The pedestrian was injured after being involved in the crash with a car, a Toyota Crolla, in Huntington Road at about 5.20pm on Tuesday, April 14.

Huntington Road was closed to traffic after the crash as emergency services worked at the scene.

Police are urging anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

“In support of the ongoing investigation, we are urging witnesses to come forward or motorists with relevant dashcam footage of the incident,” a police spokesperson said.

“Please email Mike.Halstead@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101 and ask for Mike Halstead. Please quote reference 12260066683 when providing details.”

You should check where you can go with dogs before heading out on a day trip.

Restrictions on dogs on beaches throughout the summer months were put in place on Friday, May 1, and will be in place until the end of September. With Norfolk and Suffolk so close to Cambridgeshire, many people love taking the family, including the dog, on a seaside day trip.

It is worth checking where you can and cannot go with your furry friends. A few beaches in Suffolk will be subject to Public Spaces Protection Orders, which are put in place to tackle anti-social issues. The orders make sure to keep beaches in popular areas safe for people to use during the summer.

While some beaches might be completely closed off to dogs in the summer months, there are often spaces at popular beaches where the restrictions do not apply. You should check before you travel if there are places that will allow dogs to avoid possible fines.

If you breach one of the orders, you can get an on-the-spot fine of £100. Alternatively, you could get a fine of up to £1,000 if the issue goes to court, according to the GOV.UK website.

Here are the beaches to avoid if you are looking to take the whole family on a trip to the seaside:

• Southwold
• Lowestoft
• Felixstowe
• Dunwich Beach
• Aldeburgh
• Orford Ness
• Thorpeness
• The Denes
• Corton Sands

Officials running the coal mine have been detained, according to state media. The cause of the gas explosion has not yet been revealed, but state media reported that the levels of carbon monoxide – a highly toxic, odourless gas – in the mine were found to have “exceeded limits”.

We’ve got another busy week to look forward to on Coronation Street, with new faces and budding friendships taking centre stage.

But, of course, it wouldn’t be Corrie without some drama, and Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) is at the centre of it as the targeted hate campaign against him hits new heights.

Not to mention, he ends up lashing out at newcomer Idris Nazir – played by Junade Khan, who first appeared on the cobbles in 2008 – when he catches him laughing at footage of Daniel’s attack.

Idris receives a less frosty welcome from Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson), and they’re not the only ones striking up new relationships.

Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale) is surprised when Hope Stape (Isabella Flanagan) suggests they revise together, and it looks as though a new friendship may be striking up.

So, what are you waiting for? Take a sneak peek at our spoiler videos below.

Tuesday, May 26

Hope attempts to connect with Will in classic Hope fashion – some playful banter and mischief – and he gives as good as he gets in return.

The conversation quickly shifts to Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon), with Hope announcing that she saw Will with her the night before.

Will denies being the one to seek her out and insists that nothing happened, though Hope clearly isn’t convinced.

As she laments to Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown) about the male species, Will finds Megan’s new number in his pocket. What will he do?

Wednesday, May 27

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When Daniel is left alone outside No.1, he is startled by a sudden attack from two teen lads who spray him with bottles of ketchup, all while filming the ordeal.

Daniel attempts to fight back, but by the time they run off, he is left shaking.

Who was behind the attack? Given what the lads were shouting, it sounds like it has been inspired by the online hate posts Daniel has been receiving…

Thursday, May 28

After Leanne impresses Idris when she manages to scare off a thug who’s threatened her, they head to the Rovers for a drink.

Things soon get flirty between them as they discuss Leanne’s fiery temper and Idris’ cool demeanour.

As the conversation heats up, Idris leans in for a kiss – which Leanne returns!

Could this be the start of a long and happy romance?

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At least 82 people have been confirmed dead so far, and dozens are feared trapped underground after an explosion occurred at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported.

The accident at Changzhi city’s Liushenyu coal mine in the province of Shanxi happened on Friday evening, according to official news agency Xinhua, which reported that around 247 workers were underground at the time.

