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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service says it has been involved in nearly 80 water rescues in the past year, 10 of which were fatalities.

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It follows a number of recent incidents where people have lost their lives after going into water.

Last week, a 19-year-old man died after going into the river at Grassington Bridge near Skipton, in the Yorkshire Dales.

A 55-year-old man also died after being rescued from the sea near Filey.

Tony Peel, a station manager at North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, told BBC Radio York that they've also seen an increase in so called "tombstoning" in some areas, where people dive or jump into water from high cliffs and rocks.

A hospital trust which provides mental health care for patients across the north east and North Yorkshire has moved to the highest alert level due to demand for services.

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Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust runs mental health, learning disability and eating disorder services across Teesside, York, North Yorkshire, Darlington and County Durham.

On Friday the trust moved to operational pressures escalation level (OPEL) four – the highest level.

NHS England guidance says OPEL four is declared when “pressure in the local health and social care system continues to escalate leaving organisations unable to deliver comprehensive care”.

Ruth Hill, chief operating officer for the trust, said: “We are currently seeing high demand for our services – we are ensuring that those who need care continue to receive it and we encourage people to come forward for the help they need.”

A spokesperson said the trust is working hard to reduce pressures in the service as quickly as possible.

Organisers say there are "significant challenges that threaten" the Rugby League World Cup being staged as scheduled and will decide within days if it will go ahead later this year.

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Australia and New Zealand pulled out of the event citing "player welfare and safety concerns" related to Covid-19.

Jon Dutton, chief executive of the tournament in England, says "further urgent discussions" are needed.

He added they will also focus on "correcting misinformation".

Following an emergency meeting of the event's board on Wednesday, Dutton said it will explore what appetite there is to go ahead as planned with the event, which is scheduled to kick off in October.

Fixtures are due to be played in Doncaster, Hull, Huddersfield, Leeds, Sheffield and York.

Dutton told BBC Sport that "time is no longer on our side" and that a final decision about the staging of the tournament, which includes men's, women's and wheelchair competitions, will come "in days not weeks".

In a statement, Dutton also said the board "recognise the need to bring clarity and certainty to the situation", adding it has been in regular contact with the UK government, saying its support has been "invaluable".

A man died when the vehicle he was travelling in collided with a car and a van on the A19 near Northallerton.

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The man was travelling in a green Polaris all-terrain vehicle when it collided with a white Vauxhall Vivaro van and a black VW Golf at about 00.45 on Wednesday on the southbound carriageway near to the junction for Thimbleby.

North Yorkshire Police said the man suffered serious injuries in the crash and later died in hospital.

The force said another man who was in the Polaris was also taken to hospital for treatment and was later arrested in connection with the collision.

The A19 was closed in both directions for nearly 12 hours as a result of the crash.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact police.

A new lifeboat is due to arrive in Filey today.

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The Atlantic 85 vessel is named after Marjorie Shepherd, who lived just outside of York and bequeathed a legacy to fully fund the new boat.

In April, the all-weather Mersey class lifeboat, which had served the North Yorkshire town for 30 years, left its slipway for the last time.

That lifeboat had been based there since 1991, and is being be replaced with two smaller rapid-response inflatable craft.

John Ward, from the RNLI in Filey, told BBC Radio York: "It's the right time to move forward with the station, we've had a relief Atlantic 85 since April, so to have our own brand new boat is absolutely superb."

Pupils bidding a final farewell to their school were given an unexpected send off when drummers from the Yorkshire Regiment arrived to lead them in a final march.

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Le Cateau County Primary School is based at Catterick Garrison, with many families attached to the unit.

Capt Lofty Simpson-Worboys, unit welfare officer, said they had wanted to ensure children had a memorable last day of term before starting out in secondary education.

"It's a big change for the children who will no doubt miss their friends and all the wonderful staff at [the school]," he said.

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Headteacher Ian Mottram said it was "a fitting tribute" given the large number of service pupils at the school.

"This relationship across the garrison is something we are very proud," he added.

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A member of staff, who worked at the school for 32 years, was also honoured as part of the event, which took place on Friday.

Gill Jackson had been due to retire when lockdown hit, but was persuaded to stay on to help children and families through the pandemic.

As part of the day, she was served breakfast by former pupils and was guest of honour at a special assembly.

There is a warning that Ripon's new leisure centre and swimming pool could suffer a 'sudden catastrophic collapse'.

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It comes in a letter from the Principal of the City of Ripon Trust to Harrogate Borough Council about the unstable nature of the ground at Camp Close.

Stanley Mackintosh says one of his main areas of concern is that pumping further grout underneath the buildings could cause cavities to move and expand.

Earlier this month leading geologist and town planner Dr Alan Johnson also wrote to the council to raise his concerns about subsidence dangers.

It follows the discovery of a cavity below ground during ongoing works at the site.

Ripon is prone to sinkholes because it sits above a layer of gypsum, a water-soluble rock which leads to the formation of large underground caves.

Harrogate Borough Council says it has employed qualified and experienced geologists and geo-technic engineers to carry out necessary investigation works at the leisure centre site, and more than 3,000 tonnes of grout which, along with the casting of a reinforced concrete slab, provides the foundation for the new swimming pool building.

A second ward for patients with Covid-19 has opened at York Hospital.

Dr Donald Richardson, Deputy Medical Director for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Trust, said 35 patients are currently being treated there for for the virus.

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"The hospital is under a huge amount of pressure, there is very high demand in the accident and emergency departments," he said.

"The hospital bed base is very full, Covid is increasing, we have opened a second ward at the end of last week.

"It is increasingly difficult to be getting people home as well, in terms of community beds being full, and because of staff absences."

In York, the rate of new coronavirus infections in the seven days leading up to Sunday was 444.4 per 100,000 population.

The warm weather seems set to break this week, with thunderstorms and heavy rain warnings in place for much of the country.

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The Met Office's warning commences at 09:00 BST on Tuesday and runs through until 06:00 BST on Wednesday.

The forecaster says the warning could mean:

• Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and possibly some road closures
• Where flooding or lightning strikes occur, there is a chance of delays and some cancellations to train and bus services
• There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater or lightning strikes

You can find more at the BBC's Weather Centre here.