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Region marks the centenary of the Battle of the Somme

Services are taking place across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to mark 100 years since the Battle of the Somme. Thousands of men in the Pals battalions lost their lives in what became the deadliest battle in the First World War.

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The impact of the Somme in West Yorkshire 100 years on

Katie Oscroft reports on how our region - and one regiment in particular - was affected by the death toll at the Somme. Yorkshire suffered more casualties than any other region in the country.

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