Summary

  • Jail for Doncaster football coach who beat child

  • Jury sent out in inquest into murder of Leeds teacher Ann Maguire

  • Police start excavation and search at site in Doncaster

  • House building targets in Leeds to be cut by 14,000 homes

  • Man dies in fatal crash involving car and HGV near Boroughbridge

  • Toddler found in car after Rotherham police chase

  • Amnesty nets over 120 weapons in North Yorkshire

  • Happy Valley star Lancashire 'speechless' at OBE honour

  • Updates on Tuesday 21 November 2017

  1. Ipswich Town 2-2 Sheffield Wednesdaypublished at 22:26 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November 2017

    Atdhe Nuhiu heads a 95th-minute equaliser as Sheffield Wednesday twice come from behind to draw at Ipswich Town.

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  2. That's all from Tuesday...published at 06:30

    Those are all our updates from across Yorkshire on Tuesday 21 November 2017.

    Want to find out what's happening where you live on 22 November? Just click here.

  3. Bradley Lowery family's fundraising awardpublished at 21:50 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    The family of the the six-year-old who died from cancer raised £700,000.

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  4. Bomber's brother 'plotted UK terror'published at 20:09 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    Extremist material on how to make bombs was found during raids by anti-terror police, a court hears.

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  5. Charles Bronson refused parolepublished at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    He must now wait two years before a review of his case can be heard.

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  6. Our top five stories todaypublished at 18:00

    That's all from us for today. We'll be back tomorrow from 06:30 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire.

    Updates on breaking news will continue right here throughout the night, but before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

    1. Jury sent out in Ann Maguire inquest
    2. Police dig to start at site in Doncaster
    3. House building targets in Leeds to be cut
    4. Toddler found in car after Rotherham police chase
    5. Spoof Yorkshire posters "just for laughs"
  7. Halifax's Piece Hall picks up two national awardspublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    Halifax's landmark Piece Hall has been awarded two Historic England Angel Awards.

    Piece HallImage source, Paul White

    The recently refurbished building was named Best Rescue of a Historic Building and overall UK winner.

    The UK's only surviving 18th century cloth trading hall re-opened in August after a £19m restoration.

    The Historic England Angel Awards were founded by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber to recognise people saving historic buildings and places.

  8. Land excavated in 'historic crime' probepublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    South Yorkshire Police has begun digging in an area of land near Stockbridge Lane, Bentley.

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  9. Jail for Doncaster football coach who beat childpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    A football coach spared jail after being convicted of beating a child has had his sentence overturned after a judge said it was "too lenient".

    Colin Ford, 55, of Tenter Lane, Warmsworth, was found guilty of repeated violence against a boy who he assaulted with his hand and a belt.

    The self-employed welder from Doncaster was given a 250-hour community service order at Sheffield Crown Court in June.

    The country's top judge overturned the order at the Court of Appeal and sentenced him to two years in jail.

    The court heard Ford's offences were committed against the same child and despite being reported many years ago no charges were made.

  10. Windy weather blow to Barnsley Christmas lights switch-onpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    There will be no switch-on of the Christmas lights in Barnsley tomorrow.

    To soften the blow (excuse the pun) Barnsley Council's used a GIF of a small dog in the wind:

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    High winds and rain are expected tomorrow, but the authority says shops will be open as usual for late night shopping.

    The council says it's "looking at alternative dates to host a Christmas celebration in the town centre".

  11. North of England hardest hit by government cutspublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    David Rhodes
    BBC Yorkshire

    The north of England has seen the biggest cuts in government spending over the past five years, official figures show.

    The North M1 signImage source, Alamy

    Spending in the North has fallen by £696m in real terms since 2012, while the south of England has seen an increase of £7bn.

    Labour has called on the government to end its austerity programme in the Budget on Wednesday.

    A Treasury spokesperson said every region in England is funded fairly.

    Government figures, external show that, when inflation is taken into account, every region in the north of England has seen a fall in spending on services since 2012, while every other English region has seen an increase:

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  12. House building targets in Leeds to be cutpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    A cut to Leeds' long-term house building target has been agreed by city council planners.

    House buildingImage source, Getty Images

    Within the last hour, a meeting's recommended a building target of 52,000 homes between now and 2033.

    The figure, which is down from the 66,000 homes previously proposed, has yet to be signed off by the council's decision-making executive board next month.

    The same meeting also recommended protecting 33 greenbelt sites which had been set aside for housing.

  13. Hundreds of drug and drink driving cases to be re-examinedpublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    West Yorkshire Police has launched an investigation after discovering hundreds of drink and drug driving test results which were carried out at a forensic laboratory in Manchester could be wrong.

