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• Football's Coming Home as Euro 96 returns to TV screens

  27-03-2020 21:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  England fans can enjoy a slice of Gazza, El Tel and ‘Football’s Coming Home’ as the ITV Hub has raided the archives to show every match from Euro 96.
  
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• Three additional confirmed cases of coronavirus in York

  27-03-2020 20:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 24 across York, North and East Yorkshire.
  
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• UK Lockdown rules: What is deemed as 'essential travel' - and can I drive somewhere to exercise or walk my dog?

  27-03-2020 17:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Social distancing measures have been tightened by the Government - prompting concerns about some of the rules regarding what you can and cannot do.
  
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• Men pose as police in coronavirus scam

  27-03-2020 17:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SCAMSTERS posing as police have sought to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis by trying to fine a motorist for unnecessary travel in East Yorkshire.
  
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• Major work at mine is put on hold

  27-03-2020 17:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A GLOBAL mining giant is pausing most activity on a major project in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Pollution levels plummet in York as people stay at home

  27-03-2020 16:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLLUTION levels of nitrogen dioxide - the main pollutant from car exhausts - are at their lowest level across the city.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Mount School donates kit to hospice nurses

  27-03-2020 15:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SCHOOL in York has come to the aid the city's hospice and supplied their nurses with safey equipment in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• New: Coronavirus related death at Scarborough Hospital

  27-03-2020 15:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A patient at Scarborough Hospital has died after testing positive for coronavirus, it has been confirmed.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: New virus related death at North Yorkshire hospital

  27-03-2020 15:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A patient at Scarborough Hospital has died after testing positive for coronavirus, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Chairs are distanced from each other at York Crematorium to keep mourners safe

  27-03-2020 14:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THIS was the scene in York Crematorium earlier this week, after measures were introduced to reduce the number of mourners and socially isolate them during funerals.
  
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• Coronavirus: Health Secretary Matt Hancock also tests positive for virus

  27-03-2020 14:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Health secretary Matt Hancock says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at home.
  
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• Drivers told by police to stay away from moors, dales and coast this weekend

  27-03-2020 14:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are urging people not to drive to North Yorkshire's Moors, Dales and coast this weekend for exercise or any other non-essential reason.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: York woman, Katherine Banks, stranded in the Philippines

  27-03-2020 14:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SCUBA diving instructor from East Yorkshire who went to school in York is stranded in the Philippines because of the Coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• York's Chinese community donates £7,500 to York Hospital to buy protective gear for frontline staff

  27-03-2020 12:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MEMBERS of York's small Chinese community have raised almost £7,500 to help buy essential protective gear for health workers at York Hospital.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: First York launches timetable for key workers

  27-03-2020 12:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK bus company is launching a new timetable to help key workers.
  
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• Coronavirus: Prime Minister tests positive for the virus

  27-03-2020 12:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Joyriders drove dumper truck over thousands of plants at Johnsons of Whixley site

  27-03-2020 12:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  JOY RIDERS broke into a commercial nursery and drove a dumper truck over thousands of plants.
  
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• Watch: York Hospital staff perform special coronavirus version of classic Grease song to save lives

  27-03-2020 10:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CARING staff at York Hospital's emergency department have put together a special song with an important message to help stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives.
  
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• Two women charged after 'terrifying' burglary at 86-year-old Acomb woman's home

  27-03-2020 09:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN 86-year-old woman in Acomb was the victim of a "terrifying" burglary this week.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Rescue package for self-employed 'is not perfect but gives hope'

  27-03-2020 09:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SOLE traders and freelancers across York and North Yorkshire have been taking stock of the Government's latest rescue package for workers.
  
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• CLAP FOR CARERS: Emotional scenes as York paid tribute to NHS and care workers

  27-03-2020 08:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Applause rang out along streets in York as people showed their thanks to NHS and care workers.
  
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• Small businesses take up free advert offer in The Press

  27-03-2020 07:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DOZENS of small businesses have taken up The Press offer of free advertising to promote their services to our readers.
  
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• York Samaritans pledge to be there for those who need someone to call...

  27-03-2020 06:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WE'RE not used to being cooped up in our homes for days at a time - many of us with little to do except watch box sets, follow online exercise videos, or skype friends and family in an attempt to keep some kind of personal contact with loved ones.
  
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• Chinese city of Wuhan prepares to awaken from virus-induced slumber

  27-03-2020 06:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  In Day 2 of our Wuhan Diary, STEPHEN LEWIS reports on a city that is slowly getting ready to go back to work
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Food bank in 'desperate need' of tinned food and pasta

  27-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Food Bank will remain open for "as long as possible" - but is in desperate need of some essential food items including tinned food, pasta and long-life milk.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Council praised for steps to help York businesses

  27-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CITY of York Council has suspended rents on all of its 350 commercial properties - in a move praised by business leaders.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Construction work continues at city centre project

  27-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CONSTRUCTION work continues on a major project in York - as questions were raised over whether construction work should be halted on sites across the country in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Aparthotel helps York NHS heroes

  27-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NHS heroes are being offered free accommodation in one of York’s newest hotels which has remained open during the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: ‘We’re stranded - please help us to come home’

  27-03-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire man who is currently stranded on the other side of the world is pleading with the government to help him and his partner get home.
  
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