including that of the UK, as a driver of extremist violence.

Sometimes it can be bloody difficult to make your point. It’s a daily problem for politicians, but the stakes change on the election campaign trail; and as the stakes change, so does the speech.

There are more than 1m people with learning disabilities in the UK and the number is expected to increase. These are people who face exclusion from society more than ever – particularly when it comes to voting. Not enough is done to enable their participation in the most basic democratic right available to British citizens.

Following the political surprises of 2015 and 2016, there has been much reflection and debate on the accuracy of the polls in the run-up to the impending snap-election of 2017.