Anti-fracking protesters have set up a camp in North Yorkshire near the site which is expected to be the first in the country to extract gas. 

They say they'll use it as a base to stop lorries delivering equipment needed to build the new well head in the next few weeks.  

Third Energy was granted planning permission to extract shale gas at Kirby Misperton in Ryedale in May.

Friends of the Earth and residents had challenged North Yorkshire County Council's decision in the High Court, which ruled against them last month.

Scarborough Hospital is dealing with another outbreak of the norovirus on its wards.

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Two wards are currently closed because of the winter vomiting bug.

It had affected the site before Christmas as well.  

Police want to talk to the two men pictured below after a burglary in Leeds.

During the incident, the burglars realised they were being filmed by a CCTV camera - so stole that as well.

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The incident took place at 16:15 last Sunday when the thieves broke into the house in Wepener Place, Harehills.

One of two men arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in Bradford is released without charge, police say.

A man who was being questioned over the death of woman in Bradford, has been released without charge. 

The woman, who is believed to be in her 30s, was found dead at a house in Bankholme Court on Boxing Day.

A 33-year-old man has been released without charge, while a 42-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody.

A post mortem is due to take place today.

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The Labour leader of Kirklees Council has called for a public debate over the future of a prized piece of art that could be worth up to three times, external its estimated value of £19.5 million.  

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A man from Sheffield has been making model versions of the city. 

So far he's recreated the Park Hill flats, and the Ashoka restaurant on Ecclesall Road. 

Millions of pounds are being invested in 10 West Yorkshire streets which are among the poorest in the whole of the country.

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It's happening in part of Holbeck, south Leeds - the money will be used to refurbish dozens of run-down homes.

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There are delays of 30 minutes on the M62 eastbound between J22 and J24 right now.

There's been an accident which has closed a lane.

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If you're in North Yorkshire and you had two blankets on last night, here's why.

It was the coldest place in England last night:

A 75-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital following a crash in Huddersfield.

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The crash happened at about 15:30 on Boxing Day at Blackmoorfoot Road in Linthwaite.

The car he was driving, a silver Suzuki SX4, hit a wall close to the junction with Holt Head Road. 

I'd say it's nigh-on impossible to watch this without the theme to Black Beauty coming into your head: 

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Staff at Yorkshire Wildlife Park have just completed a week-long audit of all creatures great and small who make up the unique attraction at Branton, external. 

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A calf has been killed during a break-in at a farm in North Yorkshire. 

Thieves towed the young cow from its barn with a quadbike into a field.

They then shot it and the animal later died.

The incident happened at about 23:30 on 21 December at a farm near Tadcaster.

The thieves stole the farmer’s trailers and caused other damage before leaving on the quad bike.

A body found in Knottingley near Wakefield is that of a man who has been missing since the start of December.

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William Metcalfe's body was discovered yesterday morning in the canal near to Trundles Lane. 

The 73-year-old was last seen on 1 December.

His family have been informed.  

A man is interviewed under caution by police investigating the sudden death of a baby.

The name of a man who died in hospital after being hit by a car has been released by West Yorkshire Police. 

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Ian Winterburn, 58, from Leeds, was a teacher at Garforth Academy and died on 22 December after the crash on 12 December. 

The incident happened A6120 Ring Road in Halton. Mr Winterburn was hit by a silver/grey Skoda Fabia which had been turning right.

The driver of the Skoda, a 51-year-old woman, from Leeds, has been interviewed under caution in connection with the incident.

Last year York Theatre Royal's pantomime was staged at the National Railway Museum, after a refurbishment of their ancient Grade II venue was delayed.

Now their renowned pantomime, headed by the UK's longest-serving dame Berwick Kaler, is playing to audiences at its usual venue.

Here, the York Theatre Royal's backstage staff explain just why pantomime is the gift that keeps on giving... oh yes it is:

New figures have revealed the amount of money the NHS makes from parking charges in England. 

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Hospital trusts were also asked about how much they made from parking fines handed out to motorists in their car parks.

Of the 27 trusts which responded, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust topped the list.  

They issued fines totalling £78,595 in 2015/16 - and in four years issued fines tottalling £424,585.

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Pinderfields and Dewsbury hospitals, issued fines totalling £13,000 in 2015/16 while Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, in charge of sites in Huddersfield and Halifax, issued fines totalling £12,780 in 2015/16.

The report from the Press Association says hospitals in England collected fees worth more than £120m last year - up by 5%.

Many trusts defended the charges, saying the money was put back into patient care or maintaining car parks.

But the chief executive of the Patients Association said it was unfair that hospital parking in Wales and Scotland was largely free, while patients in England had to pay.

Relive the EFL action including QPR ending a run of six straight losses in the Championship by beating Wolves.