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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
Call to save military airfields from closure
Fifteen military airfields used by private pilots are due to be sold off, a group of MPs say.
Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary fox befriends badgers
A trio of cubs have formed an unlikely bond which would not usually be seen in the wild.
York drivers' phone data to ease traffic jams
Sensors on traffic lights and bollards in York will take data from drivers' mobiles.
Greg van Avermaet: Olympic road race champion added to Tour de Yorkshire field
Olympic road race champion Greg van Avermaet makes his Tour de Yorkshire return in May, having last featured in 2015.
Hull College Group staff calls for chief to resign
Hull College Group is planning to axe 231 posts as part of a plan to reduce a £10m budget deficit.
Scarborough cliff cracks could take a year to repair
Engineers are preparing to drill boreholes to assess the damage to the Scarborough cliff.
Legal threat over Virgin Trains East Coast rail franchise
A campaign group wants Stagecoach and Virgin to be stopped from bidding on future contracts.
Mark Cavendish: Tour de Yorkshire return for Isle of Man sprinter
Mark Cavendish will make his return from injury at the Tour de Yorkshire in May after recovering from broken ribs he suffered in two bad crashes.
York's £30m plan to transform area around Clifford's Tower
Council unveils a £30m scheme to transform the castle area of York's city centre.
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Marcus Kitching-Howe on feeding sharks in the Bahamas
Marcus Kitching-Howe has worked with Hollywood stars as part of his passion for diving.
County Championship: Gary Ballance knock puts Yorkshire in control
Yorkshire bowl Nottinghamshire out cheaply before Gary Ballance's unbeaten 76 puts the hosts in command on day two.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
York v Gillingham
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between York and Gillingham in League Two.
Duncalf reaches World Open last eight
Jenny Duncalf, from Harrogate, reaches the quarter-finals of the women's World Squash Open.
York 4-1 Bristol Rovers
York hammer Bristol Rovers, a result that signals the end of Mark McGhee's 11-month reign at the Memorial Stadium.
Yorkshire to host start of Tour
Leeds in Yorkshire will host the opening of the 2014 Tour de France, before the race heads to London for a stage finish.
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London Marathon: Race to take place in 'record-breaking heat'
Runners are being warned to take precautions as temperatures are expected reach to 23C (73.4F).
Judah Adunbi charged with racially aggravated offence
Judah Adunbi was a former member of the Independent Advisory Group to Avon and Somerset Police.
Dean Tate: Body found in search for missing man
Police believe the body on an island in the Bristol Channel is Dean Tate, 40, last seen two months ago.
WW1 hero to be honoured 100 years after daring submarine raid
Lt Richard Sandford blew up his submarine under a viaduct stopping German U-boats in 1918.
Boy, 3, drowns in David Lloyd fitness club pool in Leeds
The boy was swimming with his family in a David Lloyd Fitness Club in Moortown, Leeds.
Four people hurt as bus crashes into house in Prestbury
The bus driver, a cyclist and two passengers on the bus were injured in the crash.
Life-saving rescue in Bournemouth captured on dashcam
Kevin Steele was dragged out of his car by passers-by who administered CPR before paramedics arrived.
Joseph Woodall: Salford honours WW1 hero soldier
Joseph Woodall single-handedly led an attack on a machine gun which had pinned his platoon down.
Man, 20, dies in Finsbury Park stabbing
Police found two men with stab wounds a short distance from each other in Finsbury Park.
Luigi Basile custody death: Hertfordshire Police officers investigated
Luigi Basile's death in a custody suite prompted an independent investigation.
Heartbeat actor Bill Maynard's funeral held
Bill Maynard's family said he died in hospital shortly after breaking his hip in a fall from a mobility scooter.
One dead in two multi-vehicle crashes on A12 in Suffolk
A six-vehicle collision was followed by a three-vehicle crash on the opposite carriageway.
Source: BBC News
