Woodhouse Moor: Live updates as crowds return for second day of Hyde Park sunshine following Leeds machete incident

Crowds are returning to Woodhouse Moor as a second day of sunshine sizzles the Hyde Park area in Leeds
By Joe Cooper
Published 31st Mar 2021, 07:27 BST
Updated 31st Mar 2021, 14:45 BST
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Leeds is expected to reach temperatures of 20 degrees again today after a baking day in the city on Tuesday - a day which brought hundreds of people down to Woodhouse Moor, raising concerns about social distancing.

The crowds also left behind scores of litter and a Leeds Council cleanup operation on Wednesday morning saw mountains of rubbish reclaimed by workers and a warning issued by the authority.

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That comes as police have revealed two 17-year-old boys have been arrested after they were seriously injured in a stabbing in the park on Tuesday afternoon, as packed crowds reported seeing a 'machete chase'.

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