The artwork, celebrating Malton’s heritage through familiar buildings, historical ties and local sculptures, was signed off today by Malton Town Council after two years of work by artists Sue Hawes and Lynne Cole.

Cllr Jason Aldrich, Mayor of Malton Town Council, said: “Sue and Lynne have given their time freely to enhance the new council office entrance hall.

“Their artwork will certainly bring cheer to those who visit the office.

“They believe art in all its forms reflects pride, wellbeing and a sense of community when shared with its residents.”

Both artists also volunteer at the Ryedale YMCA Sidings project working with young people aged 18 – 25 enabling them to enhance their self worth and confidence.

Next week’s Coronation Street promises plenty more drama between Mary Taylor (Patti Clare) and Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins).

After Christina’s spending addiction was exposed this week, she’s hoping to start rebuilding the relationships she’s damaged. However, it doesn’t take long before she’s hit with another setback when she returns home alongside George Shuttleworth, and Mary has a surprise waiting for her.

In upcoming scenes, George and Christina arrive back at No.11 to discover Mary holding what can only be described as a flash sale.

Rather than quietly letting the past lie, Mary has gathered together a selection of household items and is happily selling them off to anyone who’s interested.

Many of them are items Christina has only recently bought.

An outraged Christina demands to know what Mary thinks she’s playing at, but Mary is having none of it.

She calmly points out that the purchases were made using a credit card in her name, meaning the items belong to her, not Christina, and she’s perfectly entitled to sell them.

It’s safe to say Christina doesn’t take the news well.

The showdown comes just days after Christina finally admitted the full extent of her financial troubles.

Viewers watched as Glenda Shuttleworth became increasingly suspicious of Christina’s behaviour and decided to investigate for herself while Christina was out of the way at Roy’s Rolls.

After searching through her handbag, Glenda made a shocking discovery: credit card statements, including one belonging to Mary.

Convinced George was being taken for a ride, she wasted no time sending him photos of what she’d found.

George’s concerns only grew when he followed Christina to the precinct and spotted her embracing another man.

Fearing the worst, he confronted her on the spot, only for Christina to reveal the man was actually her ex-husband, Lenny.

She then confessed the truth about her spending addiction, explaining she had fraudulently taken out credit cards in other people’s names and had been trying to face up to the damage she’d caused.

Christina later attended a support group, where she spoke honestly about her addiction and admitted she was ashamed of the way she’d treated those closest to her.

With George by her side, she eventually came clean to Mary, Glenda and Todd, confessing she had secretly opened credit cards in both Mary’s and Glenda’s names.

Although George encouraged them to support Christina as she tried to turn her life around, forgiveness wasn’t handed out easily.

Glenda was scathing, while Mary made it clear that Christina would have to earn back her trust.

Next week, it’s obvious Mary isn’t quite ready to move on.

She continues taking swipe after swipe at Christina over her history of fraudulent spending, making it clear she’s still furious about everything that’s happened.

But while Mary is focused on settling old scores, Christina suddenly receives a notification on her phone that leaves her panicking.

Seeing a message confirming another package is out for delivery, Christina’s heart sinks. Is she really ready to face her addiction?

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WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT An aspiring psychologist working outdoors for an energy company was killed after being caught off guard by a black bear which struck her from behind and launched an hour long, unprovoked attack on her

A “warm” and “conscientious” 36-year-old woman was killed by a “very determined” black bear in an hour-long, unprovoked attack while she was at work.

Lorna Weafer, who was born in Ireland but immigrated to Canada with her family while she was a child, had been working as an instrument technician for energy company Suncor when the attack happened at an oil sands site, north of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada.

It was May 7, 2014, and Lorna – an aspiring psychologist – was working in the field with six colleagues when the tragedy occurred.

The team had been briefed on bear safety – Alberta boasts a thriving population of black bears – but it’s understood none of them were carrying bear spray.

Lorna, who had only started working for Suncor the previous October, went to use one of the portable washrooms and it was at this moment that a “very determined” black bear saw an opportunity.

