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Just a month after the future of the Scunthorpe plant hung in the balance, British steel says it is going to ramp up production. The company has announced it's hiring more than 180 new employees in their first recruitment since the government stepped in to run the site. https://t.co/MaXiZoVKkf

A D-Day veteran from Lincolnshire's described the mixed emotions he felt on the day the war ended in Europe. Les Budding, who's 100 this year, was involved in the assault on Sword Beach during the invasion of Normandy. He remembers excitement at soon being reunited with family https://t.co/diUAn3fAZG

North Yorkshire veteran Ken Cooke will take centre stage at a memorial service in France today close to the beach where he landed as part of the D-Day invasion. 99 year old Ken has been touring Normandy, where at 18 he took part in the mission which led to the end of the war. https://t.co/W3sgTZk3zV

Good morning on #VEDay80. #Weather: Early cloud will soon lift and clear to leave a mostly fine and dry day. Feeling cool out of any sunshine. Highs 17°C. https://t.co/PRrJBMHpti https://t.co/2afJ8OfAty

Good Morning - spectacular scenes in Bradford city centre yesterday evening as thousands of fans celebrated @officialbantams promotion. This story and the rest of your breakfast headlines from @GMB @itvcalendar https://t.co/1hDu7G7KU5

A hospice in York is encouraging people to consider donating their eyes to help reduce the national shortage of corneas. The top layer of just one eye known as the cornea can help restore the sight of up to 10 people. Facing a terminal diagnosis, Margaret Wroe has signed up. https://t.co/jdkqJf6QVC

A couple from Wakefield are to climb the Yorkshire Three peaks, not once but twice in consecutive days for charity. Natalie & Adam Whittle are raising money for the @YorkshireAirAmb which responds to emergencies, on average 4 times a day. Dr Tim Moll & Natalie: https://t.co/b7L0tdPOMi

A superbike rider from West Yorkshire is in serious but stable condition after being injured in a crash which killed two other riders. 11 bikes were involved in the crash at Oulton Park in Cheshire on Monday. Tom Tunstall from Huddersfield has sustained a broken bone in his neck. https://t.co/zwCU5r5DiR

The new Mayor of Lincolnshire says she would like to build a veterans' village in the county. More than a hundred people saw Dame Andrea Jenkyns be sworn as the country's first elected Mayor at Lincoln Cathedral. She says Lincolnshire would benefit from a centre for veterans. https://t.co/2CXaylHtv2

Boston Borough Council has recorded a 7% reduction in fly-tipping incidents over the past 12 months, bucking the national trend which saw overall reports increase across the country. https://t.co/RfpO7kx1Kg

Good morning.#Weather: Dry with patchy cloud and sunny spells today. Coastal breezes and chilly nights under clear spells. 15°C https://t.co/PRrJBMHpti https://t.co/Szuqui5Wbz

Here are your Good Morning Britain breakfast headlines from ITV Calendar. https://t.co/iMhuGcL7IN via @YouTube

RT @RAFWaddington: RAF Waddington participating in the VE Day Fly-Past! 🇬🇧 The RC-135W Rivet Joint and the @rafredarrows took part today…