A streetworks inspector in North Yorkshire has been hailed a "hero" after stopping to administer life-saving CPR to a 21-year-old man on the side of the road.

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Dan Horne, of North Yorkshire County Council, was travelling to a job when Gail Baker, who was taking a young man complaining of chest pains to A&E, flagged him down in a side road near Osgodby in Scarborough.

Mid-way through the journey, the man went into cardiac arrest and Ms Baker needed urgent help.

Dan said: “Gail was trying to explain what had happened and I could hear the panic in her voice. I found the patient reclined in the car unconscious so my adrenaline kicked in.

“After what seemed like an hour doing CPR, he gave this huge gasp of air and finally came round."

Ms Baker said: “Dan was an absolute hero. He saved a life that day and for that he deserves some recognition.”

Karl Battersby, corporate director of business and environmental services, said: “Dan showed exceptional courage to jump into action administering CPR in very difficult circumstances.

"His fast-thinking was the difference between a life lost and a life saved on that day. I’m sure the patient and his family are eternally grateful.”

Peter Sutcliffe was a "depraved and evil individual" and it is "right he has died behind bars", the Prime Minister's official spokesman has said.

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The serial killer died earlier today aged 74 after testing positive for Covid-19 and while suffering from several other underlying health issues, according to the Prison Service.

Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and north-west England.

Reacting to the news, the Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "The Prime Minister's thoughts today are with those who lost their lives, the survivors and with the families and the friends of Sutcliffe's victims.

"Peter Sutcliffe was a depraved and evil individual whose crimes caused unimaginable suffering and appalled this country.

"Nothing will ever detract from the harm he caused, but it is right he died behind bars for his barbaric murders and for his attempted murders."

A landmark stately home in Rotherham has been awarded £720,000 to help pay for "vital" roof repairs which are currently being carried out.

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Wentworth Woodhouse is currently undergoing £7.6m of roof repairs to help preserve the Grade I-listed mansion.

The grant, which has come from the government's Culture Recovery Fund, will go towards repairing part of the roof.

Sarah McLeod, CEO of Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust, said: “Over the last three years a huge amount of vital repair work has been undertaken to protect the buildings and their beautiful architectural features.

“This grant means we can now tackle other roofs in a number of Grade I-listed areas which are also in a critical state of decay.”

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Wentworth Woodhouse was built between 1725 and 1750 and its 600ft-long Palladian East Front is wider than Buckingham Palace.

A cat had to be put down after it was found seriously injured and hanging from a tree in Hull with its leg caught in a metal spring trap, the RSPCA has said.

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The ginger cat was found in the back garden of a home in Weeton, according to the animal charity.

The trap it was caught in, known as a Fenn trap, is usually used to catch rabbits, rats and squirrels. It's not illegal to own one but it is an offence to set them incorrectly.

A vet who examined the cat found it had a dislocated and broken back leg as well as suffering from hypothermia.

RSPCA Inspector Natalie Hill said: “This poor cat must have been stuck in that vicious Fenn trap with those terrible injuries for some time.

"He managed to drag himself and the trap into this garden and then up into the tree.

“We don't know who set this trap or why, but we urge people to be aware how dangerous they can be for pets and wildlife.”

Anyone who knows anything about who might have set the trap is being asked to call the RSPCA Appeals Line.

Richard McCann, the son of the first victim of the serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper, whose death was announced earlier, says he decided to let go of his anger and "forgive" him.

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Peter Sutcliffe was convicted in 1981 and was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and north-west England.

Sutcliffe's first victim was mother-of-four Wilma McCann, 28, who was hit with a hammer and stabbed 15 times in October 1975.

Her son Richard McCann (pictured), who was aged five at the time, explained that in 2010 he decided to let go of his anger and "forgive" Sutcliffe.

"I am sorry to hear he has passed away. It's not something I could have said in the past when I was consumed with anger," he said.

