Power to homes has been restored following a huge fire at a warehouse in Bradford, according to Bradford City Council., external

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The fire on Legrams Lane, next to a mill complex, is now "under control," the fire service has said., external

The blaze started just before 02:45 with 18 engines called to the scene.

Ten fire engines and one aerial ladder platform are currently on site and smoke can be seen rising from the complex.

Power to homes and businesses in the area, external was affected for several hours earlier, Bradford Council said.

The council said four primary schools had also been affected., external

People in the Shearbridge are being urged to keep doors and windows closed.

Incident Commander Chris Lawton said: "This incident will go on throughout the day so please bear with us and be patient."

Police say farms like the one they raided generate "essential" income for organised gangs.

Two men are arrested after a £2.2m cannabis farm was found in a former bingo hall.

The funeral of a newborn baby girl found dead at a recycling centre last summer has taken place.

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The tot's body was found wrapped in a pink towel at Bowling Back Lane in Bradford in August.

Arranging the funeral on Tuesday, the council said the girl, named Daisy, was "one of our own" after her mother was never identified.

The funeral service took place at Bradford Cathedral followed by a burial at the Bowling Cemetery.

Police were called to the recycling centre last summer after reports of an infant's body being found.

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An appeal was launched to try and find the mother who police feared may have needed medical help.

The baby's body was wrapped in a towel featuring an image of the island of Fuerteventura.

West Yorkshire Police believed she was likely to have been stillborn.

Two men have been arrested after cannabis believed to be worth £2.2m was found in a former bingo hall during a police raid.

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The farm was found at Empire Bingo in Mexborough near Doncaster on Tuesday morning, according to South Yorkshire Police.

The men, aged 29 and 38, were arrested on suspicion of the production of Class B drugs with 2,188 plants being seized.

Cannabis farms like the one raided generate "essential" income for gangs who "cause misery for many", South Yorkshire Police said.

Weeks of investigation work by the force's neighbourhood policing team led to a drugs warrant being carried out at the building on Swinton Road, police added.

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Insp Adrian Luscombe said his team have been focusing on tackling organised crime gangs, adding: "We are relentless in our pursuit of those who control their activity.

"Cannabis is not a harmless drug in any way, shape or form. Often extremely vulnerable people are recruited to look after the grows, living in appalling conditions full of fear.

"Because of this, we invest significant resources in disrupting this activity and identifying those responsible."

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A huge fire at a warehouse in Bradford is now "under control," the fire service has said., external

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The blaze in Legrams Lane, next to a mill complex, started just before 02:45 with 18 engines called to the scene, the service said.

Twelve fire engines and two aerial ladder platforms are currently at the scene, it's been confirmed.

Some local residents have been evacuated from their homes

People in the Shearbridge are being urged to keep doors and windows closed.

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Power to homes and businesses in the area, external has been affected and emergency services and power companies are working to restore it, Bradford Council said.

The authority said four primary schools had also been affected., external

The fire service, which initially described the blaze as being in a furniture factory, said it was working alongside police, the ambulance service, Bradford Council's emergency planning team and Yorkshire Water in tackling the incident.

Roads surrounding the building are closed.

Fire crews are dealing with a huge blaze at a furniture factory in Bradford.

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About 70 firefighters are tackling the fire at Legrams Lane in the Shearbridge area, which started in the early hours of this morning, according to West Yorkshire Fire Service.

A number of people living nearby have been evacuated from their homes.

Local residents are being advised to keep doors and windows closed because of the smoke.

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A spokesperson for the service said: "The public is asked to avoid the area if possible.

"The power supply to the building has been switched off which may also affect power for people living in the area.

"There is a cordon in the area and roads surrounding the building are affected.

"Thank you to the public for your patience as we deal with this incident."

A man has been arrested in West Yorkshire on suspicion of war crimes carried out during the civil war in Sierra Leone, police said.

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The Metropolitan Police said the man was detained in Leeds as part of an investigation into alleged atrocities in the country between 1994 and 2000.

Officers carried out a search of the man's property and he was taken to a police station in the city.

