The romance of steam returns to Britain’s railways for Valentine’s Day as a traditional locomotive hauls passengers on a scheduled main line service for the first time in half a century. The Peppercorn class A1 steam locomotive, Tornado, will pass over the “Roof of England” on the famous Settle to Carlisle line later today, carrying hundreds of steam enthusiasts.
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Voting for Trump Is the 2nd Biggest Turn-Off for NYC Singles, Study Finds
As much as we’d like to keep stressful American politics far away from our personal lives, many consider it too important of a topic to keep on the back burner while navigating the dating pool. For some, like a friend of a friend who lives in Brooklyn, it’s actually issue number one: her Tinder bio reads, “Ignorance will not be tolerated The seventh annual Match.com Singles in America survey, which polled 5,000 18 t0 71-year-old U.S. singles of all races, genders and sexual orientations, shows she’s not alone.
EXCLUSIVE: Hotel near JFK ordered to pay $65G for price gouging
Granite JFK LLC and Crossroad Hospitality Company, which owns and operates the Courtyard by Marriott New York JFK Airport hotel, will have to fork over the cash. A company that owns a prominent hotel near John F. Kennedy International Airport will have to pay more than $65,000 for gouging hundreds of consumers who’d been left stranded by a 2016 blizzard to settle a probe by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office.
Boy, 11, injured in York hit and run
North Yorkshire Police said the boy was cycling home from Joseph Rowntree School when his bike was hit from behind close to the junction of Aucuba Close and Alder Way in New Earswick . A spokesman said the boy suffered “minor injuries, scrapes and bruising”, when he was knocked off his cycle, and the driver did not stop at the scene.
Keighley Film Club showing ‘United Kingdom’ at the Picture House cinema
“United Kingdom”, which is a certificate 12a, will be screened at the Picture House cinema at 6pm on Sunday February 19. The film features a moving love story that starts with encounters of racism from neighbours and later looks back to a shameful period of Britain’s colonial history.
Keighley Film Club showing ‘United Kingdom’ at the Picture House cinema
“United Kingdom”, which is a certificate 12a, will be screened at the Picture House cinema at 6pm on Sunday February 19. The film features a moving love story that starts with encounters of racism from neighbours and later looks back to a shameful period of Britain’s colonial history.
[Park Slope] Tote-al recall! Shopkeepers fed up with plastic-bag-fee uncertainty
Bag it!: Park Sloper George Olivera says the state was right to overrule the city’s five-cent fee for bags. State lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law forbidding the city’s planned five-cent fee on plastic bags until 2018, leaving the measure championed by Mayor DeBlasio and Councilman Brad Lander in the hands of the mayor’s sworn nemesis, Gov. Cuomo.
NY Attorney General Pushes Automatic Voter Enrollment and Same-Day Registration
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expressed confidence that the legislation he introduced today to overhaul the state’s voting systems and procedures will pass both houses of the State Legislature-arguing that the purge of more than 100,000 Democratic voters in Brooklyn ahead of last year’s April primary sparked a “year of change.” The New York Votes Act includes automatic registration of eligible voters, same-day registration for new voters and online personal voter registration and absentee ballot applications.
New Planning Chief’s Story: Brooklyn Roots, Citigroup’s Crisis, Obama’s Farewell
Marisa Lago, then an assistant secretary of the treasury, appearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in 2015 as President Obama’s nominee to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. The nomination was held up in a dispute over the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Are We Getting Gun Shy About Naming the Stores Used by Firearms Smugglers?
In October, Acting Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez and NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill announced indictments related to a plot to smuggle 40 guns to Brooklyn from South Carolina. A&K Firearms in Midlothian, Va., just 20 minutes off I-95, isn’t shy about advertising what it does, which is sell guns.
Commuters band together to remove swastika graffiti from NY subway
Commuters in New York City, horrified by swastikas and racist messages scrawled across a subway carriage, have joined forces to scrub away the offensive graffiti. Gregory Locke was one of those commuters and described his disbelief at finding the anti-Semitic symbols scribbled in black ink.
Goodbye and Good Luck: U.K. Gets Brexit Message From Old Friend
On a cool Mediterranean evening in Valletta, John Cauchi was in a café watching friends engage in the most English of pastimes, a game of snooker on a plush green table. It was the day before European Union leaders arrived in Malta’s capital for last week’s summit to discuss, among other things, the U.K.’s decision to quit the bloc.
