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People who live outside of Leeds will be charged £8 to enter one of the city's museums, according to new plans set to be discussed by council bosses next week.

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A paper on the authority’s finances over the coming years proposes introducing the charge at the Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall, which it expects will raise about £160,000 a year,

Those who can provide a proof of address within Leeds would be allowed free access.

The £8 entry fee would allow anyone who paid the price to return for free over the following 12 months.

Proposals also include relocating the cafe from Abbey House Museum to the visitor centre at Kirkstall Abbey, which the authority expects will raise an extra £90,000 a year for council coffers.

The changes, which are listed as part of the authority’s medium term financial plan, are expected to come into force by April 2022.

Leeds City Council’s executive board will discuss the proposals on Wednesday 15 December.

The owner of a chain of bars across the north of England says he doesn’t understand why vaccine passports are being introduced for nightclubs and large indoor venues, claiming there’s “already proof they don’t work”.

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From Wednesday 15 December, people will be required to show Covid passports to enter nightclubs and other large venues.

The prime minister has described the changes as "proportionate and responsible" after the emergence of the Omicron variant.

Martin Greenhow, who owns the Mojo chain of five bars, told BBC Radio Leeds: “They’re an impractical measure. They don’t work.

“Scotland showed that. Wales showed that. Germany, Austria - they haven’t achieved their goals."

At the moment, bars and restaurants are exempt from the rule changes and the reintroduction of mask-wearing in most public places.

However, Mr Greenhow has also warned of hard times ahead for the hospitality sector.

“It won’t actually directly impact my businesses at the moment. It’s going to primarily hit the nightclub sector and I could weep for them," he said.

“These are businesses which have only just started to stagger back to their feet and they’re going to be crushed again.

“My concern is that this is only the first step."

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From Friday 10 December, mask-wearing will be mandatory in most indoor venues, including places of worship, theatres and cinemas, as well as in shops and on public transport.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said the new restrictions would buy time against the Omicron variant amid a "credible risk" of a crisis in the NHS.

MPs will vote on the introduction of a requirement to show an NHS Covid Pass on 15 December.

A man is undergoing surgery after he and another man were both stabbed in Leeds in the early hours of this morning.

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The two men, aged 24 and 26, were found with knife wounds just before 04:00 on the Halton Moor estate, according to West Yorkshire Police.

Both victims were taken to hospital following the incident at the junction of Coronation Parade and Cartmell Drive.

The 24-year-old victim was found to have serious injuries and is undergoing surgery, officers said. The 26-year-old’s injuries are not thought to be serious.

A police cordon remains in place around Coronation Parade while an investigation takes place.

Two men, aged 21 and 34, have been arrested in connection with the incident, officers confirmed.

Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact police.

A crackdown on Christmas drink and drug-driving in West Yorkshire has caught 77 offenders since it began nine days ago, say police.

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The campaign's seen an average of 11 drivers a day arrested for driving after taking alcohol or drugs since 1 December, according to West Yorkshire Police.

A total of 38 drivers were arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and 32 drivers on suspicion of drug-driving, officers said.

Seven drivers have also been arrested for failing to provide a specimen.

For the first time in West Yorkshire, there are court rooms at both Leeds and Bradford Magistrates' Courts specifically for motorists caught drink or drug-driving around Christmas, police said.