The 42-year-old was later released under investigation, the force added.

Tens of thousands of people died in the conflict which began in 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front began a campaign against President Momoh, capturing towns on the border with Liberia.

It ended in 2002 with the help of British soldiers and UN peacekeepers.

The charity Action Aid said the west African country saw a third of its population displaced and tens of thousands killed during the 11-year conflict.

US-based non-government organisation Human Rights Watch has said the conflict was characterised by "extreme brutality and widespread human rights abuses against civilians".

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The arrest comes as part of an investigation into alleged atrocities in the country between 1994 and 2000.

Jessica Brennan is sentenced to 22 years for preying upon young victims between 1998 and 2016.

Leeds University plans to continue with some online teaching despite Covid restrictions being eased.

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The funeral is due to take place today of a newborn baby girl, whose body was discovered in West Yorkshire last year.

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The infant's body was found at the Bowling Back Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre in Bradford (pictured below), in August last year.

The mother of the girl has never come forward despite an appeal to find her.

Bradford Council has arranged for a funeral service for the infant, who has since been named Daisy, at Bradford Cathedral at noon, saying "the city considers her one of our own".

The service will be followed by a burial at a nearby cemetery, with a local florist donating flowers.

She will be buried with a teddy bear made out of the hi-vis jacket of one of the recycling centre workers who found her.

A lit plastic bottle containing petrol has been used in an arson attack on a car in Harrogate.

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Emergency services were called to the incident on Heather Way shortly after 22:40 on Saturday, according to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

An Audi Q7 was set on fire outside a house, causing house alarms to go off and disrupting many neighbours, police said.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "There was an attempt to set a car on fire on a driveway.

"The drivers window had been smashed and a plastic bottle containing petrol and a wick had been thrown in.

"This had smouldered away on the drivers seat but failed to set the whole car alight and then burnt itself out."

Anyone who was in the area at the time is being urged to contact police.

As Covid restrictions ease today, a Leeds cafe owner says she was unsure whether to open at all, despite pubs, restaurants and cafes in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire now being able to serve customers indoors.

Jane McManus, who runs the West Park Cafe, told BBC Radio Leeds: "We did have to think about it quite a lot and I considered not doing it at all – but I think customers would’ve been up in arms if we hadn’t let them back inside.

"It’s massively worked as a takeaway. Everyone’s eating their own body weight in cake, and it’s sort of developed as the year’s gone on."

From today:

• Pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants are allowed to serve customers indoors
• Groups of up to six - or two households of any size - are allowed inside
• Groups seated outside may have up to 30 people
• People still need to order, eat and drink while seated where alcohol is served
• When not seated - for example being shown to a table, or going to the toilet - customers must wear face coverings

The government says it currently hopes to lift all restrictions from 21 June.

A 16-year-old boy has been seriously assaulted in Sheffield in an attack by three boys armed with bats, say police.

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The boy and his friends were chased into a supermarket on Baslow Road by three boys armed with a metal baton and another with a wooden bat at about 18:30 on Friday, according to South Yorkshire Police.

A spokesperson for the force said: "The 16-year-old boy was assaulted and suffered serious head injuries. He was taken to hospital by ambulance, where he remains.

"His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening."

Two boys, aged 15 and 16, were arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, said police.

They have been released, one under investigation and one on police bail.

Any witnesses to the incident are being urged to contact police.

The moment two friends and work colleagues hugged for the first time in more than a year was captured in York this morning.

Dawn Clements (right) and colleague Sarah Atkinson usually greet each other with a hug before starting work at St Leonard's Hospice in the city.

But because of the Covid pandemic that's not been possible - until today.

With the easing of restrictions the friends grabbed the chance to remedy that.

Dawn told BBC Radio York reporter Julia Lewis: "I really looked forward to this hug for so long. Hugging is very important."

After the long-awaited hug, she said: "I'm really emotional. It's the first physical human contact I've had in such a long time."

From today rules on hugging and social distancing have been relaxed in England and Scotland.

In England, people can hug friends and family in any setting, but are being advised to use "personal judgement".