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As the number of coronavirus cases in the UK continues to rise, senior care staff at a North Yorkshire nursing home say they are "scared" of what a second wave might bring.

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"It's scary," said Simon Walls, a clinical lead at Saint Cecilia's Nursing Home in Scarborough, which lost 10 residents in the space of two weeks during the first spike earlier this year.

Staff at the home say one major concern is a lack of reliable testing.

Residents are tested for the virus every 28 days, with staff tested weekly.

However, a backlog at the UK's laboratories means Mr Walls has only ever had one Covid test result returned, three weeks after he sent it off.

Mr Walls (pictured top right) says: "It's scary because we know it is going to come and it feels like it is only going to be a matter of time until we get our own problems within our own nursing home and within the group.

"I know I am just as apprehensive and scared as I was in March because it's just an unknown quantity.

"The government has given out mixed messages to care homes and that is difficult to follow."

On Wednesday, every area of Yorkshire will officially be classified as being on medium or high alert for coronavirus - otherwise known as Tier 1 or Tier 2.

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For some areas, this will mean people being placed under extra restrictions for the first time.

Following yesterday's announcement by Boris Johnson, North and East Yorkshire are designated Tier 1, which is the lowest tier and is classed as "medium" alert.

However, all of West Yorkshire - Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield - is now classed as Tier 2 under the new system.

Meanwhile, in South Yorkshire, Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield are also Tier 2.

Tier 2 means the "rule of six applies" to everyone living in those areas, even outside. It also means people can't meet another household indoors.

However, under Tier 2, organised outdoor sport can continue, with pubs and restaurants also remaining open.

Nowhere in Yorkshire currently is placed in Tier 3 - the highest level.

A full list of what people can and can't do is available on the government's website, external.

The new system will be voted on by MPs later today and each area's classification will be reviewed every 14 days, the government says.

A memorial in Hull dedicated to more than 6,000 trawlermen who lost their lives at sea has been vandalised.

The glass protecting the stone memorial on the banks of the Humber Estuary at Saint Andrew's Quay is thought to have been damaged some time on Friday.

Tommy Rhodes, who helps maintain it, said it was "very upsetting", adding: "This is the only place relatives can come to pay their respects."

Work to restore the glass is to begin after a BBC Radio Humberside appeal.

It is estimated more than 6,000 trawlermen from the city perished between 1835 and 1980.

Flowers are regularly left at the memorial site and an annual remembrance service in January normally attracts hundreds of people.

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Council leaders in West Yorkshire are calling for a package of "urgent funding" from the government following the announcement of a new three-tier system of coronavirus restrictions.

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West Yorkshire is to be put into Tier 2 (high risk) meaning people from different homes can only mix outside, as long as the "rule of six" and social distancing are followed.

In a joint statement, the leaders of West Yorkshire's councils asked the government for "urgent funding to support efforts to contain the pandemic and protect jobs in line with the region’s Tier 2 status."

The support they're asking for includes:

• A Local Restrictions Support Grant providing grants of up to £5,000 every three weeks for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses
• The continuation of furlough, with government contributing to wages
• £3.7m to support the expansion of the Covid Recovery Grants Scheme to support businesses to reopening and adapting

They've also asked for £30m to support further measures to tackle the spread of the virus "through local contact-tracing, community engagement, enforcement, support for those self-isolating and other measures".

In a statement, the council leaders say: “We need the government to urgently respond so we can address the rising infection rates putting our NHS services under increasing pressure, and to avoid damage to the West Yorkshire economy.”

Yorkshire spin bowling prospect Jack Shutt signs a contract extension for the 2021 county season.

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The number of reports of domestic abuse to police in Doncaster increased by 19% during lockdown, it's been revealed.

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During March, 468 reports of domestic abuse were made to South Yorkshire Police in Doncaster. By July, the number had increased to 558 – 19% higher than in March.

Although reports reached a peak in July, by August they had dropped, with 494 reports made.

A report to be heard by Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire’s Police and Crime commissioner, says the Covid-19 pandemic has posed a “challenge” for Doncaster’s policing team in identifying vulnerable victims, as isolation will have led to crimes going unreported.

The force’s online reporting tool was found to be helpful for victims, particularly in Doncaster.

The report, to be heard at the PCC’s public meeting on Tuesday, added: “Domestic abuse incidents have increased as lockdown eased and victims could more readily engage with services.

“This demand reached a peak in July and has started to drop through August. This Covid effect must also be considered against traditional crime calendar demands and an increase is often seen through summer months."

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Leaflets have been delivered to hundreds of homes in York as the search for a 72-year-old man missing for two weeks continues.

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Police officers, dogs and drones have all been used in searches for Joseph Cafferkey, from Dijon Avenue, Acomb, who has not been seen since lunchtime on Wednesday 30 September.

Mr Cafferkey's disappearance is described as being out of character and his family and friends are becoming "increasingly concerned for his welfare", according to North Yorkshire Police.

It's thought Mr Cafferkey, who speaks with a strong Irish accent and is described as white, of medium build, with receding grey hair, doesn't have access to a mobile phone or money.