The death toll jumped up sharply after initial reports that dozens of people were rescued.

“Reporters learnt from the scene of the gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine… that the accident has resulted in 82 deaths and nine people missing,” state broadcaster CCTV said on Saturday.

President Xi Jinping urged “all-out efforts” to treat the injured and called for thorough investigations into the incident, state news agency Xinhua said.

He “emphasised that all regions and departments must draw lessons from this accident, remain constantly vigilant regarding workplace safety… and resolutely prevent and curb the occurrence of major and catastrophic accidents”.

Premier Li Qiang echoed the instructions, calling for the timely and accurate release of information and rigorous accountability.

Xinhua reported earlier that levels of carbon monoxide – a highly toxic, odourless gas – had “exceeded limits” at the mine.

Rescue efforts were ongoing, officials said.

Some of those trapped underground were in “critical condition”, the earlier report said.

The cause of the explosion was under investigation, state media reported. Executives of the company responsible for the mine have reportedly been detained.

Shanxi province is known as China’s main coal mining province. With a size larger than Greece and a population of around 34 million, the province’s hundreds of thousands of miners dug 1.3 billion tons (1.17 billion metric tons) of coal last year, or almost a third of China’s total.

Two fire crews were called to the scene in a residential area of Wigginton shortly before 6.45pm on Friday (May 22).

Six metres of hedging caught fire which spread to the outbuilding, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

A service spokesperson said the crews extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet.

The crews also gave advice to those on the scene, they added.

Darren Southworth, 57, was left devastated after a car ploughed into his barber shop on Lee Lane in February.

He had been running the popular Darren’s Barbers for six years before the incident happened.

More than three months later, Darren officially reopened the shop on May 14.

Darren Southworth (Image: Supplied)

He said he has been overwhelmed by the support he received from the Horwich community.

Darren said: “My first day back in Darren’s Barbers was incredible.

“Big shout out to the best chippy in Horwich, Mr Chips, who supplied fish and chips free of charge for my ‘chips and champagne’ shop warming do.

“I want to say thank you to everyone who called in for a trim and for all the special gifts I received. I really am extremely grateful.”

A passer-by said it looked like one side of the car had been “flattened” after the dramatic crash (Image: Ruby Watson)

Discussing the kindness shown by people during a turbulent time, Darren said three nearby barbers offered him a chair in their shops.

He chose Haer Collective down the road while he worked to get his business back on track.

Darren said the strangest part of the incident was that he owns a framed newspaper article dated April 23, 1937, which tells the story of almost exactly the same thing happening.

At the time of the crash, Greater Manchester Police confirmed there had been injuries but no fatalities.

Jake Parry, who originally played Simon Barlow on the ITV soap in 2003 alongside his twin brother Oscar, will make his comeback in a new role 23 years later.

He revealed the news in a TikTok post, sharing a brief clip from the show and writing: “Coronation Street trailer.

“Catch me as DAMO next week.”

Although Mr Parry’s return marks a return to the famous Weatherfield set, he has been clear that he will be playing a new character.

One fan commented on his TikTok asking for clarification, and Mr Parry replied: “For anyone wondering, I played Simon Barlow with my brother when I was a baby. I have now came back as a different character DAMO which is out next week.”

Mr Parry and his brother Oscar portrayed Simon Barlow from July to November 2003, though Daniel Whelan briefly took over the role for episodes aired in September that year.

Simon Barlow has since become a long-running character on the soap, most recently played by actor Alex Bain.

Mr Parry’s new character, Damo, is described in soap spoilers as a “young man,” though further details about the role remain under wraps. In the short video, he is seen getting into a scuffle with another man.

Since his early days on Coronation Street, Mr Parry has built up a varied acting portfolio, including roles in the BBC Three drama Red Rose and an array of commercials for brands such as Taco Bell, FIFA, and Microsoft.

