Yorkshire today, Sunday 12 October 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 12 October 0633: Edwin of Northumbria is killed and his army defeated by Gwynedd and Mercia at Hatfield Chase near Doncaster
- 12 October 0709: St Wilfrid of York’s soul departs with the birds at Oundle (Northants)
- 12 October 1659: With political turmoil elsewhere, gunfire celebrating the ceremonial demarcation of Hull’s bounds is heard as “a strange and very wonderful thing”
Proverbially:
Sunday clipt, Sunday shorn,
Better t’ bairn had niver been born.
(Moorman 1916)
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Today: fog, temperature 10-16°C, wind westerly 5mph, visibility very poor, pressure 1033mb, relative humidity 88%, UV risk 3/11, pollution low (BBC)
- Sun: 07:22-18:13, zenith 12:47
- Moon: set 15:04 rise 21:05, waning gibbous
- Tides (King George Dock): low 04:26 (1.33m), high 10:19 (7.24m), low 16:41 (1.73m), high 22:33 (6.77m)
BBC local news for Hull and East Yorkshire:
- Bulldozed shopping centres and floating islands – Hull in 2045?
- Hull KR’s Super League Grand Final victory parade
- Hull KR beat Wigan in Grand Final to complete treble
- Post Office Horizon victim can now buy own home
- Opening hours review for urgent treatment centres
- Yorkshire news quiz of the week – test your knowledge
- Hull Fair opens with traditional waltzer bell ring
- ‘Brave’ taxi drivers help catch armed robber
- Rail bosses told to clean up their act over waste
- Hull Fair hosts ‘UK’s tallest’ star flyer ride
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Today: fog, temperature 9-16°C, wind easterly 4mph, visibility very poor, pressure 1032mb, relative humidity 85%, UV risk 3/11, pollution low (BBC)
- Sun: 07:27-18:18, zenith 12:52
- Moon: set 15:09 rise 21:10, waning gibbous
BBC local news for West Yorkshire:
- Paedophile singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack as two men arrested
- Riot Women: Where was it filmed and who wrote the music?
- Poem to be performed at cemetery that inspired it
- Woman dies after being hit by van
- Gig venue where pre-fame Oasis played is celebrated
- Man in critical condition after pub assault
- Yorkshire news quiz of the week – test your knowledge
- Life sentence for man who murdered Syrian refugee
- Sinfield to finish challenge with Santa Dash
- Men jailed over £1m cannabis operation
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Today: sunny, temperature 8-16°C, wind north easterly 5mph, visibility poor, pressure 1033mb, relative humidity 85%, UV risk 3/11, pollution low (BBC)
- Sun: 07:26-18:15, zenith 12:51
- Moon: set 15:16 rise 21:01, waning gibbous
- Tides (dock entrance): low 01:36 (0.99m), high 07:47 (5.31m), low 14:01 (1.49m), high 20:14 (5.03m)
BBC local news for Tees:
- Thousands attend celebration of restored lake
- ‘I left school struggling to read and write’
- Man arrested after suspected arson attack
- Flash finds ‘spot on the sofa’ after three-year wait for home
- ‘Middlesbrough: a beautiful neck of woods to live’
- How mining banners helped shape communities past and present
- Train services disrupted during station upgrades
- Closure-hit riding centre explores rescue options
- Transgender woman jailed for deception sex assault
- Children arrested over 200 hay bales fire
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Today: sunny, temperature 9-15°C, wind easterly 4mph, visibility moderate, pressure 1032mb, relative humidity 82%, UV risk 3/11, pollution low (BBC)
- Sun: 07:26-18:18, zenith 12:52
- Moon: set 15:05 rise 21:13, waning gibbous
BBC local news for South Yorkshire:
- Murdered woman’s daughter pleads for answers
- The mystery of the missing Paris catwalk necklace
- School expands with new base for SEND pupils
- Royal recognition for suicide prevention charity
- Motorcyclist seriously injured in SUV crash
- Pub of more than 200 years set be become homes
- Yorkshire news quiz of the week – test your knowledge
- Murals celebrate city’s book-lovers and bookshops
- More than 160,000 illicit cigarettes seized
- Event celebrates ‘sense of community’ – mayor
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Today: fog, temperature 9-16°C, wind north westerly 2mph, visibility very poor, pressure 1032mb, relative humidity 87%, UV risk 3/11, pollution low (BBC)
- Sun: 07:25-18:16, zenith 12:50
- Moon: set 15:09 rise 21:06, waning gibbous
BBC local news for North Yorkshire:
- The mystery of the missing Paris catwalk necklace
- Quarry application withdrawn after complaints
- Royal recognition for suicide prevention charity
- Wounding charge after man in his 70s stabbed
- Tributes paid to teacher who had ‘real impact’
- Rugby player drowned while fishing – inquest
- Yorkshire news quiz of the week – test your knowledge
- ‘Some people play golf, some people play football – we go underground’
- Seal of approval for PC retiring after 55 years
- New police officers rapped over uniform standards
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ✝ Edwin of Northumbria – tramps, kings, parents of large families ✝ Wilfrid of Northumbria – successful advocate for the Roman Easter date at the Synod of Whitby
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