Now! Then! 2025! - Yorkshire On This Day

Hull, on earth and in heaven:

• Today: sunny, temperature 3°C (38°F) to 17°C (62°F), wind south westerly 11mph, visibility poor, pressure 1023mb, humidity 74%, UV risk 4/11, pollution low (BBC)
• Sun: 05:46-18:27, zenith 12:06
• Moon: rise 05:07 set 14:17, waning crescent
• Tides (King George Dock): high 03:45 (6.15m), low 09:52 (2.23m), high 15:49 (6.45m), low 22:28 (1.54m)

BBC local news for Hull and East Yorkshire:

• ‘No room for mistakes’ – life as a 999 call handler
• Damaged cargo ship being towed to Aberdeen
• Seal’s ‘incredible’ 320-mile journey stuns experts
• Local elections 2025: Is there an election in my area?
• Spiral of light amazes many – and scares a few
• Council to spend £5.5m in office revamp project
• Brown bins to be emptied weekly, council says
• Clinical Hull KR beat Leigh to extend lead at top
• Hull go third with battling win at Wakefield
• BBC to show Hull derby and Wire v Saints cup ties

Leeds, on earth and in heaven:

• Today: sunny, temperature 5°C (41°F) to 15°C (59°F), wind westerly 10mph, visibility poor, pressure 1023mb, humidity 70%, UV risk 4/11, pollution low (BBC)
• Water level in Meanwood Beck at Monk Bridge: 0.26m (within normal range, highest recorded level 1.93m on 6 May 2024) (EA)
• Sun: 05:51-18:32, zenith 12:11
• Moon: rise 05:12 set 14:22, waning crescent

BBC local news for West Yorkshire:

• ‘I’ve enjoyed every minute of 50 years in the fire service’
• Money launderer’s group received £55k from council
• ‘Morrisons cafe closures will leave people cut off’
• Staff left without wages over employer’s dispute
• Private school to shut after 270 years of teaching
• McDonald’s sign fix creates unlikely online hit
• More than 1,000 oppose house share plan near pub
• Victim’s daughter appalled by killer’s prison move
• Woman dies after car crashes into road barrier
• Charity workers ‘heartbroken’ after minibus theft

Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:

• Today: sunny, temperature 6°C (42°F) to 15°C (60°F), wind south westerly 12mph, visibility poor, pressure 1022mb, humidity 72%, UV risk 4/11, pollution low (BBC)
• Sun: 05:49-18:31, zenith 12:10
• Moon: rise 05:14 set 14:18, waning crescent
• Tides (dock entrance): high 01:12 (4.60m), low 07:24 (1.90m), high 13:15 (4.79m), low 19:53 (1.15m)

BBC local news for Tees:

• Council to demand planning permission for all HMOs
• Local elections 2025: Is there an election in my area?
• Two teenagers injured in motorbike crash
• Former sub postmaster’s compensation ‘ridiculous’
• Drugs too easily available at prison, watchdog warns
• Football club granted lease on public pitches
• Station revamp ‘milestone’ as bridge put in place
• Patients’ artwork to remember Covid challenges
• Dozens object to garage plans on fields near woods
• Dead porpoise washes up on beach

Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:

• Today: sunny, temperature 4°C (40°F) to 16°C (60°F), wind westerly 9mph, visibility poor, pressure 1023mb, humidity 68%, UV risk 5/11, pollution low (BBC)
• Sun: 05:51-18:31, zenith 12:11
• Moon: rise 05:10 set 14:23, waning crescent

BBC local news for South Yorkshire:

• ‘My husband needed a kidney, so I gave him mine’
• Councillor calls for baby memorial restoration
• Deputy council leader resigns over welfare reforms
• Woman’s care fell below standards, council told
• Three men deny raping teenage girls
• Flood gate replaced to reduce risk to communities
• New Islamic community centre approved by council
• Children offered cycling sessions during holidays
• Uni staff strike for two days over ‘withheld pay’
• Suspected WW2 bomb removed from shopping park

York, on earth and in heaven:

• Today: sunny, temperature 4°C (39°F) to 15°C (60°F), wind south westerly 9mph, visibility poor, pressure 1023mb, humidity 74%, UV risk 4/11, pollution low (BBC)
• Sun: 05:49-18:30, zenith 12:09
• Moon: rise 05:11 set 14:19, waning crescent

BBC local news for North Yorkshire:

• How an old school photo helped reunite childhood sweethearts after 85 years
• Seascape spotted in sky with rare wave clouds
• Historic swing bridge closures to ‘ensure safety’
• Retired GP walks free over Drax train line protest
• Tourists urged to donate to upkeep of city’s walls
• Warning after trader pretends to be council worker
• Plans unveiled for Thai eatery at music store site
• Barn fire treated as arson attack – police
• Archaeologists find ‘unprecedented’ Iron Age hoard
• Hospital trust among worst to work for – survey