Both he and his brother Oscar have continued acting throughout the years, appearing in shows including Doctors, Mount Pleasant, Get Even 2, Dodger, and The Other One.

The twins have also featured in a Domino’s advert with a behind-the-scenes video posted to social media showing them racing to the door to collect a pizza.

They wrote alongside the clip: “It was a privilege and honour to work alongside some of the crew from BARBIE, HARRY POTTER, STAR WARS and SPIDER-MAN.”

Mr Parry’s first appearance as Damo will air on Coronation Street on May 26.

Are you looking to see his return? Let us know in the comments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.

The guidelines, posted days before former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned, will allow companies to launch certain nicotine-based products before they’ve been fully vetted by regulators.

Some FDA officials tasked with enforcing vaping regulations were not consulted on the changes and only learned of them the night before the document was published earlier this month, according to two staffers who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential agency matters. The document’s sudden appearance sparked internal confusion about how the policy came about and who authorized it, the staffers said.

In recent days, agency officials have convened hourslong meetings grappling with how to implement the six-page memo, which breaks with longstanding FDA policy requiring scientific verification of health benefits for smokers before any new products are introduced.

It’s highly unusual for the FDA to draft new policies without input from the staffers who oversee them.

“It begs the question of whether the true subject matter experts may have actually opposed this policy and were ordered to do it anyway,” said Mitch Zeller, who retired as the FDA’s tobacco director in 2022. “And that goes to the ability of the public to have trust and faith in institutions like FDA.”

The vaping guidelines bypassed a federally required period that allows for public comment and revisions. Instead, the FDA published them as a finalized policy hours after media reports surfaced that President Donald Trump had approved a plan to fire Makary. He resigned from the FDA last week following months of complaints from industry lobbyists close to the White House.

A Health and Human Services spokesperson did not address the origins of the guidance in a written statement.

“This approach strengthens protections against youth nicotine addiction while supporting evidence-based alternatives for adult smokers seeking to move away from combustible tobacco products,” Andrew Nixon said in a statement.

Messages seeking comment from Makary were not immediately returned Friday.

FDA eyes new approach to vaping flavors

Most health researchers agree that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than traditional cigarettes, and the products have been promoted in the U.K. and other European countries as an alternative for smokers.

In the U.S., the FDA has struggled to police the market for over a decade. The agency has authorized vaping products from five companies while rejecting millions of other applications, mainly due to the presence of fruit, candy and other sweet flavors that were deemed appealing to kids. And yet, unauthorized vapes are widely available.

But recent changes in Washington and across the U.S. reflect a shifting landscape.

Underage vaping among U.S. teenagers has fallen to its lowest level in more than 10 years, following the disruptions of the pandemic and new state and federal restrictions.

Trump came to power last year after vowing to “save” the vaping industry. Major tobacco companies, such as Reynolds American and Altria, have contributed millions to political action committees supporting Trump and other administration priorities, including Trump’s inauguration and his proposed White House ballroom. Both companies have invested heavily in e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches, in addition to cigarettes.

Despite the influence campaign, vaping issues took a backseat at FDA under Makary. On rare occasions when Makary addressed e-cigarettes, he voiced skepticism about the data showing declining underage use.

Even as FDA staffers were poised to shift course on flavors, Makary and other agency leaders intervened.

In February, one of Makary’s deputies blocked an FDA decision that would have authorized the first fruit-flavored vapes, according to internal memos later released by the agency. FDA reviewers had determined the products were unlikely to be used by children when combined with digital age-verification technology.

The mango- and blueberry-flavored products were finally OK’d during Makary’s last full week heading the FDA, just days before the agency posted the new guidelines allowing unauthorized nicotine products.

Under the guidance, the FDA is supposed to publish a list of e-cigarettes and pouches that are not yet authorized but will be subject to “enforcement discretion,” meaning they can be sold without regulators targeting them for removal. While there is no public list of products that might qualify, the policy is expected to allow for new flavors that had previously been blocked by regulators.

