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• Suspected Second World War bomb found in Flaxton detonated

  RESIDENTS of a village outside York were evacuated from their homes yesterday by police (May 13), following the discovery of a suspected Second World War bomb.

• Thousands of civil servants are set to be moved out of London under new Government plans - and York will be one of the cities they will relocate to.

  Under plans announced on Wednesday, the Government will cut the number of civil servants working in London by 12,000 and shift jobs to a series of new regional “campuses” across the country.

• A MAJOR historic site which lies under a car park in York has been given a special protection after years of community campaigns.

  Jewbury in York which is the site of a medieval Jewish cemetery holding 5,000 bodies, has been granted protected status as a Scheduled Monument by the Government, following advice from Historic England.

• A 23-year-old football fan has woken from his coma after suffering life-threatening injuries when he fell from a tree while watching Leeds United’s celebration parade.

  Ed O’Brien spent six days in the coma at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) after falling in Millennium Square, Leeds, during his team’s open-top bus Premier League promotion parade on Monday, May 5.

• High food standards must remain a red line in any future trade talks with the US, York and North Yorkshire’s mayor has said.

  Mayor David Skaith said he would continue to press the Government to ensure local farmers are protected following the announcement that a trade deal had been reached with the US.

• Sports and fitness could be used to improve men’s mental health in York and North Yorkshire as its mayor opened up about his struggles following the death of his father.

  David Skaith said he shut himself off after losing his father Bob in 2021 but speaking about his feelings, sports and socialising helped him come to terms with his loss.

• More than 40 new houses - including affordable homes - planned for a York village have moved one step closer to being built, despite objections.

  City of York Council planners have recommended councillors approve a 44-home application from Barratt David Wilson Homes for the site in Dunnington, which is currently farmland.

• Train operator services return after signalling fault

  Train services using York railway station are returning to normal following an earlier signalling fault between Newcastle and Darlington (May 13).