Nazi symbol, hate messages on New York subway train; what happened next will give you hope
The post has since gone viral with more than 80,000 shares in just eight hours. Many hailed TIME magazine’s brilliant Person of the Year cover last year, which featured the 45th US President Donald J Trump with the tag line ‘President of the Divided States of America’.
N.Y. Muslim store owners close to protest Trump order
Thousands rallied in Brooklyn on Thursday to denounce President Trump’s executive order on immigration, drawing perhaps the largest public U.S. protest by Muslims in recent history. They gathered for prayer as speakers condemned Trump’s order, which temporarily bans citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the country.
Melissa Mark-Viverito Declares Muslim Women Are ‘At the Forefront of the Resistance’
At the annual World Hijab Day celebration, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito declared that Muslim women are “at the forefront of the resistance” against President Donald Trump ‘s Muslim travel ban and intolerance of others-and expressed her solidarity with the Muslim community. Last week, Trump signed an executive order temporarily barring entry to the country for people coming from seven Muslim-majority countries-Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Libya and Yemen.
Urban Monk Pandit Dasa to Speak at World Government Summit in Dubai
Pandit Dasa, who at one point lived as a millionaire in Los Angeles, decided to become a monk in New York City, living with minimal possessions. Now he spends his time helping fast-paced, high-stressed corporate professionals remain mindful and maintain their composure during high-pressure situations.
BWW Review: Jill Kargman is the Quintessential New Yorker in her…
Jill Kargman is a pleasant singer. Her voice is lovely, in fact, but that is not why audiences joined her inside the legendary Caf Carlyle for a string of sold-out performances which began on January 17. No, patrons made their way to the Upper East Side venue on this damp winter evening to hear Kargman’s hilarious and often cringe-inducing war stories from her New York City upbringing, through her entrance into show business and Manhattan motherhood.
UPDATED: Six vehicles burned out or damaged in two overnight incidents in Keighley
POLICE are investigating a suspected case of arson after a fire destroyed three cars in one Keighley street late last night. Two others were also damaged during the blaze behind Malsis Road, Keighley, just before midnight.
NY bets big on aging nuke plants, balancing jobs, safety
When the Nine Mile Point reactor first went online, Richard Nixon was president, the Beatles were still a band and Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima weren’t yet bywords for the hazards of nuclear power. Almost 50 years later, New York state is betting big on the future of Nine Mile Point, one of the nation’s two oldest nuclear plants.
Examining Finland’s tobacco-free plan
The Finnish government has set an ambitious goal for residents in a bid to benefit their health — and their bank balances. Officials plan to make the country tobacco-free by 2040, meaning they want less than 2% of their adults to consume tobacco — in any form — by that deadline.
Mayor Offers Preview of Tuesday’s Budget Address, Including…
Mayor de Blasio’s budget proposal Tuesday will include money for bulletproof windows on all police cars and thousands of new school seats. He offered a preview of his plan in his weekly “Mondays with the Mayor” segment on NY1.
School plans extension
Ryedale School, in Gale Lane, Nawton, is applying for planning permission to build a 921 square metre two-storey extension to the main school block, which will contain an additional nine classrooms, as well as more parking spaces and creation of a new footpath. In a statement, the school said it forecasts “a rise to approximately 700 students by 2020 to 25”.
NYC Women’s March sets more than 400G protesters upon Trump Tower
The streets of President Trump’s hometown were steeped in protesters Saturday – the masses set on showing the nation’s new commander-in-chief they won’t be silent. More than 400,000 people marched through Midtown to stand in solidarity for women’s rights and to let Trump know they want a greater voice for women in political life.
A-list celebs out in force for anti-Trump women’s marches
Actress Emma Watson sits in the crowd during the Women’s March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. Actress Emma Watson sits in the crowd during the Women’s March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington.
Women’s marches attract masses across the globe
Protesters gather for a Women’s March in Oslo, Norway, Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. The march is being held in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, and other cities worldwide, advocating women’s rights and opposing Donald Trump’s U.S. presidency.
Actors, mayors rally at inauguration eve Trump demonstration
Actor Alec Baldwin impersonates Donald Trump during a “We Stand United” anti-Trump rally on January 19, 2017 in New York City. Thousands of people gathered outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan to protest on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United States.
Uber: 50,000 Upstate residents signed up to drive for us; 10,000 in Syracuse
Tens of thousands of Upstate New York residents have told the ride-booking app Uber that they are interested in becoming paid drivers if the app becomes legal here, the company said Wednesday. More than 50,000 would-be drivers in the state outside New York City went through the initial steps on Uber’s website.
