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  1. Goodbye: Our live coverage across the day

    Andrew Barton

    BBC Local Live, York

    That's the end of our live service for today. 

    I'll be back from 07:00 on Friday with more news, sport, travel and weather updates from around the county. 

    I'll leave you today with this film of the departure and final flight of Army Lynx helicopters from Dishforth airfield. 

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    Video caption: Army choppers leave Dishforth for the last time
  2. York breaches WHO air pollution safety levels

    York is among more than 40 towns and cities across Britain and Ireland which breach air pollution safety levels, according to new figures.

    York from above

    The city's named in data published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) listing towns and cities in the UK and Ireland breaching safe levels for fine particles in the air.

    The health body warns poor air quality is a major cause of disease and death.

    As air quality declines, the risk of stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma, increases among residents, WHO says.

  3. More trains and cheaper tickets from York to London promised

    Andrew Barton

    BBC Local Live, York

    Cheaper trains and more often, that's the promise from FirstGroup which has been given the go-ahead to compete with Virgin Trains on the East Coast Main Line.

    The regulator has granted approval for the company to begin additional services between York, London and Scotland.   

    Train

    FirstGroup claimed its trains would offer cheaper fares and free Wi-Fi, making them a better option than other rail services and air travel.

    Quote Message: This is great news for passengers, as our new service will widen the choice of travel options between these cities and offer an attractive alternative to those available today. We will offer genuinely low fares at half the average price of today." from FirstGroup chief executive Tim O'Toole
    FirstGroup chief executiveTim O'Toole
    York railway station

    The 10-year deal will allow it to operate five trains a day each way from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh from 2021.

  4. North Yorkshire weather update: Sunny spells and warm this afternoon

    Owain Wyn Evans

    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    We'll see plenty of sunny spells into this afternoon, and feeling warm yet again.

    A little cloudier along the east coast with the risk of a little fog.

    A moderate or fresh north easterly breeze, highs of about 20C (68F).

    Weather map
  5. Headlines: York flood report published, final Army copter flights from Dishforth and additional York rail services promised

    Nathan Turvey

    BBC Radio York News

    The headlines from our newsroom in York this lunchtime are:

  6. Watch: Amnesia-affected York teen only remembers karate moves

    Andrew Barton

    BBC Local Live, York

    Earlier we told you about Sam Tai, a teenager from York, who has completely lost his memory after an accident left him with a condition called Global Amnesia.

    Each day, Sam wakes up is like it's his first - and yet, remarkably, he can still remember a complete set of karate moves. Here he is watched by his Sensei, Dave Cartawick:

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    Video caption: Watch this amazing film of Sam Tai

    Mark lost his memory after an accident playing Rugby.

    Look at this amazing pic of him taken before the accident.

    Sam Tai
  7. BreakingBoxing Day floods: Leaking service tunnel blamed for Foss Barrier failure

    Nathan Turvey

    BBC Radio York News

    A long-awaited Environment Agency report into how water got into the Foss Barrier Pumping Station in York on Boxing Day 2015 has found most of the water entered the building because of a leaking service tunnel drainage system.

    As a result, the barrier failed and had to be opened, flooding hundreds of homes and businesses in the city. 

    Foss Barrier

    The Environment Agency report says all eight pumps at the Foss Barrier were working that day at full capacity.

    However, a build-up of water in the barrier's underground service tunnel, combined with water flowing through the drainage system, filled the tunnel until water emerged inside the pumping station building.

    King staith

    A £17m upgrade is now under way which it's said will address all the recommendations made in the report, and this includes fixing water leaks in the service tunnel and new pumps with an increased capacity which will be installed by winter.

  8. Harrogate Town 'will give 100% next season' - Peter Crook

    BBC Sport

    Harrogate Town are determined to build on this season's progress, according to goalkeeper Peter Crook.

    Harrogate Town gate

    He's told BBC Radio York Sport that while the team's proud of reaching the National League North play-off semi finals, they believe they've fallen short overall. 

    "It's good we've made club history by finishing fourth, but we weren't happy with that. We wanted to get promoted, so that's what we'll aim for next season and the team will give 100%," says Crook.

