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Government ‘preparing for Thames Water collapse - contingency plans’

The government has rejected calls for women to get menopause leave

Menopause leave trial rejected by government

Temperatures in Leeds could surpass the UK's hottest-ever recorded day.

City could beat hottest ever recorded UK temperature this week

Over 50,000 railway workers will walkout as part of three days of national strike action later this month. Picture: Bruce Rollinson.

Agency workers could be called in to replace striking rail staff

Major new rule change could allow 1.5m workers to take on extra jobs

Petrol purchases are causing delays to buses in Leeds today.

Bus services delayed by more than half an hour due to petrol station queues

Queues at the petrol station in Colton, near Leeds

Panic-buying is causing fuel shortages - not the supply chain, says head of AA

Labour calls for “full investigation” into whether Hancock and other ministers used private email (Photo by STEVE REIGATE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Labour calls for “full investigation” into whether Hancock and other ministers u...

Holidays to Europe and the United States are not likely to resume until August at the earliest, experts have warned (Photo: Shutterstock)

Holidays to Europe and the United States unlikely to return until August, expert...

Ministers urged to reconsider graduated licences for new drivers

Cinemas are trialling ‘vaccine passport’ technology - but will the scheme go ahe...

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

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The Leeds areas where the Covid rate is rising the fastest

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Could Leeds be heading for Tier 3? - What we know so far

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West Yorkshire councils in Tier 3 crunch talks

Leeds has been under tier 2 lockdown for just over a week.

Covid infections decreasing overall but rising in elderly, claims council chief

Leeds and West Yorkshire will remain in Tier 2 this week

Local leaders respond to decision to keep West Yorkshire in Tier 2

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that the UK is likely to face a severe recession the likes of which we have never seen and may not bounce back straight away from the Covid-19 crisis. Photo: PA

'Red Wall' communities to be hit harder by coronavirus recession than the South,...

Work has already started on Phase One of HS2, which will link Birmingham to London.

Could new working from home culture after coronavirus leave HS2 without commuter...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented several press briefings before testing positive for coronavirus (Getty Images)

You can ask a question at the government's daily coronavirus press briefing - he...

Roger Marsh OBE. Photo: JPI Media

Northern business leaders hand their Budget wishlist to Government

Shipley MP Philip Davies

MP for Shipley, Bradford, questions ‘Northern Powerhouse’ focus on Leeds

MP brands Leeds trolleybus scheme ‘second best solution’