A two-hundred-year-old book of prophecies foretold centuries ago by a famous Yorkshire soothsayer is among the spine-tingling texts being researched by librarians in Leeds this Halloween.

The curious tome is part of Leeds City Library’s special collections and is filled with a remarkable series of predictions once made by legendary fortune-teller and mystic Mother Shipton.

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A young Shire horse has become the latest resident at Temple Newsam's Home Farm, where she will begin training for a future role helping to bring traditional farming practices to life for visitors.

Preparations for the Grand Départ of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift moved up a gear today as full details of the route that cyclists will follow through Leeds were revealed.