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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Infected blood scandal 'not an accident', with 'catalogue of failures' and 'downright deception' by NHS and governments
The infected blood scandal was "not an accident" - and its failures lie with "successive governments, the NHS, and blood services", a public inquiry has found.
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Benjamin Netanyahu: International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister and Hamas leaders
A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants to be issued for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar over alleged war crimes.
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'Extraordinary' device could let paralysed people regain movement in arms and hands
A device that sends an electrical "buzz" through the skin could allow people who were paralysed several decades ago to regain movement in their arms and hands.
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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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Man jailed for life for murdering wife by burying her alive in Arizona
An Arizona man who buried his wife alive in a hand-dug grave near their home has been jailed for life.
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Brandon Hodgson: Police 'increasingly concerned' for 15-year-old boy who disappeared
Police are becoming "increasingly concerned" after the disappearance of a schoolboy from Scotland.
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Boy, 12, blames friend for machete killing of 19-year-old man in Wolverhampton
One of two 12-year-olds accused of a machete murder has told a jury he saw his co-defendant kill the victim during an attack lasting up to five minutes.
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Men jailed after 'fake Rolex' assault which left victim without eye
Three men have been sentenced to a total of 30 years in custody after a "fake Rolex" assault which resulted in the loss of the victim's eye.
National News
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Infected blood scandal 'not an accident', with 'catalogue of failures' and 'downright deception' by NHS and governments
The infected blood scandal was "not an accident" - and its failures lie with "successive governments, the NHS, and blood services", a public inquiry has found.
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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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'I was told this was a wonder drug but not warned about the deathly consequences': 100 faces of infected blood scandal
"Losing Gary, my soul mate, was beyond painful," says Kathryn Croucher, whose husband died aged 42 in 2010.
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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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Man in his 30s dies in police custody - investigation launched
A man in his 30s has died in custody after "becoming unwell" on Sunday morning, Wiltshire police have said.
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Public told to report Asian hornet sightings amid warning of surge in invasive species
People are being urged to report sightings of Asian hornets this summer as nature groups warn of a potential surge in damaging invasive non-native species.
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Julian Assange wins High Court bid to bring appeal against extradition to US
Julian Assange will be allowed to appeal against his extradition to the US.
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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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash after charred 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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Ebrahim Raisi: Who was hardliner Iranian president?
A helicopter carrying Iran's president crashed during bad weather on Sunday - and Ebrahim Raisi's death has been confirmed.
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Portal connecting Dublin and New York 'reawakens' under new restrictions after 'inappropriate behaviour'
A portal which links people in Dublin and New York via a live stream has been reactivated after "mooning" and other inappropriate behaviour was reported.
Entertainment News
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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: Rapper Sean Combs says video of him assaulting singer Cassie is 'inexcusable'
Sean "Diddy" Combs has said CCTV footage showing him attacking singer Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 is "inexcusable" and that he is "disgusted".
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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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About 100 sub-postmaster convictions separate to Post Office cases may be 'tainted'
Prosecutions of sub-postmasters by the Department for Work and Pensions could be "tainted", a Sky News investigation has found, as officials worked with now discredited Post Office investigators to secure convictions.
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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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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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£4.7bn spent on EU border checks but some costs 'unnecessary' and timetable unclear, says new National Audit Office report
Traders are facing increased costs and more paperwork due to Brexit border controls, according to a new report from the independent public spending watchdog.