Chris Burn
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Head of Business and Features at The Yorkshire Post, Stoke City fan.
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It's a work in progress but here's a starter pack of regional journalists in the UK, including national reporters working outside of London...
go.bsky.app/9BotfQs
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about 1 year ago
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Was adamant I couldn't justify getting TNT Sports for 3 months just to watch bits and pieces of The Ashes, but this first day is properly testing my resolve.
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Auditors have raised concerns about the financial risks and uncertainty around reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport - their report says: āThere is currently no clear, final delivery plan against which to assess the ultimate risk to the councilā
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/don...
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Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Auditor urges council to set spending limit for 'high risk' reopening project
Auditors have told council bosses to set an upper limit on how much they are willing to spend on their āhigh riskā project to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/doncaster-sheffield-airport-auditor-urges-council-to-set-spending-limit-for-high-risk-reopening-project-5409516
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Taxpayers and creditors set to lose out on more than £4m after property giant Commercial Estates Group went into administration and was immediately sold to associated companies:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/com...
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CEG administration: Taxpayers and creditors in line to lose over £4m
Taxpayers and creditors are set to lose out on more than £4m as a result of the pre-pack administration of property giant Commercial Estates Group.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/commercial-estates-group-administration-taxpayers-and-creditors-in-line-to-lose-over-ps4m-after-pre-pack-sale-5406873
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Henry Mance
5 days ago
We are doing our best not to dismember any more journalists with bone saws
www.ft.com/content/dc11...
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Stuart Dredge
5 days ago
There were bad people on BOTH sides of the cold-blooded, state-sanctioned bone-saw murder, yāsay?
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Juliet Turner
6 days ago
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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That feeling when your long running complaint with your water company ends up with them admitting responsibility and repaying you hundreds of pounds
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RoboBond is the obvious solution here.
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Local authority bosses promise to 'robustly defend' any potential legal challenges to their plan to provide a huge subsidy to a new council-run company to reopn Doncaster Sheffield Airport:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/don...
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Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Council promises to 'robustly defend' any legal challenge to £128m loan
Any legal challenge to the use of more than £100m in public money to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport will be "robustly defended", council bosses have said.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/doncaster-sheffield-airport-council-promises-to-robustly-defend-any-legal-challenge-to-ps128m-loan-5396033
12 days ago
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Dan Hayes
17 days ago
Weāve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story. Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and weāve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us. We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
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Moose Allain
17 days ago
I donāt want to boast but I said it was Alan all along
#TheTraitors
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Pam Nash
19 days ago
Samir Zitouni, a genuine hero, we thank you! šš¼ āTrain hero who saved passengers during attack namedā
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Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxr4qn6d66o
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Early indications are that appalling mass stabbings on a Doncaster to London train in Huntingdon were 'isolated incident', Defence Secretary John Healey tells Sky News
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/h...
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Huntingdon attack: Mass stabbings on Doncaster to London train 'isolated incident', says Defence Secretary
A senior Government minister has said early indications suggest mass stabbings on a Doncaster to London train were an āisolated attackā.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/huntingdon-attack-mass-stabbings-on-doncaster-to-london-train-isolated-incident-says-defence-secretary-5384478
21 days ago
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Really thrilled to have been nominated for a British Journalism Award in the local journalism category up against some truly brilliant reporters:
pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazett...
#BJA25
about 1 month ago
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Fascinating piece in
@newstatesman.bsky.social
about the roles of Tony Blair and Jonathan Powell in the Gaza ceasefire - and what it says about how Donald Trump has changed global politics
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
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Jonathan Powell and Tony Blair at the court of Donald Trump
The Brits who helped broker the deal in Gaza
https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2025/10/jonathan-powell-and-tony-blair-at-the-court-of-donald-trump
about 1 month ago
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Andrew McGrae
about 2 months ago
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Prospect Magazine
about 2 months ago
Orwell wrote: āIn England all the boasting and flag-wagging... is done by a small minority. The patriotism of the common people is not vocal or even conscious.ā Someone tell Reform, writes
@arusbridger.bsky.social.
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Nigel Farage has no idea how to be a prime minister
The Reform leader undoubtedly has charisma, but lacks the judgement, gravitas or respect for truth needed to lead a country
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uk/71153/nigel-farage-has-no-idea-how-to-be-a-prime-minister
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Another firm linked to Yorkshire racehorse owner Grant Nicholson has collapsed. It comes as he seeks to raise £100m for his latest venture:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/uti...
