Nick Wilson
BBC Radio Sheffield

The South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings says areas like Dinnington in Rotherham need more dedicated neighbourhood policing and that getting more funding from the council tax may the answer . 

There was a public meeting there last night with residents concerned about crime in the wake of the death of teenager Leonne Weeks. 

Dr Billings says he's trying to get more money for the police force from the council tax:

Former army captain Ibrar Ali who lives in Selby and former RAF veteran Luke Wigman have completed the second of their challenging marathons across the world.

This latest challenge will involve 295km of running and 59 hours of flight time. 

The men are running seven marathons in seven days across seven continents.  

Both are raising money for an armed forces rehabilitation centre.

Image source, Invincible Run the World

Ibrar Ali was injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq. 

He was part of Prince Harry's Walking with the Wounded team which trekked to the South Pole in 2013.  

Ibrar ran the second marathon in Chile in three hours 49 minutes, his co runner, Luke, smashed it in three hours two minutes. 

Here’s a sneak peek inside the £30m Victoria Gate Casino that opens on Thursday in Leeds. 

It will create around 200 jobs according to developer Global Gaming Ventures and will be the biggest in the North of England and Scotland.

Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York

A man was told he'd be stabbed if he didn't hand over his money and phone during a riverside robbery in York on Monday night, police say.  

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It happened as the victim was walking home along the riverbank footpath between Scarborough Bridge and Jubilee Terrace just before 21:00. He was pushed against a wall and threatened he'd be stabbed, although he didn't see a knife. 

The suspect is described as white, in his late 20s or early 30s, between 5ft 7ins and 5ft 8ins tall, slim build, possibly muscular, clean shaven and with a shaven head. 

He was wearing a dark puffa jacket and dark trousers and had a Yorkshire accent.

Yorkshire Evening Post

A charitable Leeds company has generated curiosity across the city by leaving scarves in public places., external

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Officers from the north west policing team in Sheffield have made a sizeable cannabis seizure at Crookes in Sheffield:

Do you know this man? Police are trying to trace him in connection with an attempted robbery in Halifax, external.

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The incident happened at about 17:30 on Thursday 12 January at a newsagents on Cross Street. 

A man made threats and demands to a member of staff. Nothing was taken during the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

Doctors in Sheffield are pioneering the use of a compact neonatal MRI scanner which can be used on premature babies.

The machine, at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, is one of only two in the world. 

Ultrasound is normally used to scan the brains of newborns. 

Professor Paul Griffiths, of the University of Sheffield, says the new scanner creates better images and is less stressful for poorly babies.

Harrogate Borough Council's town centre offices have been sold for £1m.

Victoria Park House has been bought by local property developer Hornbeam Park Developments.  

The company's planning to redevelop the site and create offices which they say could house 150 full-time jobs on site and 120 jobs during the construction phase.

The building has been on the market since 2015. 

The council is selling off numerous properties which will help the authority's move into its new purpose built civic centre at Knapping Mount.

Two police officers who helped a mother and her young child who had to be rescued from freezing water after a car crash this morning have been praised for their bravery.

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The three-year-old girl and woman had to be freed from the vehicle by officers as it filled with water.

The crash happened on a minor road near South Milford on the border of West and North Yorkshire at about 06:00. Officers had to jump into the ditch to free the pair.

The woman and child were unhurt but had been "cold and scared", a police spokesperson said.

Adam Tomlinson
Presenter, BBC Radio York

The most significant Viking treasure hoards ever discovered in Britain are due to go on display together for the very first time later this year in York.

The Viking: Rediscover the Legend exhibition will open in May at the Yorkshire Museum in a partnership with the British Museum. 

It will show star exhibits from the British Museum, along with Yorkshire Hoard, the Bedale Hoard and the Cuerdale Hoard, which is the largest Viking hoard ever found outside Russia. 

I've been to the Yorkshire Museum in York to find out more from Natalie Buy, the curator of archaeology and she's been telling me how significant this new exhibition will be.

Over 120 people packed a public meeting last night in Dinnington, near Rotherham.

They were angry and concerned about safety in the area:

James Vincent
Reporter BBC Look North

There's been an angry response on social media to plans to limit speeds to 60mph on parts of the M1 through South Yorkshire as highway bosses try to curb air pollution.

The idea has attracted a lot of comment on BBC Radio Sheffield's Facebook page:

A whole host of acts has already been announced for this year's Deershed Festival, including the Divine Comedy.

Now here are more names for the festival which is due to be held in July at Baldersby Park in Topcliffe, North Yorkshire:

A 17-year-old youth has suffered life-threatening head injuries and two others were badly hurt in a car crash near South Kirkby, Wakefield.

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He was travelling as a passenger in the back of a car on the B6422 Hemsworth Road on Monday evening when it came off the road and hit a tree. He is now in a critical, but stable condition in hospital.

The driver, another 17-year-old male and the front-seat passenger a 16-year-old boy, both suffered serious injuries. 

Police are appealing for witnesses.

Yesterday we told you about the number of people in Yorkshire who were on a "suckers list" being shared by criminal gangs.

A barber's shop owner from Sheffield nearly fell for a scam by men posing as High Court enforcement agents.

Emma Lee runs Emm's Barber shop at Hillsborough. 

The scammers threatened to take goods from her business over an unpaid bill. Although she stood her ground in the end and called the police she says it was devastating:

An award winning theatre producer says she'd cast Ed Balls "in a heartbeat". 

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Sonia Friedman's told the Radio Times she became a big fan during his time on Strictly Come Dancing and, although she thinks he should return to politics, she wouldn't hesitate to offer him something if the right role came up.  

Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York

Detectives are asking for the public's help following a suspicious incident which happened in York, external earlier this month involving a 12-year-old boy.

It happened in the Rawcliffe area of the city on Wednesday 11 January. 

The boy was walking home from St Marks Church in the direction of the "Rawcliffe Rec" when a large black vehicle, possibly a people carrier, pulled up alongside him.

A man who was driving the car attempted to persuade him to get into the vehicle but he ran away.

Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield

Every so often you hear someone complaining about people "coming over here, not bothering to learn English"...

That can't be said of people in Barnsley as a new "Conversation Cafe" in the central library is running informal sessions where people can relax and brush up on their language skills:

Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York

Villagers in Barbon and Middleton in the Yorkshire Dales have become the latest communities to work together to bring hyperfast fibre optic broadband to each of their homes. 

Image source, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

Communities have been working with Broadband for the Rural North Ltd (B4RN) since last year.  

An army of volunteers has been digging holes so the cables can be laid, with the vast majority of funding raised by local residents investing in B4RN shares.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has now awarded the project a grant of £9,900 from its Sustainable Development Fund to fund the cost of the main B4RN fibre optic control cabinet at Barbon Village Hall, which connects and supplies other Dales communities.