The manufacturers of KitKat bars announced in June it would no longer be linked to Fairtrade.

Naz Shah faced death threats and abuse following a libellous post by the Leave.EU group.

Rooftop lasers to be part of a coronavirus socially distanced Light Night festival in Leeds.

A recovery unit has been set up in a North Yorkshire hospital to help people dealing with the long-term effects of coronavirus.

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People who have the virus and survive can then find that the longer term effects like fatigue or muscle pain continue.

It is known commonly as 'Long Covid'.

The unit, which has been set up at Harrogate District Hospital, is offering a personalised approach to care to help those who have had the virus.

It's believed thousands of people are still suffering with symptoms many months after they’ve had the virus.

About 60 people are being supported by the programme, including Andrew Cartlidge from Ripley.

Mr Cartlidge, who at one stage was on a ventilator fighting for his life, says he's still suffering from the effects of the virus.

He said: "[I have] excruciating breathlessness. If I stood up and walked from where I am to [a few steps] I would have to sit down and breath very deeply for half-a-minute to a minute.

"I'm so, so tired. Just no energy levels."

It’s hoped the work being done in Harrogate could be extended across the region.

More than 100 students have tested positive for coronavirus at the University of Sheffield in the first three days of term.

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According to figures published on the university's website, external 114 students and two members of staff have reported testing positive since Monday.

The university says it has about 8,000 staff members and a student body of around 29,000.

It said those affected and their households have been asked to self-isolate as per government guidance, adding that it had "robust processes and procedures" to reduce onward transmission and deep cleaning would be carried out where appropriate.

A spokeswoman said anyone who tests positive while staying in university accommodation will receive a daily welfare call to offer support.

She added: "We are in regular contact with Sheffield City Council, Public Health England and other partners to make sure that we are sharing information about the local situation and responding to the latest guidance."

Sheffield is one of the locations in England named as an "area of concern" by the government, and, according to data analysed by the BBC, had an infection rate of 94.7 per 100,000 in the week to 27 September.

A man who died when the van he was travelling in crashed into a tree has been named by police.

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Simon Maving, 49, from Norton, Malton, was a passenger in a white Renault van when it hit a tree by the side of the the B1248 in North Grimston on 16 September.

A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving offences in connection with the incident and released on bail.

North Yorkshire Police say they would like to speak to anyone who may have travelled along the B1248 between North Grimston and Malton between 22:00 on 15 September and 07:30 on 16 September.

A road in Leeds is to remain closed "for a few hours" following a bus crash this morning, say police.

The bus collided with a wall and the garage of a house on Smeaton Approach, Cross Gates at about 07:15.

There have been no injuries, police confirmed.

The road is currently closed and is expected to remain shut for a few hours while the bus is recovered.

People are being advised to avoid the area, it added.

The single-decker goes through a wall and badly damages a garage in Leeds early this morning.

Rina Yasutake's mother, brother and sister deny preventing her lawful burial.

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A new campaign that aims to cut down on the number of people who don’t clean up their dog’s mess is being launched by Bradford Council.

The 'Don’t Be A Mutt' campaign will advise people how to report people who do not clean up dog fouling as well as advising dog owners what the consequences can be.

It will also publicise the health risks of dog mess if it is not cleared up.

The campaign is a follow-up to the council’s 'Don’t Be A Tosser' campaign launched last year which used posters on major roads in Bradford to warn people against dropping litter from cars.

Members of Bradford Council’s Regeneration and Environment Scrutiny Committee will be given an update on these and other anti-litter campaigns at a meeting on Tuesday.

They will be told that the 'tosser' campaign will be ramped up this month, with more guidance issued to residents on how to report people they see littering from vehicles.

South Yorkshire mayor Dan Jarvis urges the government to "act decisively" to save lives and jobs.

A road in Leeds is closed this morning because of a bus crash.

The 64 service collided with a house just off Smeaton Approach near Cross Gates this morning after leaving the road.

Pictures from the scene show a damaged wall after the collision from the bus.

It's understood there were no serious injuries.

The council said the road has been closed because of the crash, external.

Police officers are asking drivers to help keep them safe after a number of people "ignored" lane closure signs on the M1 near Sheffield.

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Drivers became "dangerously close" to the officers, after they closed a lane to help recover a broken down vehicle on the M1 at junction 33 on Tuesday.

In total, 14 drivers drove in closed lanes, indicated by a red "X" on signs over the motorway, police say.

PC Phil Carson said: "While we were there, 14 drivers ignored this sign and approached our marked police cars at speed before having to manoeuvre over to another lane, causing further disruption.

“We are police officers, but we are also someone’s husband, wife, son, daughter and loved one. We all want to go home at the end of our shift."

Drivers who ignore lane closure signs on the county's smart motorways can face a £100 fine and three penalty points on their licence.

Detectives investigating the murder of an 80-year-old man who died after he was violently robbed have renewed their appeal for information on the fifth anniversary of the attack.

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Ex-miner Tommy Ward was brutally attacked at his home in Maltby, South Yorkshire on 1 October 2015 and died almost five months later as a result of the injuries he suffered.

About £30,000 was thought to have been stolen from his Salisbury Road home during the raid.

A murder investigation was launched by South Yorkshire Police following his death and a number of people were arrested on suspicion offences including murder, robbery and aggravated burglary, but nobody has ever been charged.

Issuing the fresh appeal, Det Insp Lee Nesbeth said: “This was a vicious attack on a defenceless, elderly man, which ultimately resulted in him losing his life.

"Tommy’s death sent shockwaves throughout the Maltby community, which is incredibly tight-knit, and we have worked unrelentingly over the last five years to identify those responsible for this crime.

“I want to remind the public of this horrific act of violence on the five-year anniversary of that first phone call to emergency services, and I’m appealing to anyone out there that may still hold information about what happened to come forward.

“There are individuals out there who know what happened to Tommy and there are still people yet to talk to police about what they know."

Tommy Ward died five months after being violently attacked at his home in Rotherham in 2015.

Huddersfield beat Hull KR to seal a third straight win for caretaker boss Luke Robinson, despite Matt Parcell's hat-trick.

Tom Davies scores a first-half hat-trick as Catalans easily overcome a much-changed Leeds side at Headingley.

Officials in Wakefield expect the region to be named as an area of concern after a spike in cases.

Photos of a sunset over Whitby pier and fishing vessels in Bridlington harbour have all featured in a national photography competition.

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The Shipwrecked Mariners' Society charity annual photography competition challenges people to capture the essence of Britain's long maritime heritage, with its merchant ships, fishermen, coasts, ports and harbours.

The winning picture was taken by Laurence Hartwell and shows trawlers with their catches at the fish market in Newlyn, Cornwall (above).

However, a number of photos taken a little closer to home, here in Yorkshire, were among those shortlisted:

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An arts organisation in West Yorkshire has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help it survive.

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The Kala Sangam Arts Centre in Bradford was forced to cancel all performances for this year because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The centre says it lost a "substantial" income from cancelled conferences, training days and meetings.

Because of the pandemic, there are no planned public performances until spring 2021.

The building has reopened at a reduced capacity for commercial hire, but it says its future is uncertain.

Alex Croft, creative director of Kala Sangam said: "Like many theatres and arts centres, the coronavirus pandemic hit us hard.

"In March we had to close our doors to the public – and with that went most of the ways we earn money which has left us in a very vulnerable position.

"We’ve been able to partially reopen our building now, but it’s in a really limited capacity and we’re at the mercy of ever changing lockdown rules."