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All the 2025 Love Islanders ranked by how likely they are to survive in a student house

Conor would be doing everyone’s dishes while Meg played music over the sound of a broken washing machine

York St John to take over King’s Manor as University of York vacates city centre site

Historic building changes hands after accessibility and cost concerns

University of York is shutting down its Centre for Lifelong Learning after over 40 years

‘A special place run by extraordinary people’ will close its doors this summer

University of York employee given community service order for selling stolen equipment

Carl James Turnbull made over £8,500 selling stolen items owned by the university

Here’s what we know about the teen struck by lightning during a freak storm in Central Park

The electric current moved from a tree to the boy’s metal chain around his neck

Every time Aaron Taylor-Johnson and wife Sam have defended their 23-year age gap

After 14 years together, they’ve got one thing to say about the age gap talk

Say hello to GoodFest 2025: The York Uni festival you can’t miss

GoodFest is back! Bringing music, stalls and vibes to Campus East

Five years on: York marks the anniversary of the UK’s first Covid case

The UK’s first coronavirus cases were confirmed in York