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• Yorkshire Tea 'shocked' by backlash over Rishi Sunak photo

  24-02-2020 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The firm urges people to "try to be kind" after Tory minister's picture brews up a Twitter storm.
  
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• Challenge Cup draw: Toronto Wolfpack to face Huddersfield Giants

  24-02-2020 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Toronto Wolfpack will face Huddersfield Giants in an all-Super League tie in the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.
  
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• Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi captured on CCTV days before attack

  24-02-2020 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Salman Abedi's brother Hashem denies murder, attempted murder and conspiring to cause explosions.
  
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• Giant asteroid Apophis heading for Earth in 2029 says NASA

  24-02-2020 19:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NASA scientists are predicting a giant asteroid could be on its way, expected to arrive in 2029.
  
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• Money laundering suspects sent home after flying to America for Wilder vs Fury match

  24-02-2020 19:09 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  TWO money-laundering suspects who flew to Las Vegas to see Tyson Fury take on Deontay Wilder were immediately returned home by US authorities.
  
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• World's most expensive sheepdog sells for £18k

  24-02-2020 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Megan the border collie will leave her home in Northumberland to herd cattle in Oklahoma.
  
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• River Ouse in York rises to worst levels since 2015 floods

  24-02-2020 18:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  All eyes are on the rivers in York as snow fall sees the city braced for further flooding.
  
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• Monks Cross money laundering suspects fail in bid to see Tyson Fury's triumph

  24-02-2020 17:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO York men suffered a knock-out blow when they flew to Las Vegas to see Tyson Fury's title fight - just after being arrested on suspicion of money laundering at Monks Cross.
  
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• 3 unusual Pancake Day recipes to try - including 'boozy brunch' pancake

  24-02-2020 17:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Pancake Day is here - it's certainly crêped up on us hasn't it?
  
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• Pocklington to keep its police station - and get another 12 police officers

  24-02-2020 16:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POCKLINGTON and surrounding villages are to be given an additional 12 police officers - and plans to sell the town's police station have been scrapped.
  
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• York’s most wanted criminal Alfred Dear arrested after being on the run since 2018

  24-02-2020 16:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK'S most wanted criminal has been arrested after being on the run since October 2018.
  
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• Illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth £5.2 million seized in Yorkshire

  24-02-2020 16:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HM Revenue and Customs says it has taken more than 12 million illegal cigarettes and two tonnes of hand-rolling tobacco off the streets of Yorkshire in just nine months - including 85,800 cigarettes seized in York.
  
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• Thousands of pupils get active with York City Football Club

  24-02-2020 16:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NEARLY 2,000 school pupils in York and across North and West Yorkshire have taken part in a project that aimed to educate young people about the importance of physical activity.
  
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• Business calls for help to trace its roots with heritage event

  24-02-2020 16:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A GARDEN centre business will celebrate its 65-year history with a heritage event, inviting past staff and customers to come and share their stories from the company’s past.
  
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• Zack’s Kenya trip in grandfather’s memory

  24-02-2020 15:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A STUDENT from York is aiming to raise nearly £4,000 to go on a four-week expedition to Africa in memory of his grandfather, who died last month, and in honour of his relatives who came from Africa.
  
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• Charity boss scoops top award for hygiene work

  24-02-2020 15:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN who pioneered reusable hygiene kits for girls in poverty-stricken countries is set to be given a prestigious award.
  
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• Primark warns coronavirus could lead to 'supply shortages'

  24-02-2020 14:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PRIMARK has warned it may run short of new stock because of delays caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China.
  
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• Delay over North Yorkshire County Council's plastic-free plans

  24-02-2020 14:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NORTH Yorkshire County Council defended its commitment to environmental issues - after claims of a 470-day delay on phasing out single-use plastics.
  
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• What3words: Thirsk crash driver found after using app

  24-02-2020 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The woman's car could not be seen in the dark by other drivers and she did not know where she was.
  
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• Tower Vets' Fulford practice expands after £130,000 investment

  24-02-2020 14:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VET practice in York is undergoing a £130,000 expansion to meet demand for its services.
  
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• York man jailed after refusing drug drive test

  24-02-2020 14:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DRIVER who repeatedly evades police attempts to get proof he is drink or drug driving has been jailed.
  
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• Masked raiders who were caught hiding - two up a tree - are jailed

  24-02-2020 14:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE balaclava wearing raiders who travelled into North Yorkshire to target three remote farms have been jailed.
  
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• Masked raiders caught hiding up a tree

  24-02-2020 14:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE balaclava wearing raiders who travelled into North Yorkshire to target three remote farms have been jailed.
  
