Sajid Pervez, aged 37, appeared at Leeds Crown Court accused of killing his wife, Abida Karim.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Doncaster yesterday.

Police were called to Balby Road at about 14:20 to reports of a man being injured.

The 26-year-old victim is in hospital in a critical but stable condition, South Yorkshire Police say.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the attack. He remains in police custody.

Anybody with information about the stabbing are asked to get in touch with police.

A first test flight has been carried out in the Lake District.

A North Yorkshire mum has hit out at drivers who block pavements, meaning people in wheelchairs or those with pushchairs have to walk in the road.

Image source, Hannah Elizabeth Rushforth

Hannah Rushforth, who is from Ripon, took the picture showing a vehicle parked entirely blocking a pavement.

She wrote on Facebook: "This is quite frankly disgusting parking.

"If you are the owner of this vehicle, please have some courtesy to, well, everyone.

"If you have no option to park on a pavement, at least have the courtesy to leave enough room for a wheelchair (or pushchair, or simply a person) to pass."

Hannah added she hoped people would be mindful of others and give pedestrians space, especially those in wheelchairs who could find it difficult to go around the van.

The four were questioned following the death of the 15-year-old in York at the weekend.

Police are warning farmers to be vigilant after almost 80 sheep went missing from open moorland in North Yorkshire.

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Sometime in the past few months, the 41 ewes and 38 lambs which belong to a farm in Castleton, went missing.

Police believe they may have been stolen.

The Rough Fell sheep have yellow tags with two blue stripes across their back.

It's thought they could be worth thousands of pounds.

Anybody who has been offered sheep, or think they could have been moved, is asked to get in touch with police.

Farmers and people who live in rural areas are being asked to be vigilant to try and stop criminals from rustling the animals.

A community-run swimming pool in North Yorkshire has reopened after being shut since March because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tadcaster Pool, which opened in 1994, has received £100,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to help them.

Current restrictions on capacity means that if it had reopened without the money, the pool would have made significant losses each month.

Chris Porter, who is the manager of the pool, said: "It's been a long struggle of obviously huge ups and downs, from looking at worst-case scenarios to receiving the great news of the community fund and the grant we were given.

"Obviously we are concerned about the monthly bottom line but with this money we can do all the community work that we do."

People living in Goldthorpe, Mexborough and other parts of the Dearne Valley are being told not to worry about a smell some residents are waking up to.

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South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR) service said people shouldn't be alarmed.

Residents have said it smells like rotten eggs, but after a check by specialist fire officers it seems everything is fine.

SYFR said the smell was coming from an industrial estate in Goldthorpe.

Four people who were arrested after a 15-year-old boy died after taking illegal drugs have been released on bail, police say.

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Josh Reeson, from the New Earswick area of York, was found by a member of the public in an alley off Hospital Fields Road, in the city, at 04:00 BST on Sunday.

He was taken to hospital by ambulance but was later pronounced dead.

North Yorkshire Police say he died after taking illegal drugs.

In total; six people have been arrested in connection with his death, three boys - two aged 14 and one aged 16 - a 15-year-old girl, a 33-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man.

The 15-year-old, 16-year-old and two adults have been released on bail.

The two 14-year-old boys were released under investigation on Monday.

Anybody who saw a group of teenagers in the Fulford area of York in the early hours of Sunday morning is being asked to get in touch with police.

BBC Weather

Cloud and any early showers will clear away to leave it largely fine and dry with plenty of sunshine for most under the influence of high pressure overhead.

Tonight will stay mostly dry with clear spells tonight but a weather front will edge in from the west overnight, bringing increasing amounts of cloud during the early hours.

A 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy who were reported missing on Monday have been found "safe and well".

West Yorkshire Police said Tienna Nield and Kane Clough, who were reported missing from Leeds, were located last night.

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Leaders in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester have warned the Government their hospitality sectors are at risk of collapse unless coronavirus restrictions are reviewed.

In a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Business Secretary Alok Sharma, the leaders and chief executives of the three city councils said restrictions in place in the regions were threatening a "huge, disproportionate" economic impact.

The city bosses said hotel occupancy was down to 30% and footfall had dropped by up to 70%, with new research by the group Centre for Cities suggesting footfall in Leeds is just 13% of what it was before the pandemic.

In the letter, they said: "The stark reality is that these businesses are facing the prospect of a complete decimation in trade, not just in the short term but as we look ahead to the sector's traditional lifeblood of the Christmas period and almost certainly continuing into spring/summer of next year which we know with certainty will result in mass market failure, huge levels of redundancies and depleted and boarded up high streets."

Guidance in place in the cities advises people not to mix with other households but the council leaders said it was "unenforceable" as well as being "contradictory and confusing".

They called on the ministers to make the advice law, and compensate businesses with a package of support, or allow mixing within the "rule of six" in controlled environments.

The city leaders also called for the Government to review the 10pm curfew and engage with local authorities and businesses to discuss considerations in advance.

Luke Jobson's body was found in the River Tees after he went missing following a night out in Yarm.

Jason Mercer and Alexandru Murgeanu died after a three-vehicle collision on the M1 near Sheffield.

A garden centre installs cameras and electronic warning screens for people entering without a mask.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

People in Bradford who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 are being featured in a campaign to dispel myths and conspiracy theories about the virus.

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The "behind the mask" campaign uses stories of local people on social media and on posters and billboards, urging others to take the pandemic seriously.

One shows a resident called Iqrah, whose 30-year-old aunt died with coronavirus, wearing a mask.

It reads: "You think it's a conspiracy theory? Tell that to my family."

Another features a man called Sufyan, who says his family "listened to the wrong people and advice".

This led to his aunt dying and both his parents falling seriously ill.

The campaign is a partnership between Community Action Bradford and District and Bradford Council, and uses 12 people from different age groups, genders and ethnicities.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said it was designed to show the harsh realities of how coronavirus has changed lives.

"Distressing" footage circulating on Snapchat seems to show a duck being beaten with a baseball bat.

Grimsby's next two fixtures are called off as players and staff are self-isolating after a positive coronavirus test at the club.

A boy from York who died after taking illegal drugs has been named as 15-year-old Josh Reeson.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Josh, who was from the New Earswick area of York, died on Sunday.

A number of people have been arrested in connection with his death.

Police have been appealing for people with information about Josh's death to come forward.

Six people are arrested after 15-year-old Josh Reeson was found in an alley in York, police say.