'No one expected this': York at crossroads as coronavirus takes toll

Pandemic prompts difficult questions as fears grow over future of city where one in four jobs rely on tourism

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For a city that has been at the heart of major national events for 17 centuries, beloved both by medieval kings and warring Romans, York has seen its fortunes rise and fall over the years.

But new questions about the future of the former Viking capital of England are being asked as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to devastate its tourism-driven economy, with one in four jobs relying on the money brought in by more than 8 million people who visit its cobbled streets every year.