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A man reads the hearts on the Covid Memorial Wall in London. PIC: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Covid bereaved are right to call for greater clarity - Jayne Dowle
Bereaved families say the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has not gone far enough and should offer much more detail on how public services can be challenged, addressed and ...

Nuno Albuquerque, Head of Treatment, UKAT Group.

'We're concerned': Toll of alcohol misuse on Yorkshire's elderly after lockdowns

Pregnant women and vulnerable people have been warned after dangerous bacteria was been found in a type of cheese

Warning for pregnant women after deadly bacteria found in cheese

M&S has apologised for displaying daffodils next to spring onions

M&S apologises after displaying poisonous daffodils with spring onions

Findings of a clinical trial involving a new Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab have been published

New Alzheimer’s drug Lecanemab hailed ‘momentous’ by experts in trial

A six-year-old pupil from Ashford Church of England School has died after falling ill with Group A streptococcal infection.

Six-year-old child died in a Strep A outbreak at school

Almost four in 10 Brits aged over 65 find it difficult to have conversations abo...

Calorie counts to feature on menus from today to tackle obesity

Abbey Lane, Beauchief

Yorkshire residents fighting plans for ‘Angel of the North sized 5G phone mast’

Graham offers a Swaledale sheep experience from his smallholding near West Witton in Wensleydale to teach people how to care for sheep Picture: Tony Johnson

Why DIY farmers are flocking to sheep keeping courses in the Dales

There have been more than 500 'excess deaths' in North Yorkshire during the coronavirus pandemic

More than 550 'excess deaths' in North Yorkshire during Covid-19 pandemic

New data suggests the STI is on the rise (Photo: Shutterstock)

What you need to know about flesh eating STI donovanosis - and how it’s treated

Harrogate hospital bosses have warned this winter will be “more challenging than ever before”

Yorkshire hospital bosses warn this winter will be ‘more challenging than ever'

A phial of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

Rise in number reporting long Covid lasting for at least a year

What is radon gas, and do I need a radon detector to protect my home?

What is radon gas, and do I need a radon detector to protect my home?

Where cases of new Columbian Covid variant been found in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Where cases of new Columbian Covid variant are in UK - and its effect on vaccine...

Handout photo issued by UK Parliament of Jacob Young during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London (UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor)

Redcar and Cleveland should “take sensible precautions" to limit Covid spread

The Grand Cattle Parade in the Main Ring of the Great Yorkshire Show is set to be one of the highlights of this year's show, which begins on Tuesday next week and runs for four days for the first time in its history. (Photo: Yorkshire Agricultural Society)

Great Yorkshire Show set to celebrate the best of rural life with four-day showc...

Whitby Regatta

Organisers of Whitby Regatta seeking guidance from Public Health England

Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Pool via AP)

Sport and politics must learn to be better team-mates - Stuart Rayner

Sherburn High School, near Selby, has been closed since Thursday June 17 and is not set to open until next Tuesday June 29 at the earliest.

Sherburn High School closes after mass covid outbreak among pupils and staff
A high school in North Yorkshire will remain closed into next week following a covid outbreak among its pupils and staff.
Victoria Finan

WAITING GAME: England’s Mason Mount, third left, and England’s Ben Chilwell, fourth left, during a team training session yesterday. Picture: AP/Frank Augstein.

Euro 2020: England v Czech Republic – Southgate forced to play waiting game

Billy Gilmour: Scotland midfielder has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Tuesday's Euro 2020 game with Croatia.

Two England players ruled out of Czech Republic game by Covid

The vaccination centre at Elland Road

Covid vaccine bookings top one million in two days

Some 379,164 patients called for their smear last year did not take up their invites

Third of women called up for smear tests missed their appointments last year

The Covid vaccination centre at Elland Road, Leeds

More than 700,000 jabs booked on day vaccine programme opened to over 18s

Every adult in England will be able to book their Covid-19 vaccine from today (Getty Images)

All adults in England can now book their Covid-19 jab - here’s how to get your a...

This map shows how many covid cases are near you as 21 June set to be delayed

An NHS worker prepares a dose of a vaccine in Bolton

Vaccines 'preventing hospitalisation' in Kirklees as infection rate rises

The Delta Covid-19 variant is now thought to be dominant in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Delta Covid variant is now ‘dominant in UK’ - and poses greater risk of hospital...