The bear was able to catch Lorna and her team completely off guard – nobody had seen it coming. There was no food on site and nothing to attract the bear to the workers, other than it perhaps seeing them as easy prey.

When Lorna left the washroom, the bear charged towards her from the trees, which had acted as camouflage, striking Lorna from behind and knocking her to the ground. She let out a scream, which alerted her colleagues.

When they turned to look for Lorna, they saw her trapped face down beneath a 300lb black bear.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife investigator Mike Ewald said her co-workers tried to scare the bear off using fire extinguishers, a water cannon and air horn.

Though they had no weapons, according to Ewald; these were “all general things that should scare it off.”

Staff told the investigator the bear would back away for short periods but wasn’t ever fully deterred. It kept coming back and eventually killed Lorna.

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Ewald said: “This bear was very determined.” He added the attack lasted for around an hour.

When Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrived on the scene, they shot and killed an adult black bear spotted nearby.

In a statement, Lorna’s family said: “We know the manner in which she died has led to a focus on her death. But we would like to share some insight into Lorna’s life and her spirit.

“Lorna’s warmth and compassion knew no bounds. She had a busy life, loved her family and her dog.

“She absolutely adored children and had volunteered as a Big Sister. She was a warm, conscientious person, and she made fast friends.”

The family also expressed their gratitude to Lorna’s co-workers for their attempts to save her.

They went on to describe Lorna as a passionate photographer, and a very artistic and organised person.

The family offered insight into her hopes for the future. They added: “She had been talking about going back to study and become a psychologist because she loved helping people. She’d have helped anyone. And she often did.”

The Weafer family moved to Fort McMurray in 1981 but some of Lorna’s family still live in Ireland.

After the attack on Lorna, an investigation ensued. A 200-square-metre area around the attack site was closed off, while multiple live bear traps were also set up in the area.

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Following DNA analysis and speaking to witnesses, Ewald confirmed the bear shot and killed by RCMP was the same one that killed Weafer.

A second bear was trapped, but Ewald said it was later released.

In the early stages of the investigation, Ewald said it appeared to be a predatory bear attack, as there had been nothing in the area which would have provoked the animal “in any way.”

He added: “Predatory attacks are quite rare in Alberta.”

Prior to Lorna’s death, the last fatal black bear mauling in Alberta had been in 1991, when a 12-year-old boy was killed at a campground in Slave Lake.

More recently, a 26-year-old tree-planting worker was mauled and killed in a remote forested area northwest of Swan Hills, Alberta in August 2021.

One of EastEnders’ most controversial villains is back next week, when Joel Marshall (Max Murray) returns to Walford.

Newlyweds Vicki and Ross Marshall (Alice Haig and Alex Walkinshaw) return home, and their reunion with Zack Hudson (James Farrar), who Vicki had previously had a fling with, seems like a cake walk when Joel arrives at their door. Will their fledgling marriage survive?

Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) continues to fear for his freedom as he receives conflicting advice from his son, Peter (Thomas Law) and mum, Kathy (Gillian Taylforth). As he looks toward an incredibly uncertain future, how will he plead in court?

The grande dame of Albert Square, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), is back and immediately sets about trying to sell her half of the Boxing Den. Old rivalries bubble up later when she confronts Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan), can the feud between the two femme fatales be put to bed?

Elsewhere, Denise Fox (Diane Parish) is floored by the revelation that her chemo hasn’t worked as hoped, and tries to keep her family in the dark, Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) and Mark Fowler Jr (Stephen Aaron-Sipple) continue to navigate their dodgy car scam and Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) continues to play with fire as her fling with Max Branning (Jake Wood) intensifies.

You ready for the main course? Let’s tuck in…

Monday, July 13

After Ian’s lawyer advises him to plead guilty, the Beale’s are torn, with Peter and Lauren encouraging him to listen to the advice, while Kathy remains steadfast that he should plead innocence. After seeking advice from Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe), he approaches Chelsea (Zaraah Abrahams), but feels the full force of Denise’s wrath.

After Sharon announces her plan to sell her half of the Boxing Den, Max jumps straight on the opportunity. Later, she confronts Zoe over her lies about Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman), but Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) and Josh Goodwin (Joshua Vaughan) take up for their mum. As Zoe attempts to apologise to Sharon, she finds no forgiveness.

