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June 18
100 years ago The rains of the previous week or two had made life the reverse of comfortable at Strensall Camp, where there were currently between two thousand and three thousand troops under canvas. All parts of the camp had not suffered to the
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Monday 18 June: Tea-time teaser
Welcome back to our picture quiz. Each day, we show you a picture of somewhere in York - all you have to do is answer the question. Good luck! This tile is on the outside wall of a shop in the city centre - in which street? Come
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Portugal's Ronaldo scores twice to sink Holland
Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Portugal's passage into the quarter-finals with two goals that ended dismal Holland's participation at Euro 2012 with this 2-1 defeat. Ronaldo was irresistible throughout as he led his side to a last-eight appointment with
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Germany's Bender breaks Danish hearts
Lars Bender spared Germany from a shock Euro 2012 exit with the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Denmark, whose tournament ended in Lviv. The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder, playing as full-back for the national team, struck as Denmark were pushing
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Czech Republic dump co-hosts Poland out of Euro 2012
Petr Jiracek's second-half goal ensured the Czech Republic squeaked into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 via a 1-0 victory as co-hosts Poland suffered an early exit. Outplayed for the majority of the first half, the Czechs were seemingly stung into
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Greece make quarters with Russia win
Giorgos Karagounis and Greece rekindled the spirit of 2004 as they sealed an improbable European Championship quarter-final spot and dumped Russia out of the tournament by beating them 1-0. The shock champions of eight years ago turned Group A upside
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Four people hurt in North Yorkshire crash
FOUR people had to be freed from their vehicles and two were airlifted to hospital following a crash near the North Yorkshire coast today. The incident occurred at just after 1pm on the A165 at Reighton, near Filey, when three vehicles collided
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Motorist escapes car fire on A64
A CAR was destroyed and one lane of the A64 was closed for over an hour after the vehicle caught fire. The incident occurred at 3.05 this afternoon, on the eastbound carriageway near the Hopgrove roundabout, when the driver of a Vauxhall Zafira
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Fire at North Yorkshire junior school
FIRE crews attended a blaze at a North Yorkshire school's science block. At 9.30am this morning firefighters were called to Queen Ethelburgas Preparatory School at Thorpe Underwood near Boroughbridge. Crews from York, Acomb and Boroughbridge
