Summary

  • Early hours raid on village cash machine

  • Sheffield nightclub beefs up security after stabbing

  • Tests on body pulled form Leeds canal

  • Coronation Street cast at Liz Dawn (Vera Duckworth) funeral

  • Action group formed against new discipline policy at Barnsley school

  • Police link three robberies in three days in Bradford

  • Housing centre for homeless opens in Sheffield

  • Super League Grand Final sold out

  • Cow rescued from sink hole

  • Updates on Friday 6 October 2017

  1. Jet2 to run Monarch routes?published at 17:49 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Leeds-based airline Jet2 has emerged as a potential winner from the collapse of rival airline Monarch.

    Jet2 and monachImage source, PA

    The carrier who has their headquarters at Leeds Bradford airport is the latest airline to throw its hat in the ring to pick up the pieces from Monarch alongside Norwegian Air Shuttle and easyJet.

    Jet2 says it would add more than 550,000 summer seats to meet increased demand for flights at Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds Bradford.

  2. Multiple arrests in drugs raids across Leedspublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Twenty seven people have been arrested in Leeds this week for dealing in heroin and crack cocaine - police say they are infiltrating gangs who have been linked to incidents of gunfire in West Yorkshire.

    PoliceImage source, PA

    West Yorkshire Police say that they have raided more than 30 houses mainly in the Harehills and Chapeltown areas.

    The people arrested were involved in on-demand drug services called "ring and bring" and officers also recovered two handguns, 2kgs of heroin and 700 wraps of crack cocaine.

    Officers say that they've charged 17 people so far and expect to charge more.

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    We have seen a number of firearms discharges over the last year with links to feuds and drugs turf wars. We have taken a number of key people linked to those incidents of the streets"

    Ch Supt Paul Money, West Yorkshire Police

  3. Doncaster named as obesity capital of Yorkshirepublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Doncaster has a big problem as it has the second highest rate of overweight and obese people in England and is the least active place in Yorkshire.

    ObeseImage source, PA

    Nearly 1 in 3 people do less than 30 minutes of moderate exercise a week.

    Now the authorities have come up with a range of plans to get residents off the couch.

    It includes a football based exercise scheme that's linked to Doncaster Rovers.

  4. Bradford rapist's jail term increasedpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    A rapist from Bradford will spend longer in prison after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his original sentence to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient.

    Court of AppealImage source, Court of Appeal

    Lee Duffy, 26, was aged between 19 and 22 when he carried out his violent attacks against three separate women aged between 16 and 19.

    Duffy was convicted of four counts of rape and three counts of causing actual bodily harm at Bradford Crown Court in June this year.

    He was originally sentenced to eight years in prison, but the Court of Appeal ruled must now serve 13 years.

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    I hope the increased sentence brings some closure to the victims, and they can begin to move on from what will have been a traumatic time”

    Solicitor General

  5. Man's 'lenient' rape jail term extendedpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    The Court of Appeal lengthens a man's sentence for "violent attacks" on three women.

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  6. Vulnerable Barnsley man robbed at knifepointpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    A vulnerable man was attacked and robbed at knifepoint by a man and woman after he had withdrawn money from a cash machine.

    Map showing New Lodge Post Office and Wingfield RoadImage source, Google

    Sometime between 12.20-12.55 on Wednesday 4 October, the man visited the New Lodge Post Office on Wakefield Road, to withdraw some cash.

    He was attacked by a man and a woman on Wingfield Road.

    Police say the victim has been left with minor injuries and is badly shaken and distressed.

    Officers want to hear from any witnesses.

  7. Two jailed for killing man in row about TVpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Two men have been jailed for the manslaughter of a man from Honley after he was stabbed to death in a row over a TV.

    Darren MoorhouseImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Darren Moorhouse (pictured above), who was 49, had been visiting his friend at her home in Athol Close, Ovenden, in January when her ex-partner Christopher Churchill (below left) turned up to collect his belongings.

    Mr Moorhouse had intervened in a fight between the former couple, but he ended up being stabbed in the heart by Churchill's friend Dale Dwyer (below right).

    Christopher Churchill and Dale DwyerImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Dwyer, 26, of Alma Street, Buxton, and 34-year-old Churchill, formerly of Athol Close, were both found not guilty of murder following a two-week retrial at Bradford Crown Court, but the jury convicted them on the alternative charge of manslaughter.

    Dwyer was jailed for 15 years with an extended licence period of five years and Churchill, who had kicked Mr Moorhouse in the head as he lay dying after the stabbing, was sent to prison for 16 years.

    After the jury returned their verdicts it was revealed that Dwyer was sent to a young offenders institution in 2006 for raping two young girls while Churchill was jailed for five years in 2008 for robbery and GBH.