Elsewhere, Denise keeps the Fox-Truemans in the dark that her chemotherapy hasn’t worked as well as they’d hoped and Priya attempts to lure Max back into her arms.

Tuesday, July 14

As she continues to keep her family in the dark, Denise heads back to the hospital and is heartbroken to discover her friend has died. Back on the Square, she spots Jordan (Izaiah Hagan-Brown) with Sheila Atkins (Sheila Ruskin), forcing Libby (Belinda Owusu) to reveal that Sheila is Gray Atkins’ (Toby-Alexander Smith) nan.

Kathy desperately tries to remain positive on the day of Ian’s plea hearing, while Ian seeks out Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) for support and advice.

Meanwhile, Max is unable to resist Priya’s advances.

Wednesday, July 15

Vicki and Ross’ return from honeymoon is marred by the presence of Zack, and after seeking advice from Kathy, they announce their intention to move into No.31, though Zack volunteers to move out instead. As things finally settle, the ground falls from beneath them when Joel and Cleo arrive at No.43.

Denise is incandescent over the presence of Sheila and demands to meet with her. As she arrives, Denise banishes Chelsea and Libby and begins her interrogation.

Also, Mark and Lauren make a deal on the stolen car scheme, with Mark agreeing to not mix business with pleasure by skipping Ian’s family BBQ, while Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) and Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) desperately try to locate Penny Branning’s (Kitty Castledine) stock that they’ve lost.

Thursday, July 16

Lauren is taken aback when Mark goes back on his promise and arrives at the BBQ and later, she’s horrified to receive a call from him, telling her that a car deal has gone badly wrong. As she rushes to help, she’s furious to reveal he was testing her loyalty.

Then tension at No.43 is through the roof as Vicki declares that she doesn’t want Joel living with her. As she heads for the cafe, seeking out Sharon, she’s confronted by Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) and Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd), who are furious at Joel’s re-emergence.

Elsewhere, Denise finally tells Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) that her chemo isn’t working as hoped, but swears him to secrecy as she plans a leaving party for Libby.

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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — More than 800 pounds of peanut butter — enough for around 15,000 peanut butter sandwiches — have been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers, who died last month.

The conceptual artist, who died at the age of 83, first created the Pindakaasvloer, or peanut butter floor, in 1969. The work will reopen to the public Friday at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam for a two-month show.

Schippers also voiced Ernie and Kermit the Frog in the Dutch version of “Sesame Street,” and created absurdist and silly works that challenged conventional ideas about the meaning of art.

“Isn’t it fantastic that we are all standing here looking at peanut butter?” Schippers told journalists gathered at the Central Museum in Utrecht in 1997 where Pindakaasvloer was on display for the second time.

Schippers created the work as part of a Floor Covering Series, which also included floors covered with glass shards and salt.

“The thing I remember is the smell,” Mieke Weismann told The Associated Press. The food photographer and writer saw the 1997 exhibition as a teenager. She said the pungent scent of peanut butter wafted throughout the museum.

It took two employees of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen several days to spread 40 buckets of peanut butter across a 25-square-meter (270-square-foot) hexagon last week.

The men used drywall trowels to smear the peanut butter to a thickness of 2 centimeters (0.8 inch).

Schippers did not specify the size, shape, thickness, or type of peanut butter the work needs. Dutch peanut butter brand Calvé donated tubs of smooth peanut butter for the work.

Multiple visitors stepped into the sticky artwork when it was on display in 2011. In 1997, the work was “vandalized” when a group of people placed 12 slices of bread and several bags of hagelslag — chocolate sprinkles commonly eaten on bread at breakfast in the Netherlands — on the floor.

“It doesn’t look bad,” Schippers told Dutch newspaper Volkskrant at the time. “The sprinkles have been applied with a sense of proportion and a skillful hand.”

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Authorities in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh used loud speakers and a network of volunteers and community leaders to relocate people from risky areas to safety Thursday after landslides killed at least 13 refugees in the past few days.

