Independent Andy Solloway has taken Skipton West & West Craven after pulling the longest straw. He and Labour's Peter Madeley both drew 503 votes. Patrick Mulligan, Conservative, 501. Claire Nash, Green, 166.

Bueno #lufc

Gotta love a Royal event when Diana will be trending on Twitter! #Ross #Diana

Well done @thehuwedwards

Wow. Absolute shambles of a result in the Mayer vs Baumgardner fight. Shocker.

Fabulous #PaulCézanne exhibition Tate. Probably the best curated exhibit I've ever been to. Seriously impressive. 👏🏻

Still not updated #CharlieBoy

Film #1 of Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF - Viking - A mission to Mars set inside the Big Brother house shows what happens when those people who take staff away days a little too seriously are put in charge. Absurdist Canadian 'sci-fi' examines how all we want is a sense of purpose #LIFF2022

Film #2 Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF - Metronom - A beautifully shot, coming of age story of youth and vitality cruelly crushed by Ceausescu’s secret police. Alexandru Belc’s debut feature is taut and tender but lacked pace & could have had a sharper ending message #LIFF2022

Film #3 Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF - Fast & Feel Love - imitation is the sincerest form of flattery & this story of 'boy becomes global icon, but can't make the bed' takes cues aplenty from Hollywood franchises. But it retains a heartwarming centre & delivers laughs & action & maybe a sequel

Film #4 Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF - Huesera - blacksheep of the family tries to overcome her history by having a baby. This triggers all sorts of regret & a slow unravelling of her state of mind. Good idea in theory, had a few moments but didn't hang together & was disappointing #LIFF2022

Film #5 Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF - I Have Electric Dreams - A beautiful portrayal of changing times and changing lives; showing how a teenager's outlook can be shaped by the role models around her - for good & for bad. Great poignant performances from the lead roles #LIFF2022

Film #6 Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF - Sick of Myself - Norwegian body shock provides a cutting rebuke of toxic relationships, the ramifications of living in a social media dominated world & the perils of being liked for gettin "likes". A stark warning to always show your true face! #LIFF2022

Film #7 - Godland - A frontier epic where the unforgiving land completely flattens a God-fearing man. Can that same desolate place revive him & restore his faith? Yes, & unequivocally NO. We all bleach under the sun & this stunner shows there's no escaping the elements #LIFF2022

Film #8 Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF - Broker - a sideways & wistful look at what it means to be a family. Abandonment, longing & murky dealings ripple throughout as a bunch of strays forge new bonds - can bad people do good things & earn redemption? #LIFF2022

Films #9 Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF - British Short Films - Always On My Mind - Showing the perils of dial-up pizza, transcendent fox chasing, the horrors & legacy of London's endemic knife crime & the eternal grief of abandoning a child. Some punchy efforts, but lacked coherence #LIFF2022

Birmingham New Street to Leeds train. Prime time Saturday. 35 mins late. 4 carriages. No air con (broken). No refreshments. But, it's definitely the "skills gap" that is holding back the North #infrastructure #skills #levellingup #levellingdown #itstheinfrastructurestupid

.Bruce Katz, a member of our UK Urban Futures Commission, does a deep dive into how the US decentralised power to cities, and how the UK can learn from their tactics to unlock the potentials of its cities. Read 👇 bit.ly/3pyCYpF

Absolutely brilliant return to form for #NOTD Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF! Brilliantly hosted, great features & intriguing shorts. Special shout out to the staff Hyde Park Picture House for handling the "off screen" entertainment!!

Leeds City Council have approved for the Rob Burrow MND Centre to be built in Seacroft, Leeds after the required funds were raised for the construction. Absolutely fantastic news 👏👏👏