An ancient bear which roamed the UK thousands of years ago is among the fearsome prehistoric predators whose remains are being conserved by experts in Leeds.

Excavated from the depth of an Irish cave in the 1860s, the impressive skull once belonged to a huge type of extinct brown bear and today resides at Leeds Discovery Centre alongside other astonishing megafauna from the Pleistocene era.

Public health leaders in Leeds are urging people to make the most of the free support on offer in the city to quit smoking during Stoptober.

A passionate pair of Leeds foster carers have launched free hair and skincare packs to help fellow carers better support Black and dual-heritage children in care.

An unusual new kind of lawnmower has been introduced to a field near Roundhay Park.

To protect and encourage biodiversity the grassland on Asket Hill is now managed by a herd of goats.

One of the rarest cattle breeds in the UK has had calves at Temple Newsam’s Home Farm. The new arrivals are five of only around 150 animals in the UK.