Ciaran Jenkins , North of England Correspondent

God’s Own Country tells the story of a blossoming romance between a  young sheep farmer and a Romanian farmhand, set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors.  

The abrupt retirement of anarchic electronic band The KLF in 1994 was described as the “most heroic act of public self-destruction in the history of pop”. Signing off with a stunt in which they set fire to one million pounds, they deleted their back catalogue but promised to return after 23 years. That time is…

The border, they say, will be “frictionless”. No physical checkpoints, no number plate checks, instead special customs arrangements to keep trade flowing across the Irish border after Brexit. The Government’s paper calls for a new “customs partnership” with no tariff implications.

The Government has set out its vision of an  “ambitious new customs arrangement with the EU” after Brexit, the first of its negotiating positions with Europe. More will follow, including what should happen to the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

Five men have appeared in court charged in connection with the Hillsborough disaster and its aftermath. Among them the former West Yorkshire and Merseyside chief constable Sir Norman Bettison. The Hillsborough families said the start of the proceedings marked another milestone in their journey.

There is stigma and there is shame, but now the ‘hidden’ experience of some men who are made to have sex with women against their will has been revealed by the first major study into the issue. Research by Lancaster University shows many of the men affected were blackmailed or threatened, with some subjected to…

The largest rise in crime for a decade has been recorded in England and Wales, with the biggest increase in violent and sexual crime. This, as the Home Office revealed police numbers are at their lowest since 1985.

It is now thought Abedi made the bomb alone and carried the device through the city centre for several hours before the attack that killed 22 on May the 22nd.

In celebration of a beautiful city and the people who make it special: Manchester’s International Festival has just opened tonight – kicking off with a live performance show featuring taxi drivers who rushed to help on the night of the Manchester terror attack.

The leader of resurgent Scottish Conservatives – Ruth Davidson has said she won’t be breaking away from the main UK party. There were suggestions that the Scottish Tories, who won an additional 12 seats and fought their campaign with a rather different tone might want to move their branch of the party away from English…

In the midst of this latest tragedy, it’s important to remember that less than two weeks ago, 22 people lost their lives in the Manchester suicide bombing. Tonight the US star Ariana Grande will be back in the city for the One Love Manchester concert. Her manager says it now has a “greater purpose”, and…

In Manchester, police have said that Salman Abedi bought most of the components for his suicide bomb himself. But they’re keeping an open mind on whether he was acting alone or was part of a wider network.

MI5 is carrying out a review of its procedures after concerns over security and reported intelligence blunders surrounding the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi. In the campaign against terrorism it is one of the most difficult questions: when do the authorities act on the flood of information about potential extremists. We now know that members of…

British police say they have arrested a 14th suspect in connection with the Manchester attack. 12 people are now in custody as the hunt for accomplices behind the atrocity continues and the Home Secretary warns the terror network could still be at large. Amber Rudd said the militant Islamic State group was trying to “weaponise”…

The police have identified a “large part of the network” linked to the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi. They said some of their arrests – eight since Monday – are significant, as are the materials that have been found in their searches. But the UK terror threat is to remain at critical for the time being,…