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• 'I taught my driving instructor sign language to help me pass test'

  27-12-2025 08:12 via bbc.com
  Sarah-Jade Walker, who is deaf, and instructor Adele Oldroyd, say they learned lots from each other.
  
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• M&S slammed for selling Easter eggs already - 'Commercialism overtaking Christianity'

  04-01-2026 19:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  M&S have been slammed for selling Easter eggs already in supermarkets.
  
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• The Traitors viewers believe they know who the secret traitor is - did you spot this?

  04-01-2026 19:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Claudia Winkleman chose her three Traitors for Series 4 of The Traitors UK after the show finally kicked off on New Year’s Day.
  
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• Crash on major road around York - firefighters move vehicles from carriageway

  04-01-2026 18:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crew from the city's station were called by police to the scene in Haxby around 3.30pm today (January 4).
  
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• Crash on major road around York

  04-01-2026 18:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crew from the city's station were called by police to the scene in Haxby around 3.30pm today (January 4).
  
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• Break-in at newly opened York estate agents

  04-01-2026 16:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Price Independent Estate Agents in The Village, Heworth, reported that its front door window was smashed in this morning (January 4) at around 4.45am and owner Holly Price said every drawer and cupboard had been looked through.
  
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• Tribute to man who died trying to save people from sea off East Yorkshire coast

  04-01-2026 15:59 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man who died after trying to help people stuck in the sea off the East Yorkshire coast has been named as 67-year-old Mark Ratcliffe.
  
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• Vandal scratches car parked in York supermarket 'on all sides'

  04-01-2026 15:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police said it happened in Askham Bar, Tadcaster Road, between 2pm and 3pm on Tuesday, December 30.
  
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• Search underway for boy missing from home in York

  04-01-2026 14:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police said officers are currently searching for missing Alfie, 11, from the Dringhouses area of the city.
  
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• Boy missing from home in York found safe, say police

  04-01-2026 14:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police updated its appeal this afternoon (January 4).
  
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• ‘Charming’ period home in ‘ever-popular’ York village for sale – look inside

  04-01-2026 13:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A “charming” period home in Fulford, York, has hit the market.
  
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• York train operator says rail swing bridge reopened near Goole after earlier fault

  04-01-2026 12:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  National Rail said trains running through Goole's station would be cancelled or diverted.
  
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• York-based train operator sets up replacement buses as bridge fault blocks rail lines

  04-01-2026 12:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  National Rail said trains running through Goole's station may be cancelled or diverted.
  
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• Theatre vandal among defendants sentenced at York Magistrates Court

  04-01-2026 11:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Thieves, a knifeman and a man who vandalised a theatre were among defendants sentenced recently at York Magistrates Court.
  
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• Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers on York train

  04-01-2026 11:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Peter Duffy, who worked for London North Eastern Railway (LNER), was accused of preparing sausage rolls he had “retrieved from a bin” which were then taken to first class passengers by a colleague.
  
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• Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers on service leaving York

  04-01-2026 11:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Peter Duffy, who worked for London North Eastern Railway (LNER), was accused of preparing sausage rolls he had “retrieved from a bin” which were then taken to first class passengers by a colleague.
  
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• Two-vehicle crash on outskirts of North Yorkshire town

  04-01-2026 10:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The county's fire and rescue service said its Tadcaster crew joined West Yorkshire crews from Garforth at the scene in Fenton Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, around 6.15pm yesterday (January 3).
  
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• I tested some veggie meats to see if any could convince me they were the real deal

  04-01-2026 09:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I tested Richmond, Linda McCartney, Tesco, Heck, M&S and Tesco vegetarian sausages to see if any could stand up against the real thing.
  
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• York in 1926: changing face of our city from a century ago

  04-01-2026 08:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Here is our look back at York in 1926 - see how it has changed, and what has stayed the same
  
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• 4 reasons York Christmas Market was better in 2025 - do you agree?

  04-01-2026 07:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Our letter writer gives 4 reasons why this last York Christmas Market was better - do you agree?
  
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• Effort to preserve memory of four-year-old who died in North Yorkshire

  04-01-2026 07:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HISTORY group is aiming to uphold the memory of a young child who came to North Yorkshire to escape the horrors of the First World War.
  
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• York’s multi-sport martial arts champion targets Brazil after exceptional 2025

  04-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York’s multi-sport martial arts star sets her sights on Brazil after an exceptional 2025 on the national and international stage.
  
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• Special educational needs school celebrates 'wonderful' Ofsted results

  04-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Allerthorpe School in Pocklington is celebrating after receiving a “wonderful” Ofsted result.
  
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• North Yorkshire museum celebrates 'fantastic' year after glowing feedback

  04-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A museum has celebrated a year of glowing feedback and growing school engagement.
  
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• Hundreds of exhibitors announced for York Book Fair later this month

  04-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Book Fair will be held at the Knavesmire Suite at York Racecourse on January 10.
  
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• City of York Council paid out tens of thousands in pothole compensation, figures show

  04-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  City of York Council has paid out more than £20,000 in pothole compensation over the last three years, new figures show.
  
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• Annual festival offering free entry to top York attractions

  04-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The annual York Residents’ Festival returns on January 31 and February 1, 2026, offering free entry to top attractions and special deals.
  
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• McDonald's to axe 17 items in the coming days to make way for new 'secret' menu

  03-01-2026 19:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  McDonald's is set to axe 17 items to make way for its brand new 'Secret' Menu, which launches in the UK and Ireland on Monday (January 5).
  
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• Drivers warned of these 7 motoring rules changes for 2026 - don't get caught out

  03-01-2026 18:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Motoring experts at car leasing deals comparison site LeaseLoco have outlined 7 changes that have or could come into place and affect UK drivers.
  
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• Car slides down embankment close to North Yorkshire coastal town

  03-01-2026 18:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The county's fire and rescue service said it was called to Sandsend around 11.30am today (January 3).
  
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