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• Man charged with possessing offensive weapon at vigil for Manchester victims

  24-05-2017 20:49
  
  A man has been charged with possessing an offensive weapon after police made an arrest at a vigil for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack.
  
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• Headteacher of struggling school to step down this week

  24-05-2017 19:26
  
  A new leadership team has been brought in at a struggling Scarborough school following the sudden retirement of its headteacher.
  
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• Spanish authorities agree to open 'stolen' baby archives

  24-05-2017 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MEPs secured the agreement after travelling to Spain to probe claims of babies being stolen at birth.
  
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• Facebook detectives help trace Sheffield boxing promoter's stolen car - WITH CCTV

  24-05-2017 18:42
  
  A Sheffield boxing promoter has been reunited with his stolen BMW after his Facebook friends turned amateur detective and helped him to track it down.
  
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• Consumers ‘could face higher costs’ if no deal on cargo customs post-Brexit

  24-05-2017 17:16
  
  The cost of industrial and consumer goods could rise if the free movement of cargo in and out of Britain’s ports is withdrawn post-Brexit, it has been warned.
  
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• Leeds man charged with false imprisonment

  24-05-2017 16:56
  
  A MAN has been charged with  two counts false imprisonment following an incident at a house in Leeds at the weekend.
  
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• The Press backs Manchester Evening News campaign for terrorist attack victims and families

  24-05-2017 16:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  "WE stand together."
  
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• Attempted burglary at Huddersfield home of man in his 90s

  24-05-2017 16:24
  
  Police are appealing for information after an attempted burglary at the home of a man in his 90s.
  
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• Richard Owen: Rugby league player found not guilty of sex offences after trial

  24-05-2017 16:22
  
  A former Wakefield Trinity and Castleford Tigers player has been found not guilty of committing sex offences against a woman.
  
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• Manchester attack: Polish couple killed while waiting for daughters

  24-05-2017 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marcin and Angelika Klis took a picture of themselves together in Manchester shortly before the attack.
  
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• Masked would-be robber caught near Mother Shipton's Cave is jailed

  24-05-2017 15:46
  
  A man has been jailed for six-and-a-half half years for a violent attempted robbery outside a bank on Knaresborough High Street.
  
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• Flag at Harrogate Police station flies half-mast in tribute to Manchester

  24-05-2017 15:35
  
  Police officers have paid tribute to the victims of the Manchester terror attack on Monday (May 22) by flying the flag half-mast at Harrogate station.
  
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• Minster force gets police powers

  24-05-2017 15:31 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  FOR the first time in nearly 80 years, York Minster Police now hold the same powers as regular police constables within the cathedral’s precinct – including the power of arrest.
  
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• Thousands of pounds of car buyer's cash stolen

  24-05-2017 15:29
  
  POLICE  investigating a high value theft of cash  have released a CCTV image and an e-fit of two men they would like to speak to.
  
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• YP Letters: Rail line shows benefits of public ownership

  24-05-2017 15:00
  
  From: John G Davies, Alma Terrace, East Morton, Keighley.
  
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• YP Letters: Leap of faith to say Britain is Christian

  24-05-2017 15:00
  
  From: Chris Schorah, Gascoigne Avenue, Leeds.
  
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• YP Letters: Empty rhetoric won’t make Brexit work for Yorkshire

  24-05-2017 15:00
  
  From: Lord Wallace of Saltaire, Lib Dem peer, House of Lords.
  
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• School cancels trip after attack

  24-05-2017 14:54
  
  A school has postponed a trip to London in the wake of Monday’s bombing at Manchester Arena.
  
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• Armed police on York's streets after terror threat level is raised to 'critical'

  24-05-2017 14:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THERE is an increased police presence in York and across North Yorkshire following the terror attack at Manchester Arena.
  
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• Bank Holiday weather - why you should make the most of Saturday morning...

  24-05-2017 13:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SUN worshippers should make the most of Saturday morning and early afternoon - because the heatwave looks set to slip away through the rest of the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, with a chance of thundery showers.
  
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• 4 arrested after police chase in North Yorkshire

  24-05-2017 13:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FOUR men have been arrested after a police chase in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Attempted murder trial halted after death of defendant

  24-05-2017 12:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE trial of four people accused of conspiring to murder a fifth has been dramatically halted by the death of one of the defendants.
  
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• Vote Yes, not No, on June 8

  24-05-2017 12:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Here’s a strange and sobering fact. The most popular party by far in the 2015 general election was in fact the No Party.
  
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• MANCHESTER ATTACK: York people on how we respond to such an atrocity

  24-05-2017 11:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HOW should we respond to an atrocity such as the Manchester bombing? By staying calm, carrying on - and above all, by not letting it drive us apart, say York people. STEPHEN LEWIS reports
  
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• Student's parents named among Manchester concert attack victims

  24-05-2017 11:14 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A POLISH couple who had gone to Manchester Arena to collect their daughters were among the victims of the terror attack that claimed 22 lives.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of raping woman in Leeds city centre

  24-05-2017 11:14
  
  A MAN was arrested today on suspicion of raping a woman in Leeds city centre earlier this month.
  
