A University of York student who is being treated for coronavirus had a tenancy at private student accommodation in the city, the university has confirmed.

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The student, and one of their relatives, tested positive for coronavirus after falling ill at Staycity Aparthotel in Paragon Street on Wednesday.

They are both being treated at the specialist infectious diseases unit at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary.

In a statement the University of York said the student was not in the Vita Student block, which is also used by students from York St John University, when they came into contact with the virus but "did return to their room on one occasion and stayed overnight".

A spokesman said: "During this brief period the student did not meet other residents or staff at the building, or make use of the communal facilities.

"Public Health England confirms while this is new information, it does not change their risk assessment of 'low', and that there is negligible risk of onward transmission of the virus.

"We would like to reassure the students at Vita Student that PHE has stressed that they are not at risk and no further precautionary measures are necessary.

"There are no restrictions of any kind to students' ability to come and go from their apartments, and to attend all classes and seminars as normal."

The line-up for this year's Tramlines festival in Sheffield has been announced.

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Catfish and the Bottlemen, Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown, and Madness are headliners for the three-day event, which takes place from Friday 31 July.

The Kooks, Dizzee Rascal, The Fratellis, La Roux, The Pigeon Detectives, Sister Sledge and Twin Atlantic are just some of the other names announced for the Hillsborough Park festival.

Primary teacher Jonathan Clayton is convicted after an allegation at a previous school was dropped.

English Heritage has submitted plans to build a new roof deck at Clifford's Tower to give visitors a view of the York skyline.

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The application also includes plans to create new internal walkways within the tower, adding a handrail beside the stairs up the 12th Century tower and resting points for visitors on the way up.

The plans have been submitted to the City of York Council following a public consultation held last year.

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Previous proposals to develop the site, which included a visitor centre at the base of the mound, were rejected with objectors claiming it resembled a toilet block.

English Heritage withdrew those plans in 2018 due to the opposition.

Clifford's Tower sits atop the earthwork mound raised by William the Conqueror in 1068.

The stone tower was built later in the 12th Century. It was once the keep and chief strongpoint of York Castle, a medieval royal fortress.

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Police searching for a missing 16-year-old boy have release fresh CCTV of his last known movements.

Mateusz Lugowski was last seen on CCTV at 15:14 on 19 January near the Domino’s Pizza in the Chantry Bridge area of Wakefield. He was then seen about six minutes later by two school friends close to the river behind the Evans Halshaw garage.

Now, West Yorkshire Polcie have released footage of Mateuz taken from the 117 bus shortly before 15:00.

Officers hope the footage may jog people's memory of the events of that day.

Supt Kate Riley said: "Mateusz's family are desperate for news and just wants answers."

Scarborough Council could be set to abandon plans to build a theme park on the site of the town's former Futurist theatre.

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Flamingo Land was appointed as the preferred bidder for the site following the council committing more than £4m to demolish the landmark theatre building (pictured above before its demolition in 2018) which once hosted the biggest stars in the country, including the Beatles.

The Ryedale-based theme-park operator had wanted to build a coastal attraction on the land, but following an independent review the authority will now look again at what it wants on the seafront.

A cross-party group will be established to look at all the options open to the council for the former Futurist and Scarborough Town Hall sites.

Flamingo Land will still be part of the negotiations, but it could be the end of its plans for an attraction which included a 60m-high “cliffhanger” ride, a rollercoaster, and a four-storey building housing restaurants and play areas.

The review into the council’s decision process found the project lacked “a clear link back to inclusive growth and expected benefits, such as better jobs, training, economic impact on the town”.

The review also found concerns over the business case for the council’s decision and the financial benefits.

The full review will go before the council’s cabinet when it meets on Tuesday 11 February.

Yorkshire chef Tim Bilton was making regular TV appearances, including the BBC's Great British Menu, when he was diagnosed with eye cancer in 2013.

He found out the disease was terminal in 2019 after years of treatment.

He said: "I used to strive for a big car, a big house, the best restaurant in Yorkshire. Didn't matter, not really. Does love matter? Absolutely."

He's now writing a blog where he talks openly about having cancer.

A primary school teacher from Stockton has been found guilty of sexually assaulting six girls at a school in North Yorkshire.

Jonathan Clayton, 27, was remanded in custody and will be sentenced later this month. At Teesside Crown Court he was found guilty on all of the 13 charges he was facing following a four-week trial.

In the public gallery family members who were related to his victims broke down in tears as the verdicts were announced.

Clayton said nothing and showed no emotion. The pupils he assaulted were girls aged between seven and 11.

Sentencing will be on 26 February to give the judge time to look at reports from the probation service and consider the risk Clayton posed in the future.

Det Con Gillian Gowling from North Yorkshire Police said: "Clayton had abused the trust of young girls in his care and took advantage of his position as their primary school teacher."

She praised the victims’ bravery and said she "hoped the guilty verdicts would help them move on from this terrible event in the knowledge that justice had been done".

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Hull KR are leading a revolt of Super League clubs against Catalans Dragons' signing of Israel Folau.

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Correspondence delivered last week to Catalans warning them of legal action was sent by Hull KR's owner.

In an email obtained by the BBC, Neil Hudgell wrote to the Dragons to put them "on notice" if his club suffered "financial loss" due to the signing of Folau.

He said: "I reserve my position to take proceedings v Catalans Dragons."

Folau, who was sacked by Rugby Australia for homophobic social media posts in April 2019, has signed a one-year deal with the Dragons.

