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Police have renewed a nationwide appeal to find a 16-year-old boy who has been missing from West Yorkshire for more than a month.

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Loi Nguyen (pictured), was last seen leaving his home in Bingley at 13:00 on Monday 31 May. Despite a nationwide appeal last month he's not been seen since.

He is described as 5ft 1in tall, of slim build with short black hair and brown eyes.

When last seen, the teenager is thought to have been wearing black shoes, a blue shirt, grey trousers and a light blue jacket.

Det Ch Insp Andy Farrell said: "It's more than a month since our last confirmed sighting of Loi, and we continue to be concerned for his welfare.

"It was initially thought he'd travelled to the West Midlands area or South Yorkshire, but these inquiries proved to be unsuccessful.

"Loi could be anywhere in the country and this is why we are again appealing nationally for information that will help us to locate him."

Anyone who sees Loi or who has information about his whereabouts is being urged to contact police immediately.

Employers will have to shoulder more of the costs of furlough from today as the government starts to wind down its flagship job support scheme.

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With about 1.5 million workers still on furlough, the change will affect thousands of firms across the country.

Staff will continue to receive 80% of their wages, but employers will pay part of that for the first time.

Leeds businessman and nightclub owner Terry George said he would have to lay off workers because of the changes to furlough, with around 30% of his staff still on the scheme.

"We are concerned this is going to be something that we can't afford to pay people out of a pot that has no money coming in," he told Radio 4's Today programme.

"We're going to have to lose some staff. I think the most obvious thing would be to extend the furlough in its full form."

US fashion giant Gap has confirmed it plans to close all its 81 stores in the UK and Ireland and go online-only.

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The firm, which has stores in Sheffield, Doncaster, Castleford, Lincoln and York, said it would close all its stores "in a phased manner" between the end of August and the end of September.

This includes 19 shops that were already scheduled to close in July as their leases were expiring.

The company has not disclosed how many employees the closures will affect, but will shortly start a consultation process with the staff.

The firm said it was "not exiting the UK market" and would continue to offer a web-based store when all the shops had closed.

Today will be largely cloudy and dull, but should remain dry with some bright spells.

This evening will continue cloudy and become showery overnight in some areas:

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Voters are going to the polls in the Batley and Spen by-election today to decide their new MP.

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Polling booths opened at 07:00 and will remain open for people to cast their ballot until 22:00.

There are 16 candidates standing in the election which was triggered when former Labour MP Tracy Brabin became West Yorkshire's first elected mayor.

Votes will be counted in nearby Huddersfield and a result is expected on Friday morning.

Click here for the full list of candidates.

A drop-in coronavirus vaccination clinic just for women is open today at a community centre in Leeds.

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The clinic at the Asha Neighbourhood Project, Stratford Street, Beeston, is open until 16:00.

Local NHS and Leeds City Council introduced the clinic in partnership with Women’s Lives Leeds.

It's available for women aged 18 and over, who haven't had their first dose of the vaccine.

Leeds NHS says this includes women who are unpaid carers, have an underlying health condition, or who have received a text message from their GP practice inviting them to the clinic.

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Liz Grogan from the NHS in Leeds said: "We're really excited to be able to offer this women only clinic.

"We've worked closely with Women’s Lives Leeds and know there's a need for a women only clinic because of what we've been hearing from the communities."

She added: "It's also great to be having children coming along as well.

"So if people are concerned they haven't got someone to look after their children whilst they get a vaccine, please just come along and bring them with you."

A cat who went missing while his owners moved house has been reunited with his family a year after disappearing, after being found just a short walk from his home.

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Muffin, four, managed to escape from his carrier when his family moved house in Leeds and, despite his owner’s best efforts to find him, he remained missing for 12 months, the RSPCA said.

However, Animal Inspector Gemma Fowler was called to collect a cat thought to be abandoned in Harehills, Leeds, last Tuesday and found it was microchipped.

Gemma said: "We always scan animals for microchips first and foremost, and I was really surprised to discover he was indeed chipped.

“His owners were over the moon to receive my call and told me how Muffin had escaped during their house move almost a year ago.

"They were delighted he’d been found, and amazingly, it was just 10 minutes away from their home now, and on the very road where another family member lived."

Toni Myers, Muffin’s owner, said: "We’re so pleased to have Muffin back, my nine-year-old daughter cried when she heard he’d been found.

"Muffin’s been sleeping on her bed since he came home, and although he’ll take some time to gain weight and recover from the cat flu he caught while he was missing, he seems happy in the new home."