“What we’re seeing is a broader opening up and responsiveness to flavored products by the agency both in terms of a stronger appetite for authorization but also less appetite to take enforcement action against flavored products,” said Brian King, former FDA tobacco director now with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

US stores are already packed with illegal flavored vapes

While FDA’s new approach breaks with precedent, it may have little impact on the flavors already available at gas stations, vape shops and convenience stores.

The U.S. market has been flooded for years by unauthorized vapes containing mango, gummy bear, strawberry and dozens of other flavors.

These disposable e-cigarettes filled the vacuum left by Juul when it pulled its high-nicotine flavored products from the market, after they became ubiquitous in U.S. schools beginning around 2017. Currently, the company only sells FDA-authorized e-cigarettes in tobacco and menthol flavors.

Juul and other companies now see the chance to directly compete with disposable Chinese vapes, which by some estimates account for 80% of U.S. sales.

“The choice we face is not whether flavored vaping products should be sold in the U.S. They already are,” said Robyn Gougelet, a Juul vice president. “The choice is whether those products should be regulated and responsibly marketed — or illegal, untested, and smuggled into the country.”

Rather than targeting flavors, the FDA said its new enforcement approach will focus on vapes with specific youth-appealing features, such as designs that resemble children’s toys.

“The reality is they’re just deluged by illegal products coming across the border,” said Jonathan Foulds, a tobacco-addiction specialist at Penn State University. “So they’re making it clear what should be common sense: ‘We’re going to focus on the worst actors.’”

New policy may create winners and losers among vaping firms

It’s far from clear whether FDA’s new approach will be embraced by the vaping industry at large, which includes multinational tobacco companies alongside hundreds of smaller companies selling imported devices from China.

As written, the guidance suggests only e-cigarettes that are under “scientific review” will qualify to launch without FDA authorization. Only a small number of applications typically reach that stage, which requires detailed health data on smokers who switch to the new product, King noted.

“This is certainly going to benefit the larger tobacco companies, which have the resources to get far enough into the application review process and thus won’t be prioritized for enforcement,” King said.

Lobbyists for smaller companies say it’s too early to tell whether the policy will be help or hinder their clients, but they fear being left behind.

“The big companies would love nothing more than to see their largest swath of competitors out of the marketplace,” said Tony Abboud of the Vapor Technology Association.

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Flights arriving from the United States and Europe were among those most heavily affected, with several services running more than 20 minutes behind schedule.

The most significant disruption reported so far was the cancellation of IndiGo Air flight 31 from Mumbai to Manchester, which had been scheduled to arrive at 10.40am.

Among the delayed arrivals was Virgin Atlantic flight VS128 from New York JFK, which was expected at 8.15am but was revised to 9.49am a delay of around 94 minutes.

Virgin Atlantic flight VS74 from Orlando was also running late, with its arrival pushed back from 9.40am to 10.11am.

Several European services also experienced disruption.

EasyJet flight EZY702 from Belfast was listed as delayed, while EasyJet flight EZY2162 from Amsterdam was also running behind schedule.

Other flights delayed included:

• Swiss International Air Lines flight LX390 from Zurich — delayed by around 16 minutes
• Ethiopian Airlines flight ET726 via Marseille — delayed by approximately 9 minutes
• SunExpress flight XQ3134 from Bodrum — delayed by roughly 23 minutes
• Finnair flight AY1361 from Helsinki — delayed by around 15 minutes
• Turkish Airlines flight TK1993 from Istanbul — delayed by approximately 13 minutes
• Ryanair flight FR6 from Madeira — delayed by about 21 minutes

Flightradar24’s live airport disruption tracker showed Manchester operating with “minor problems” rather than severe disruption, though delays continued to build through the morning.

Manchester Airport’s official departures and arrivals boards advised passengers to continue checking flight statuses throughout the day, as timings may change.