From the T&A...

25 years ago: Bradford’s midwives pledged that they wouldn’t join in the strike action in protest of the state of the NHS, saying any form of industrial action would put mothers and babies at risk.

50 years ago: The minister of housing and local government agreed with his inspector that two blocks of ten-storey flats could be built behind Ilkley Moor Hotel to a maximum height of 94ft, dismissing an appeal brought by Splendor Hotels Ltd.