Follow our live blog throughout the day as we bring you flooding and weather updates for York and North and East Yorkshire

THERE are 42 flood warnings in place across York and North Yorkshire with homes in York at risk of flooding this morning.

THIS was the scene on Bridge Street in Tadcaster last night, which sparked a "massive" community effort to prevent properties flooding.

A YORK-BASED train operator has told customers not to travel before 12pm today (Thursday).

THE council in York say they have taken immediate action to support residents under threat of flooding living along the River Foss in York this morning.

A MULTI-AGENCY onslaught was launched in Malton overnight to avert potentially serious flooding.

FIRE crews have been called out to various incidents involving flooding around North Yorkshire throughout the night.

PET portrait artist Louise Harrison supported her creative work through a part-time post with a high street retailer - until it became another casualty of the Covid-19 crisis.

FUNDING is available to help businesses develop technologies to create renewable energy.

HERE are the latest death notices from The Press.

FURTHER flood defence schemes could be planned for York and North Yorkshire - as councils team up to bid for cash from Government.

TRIBUTES have been pouring in to honour Malcolm Bonney, the York ambulanceman who has been killed by Covid.

The privately-run psychiatric clinic which moved into The Retreat hospital two years ago is moving out again, after failing to get planning permission for a new £14 million mental health centre in the grounds.

A MULTI-PLATINUM selling group are set to visit York as part of their 10th anniversary tour later in the year.

Scott Marmion and Jim Welsman (Letters, January 13 and 15) are right to lack confidence in the council over the city’s 15 year development plan - but it’s got nothing to do with the city’s planners.

Suppose the government introduced a new tax of £157 a year for the right to go shopping.

Late last year I had a letter printed stating my uneasiness about the numbers of people coming into York for a night out as their own towns and cities were in a higher tier. The national Covid death count then was 58,000.

YORK could experience worse flooding tomorrow night than last February, experts have warned.

AN 18-year-old man was arrested after a police chase involving a car that allegedly reached speeds of up to 100mph before it was abandoned on a railway line in Haxby.

ORGANISERS of the vaccine site in York have apologised for delays this morning (Wednesday).

A seal has been spotted on a riverbank today - after travelling 50 miles inland from the sea.

YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 continues to drop, but further cases of the virus are still being confirmed in the area.

SEVEN more people with Covid-19 have died at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

A VILLAGE near York is the city's new Covid hotspot.

FLOOD warnings have been issued this evening for two villages near York.

A JEWELLER has launched a search for York’s most romantic lockdown love stories, with a special ‘diamond date night’ worth £1,000 up for grabs.

CITY of York Council has revealed when it anticipates roads will be closed by flooding as the Ouse rises towards its highest levels in six years.

RESIDENTS in and around Selby are being asked to be patient as Covid-19 vaccinations continue.

WORK has started on the construction of a new clubhouse for York Bridge Club.

A NEW optician has opened in one of York’s most popular streets.

A NORTH Yorkshire football club has been hit by flooding again.

TO make sure your car is in working condition when the time comes for you to get back on the road, a York car retailer is offering some easy tips for local residents.

A North Yorkshire butcher accused of raping and murdering a 21-year-old university student told police that sex toys and underwear found in his car did not belong to him, a court has heard.

A YORK-based specialist firm has been acquired by ERM, one of the world’s biggest sustainability consultancies.

NUMEROUS roads across North Yorkshire have been affected by flooding.

POLICE have issued a further 134 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for breaches of the coronavirus regulations since the January 12, with 28 of these issued in York.

A CAR salesman who ripped off two companies he worked for has been warned he faces immediate prison if he commits any further offences.

AN owl had a lucky escape after getting stuck in a greasy kitchen extractor fan for two days at a hotel in York.

A WOMAN has died after a crash in North Yorkshire.

A NORTH Yorkshire butcher accused of raping and murdering a 21-year-old student told police he “felt sorry for her” after seeing her crying and offered her a lift home in his car, a court heard.

A TRAIN company that operates services through York is set to introduce a temporary reduced timetable.

YORK-BASED band Skylights have been praised by their beloved football club's manager, describing their work as "beautiful," and likening their songs to the team's style of play.

EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council says it has staff and resources on standby to respond to any flooding issues, as residents in the county are urged to be prepared.

THE River Ouse in York has risen to 3.5 metres above normal - one metre below the 4.5 metre peak in February's floods - with more torrential rain on the way later today.

A MAIN road through East Yorkshire is partially blocked following a crash.

YORK and Scarborough hospitals are now treating a record 227 Covid patients - up by 11 in 24 hours.

BURGLARS struck at a house in a North Yorkshire village last night (January 19).

Many thanks to Mike Laycock for highlighting the sufferings of local residents as a result of the Fulford School bus traffic (Chance to end our traffic nightmare may be lost, January 16).

FIREFIGHTERS were called out after a freezer caught fire at a house.

A CAR left a road in North Yorkshire and ended up on its side.