On the opening day of the World Cup we take a look at its affect here in York
Tension scores as wives blow whistle
Football fans planning to spend the next five weeks in front of the television were today warned of the risks the World Cup could pose to marital bliss.
Bookies are banking on a betting bonanza
Betting shops in York were today bracing themselves for a bumper month as the World Cup tournament began in Paris with the big Scotland and Brazil game.
Daniel flies the World Cup flag
Schoolboy football fan Daniel Smith is preparing for his appearance in front of millions of TV viewers at World Cup '98 in France.
Skewered by the temptation of a kebab
Anyone who, after a couple of well deserved post-match snifters, has succumbed to the delights of a kebab must find it hard to believe that they are the scourge of the England side.
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