A HISTORIC abandoned football stadium where David Beckham's Manchester United suffered a famous upset has now been demolished.
Home to York City FC, Bootham Crescent was razed to the ground after 90 years to make way for a unique housing development worth £7million.
Despite hosting countless matches and even surviving the Second World War, the iconic ground was ripped up after being sold to Persimmon Homes.
The Minstermen left the 8,256 capacity ground in 2020 with the York Community Stadium in Huntington becoming their new home.
SHOPPERS are racing to House of Fraser after the department store slashed the price of its designer stock. The in-demand Ugg Tasmans, Calvin Klein multi-packs, trendy trainers and Jack Wills lounge wear have all been heavily discounted. The sale has gone viral on Facebook, with shopper Emma Louise Mathieson nabbing £219 worth of stuff for just £45.50.
That's a whopping £173.50 worth of savings. Fabulous takes a look at the top picks from House of Fraser's stylish sale.
FURIOUS residents have dubbed their street Pothole Crescent because it is cratered with holes.
Locals claim nothing has been done to fill them in for five years.
Pictures show the extent of the damage in Glebe Crescent in Witham, Essex.
Some of the cavities are a foot across and 4ins deep.
Electrician Terry Collier, 59, said: “The council come once a year, measure the holes, mark them up for repair and go away again.
A BIZARRE traffic law means British taxi drivers don't have to wear a seat belt.
Regular drivers can be fined £100 for failing to buckle up, but cabbies are exempt.
It's thanks to a little known law that puts a driver's safety ahead of road safety and hasn't been revised since 1993.
The reason cabbies don't have to belt up dates back to before the introduction of screens between the driver and passenger.
TRIBUTES have poured in for a "selfless" junior doctor who died in a crash on the M56 while he was on his way to check on an ill patient in his spare time.
Abdulrahman Elbayouk, 26, was on his way to check on a patient who was unwell on Saturday night when he crashed, his family confirmed.
Tragically the young doctor was pronounced dead at the scene at junction 3 in Greater Manchester at around 9:45pm.