Rudy Gestede's header gives Middlesbrough victory over Sheffield United and earns Boro's first league points of the season.

Ten-man Preston frustrate Leeds United as the two sides play out a goalless draw at Elland Road in the Championship.

Sam Winnall's equaliser gives Sheffield Wednesday their first point of the season with a draw against QPR.

Barnsley sign Dijon forward Mamadou Thiam, adding Leicester City midfielder Harvey Barnes on a season-long loan.

Here is a look back at some of our top stories from today:

1. Pontefract man among 11 convicted after slavery trials
2. Man charged over Huddersfield house fire in which two boys died
3. Hunt on for pair caught on camera disturbing rare birds' nest
4. Rotherham raid reveals cannabis crop worth half a million pounds
5. Top tips on how to watch the Perseid meteor shower in Yorkshire

BBC Sport

Huddersfield start their Premier League campaign tomorrow, away at Crystal Palace.

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Huddersfield's record signing Steve Mounie and winger Tom Ince are among nine summer recruits hoping to play.

Newly-appointed captain Tommy Smith should be fit after a foot injury but Jonathan Hogg and Nahki Wells are both out with ankle problems.

• Huddersfield's last top-flight match back in 1972 was also away at Crystal Palace - it ended 0-0.
• Palace have won just one of their last 12 matches against Huddersfield Town (D7, L4).

Ahead of their first match in the top-flight, Terriers manager David Wagner said:"We said this last season very often, over a long, long time, it's unrealistic for Huddersfield Town to be in the Premier League.

He added "I think we've shown that even the impossible is possible in football.

Keeley Donovan
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

Some sunshine on the cards this weekend after a cloudy end to Friday.

There's the the risk of a little light rain or drizzle for a time this evening althoug it is tending to improve with some clear spells later on. A minimum temperature of 13 C.

Tomorrow we're looking at sunny spells along with a few showers and a maximum temperature of 20C.

Sunday will be mostly dry with some decent sunny spells.

Sheffield Star

Sheffield's 'man with the pram' is to attend a Rangers game this weekend after he was verbally abused by some of their fans., external

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A swan in Wakefield had to be rescued this morning after it got stuck in a weir.

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The RSPCA called in West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) after the swan became trapped at Newmillerdam in Sandle at 10:00 this morning.

The bird was stuck on a flat ledge two feet down from the from the dam and was very tired.

As a crowd of people looked on, a firefighter in water rescue gear and attached to a line went out and lifted to the swan to freedom .

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Firefighter Tony Campbell managed to coax the swan back into clear water and according to WYFRS "The swan swam away happily and the crowd cheered!"

He said "It was an unusual rescue, I have never rescued a swan before but I’m happy it ended well and the swan was uninjured.”

A teenager from Bradford has gone missing, police say that he is "known to walk around sucking on his thumb".

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Sixteen-year-old Philip Docherty was last seen in Bridge Street in the city centre at about 19:00 yesterday.

He was last seen wearing a navy quilted coat, dark grey tracksuit bottoms, a light grey t-shirt and blue and black trainers.

If you think you may have seen him, call the police in Bradford on 101.

How much room do you allow when overtaking a cyclist? It should be no less than 1.5 metres or you could be in trouble with South Yorkshire Police.

That's because officers wearing cameras on bicycles are riding around Sheffield and Doncaster under a new scheme called "Safe Pass".

If they capture footage of any dangerous overtaking it will be used to trace the driver and potentially issue them with a fine.

Several cycling organisations across the county had been explaining to the force the dangers they’ve faced out on the roads.

Huddersfield defender Michael Hefele signs a deal to keep him at the club until the end of the 2018-19 season.

Eleven people have been convicted after a major police investigation into modern slavery including cases in Lincolnshire.

Those convicted were tried in a series of linked trials at Nottingham Crown Court.

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'Operation Pottery' was one of the largest investigations of its kind in the UK, Lincolnshire Police said.

Eleven people have now been convicted of offences, external including; conspiracy to forced or compulsory labour; conspiracy to defraud; fraud by false representation; theft and converting criminal property.

The UK Human Trafficking Centre said that 18 men were illegally trafficked.

Police say they were often forced to live in "shocking" conditions (pictured above).

Most of those convicted were members of the same family.

They will be sentenced in early September.

Leeds-based supermarket Asda has announced it is withdrawing several products from sale after the contaminated egg scare.

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Fifteen EU countries as well as Hong Kong and Switzerland have received eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil, the European Commission says.

Asda released a statement saying: "Following precautionary advice from the Food Standards Agency, we have withdrawn three fresh salad lines from sale."

They added "Customers should be reassured by the FSA’s explanation that this decision is not due to food safety concerns and there is unlikely to be any risk to public health"

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The affected products are:

• Asda Baby potato and free range egg salad –Use by 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Aug
• Asda Spinach and free range egg snack pot - Use by 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th Aug
• Food to Go Ham and Cheddar ploughman’s salad bowl - Use by 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Aug

BBC Radio 4

Eliza Carthy is one of England's finest folk performers.

In this episode of the Radio 4 programme Open Country Eliza explores her hometown of Robin Hood's Bay.

Famed for shipwrecks, smugglers and fossils Eliza uncovers the true history of the place she calls home through those who know it's history and secrets best.

Harry Parkhill
BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

Would you like to have your name engraved on the side of an iconic British aircraft?

You may be in luck, because the Vulcan to the Sky Trust are offering you the chance to be part of a new plaque commemorating 10 years since the Avro Vulcan XH558 took flight again (pictured below) after a restoration project.

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The Vulcan had air crew from Lincolnshire and was based at RAF Waddington during the Cold War.

The donation in exchange for your name , externalwill be used to help build a new hangar for the aircraft at the Robin Hood Airport.

A man has been arrested after officers uncovered £500,000 of cannabis during a pre-planned police operation.

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At around 20:30 yesterday evening officers visited two properties on Henley Grove Road in Masbrough where around 500 cannabis plants were found.

A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis and is currently being questioned by police.

The GMB union is calling on Sheffield Council to ask its waste operator, Veolia, to pay staff a Real Living Wage or it will ballot for industrial action.

The Real Living Wage, calculated by the Living Wage foundation, currently stands at £8.45 an hour - higher than the government's National Living Wage of £7.50 an hour.

All the firm's staff in Sheffield are paid above the National Living Wage, according to Veolia.

A four-year-old boy from North Yorkshire's been picked to star in Madame Butterfly.

The Russian State Opera is performing in Harrogate at the end of the month and wanted to cast a local child for the role of Madame Buttefly's son.

Here's Maxim's Dad Mike and the star himself:

This weekend we're promised an amazing view of the Perseid meteor shower, which is due to be at its height tomorrow night.

The weather's actually looking clear (for once) around Yorkshire, which means that between 23:00 on Saturday night and 04:00 on Sunday morning we could be treated to a spectacular display.

You can learn much more about the shower here, but if you feel like you know enough, you can still see some top tips on getting the best view: