A crash that was causing problems on the York outer ring road during this morning’s rush hour has been cleared (Thursday, 1 August).
It was on the A64 eastbound. A lane was closed.
The crash caused queueing traffic from the A1237 Copmanthorpe roundabout to the A1036 Tadcaster Road junction.
But the crash has now been cleared and traffic is flowing normally.
A crash on the A19 near Selby has been cleared.
The collision was close to the Barlby / Osgodby roundabout this morning (Saturday, 27 July).
The northbound lane appeared to have been blocked. Traffic was slow in the area.
But the collision has been cleared and the road is running normally.
A crash is causing problems on a main road in Selby this afternoon (Thursday, 25 July).
It is on the A1238 Leeds Road, close to the Sandhill Lane junction.
Emergency services are on the scene.
The carriageway heading out of Selby towards Thorpe Willoughby is blocked.
A crash on the A64 near York this morning has been cleared (Thursday, 18 July).
Two cars collided near the Highwayman Café east of York.
They have been removed and the road is running normally.
Emergency services are at a crash on the A64 this morning (Thursday, 18 July).
Witnesses say it’s a head-on crash between two cars close to the Highwayman Café east of York.
The AA reports: “A vehicle has left the carriageway at the Stockton on The Forest turn off. Congestion to back past Hopgrove Roundabout for Eastbound as traffic queues from Murton.”
Traffic is very slow in the area. More when we get it.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer got straight to work assembling his Cabinet after promising to rebuild trust in politics and restore hope to the nation after a landslide Labour victory in the General Election.
Rachel Reeves was confirmed as Britain’s first woman chancellor, Angela Rayner is Sir Keir’s Deputy Prime Minister and retained the levelling up, housing and communities brief, and Yvette Cooper is Home Secretary.
David Lammy was appointed Foreign Secretary, putting to bed some speculation over whether he would get the post he shadowed in opposition.
The first surprise in the assembly of the Labour leader’s top team was the promotion of Lisa Nandy to Culture Secretary, after the holder of the brief in his shadow cabinet, Thangam Debbonaire, lost her seat to the Green Party.
Otherwise, the Cabinet mirrors Sir Keir’s shadow team, including Pat McFadden, who played a central role in shaping Labour’s election campaign, being named Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, John Healey Defence Secretary, Shabana Mahmood Justice Secretary, Wes Streeting Health Secretary, Bridget Phillipson Education Secretary and Ed Miliband Energy Secretary.
In his first speech on Downing Street, Sir Keir said the British people had voted “decisively for change”.
Sir Keir said the country could “move forward together” as Labour took office following 14 years of Conservative rule.
He said: “Now our country has voted decisively for change, for national renewal and a return of politics to public service.
“When the gap between the sacrifices made by people and the service they receive from politicians grows this big, it leads to a weariness in the heart of a nation, a draining away of the hope, the spirit, the belief in a better future.
“But we need to move forward together. Now this wound, this lack of trust can only be healed by actions not words, I know that.
“But we can make a start today with the simple acknowledgement that public service is a privilege and that your government should treat every single person in this country with respect.”
