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The offenders shielded by law

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:44:02 GMT

WHAT is the purpose of data-protection regulations? To protect people’s privacy, naturally, but in this aim, surely the key word is “protection”. And there was precious little of that on offer for Clare Wood when she was murdered by her former boyfriend after months of harassment and assaults. Yet, even though police had known of his record of violence, the law prevented them from telling her.

On the up

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:43:58 GMT

RELEGATION to the Second Division of the County Championship was an unexpected and unwanted detour on the long road back to recovery for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

Closed doors

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:43:56 GMT

THE planned shake-up of the health service is an object lesson in how not to implement a major policy.

Yorkshire Words Of The Week

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:47:02 GMT

From: Jim Sleath, Binnington Wold, Starton.

The spendthrift police force

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:35:47 GMT

IT may be that, in spending more than £23,000 of public money on trips abroad, the Chief Constable of Cleveland and his fellow officials were acting entirely within regulations.

Back to school

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:35:42 GMT

IT is difficult to say whether it will be head teachers or travel agents who will be more pleased by the report that the Government is to ban term-time school holidays.

Carnage in Syria

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:35:39 GMT

IT is easy to become disillusioned about the Arab Spring. With the military still in power in Egypt and Libya becoming embroiled in fighting between armed factions following the international intervention there, any hopes of a smooth transition to Arab democracy have long since faded.

Ian McMillan: Peeling back the Saturday Night Ritual

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Anybody glancing into my house at about half past eight this evening will be able to catch a glimpse of me in the middle of my Saturday Night Ritual. I’ve always enjoyed a good Saturday Night Ritual: it sets you up for the enforced relaxation of Sunday and the rigours of the working week ahead.

Region’s stake in Scottish vote

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:41:59 GMT

DAVID Cameron portrayed himself as “a patriot for the whole United Kingdom” when he visited Scotland for talks on independence with Holyrood leader Alex Salmond.

Fees and fairness

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:41:54 GMT

THE complicated manoeuvring involved in coalition politics was exposed again yesterday over leaks Ministers are preparing to drop plans to impose penalties on students who pay off university loans early.

War sacrifice

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:41:54 GMT

THE recent deaths of the last combatants of the First World War mean that terrible conflict is no longer within living memory. The true scale of its horrors can of course only have been experienced by those who were there. Yet the lessons of what happened in the trenches as millions were slaughtered must never be forgotten by today’s or future generations.

Unemployment is defining test

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:23:52 GMT

THAT Lord Freud, the Welfare Reform Minister, described the latest rise in unemployment as a “sign of stability” – even after the jobless total reached a 16-year high – is a measure of the political and economic difficulties confronting the Government.

Tourism travails

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:23:46 GMT

THE importance of tourism to this region is illustrated by continuing efforts to ensure Welcome to Yorkshire’s outstanding promotional work is not compromised by unfavourable spending decisions that disadvantage the White Rose county.

Last orders?

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:23:41 GMT

IT is increasingly likely that the Government’s alcohol strategy, including higher “minimum” prices for certain drinks, will be published alongside the Budget. There is no coincidence to this: the duty charged on beers, wines and spirts is a key Treasury revenue raiser.

Yorkshire port plans Diamond Jubilee flotilla

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Plans have been announced for a spectacular flotilla on the River Humber to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

The definition of ‘excellence’

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:43:24 GMT

IN launching a review of public sector bonuses, the Government intends to position itself on the side of taxpayers following the row over the £963,000 awarded to RBS chief executive Stephen Hester which he later turned down.

The gift of life

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:42:32 GMT

DONOR cards have always stirred strong emotions since their launch in 1994, with a record 18 million people now signed up to the transplant register.

On the front line

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:40:18 GMT

JOHN Prescott uses an extreme example, his intervention to prevent a whole London street being evacuated during security raids in 2006, to explain why elected police commissioners should have a say on day-to-day operations.

Yorkshire Words Of The Week

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:29:07 GMT

From Mrs Ruth Rawson, Kilham, Driffield.

New hacking risk identified

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:43:28 GMT

THE growing threat posed by computer hackers was vividly illustrated when a group named Anonymous released details of a telephone call between police leaders in Britain, and their FBI counterparts in America, which was discussing this very issue and the likelihood of future arrests.

Unsporting hand

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:43:18 GMT

IT is one of the most iconic images in sport; the embrace between Bobby Moore and Pelé after Brazil had shattered England’s World Cup hopes in 1970. The photo, both warriors shirtless, illustrates the epitome of sportsmanship.

Stop these shams

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:43:18 GMT

ONE question goes to the core of the UK Border Agency’s announcement that it collected nearly £7m of fines last year from businesses that employed illegal workers – an increase of £600,000 on the figure accrued in 2010.

Ian McMillan: Ill met by daylight, with a second helping

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Let’s observe this typically Yorkshire scene, ladies and gentlemen, and see what we can deduce from it about the behaviour of the typical Yorkshire male. And then let’s try and work out a solution that will satisfy all parties. I’ll set the scene: a bloke, let’s call him Bloke A, has just been to the paper shop. Whilst in the paper shop he bumps into Bloke B, a bloke Bloke A knows vaguely because they sit near each other at the football.

Ferniehurst at war

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Now it can be told. Austin Mitchell gives an inside account of one of the forgotten stories of the Second World War in suburban West Yorkshire, where everyone did their bit in the battle for democracy – but some may have done a little bit more than others.

Anthony Pithers

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT

ANTHONY Pithers, a former Royal Navy missile specialist, has died suddenly in Spain.