** Major Widow’s Bay finale spoilers follow **

Widow’s Bay sunsetted its bonkers summer season with a special stormy goodbye to its guests, who presumably booked their hols after Martha’s Vineyard had already been snapped up.

The tenth and final episode was titled We Hope You Enjoyed Your Time! I did, but Kenny and Ruth probably did not. And neither will eight others, if those tolling church bells are anything to go by.

The Apple TV show has been a sleeper summer hit, with word-of-mouth buzz that, increasingly, feels like a relic of a bygone TV-watching age.

But that’s the whole point of Widow’s Bay: it’s like stepping back in time. There’s no phone service. Tom Loftis (a towering Matthew Rhys performance) has an actual Rolodex on his desk. The Lovely Bones is still a popular choice at book clubs.

The finale proved the island is even more antiquated than all that. For instance, they didn’t do away with human sacrifice as many years ago as the rest of us did. As a result, the show gifted us the most uncanny training video since Severance’s animated Keanu Reeves cameo.

Widow’s Bay season two has already been confirmed. Good thing too, since showrunner Katie Dippold and her crack team of creatives/production design geniuses (still not over the Teeth game and/or Patricia’s grimoire) have some loose ends to tie up. So let’s break down that tour de force finale. 

RIP Ruth (?)

The penultimate episode set up the finale as a trolley problem over whether or not to kill the sweet, doddering Ruth.

A telltale brooch and Rosemary’s genealogy identified her as the sole surviving descendant of Frances Warren. If she kicks the bucket, so too does the curse on Widow’s Bay.

Because Tom’s chant of ‘cancer, cancer, cancer’ doesn’t manifest the desired results in her medical files, he tries first a pill combination and then a pillow to get the job done. But ultimately, there’s no point.

After a trip down memory lane through all the guys (and girls) who made a pass at her, Ruth tells Tom the thing she’s never told another soul. She had a child with a married man (‘Pullout method just doesn’t work!’). That daughter went on to marry Tom.

So if you’re one of the ravenous Widow’s Bay fans on Reddit who predicted Tom’s son Evan would be a Warren descendant, take a bow.

The only way he will be able to leave the island is in a coffin, or on his way into one. Tom realises he’ll never go to college/a Red Sox game after all. 

But an unknowing Bashir walks in and shoots Ruth to save his child. I gasped.

Ruth is still alive when we last see her, but things don’t look good. If she does live, she might have found a taste for telling people about Evan’s ancestry.

The shelter and that creepy training video

Surely if your storm shelter has a radioactive symbol by the door, don’t go in, right? That will be the homespun wisdom I’ll take from this episode, alongside ‘Never enter a room that contains a creepy torture chair’.

While Tom is debating whether to kill Ruth before being usurped, back at the shelter, the proverbial is hitting the fan. Patricia and Wyck are trying their damndest to keep a handle on it all, even with food and water supplies that are long past their best-by dates.

It’s not just unruly tourists. Everything about the shelter screams ‘Bad things have happened here! And will again!’ Rosemary was once instructed never to enter. Patricia finds a note that reads, ‘If you can read this, I’m already dead.’ 

It’s dire stuff. And we haven’t even got to what Dale finds. 

While pursuing the shelter backrooms for some light entertainment to weather the storm, he flicks on a vintage film reel. On it is an instructional video for human sacrifices of yore, as well as the ‘facilitators’ sending them down to their deaths. 

We’re told that after a ‘very fair, very rigorous selection process’ the so-called offerings were chosen and had to ‘accept their fate and take pride’. Evidently Widow’s Bay was once upon a time even worse; if you were deemed ‘wanting in some way,’ the town hall was liable to toss you into the shelter to be consumed by whatever in God’s name is beneath that cellar hatch.

‘Your sacrifice will save countless members of our community from suffering,’ says the smiley yuppie on the video. Then they show harrowing images of half-naked offerings with sacks over their heads, being led to their demise.

Next is the key detail. The island has ‘made its needs known’ via the tolling church bell. ‘One soul for each bell toll.’