Over the weekend, hundreds of flyers with details about Joseph were delivered by officers to properties in the south west of the city.

Police posts on social media, with a photograph of Joseph and the number to call with information, external, have so far reached more than 50,000 people.

On Monday, York residents were asked to check any outbuildings or sheds in their gardens for any sign of Joseph.

Anyone who sees Mr Cafferkey is being asked to contact police immediately.

The five districts of West Yorkshire are classified "Tier Two" following a rise in Covid-19 cases.

The rating means a ban on households mixing indoors, both at home or in an indoor public space.

Harrogate beat Yorkshire rivals Bradford to move up to eighth in League Two and end the Bantams' unbeaten league start.

The site was established in 1954 to act as a "communication intercept" for both the UK and America.

People face a "difficult winter" unless the spread of Covid-19 is stopped, according to the Mayor of the Sheffield City Region Dan Jarvis.

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Mr Jarvis, who is also Labour MP for Barnsley Central, made the comment as he responded to the Prime Minister's announcement of new local alert levels for coronavirus restrictions.

Under the new system, Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield will all be classed as Tier 2 - or "high" alert - areas.

"High" alert means households will be banned from mixing indoors and the "rule of six" will apply outdoors.

While pubs and bars will still have to close at 22:00, they will not be forced to shut completely.

Mr Jarvis said he "accepts the need" for the new restrictions, but added that the government was "failing to grasp the scale of action required".

"We are entering a new phase in our efforts to overcome the coronavirus and we face a difficult winter unless we stop its spread," he said.

"The new system brings restrictions without additional economic support at the ‘high’ alert level. This lands another blow for our high streets and businesses who face takings and trade falling further.

"We need a local lockdown lifeline so businesses, suppliers and the self-employed are fairly compensated from restrictions which cut their income."

Mr Jarvis added that for the restrictions to work "they must be crystal clear to command people's confidence".

A West Yorkshire Conservative MP has called on Boris Johnson to "once again put his trust in the British people to act responsibly" following the PM's announcement of a new three-tier Covid alert system.

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Speaking in the Commons, Mr Johnson said the new system - which categorises areas as being on medium, high or very high alert - "simplifies and standardises" coronavirus restrictions.

Following the PM's announcement, Philip Davies, Conservative MP for Shipley, said: "One of the many reasons the Prime Minister has proved himself such a formidable and popular politician over so many years has been his resolute belief in the common sense of the British people.

"Therefore, instead of a constant blizzard of arbitrary rules which will only serve to collapse the economy and destroy businesses and jobs, will he instead remind people what's important...and once again put his trust in the British people to act responsibly?"

Mr Johnson replied: "He is exactly right and the best decision that individuals can make for themselves, for their families and for communities is to follow the guidance, wash your hands, face, space, protect the NHS and save lives."

The government has confirmed which areas of Yorkshire are being placed in which "tier" as part of its new coronavirus alert system.

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In West Yorkshire, Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield are classed as Tier 2.

In South Yorkshire, Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield are also Tier 2.

Tier 2 means the "rule of six applies" to everyone living in those areas, even outside.

People can also not meet another household indoors.

However, organised outdoor sport can continue, with pubs and restaurants also remaining open.

This will be reviewed every 14 days, the government added.

All other areas in Yorkshire are classed as being in Tier 1, which is the medium alert level.

Tier 3, which is the highest tier in England and classed as "Very High", is currently only in place in the Liverpool City Region.

The leader of Leeds City Council has called on the government for financial help in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

The call by Labour's Judith Blake comes after the Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his new Covid three-tier alert system.

Parts of West Yorkshire are likely to be placed in Tier 2 - which means a "high" alert - following the announcement in the Commons earlier.

Mr Johnson said most places with local restrictions already in place, which includes Leeds, would "automatically" be placed into the middle alert tier.

Ms Blake said her team would keep in touch with the local authority team in Liverpool - which is expected to be classed as Tier 3 - or "very high" alert - to see what "lessons we can learn and how we can pull together".

She added that most local authorities across the North are "really struggling with the double whammy of dealing with the virus and then dealing with the unbelievable hit in terms of our finances, looking at taking millions of pounds out of our budgets next year".

"This is just not a sustainable position to be in. The government needs to make a step-change and demonstrate that they recognise the role local government can make and work with us, but support us financially and with additional powers, so we can do the work we know will make a difference."

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New coronavirus measures designed to slow the spread of the virus are to be kept under "constant review", the government has said.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out a new three-tier alert level system earlier to "simplify" rules for people living across the country.

It means places that are categorised as being in Tier 1 have fewer than 100 cases per 100,000 people. These areas get the minimum restrictions applied to them.

Tier 2 is triggered when a rise in transmission cannot be contained through local responses with Covid-19 cases being above 100 per 100,000 people.

In Tier 3, it means there has been a "significant" rise in transmission of the virus.

Mr Johnson said: "Regulations for all three Covid local alert levels are being laid today. They will be debated and voted on tomorrow, before coming into force on Wednesday.

"We will also keep these measures under constant review."