The changes are the latest in a flurry of rate rises across easy access and fixed rate cash Isas as banks and building societies jostle to secure people's savings.

Shania Greenhall, from Leeds, was beaten with a ratchet as children fired fireworks at her and three friends on a grassy area near a school on Wednesday.

Adam Marr (pictured), 24, and three friends decided to dangerously walk across the transparent roof of Trinity Leeds retail outlet, some 100ft above the ground.

The once humble three-bed detached home in Leeds was transformed into a remarkable residence after its owner gave it a makeover with bright white gloss.

David Brett poured paint stripper on Philomena Willets’ car and hacked into her husband’s emails to send messages to friends and neighbours accusing the couple of being paedophiles.

EXCLUSIVE: David Haigh, former Managing Director of Leeds United, spent 22 months in jail in Dubai after being accused of falsifying invoices and channelling funds to a secret bank account.

Jyoti Matoo, from Leeds, was walking back from the city centre when she caught a glimpse of a man walking unusually close behind her on Dock Street at around 3pm on Tuesday.

Pulp Fiction-obsessed Will Cornick, now 19, is serving a minimum 20-year sentence for stabbing Ann Maguire during a Spanish lesson at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds.

Six months into her marriage, Philomena Willetts (pictured) had a baby daughter, a new home in an affluent suburb of Leeds and a husband she adored.

Will Cornick, then 15, knifed Spanish teacher Ann Maguire, 61, during a lesson at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds three years ago.

Sinead Wooding, 26, was found dead in woodland in Leeds earlier this year. Her husband, Akshar Ali, is on trial for her murder

Ann Maguire, 61, was fatally knifed by then 15-year-old Will Cornick on April 28, 2014 after he thrust a 34cm blade into her seven times - one blow slicing her jugular vein.

There will be concrete barriers, stop and search checks and officers on the ground at festive events in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Bath in the run up to Christmas.

Shocking footage shows the victim, a 42-year-old man, being set upon outside the Nite Trax club, in Chapeltown Road, Leeds, shortly before 1am on August 29, last year.

Sophie (pictured), three, is a member of Leeds Taekwondo - and when she practices the Korean martial art - she isn't messing around.

Christian Rawson spotted the heron at Adel Dam Nature Reserve outside Leeds, Yorks, and trained his camera on it because he thought it was poised to catch a fish.

A Steps fanatic started a chain reaction of his very own after kicking off an impromptu after-party in a multi-storey car park in Leeds.

The 34-year-old was editing clips from his trip to Abbey House Museum in Leeds, Yorkshire, last month when he spotted the 'strange' face lurking behind him.

Five people are reported to have been killed after a stolen car crashed into a tree in Leeds. The group is said to have included three children and two boys are in custody over the incident.

Police have said five people who died in the Leeds crash were inside the stolen Renault Clio that hit a tree. Two people have been arrested, with one released under investigation.

The Hollyoaks stars - who play family members Goldie and Mercedes McQueen on the Channel 4 soap - showcased their signature style as they dusted off their finery for the annual musical event.

The British rapper bagged himself Best Male, Best Album and Best Grime Act at the 22nd Mobo Awards and was in good company in the winner's lounge.

PC Martin Willis managed to cling onto vehicle long enough so that emergency services managed to help free the trapped driver from falling down an A1(M) embankment near Leeds.

The former Oasis star, 45, proved he was every inch the leading man when he performed his solo music at the Leeds Arena in the northern city on Sunday.

A businessman has been awarded slander damages after he was wrongly accused of having threatened to slit a woman's throat at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Leeds.

CCTV footage showing thieves steal a motorbike in just seconds has led to a clampdown on a gang linked to a string of motorbike thefts across Leeds.

She welcomed baby Vienna to the world back in May.  But it's taken a mere seven months for Cally Jane Beech, 26, to bounce back to her enviable figure

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with causing the deaths by dangerous driving of three children and two men who died in a crash in Leeds, West Yorkshire Police said.

The teenager pleaded guilty to causing the deaths of brothers Elliott and Ellis Thornton-Kimmitt, Darnell Harte, Robbie Meerun, and Anthony Armour, in Leeds.

Naseeb Chuhan, 21, from Leeds, was found hanged after his debts spiraled and his death has led to a coroner being asked to write to the FCA about students being handed dangerous loans.

West Yorkshire Police confirmed two men were taken to hospital after they were injured in the blast which tore through a house and sent debris flying into a street in Silk Milk Drive, Leeds.

Revellers were pictured scuffling, urinating and collapsing on the street in cities including Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool, Swansea, Manchester and London, on the last Friday before Christmas.

The victim was believed to have been carrying a firearm when he was attacked at 4.36pm yesterday in Seacroft, Leeds.

A cockapoo was so excited to see the snow, she couldn't stop jumping up and down while impatiently waiting to be allowed out to play.

Policies are investigating after a body was found near Leeds city centre on Friday afternoon so badly decomposed that they struggled to tell if it was a man or woman. They now believe it to be male.

Spanish teacher Mrs Maguire, 61, died after she was repeatedly stabbed by pupil Will Cornick, 15, at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds in 2014.

Brothers Ellis and Elliott Thornton, 12 and 14, Darnell Harte, 15, and Robbie Meerun, 24, died when the Renault Clio they were travelling in hit a tree in Leeds.

Members of the Leeds University Union women's hockey team encouraged partygoers to dress up as 'lower class' people and that 'ASBO behaviour' was expected during their social night.

Leeds Crown Court heard that David Ellam, 52, died after he was attacked by a the dog called Alex. Pictured is the dog's owner Aaron Joseph, who denies being in control of a dangerous dog.

Emma Oliver's 15-year-old-son, Daniel Long, from Leeds, killed himself due to the stress and anxiety caused by his exams.

With Glastonbury cancelled this year, hundreds of fans stumped up £220 to attend Reading Festival before knowing the lineup. Pictured: Pop star Dua Lipa, one of the unlikely acts performing.

Students and staff at the Headingley campus of Leeds Beckett University were warned to stay indoors while David Riley, 36, remained on the loose.

Armed police are searching for an axeman in Leeds' student district and members of the public have been warned not to approach him.

Mia Garforth-Crook, eight, was left terrified with blood pouring from her face after she was mauled by a Husky-type dog in the village of Roberttown, near Leeds in West Yorkshire.

Sam Dixey, 21, an undergraduate at Leeds University, created slides listing his hobbies and 'other notable qualities' and uploaded them in the place of extra photos on the popular dating app.

The brawl broke out in The Arc Bar in the Headingley area of Leeds, at around 12.30am on February 17. Police have arrested one 21-year-old man but are still looking for the others involved.

Due for a c-section on while pregnant with her daughter Jamie-Leigh, now three, 42-year-old Sharon Deacon's, from Keighley, heart suddenly stopped, causing her to slip into unconsciousness.

Team GB player Samantha Quek who won gold at the Rio Olympics has slammed student union bosses for banning Leeds University Union's women's hockey team over a 'chav night out'.

Leeds University Union women's hockey club were also banned from matches after they were given a 'lower class' dress code for their night out.

George Blanchard, 12, (pictured) was last seen at 12.12pm on Monday in the Chapeltown area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, but has not been seen since and police are becoming 'very concerned'.