The Novotel Sheffield Centre secured the accolade in the Access for All award section and Wakefield's Tourism Information Centre pipped some well-known and popular towns to the title of Tourist Information Centre.

BBC: Yorkshire Dales

In a letter sent to the World Heritage Centre in Paris, the Department of Natural Resources and Tourism says the 50km (30-mile) section of road across the park will "continue to be managed mainly for tourism and administrative purposes, as it is now".

BBC: Serengeti road scrapped over wildlife concerns

The concerns centre on a section of the English test, where pupils are asked to produce a piece of creative writing - an area which has attracted complaints in recent years.

BBC: Head teachers complain of 'erratic' Sats marking