The tolling bells

We first heard the bells toll at the start of the show’s second episode, Lodgings. The late Reverend Bryce went to check on them and found both bells still locked up, covered in cobwebs.

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The bells are something of a dinner bell for the island, and we now know they’re also of numerical importance.

PJ presumably had no idea about any of that when he shut Kenny in the creepy cellar. He’s always doing bad things at the worst possible time, such as sneaking into the underground network of tunnels to smoke a joint with Evan and that one mainland girl (who I’m starting to question might be a sinister siren of sorts, because how is she still holidaying on Widow’s Bay?).

Anyway, town hall cog Kenny is the island’s first victim we’ve seen. He gets stuck behind the self-locking door. Then: ‘Something’s happening!’ Before: ‘Oh God! Oh God!’ Whatever it is isn’t good. When Evan goes back in afterwards, the doors to its domain are slightly ajar. 

Those bells toll again as the season ends with Tom throwing Ruth’s brooch in the sea (surely that means she’s dead?).

They ring out eight times, which makes sense given that when we last heard them, it was nine.

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So when we return to Widow’s Bay (hopefully soon), the island won’t yet have transformed into Martha’s Vineyard. It’s still hungry!

Bashir and his newborn

We never see Bashir’s very sweet wife give birth, but we can only assume the baby is coming or has come. Their newborn is likely about to be consigned to the same fate as Evan: island entrapment. 

But Bashir now knows there is a descendant who could lift the curse on his own child. That is shaping up to be the central quandary of season two, besides the question of which eight suckers are heading into the basement next. 

Bashir has shown he’s willing to take matters into his own hands (justice for Ruth) and presumably, won’t see any consequences for it, since the rule of law seems conspicuously absent thus far.

Evan and Tom versus Bashir – who will take it? Or who should take it? We’re back to the trolley problems.

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Thomas Tuchel says that he is “not ready to adapt” England’s playing style at the World Cup despite the heat – as it would “give up” the team’s strengths.

Since starting his job as head coach in January 2025, Tuchel has made a point of saying how much he likes the physicality of English domestic football and that the national side should replicate that style.

The 52-year-old’s squad selections have followed that thinking with an emphasis on physicality and powerful running when he picked his 26-man squad for the tournament.

“They want to be active with the ball,” the German told BBC Sport about his England side before their World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday (21:00 BST).

“We have a young group. We have a courageous group. We have a brave group of players.

“So let’s let’s go for it. I mean, no one guarantees you that we win. So we want to at least try it, our style and our belief.”

The temperatures in the USA, Mexico and Canada are extremely high and mandatory hydration breaks have been introduced in all matches, effectively breaking them into quarters.

And speaking at the news conference before the Croatia match, Tuchel said hydration breaks can “change the character of each half”.

He acknowledged the three-minute intervals give coaches chance to “change and reset” during games while delivering “group messages”.

Temperatures in Dallas will be more than 30C by the time England kick off their opening Group L game – but the effects of the heat will be reduced because the Dallas Stadium is one of the air-conditioned indoor venues being used at this World Cup.

And starting the tournament in that stadium has given Tuchel belief that his side can impose their style on Croatia “because we play indoors”.

But the England boss did reference the impact of the heat has had on his players at their Kansas City training base.

“Yesterday, it was very hot even here in training,” Tuchel said.

“And we could feel that it has a more impact than, for example, today. So let’s see.

“I’m just not ready to adapt into a different style of football because of circumstances that we cannot influence. I think we would just give up our strengths.”

There was an early glimpse of what was to come.

Four minutes in, Messi raced clear and put the ball past Algeria’s keeper, Luca Zidane, only for the offside flag to prevent what would have been a fairytale start. Fans celebrated as if they had won the World Cup. Journalists turned to each other with a look of the inevitable. It was happening. This was just a delay.

There were a few moments of concern when Messi’s studs caught the top of Aissa Mandi’s heel but, no action was taken, and the Argentine took full advantage.

By the 18th minute, Messi’s moment arrived. Twenty-five yards out, he shifted on to his left foot and curled a superb effort towards the top-right corner.

