Visitors to York can once again walk along its famous city walls after they were reopened to the public with a strict one-way system in place.

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The walls have been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The new route, directing people clockwise around the city, is designed to help social distancing as people walk the walls, external which are about two miles (3km) in length, said City of York Council.

Signs are in place at all entry points to direct visitors around the correct path, it said.

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Keith Aspden, leader of the council, said: "York's city walls are the most complete and finest in England, making them one of our most treasured historical assets."

Some of the original walls were built by the Roman's almost 2,000 years ago.

Stephen Lusty, chair of York Civic Trust, said: "The walls were built by the Romans to protect their garrison and the whole of York's treasures and buildings like the Minster are within them, they contain 2,000 years of history, symbols and places that remind us of those events."

The walls include five main bars (gateways) and 45 towers.

Barry Hearn is hopeful some fans will be able to attend the delayed World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

A man is in hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed in Sheffield at the weekend.

Police were called to Lyons Street, in Burngreave, at about 17:00 on Saturday to reports of a 21-year-old man being injured.

He was taken to hospital for a stab wound, where he remains in a stable condition, police say.

Evidence of a gun being fired was also found at the scene, South Yorkshire Police added.

Anybody with information related to the incident is asked to get in touch with police.

Two people had to be rescued by the RNLI and coastguard after the rising tide cut off their path on the beach at Flamborough.

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Emergency services were called to North Landing at about 15:30 yesterday following reports of two people needing help.

Bad weather and a choppy sea meant only one person could be rescued on the lifeboat by the RNLI.

The second person was then winched to safety by the coastguard's helicopter, RNLI Flamborough said.

The rescue took two hours, the charity added.

A 13-year-old boy missing from Dewsbury since Sunday has been found "safe and well", say police.

West Yorkshire Police say Cameron Nelson has now been located and thanked members of the public for their assistance in finding the teenager.

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Visitors to the North York Moors National Park are being reminded to clear up after themselves after people "wild camping" left an area covered in litter.

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The organisation took to social media yesterday, external saying: "We look forward to welcoming overnight visitors but please remember wild camping is illegal.

"Get the landowner's permission or stay at an official campsite - let's avoid litter like this."

The organisation didn't reveal the location of the abandoned campsite, but thanked its rangers for clearing up the mess.

A pub in West Yorkshire has closed after a customer tested positive for Covid-19.

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The Fox and Hounds in Batley, which reopened at the weekend, said a customer had phoned yesterday to say they had tested positive for coronavirus, external.

The pub said on social media staff had taken tests and the venue would be deep-cleaned prior to reopening.

It was one of hundreds of venues which welcomed customers for the first time in three months as lockdown measures were eased.

Two other pubs across the country have also had to shut just days after reopening.

The Lighthouse Kitchen and Carvery in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, said it was "slowly" working through a list of customers, external who had left details at the weekend.

Meanwhile, the Village Home Pub in Alverstoke, Hampshire, said some staff were isolating due to "a case of coronavirus in the pub".

Police have issued an urgent appeal to help find a missing 13-year-old boy from Dewsbury.

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Cameron Nelson (pictured) was last seen just before 11:00 on Sunday, 5 July.

He's described as white, 5ft 6ins tall, slim, with short dark hair.

When last seen the teenager was wearing a grey jumper, black jeans and black trainers.

Officers say there was a potential sighting of Cameron in Dewsbury town centre at about 15:00 yesterday.

Anyone who sees Cameron or who has any information about his his whereabouts is being urged to get in touch with police.

It has been a TV film, a play and now the chef's memoir has been adapted to help a local theatre.

The Mustard Pot in Leeds reopened this weekend after locals raised £15,000 to save it.

Sheffield City Trust says staff at venues including Sheffield's city hall and arena face redundancy.

Kerry Taylor, 41, is remanded in custody after the death of a 55-year-old woman in Sheffield.

Four baby hedgehogs were entangled in shreds of black bin liners and taken to a sanctuary in Whitby.

A motorist caught driving at 54mph near a primary school could have caused a "catastrophic" accident, police say.

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The incident happened in a 30mph area as children were being picked up outside Barton Primary School, near Richmond, in North Yorkshire.

The offence was captured by a safety camera van operator, who said: “There were young kids out with parents, school busses stopping to drop kids off and kids were crossing to use the park too."

Traffic policeman, Andy Tooke, said: “I’d be horrified if a driver passed me at 54mph while I was picking my kids up from school, and I’d like to reassure parents and residents this driver is being dealt with.

"The consequences of hitting a child at more than 50mph do not bear thinking about, it could’ve been catastrophic."

The M1 has been closed southbound between junction 33 and 31 because of a crash involving a lorry.

South Yorkshire Police say the lorry had reportedly broken down and was then struck by another vehicle.

Highways England have urged motorists to allow extra time for their journeys.

Four Yorkshire venues are to be mothballed as a result of a drop in revenue brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sheffield City Trust has said it is closing a number of venues, including, Sheffield City Hall (above), Sheffield Arena, Scarborough Spa (below) and Whitby Pavilion.

In an email, seen by the BBC, the Trust said it had been left in a "critical position" as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and was suffering from a lack of income and uncertainty over subsidies from Sheffield City Council and Scarborough Borough Council.

In a statement the Trust, which employs 750 people across a variety of sports, leisure and entertainment facilities, said staff at the affected sites had been written to explaining the changes may result in some redundancies.

Andrew Snelling, chief executive of Sheffield City Trust, said: “"It has become apparent that concerts, shows and large attendance events will not be possible in the short and medium term, so this leaves us with decisions to make regarding how we sustain venues such as Sheffield Arena and Sheffield City Hall.

"“It is not a decision that has been taken lightly but venues that are generating no income will only need a much-reduced workforce to carry out essential maintenance while they are mothballed awaiting a change in circumstances."

News of the closures comes on the same day the government announced a £1.57bn emergency support package to help protect the future of UK cultural venues.

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Sheffield's Pret A Manger is one of 30 branches due to be closed by the high street sandwich chain as part of a post-pandemic restructuring.

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The company said the impact of coronavirus on trading meant it had to make a "difficult decision".

Pret said it needed to reduce headcount across its UK shops to "reflect lower footfall, rental costs and new safety measures".

It did not say how many jobs would go, but a source confirmed more than 1,000.

About 330 jobs will be lost with the closure of the 30 shops, including the outlet on Fargate. Pret said 339 of its 410 shops have so far reopened following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

The dolls are manufactured to order, often to resemble the children they are made for.

Boris Johnson was sporting a fresh haircut when he visited Goole today after taking advantage of the easing of lockdown restrictions.

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Newly shorn, after barbers were among latest to be allowed to reopen, the Prime Minister spent part of the day at Siemens Rail factory construction site.

Whilst on site he took control of a construction vehicle and tried his hand at a spot of surveying.

He was in East Yorkshire to to promote the Government's efforts to protect the economy from the impact of a coronavirus recession.

More than £100m is to be invested in unpaid traineeships for young people with businesses who offer the unpaid placements in England set to receive a £1,000 bonus per trainee.

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