York and North Yorkshire is celebrating the third day of the Platinum Jubilee weekend. It's Mike Laycock here, keeping you up to date with the latest.

A POLICE helicopter and a mountain rescue team have been involved in a search for a North Yorkshire man who has gone missing.

THE parent company of a York city centre shop which closed down has gone into liquidation, it has emerged.

A PUB in a North Yorkshire village has been given a five star hygiene rating by inspectors.

A TEENAGER has been rescued after becoming stranded on a crag in a North Yorkshire nature reserve.

A POLICE van has crashed into a house in a North Yorkshire town while on a 999 call.

PLANNERS have refused a planned extension to the Limes Hotel in York, which would create three self-contained flats.

A PHARMACIST who sold nearly two million sleeping tablets and anti-depressants illegally has been spared a trip to jail because it took six years to bring him to justice.

COUNCIL bosses say they hope to complete a £500,000-plus upgrade to a popular riverside walk and cycle route BEFORE Leeman Road is closed next year - but admit they cannot guarantee it.

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THE Archbishop of York today pays tribute to the Queen as a "wonderful beacon of hope, integrity, stability, and unity for our country and beyond".

Traffic is said to be moving slowly on the A64 between the Hopgrove Roundabout in York and Scotchman Lane.

A WOMAN was left with a head injury after coming off her bike at a popular beauty spot.

DRIVERS are being asked to plan ahead if they're heading away for the Platinum Jubilee weekend with delays expected on the A64 in York.

EMERGENCY services were called in to action at a community event today after reports that a child had been taken ill at Elmpark Way off Stockton Lane in Heworth in York.

BUS passengers in York and Selby are being reminded to expect disruption to services starting on Monday (June 6).

POLICE in York are asking the public if they want them to attend Jubilee street parties.

York beacon lit by new Lord Mayor of York and the highest Platinum Jubilee beacon in region lit among the York and surrounding areas beacons.

HARROGATE district is enjoying a right royal jubilee as thousands packed the town centre yesterday (Thursday) for the festivities.

PUPILS at this school have well and truly entered into the spirit of celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

A WARNING has been put out to caravan and motorhome owners after a spate of thefts in North Yorkshire.

Live updates across York and North Yorkshire as the Platinum Jubilee celebrations continue to day two of the Bank Holiday.

FIREFIGHTERS in North Yorkshire say the lighting of thousands of beacons to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee led to numerous 999 calls.

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of trying to deal drugs in Goole, East Yorkshire.

A YORK student was “petrified” after her driving instructor turned into a stalker - creating a TikTok dedicated to her and paying dark web hackers to access her social media accounts

A KNIFEMAN who tried to stab one man and threatened to kill another has been jailed for two years.

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, reflects in this column on how the Queen has been a beacon of hope, integrity, stability and unity for our country and beyond during her long reign

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Celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee have started in York! Follow updates here throughout the day.

THE woman who had the idea almost 40 years ago of turning a derelict wartime site near York into an air museum - and created a top attraction now visited by 60,000 people a year - is honoured today.

Watch and hear the 4th Regiment The Royal Artillery firing an unusual 42 gun salute in Museum Gardens, York, to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

MILITARY and civic pomp and circumstance combined to start the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in York with a bang.

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp will join Jeff Beck for the remainder of his UK tour - including a performance in York, it has been confirmed.

A HOUSEBUILDER marked Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a tree planting event in a public space.

STUDENTS and staff at a North Yorkshire college have well and truly entered into the spirit of celebrating the Jubilee.

JOIN a day of "family fun and relaxation" at the Picnic in the Park event in York.

YORK Minster has been named one of the UK’s favourite destinations for a day out, according to new research.

A MAJOR power station in North Yorkshire is turning two of its cooling towers red and blue to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

SPORTING achievements at a college near York were celebrated during its Annual Sports Awards ceremony.

A 'TRAILBLAZING' professor of counselling and mental health at York St John University wins recognition in today’s Queen’s Birthday Jubilee Honours.

A STORE in York hosted a free Jubilee-themed party this week to give back to the local community.

A GRUELLING fitness trial has confirmed the final line up for the Macmillan ‘Ride of Their Lives’ charity race this month.

A YORK hairdresser's racehorse - called The Platinum Queen - has won a race... just before the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations get underway.

A HOUSEBUILDER has announced Yorkshire Air Ambulance as its charity of the year for 2022.

YORK'S first hub for migrants, which is also run by migrants, will open at York Explore on Saturday (June 4).

A New Earswick soldier has been awarded the MBE for revolutionising the way the Army ensures its service personnel are fit enough.

AN ELECTRICAL operator is urging campers to be vigilant, look up and stay safe as the summer months approach.

POLICE have released CCTV images of a group of people they would like to speak to in connection with a high-value theft near York.

A NUMBER of temporary traffic restrictions are set to be in place around York over the next few weeks.

On this 70th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the throne and the coronation on June 2 1953 we celebrate the public service and duty of Her Majesty The Queen - to us, the people. What an incredible woman.