Leeds city centre

The Yorkshire areas where the Indian Covid-19 variant has been found

NHS Test and Trace staff begin Covid-19 testing at a drive in centre

Number of 'Yorkshire variant' Covid-19 cases in the UK passes 100
More than 100 cases of a variant of Covid-19 discovered by scientists in Yorkshire have been recorded in the UK.
Nathan Hyde

A new Covid variant first detected in Thailand has now been identified in the UK (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

New Thai Covid strain found in the UK - but is it as infectious as the Indian va...

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Vaccines 'offer high levels of protection against Indian variant'

49 confirmed cases of B.1.1.482 have been recorded in England

Covid 19 variant discovered by Sheffield scientists is 'under investigation'

Surge testing has been under way in parts of Bolton since 7 May (Photo: Getty Images)

Where India variant is dominant in UK - amid concerns lockdown could be extended

Public Health England (PHE) figures show 509 cases of a variant first detected in India, which is known as B1.617.2, were recorded in England by May 5 (stock image).

19 cases of 'concerning' Indian variant recorded in Yorkshire

Selby has a rate of 111.5 cases per 100,000 people following the outbreak, understood to be centred at a warehouse near the town centre

Selby has highest coronavirus rates in England following workplace outbreak

MP Jon Trickett will say Wakefield has a much higher rates of Covid-19 infections than the local areas of Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson. Stock image

Why more than a third of England's workplace Covid-19 outbreaks are in Yorkshire

Health officials have designated the Indian variant as a “variant under investigation” (Photo: Getty Images)

77 cases of a new Indian Covid variant found in the UK could be ‘cause for conce...

Locking down streets could be the way forward when it comes to containing outbreaks of Covid variants (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Entire streets could be locked down to stop spread of Covid variants, says exper...

Is your area among the worst affected? (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the 15 areas in England with the highest Covid infection rates right n...

The new Philippines-linked strain is under investigation by PHE (Getty Images)

What is the new Philippines-linked Covid variant found in England?

A new Covid-19 variant has been listed as a 'Variant Under Investigation' (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

New Covid-19 strain declared as ‘Variant Under Investigation’ - what we know so ...

Testing for coronavirus (photo: PA).

Brazil Covid-19 variant discovered in West Yorkshire

Vaping will 'massively cut the harm you do to your body', doctors say Credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

New film by cancer charity explores the myths about vaping

16 cases of the new variant have been identified in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scientists are tracking another new Covid variant in the UK after 16 cases found

Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Photo: PA

Single dose of vaccine can reduce Covid hospital admissions by 80 per cent

A further 1.7 million people were advised by the Government to shield earlier this month, with hundreds of thousand now invited to receive a Covid vaccination (Photo: Shutterstock)

600,000 more people who were shielding have been invited for a Covid vaccine

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When will it be safe to go on holiday in the UK?

If further data confirms the findings, the 10 day self-isolation period may have to be extended (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK Covid variant could stay in the body longer - and self-isolation times ma...

Covid-19 case rates have dropped across nearly 95 per cent of local authorities in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid cases have dropped in nearly 95% of the UK - here’s how regions compare

Infection rates have fallen across all age groups and regions. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Coronavirus infections are now highest among 30 to 39 year olds in England

Have you got what it takes? (Photo: BBC)

TV quiz show Pointless is looking for new contestants - how to apply

Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a thumbs up to patients after they were given the vaccine during a visit to a coronavirus vaccination centre in Batley, West Yorkshire. Photo: PA

Health Secretary defends PM's Yorkshire visit as 'keeping the nation going'

Communication with members of the public was not good enough, MP Rachael Maskell said

York Covid anniversary - Councils saw info on social media before being told

Renew Holdings.

Leeds engineering firm starts year in line with expectations

Case rates have dropped to their lowest levels since the end of last year (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid levels are at lowest in 2021 for most of England - the regions compared

Matt Hancock will address the public from Downing Street (Getty Images)

What time is Matt Hancock's briefing today - and what could he say?

The daily testing of secondary school pupils and staff in England has been temporarily paused, due to concerns over the new variant (Photo: Shutterstock)

Daily Covid tests for secondary school pupils and staff in England have been pau...

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