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Archaeologists excavated the site at Pitty Close Farm in Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered fragments of a decorated clay urn (pictured), part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone and the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife. Photo credit WYAAS.

Archaeologists excavated the site at Pitty Close Farm in Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered fragments of a decorated clay urn, part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone and the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife.

Action from the 2025 edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Credit: ASO & Pauline Ballet.

A projection and light show at Leeds Civic Hall in January 2026 that formed part of the announcement event for the Grand Départs of the 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

In 2025, staff at Lotherton's Wildlife World successfully bred the blue-crowned laughingthrush, a critically endangered bird considered one of the rarest in the world.

Abigail Hallam won Student Sport Champion of the Year, pictured with Jamie Jones-Buchanan. Picture: SWPix.com

Lizzie Deignan MBE and Paul Care both won a Lifetime Achievement Award. Pictured is Lizzie's aunt Anne Latham and Paul's former teacher and coach Pete Latham, with Councillor Salma Arif. Picture: SWPix.com