At the Foss Barrier close to the confluence of the two principal rivers in York, the level at 7.30am was 7.28 metres and falling, below the top of the normal range of 7.9 metres. The highest level ...

The agency's advice in a flood alert - which means flooding is possible - is to avoid walking, cycling or driving through any flood water and highlights other at-risk areas such as fields, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two-year-old Connor joined Viking re-enactors during the Jorvik Viking Festival [Danny Lawson/PA Wire] Bands of marauding Vikings ...

The best of the tourism businesses in York and North Yorkshire were recognised at a major event last night.

Bands of marauding Vikings returned to York this weekend for the Jorvik Viking Festival, marching through the cobbled streets and recreating battles beneath Clifford's Tower. Celebrating the city's ...

From lost silver coins to fossilised faeces, medieval cesspits have become some of the richest archives of everyday life in ...

Researchers are recreating ancient odours for museumgoers as interest in the archaeology of smell grows ...

The Battle of Brunanburh claimed the lives of thousands and experts believe it could have been fought on Wirral ...

TREAT the kids to a fantastic half-term day out this week without breaking the bank. There are superb free and low-cost events across the UK promising a lot of laughs at festivals, farms, forests, ...

Billy Joel sold the sprawling waterfront estate that he first spotted while harvesting oysters for minimum wage as a young man.