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Mosquitoes are among the emerging threats highlighted in the report, with predictions that warmer temperatures could soon attract non-native species capable of spreading illnesses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Picture: AdobeStock

Councillors Debra Coupar, Fiona Venner, Mary Harland, Mohammed Rafique and Helen Hayden with anti-discrimination campaign posters. The Leeds City Council campaign has communicated non-tolerance for misogyny, racism, anti-Muslim prejudice, antisemitism, ageism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, and disability discrimination.

Councillors Debra Coupar, Fiona Venner, Mary Harland, Mohammed Rafique and Helen Hayden with anti-discrimination campaign posters. The Leeds City Council campaign has communicated non-tolerance for misogyny, racism, anti-Muslim prejudice, antisemitism, ageism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, and disability discrimination.

John Jamieson School has an extensive array of new outdoor play and learning equipment. Pictured: Impressive new planters have been installed in the new play area.

John Jamieson School has an extensive array of new outdoor play and learning equipment. Pictured: Louisa Smedley, a parent governor at the school, pictured with pupil Lulu Dube, 18, in the new café.

John Jamieson School has an extensive array of new outdoor play and learning equipment. Pictured: Katy Chadwick, a teaching assistant at the school, with Joshua Quante-Garside, 10, a pupil at East SILC’s Jack Clark site, in the shop.

John Jamieson School has an extensive array of new outdoor play and learning equipment. Pictured: Jams are among the produce created and sold by pupils in the new on-site shop.

John Jamieson School has an extensive array of new outdoor play and learning equipment. Pictured: Head of John Jamieson School, Jamie Darby, pictured in the new play areas.

John Jamieson School has an extensive array of new outdoor play and learning equipment. Pictured: The new outdoor area has plenty of space for exploring and learning.

John Jamieson School has an extensive array of new outdoor play and learning equipment. Pictured: Pupils will be planting and learning about flowers in the new area.

34-year-old Chris Cole started his horticulture apprenticeship in 2023 after a desire to change career paths and become a professional gardener. He has now won Apprentice of the Year at the North Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards in the public service category.