    ScientistImage source, Getty Creative

    Nationally, more than 10,000 cases involving drugs - including violent and sexual crimes - may have been affected, according to the National Police Chiefs' Council.

    The West Yorkshire force has dropped 13 planned prosecutions, while in a further 13 cases, motorists shouldn't have been charged because they were under the legal limit.

    There are still hundreds more cases from West Yorkshire to be examined after irregularities in cases from all over the country were found at Randox Testing Services, including allegations of possible tampering.

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    The seriousness of the situation involving Randox Testing cannot be underestimated. Affected test results will be retested except a small minority where there isn’t a sufficient remaining sample size for retesting."

    Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner

  14. Nurse heads for Cameroon to help children with cancerpublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    A nurse from Leeds has been volunteering her skills to help children with cancer in Cameroon.

    Rachel HollisImage source, World Child Cancer

    Rachel Hollis (pictured bottom right), a World Child Cancer volunteer, first visited northwest Cameroon in May and will be going back this month to help with a childhood cancer programme at three hospitals.

    Her day job is at the Children’s Hospital at Leeds General Infirmary which has joined the programme - which gets no government funding - as new twinning partners.

    Rachel plans to use her next trip to raise awareness of cancer in children in developing countries, with latest figures showing that one child dies every three minutes of cancer.

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    Childhood cancer is treatable and largely curable. All children deserve access to treatment and care, and we know that for many children in low and middle-income countries that access is denied."

    Rachel Hollis, Child cancer nurse, Leeds

  15. BBC Pulp video remake makes NMEpublished at 16:12 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    Helen Bailey
    BBC Radio Sheffield

    After getting a lot of interest on social media, BBC Radio Sheffield's version of the Pulp classic Common People has been highlighted by the famous NME music magazine, external.

    The song was recorded to mark the station's 50th birthday which was last week.

    Hundreds of listeners joined in to help make the video, which was praised by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker.

  16. Emergency crews called to popular Leeds shopping centrepublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    Police and ambulance crews were called to Leeds' Trinity shopping centre earlier this afternoon in response to two separate incidents.

    TrinityImage source, Jordan Cohen

    A total of six ambulances were called to the shopping centre on Briggate this lunchtime, sparking much speculation on social media over what had actually happened.

    Yorkshire Ambulance service says crews were called at about 12:15 to reports of woman who had fallen on an escalator in Marks and Spencer. As a result, the Hazardous Area Response Team was deployed.

    Meanwhile, West Yorkshire Police officers were called to reports of an unconscious man on Briggate. His condition is currently unknown.

  17. Police investigate abuse claims at care home near Yorkpublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    A care home near York is being investigated by police in relation to "serious" allegations of abuse.

    Stamford Bridge Beaumont Care HomeImage source, Google

    The claims predominantly involve the movement of residents at Stamford Bridge Beaumont care home, near York.

    Details of the investigation emerged from a Care Quality Commission report, external which identified "multiple failings", including finding two residents may not have been bathed for more than a year.

    The home said it was assisting the authorities in their investigation.

  18. Man arrested after violent theft of performance carpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    A man has been arrested after a high performance car was stolen from a house in Bradford and its owner was beaten over the head.

    Birchlands AvenueImage source, Google

    The blue Audi RS6 V8 was taken on Friday evening after a man in his 50s had just arrived home in Birchlands Avenue, Wilsden.

    He was confronted by four men who said they wanted his car keys. He was then hit over the head from behind and had to go to hospital for head injuries.

    A 30-year-old man was arrested last night and is still being questioned by police.

    The stolen car has also been recovered and is being examined.

  19. Listen: Crime victims come face to face with perpetratorspublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    An organisation which helps victims of crime meet the people who committed the offences says 38 people have met criminals face to face in South Yorkshire since the start of the year.

    Those behind the Restorative Justice and Mediation Initiative say another 114 people have communicated indirectly with offenders through things like letters.

    The figures have been released as part of Restorative Justice Week.

    Gareth Jones, from Sheffield, whose house in Meersbrook was broken into and who ended up in a scuffle with the burglar, says he's surprised at what he discovered when he spoke to the criminal face to face:

  20. New South Yorkshire-Turkey air route unveiledpublished at 15:04 Greenwich Mean Time 21 November 2017

    Doncaster Sheffield Airport is continuing to expand with a new route announced today.

    Doncaster Sheffield Airport

    From May next year, passengers will be able to fly from South Yorkshire to Antalya in Turkey.

    The airport's fortunes have been helped by the new M18 link road.

    The road has seen 10 million cars travel along it in the 18 months since it first opened.