Learner drivers could have to wait up to five months to secure a practical driving test after lockdown ends.

An urgent question from Labour in the Commons today focused on the future of Liberty Steel, where the prospects of 5,000 jobs – including some in Yorkshire – have been thrown into turmoil after the collapse of the company’s main financial backer, Greensill Capital, earlier this month.

The survey also shows the brutal impact of the pandemic with the sector overall seeing a drop in output of 10 per cent nationally last year. However, given the more positive picture as the year progresses, Make UK has upgraded its growth forecasts for manufacturing for 2021.

Plain clothes police officers could patrol bars and nightclubs around the country as part of plans to protect women from “predatory” offenders.

The study from Tech Nation found that Yorkshire technology companies attracted £159m in investments in 2020, which is a 79 per cent increase on the £89m they collectively secured in 2019.

A decade ago, Ward Hadaway established the Yorkshire Fastest 50 with The Yorkshire Post, to celebrate the region’s fastest-growing, privately-owned companies.

Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community before Eid, is coming up in April this year.

British Airways has announced it could introduce an online vaccine passport for flying on its planes, as the company aims to develop a digital health travel wallet and document verification solutions.

Spencer has removed the entire timber decking of the 200-year-old Union Chain Bridge, which links England and Scotland, as part of essential work to preserve the structure.

The awards, which have been running for 11 years, recognise and celebrate the fastest growing, privately owned businesses across the region.