Goalkeeper Zidane – son of France legend Zinedine – got both hands to it, but the strike had too much power. Kansas City Stadium exploded with noise as Argentina fans celebrated Messi’s 14th World Cup goal. It was the start of a historic evening.

As former Everton midfielder Leon Osman observed: “Messi is celebrating like it’s his first World Cup goal. With the ability he has, he never seems to age. It’s a brilliant ball into his feet and, as you’d expect, he finishes it superbly.”

Two decades on from his first appearance on this stage, and now in a record 27th World Cup match, Messi continues to defy his age. Throughout the match, he was constantly scanning for options, constantly anticipating Argentina’s next move. He looked fit, fast and threatening.

After 60 minutes, Messi struck again. A costly error from Zidane allowed the ball to roll into Messi’s path. With typical composure, Messi placed the ball into the net to move within one goal of becoming the joint-top scorer in World Cup history. In doing so, he became the oldest player to score two goals at the World Cup.

To this point, age has not blunted Messi’s ability. Since turning 35, he has scored 10 World Cup goals – more than Harry Kane, Diego Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry have each scored in total.

Hartlepool Borough Council recently scrapped its “free after 3pm” parking offer at Middleton Grange Shopping Centre and introduced Sunday parking charges as part of its 2026/27 budget.

The changes, which also end free Saturday parking in December, are intended to generate additional income after the council voted to freeze core council tax.

Connor Stallard, a Liberal Democrat campaigner, said: “It’s the last thing our town needs.”

Mr Stallard added: “I’ve been across town this week talking to local businesses, and the feedback from them is they’re really concerned.”

Although the parking policy was introduced by the previous Labour administration, it was unanimously backed by all councillors present when the budget was approved.

Council officers estimated in March that removing free parking incentives would save £60,000.

Mr Stallard said: “From the conversations on the doorsteps, it’s clear local residents want easier access to our town centre, and these charges risk driving trade away and turning Hartlepool into a ghost town.

“I’m calling for an urgent rethink on these charges so we can ensure local residents and businesses can benefit.”

A council spokesperson said: “These changes form part of the council’s 2026/27 budget which was approved earlier this year.

“The charges reflect a requirement for the car parking service to generate additional income to offset the decision to freeze core council tax.”

The same parking proposals were put forward in the previous year’s 2025/26 budget but were saved after the council received a “positive” local government finance settlement.

Despite the council’s financial reasoning, Mr Stallard warned that the timing could not be worse for businesses already under pressure.

He said: “It could drive away customers.”

He argued that limiting free parking removes a vital incentive for shoppers and could further harm a town centre already facing economic challenges.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up talks with world leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday where he’s been trying to sell his tentative agreement with Iran as a pact that will ensure the Islamic Republic never develops a nuclear weapon — even though he’s offered scant specificity about how that would be implemented.

Trump and his fellow leaders are closing the formal talks of the leading industrial nations at a lakeside resort in the French Alps on Wednesday with sessions on the future of artificial intelligence and fostering economic growth.

The U.S. leader also plans to make a stop for a glitzy dinner at the Palace of Versailles outside of Paris before he jets back to Washington.

But first, Trump finds himself trying to quell skepticism about the Iran agreement, a difficult task given that neither the White House nor Iran have released the text of the deal. He also faces jitteriness from key ally Israel about ending the conflict under these terms.

“It’s a great document,” Trump said of the memorandum that has yet to be revealed, even though U.S. and Iranian officials are set to formally sign it at a ceremony on Friday at a stunning resort on Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne.

“Here’s what it says: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. It won’t have one to buy, to develop — it will not have a nuclear weapon. And I would say that’s about 99.9% of what I wanted,” he said.

But Trump will continue to have to do a sales job. Some members of his own party are doubtful that the deal he’s agreed to is strong enough to defang Iran’s nuclear program. At the same time, he faces an anxious international community looking for him to follow through on his promise that the deal will reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil tanker traffic, and keep it open.

