A Sheffield farmer calls the fire service as a last resort after water supplies were cut off.

A fifth outbreak of bird flu in North Yorkshire has been confirmed.

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The highly contagious H5N1 virus, which can kill poultry flocks, was confirmed in birds at a premises near Thirsk yesterday, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, external (Defra) said.

The agency said all birds on the infected premises will be humanely culled.

Temporary control zones of 1.8 miles (3km) and 6.2 miles (10km) have been put in place around the affected site.

Defra ordered keepers in Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire to house all birds following outbreaks of the virus near Thirsk and Leeming last week.

From today all bird keepers in the UK, whether they have pet birds, commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock, external, are required by law to take a range of biosecurity precautions.

A man has been seriously injured in a collision involving two vehicles in Lincolnshire, police say.

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A lorry and a car collided shortly after 06:00 on the A17 at Sutterton near Boston on Sunday, according to Lincolnshire Police.

The male driver of a Ford Fiesta sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital. The lorry driver was uninjured, officers said.

Anyone who saw the crash or who captured the incident on film is asked to contact police.

The Tan Hill Inn manager says the experience and their guests were "wonderful".

A flood alert is currently in place for parts of North Yorkshire following Storm Arwen.

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The alert covers the Upper Derwent and Scarborough areas, external, including land around The Sea Cut at Scalby, Throxenby Beck, Old Malton, and Priorpot Beck in Norton

The Environment Agency issued the alert last night saying: "River levels will continue to remain high as a result of rainfall over the past few days.

In a statement today it says: "The flood alert for the Upper River Derwent remains in force.

"Flooding of roads and farmland remains possible, areas most at risk are low lying land and roads.

"Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and do not walk or drive through flood water."

The agency says it will continue to monitor the forecast.

Customers have spent three nights at the Tan Hill Inn in Yorkshire, after being snowed in by Storm Arwen.

Customers who've spent a third night trapped at Britain's highest pub have been helping out by collecting glasses, clearing tables and washing up.

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Guests got stuck at the Tan Hill Inn, in the Yorkshire Dales, amid Storm Arwen.

They had travelled to the pub, which is 1,732ft (528m) above sea level, on Friday to watch an Oasis tribute band.

They're unable to leave because nearby roads are not useable, partly due to fallen power cables.

Manager Nicola Townsend said: "The staff are working long hours so they're getting tired, so customers have helped washing up, collecting glasses, washing glasses, clearing tables - they've been great.

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"I've opened the bar late in the afternoon, because when they get the green light to go we don't want them held back because they've had some alcohol."

Ms Townsend said as well as getting stuck in with the work, trapped customers have been enjoying impromptu singalongs.

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She said: "The Oasis tribute band have been getting their guitars out and doing a bit of acoustic stuff in the different rooms we have here and everyone's been joining in and singing along."

Customers and staff at the pub will know later today whether they'll be spending a fourth night there.

Nicola said: "The road was closed because the plough couldn't get through.

"Hopefully they'll get through today, and with a bit of luck and a bit of grit we should be letting some people go home."

BBC Weather

Today will be a little milder and will see some early sunny spells.

Cloud is expected to increase with showers developing during the afternoon.

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A Yellow warning for ice, external issued by the Met Office is in place for some parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire until 10:00 this morning.

Tonight will become cloudy and breezy. It should be generally dry but the odd shower is possible.

Engineers have been working through the night to restore power to homes in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire following Storm Arwen.

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Northern Powergrid said the damage caused by the storm was the worst it's dealt with in 15 years.

Last night, it said, 32,000 homes across the north east were still without power.

It says engineers from all over the UK have been brought in to restore customers' supply.

Dozens of postcodes across Bradford, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield and Wakefield have been affected.

Northern Powergrid's Head of Policy Development , said: "The storm has caused significant damage to our network and we're working hard to repair the damage.

"It's going to take quite long periods for some people to get back on, we know for a number of people unfortunately that'll be beyond today

"It's very difficult for us to give an end point because as we work through we find other bits of damage as we go."