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UK: Giant Bee Swarm Engulfs Pedestrian Crossing Outside Leeds Station

A giant swarm of bees engulfed a pedestrian crossing outside Leeds Station in northern England on Spring Bank Holiday Monday, May 25, completely covering the crossing button on New Station Street and forcing commuters to dodge the insects. According to the British Beekeepers Association, the bees were likely clustering around their queen while scout bees searched for a new nesting site.

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Football: Championship

Football: Championship

Leeds United's Ao Tanaka (R) and Stoke City's Ali Al-Hamadi vie for the ball during a Championship football match in Leeds, England, on April 21, 2025.

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Football: Championship

Football: Championship

Leeds United's Ao Tanaka passes the ball during a Championship football match against Stoke City in Leeds, England, on April 21, 2025.

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(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(240715) -- LEEDS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- England's fans react as they watch the UEFA Euro 2024 final match between England and Spain on a big screen in Leeds, Britain, July 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(240715) -- LEEDS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An England fan reacts as she watches the UEFA Euro 2024 final match between England and Spain on a big screen in Leeds, Britain, July 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(240715) -- LEEDS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An England fan reacts as she watches the UEFA Euro 2024 final match between England and Spain on a big screen in Leeds, Britain, July 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(240715) -- LEEDS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An England fan reacts as he watches the UEFA Euro 2024 final match between England and Spain on a big screen in Leeds, Britain, July 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(240715) -- LEEDS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- England's fans react as they watch the UEFA Euro 2024 final match between England and Spain on a big screen in Leeds, Britain, July 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(240715) -- LEEDS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- England's fans react after they watch the UEFA Euro 2024 final match between England and Spain on a big screen in Leeds, Britain, July 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(240715) -- LEEDS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An England fan reacts as he watches the UEFA Euro 2024 final match between England and Spain on a big screen in Leeds, Britain, July 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(SP)BRITAIN-LEEDS-FOOTBALL-UEFA EURO 2024 FINAL-ENGLAND FANS

(240715) -- LEEDS, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An England fan reacts as he watches the UEFA Euro 2024 final match between England and Spain on a big screen in Leeds, Britain, July 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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UK: Two Major Banks In Leeds Sprayed With Red Paint By Palestine Action Group

Two banks in Leeds city center were found in red paint by pro-Palestine activists on Thursday morning, June 27. The Palestine Action group claimed responsibility. The campaigners targeted the Barclays branch and the Pinnacle building, which is the base of JP Morgan’s offices, on Albion Street. Seven people were arrested, according to reports.

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UK: Flash Flooding Causes Travel Disuprions In Parts Of Yorkshire

Stormy weather brought heavy rains to West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire on Monday, May 6, causing flash flooding and travel disruptions. The MET office issued a yellow weather warning.

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BRITAIN-LEEDS-CHINA-NORTHERN ENGLAND COOPERATION FORUM

BRITAIN-LEEDS-CHINA-NORTHERN ENGLAND COOPERATION FORUM

(230719) -- LEEDS, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang (C) delivers a speech at the China-Northern England Cooperation Forum in Leeds, Britain, on July 17, 2023. The forum was held here Monday, bringing together business representatives from China and Britain to explore new opportunities for cooperation in investment and trade. At the forum themed "Partnership for a Prosperous Future," Zheng noted that trade and investment relationship between China and Britain serves the fundamental interests of both sides. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

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Hotel worker from tsunami-hit Japan city runs with Olympic torch

Hotel worker from tsunami-hit Japan city runs with Olympic torch

MORLEY, Britain - Sadaharu Mishina (C) runs with the Olympic torch in Morley, a town near Leeds in England, on June 25, 2012, as an official torchbearer ahead of the upcoming London Olympics. Mishina is a hotel worker from Sendai, a Japanese city hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Sendai man to serve as Olympic torch runner

Sendai man to serve as Olympic torch runner

SENDAI, Japan - Sadaharu Mishina (L), 31, an employee at ANA Holiday Inn Sendai, shakes hands with his supervisor Kimifusa Shibata, 47, in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on June 1, 2012. Mishina, who lost his 2-year-old daughter and saw his home damaged in the March 2011 disaster that struck the region, will be a torch runner in the upcoming London Olympics, running with the sacred flame in a suburb of Leeds, a city in the north of England, on June 25.

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Japanese wins 3rd prize at Leeds piano competition

Japanese wins 3rd prize at Leeds piano competition

LEEDS, England - Yuma Osaki from Japan poses for photos after winning third prize at an international piano competition in Leeds, Britain, on Sept. 20. The 22-year-old native of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, is the fifth Japanese to win one of the top prizes at the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, and the first Japanese winner since 1987.

