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• CORONAVIRUS: Council plans temporary mortuary for York

  16-04-2020 19:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEMPORARY mortuary could be built to cope with the rising death toll from coronavirus.
  
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• Man who claimed he had Covid-19 jailed

  16-04-2020 19:12 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A MAN, who said he was infected with the Covid-19 virus, has been sent to prison for six months for threatening to cough and spit at three police officers.
  
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• Coronavirus: Leeds nurse's virus death prompts 'deliver PPE' call

  16-04-2020 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An MP claims there is a "mismatch" between reality on the front line and what the government says.
  
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• Grandfather clapped off York Hospital ward by medics after beating coronavirus

  16-04-2020 19:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A GRANDFATHER who has spent the last week fighting for his life against coronavirus is on the road to recovery – and was clapped by medics as he left an acute ward at York Hospital today.
  
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• Man jailed for coronavirus threat to police

  16-04-2020 17:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man has been jailed for six months at York Magistrates Court for threatening to cough and spit on three North Yorkshire police officers.
  
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• Jailed for Covid19 threat to police

  16-04-2020 17:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man has been jailed for six months at York Magistrates Court for threatening to cough and spit on three North Yorkshire police officers.
  
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• Rise in confirmed coronavirus cases in York and North Yorkshire

  16-04-2020 17:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of confirmed coronavirus cases in York and North Yorkshire has risen again.
  
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• Dunelm's eight stores in region remain closed

  16-04-2020 17:11 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  HOME furnisher Dunelm has resumed business online after a phased resumption of the delivery service.
  
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• Prosthetic limb pilot crashed at Full Sutton Airfield

  16-04-2020 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the pilot approached the runway his "prosthetic adapter" became disconnected from the controls.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: York doctors reminder to non Covid-19 patients

  16-04-2020 13:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DOCTORS in York and North Yorkshire have put out a reminder to non Covid-19 patients that the NHS is still open to them.
  
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• Veteran reunited with his stolen medals 2 hours after appeal

  16-04-2020 13:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VETERAN has been reunited with his stolen military medals just two hours after North Yorkshire Police posted an appeal to find their owners.
  
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• Residents at Beaumont care home in Stamford Bridge contract coronavirus

  16-04-2020 12:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NUMBER of residents at a care home near York have contracted the coronavirus.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: lockdown extension announcement expected today

  16-04-2020 11:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE coronavirus lockdown will be extended for another three weeks, the Government is expected to announce as the Health Secretary said it will take time for life to return to normal.
  
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• University of York volunteers deliver 2,000 packed lunches to York Hospital

  16-04-2020 11:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Volunteers from the University of York are helping to pack and deliver 2,000 packed lunches a day to frontline staff at York Hospital.
  
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• SCHOOL PLACES: Thousands of parents find out today which school their child will go to

  16-04-2020 11:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THOUSANDS of parents across East Yorkshire find out today (April 16) whether their child got in to their first choice of school.
  
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• Lyrid meteor shower will be visible in the UK tonight - here's how to see it

  16-04-2020 10:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A METEOR shower will be visible in the UK this week - and should last for 10 days.
  
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• Coronavirus lockdown could continue for three weeks more

  16-04-2020 10:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus lockdown will be extended for another three weeks, it is expected.
  
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• NHS staff can get 10 per cent discount off their shopping at Morrisons - how to claim it

  16-04-2020 10:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Supermarket giant Morrisons is now offering all NHS staff 10 per cent off their shopping to support them through the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Police in North Yorkshire help elderly residents

  16-04-2020 08:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE in North Yorkshire are trying to make life that bit better for vulnerable and older residents in lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Cyclist with badly broken arm carried by firefighters from woods near Tadcaster

  16-04-2020 08:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS were called in by an ambulance crew to help them carry an injured cyclist from a wood to their ambulance.
  
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• Six people treated for smoke inhalation after flat fire off Heworth Green

  16-04-2020 08:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SIX people have been treated for slight smoke inhalation after fire broke out in a York flat early today.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of arson after flat fire in Eboracum Way

  16-04-2020 08:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire in a York flat left four people needing treatment and led to the evacuation of 14 residents.
  
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• Four people treated for smoke inhalation after flat fire off Heworth Green

  16-04-2020 08:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FIRE in a York flat which left four people needing treatment for smoke inhalation and led to the evacuation of 14 residents is today under investigation.
  
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• York Gin offers free delivery to your door

  16-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A GIN company in York has chosen to diversify by offering a free delivery service to customers during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Morrisons duo donate hundreds of Easter eggs to NHS

  16-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO workers at a supermarket in York donated more than 300 Easter eggs to York Hospital - as a thank you for all the hard work from NHS staff in the fight against coronavirus.
  
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• Guard of honour after death of ex-firefighter Reg Deighton

  16-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS mounted a guard of honour at Acomb Fire Station in York - to remember a former colleague who has died.
  
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• York primary school places for September out today

  16-04-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE vast majority of parents have got their child in to their first choice primary school in York.
  
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• York man transforms himself into 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic - to support NHS

  16-04-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK man has transformed himself into cult US Netflix television character 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic - to support the NHS.
  
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