What’s in the deal

White House and Iranian officials have sometimes offered contradictory interpretations of what is in the agreement.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Israel’s continued occupation of southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces have been targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, would violate the deal.

“Without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied during this war, the war has not fully come to an end,” Araghchi said.

Trump on Wednesday is also expected to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a choppy moment in the U.S.-India relationship, in part because of the war.

The leaders’ meeting comes just a week after three Indian sailors were killed in a U.S. military strike on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman in the midst of the American blockade targeting oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Indian Foreign Ministry has formally protested the incident.

Trump and Modi had a warm relationship during the U.S. president’s first term, but it’s become more complicated since Trump’s return to office.

The president hiked tariffs on India, before lowering them, over its reliance on cheap Russian oil, and the Iran war has disrupted energy supplies to India. There’s some angst as well in New Delhi that Trump’s recent efforts to forge a trade truce with Chinese President Xi Jinping could undercut India’s appeal as an alternative manufacturing hub.

Trump will also hold one-on-one talks on Wednesday with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, one of the three Middle Eastern leaders who are attending the summit at the invitation of its host, French President Emmanuel Macron.

The G7 leaders met on Tuesday with el-Sissi as well as Qatar’s ruling emir and the president of the United Arab Emirates for a working lunch. They discussed developing energy supply routes out of the Gulf, including via Egypt.

Before the Iran war, a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime chokepoint that Iran has effectively shuttered since the first days of the conflict.

“Part of the discussions were, ‘OK, how can we imagine, finance, and build infrastructures, sometimes on the terrestrial part, that will be able to go outside of the track of the Strait of Hormuz?’” French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said in an interview.

Macron will honor Trump with a dinner at Versailles

Trump on Tuesday didn’t hide his giddiness over Macron’s plans to fete him at the Palace of Versailles to mark America’s 250th anniversary next month.

He said the opulent setting for the one-on-one dinner was a factor in his decision to extend his stay after the summit.

The palace was the residence of French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. It regularly hosts heads of state and foreign dignitaries.

“I’m a fan of beautiful places, and I was leaving in the afternoon, and then the French president who happens to be a very nice man, invited me to dinner at Versailles,” Trump said. “And Versailles is not gold leaf — Versailles is the real deal. And I said I’d like to do it.”

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Madhani reported from Geneva. AP writers John Leicester in Evian-les-Bains, Jamey Keaten in Geneva, and Collin Binkley in Washington contributed reporting.

Jurgen Klopp has laid out the blueprint for Liverpool following Andoni Iraola’s replacement of Arne Slot at the helm

Patience may be a virtue, but it’s not a quality that carries much weight in contemporary football. While Arne Slot’s dismissal might have been warranted after Liverpool‘s disappointing season, it arrived just over a year after he convincingly guided the club to the Premier League title.

The Reds’ unexpected shift to a more measured approach, with greater emphasis on possession, left supporters dismayed that they were no longer thrilled by the side, who were synonymous with high intensity and aggressive pressing under Jurgen Klopp.

Even the German himself stepped away from his trademark philosophy in his final years at Anfield, yet he was afforded time for the tactical transformation despite suffering 14 defeats across all competitions in the 2022/23 season.

Klopp, 59, understands the demands that accompany managing one of the biggest clubs in world football and has already advised the Reds’ owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), on how to support Iraola in his maiden campaign.

Klopp’s previous remarks on the significance of time for a manager to implement change resurfaced amid Liverpool’s four-match losing run under Slot this season. When discussing his successor taking over in the summer of 2024, Klopp said: “We had a lot of contact after that.

“He’s a super good guy. He got the best out of this team, and they became champions in an incredible manner. It’s not about Arne showing the world what he can do – it’s about getting the best out of the team.

“That’s exactly what he did. Change always has an impact. And change always needs time. If he keeps the exact same team as last season – Darwin Nunez still there, Luis Diaz still there, for example – they start playing and have problems, [people say] ‘We need change.’

“Now the new guys are there, and they are really good players. It’s just not working out at the minute. Development needs time. Nobody can change that. People need time to adapt. It’s all good.”