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• Filey bus crashes into garden leaving trail of damaged vehicles

  24-02-2020 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A passer-by had to chase after the bus and pull the emergency brake after it hit a telegraph pole and parked cars.
  
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• York High School cook, Becky Crossley, in battle to be crowned best in country

  24-02-2020 13:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK school chef will be battling it out next month to become School Chef of the Year 2020.
  
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• Bettys launch teapot – made of chocolate!

  24-02-2020 13:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YOU could be forgiven for thinking it's April Fools' Day as Bettys launches a teapot made from chocolate.
  
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• Car crashes into tree during police chase in York

  24-02-2020 12:54 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A CAR stolen during a house burglary was involved in a pursuit near York at the weekend.
  
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• National Trust ditches plastic for paper membership cards

  24-02-2020 12:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The National Trust has ditched plastic for the annual membership card it sends out to five million members, it has announced.
  
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• Tesco launches plasters in diverse range of skin tones in UK first

  24-02-2020 12:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Tesco has become the first UK supermarket to launch plasters in a diverse range of skin tones, a move that the retailer has said could “make a genuine difference”.
  
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• Council supports LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week 2020

  24-02-2020 12:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council wants to hear from people who are LGBT+ and thinking about becoming a parent or fostering in the county.
  
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• LETTER: Artsy anti-terror barriers just wouldn’t work

  24-02-2020 11:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Unfortunately the idea put forward in Michael Pulman’s letter to the Press (Why not try using modern art to fight terror?, February 20) would not work. Concrete tubs filled with shrubs wouldn’t survive the ravages of the late night drinkers and vandals. How long before they became a dumping ground for rubbish or were used as emergency urinals?
  
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• LETTER: What’s next after the latest storm?

  24-02-2020 11:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Sometimes it’s difficult to tell where one storm ends and another begins.
  
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• Man arrested after suspected stolen car stopped in York

  24-02-2020 11:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN was arrested after a suspected stolen car allegedly failed to stop for police on the outskirts of York.
  
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• Man arrested after police chase suspected stolen car in York

  24-02-2020 11:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been arrested after a car that was allegedly stolen during a house burglary was involved in a chase near York.
  
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• York MP reveals who she's voting for in Labour leadership race

  24-02-2020 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Central MP, Rachael Maskell, has revealed how she will vote in the Labour leadership contest.
  
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• Three rescued from two vehicles which drove into flood water

  24-02-2020 10:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE people have been rescued from two vehicles which drove into flood water and got stuck in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Snow falls in York as city braced for further flooding

  24-02-2020 08:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  All eyes are on the rivers in York as snow fall sees the city braced for further flooding.
  
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• River Ouse in York predicted to rise to worst levels since 2015 floods

  24-02-2020 08:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  All eyes are on the rivers in York as snow fall sees the city braced for further flooding.
  
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• River levels in York predicted to rise to worst levels since 2015 floods

  24-02-2020 08:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  All eyes are on the rivers in York as snow fall sees the city braced for further flooding.
  
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• Snow falls in York with heavy rain on its way

  24-02-2020 08:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SNOW is falling in York this morning (February 24) with heavy rain expected to hit the city later on.
  
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• Dalmatians, two spinsters, and a stamp-loving verger: more tales of York's North Street

  24-02-2020 06:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WE'VE had quite a response to our piece last week about the old church cottages on North Street.
  
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• COLUMN: Do we really have to wait until we are 82 to find peak happiness?

  24-02-2020 06:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AS YOU grow older, it is tempting to think that you have left your happiest days behind.
  
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• Sailing barges marooned by floods and other great photos from York's riverboat era

  24-02-2020 06:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YOU may have noticed that there has been rather a lot of water about recently.
  
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• York Cocoa Works in creditor agreement

  24-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Cocoa Works – the venture which brought chocolate-making back into York city centre – has reached a voluntary agreement with creditors and can stay open after becoming insolvent.
  
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• Man threatened bailiff with meat cleaver

  24-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN who threatened a bailiff with a meat cleaver terrified the official so much he is now scared to collect debts in the area, a court heard.
  
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• 'I’m homeless but I find great places to live'

  24-02-2020 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stewart has been homeless for years He's slept on the street but also, he says, in some "great places".
  
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• New bridge and road plans revealed for York Central

  24-02-2020 01:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW bridge is set to be built across the East Coast Mainline - and a new pedestrian and cycle path could be added to Water End bridge - under plans for York Central.
  
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