At least five children died Wednesday when a landslide caused by monsoon rains swept through an Islamic school at a camp in Cox’s Bazar, where more than 1 million Rohingya refugees from neighboring Myanmar live.

A teacher at the Islamic school described the scene from the landslide as chaotic, saying girls at the school were preparing for lessons when part of the building collapsed. “Those of us who were on the western side managed to get out, but everyone on the eastern side was buried under the debris,” said Begum Jahan, who teaches the Quran, Islam’s holy book.

“Some suffered broken arms, and some of the girls lost their lives,” she said.

People in the refugee camp started rescue operations before emergency services reached the scene, Dollar Tripura, head of the local fire service and civil defense, said Thursday. He added that emergency personnel later rescued the injured and recovered the bodies. The rescue operation was called off Wednesday evening.

Jamal Hossain, a Rohingya volunteer who helped in the rescue effort, said people rescued at the scene were sent to hospital and those that died were all women.

“However, we do not know whether there are any more bodies buried underneath,” he said.

Authorities in Cox’s Bazar said they were relocating refugees from at-risk hilly areas and that more than 1,000 people were already evacuated. They said the refugees are often reluctant to leave their makeshift homes despite warnings.

The Bangladesh weather office is forecasting more rain in the coming days.

Sunday night into Monday, landslides killed at least eight people at Rohingya camps in the area.

Local media reported at least 22 people died in the delta nation of 170 million people in landslides and wall collapses over the last three days. The death toll included the casualties at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, the country’s leading Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily reported.

Bangladesh has urged the international community for years to help the country begin repatriation of the refugees to Myanmar, but the process is stalled.

Drivers are facing long delays on a stretch of the M6 this morning.

Emergency repairs are being carried out on the southbound carriageway, according to traffic alert service Inrix.

Three lanes have been shut off between junction 21 for Woolston and junction 20 for the Lymm Interchange.

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Delays are building up to the closure with motorway cameras showing long queues.

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The Barkers History Gallery, located inside the home store on Yafforth Road, tells the story of the fifth-generation business, one of the area’s best-known retail names.

It traces its journey from its origins as Oxendales Drapery through to the present day, offering visitors a window into more than a century of retail and family history.

Mr Sunak, MP for Richmond and Northallerton, said: “Barkers is a truly iconic business.

“The exhibition helps to explain why it has been central to the economy of the town for generations and is so well loved by its customers and also the many loyal staff who have worked there.

“It is vital that we celebrate and cherish family businesses like Barkers and the new gallery does that in an informative and entertaining way.”

The exhibition features a curated collection of documents, photographs, and artefacts, much of which has never been seen by the public before.

One of its centrepieces is the original Barkers delivery bicycle from the 1950s, now suspended from the ceiling.

Other highlights include vintage shopfront signage from the 1950s and 1960s, original press clippings, historical documents, and a digital slideshow of key moments in Barkers’ history.

William Barker, part of the fifth generation of the family to work in the business, said: “While our focus remains firmly on continuing to develop and grow the business, we also believe it is important to reflect with pride on where it all began.

“This gallery honours our family’s history and the generations who have helped shape the business over the years.

“We are deeply proud of the legacy they have built, and sincerely grateful to our customers for their continued support throughout the years.”

Mr Barker said the idea for the gallery originated with the late Charles Barker, who amassed a large archive of photographs and newspaper articles documenting the company’s past.

Visitors can browse a selection of original newspaper prints covering major moments in the retailer’s development, along with displays of the iconic “Outfitters” and “Furnishers” signage that once adorned the shop front.

Enlarged reproductions of historical articles and a coffee table display of books on Northallerton and the surrounding area add further context to the exhibition.

The gallery has been created by William Barker, great-great-grandson of the founder, also named William Barker.

The Barkers History Gallery is now open to visitors inside Barkers Home on Yafforth Road as a permanent display.

The blaze has taken hold of a historic building on Princes Street, the Scottish capital’s main shopping street.

The building is reportedly just a few doors down from Jenners department store, which was gutted by a fire in 2023.

The street is also nearby to Edinburgh’s iconic castle.