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File photo dated of the P&O Pride of Burgundy as it sails into Dover, Kent.
Thousands of ferry passengers faced delays because of a blockade of Calais by French fishermen.
Cause of massive fire still unknown
A DEMOLITION team was today trying to make the ruined shell of York High School safe, so that fire experts could start investigating the cause of a devastating blaze.
Oasis premiere album on MySpace
Oasis have premiered their new album Dig Out Your Soul in its entirety on MySpace.
Sex and the City sells a million
Sex And The City: The Movie has become the fastest-selling DVD of the year, shifting nearly one million copies in its first week of release, the Official Charts Company said.
In overdue homecoming, microchip leads dog to family
"Do you remember me?" asks Jana Erickson as she is reunited with her dog Zeus at Spokanimal C.A.R.E. today.
Cheers! We can all sup more ale
Good news folks! We can all eat and drink a bit more because we're not the booziest or fattest nation around.
McIntosh Holds Farmers Meeting at Thirsk Rural Business Centre
It will be a very good opportunity for local farmers their concerns regarding numerous rural and farming issues such as supermarket prices and competition and also to hear about the role of Yorkshire Forward ...
MORE than a third of English 15-year-olds have had a punch-up in the last year, shock statistics revealed yesterday.
Editor's Choice: One in three Scots teens involved in fight as...
MORE than one in three Scots teenagers has been in a fight in the past year, one in 11 is a regular pot smoker and 17 per cent drink spirits each week.
Coach driver arrested following Staxton accident
POLICE have arrested the driver of a coach involved in a weekend crash which killed two people on a North Yorkshire road.
Issa designer Daniella Helayel: 'I would love to dress the Queen'
Issa designer Daniella Helayel boasts Kate Middleton as a fan, but has set her sights higher still, says Celia Walden For a "princess in waiting" to appear once in a dress is the designer's lottery-winning ...
Malta and international press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times reports that Brussels wants the liquidation of Malta Shipyards but the government is insisting on consideration of social needs.
Boy rescued from hot curry A two-year-old boy suffered severe burns on his body after he tripped and fell into a large pot of piping hot curry, a news report said yesterday.
Victim among arrests made in Toronto school shooting
The 16-year-old victim of Tuesday's shooting at a Toronto high school and an 18-year-old man have been charged with criminal offences in connection with the incident, police said Wednesday.
Toronto Rocked by Shootings, Stabbing
While Toronto reeled yesterday over the shooting of a 16-year-old outside a school, three other men were slain in a trio of successive homicides in the Greater Toronto Area.
"You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once." This is a popular saying in Czech Republic which reflects the importance of multilingualism most ...
CALLING potential foster carers: your county needs you. Special Moving On foster carers are needed in Selby, Ryedale and York who are prepared to take on children with particularly difficult behavioural and ...
MALTON residents have stepped up their campaign in opposition to the reopening of a nearby quarry.
Malta and international press digest 07:37
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times quotes remarks by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, who said yesterday that the agreement reached with the GWU last week improves the ...
Wakulla Sheriff's Office investigating pet mill
Wakulla County Sheriff's Office investigators are trying to get a court order so they can rescue a menagerie of animals at a suspected pet mill.