Politics

MPs today defeated the Government on an amendment which could thwart efforts by the next prime minister to force through a no-deal Brexit.

A former tank factory, a primary school and a garden centre are among the sites earmarked for future housing development in East Leeds.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has urged train companies and Network Rail "be careful to avoid" closing major routes on busy weekends after being questioned in the Commons over the closure of the East Coast Main Line over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

A panel of Leeds City Council decision-makers looks set to agree to demolish two high-rise blocks in east Leeds.

Stephen Barclay has told MPs today that a no-deal Brexit would be a better outcome than not leaving the European Union at all as preparations ramped up for a "disruptive" break from Brussels.

Leeds city centre is likely to take on more than 3,600 new homes over the next few years, after a new document from Leeds City Council was rubber-stamped this month.

Roads around Leeds will be closed to traffic later this year as part of a new “car free day”, a senior Leeds City councillor revealed last night.

The head of a major review of Britain's railways has called for the Government to step back and release control over vital decisions so that northern leaders and communities can have more of a say on how their services are run.

The failings of private care homes pose a greater risk and challenge to Wakefield Council's operations than Brexit, a report has suggested.

A new scheme has been launched to support school-children in Leeds who have suffered the loss of a parent or sibling.

Rail operator Northern has been accused by a Leeds city councillor of issuing unfair fines to young people in the district.