Iraola inheriting the reins from Slot is arguably a more significant shift than the Dutchman succeeding Klopp, given the stark contrast in their approaches. The Spaniard will need to mould the squad into the tireless, finely-tuned unit his Bournemouth team became – a world away from the Reds’ laboured system.

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Early struggles may emerge and should be viewed as expected following such a dramatic change in manager. Nevertheless, FSG must reflect on Klopp’s remarks and his own beginning at Liverpool, which was plagued by unpredictability, before reaching a verdict that could shape the club’s destiny for years ahead.

Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV package

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Sky has upgraded its Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle to now include HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, discovery+ and Hayu, as well as 135 channels and full Sky coverage of the Premier League and EFL.

Sky broadcasts more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more with at least 215 live from the top flight alongside Formula 1, darts and golf.

The JCB Hydromax is hydrogen powered and is being tested in Cambridgeshire at RAF Wittering

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JCB’s Hydromax has entered its next stage of testing at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. JCB is looking to beat its previous high-speed record attempt – set in 2006 with its diesel-powered Dieselmax – by pushing past the 350.092 mark at a run on the Bonneville Salt Flats. In doing so, it will set a world hydrogen land speed record.

The JCB Hydromax has been put through initial testing at RAF Wittering with the 32-foot vehicle moving under hydrogen power for the first time after being unveiled in May. With two production-based hydrogen internal combustion engines on board, the Hydromax develops 1,600bhp in total.

Many elements of the Hydromax are rooted in JCB’s production vehicles, too. The crankshaft for the high-speed car is the same as the one used in JCB’s 448 hydrogen and diesel engines.

JCB says that on a full run, the Hydromax will use up just over two kilograms of hydrogen and produce 18 litres of water as a by-product. It’ll be piloted by Andy Green OBE, the driver of the original Dieselmax.

JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford said today: “Twelve months ago this car was a set of drawings being discussed by a room full of engineers. Today it is a reality and on wheels, running, and being tested in the UK.

“The team has done a wonderful job to get us to this point. Our focus now turns to the real challenge: setting a world hydrogen land speed record in Bonneville.”

This month’s testing has seen the Hydromax go through shakedown runs, refuelling drills and pit-stop rehearsals ahead of the car attempting the record during Bonneville SpeedWeek in August.

Today’s Liverpool latest sees Darwin Nunez and Man Utd feature on the Reds’ transfer radar

The World Cup may be in full swing, but so is transfer season for Liverpool. It’s hard to go a few hours at the moment without seeing a player the Reds are being linked with in action across the USA, Mexico and Canada.

The summer window is only three days old, but that hasn’t prevented Liverpool from being rumoured with holding an interest in the likes of Yan Diomande, Morocco’s Ayyoub Bouaddi and Germany’s Nico Schlotterbeck.

However, it’s talk of a return to Anfield for Darwin Nunez that has really intrigued and today’s news sees the Uruguayan’s thoughts on the Reds resurface. Elsewhere, Manchester United have set terms for a potential stunning transfer.

Nunez’s thoughts on Liverpool

Talk of Nunez returning to the Reds has been rife in recent days after reports close to the Uruguayan World Cup camp claimed he is to sign for Liverpool again this summer.

While those reports have been played down, with The Athletic claiming any rumours of the striker re-joining the club are wide of the mark, Nunez’s thoughts on his former club have re-emerged.

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The forward signed for Al-Hilal from Liverpool last summer. However, he was axed from the squad following the arrival of Karim Benzema in January but recent comments reveal he still holds hisold club close to his heart.

Speaking to AUFTV in March, he said: “Yes, I’d be lying if I said no, that I don’t miss them,” he said. “The truth is they made me feel very good and my family too.

“In difficult moments that I went through personally, the people always gave me that affection, that support and that was very important to me. Obviously I miss Liverpool, I miss them a lot.”

Man Utd block transfer

Man Utd are said to have blocked Liverpool and Manchester City from making a move for Marcus Rashford this summer. The Athletic has reported that the striker is available for £40m due to a clause in his contract, but that clause does not apply to the Reds or City, United’s biggest rivals.

