Yorkshire Coast News
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Busy Weekend for Whitby RNLI Team
It has been a jam-packed weekend for volunteers at Whitby RNLI with celebrations and a shout.
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Extensive Repair Works Approved for Filey Museum
North Yorkshire Council has approved extensive works to address woodworm, damp, and rot at the 17th Century Filey Museum on Queen Street.
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Persistent Scarborough Shoplifter Banned from Shops
A Scarborough woman has been banned from entering a raft of shops in the town.
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Barrowcliff School In Scarborough CLOSED Today Due To No Water
The school says it will be closed to all pupils on Monday 20th May due to no water supply.
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Multi-use Fears Over Scarborough To Whitby Track
Councillors have raised issues about how the Scarborough to Whitby cinder track can be used by all.
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Community Rail Week Comes To Bridlington
The importance of Community Rail Partnership will be illustrated, starting at Bridlington station on Monday.
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Whitby Man Given 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order After Sending Explicit Images to a Girl
A Whitby man has been given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order for traumatising a girl after he sent her sexually explicit images of himself via online messaging sites.
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Whitby's Fish and Ships Festival Concludes in Style Today
Whitby Fish and Ships 2024 comes to an end on Sunday and we have a full list of what's going, where and when.
Top Stories
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Rishi Sunak apologises to infected blood scandal victims and says it is 'day of shame for British state'
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has offered a "wholehearted and unequivocal" apology to the victims of the infected blood scandal, saying it was a "day of shame for the British state".
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Infected Blood Inquiry: Who is criticised in new report?
An inquiry into the infected blood scandal has pointed the finger at several people and organisations after more than 30,000 patients were "knowingly" infected with HIV or Hepatitis C.
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Benjamin Netanyahu 'disgusted' at ICC prosecutor's arrest warrant bid
Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken of his "disgust" at an application from the International Criminal Court prosecutor for an arrest warrant targeting him.
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Genevieve Meehan: Parents will 'never forgive' nursery worker who killed baby girl
The parents of a baby girl say they will "never forgive the callousness" of a nursery nurse convicted of killing their "wonderful daughter".
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Ivan Boesky: Notorious insider trader who helped inspire Wall Street's Gordon Gekko dies
Ivan Boesky, who partly inspired the Gordon Gekko character in the movie Wall Street, has died at the age of 87.
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P Diddy: Stars react to video showing rapper attacking Cassie Ventura in hotel hallway
Stars have hit out at rapper P Diddy following the release of CCTV footage showing him attacking singer Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016.
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Bristol: Police appeal more than 1,000 taxi drivers for footage of Jack O'Sullivan, missing since March
More than 1,000 taxi drivers have been asked if they have seen a 23-year-old who has been missing since March.
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Chelsea Flower Show: King Charles and Queen Camilla join Bridgerton stars and Mary Berry for early viewing
The King and Queen have toured the Chelsea Flower Show - joining celebrities including Dame Mary Berry, Dame Judi Dench and the stars of Bridgerton.
National News
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Rishi Sunak apologises to infected blood scandal victims and says it is 'day of shame for British state'
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has offered a "wholehearted and unequivocal" apology to the victims of the infected blood scandal, saying it was a "day of shame for the British state".
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Infected blood report will give survivors some satisfaction - but prosecutions must wait for another day
Of all the survivors of this scandal I have spoken to, the key demand they have from this inquiry is accountability.
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Infected Blood Inquiry: Who is criticised in new report?
An inquiry into the infected blood scandal has pointed the finger at several people and organisations after more than 30,000 patients were "knowingly" infected with HIV or Hepatitis C.
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100 faces of the infected blood scandal
More than 30,000 Britons were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Arne Slot: Liverpool's new head coach confirmed on three-year deal
Arne Slot has been officially confirmed as the new head coach of Liverpool FC.
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Nursery deputy manager guilty of manslaughter over death of baby strapped to bean bag
A deputy manager of a nursery has been found guilty of manslaughter after a nine-month-old baby died when she was strapped tightly to a bean bag.
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Hunt for two suspects after man dies in Glasgow stabbing
Detectives are on the hunt for two men following a fatal stabbing in Glasgow at the weekend.
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Genevieve Meehan: Parents will 'never forgive' nursery worker who killed baby girl
The parents of a baby girl say they will "never forgive the callousness" of a nursery nurse convicted of killing their "wonderful daughter".
World News
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President Raisi's death a perilous moment for Iran regime - but don't expect a change to foreign policy
This is a delicate time for Iran. President Raisi was the second most important man in Iran, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Benjamin Netanyahu 'disgusted' at ICC prosecutor's arrest warrant bid
Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken of his "disgust" at an application from the International Criminal Court prosecutor for an arrest warrant targeting him.
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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash after wreckage found
Iran's president and foreign minister have died after their helicopter crashed in a mountainous area of northwest Iran.
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Russian theatre director and playwright go on trial in 'absurd' case over 2020 play
A theatre director and a playwright have appeared in court accused of justifying terrorism with a play they first staged in Moscow back in 2020.
Entertainment News
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P Diddy: Stars react to video showing rapper attacking Cassie Ventura in hotel hallway
Stars have hit out at rapper P Diddy following the release of CCTV footage showing him attacking singer Cassie Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016.
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Sienna Miller walks the Cannes red carpet with daughter Marlowe
Sienna Miller has walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival with her daughter Marlowe Ottoline Layng Sturridge.
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GB News show with Rishi Sunak broke broadcasting rules, Ofcom finds
GB News could face punishment after a programme with Rishi Sunak broke broadcasting rules.
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P Diddy: What is Sean Combs accused of and what has he said about Cassie video?
Sean Combs - also known as P Diddy and Puff Daddy - says he is "disgusted" by his behaviour in a recently released video from 2016 which shows him attacking singer Cassie.
Video
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Grant Shapps 'angry inside' over infected blood scandal ahead of inquiry report
The defence secretary has said he is "angry inside" over the infected blood scandal ahead of a long-waited report into the decades-long injustice.
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Trust between citizens and state destroyed in infected blood scandal
After decades of denial, gaslighting and a chilling cover-up of the plight that befell thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal, finally an apology that sought to begin to make amends on this "day of shame" for the British state.
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Rishi Sunak apologises to infected blood scandal victims and says it is 'day of shame for British state'
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has offered a "wholehearted and unequivocal" apology to the victims of the infected blood scandal, saying it was a "day of shame for the British state".
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President Raisi's death a perilous moment for Iran regime - but don't expect a change to foreign policy
This is a delicate time for Iran. President Raisi was the second most important man in Iran, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.