Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on child use
An advocate for major social media platforms told an Australian Senate committee that laws to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed until next year at least instead of being ...
DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania
A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital, killing at least one person. Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT, quoting an emergency official, said two people had ...
Mother to run third Santa Dash run in Liverpool in memory of late daughter
A mother is to run her third Santa Dash run in Liverpool in memory of her daughter who died in 2021. The annual fundraising event, organised by Born To Run (BTR) Liverpool, an organisation which hosts ...
Bar staff to be trained to spot drink spiking
Thousands of bar staff will be trained to deal with incidents of spiking under Government plans as Sir Keir Starmer demands joint action from police and hospitality chiefs to tackle violence against ...
Landslide and flash floods leave 16 dead in Sumatra, Indonesia
Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages in Sumatra, officials said. Six people are still missing, according to ...
City of York Council suggests maximum rise in council tax
Finance bosses at City of York Council have suggested the largest possible rise in council tax - as they grapple with a budget crisis.
Nations meet as part of final bid to address global plastic crisis
Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. It is the fifth time the world’s nations convened to craft a ...
New Zealanders help to save 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach
More than 30 pilot whales stranded on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets. Four of ...
North Yorkshire's highest speeding offences on A19 and A64
The fastest speeding offences in North Yorkshire have been revealed, as police reveal which road saw a driver exceed 150mph.
Ten best York coffee shops shortlisted by Press readers
Readers of The York Press can now cast a vote for their overall favourite by picking up a copy of the newspaper from today (Monday, November ...
Father of ‘former British soldier’ captured in Russia fears son will be tortured
Scott Anderson said he and other family members had tried to convince the 22-year-old not to fight for Ukraine.
Bid to increase uninsured driver's jail time fails
A bid to increase the sentence of a driver who caused a fatal crash and then lied about having motor insurance has failed.