The 30-year-old's was dismissed for saying "hell awaits" gay people, after previously being warned over his social media posts.

He sued Rugby Australia for £7.4m, arguing he was a victim of religious discrimination, reaching a financial settlement in December.

Super League say "strict guidelines are in place" should Folau repeat such comments.

Police have renewed an appeal for information about the circumstances of the death of a man in Barnsley.

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The skull and bones of Martin Radford, 57, were discovered in a field at Swaithe, near Barnsley, on 4 February 2018.

Now, South Yorkshire Police is renewing its appeal for information.

Det Insp Rob Platts said: "We know that up to late 2014 he was living in the Kingstone area of Barnsley.

"Therefore, a key focus of today’s appeal and what I want to ask the public for help with is understanding how Martin came to be in the Swaithe area. Had he moved to the area? Was he staying there?"

In 2018, Sheffield Coroners' Court heard he was identified via a DNA sample but, despite extensive investigation, no cause of death could be determined.

However, coroner Steven Eccleston said there was "no evidence of foul play".

Mr Radford was last seen alive on 27 March 2015.

An inquest heard how children playing on farmland off Mitchell's Street had discovered Mr Radford's skull in an overgrown area at the edge of the field.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact the South Yorkshire force.

The owner of a Lord of the Rings-style piece of jewellery has been tracked down after a police appeal prompted a huge response on social media.

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Mike Taylor, 40, was reunited with the "distinctive silver ring" after the appeal reached 12 million people.

Police said they had received inquiries about the ring from "five hobbits, an elf and a couple of wizards".

But eventually Mr Taylor came forward to claim the ring, which was stolen from his home in York.

"I wouldn't mind travelling to Mount Doom, but I'll be hanging on to it this time," he said.

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Plans to allow pub chain Wetherspoons to serve alcohol in a former girls’ school building in Headingley could get the go-ahead next week – but pub crawls involving the site would be banned.

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Wetherspoons was granted planning permission last November to renovate the Elinor Lupton Centre on the former site of Leeds Girls’ High School in Headingley Lane, and is now seeking permission to serve alcohol on the site.

But, as part of negotiations with Leeds City Council’s licensing department, Wetherspoons confirmed it would not allow entry to participants of the "Otley Run" pub crawl, due to concerns over anti-social behaviour.

The Otley Run has long been a favourite with Leeds students, running along numerous pubs and bars from Far Headingley all the way down Otley Road into Leeds city centre.

The licensing hearing for the building will take place later.

A driver is arrested on suspicion of drug-driving offences after a pedestrian dies on the A64.

A burglar from East Yorkshire who taunted police on social media by telling them to "catch me if you can" has been jailed for five years.

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Oliver Hargreives, 29, taunted Humberside Police by posting on a social media appeal to locate him in November when he was wanted on recall to prison.

The force said following his post they were able to trace his phone signal and officers were sent to arrest him.

On Friday, Hargreives, of Valway, Hook, in East Yorkshire, was jailed at Grimsby Crown Court after pleading guilty to offences of burglary relating to a break-in at a house in Waltham, Grimsby, ABH and assaulting a police officer.

Missing Martin Radford's remains were found by children in a field but it is not known how he died.

The number of firefighters tackling a warehouse blaze near Rotherham has been reduced from 35 to 25, according to South Yorkshire Fire Service.

The fire has been burning at a building, which is filled with recyclable waste and tyres, on Manor Road, Kiveton, since last night.

People living nearby have been advised to keep their windows closed:

A pedestrian has died after being hit by three cars on the A64 in York early this morning, North Yorkshire Police has confirmed.

The victim, a 40-year-old man from Tadcaster, was hit by a Nissan Juke, a Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Viva at about 05:00 this morning on the westbound carriageway near York Racecourse.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his family has been informed, police say.

One of the drivers, a 33-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of driving while over the prescribed limit for drugs and driving while unfit through drugs.

He remains in custody, according to North Yorkshire Police.

The crash led to the closure of the A64 in both directions for several hours, causing major delays.

Officers are now appealing for anyone who saw the vehicles or the pedestrian in the moments before the collision, or the collision itself, to contact them.

They say they're particularly interested in speaking to anyone who may have captured dash-cam footage of the incident.

BBC Countryfile Live's event at Castle Howard in North Yorkshire has been cancelled, organisers have announced.

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The event, which was due to take place in August, was called off after a lack of support from major brands and sponsors, SME London and BBC Studios said.

In a statement, external, the organisers said a sister event at Windsor Great Park is unaffected.

Last year, more than 50,000 people attended the four-day show at Castle Howard.

All ticket holders will be given full refunds including booking fees:

About 35 firefighters are still tackling a large warehouse blaze near Rotherham.

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The fire has been burning at a building on Manor Road, Kiveton, since last night.

The roof of the building contains asbestos, however the Environment Agency says it poses no airborne risk to local residents, the fire service has said.

Recyclable waste and tyres inside the warehouse are ablaze, with crews expected to remain at the scene for the next few days.

People in the area have been told to keep their doors and windows closed to stop smoke.

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The A64 in York has fully reopened after a pedestrian died when he was hit by a car earlier this morning.

The man, in his 40s, died when he was hit by a car on the westbound carriageway near the Fulford junction at about 05:00 this morning.

A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving offences in connection with the incident, police said.

North Yorkshire Police say the road has now fully reopened.