A ROBBER held up three teenagers at knifepoint in a terrifying midnight encounter near York city centre - threatening to slit their throats.

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• THE PARENTS of a baby who passed away at just 13 days old are aiming to raise awareness of the rare condition he suffered from.

  Lauren Nuttall, and her partner Joe Witty, were left devastated after the death of their son Ruben in April due to Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

• York GPs have experienced people being diagnosed with terminal cancer after symptoms were not discovered earlier

  - because they were reluctant to be treated during the pandemic, according to a new report.

• A building company must pay more than £200,000 after its health and safety failures led to the death of an 81-year-old York pensioner.

  Kenneth Armitage died when he fell through a hole left by an employee of Cooper & Westgate in the floor of his first-floor bathroom, Leeds Crown Court heard.

• PASSENGERS on a speeding train between York and London King's Cross were injured after being thrown from their seats, an investigation has found.

  A report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) found that on the morning of Thursday, May 4 last year a train driver on the 9.54am Grand Central service from Sunderland to London King’s Cross hit 66mph at Spital Junction, Peterborough.

• A WARNING has gone out across York and North Yorkshire for people to be on their guard against drink spiking.

  North Yorkshire Police say they are raising awareness of the illegal practice as thousands of students attend freshers’ week activities at universities and colleges across the city and the wider county.

• A public examination will take place in Harrogate this week for the 4,000-home Maltkiln new settlement.

  A government-appointed inspector will examine North Yorkshire Council’s development plan document, which guides how the scheme would be built.

• MEET the man who has taken on a top job at a unique York school.

  Dan Furniss started earlier this month as the deputy head teacher for curriculum and achievement at the Danesgate Community in Fulford Cross.

• The owner of a York business said he feels “very vulnerable” after a spate of break-ins.

  Emanuele Pecorari told The Press thieves had struck at Ciao in Museum Gardens, which he co-owns with his wife Sophie, four times in one week.