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    "I am so sad that I will never see Darren again. I will never get over the manner in which he died. He was a kind person, too soft for his own good"

    Jean Moorhouse - Mother of Darren

  8. Travel update: Early Friday getaway gets under way in Leedspublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    BBC News Travel

    When the buses are slow, it means the cars are slow too:

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  9. Liz Dawn: Corrie stars bid farewell at Salford Cathedral funeralpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Coronation Street stars past and present are paying their final respects at the funeral of Liz Dawn, one of the soap's best-loved actresses.

    Liz Dawn's funeralImage source, PA

    Ms Dawn, who played Vera Duckworth in the ITV soap for more than 30 years, died last week at the age of 77.

    A Requiem Mass took place at Salford Cathedral on Friday and will be followed by a private family committal.

    Liz Dawn's funeralImage source, PA

    Her coffin was transported to the cathedral with a display of pale pink roses spelling the word "Mum".

    Cast members who have arrived at the service include Helen Worth, who plays Gail Rodwell; Sally Dynevor, who plays Sally Metcalfe; Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria Connor; and Michael Le Vell, who plays Kevin Webster.

    Liz Dawn's funeralImage source, PA
  10. Witnesses sought after man stabbed in backpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Detectives investigating a stabbing on Bowers Fold, Doncaster in the early hours of Sunday 1 October want to trace five men.

    A 23-year-old man was stabbed in the back sometime between 3:45 and 3:55 while walking along Bowers Fold after leaving Coco Bar, on Silver Street.

    External shot of Coco BarImage source, Google

    He'd previously been involved in an altercation with a group of men inside the bar.

    Detective Constable Della O’Horo said: “At this time the men believed to be involved in the incident are thought to be the same group who were involved in the reported altercation inside Coco bar.”

    Police want to hear from any witnesses, external who were in the area.

  11. Location, location, location, at heart of York planning rowpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    People living near York say they support building 3,000 new homes nearby, but are questioning the precise location.

    City of York Council's current local plan calls for a large development at Elvington Airfield.

    Ian Bailey, from Elvington Parish Council, says they want the authority to reconsider the proposal:

  12. Wondered about this new building in Sheffield? Take a look insidepublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    A new £2m centre for homeless people has opened in Sheffield.

    It's taken a decade of fundraising to pay for St Wilfrid's Place.

    There are 20 new apartments for adults with a history of homelessness and the chance for them to pick up important life skills.

  13. Watch: Norses for courses - Ship shape marathon manpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    The fifth Yorkshire marathon takes place in York on Sunday.

    It's one of several events, all inspired by the late Jane Tomlinson, that have helped raise £10m for charity.

    Jim Mee has decided to run the event wearing a two and a half stone wooden replica of a Viking boat.

    It takes all sorts I suppose - you could say it's Norses for courses:

  14. Doncaster replace Coates with Rowsonpublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Doncaster Belles appoint Kate Rowson as interim head coach for "foreseeable future" to replace the outgoing Emma Coates.

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  15. Search for missing man from Leedspublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Police are trying to find a man from Leeds who has been missing for a more than a month.

    CCTVImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Joshua Murphy left the country for Europe on 1 September and his family are concerned for his welfare.

    Officers say they are "appealing directly" to the 28-year-old from Pudsey to contact them so they can check he is safe.

  16. Do you know this man? CCTV released after burglarypublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Do you know this man? Police want to speak to him after cash and a mobile phone were stolen during a robbery at a house in Horbury near Wakefield:

    CCTVImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    It happened during the day on 1 September, if you can help call West Yorkshire Police on 101.

  17. Travel update: Accident on A64 in Leedspublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    BBC News Travel

    A car has ended up on its roof after a crash on York Road in Leeds this lunchtime.

    York RoadImage source, Google

    Queues are bulding up on the A64 heading out of the city following the crash and the road has been closed.

    There's about a one mile tailback up to the scene of the crash.

    It's also having an effect on buses in the area.

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  18. Watch: Charity match to be held in memory of Sheffield kickboxing starpublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    Fourteen-year-old Scott Marsden was a world champion kickboxer but tragically died in March after a national fight in Leeds.

    His old football club, Hallam FC, have organised a charity match in his honour on Sunday to raise money for Bluebell Wood Hospice.

    Chris Waddle will lead out an "all star" celebrity team to take on Scott's friends and family.

  19. Leeds' Nile Wilson finishes sixth at World Championshipspublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 6 October 2017

    David McDaid
    BBC Sport Olympic sports reporter

    Leeds' Nile Wilson came sixth in the World Championships all around final - just eight months after snapping his ankle ligaments.

    Nile WilsonImage source, Getty Images

    Wilson gave a fine display on the six apparatus to total 85.332 points as China's Xiao Ruoteng won with 86.933.

    "I couldn't be happier. The plan was to go for it and that's exactly what I did," Wilson told BBC Sport.

    His total in Montreal was more than one point higher than his qualifying score thanks to improvements on every apparatus except vault.

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    I felt like I held back in qualification so I wanted to go out and enjoy it."

    Nile Wilson