Mr McCann also revealed he'd been in touch with one of Peter Sutcliffe's brothers, Carl.

He said: "He reached out to me with compassion and I felt the same. I know he obviously did some horrendous things but he was still his brother so I felt like I wanted to call him."

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A new mobile coronavirus testing centre has opened in Filey today.

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The facility has been set up at Filey Country Park in Church Cliff Drive and will be open today and Sunday.

It comes after Filey saw one of the biggest jumps in case numbers in the borough of Scarborough.

In the seven days up to 6 November, Filey and Hunmanby recorded 66 new Covid-19 cases, a jump of 22 on the previous week.

The infection rate for the Filey area stands at 569 per 100,000 people, above the average for the borough which is at 512.

The testing has been organised by the Department of Health and Social Care which has warned people to not just turn up but make an appointment first.

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Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, who's death has been announced this morning, had tested positive for Covid-19 and was suffering from underlying health conditions, a Prison Service spokesperson has confirmed.

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Sutcliffe had refused treatment at University Hospital of North Durham after being transferred there from maximum security HMP Frankland, where he was an inmate.

Sutcliffe, 74, was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and the north-west between 1975 and 1980.

He was convicted in 1981 and, after a long spell in Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire (pictured), he was transferred to HMP Frankland in 2016 after being deemed stable enough to serve time in prison.

A Prison Service spokesman said: "HMP Frankland prisoner Peter Coonan (born Sutcliffe) died in hospital on 13 November. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has been informed."

Sutcliffe had reportedly suffered from a range of conditions before his death, including heart trouble, diabetes and obesity.

People in North Yorkshire are being urged to put together a home medicine cabinet to ease the burden on GPs as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

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By having remedies like paracetamol, ibuprofen and anti-diarrhoea tablets to hand, the NHS says people will be able to deal with a short-term winter infection themselves without needing to see a doctor.

Dr Charles Parker, from the North Yorkshire Clinical Commisioning Group (CCG), said: "We’re approaching a time of year when we see an increase in winter infections like coughs, colds and sore throats.

"GPs won’t normally issue a prescription for these conditions, but effective over-the-counter medicines are available to buy from pharmacies and supermarkets.

"With winter just around the corner, it’s sensible to be prepared."

Dr Nigel Wells, from the NHS Vale of York CCG, added: "It’s important to remember that if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19 - high temperature, new continuous cough, a loss of or change to smell or taste - then you should stay at home and arrange a test, external."

The son of the first victim of the serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper, whose death was announced earlier, has said he'll now have "some kind of closure".

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Peter Sutcliffe was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and north-west England.

He was convicted in 1981 and spent three decades at Broadmoor Hospital before being moved to HMP Frankland in County Durham in 2016.

Peter Sutcliffe died in hospital where he is said to have refused treatment for Covid-19. Sutcliffe also had a number of other underlying health problems.

Sutcliffe's first victim was mother-of-four Wilma McCann (pictured), 28, who was hit with a hammer and stabbed 15 times in October 1975. Her son Richard was aged five at the time.

Mr McCann said: "The attention he's had over the years, the continuous news stories that we've suffered over the years, there is some form of conclusion to that.

"I am sure a lot of the families, surviving children of the victims may well be glad he has gone and they have a right to feel like that."

He explained that in about 2010 he had decided to let go of his anger and "forgive" Sutcliffe.

"I am sorry to hear he has passed away. It's not something I could have said in the past when I was consumed with anger," he said.

Hull's Director of Public Health is asking residents to re-double their efforts and to abide by the government guidelines to help reduce coronavirus in the city.

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Hull has England's highest rate of new cases at 726.8 per 100,000 population for the week to 7 November.

Leaders have urged people to strictly follow lockdown measures imposed by the government last week.

Director of Public Health Julia Weldon said: "I want people to remember that the biggest tool we have in our armoury is each other.

"Our best defence is to follow the rules around social distancing."

