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• Microsoft issues final warning to save messages from 'retired' app before deletion

  31-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Microsoft has warned users they have until January 2026 to save messages from Skype, which was officially "retired" in May, before they are deleted.
  
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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 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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• Cold snap hits weekend EFL & National League games

  03-01-2026 16:04 via bbc.com
  Five of Sunday's League Two matches along with seven in the National League on Saturday postponed due to frozen pitches.
  
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• Serious crash closes major road outside York

  03-01-2026 16:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police said this afternoon (Saturday, January 3) that the A59 was closed at Green Hammerton and is likely to be shut for some time as emergency services deal with the incident.
  
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• Major road outside York reopens after earlier serious crash

  03-01-2026 16:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police closed the A59 at Green Hammerton earlier this afternoon (Saturday, January 3) to allow emergency services to deal with the incident.
  
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• Mummers raise hundreds touring Yorkshire pubs

  03-01-2026 15:52 via bbc.com
  The Chewit Well Mummers tour pubs performing a traditional play about St George and the New Year.
  
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• 'Do not eat': Waitrose, Tesco, Poundland, Lidl & more UK supermarkets issue recalls

  03-01-2026 15:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Items sold at Waitrose, Tesco, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, B&M and Poundland and more UK supermarkets have been recalled with “do not eat” warnings in place.
  
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• DWP Universal Credit to increase in 2026 - exact amounts confirmed

  03-01-2026 15:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The DWP has now confirmed payments will increase by more than 6% for claimants in April 2026, reflecting September 2025's 3.8% inflation rate, plus the standard allowance increase of 2.3%.
  
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• Met Office snow and ice warning for York and new alert for North Yorkshire

  03-01-2026 14:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The alert runs for 24 hours from midnight on Monday (January 5) as wintry showers seen on the coast are predicted to make their way inland.
  
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• Met Office snow and ice alert for York and North Yorkshire

  03-01-2026 14:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The alert runs for 24 hours from midnight on Monday (January 5) as wintry showers seen on the coast are predicted to make their way inland.
  
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• Campaigners to challenge solar plans in High Court

  03-01-2026 14:18 via bbc.com
  The Helios solar farm near Selby was granted permission by the government despite campaigners fears.
  
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• Ex-PC, 4 killers, fraudsters, rapist and a dishonest carer - all sentenced in 2025

  03-01-2026 12:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Killers, thieving employees, big-time fraudsters, a dishonest carer, badger baiters, a rapist, and smugglers were among defendants sentenced in 2025. Court reporter Megi Rychlikova rounds up the year.
  
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• Trains cancelled or delayed through York and North Yorkshire due to signalling fault

  03-01-2026 12:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TransPennine Express is reporting that lines are blocked between Durham and Darlington today (Saturday, January 3).
  
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• Signal fault which affected York and North Yorkshire trains now cleared

  03-01-2026 12:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TransPennine Express had reported that lines were blocked between Durham and Darlington today (Saturday, January 3).
  
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• Three drink and drug drivers sentenced at York Magistrates Court

  03-01-2026 11:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Three drink and drug drivers were among defendants sentenced recently at York Magistrates Court. Two more were sentenced for offences involving alcohol.
  
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