A “dangerous” man who attacked a woman with an axe in an East Yorkshire town has been jailed for 21 years.

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• Wind and rain failed to deter glamourous racegoers turning out for Ladies day at the Ebor Festival.

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• Hiscox's Jonathan Bloomer dies in Sicily yacht sinking

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• WEATHER warnings remain in place today for York and much of the country as Storm Lilian sweeps in.

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• A BUSY road in York city centre is set to close to traffic over a weekend.

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• Residents in York said they were "shocked" to be handed eviction notices.

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• AN investigation is underway after a fire in a York suburb.

  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called out just before 3am today (August 22) after reports of a fire in Acomb.

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