Emergency road closure in Clifton at The Avenue in York
A spokesman said at the time: “Due to emergency works a road closure is in place at the junction of Clifton and The Avenue in the YO30 postcode area of York. “We know this is a popular route during ...
‘Dangerous and destructive’ Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Milton has made landfall as a Category 3 storm, with the Met Office warning it will be “dangerous and destructive” as thousands of UK holidaymakers had flights to Florida cancelled.
Trains cancelled in Leeds, York and Selby after bomb found
TRAINS have had to be cancelled in Leeds, York and Selby after a bomb scare. A spokesman for rail operator Northern said last night (October 9) that cancellations occurred following the discovery of a ...
Skylights to play York Barbican for biggest gig yet
Skylights played their first gig at Fibbers, then at Stonebow House, but it wasn’t a roaring success. “We were crap,” says Rob, adding that they got practicing afterwards to find their sound. Over the ...
York GP on rising measles cases in area shown by NHS data
A York GP said measles is “very much” on the radar of health professionals across the city as new NHS figures show that cases have risen in ...
More than 1 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida
More than 1 million homes and businesses were without power on Wednesday night in Florida, according to poweroutage.us, which ...
Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state. Milton drew fuel ...
Taylor Swift donates millions to US hurricane relief efforts
US superstar Taylor Swift has donated five million dollars (£3.8 million) to help victims “rebuild and recover” as hurricanes devastate the south-east region of the US.
What the papers say – October 10
Thursday's front page (10/10/24) from The Independent: pic.twitter.com/496cPFsUrg The i, the Financial Times, and the Daily Mail all focus on a Labour “revolution for workers”. Thursday’s i: “Workers ...
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Schools with falling pupil numbers may run ‘mixed-age classes’ due to pressures
Primary schools in England struggling with falling pupil numbers could be forced to run mixed-age classes to cope financially, a report has suggested. In extreme cases, some schools with many unfilled ...
Government’s plans to boost workers’ rights to be unveiled
The Government will today announce details of new rights for workers, including plans to ban exploitative zero-hours contracts and “unscrupulous” fire and rehire practices which it said will benefit ...
GPs should test for genetic condition affecting one in 250 women, charity says
The Fragile X Society said there is a ‘surprising lack of awareness’ around the most common genetic cause of learning disability in England.