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Everyday people, volunteers and government staff practiced a county-wide evacuation drill on Saturday morning. The exercise not only got residents thinking about what they'd do in an emergency, but also
<strong>Other lives</strong>: Avant garde composer who produced some of the first British electronic music
George Newson, who has died aged 91, was once a leading light in the avant-garde; he composed an early piece of British electronic music, saw his oratorio Arena (1971) conducted at the Proms by Pierre Boulez and danced with John Cage to the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Flood alerts remain in place after Storm Debi causes York's river levels to continue rising.
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