Charity launches new carers service
Carers juggling a job and the demands of looking after someone are the special focus of a Harrogate charity’s new service. Carers’ Resource, based in North Park Road, has been awarded Big Lottery Reaching Communities funding for the four-year CReate programme – Carers’ Resource Employment and Training Enterprise.
Could you be Hunted? TV show seeks new contestants
Producers of a TV show are looking for daring contestants to ‘go to ground’ in a bid to evade capture in 21st-century Britain. The team behind 2016’s hit Channel Four series Hunted are recruiting a new set of fugitives for this year’s challenge.
Martin Luther King Day events and Historic photographs
Since it was first observed nationwide in January of 1986, the holiday commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has served as a reminder of his legacy to the causes of civil rights, nonviolent opposition and community service. Along with becoming a volunteer in NYC to help honor Dr. King’s memory, there are plenty of Martin Luther King Day events to check out on the day itself over the weekend, including live-music tributes, museum exhibitions, readings and more.
Retired Yorkshire doctors launch petition over national NHS managers
A GROUP of retired Yorkshire consultants has launched a petition calling for the resignation of national NHS leaders as the crisis in the health service continues. The doctors say the blame for the major issues should lie with NHS England and not hospitals and health workers.
Redcar tidal surge leaves sand dunes ‘unstable’
Redcar RNLI said the dunes at Coatham in Redcar had “taken a battering” and rescuing people in sinking sand could be “very, very difficult”. “Once people have become trapped in sand it is a very, very difficult situation to be rescued from,” he said.
Leeds singing star Curtis wows on Let It Shine
Self-taught pianist and songwriter Curtis Johns, 23, gave a stunning performance on Saturday night’s episode of Let It Shine, which aims to find five men to form a boyband to star in a Take That-themed musical. Curtis, who grew up in Seacroft and has written songs for X-Factor star Matt Cardle, performed a cover of a track by another local artist – Corinne Bailey Rae’s Put Your Records On.
Review: Cafe Enzo, Kirkstall, Leeds
Cafe Enzo on Kirkstall Road is an old favourite, its owners are stalwarts of the local dining cognoscenti and over the years it has cemented its reputation so well that even the 2015 Boxing Day floods couldn’t budge it. The cafe opened its doors in 2013, meaning it is now four years old but it seems like it’s been there much longer.
Leeds recommends: Best venue for live music
Leeds has played host to some top musical talent over the years, but where is the best venue in the city to see some live music? Babs Hind. All the good intimate venues have closed having been bought up and changed into restaurants and shops..and now were left with venues charging 60/70/80 quid a ticket..
Germaphobe in chief calls shaking hands ‘barbaric’ – but Trump…
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands as he meets with Republican President-elect Donald Trump on transition planning in the Oval Office at the White House on Nov. 10, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Trump has said that he hates shaking hands. WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump, during a news conference in New York City on Wednesday, vehemently denied the salacious and unverified allegations put forth in a 35-page dossier published by BuzzFeed News.
No, Trump didn’t do surprisingly well among Latino voters
Last May 5, Donald J. Trump tweeted a photo of himself seated at his desk, a big grin on his face, his left hand squeezed into a tight fist giving a thumbs up, his lunch balanced in front of him on a stack of newspapers. “Happy #CincoDeMayo,” the tweet began, “The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill.
Tougher English tests could be introduced for cab drivers across West Yorkshire
Calderdale Council is expected next week to approve the introduction of an in-house English test for all new applications for both hackney carriage and private hire licences. A report to the authority’s licensing and regulatory committee outlines that this is set to be part of a consistent approach across the region, whereby all authorities are considering introducing a minimum standard equivalent to ESOL Level 3. But Bradford is still considering options when it comes to making changes to its current English test for cabbies, it has emerged.
Keighley Police Station, in Royd Ings Avenue. No decision has been…
NEARLY two years after it was revealed Keighley Police Station’s future was in doubt the town’s police inspector says he does not know what will happen to the property. Inspector Khalid Khan, who was appointed last year, said he would like to know just as much as anyone else what will be done with the station in Royd Ings Avenue.
Citi Bike to install powerful safety lights to alert drivers :0
Citi Bike is planning to install a powerful blue safety light on some of its bikes that will project the shape of a cyclist 20 feet in front of riders to alert people that they’re coming, the company said Tuesday. The lights shine onto the road ahead of the bike.