AN ARSONIST targeted a hospital and York’s oldest row of properties in a fire-raising tour of the city, a jury heard.

ANTHONY Adamson started his fire-raising journey at Foss Park Psychiatric Hospital when he started a blaze in its lobby and set fire to a cushion outside. Then he left.

A SEXUAL predator has been jailed for 14 years for raping a child.

POLICE are appealing for help as they investigate a violent incident at a bar in York city centre in which several people were assaulted and threatened.

A CAR has been badly damaged after catching fire in a York Aldi car park.

Beci Fuller set up her popular Instagram account - The York Girl - documenting the best places to eat, drink and go out in York

TWO cars have crashed into buildings during three separate incidents in North Yorkshire last night.

Why West Ham bosses should give Zouma the boot

OUR photos today show the dramatic battle to tackle the great fire at Boyes department store.

THE rising cost of gas and oil, coupled with the threat of climate change, has concentrated minds like never before on the search for renewable forms of energy.

A POPULAR stargazing festival is returning to North Yorkshire this month - with 'star bathing' among the new events on offer.

A RADIO show based in York is up for a prestigious award.

A YORK councillor has been accused of bullying, threatening and intimidatory behaviour – and assaulting a council clerk.

KFC is one of the most popular fast-food chains in the world with 22,000 branches across the globe.

York's St Leonard's Place has a two-floor city centre flat on the market.

For those who managed to stick with their New Year's fitness resolutions, there's no better way to thank yourself than upgrading your headphones.

‘WOULD your man wear a lace G-string for Valentine’s Day?’ a news website asked.

There have been more than 17,000 price increases across the main supermarkets in January. Have you noticed this in your weekly shop?

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

FROM Queen's "rock theatrical" to Britney fandom, a café's mug exhibition to folk's witching hour, outlaw cabaret with gin to confronting digital intrusiveness, Charles Hutchinson finds diversity aplenty to enjoy.

Age UK has described this as being debilitating for older people

Book a getaway this Valentine's Day with the UK's most romantic cities revealed.

Guests will be able to enjoy new releases including the new Tom Holland movie, Uncharted.

FIVE people who were arrested after a violent incident in a York suburb last month have all been released by police, with no further action to be taken.

AN URGENT appeal has gone out after a 15-year-old girl has gone missing.

FIREFIGHTERS battled a fire at a children's nursery in a York village.

A MAN who filmed himself sexually assaulting a sleeping woman has been jailed.

A North Yorkshire teacher has been jailed for sexual offences against pupils.

AN electric vehicle charging hub which will be one of the largest in the north of England is now set to open in the spring – at least nine months later than first expected.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in after a car fire in a York suburb.

A North Yorkshire man has been convicted of neglecting the needs of a crossbred type dog.

YORK magistrates have acted to restrict what Paul Thomas Harrison can post on social media.

A SOAP star is calling for artists to support an exhibition in York which is working to help families who have been affected by a devastating brain condition.

YORK'S world famous Anglian helmet has returned to the site where it was discovered 40 years ago.

A COMPANY that supplies gas to York and North Yorkshire has been fined £5 million over a gas explosion that killed one woman and put care home residents at risk.

WORK is set to get underway to transform an underused area of York.

THIS incredible photo of a plane "taking off" from the moon is proof that patience pays off.

A YOUNG York City football supporter is recovering after being injured in an altercation.

A York Shambles Market trader from Italy with terminal cancer has raised the funds needed for him to travel back home.

Nadia Jefferson-Brown shines a light on some of York's inspirational women in science.

The “aisle of dreams” in Aldi and Lidl is popular with shoppers keen to find a bargain on anything from gardening tools to clothing - find out what's on from February 10.

Derek Reed (Letters, February 8) has it right when defining ‘Yorkness’. Since 2006 we have have seen various building projects, none flattering:

A YORK MP has called for a dental school to be created in the city to help tackle long waits to see a dentist.

A POP sensation have been confirmed as the headliner performers for the Music Showcase Weekend Saturday at York Racecourse this Summer.

PIG farmers demonstrated outside a meeting they said is vital for the future of an industry facing “devastation”.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in overnight to a fire near Selby.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in to a fire at a house in a York suburb.

KEEN photographer Paul Mortimer took these photos last night (February 10) of the Northern Lights over York.

POLICE seized a car just metres away from York Minster.

A CITY bar which has lain empty for almost two years is now home to a pop-up shop selling homeware, art and gifts.