Summary

  • Fire crews deal with tyre blaze as thick black smoke pours from site

  • Unsolved cases 'reviewed' for links to Yorkshire Ripper

  • New laws to tackle paedophiles who groom children online

  • Three taken to hospital after serious crash outside a York army barracks

  • Sheffield shops open early for autism shopping event

  • Former mayor of Doncaster rules himself out of next month's election

  • Nature reserve on former open cast mine officially opens

  • Bodies at medieval North Yorkshire village mutilated to 'stop dead rising'

  • Live updates on Monday 3 April 2017

  1. Pop-up Covid vaccine clinic targets city's youngpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 11 June 2021

    The Crucible Theatre is to host a pop-up vaccine clinic on Saturday to help young people get jabbed.

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  2. Sheffield pub's colourful flag celebration for Euro 2020published at 12:16 British Summer Time 11 June 2021

    This South Yorkshire pub has definitely got into the football spirit ahead of Euro 2020:

    The Big Tree

    The impressive flag display at The Big Tree in Sheffield has gone viral on social media.

    The decorations include 500 flags and every single nation which has qualified for the tournament finals.

    Flags outside the pub
    A blow up character

    Adam Chamberlain, general manager at the pub, said: "Sheffield is home to the world’s first ever football club, so it’s only right we took celebrations to the next level by creating the biggest and best flag display in the city - if not the country."

  3. Biker suffers 'life-threatening' injuries in Leeds crashpublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 11 June 2021

    A motorcyclist is in hospital with "life-threatening" injuries following a collision in Leeds, police say.

    Leeds ring road at ShadwellImage source, Google

    A Peugeot 2008 car and a Honda motorcycle collided on the Ring Road at Shadwell at about 16:15 on Wednesday, according to West Yorkshire Police.

    The motorcyclist, a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries which are described by officers as "life-threatening".

    Anyone with dashcam footage of the collision, or who saw what happened leading up to the collision, is being asked to contact police.

  4. Jacks stars as Surrey win at Lord'spublished at 22:32 British Summer Time 10 June 2021

    Will Jacks hits the fastest T20 fifty in English cricket in 11 years - off just 15 balls - as Surrey beat Middlesex at Lord's.

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  5. Murder accused in court over quad bike crash deathpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 10 June 2021

    Jordan Glover, 23, appears at Bradford magistrates' court charged with the murder of Rahees Mahmood.

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  6. BBC Radio York presenter dies aged 53published at 16:50 British Summer Time 10 June 2021

    BBC radio presenter Dom Busby has died at the age of 53 after a short illness.

    Dom Busby

    He worked at the BBC for more than 30 years across many local radio stations.

    He started his radio career at BBC Radio York in 1988 and had returned to the station as a presenter in recent years.

    BBC Radio York Managing Editor, Martyn Weston, said: "It is with the heaviest hearts to have learned our colleague and friend Dom Busby has died.

    "We’ve had to quickly come to terms with his illness but his passing in the early hours of this morning is difficult to comprehend."

    "Dominic was a proud Yorkshireman. His energy in the newsroom and his passion for radio were infectious.

    "We will be forever grateful for his unique talents, his special voice, and the connection he had with listeners".

    Dominic

    He also worked at BBC Sport and BBC Radio 5 Live.

    Friends and colleagues on social media have praised his positive nature, generosity and kindness.

    "Dom was a great broadcaster and a brilliant man. He loved sport and radio, so had the perfect job," said radio sports news editor Colin Patterson.

    He added: "He will be much missed by his colleagues and listeners to BBC radio. Our thoughts are with his family at this terrible time."

  7. Union's jobs protest outside charity HQpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 10 June 2021

    StepChange said up to 170 redundancies at the charity had been reduced to 70 after consultation.

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  8. Gun fired as man is chased on Leeds streetpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 10 June 2021

    A man was seen being chased and a blank firing gun was discharged in Leeds in the early hours of this morning, police have said.

    Cherry Row, BurmantoftsImage source, Google

    A report of three young men seen chasing another male and loud bangs being heard in the Cherry Row area of Burmantofts was received shortly after midnight, according to West Yorkshire Police.

    Armed officers were sent to the scene and blank shell cases were recovered, the force said.

    A police cordon remains in place in the area as forensic examinations and specialist searches are carried out and inquiries are ongoing to identify the suspects and the victim.

    Det Insp Vicky Alexander said: "We would like to hear from anyone who witnessed any part of the incident or who has any information that could assist the investigation.

    "We appreciate an incident such as this will cause concern to residents in the area and we are working closely with our colleagues on the local neighbourhood policing team who will be providing suitable reassurance."

  9. Slow-setting tarmac leads to long tailbackspublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 10 June 2021

    Highways England says warm temperatures meant newly-laid tarmac had failed to set.

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  10. Queen's jubilee statue plan for York Minsterpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 10 June 2021

    The proposed statue will be a "symbol of hope" for York after the Covid pandemic, documents suggest.

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  11. Queen statue for York Minster remains under wrapspublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 10 June 2021

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    A statue of the Queen could be installed at York Minster next year - but details of its design remain a closely guarded secret.

    The QueenImage source, Reuters/Toby Melville/Pool/File Photo

    The statue would be installed in an empty niche or recess at the front of the minster to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022, according to a planning application for the statue.

    It will also be "part of the public campaign to signal the recovery and resurgence of the city from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic and as a symbol of hope", the application adds.

    However, the Rt Revd Dr Jonathan Frost, Dean of York Minster, says in the documents outlining the plans that details of the statue's design remains "confidential and need to be given only essential and limited circulation".

    The statue "must come from the creative womb of the Minster Stoneyard", the planning documents add.

    The niche where the new statue is set to be installed may never have had a statue placed within it before, it's thought.

    The minster’s neighbourhood plan also includes proposals for a new public square, to be called the Queen Elizabeth Square.

  12. Family pay tribute to drowned teenage footballerpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 9 June 2021

    The family of Bradford teenager Tomi Obi Solomon says he was "a blessing to us".

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  13. Woman arrested in Everard case faces no actionpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 9 June 2021

    The woman was detained at the same time as PC Wayne Couzens, who admits kidnapping Sarah Everard.

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  14. Pop-up Sheffield vaccine clinic to open for one day onlypublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 9 June 2021

    Adults who have not yet received a dose of a coronavirus vaccine are being invited to a pop-up clinic in Sheffield this weekend.

    The Crucible

    Anybody aged 18 and over can go to the Crucible Theatre on Saturday from 09:00 to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

    There is no need to book an appointment, the NHS in Sheffield said.

    The vaccination clinic will close at 14:00 on Saturday.

  15. Primary school locked down during drop-off fightpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 9 June 2021

    Four men reportedly assaulted a driver outside Sandringham Primary in Doncaster, police say.

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  16. Attempted murder arrest after Sheffield city centre fightpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 9 June 2021

    A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after reports of a fight in Sheffield city centre earlier.

    South Yorkshire Police car

    It's thought a number of men believed to be armed with a knife and a metal bar were involved in the incident on Arundel Gate at about 11:30 this morning.

    A 20-year-old man was taken to hospital after being stabbed and is in a serious but stable condition.

    Investigations are ongoing and a cordon remains in place in Norfolk Street, according to South Yorkshire Police.

  17. Blaze in tower block flat sees building evacuatedpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 9 June 2021

    The fire in Blue near Granary Wharf on Tuesday did not involve any cladding, say fire chiefs.

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  18. Forward Roberts signs new Leeds contractpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 9 June 2021

    Wales forward Tyler Roberts signs new three-year deal with Leeds United.

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