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Utility Mix: Another firm linked to Yorkshire racehorse owner enters liquidation
Another company connected to a Yorkshire entrepreneur and racehorse owner has collapsed, The Yorkshire Post can reveal.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/utility-mix-another-firm-linked-to-yorkshire-racehorse-owner-grant-nicholson-enters-liquidation-5345060
about 2 months ago
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Given the history of Hillsborough, the allegations made at this inquest by a GP about the "shambles" and "chaos" in response to a medical emergency which resulted in West Brom fan Mark Townsend dying are really shocking:
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Care of footballĀ fan who collapsed at Sheffield Wednesdayās Hillsborough stadium a āshamblesā
A GP has told a coroner how he screamed for help as he gave CPR to a fellow football fan who went into cardiac arrest during a Championship match, but ānothing cameā.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/care-of-west-bromwich-albion-fan-who-collapsed-at-sheffield-wednesdays-hillsborough-stadium-a-shambles-5338446?fbclid=IwY2xjawNHhrBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXbGJFSXFHQkNHUGZCalRRAR7DStTzpMChraCJB_GrPLJfe_Ab4E3xUhn8F0xP5ENpv-RePvz99wg7__m4qA_aem_0KtA3gj71AzaS09l7d2amg
about 2 months ago
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Gabriel Milland
about 2 months ago
Waiting for the Farage congrats tweet.
#rydercup
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Huge congratulations to Team XXX on retaining the Ryder Cup.
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about 2 months ago
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Shane Lowry you absolute legend
about 2 months ago
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Jim Pickard
about 2 months ago
this is an extraordinary canary in the coal mine
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Louis O'Brien
about 2 months ago
Saturday's YORKSHIRE POST: Yorkshire in line for railway revamp with electrified link
#TomorrowsPapersToday
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Brilliant to see this new award in memory of Andrew Norfolk offering a paid internship at The Times
www.news.co.uk/latest-news/...
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The Times announces the Andrew Norfolk Investigative Journalism Award - News UK
The Times and the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) today announce the launch of the Andrew Norfolk Investigative Journalism Award, created to honour one of Britainās bravest and...
https://www.news.co.uk/latest-news/the-times-and-the-nctj-launch-the-andrew-norfolk-investigative-journalism-award/
about 2 months ago
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Iain Roberts
about 2 months ago
Good explainer. I'm not convinced, especially if the system is compulsory, but James sets out a reasonable case.
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"The renowned 'not-outer' is now finally out. What a wonderful innings it was." Lovely tribute to Dickie Bird here from
@yorkshirepostsport.bsky.social
cricket writer Chris Waters
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricke...
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Farewell Dickie Bird, legendary umpire and national treasure - Chris Waters
THE abiding memory will be of a man in a white coat, fidgeting nervously, periodically scanning the skyline for any sign of precipitation and/or approaching bad light, while routinely rejecting appeal...
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/farewell-dickie-bird-legendary-umpire-and-national-treasure-chris-waters-5330305
2 months ago
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Tom Clark
2 months ago
Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
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Dozens of bars in Leeds have warned the opening of a new council-backed shipper container venue in the city could result in closures. It follows ongoing controversy about a similar scheme involving the same company in Newcastle:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/myo...
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'Myopic': Leeds bars warn of closure risk from council-backed Kirkgate Market container venue
Dozens of bars and restaurants in Leeds have warned that plans for a new council-backed shipping container leisure attraction at Kirkgate Market represent a āsignificant riskā to their businesses and ...
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/myopic-leeds-bars-warn-of-closure-risk-from-council-backed-kirkgate-market-container-venue-5324133
2 months ago
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Alex Andreou
2 months ago
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
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Carl Quintanilla
2 months ago
* ROBERT REDFORD, SCREEN IDOL TURNED DIRECTOR AND ACTIVIST, DIES AT 89 -- NYTIMES
@reuters.com
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Jim Waterson
2 months ago
Oh noooo But given how this is the rare case when itās caught, and where people are checking, Iām just increasingly assuming most stuff is just stuffed with hallucinations.
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Will Oremus
2 months ago
Good to see Elon out there doing his best to calm things down in a moment like this
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Annette Dittert
2 months ago
Too many drones to call it an accident. Putin is doing what had to be expected. A tentative attack on a NATO country to test out what happens.
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Josh Sternberg
3 months ago
The WSJ posted Trump's birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein:
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Jim Waterson
3 months ago
This doubly telling because 1) being totally batshit on the internet as a British MP can now give you a 50% uplift on an MP's salary! bit of a worrying incentive! 2) being one of the most shared politicians on X only earns you £40k, meaning most of the blue ticks are debasing themselves for pennies
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Radiohead
3 months ago
Radiohead will play some shows across Europe in November and December 2025. Tickets will only be accessible by registering on
radiohead.com
. Registration opens at
radiohead.com
on Friday 5th Sept at 10am BST / 11am CEST and runs through until Sunday 7th Sept at 10pm BST/11pm CEST.
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Amorim not watching those penalties was hilarious. Youāre literally being paid six figures a week to be a football manager but you canāt watch the end of your own teamās match!?
3 months ago
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New: Oliver Coppard has revealed passenger flights won't leave a reopened Doncaster Sheffield Airport until 2028
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/don...
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Doncaster Sheffield Airport passenger flights won't start until 2028, Oliver Coppard reveals
A reopened Doncaster Sheffield Airport will not operate passenger flights until 2028 even if the £150m project gets the green light next month, South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard has revealed.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/doncaster-sheffield-airport-passenger-flights-wont-start-until-2028-oliver-coppard-reveals-5288942
3 months ago
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A mini-HS2 link in the Midlands could bring high-speed rail services to Yorkshire, a new report has argued:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/min...
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'Mini-HS2' link in the Midlands could allow high-speed services to run to Yorkshire
A new five-mile railway line in the Midlands could effectively connect Yorkshire onto HS2 and cut journey times between Sheffield and London by 30 minutes, a report has suggested.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/mini-hs2-link-in-the-midlands-could-allow-high-speed-services-to-run-to-yorkshire-5287177
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Andy Gibson (@AndyGibsonTV) / InformingBritain.com
3 months ago
"HS2 LINK MAY BRING FAST TRAINS TO REGION"
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A new
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#YorkshirePost
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway is seeking to rely more on volunteers rather than paid staff after facing a āperfect storm" of challenges in recent months:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/nor...
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway to rely more on volunteers as financial challenges revealed
North Yorkshire Moors Railway is planning to rely more on volunteers and less on paid staff as it faces ongoing financial challenges amidst falling visitor numbers.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/north-yorkshire-moors-railway-to-rely-more-on-volunteers-as-financial-challenges-revealed-5285672
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Mark Chadbourn
3 months ago
Co-chair European Council on Foreign Relations Carl Bildt: āThe level of deep concern in Europe over the consequences of the Trump collapse in Alaska is expressed by the numbers of leaders rushing to Washington to support Zelenskyy. We have never seen anything even resembling this.ā
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Agonised my way to this current
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3 months ago
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Bill Grueskin
3 months ago
So assuming this story is correct -- and the WSJ reporter is excellent -- Trump's chief negotiator on Ukraine is meeting with Putin about how to end the war while also scouting sites for a possible Trump hotel in Moscow.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Al Jazeera English
3 months ago
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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Yorkshire Water refusing to say whether embattled boss Nicola Shaw is continuing to receive annual £660,000 offshore payments on top of her regular salary of almost £700,000 as political pressure mounts over the arrangement:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/yor...
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Yorkshire Water won't say whether CEO will continue to get £660K off-shore payments
Yorkshire Water has refused to say whether embattled boss Nicola Shaw will continue to receive Ā£660,000 annual payments from the firmās off-shore parent company, on top of her regular salary of almost...
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/yorkshire-water-fails-to-deny-ceos-ps660k-off-shore-fees-will-continue-5263995
4 months ago
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Have set up a Yorkshire Post FPL league again for this season for anyone whoād like to join:
fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto...
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Fantasy Premier League, Official Fantasy Football Game of the Premier League
Official Fantasy Premier League 2025/26. Free to play fantasy football game, set up your fantasy football team at the Official Premier League site.
https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/h0j0id
4 months ago
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What a Test Match series. India deserved to draw it over the course of the five games to be honest.
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