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Leeds, St John's Church interior 1897

Leeds, St John's Church interior 1897

Leeds, St John's Church interior 1897 Date: 1897

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Leeds, the Post Office and Revenue Office 1897

Leeds, the Post Office and Revenue Office 1897

Leeds, the Post Office and Revenue Office 1897 Date: 1897

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Leeds, the Post Office and Revenue Office 1897

Leeds, the Post Office and Revenue Office 1897

Leeds, the Post Office and Revenue Office 1897 Date: 1897

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Leeds, the Town Hall 1894

Leeds, the Town Hall 1894

Leeds, the Town Hall 1894 Date: 1894

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Leeds, the Town Hall 1894

Leeds, the Town Hall 1894

Leeds, the Town Hall 1894 Date: 1894

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Leeds Castle, 1892

Leeds Castle, 1892

Leeds Castle, 1892 Date: 1892

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Leeds Castle, 1892

Leeds Castle, 1892

Leeds Castle, 1892 Date: 1892

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Leeds Castle, 1892

Leeds Castle, 1892

Leeds Castle, 1892 Date: 1892

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Leeds, the Fountain at Roundhay Park 1888

Leeds, the Fountain at Roundhay Park 1888

Leeds, the Fountain at Roundhay Park 1888 Date: 1888

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Malala Yousafzai attends memorial service for slain lawmaker

Malala Yousafzai attends memorial service for slain lawmaker

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai gives a speech during a commemorative service for British Member of Parliament Jo Cox, who was fatally shot in an attack in a suburb of Leeds in central England, on June 22, 2016, in London. Around 10,000 people gathered at the event, held on what would have been Cox's 42nd birthday. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Malala Yousafzai attends memorial service for slain lawmaker

Malala Yousafzai attends memorial service for slain lawmaker

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai gives a speech during a commemorative service for British Member of Parliament Jo Cox, who was fatally shot in an attack in a suburb of Leeds in central England, on June 22, 2016, in London. Around 10,000 people gathered at the event, held on what would have been Cox's 42nd birthday. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Scotland top U.S. to head Japan's pool at RWC

Rugby: Scotland top U.S. to head Japan's pool at RWC

Blaine Scully of the United States runs with the ball during the second half of a Rugby World Cup Pool B match against Scotland at Elland Road in Leeds, England, on Sept. 27, 2015. Scotland went top of Pool B with a 39-16 win over the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Scotland top U.S. to head Japan's pool at RWC

Rugby: Scotland top U.S. to head Japan's pool at RWC

Players of the United States make their way off the pitch after losing 39-16 to Scotland during a Rugby World Cup Pool B match at Elland Road in Leeds, England on Sept. 27, 2015. The victory moved Scotland to the top of Pool B. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Scotland top U.S. to head Japan's pool at RWC

Rugby: Scotland top U.S. to head Japan's pool at RWC

Scottish players celebrate after their 39-16 win over the United States at Elland Road in Leeds, England on Sept. 27, 2015. The victory moved Scotland to the top of Pool B. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Scotland top U.S. to head Japan's pool at RWC

Rugby: Scotland top U.S. to head Japan's pool at RWC

Grant Gilchrist (L) of Scotland is tackled by Phil Thiel of the United States during a Rugby World Cup Pool B match at Elland Road in Leeds, England, on Sept. 27, 2015. Scotland went top of Pool B with a 39-16 win over the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Ideguchi

Football: Ideguchi

Japan midfielder Yoshuke Ideguchi holds up his autograph at a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 4, 2018, ahead of his transfer to Leeds United in England from Gamba Osaka. The 21-year-old will be loaned out first to Spanish side Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa until the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Ideguchi

Football: Ideguchi

Japan midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 4, 2018, ahead of his transfer to Leeds United in England from Gamba Osaka. The 21-year-old will be loaned out first to Spanish side Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa until the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Kako departs for studying at University of Leeds

Princess Kako departs for studying at University of Leeds

Japanese Princess Kako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 12, 2017, before departing for Leeds in England via London. Princess Kako, the younger sister of recently engaged Princess Mako, will study at the University of Leeds through June 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Kako departs for studying at University of Leeds

Princess Kako departs for studying at University of Leeds

Japanese Princess Kako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 12, 2017, before departing for Leeds in England via London. Princess Kako, the younger sister of recently engaged Princess Mako, will study at the University of Leeds through June 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Kako departs for studying at University of Leeds

Princess Kako departs for studying at University of Leeds

Japanese Princess Kako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 12, 2017, before departing for Leeds in England via London. Princess Kako, the younger sister of recently engaged Princess Mako, will study at the University of Leeds through June 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Kako departs for studying at University of Leeds

Princess Kako departs for studying at University of Leeds

Japanese Princess Kako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is pictured at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 12, 2017, before departing for Leeds in England via London. Princess Kako, the younger sister of recently engaged Princess Mako, will study at the University of Leeds through June 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese wins 3rd prize at Leeds piano competition

Japanese wins 3rd prize at Leeds piano competition

LEEDS, England - Yuma Osaki from Japan poses for photos after winning third prize at an international piano competition in Leeds, Britain, on Sept. 20. The 22-year-old native of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, is the fifth Japanese to win one of the top prizes at the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, and the first Japanese winner since 1987. (Kyodo)

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