She added: "Ask yourself, are you doing everything you can to reduce the risk of transferring this infection further within our community?"

The Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has died at the age of 74.

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The serial killer was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and north-west England between 1975 and 1980.

He was convicted in 1981 and spent three decades at Broadmoor Hospital before being moved to HMP Frankland in County Durham in 2016.

Former police officer Bob Bridgestock, who worked on the hunt for Sutcliffe, said he "won't be shedding any tears".

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Several people found hiding at a house after reports of a party are among those fined in Humberside.

East Yorkshire has been chosen as one of the first areas to mass test NHS staff for Covid-19.

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Workers at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust will be required to complete self-tests twice a week to try and prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The trust provides mental health and community services across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Trust chief executive Michele Moran said: "It’s an honour to be recognised and chosen as one of the national pilot sites and we are positive this will be beneficial as we move into the next stage of the pandemic.”

The trust will be one 34 across England to introduce the testing which will be given to 250,000 members of staff nationally starting next week.

Landlords at a North Yorkshire pub say they fear losing their licence after police fined them for serving free drinks in breach of the lockdown laws.

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Nigel Cookson and Jo Cashon, who run the Grey Horse in Elvington, near York, say they placed the free drinks outside the pub for people attending the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the war memorial on the nearby village green.

Police say they received reports of people “gathering in the beer garden and smoking area".

"The attending officers established that the group were from different households, they were not socially distanced, and none of them were wearing face masks or face coverings to mitigate the risk of infection from coronavirus,” North Yorkshire Police says.

The couple say they are concerned they could now be forced to leave the pub after they claimed officers told them they would strip Ms Cashon of her designated premises supervisor licence, meaning she would be unable to run a pub in the York area.

Mr Cookson says: "They have decided to make an example of us which, with respect, seems to be completely out of proportion to any unintended offence we might have committed."

Police have since said the fine which was issued to the couple has been "cancelled".

The North Yorkshire force adds that the licence has not been revoked and the police and City of York Council are "working with" Mr Cookson and Ms Cashon.

In a joint statement, the police and council say: "An investigation is ongoing by North Yorkshire Police’s licensing department and City of York Council’s Public Protection services.

"A revocation of a premises licence or personal licence would be determined by the licensing sub-committee if any review proceedings were brought before them."

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Some routine operations and outpatient appointments are to be postponed because of rising coronavirus infection rates, a Hull hospitals trust has confirmed.

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Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said the decision to reschedule some routine day surgery, elective procedures and outpatient appointments comes after a "significant" increase in coronavirus patients.

Hull currently has among the highest number of Covid-19 infections in England - standing at 727 per 100,000 people, with that number continuing to increase.

The trust's chief operating officer, Teresa Cope, said: "We’ve seen a sudden and dramatic increase in patients with Covid-19 who need to be admitted to our hospitals over the past fortnight and it’s continuing to climb.

"It has become increasingly clear that if we are to have the capacity and staff to care for these patients, we have to reschedule our other work."

Patients who have appointments which will need to be rescheduled or changed will receive a letter, the trust says.

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Bosses at Harrogate's Convention Centre are forecasting a £1.4m loss while the site remains on standby as a hospital ready to treat Covid-19 patients.

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Centre director Paula Lorimer has revealed talks with the government have taken place regarding a possible "compensation" payment in recognition for the centre being used as one of the country's Nightingale Hospitals.

Ms Lorimer says she hopes such a package would then be used to help pay for planned £47m improvements at the centre when it's handed back for business use at the end of March.

A council spokesman said this week: “It is too early to tell what the eventual financial position the convention centre will be in by 31 March, but understandably it will be down.

“Like all convention venues across the country, the pandemic has had a significant impact on our income, although we have tried to offset this through expenditure reductions where possible."

The convention centre was transformed into the 500-bed temporary hospital in April.

It's not treated any coronavirus patients, but has been asked to get ready in case hospitals across Yorkshire are unable to cope.