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• Frankie Richardson: “Ye are many – they are few!” Manchester’s message to the world

  24-05-2017 10:41
  
  MANCHESTER in the sun is beautiful. We don’t get it often, but when we do it’s perfect.Yesterday was one of those days, one of those days we wait for all year. Except it wasn’t.
  
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• Three injured in Featherstone crash

  24-05-2017 10:26
  
  THREE people were injured and one  was taken to hospital after a two vehicle crash in Featherstone.
  
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• A169 fatal crash man named

  24-05-2017 10:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN inquest has been opened into the death of a Ryedale man who was killed in a car crash on the A169 last week.
  
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• Large blaze at former hostel for homeless in Dewsbury

  24-05-2017 09:51
  
  FIRE crews from across West Yorkshire dealt with a large blaze at a former hostel for homeless people in Dewsbury.
  
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• Qari Asim: This was an attack on our society, an attack on all of us, on our shared home

  24-05-2017 09:33
  
  TWENTY two people, including children, have died in the bomb blast at Manchester Arena. Whilst I was relieved to hear that the children of one of my colleagues, who were inside the arena, were safe, my heart breaks for the many young lives snatched away by the heartless terrorist.
  
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• York couple missing after Manchester attack have died Updated 3pm

  24-05-2017 09:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK couple who had gone to Manchester Arena to collect their daughters were among the victims of the terror attack.
  
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• York couple missing after Manchester attack have died Update 12.20pm

  24-05-2017 09:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK couple who had gone to Manchester Arena to collect their daughters were among the victims of the terror attack.
  
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• York couple missing after Manchester attack have died

  24-05-2017 09:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POLISH couple from York who had gone to Manchester Arena to collect their daughters were among the victims of the terror attack.
  
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• Large numbers of police at Headingley and Leeds Bradford Airport after terror threat raised to critical

  24-05-2017 09:05
  
  THERE will be a "significant policing presence"  at today's international cricket match in Headingley following the terror attack in Manchester on Monday night.
  
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• Amjad Bashir: There is no conflict between being a good Muslim and being a good Briton – and we must not let Daesh or anyone else try to create one

  24-05-2017 08:57
  
  I WRITE these words with huge sadness in my heart after yet again a terrorist atrocity has been committed on British soil.
  
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• Arson suspected at derelict building

  24-05-2017 08:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FIRE in a derelict building in a village near York was started deliberately, firefighters believe.
  
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• Troops on the streets of Yorkshire? What the 'critical' terrorist threat level means

  24-05-2017 08:26
  
  Britain is on critical terror alert today with military troops set to bolster police forces amid fears Manchester attacker Salman Abedi did not act alone.
  
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• Bernard Ingham: Thatcherism is in save hands with Theresa May

  24-05-2017 08:10
  
  EVER since Theresa May launched the Tory manifesto in Halifax, I have heard nothing but claptrap about government intervention. Some of it has come from Thatcherites who should know better.Anybody would think that Margaret Thatcher was against government intervention. Instead, her recipe for good government was to be strong in defence of the realm, in protecting the currency and the weak and upholding the law. If that does not imply – nay, demand – government intervention, I don&rsqu
  
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• ON THIS DAY: May 24

  24-05-2017 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  From our archives:
  
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• Minster police gain new powers

  24-05-2017 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FOR the first time in nearly 80 years, York Minster Police now hold the same powers as regular police constables within the cathedral’s precinct - including the power of arrest.
  
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• York students take to West End stage

  24-05-2017 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  STUDENTS from Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts in York have taken to the stage in London’s West End.
  
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• Valiant effort from York sea cadets

  24-05-2017 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SEA cadets in York took to the water for a rowing regatta and put in a valiant performance.
  
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• Tributes in memory of popular York primary headteacher

  24-05-2017 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POIGNANT tribute to a school’s former headteacher has been unveiled by pupils and staff.
  
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• The longest minutes of my life: mother tells of her wait for daughter after terror attack

  24-05-2017 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MOTHER has told of the "longest minutes" of her life waiting for her daughter to come out of the Manchester Arena after the terror attack.
  
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• Support for homeless

  24-05-2017 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  GENEROUS landlords have handed over thousands of pounds to pay a homeless group’s rent for 12 months.
  
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• New development bid for city site

  24-05-2017 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NEW moves have been made to redevelop the derelict building behind historic stonework which was once part of York Theatre Royal.
  
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• City chef on TV show

  24-05-2017 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE MAN behind one of York’s most acclaimed restaurants is bringing his style of top quality cuisine to TV screens this week.
  
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• Award nomination for undertaker who arranged baby's funeral

  24-05-2017 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN UNDERTAKER in York who went "above and beyond the call of duty" when she arranged the funeral of a baby for a grieving family has been recognised for her work.
  
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• Children put on dancing shoes for young heart patient Isobel

  24-05-2017 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of children put on their dancing shoes to showcase their talents and raise funds in honour of a young heart patient.
  
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