ONE lane is closed on the A1(M) this morning (February 25) after a lorry fire near Baldersby and Leeming.

PROFESSIONAL rugby player Jamie Ellis has been spared a driving ban after he was caught speeding in a Land Rover on the East Lancs Road at Tyldesley on April 27 last year.

A NATIONAL Trust garden in York, at the former home of the Terry's family, has reopened to visitors.

The Met Office has urged people to take extra care when driving, cycling and walking amid snow and ice warning in parts of the UK.

The actor had attended a party on the night of his death.

PUPILS at a York school have been told they no longer have to cover their faces when in communal areas.

A NEW GUEST for an upcoming York music show has been announced.

A man was treated for smoke inhalation after a flat fire in Hewley Avenue in York.

A DRIVER tested positive for drugs after a roadside police stop at Escrick near York.

Emiliano Sala had no concerns about flying in the private plane that crashed in the English Channel, a York City footballer has said.

City of York Council say that there has been a drop in standards following food hygiene inspections in York, citing Brexit and Covid-19 as possible explanations.

The Met Office has urged people to take extra care when driving, cycling and walking amid snow and ice warning in parts of the UK.

Customers who joined the mobile network before 29 October 2020 will see bills rise by 7.8%.

YORK’S Mansion House was lit up in the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag this evening, in a sign of solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

DIALOGUE, backed up by strong sanctions, is the only way to stop the crisis in Ukraine escalating into what could become full-scale war, York Central MP Rachael Maskell says.

KEN Dixon, the former Rowntree chairman and the man who launched After Eight chocolates, has died at the age of 92.

A DOG has been reunited with its owner after being rescued from a car which had been stolen from York - and which had then crashed after being stopped by police using a stinger.

A TRAFFIC Constable has spoken of the 'grim task' he faced in telling parents that their son had died in a crash on a North Yorkshire road.

VOLUNTEERS have been praised for helping to clean up York Sea Cadets' headquarters after it was badly flooded earlier this week.

A LARGE tree has fallen down in riverside gardens in York, apparently during the floods.

FLOODWATERS are slowly receding in York - but five cars which were swamped in a car park still haven't been removed.

YORK’S only lap dancing club is hoping to have its licence renewed by councillors next week.

ANGIE Millard "seemed to have avoided Alan Ayckbourn" in her past directorial choices, but she had one play in mind for the Settlement Players' return to York Theatre Royal after two years.

POLICE are searching for a York man wanted on recall to prison.

A TOP attraction which was forced to close after the River Ouse burst its banks is throwing open its doors again tomorrow.

NOW living in North London, singer-songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich heads back home tonight (25/2/2022) to play The Citadel, his second church gig in York after his sold-out Minster concert in 2019.

Wildlife photography of buzzard encountering a hare at Barmby Moor near York.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 case rate has increased by 16 - and more cases continue to be recorded in the area.

A tourist took home a driving ban when he used an e-scooter during a visit to York.

York Gin’s new distillery at Poppleton opens to public on Friday (February 25) for the first time.

TAKING care of an increasingly rare little critter has earned for youngsters at one York school a special gold award.

Three men have been jailed in recent cases at York Magistrates Court for a variety of offences.

Putin has confirmed a military operation will take place in Ukraine and warned other countries to not interefere

A FUNDRAISING appeal has been launched to support businesses swamped by flooding in Tadcaster - as the town’s football club appeals for help with a big clean up operation.

The concerning news will concern Brits amid the current cost of living crisis with fuel prices across the UK already at record highs.

TWO young men who "drove like lunatics" as they raced each other at up to 94 mph on a single carriageway road have been jailed.

YORK’S Mansion House will be lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag tonight, in a sign of solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

A VIRTUAL reality wonderland is coming to York's Designer Outlet in an immersive adaptation of Lewis Carroll timeless tale, Alice in Wonderland.

The attack on Ukraine has been labelled 'an act of great evil' by the Archbishops of York and Canterbury.

A DRIVER has died following a two-car collision in North Yorkshire - and another had to be taken to hospital.

PUTIN does not accept that Ukraine has the right to exist as a separate state, but regards it as part of a 'Greater Russia', a University of York expert says.

Boris Johnson has promised to respond “decisively” to the Russian onslaught.

York Outer MP Julian Sturdy has called on the UK to strengthen sanctions against Russia to ensure Putin's 'wicked tyranny' does not succeed.

POLICE have issued a warning in North Yorkshire of bogus tradespeople taking advantage of the damage from the recent storms.

THE boss of York Museums Trust is stepping down in summer after leading the independent charity through one of the toughest periods in its history.

A TAXI firm in York has chosen two charities in the city to support with donations this year.

The Prime Minister said the Russian president has “chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction”.

Russia is the world’s second-largest oil producer and is a major supplier to Europe.

CITY leaders in York have welcomed a national newspaper's move to clarify a story claiming the entire city of York was submerged after storm Franklin.

In answer to York Civic Trust’s myopic traffic vision (Bold transport plan includes car free days, February 18) I would like to put forward my own ‘radical’ solution.