A health trust boss who experienced racist abuse after England's Euro 2020 victory over Germany says he has been left feeling "unwanted and isolated".

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Steve Russell, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust's chief executive, said it happened as he was walking home from work after Tuesday's match.

A woman slurred at him she was "proud to be white and British because we're better than people like you", he said.

Mr Russell added: "I was quite taken aback by how I felt. I felt really surprised and suddenly felt very lonely. It was particularly unpleasant."

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Mr Russell said he posted details of what had happened to him on his Twitter feed, external because he wanted to draw attention to the issue.

"There is a broader point. This isn't entirely unusual, in fact it's not unusual. It happens to many people too often."

He added that what happened after the England v Germany match reminded him of one of the first such incidents he had faced when his parents had taken him to London.

"There'd been a football match and a supporter asked my dad where he'd got me from", he said.

An albatross' natural habitat is the South Atlantic but it is thought to be the same bird at Bempton.

Police have renewed an appeal for help identifying two men wanted in connection with a sexual assault on a woman in York.

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The victim was approached by two men on the pedestrian crossing near Dominic Pizza on Lawrence Street, between 02:00 and 02:30 on Sunday 20 June.

All three people then continued to walk along Lawrence Street, before walking along a path at the side of Lawrence Street Church grounds (pictured below).

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Officers say the woman was then sexually assaulted before she fled from the men and came across a group of people who walked her home.

Anyone who recognises either of the men in the images is being urged to contact police.

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The North Yorkshire force is also continuing to appeal to motorists who may have any dashcam footage of the woman and one or both of the men to get in touch.

The suspects were both wearing jeans and dark-coloured jackets. The victim was wearing a brown fleece-style jacket, officers add.

Police have renewed a nationwide appeal to find a 16-year-old boy who has been missing from West Yorkshire for more than a month.

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Loi Nguyen (pictured), was last seen leaving his home in Bingley at 13:00 on Monday 31 May. Despite a nationwide appeal last month he's not been seen since.

He is described as 5ft 1in tall, of slim build with short black hair and brown eyes.

When last seen, the teenager is thought to have been wearing black shoes, a blue shirt, grey trousers and a light blue jacket.

Det Ch Insp Andy Farrell said: "It's more than a month since our last confirmed sighting of Loi, and we continue to be concerned for his welfare.

"It was initially thought he'd travelled to the West Midlands area or South Yorkshire, but these inquiries proved to be unsuccessful.

"Loi could be anywhere in the country and this is why we are again appealing nationally for information that will help us to locate him."

Anyone who sees Loi or who has information about his whereabouts is being urged to contact police immediately.

Employers will have to shoulder more of the costs of furlough from today as the government starts to wind down its flagship job support scheme.

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With about 1.5 million workers still on furlough, the change will affect thousands of firms across the country.

Staff will continue to receive 80% of their wages, but employers will pay part of that for the first time.

Leeds businessman and nightclub owner Terry George said he would have to lay off workers because of the changes to furlough, with around 30% of his staff still on the scheme.

"We are concerned this is going to be something that we can't afford to pay people out of a pot that has no money coming in," he told Radio 4's Today programme.

"We're going to have to lose some staff. I think the most obvious thing would be to extend the furlough in its full form."

Gol Zazai, 29, appears before magistrates in Leeds accused of killing Najeebullah Nekzad in 2019.

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A six-year-old from North Yorkshire is making a difference after he tackled a month-long charity cycling challenge.

Henry Gordon, from Pickering, said he wanted to help children less fortunate than himself by raising money for Martin House Hospice.

The hospice provides family-led care and support for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

Henry clocked up 125 miles and, so far, has raised more than £1,600 for the Boston-Spa based unit.

The six-year-old said seeing the late Capt Sir Tom Moore's fundraising efforts inspired him to get on his bike.

Dad Alisdair said: "We're mega proud of him. He did really well. One ride was 24 miles in one day, the biggest he's ever done.

"Henry took to Sir Tom who was such an inspiration. he got this idea and wanted to chip in and do his bit as well."

A Barnsley pub was targeted in a firebombing attempt, police believe.

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A man in the pub was woken by fire alarms at the Eastfield Arms in Bar Lane shortly before 03:00 on 24 June, according to South Yorkshire Police.

He discovered a window had been smashed and a bottle believed to be filled with a flammable substance was alight on the floor.

The victim was able to extinguish the fire before it could take hold, officers said.

Anyone who knows anything about the incident is asked to contact police.

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Police in North Yorkshire are receiving the highest number of emergency calls since records began – with the force currently answering more calls a day than it does on New Year’s Eve, it's been revealed.

