they won t be covered by the new double council tax. joyce stangoe is a local campaigner, and says the lack of young families is becoming critical. we re losing people from the schools, we re losing public transport, and we re also short on people to fill the jobs. affordable housing is one of north yorkshire s greatest challenges. it s hoped that doubling council tax on second homes will start to tackle the problem and generate an extra £14 million a year. olivia richwald, bbc news, whitby. lewis capaldi, graham norton and joe wicks will be among the stars taking part in this year s children in need telethon later tonight. the annual fundraising spectacular will raise money for charities around the uk. our reporter, stefan powell, has more. famous for its fabulous fundraising for 42 years now, children in need
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as children in need looks to build on a legacy that has distributed over £500 million in the last ten years. stefan powell, bbc news. and if you re in the uk, you can watch children in need tonight, on bbc one at seven o clock. breaking news. investigators looking into the damaged nord stream pipeline must have found traces of explosives at the site. it was in september that a series of blasts ripped holes in the two pipelines that were built to bring gas from russia to western europe. swedish prosecutors now say the damage was definitely caused by what they referred to as gross sabotage . however, the swedish prosecutors office made no comment on who was