Leeds-based airline Jet2 has said it's cancelling all of its summer flights to the Balearic Islands.

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Flights and holidays to Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca are to be stopped because of "uncertainty" caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it said.

Customers who are affected will be contacted to arrange refunds, the airline said.

Jet2 said it was looking to put "hundreds" of new flights on to Greece, Turkey and Portugal with demand for holidays this summer still high.

It added it planned to restart flights to the Canary Islands and mainland Spain on 13 September, with Jet2 Holidays flights to Croatia resuming on 14 September.

The fixture is due to take place next month as part of a government pilot of sporting events.

A second man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was found on the A64 near Scarborough yesterday.

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The woman, who was in her early 30s and lived in Scarborough, was found in the road near Cayton Low Road just after midnight.

Police say her family is "devastated".

A 47-year-old man from Scarborough has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at a road traffic collision.

He remains in police custody, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Meanwhile, a 29-year-old local man, who was arrested yesterday initially on suspicion of causing death by careless driving, has been released under investigation regarding suspected dangerous driving, police say.

Anyone who saw what happened is being asked to get in touch with the North Yorkshire force.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in Sheffield earlier this month.

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Marcus Ramsay, 35, was attacked in a "large-scale disturbance" at a house in Horninglow Road in the Firth Park area and died in hospital.

Three other people were also injured in the attack, which happened in the early hours of 8 August.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged by South Yorkshire Police yesterday.

He is due to appear before Sheffield Magistrates' Court later today.

A six-year-old girl from Sheffield has been helping her great-grandparents clean up where they live by joining them on litter picks.

Eimear, who says she wants to protect animals by clearing up rubbish, has been joining her 86-year-old great-grandparents on their walks in the city.

Armed with empty bags and a litter picker claw, they have collected bags full of rubbish which Eimear then takes home to recycle:

The organisation which runs some of York's best-known museums is to receive additional council support after it said it was at risk of running out of money by January.

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Councillors were told the York Museums Trust, which runs the Castle Museum (pictured), Yorkshire Museum and York Art Gallery, had seen its income collapse due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It was agreed the authority would provide the trust with a letter of guarantee giving it access to up to £1.95m should it need it.

The trust manages the museums for the city council and receives an annual grant of £300,000 a year, with the bulk of its £5.7m yearly income coming from admission charges and other grants.

In the event of the trust being wound-up the council would have to take back control of the museums at an estimated annual cost of £2.5m.

Unlicensed music events and large gatherings breaching coronavirus restrictions over the bank holiday weekend in Leeds will be targeted by new dispersal orders, police say.

Police say they have previously had to intervene at a number of unlicensed music events and other large gatherings in Leeds throughout the lockdown period.

There are concerns similar events are being organised for this weekend, according to the West Yorkshire force.

Alongside existing powers under current Covid-19 legislation, the orders will give officers the ability to ask people to leave a specified area and not to return for 48 hours or face arrest.

The orders also give officers the power to confiscate items being used in an anti-social manner, such as sound systems or other music equipment.

The Leeds-wide orders will cover from today through to Tuesday next week, police add.

Supt Chris Bowen said: "We continue to work with the local authority and public health to encourage people to recognise the risks taking part in such events or gatherings presents.

"We do, however, hope people will recognise the ongoing risks of holding or taking part in such events and do the right thing in everyone’s best interests."

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Several staff members have tested positive for coronavirus at a distribution centre for bakery chain Greggs in Leeds, it's been confirmed.

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The depot, in Bramley, is being deep-cleaned and further contact tracing is being carried out after "a number" of workers tested positive for Covid-19, according to a joint statement issued by Leeds City Council, Public Health England and Greggs.

Lucy Jackson, Leeds City Council’s deputy director of public health, said: "Following further testing, more staff have been identified as being positive. This highlights why further testing and contact tracing is so important, which Greggs is proactively undertaking.

"The safety of Greggs staff, customers and the wider community remains our priority and we are working closely with Greggs and Public Health England to make sure any infection is contained."

Ms Jackson added that the council was "satisfied the necessary steps were being taken quickly to minimise any further spread of infection".

Roger Whiteside, CEO at Greggs, said the firm was taking "immediate action" to implement its Covid response plan.

"We are working closely with Leeds City Council and Public Health England to ensure we minimise any possible impact on our customers and the wider community in Leeds and the surrounding area," he added.

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Plans to create a new park in Leeds city centre which has been called a "catalyst for regeneration" could be given final approval in the coming days.

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Blueprints for one of the city's biggest ever building projects have been in the works for more than two years.

The scheme, on part of the old Tetley's brewery site, includes 850 flats, a five-storey office and two hotels.

Leeds City Council officers say the Tetley Triangle Park will be the city's first major 21st Century park.

The City Plans Panel is expected to discuss the proposals on Thursday 3 September.

Hull KR will be without top scorer Ben Crooks until October at the earliest after he tears a calf muscle in training.

A cyclist in his 70s has died in a collision with a lorry on a rural road near York.

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It took place on Sheriff Hutton Road, Strensall, just after 09:00 this morning, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Both the cyclist and HGV driver were believed to be heading out of a junction that connects an agricultural site with the road.

The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, police say.

Anyone who saw the incident, or who has dashcam footage which might help the investigation into what happened, is being asked to contact the North Yorkshire force.

Catalans Dragons continue to quarantine as coronavirus cases force the postponement of the game with Leeds Rhinos on 7 September.

Karl Dean has cerebral palsy and was knocked out of his wheelchair and assaulted during a night out.

Jake Taylor, 11, died on holiday with his family at La Croix du Vieux Pont in north-east France.

The St Leger Festival at Doncaster Racecourse has been given the go-ahead to welcome relatively small numbers of fans back as coronavirus restrictions are eased.

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The race meeting, which starts on 9 September, is the biggest event in the racecourse calendar at Doncaster, dating back to 1776.

The plan is for 3,600 fans on the first day, rising to 6,200 on the final three days.

Normally, up to 30,000 people would be able to attend the event.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many professional sports have taken place behind closed doors with no fans being allowed to watch in venues.

But now smaller attendances have been approved at some events, with spectators being asked to ensure social distancing is maintained.