North Yorkshire Police says its operators have seen the highest ever number of 999 calls this month, and a significant increase in calls to the non-emergency 101 line.

The rise is thought to be caused by an increase in visitors to the county and the easing of lockdown restrictions.

Assistant Chief Constable Mark Pannone said: "Typically we are getting about 300 calls to 999 a day in June.

"On New Year’s Eve in 2020 we received 293 calls. New Year’s Eve is always one of the busiest days of the year.

"To be consistently getting above what we get on New Year’s Eve on a daily basis shows the level of calls we are getting."

North Yorkshire Police aims to answer 90% of 999 calls within 10 seconds but the force is not currently reaching that target.

Eight new staff have been recruited and the North Yorkshire force is planning to create six more full-time roles in the force control room to tackle the increase in calls, it says.

A man's been "physically ejected" from a supermarket in Lincolnshire after removing his face mask and verbally abusing a sales assistant, police have said.

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The man was asked to leave Lidl on Tawney Street, Boston, at about 16:45 on 22 June following the incident.

He refused to leave the store and during the incident, which lasted about 30 minutes, was removed from the store, officers said.

Anyone who saw what happened is being asked to contact police.

It's hoped a landmark bridge which crosses the River Derwent between East Yorkshire and York will be reopened by lunchtime today after a lorry hit it on Wednesday.

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The A166 between York and Stamford Bridge is currently closed with diversions in place due to the incident.

A lorry carrying a wide load became stuck and caused damage to the bridge's stone parapets, some of which fell into the River Derwent.

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Structural experts were called to the scene following the incident.

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US fashion giant Gap has confirmed it plans to close all its 81 stores in the UK and Ireland and go online-only.

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The firm, which has stores in Sheffield, Doncaster, Castleford, Lincoln and York, said it would close all its stores "in a phased manner" between the end of August and the end of September.

This includes 19 shops that were already scheduled to close in July as their leases were expiring.

The company has not disclosed how many employees the closures will affect, but will shortly start a consultation process with the staff.

The firm said it was "not exiting the UK market" and would continue to offer a web-based store when all the shops had closed.

A man has been charged with murdering a 19-year-old whose body was found in an abandoned car.

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Najeebullah Nekzad, from Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, was discovered by a PSCO inside the Fiat Punto in Scammonden, near Huddersfield, on 31 August 2019.

Mr Nezkad had died three days earlier, West Yorkshire Police said.

Gol Zazai, 29, of Albemarle Terrace, Ashton-under-Lyne, is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court later.

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Voters are going to the polls in the Batley and Spen by-election today to decide their new MP.

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Polling booths opened at 07:00 and will remain open for people to cast their ballot until 22:00.

There are 16 candidates standing in the election which was triggered when former Labour MP Tracy Brabin became West Yorkshire's first elected mayor.

Votes will be counted in nearby Huddersfield and a result is expected on Friday morning.

Click here for the full list of candidates.

Grazia was 18 when she started using the steroid cream in her daily routine, only stopping last year.

Hull KR hooker Matt Parcell signs a new deal to keep him with the Super League club until the end of the 2022 season.

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Hospital admissions in North Yorkshire due to Covid-19 are not rising as quickly as in previous waves, according to the county's Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

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Amanda Bloor, accountable officer for the North Yorkshire CCG, has said the number of patients in the county’s hospitals is not mirroring the spike in infection rates.

Twenty-two patients with Covid-19 are in hospital at the moment, compared with 23 last week. The number includes two patients in Harrogate Hospital and six in York.

However, the infection rate in North Yorkshire is still rising - with almost 900 cases recorded in the last week. The rate per 100,000 people now stands at 144 - up from 45 two weeks ago.

Mrs Bloor said: "The data I'm seeing suggests we are not seeing the same rates of hospitalisation per community infection rates as we were seeing in previous waves.

"I think this is most likely due to the vaccination programme and the fact that having two doses of a vaccine protects people from serious illness."

Anyone who has not yet had their first jab is being encouraged to come forward as soon as possible.

A 15-year-old admits the manslaughter of Roberts Buncis in Boston, Lincolnshire, but denies his murder.

Peer pressure may be a reason why more young men are contracting Covid-19, an East Yorkshire GP has said.

The number of cases in young men in North East Lincolnshire has increased, and the NHS is now encouraging more in that group to book their jab.

Dr Zoe Norris (pictured), Bridlington's primary care clinical director, told BBC Radio Humberside: "Warehouse workers, construction sites, manual labourers - it's quite challenging in that environment to be the one saying, 'look we should be wearing masks and social distancing'.

"There's a degree of peer pressure and I wonder how much of that taps into us seeing this surge in younger men."