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A South Yorkshire primary school went into lockdown after a fight broke out between adults as children were being dropped off, it's been confirmed.

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Four men got out of a blue Volvo parked outside Sandringham Primary, Doncaster, and reportedly damaged a Ford Fiesta and assaulted its driver, police said.

The school said its gates were closed to help secure the building, with no weapons involved in the disturbance.

A witness quoted by the Doncaster Free Press, external said one of the men involved was wearing a balaclava, with a member of staff seen closing inner gates as the fight spilled into school grounds.

The offenders and the victim fled the scene separately, with those involved yet to be traced, according to South Yorkshire Police. The school said all pupils and staff were safe and unhurt.

Beryce Nixon, of Exceed Learning Partnership Trust, which runs the school on Sandringham Road, Intake, said: "While these incidents can never be anticipated, the headteacher, school staff and members of the community responded instantly, ensuring the safety of all pupils has been paramount.

"We are confident this is an isolated incident and have received excellent support and reassurance from the police that this is the case."

Officers remain at the scene to carry out an investigation and to reassure residents, police added.

Two men have been arrested in drugs raids in Leeds in which £2.4m of suspected cocaine was seized, say police.

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Officers said 30kg of the suspected drug was found at addresses in Tingley and Rodley.

Two men, aged 40 and 51, both from Leeds, were arrested in the raids which took place at 10:30 on Monday.

The 40-year-old was arrested and charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and remanded in custody.

The 51-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and released under investigation.

Det Ch Insp Andrew Howard from the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit said: "Inquiries remain ongoing into this. I would urge anyone who suspects illegal activity in their area to contact police so it can be investigated."

Families back calls for a law change to protect vulnerable adults from being targeted by swindlers.

The pair are due in court over a video in which racist comments were made about the home secretary.

West Yorkshire Police has launched an internal investigation after footage of a black man being arrested was shared online.

Footage recorded by a member of the public shows three officers restraining the suspect on Albion Street, Leeds.

At one point, pepper spray is discharged and shouts of disapproval can be heard from onlookers.

Police said the man had resisted arrest before being held on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly in a public place on Monday.

The force has been criticised for using "disproportionate force", but said the suspect suffered no injuries during his arrest or detention.

A spokesperson said "incapacitant spray" and "physical control" was used to detain the man after he resisted arrest.

The force said officers were contacted by Leedswatch CCTV about a man removed twice from the city's Trinity shopping centre by security staff for acting aggressively.

When police located the suspect he was on a bench on Albion Street drinking alcohol - a breach of a Public Spaces Protection Order.

According to the force, officers spoke to the man for more than eight minutes to try and establish his identity.

The case has been referred to the force's own professional standards directorate for a formal review.

Maternity services at a hospital in Sheffield have been downgraded from “outstanding” to “inadequate” following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

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The CQC's inspection of the Jessop Wing, which is part of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, found maternity services did not provide "the standard of care women should be able to expect".

Findings from the inspection, which took place in March, included a lack of effective systems to ensure staff had the skills, competence, knowledge and experience to safely care for women and their babies.

The trust was also found to not have effective systems in place for managing and responding to patient risk in line with national guidance.

Sarah Dronsfield, the CQC's head of hospital inspection, said: "Inspectors found a service that was not providing the standard of care women should be able to expect.

"We continue to monitor the trust extremely closely and expect them to continue to make rapid improvements" .

Kirsten Major, chief executive of the trust, said: "Whilst we are exceptionally disappointed with the findings of the CQC report, we welcome the external scrutiny.

"We have wasted no time in responding to the actions which have been identified as necessary."

This was the scene in Leeds last night after a blaze broke out in an eighth floor flat in the city centre:

The fire started in a high-rise building in Little Neville Street at about 20:00.

Three people who were in the flat got out uninjured as about 40 firefighters dealt with the blaze, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

Specialist equipment including an aerial appliance was used to tackle the flames, which could be seen across the city.

Three people who were in the flat escaped uninjured, the fire service says.

Firefighters tackled an eighth floor flat fire seen across Leeds last night.