  9. Watch: Unlucky for some? Flood-hit York Dungeon reopens on Friday the 13th

    Andrew Barton

    BBC Local Live, York

    Five months after being flooded, the famous York Dungeon visitor attraction is due to reopen and, with great timing, it opens up its chambers of horror on Friday the 13th.

    At Christmas, the lower levels of the Dungeon were inundated by 1m of floodwater when the River Ouse burst its banks, destroying numerous displays and affecting thousands of properties in the city.

    The water took nine days to recede and the repair bill was over £800,000.

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    Video caption: Five months after floods York yourist attraction re-opens
  10. Army helicopters lift off and leave Dishforth: North Yorkshire's farewell to 9 Regiment Army Air Corps

    Earlier we told you about the end of an era today for 9 regiment Army Air Corps, as they say goodbye to their home in Dishforth.

    Here are the latest scenes as they make ready to leave the North Yorkshire airfield, which has been their home for more than two decades.

    While based in North Yorkshire, the regiment's been involved in operations in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.

    A formation of four Lynx helicopters is due to leave Dishforth in the next few minutes to fly past key locations in the county, including Ripon, York, Linton, Harrogate and Catterick.

    Dishforth
  11. York's lost Roman amphitheatre: Why not join the search?

    The search is on for York's lost Roman amphitheatre and City of York Council is asking for local residents to get involved:

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  12. Listen: 'All I know is that I woke up this morning' - York teen's accident leaves him feeling each day is his first

    Georgey Spanswick

    Presenter, BBC Radio York

    How do you think you'd feel if you woke up and simply couldn't remember who you are? 

    That's exactly what's happened to a teenager from York due to an accident, and now each day Sam Tai wakes up like it's his first.

    Incredibly, despite losing his memory Sam is still able to remember complex karate moves - that's what he's doing in the picture - and you'll be able to watch a film of him doing that here later.

    Sam's problems started after a game of rugby at Easter.

    This morning, I spoke to Sam and his mum, Jane, and Sam told me what he remembers of his life prior to the accident - and what it's like to wake up each day and not know who you are:

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    Video caption: How it feels to not know who you are.
  13. Beginning of the end: 9 Regiment Army Air Corps prepare for Dishforth departure

    Cathy Killick

    Journalist, BBC Look North

    These were the scenes in the Ops Room of 9 Regt Army Air Corps at Dishforth a short time ago, ahead of the last helicopter flights before disbandment. 

    Ops Room
    Dishforth Ops Room

    After over two decades at this North Yorkshire base, the regiment's disbanding next month and merging with another one in Somerset.

    A formation of four Lynx copters is due to fly past key locations in the county later, before leaving Dishforth for the last time - ending all military helicopter ops in the north of England.

  14. Headlines: Army helicopters leave Dishforth for final time, tributes paid to former council leader and promise of more help for county's vulnerable people

    Nathan Turvey

    BBC Radio York News

    The headlines from our newsroom in York include:

    • Decades of military flying are due to come to an end later as Army helicopters fly out of Dishforth airfield for the last time
    • Tributes are paid to the former leader of City of York Council, Chris Steward, who's resigned after having a stroke at the age of just 36
    • North Yorkshire's re-elected Police and Crime Commissioner is expected to pledge more support for vulnerable people when she formally takes up the role later
  15. New report highlights importance of tourism to North Yorkshire's economy

    Scarborough UK

    Tourism contributed 6.6% to the economic activity of North Yorkshire, new analysis by the Office for National Statistics has shown.

    Scarborough

    The report, detailing the value of tourism to different areas across the UK, highlights the importance of the industry to our regional economy. 

  16. Traffic and Travel: Train delays update

    BBC Travel

    There are a couple of train delays to tell you about.

    The 09:31 York to London Kings Cross is running 11 minutes late and the 09:35 York to Reading is now due to depart at 09:50.

  17. Weather: A warm day with plenty of blue sky to come

    BBC Weather

    May seems to have remembered it's a spring month again, at least for today.

    Here's Owain with the very latest forecast.

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    Video caption: It's spring again for a day!