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Seven crews of firefighters from all across North Yorkshire are at a large barn fire near Bedale

Firefighters from across North Yorkshire battling large fire
FIREFIGHTERS from across North Yorkshire are currently battling a huge barn blaze at a Bedale farm.

Amphetamine gang leader Sam Andrew Barnes. Picture: North Yorkshire Police

York drug dealer who fled to Peru is behind bars

Project Servator police officers speak to shoppers in Coppergate Walk in the Coppergate Centre in York

Police reveal reason behind heavy presence in York

Naburn Primary School children get lessons in river safety from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's River Rescue team. Picture: Anne Clark

This York school has had river safety lessons with the fire service

New £7.7 million flood barrier to protect York homes has passes test

Flood gate is open: New £7.7 million barrier to protect York homes has passed test

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There's been a crash on the A1(M) at the A64 York and Tadcaster turn off

Updated Crash on major road in to York - road reopens

York City's new signing Lenell John-Lewis poses at the LNER Community Stadium. Picture: York City FC

Striker Lenell John-Lewis signs permanent deal at York City

Readers' letters

'Please leave Piccadilly/ Parliament Street junction alone'

'Ukraine has applied to join the EU. It sounds like a good idea. Can we?'

NRM and council ‘failing residents’ over access

Stop these fire cuts now, before lives are lost

A by-election message to Boris: just resign!

"Racist march not welcome in York - or Linton" - letter

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Delighted to be connecting and reconnecting: York Early Music Festival administrative director Delma Tomlin

York Early Music Festival in return to full glory

(Background) Tasha and Paige on Love Island. (ITV)
( Circle) A woman putting on make up (Pexels)

5 expert tips to keep your summer make up flawless like you're on Love Island

The Undeclared War. (Channel 4)

The Undeclared War: Full cast list and how to watch

Bridge Street in York is partially blocked with slow moving traffic due to a crash on Ouse Bridge

Updated Major bridge through York reopens after crash

Thieves strike at a major York business

Thieves strike at a major York business

There’s been a crash on the A19 at Escrick between York and Selby

Updated Crash on major road in to York cleared

The musical talents of the Ukrainian Honcharov family, who are staying near Dunnington, have been likened to the Von Trapps, inset left. They performed at a Rotary event in New Earswick, inset right

Musical talents of York Ukrainian refugees likened to the Von Trapps

A Northern Trains train

York man's £642.40 bill for a £8.40 train journey

The police cordon in Tower Street near Clifford’s Tower in York Picture: Sonia Blake

Police incident in York city centre

Firefighters from Acomb, York and Tadcaster were called to a crash on the A64

Firefighters called in to crash on major road in North Yorkshire

Primary schools public speaking competition. Picture: David Thewlis

‘Covid was bad but plague was worse!’

Cllr D'Agorne and Cllr Aspden with the council offices above

Chance to tell city council what to do

Matthew Littlefield, of Highfield Road in Beverley, has been jailed after assaulting a woman as she walked home

Man jailed for seven years for attack on woman walking home

Deneal Smith will become the new head teacher at Bootham School in York from September 2023

New head appointed at top York school

Call for action over 'overwhelmed' children’s mental health service

Apolice cordon in Tower Street near Clifford’s Tower in York

Bomb disposal experts called in after police incident in York

Faith, 16, from Pocklington, who is missing

Police appeal for help in finding missing teenager

'Voice of York' Barry Parker has bus named after him

Prof Tony May, of York Civic Trust, pictured in Pavement near the junction with Parliament Street, Coppergate and Piccadilly

Letter 'Please leave Piccadilly/ Parliament Street junction alone'

The newspaper printing press at Coney Street.

"It was a filthy old place" - exhibition opens on 250 years of newspapers in Coney Street

A Middlesbrough man has been arrested on suspicion of a series of motorcycle, scooter, car and van thefts in Whitby, North Yorkshire

Man arrested after numerous vehicles stolen in North Yorkshire

2016: Vikings for a day at the Yorkshire Museum of Farming. Picture: Matt Clark.

12 photos over the years from one of York's top family-fun attractions

The former RAF base at Linton-on-Ouse with, inset, Kevin Hollinrake MP

Jobs at asylum site near York advertised as 'not for the faint hearted'

York Central MP Rachael Maskell (inset) has spoken in the Commons about the growing dental crisis in the city

Dentists in 'mass exodus' from NHS as York's dental crisis worsens

Sport

York City's new signing Ryan Fallowfield poses at the LNER Community Stadium. Picture: York City FC

York City sign Harrogate Town defender Ryan Fallowfield
YORK City have bolstered their defence by signing right-back Ryan Fallowfield from Harrogate Town.

York City's new signing Lenell John-Lewis poses at the LNER Community Stadium. Picture: York City FC

Striker Lenell John-Lewis signs permanent deal at York City

York City's newly-signed defender Sam Sanders. Picture: York City FC

Sam Sanders reveals why he turned down Nottingham Forest deal for York City move

York City Knights prop forward Pauli Pauli takes on the Whitehaven defence. Picture: Craig Hawkhead

York City Knights prop Pauli Pauli named in Championship team of the month

York City players celebrate Maziar Kouhyar's goal against Boston United in the Vanarama National League North play-off final. Picture: Tom Poole

York City fans to meet players at T20 cricket match with Bishopthorpe CC

Former Yorkshire captain and head coach Andrew Gale lifts the LV= Insurance County Championship division one trophy at Lord’s in 2015. Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Ex-coach Andrew Gale will not engage with ECB process on racism allegations

York-born tennis star Paul Jubb in action against Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon. Picture: Adam Davy/PA Wire

'I'm fraction of player I'm going to be' says Paul Jubb after Wimbledon defeat

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National Sport

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton

Ireland name squad for first Test against New Zealand

Australia’s Quade Cooper

Quade Cooper in for Australia while James O’Connor misses out

Katie Boulter leads the British charge on day five of Wimbledon

Wimbledon day five: Six Britons look to lift mood after Murray and Raducanu exit

Andy Murray exited Wimbledon after a late-night loss to John Isner

Wimbledon day four: Home disappointment as Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray exit

The takeover of Derby County by David Clowes is edging closer

Derby takeover expected to be completed on Thursday

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History

The newspaper printing press at Coney Street.

"It was a filthy old place" - exhibition opens on 250 years of newspapers in Coney Street

2016: Vikings for a day at the Yorkshire Museum of Farming. Picture: Matt Clark.

12 photos over the years from one of York's top family-fun attractions

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Business news

Project Servator police officers speak to shoppers in Coppergate Walk in the Coppergate Centre in York

Police reveal reason behind heavy presence in York

Thieves strike at a major York business

Thieves strike at a major York business

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Education news

Naburn Primary School children get lessons in river safety from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's River Rescue team. Picture: Anne Clark

This York school has had river safety lessons with the fire service

Primary schools public speaking competition. Picture: David Thewlis

‘Covid was bad but plague was worse!’

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National News

A pensioner adjusting the temperature control on his combi boiler

Soaring inflation to hit Britain harder than any other major economy, BoE warns

Trio face life sentences for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi

Handout photo issued by Ukrainian Presidential Press Office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his meeting with Sir Richard Branson in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 30 2022

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Sir Richard Branson in Kyiv

A general view of Centre Court (Steven Patson/PA)

Seven Britons remain in singles as Wimbledon struggles to attract crowds

Natalie McGarry

Former SNP MP to be sentenced for embezzlement

Johnson fails to rule out snap election but insists idea ‘hasn’t occurred to me’

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Johnson: ‘New impetus’ to cut food tariffs to address cost-of-living squeeze

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