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• Coronavirus: Man caught camping had 'flown in from Berlin'

  22-04-2020 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staffordshire Police said he and his partner, spotted by officers in Leek, were heading to the Peak District.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: police warning after fines issued to groups

  22-04-2020 19:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have issued a warning to people in North Yorkshire to avoid meeting up  after a group of seven men from York were fined after officers found them drinking alcohol in the beer garden of a closed pub.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Thug jailed for coughing at police officers

  22-04-2020 18:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A THUG who attacked police officers and coughed in their faces saying he had Coronavirus, has been jailed.
  
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• 'Lucky' black cat Dennis survives being blasted with SHOTGUN

  22-04-2020 18:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A miracle moggy may have used up several of its nine lives after it survived being blasted - with a shotgun.
  
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• Coronavirus: NHS contact-tracing app is tested at RAF base

  22-04-2020 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Air force personnel have been testing a prototype app in a simulated shopping exercise.
  
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• Nine more confirmed cases of Covid-19 in City of York Council area

  22-04-2020 17:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the City of York Council area has risen by nine, from 189 to 198.
  
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• York Muslim man founds 'role-redefining' agency

  22-04-2020 15:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MUSLIM man from York has launched his own creative agency aimed at redefining the role Muslims play in the industry.
  
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• Five more patients with Covid-19 have died at York Hospital

  22-04-2020 15:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ANOTHER five patients with coronavirus have died at York Hospital, taking the total number of such fatalities there to 55.
  
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• Virtual protest held over Drax power station biomass

  22-04-2020 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An environmental campaign group says the online protest is the "next best thing" to real life demonstrations.
  
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• York Minster launches site to explore 600-year-old glass

  22-04-2020 14:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Minster has launched a new online resource during the Coronavirus lockdown to allow the public to get up close virtually to one of its best attractions.
  
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• Mountain rescue team in action near North Yorkshire coast.

  22-04-2020 13:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue have helped North Yorkshire Police recover a body from a wood near the coast.
  
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• Body recovered from North Yorkshire wood by mountain rescue team and police

  22-04-2020 13:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue have helped North Yorkshire Police recover a body from a wood near the coast.
  
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• Torchlight tribute to York NHS key workers from talented young photographer

  22-04-2020 13:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AHEAD of Clap for Carers at 8pm tomorrow night, talented young York photographer, Kieran Delaney, thought he'd pay his own tribute to key workers.
  
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• Esther, 5, climbs height of Pen-y-ghent on step ladder for charity

  22-04-2020 12:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl from a York village has raised hundreds of pounds for a hospice after climbing the equivalent of Yorkshire fell Pen-y-ghent using a step ladder.
  
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• Cost of car insurance in York has risen 9 per cent

  22-04-2020 12:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE cost of insuring a car in York has soared by 9 per cent in the past year, according to new research.
  
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• A litre of petrol plummets to just over £1 at York filling stations

  22-04-2020 11:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PETROL prices have plummeted in York to little more than £1 a litre, following a collapse in the international oil market triggered by the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Former football club owner Kevin McCabe flies in PPE to York

  22-04-2020 11:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE one time owner of a Premier League football club has arranged for thousands of face masks to be brought to hospitals in York and North Yorkshire.
  
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• Film fans in Yorkshire want to lockdown with The Rock

  22-04-2020 11:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FILM fans might currently not be able to enjoy big screen blockbusters during lockdown but they’re certain about which movie legend would help make social isolation a bit more bearable.
  
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• Pregnancy test rise means post lockdown baby boom says Poundland

  22-04-2020 10:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HIGH street retailer with three stores in York says a marked surge in the sale of pregnancy tests could point to a post lockdown baby boom.
  
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• Firefighters rescue man from river in Selby

  22-04-2020 09:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a man from a river in Selby this morning (Wednesday).
  
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• Lorry containers destroyed in fire at farm near York

  22-04-2020 07:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A BLAZE destroyed lorry containers at a farm near York.
  
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• 'Nameless and friendless': this study of a Victorian woman artist being humiliated hangs in York Art Gallery

  22-04-2020 07:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  We have something different for you this week: a close-up look at a remarkable work of art held at York Art Gallery.
  
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• Pavilion Row law firm pledges priority support to NHS and vulnerable

  22-04-2020 06:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK law firm says clients have been 'desperate' to put key personal affairs in order since the Covid-19 crisis struck.
  
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• Question York council bosses in live Q&A on Facebook

  22-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PUT your questions to council leaders - as they take part in a live session on Facebook next week.
  
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• 'It is upsetting' - York healthcare staff face discrimination during pandemic

  22-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NURSE has spoken out about discrimination she has faced from patients since the outbreak of coronavirus.
  
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• Hospital is 'new start' for mental health in York - but will be used by Harrogate patients too

  22-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE opening of Foss Park Hospital marks a new start for mental health services in the city - according to a councillor.
  
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• Gemma Thirsk, 25, offers business support to start-ups after contest win

  22-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN ENTREPRENEUR is giving away thousands of pounds worth of business support to help other female start-ups.
  
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• Covid-19 crisis: Business figures say what there is to be positive about

  22-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  As the lockdown continues, following the closure last month of schools, pubs, restaurants, cafes, gyms and other businesses to prevent the spread of the devastating coronavirus outbreak, Business Editor Nadia Jefferson-Brown asked members of York's business community what there was to be positive about during the Covid-19 crisis.
  
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• Coronavirus: York business figures say what there is to be positive about

  22-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  As the lockdown continues, following the closure last month of schools, pubs, restaurants, cafes, gyms and other businesses to prevent the spread of the devastating coronavirus outbreak, Business Editor Nadia Jefferson-Brown asked members of York's business community what there was to be positive about during the Covid-19 crisis.
  
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• The Skills Network in North Yorkshire wins prestigious accolade

  22-04-2020 05:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TRAINING provider in North Yorkshire has won recognition for the learning and career support it delivers to students across the UK.
  
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• The Slip Inn wins 'best pub in York' title

  22-04-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POPULAR local has been named the best pub in York, and is promising a big celebration when the Coronavirus crisis ends.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: York Hospital deaths now at 50 - but more patients recover and go home

  22-04-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIFTY York Hospital patients with coronavirus have now died - but York NHS trust bosses say admissions are falling and more than 130 patients have already been discharged.
  
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