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About 40 firefighters were called to Little Neville Street in the city after numerous reports of a fire on the balcony and flat of a high-rise building.

Three people who were in the flat when the fire started got out uninjured, the fire service said.

Specialist equipment including an aerial appliance was used to fight the flames, which could be seen across the city.

The CQC say women at The Jessop Wing in Sheffield "do not receive expected standard of care".

Police said 30kg of the suspected drug was found at addresses in Leeds.

West Yorkshire officers are accused of using "disproportionate force" to arrest a black suspect.

West Yorkshire officers are accused of using "disproportionate force" to arrest a black suspect.

A cyclist has attacked a woman walking a dog on a York cycle path, pushing her to the ground and into stinging nettles, police say.

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The victim was pushed to the ground in the assault on the cycle path from Shipton Road to the Rawcliffe Park and Ride at about 12:15 on Saturday, according to North Yorkshire Police.

The attacker was on a bicycle and was with a woman on a bicycle, police said.

He is described as white, aged about 50, and was wearing a cycle helmet, a white t-shirt with a yellow logo and denim shorts.

In a statement, a police spokesperson said: "We are requesting the public’s assistance to help establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

"In particular, we are appealing for information about the man and woman on the bikes."

Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact police.

Police have charged 45 people as part of a major operation to tackle county lines drug gangs operating in Hull.

Humberside Police executed 30 warrants, arrested 69 people and seized "huge amounts of drugs", including, heroin, crack cocaine, spice, and cannabis between April and May.

The force said it has now charged 45 of those arrested during raids in Hull, Bradford and London, with offences relating to the possession and supply of drugs.

The arrest and charges come in addition to a further 79 arrests made by the force during a national crackdown.

County line gangs are urban drug dealers who sell to customers in more rural areas via dedicated phone lines.

Det Ch Insp Simon Vickers said: “This has been a vast operation, taking months in the planning and gathering of intelligence and information.

“Our teams have, as a direct result of this operation, managed to dismantle four ‘county lines’, and already secured guilty pleas from six men who were at the head of these crime groups and facilitated the supply of Class A drugs."

A Victorian street has been found beneath the feet of students at the University of Bradford.

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The cobbled street, dating from about 1870, was unearthed by first year students studying archaeology at the university.

The aspiring archaeologists would normally be conducting fieldwork in Orkney, but travel restrictions due to the Covid pandemic meant they had to dig up their own campus.

Dr Ben Jennings, from the School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences, said: "We did some research on ordnance survey maps to identify the street which was confirmed by ground penetrating radar.

"Parts are only 15cm below ground because the housing was only demolished in the 1960s and then the university was built, which means there's been very little time for soil to build up across the top."

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First year archaeology student Erika DaNel (pictured top), said: "I'm very happy with what we've found so far and the fact it's so near my accommodation is very helpful

"My hope is to start digging further trenches because I'm curious to know what we'll find there as well."

When the excavation is finished later this week, Dr Jennings says a protective membrane will be put down and the trenches will be filled, allowing further excavations next year.

A Met Police officer has admitted kidnapping and raping Sarah Everard.

The 33-year-old, originally from York, vanished as she walked home in Clapham, south London, on 3 March. Her body was found a week later in woodland near Ashford, Kent.

Appearing at the Old Bailey via video-link, PC Wayne Couzens, of Deal, pleaded guilty both to kidnap and rape.

The court heard he also accepted responsibility for Ms Everard's death but did not enter a plea on the charge of murder.

Marketing executive Ms Everard had been walking to her home in Brixton on the night she disappeared.

She was reported missing by her boyfriend on 4 March and her body was discovered hidden in an area of woodland on 10 March.

PC Couzens pleaded guilty to kidnapping Ms Everard "unlawfully and by force or fraud" on 3 March.

He also pleaded guilty to a second charge of rape between 2 and 10 March.

Four members of Ms Everard's family were present at the court as PC Couzens answered the two charges with: "Yes, sir."

The court heard that he had accepted responsibility for the killing but medical reports were awaited.

The next plea hearing is due to take place on 9 July.