Rashford spent last season on loan at Barcelona, where he helped the club win the La Liga title, scoring 14 goals and claiming ten assists. However, the Spanish giants have chosen not to make his move permanent and the 28-year-old is set to return to Old Trafford.

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Clubs such as Arsenal and Bayern Munich have been linked with Rashford. Ex-Liverpool goalkeeper David James reckons the Reds should test the waters for the boyhood United fan with a cheeky bid.

“If I were Liverpool, I’d look to sign Marcus Rashford. I really would,” James told BetVictor. “Whether he plays on the left or the right isn’t the main issue. Get him in first, and then you give it time to work out his best position. I think he’s an outstanding footballer. His football intelligence is off the scale, and so is his ability.”

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The Dormant Distillery Company, which owns the Royal Mile Whiskies merchants and other brands, has applied to open a shop in the former Smiggle store in Coney Street.

The company’s licensing application stated the store would serve as the world-respected whisky seller’s flagship store for England.

Plans from the firm come after children’s stationary and accessories brand Smiggle closed in Coney Street in June last year.

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The whisky seller’s store would open from 10am to 10pm daily if the application is approved by City of York Council.

Plans stated: “The application is for a world respected independent whisky retailer, opening its flagship store for England in York.”

The Dormant Distillery Company is based in Perth, Scotland, and is part of the Vintage Saga group which acquired it and the various brands it owns in 2022.

Dormant owns Royal Mile Whiskies which launched with the opening of a shop in the street of the same name in Edinburgh’s old town in 1991.

The shop would open in the former Smiggle store in Coney Street which closed last year (Image: Newsquest)

It launched a website in 2000 which has gone on to sell whiskies to customers globally and also has a store in St Andrews.

Royal Mile won Whisky Magazine’s Retailer of the Year award in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2015.

They also won Online Retailer of the Year in 2020.

Owners Dormant Distillery Company started as a retailer and occasional bottler in 1997.

The firm specialises in selling whiskies, particularly Scottish single malt whisky, and has released its own limited edition products under both the Royal Mile and Dormant names.

The latter produced a series of independent single cask releases from 1997 to 2007 each of which was from a dormant Scottish distillery.

The Dormant Distillery Company also owns the Cigarbox store in Edinburgh and the Drinkmonger shops, also in the Scottish capital and Pitlochry.

The licensing application for the York store is open for public comments until Friday, July 10.

The historic route, first opened to passenger steam trains in 1876, will be celebrated with a series of special journeys operated by heritage rail operator, The Railway Touring Company.

The Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle & Carlisle Line. (Image: The Railway Touring Company)

Its popular summer service, The Waverley, will run on four dates – July 19, August 9 and 23, and September 13 – departing from York as well as Leeds, Keighley and Skipton. Booking is required.

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The trips will see passengers travel the full length of the iconic line behind a steam locomotive, with the outward and return journeys both steam-hauled. Travellers will also have time to explore Carlisle, including its castle and cathedral, before returning.

The Settle & Carlisle Railway is widely regarded as one of the UK’s most scenic routes, taking in landmarks such as Ribblehead Viaduct, Blea Moor Tunnel and views of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, as well as steep climbs to Ais Gill and Dent.

The Railway Touring Company has run the service each summer since 2010, bringing thousands of passengers to the route.

York dates for Settle & Carlisle railway 150th steam trains have been revealed. (Image: The Railway Touring Company)

Kelly Osborne, managing director of the company, said: The Settle & Carlisle Railway is an experience on many people’s bucket list.

“Taking the journey by steam is the icing on the cake with passengers young and old never failing to be excited by the combination of a magnificent steam locomotive and this dramatic route.”

This year’s trains are expected to be hauled by Battle of Britain Class locomotive No. 34067 Tangmere, built in 1947.

Alongside the excursions, organisations including the Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company and the Settle Carlisle Railway Trust are planning additional events to mark the anniversary.

More information and booking details are available at railwaytouring.net.