Human League singer Joanne Catherall, has been refused access to an airport business lounge because her footwear was deemed inappropriate.

The singer, who formed part of the band in Sheffield back in 1977 which had hits including Don't You Want Me? and Love Action, tweeted about her experience at Melbourne Airport, Australia after Qantas staff refused her entry because she was wearing Ugg Boots:

Qantas responded to the singer's tweet by saying that they endeavour to remain consistent and uphold the Lounge's dress guidelines to all their guests.

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Qantas airline's website, external says:

The singer argued that her footwear (pictured above) was not in breach of the dress guidelines as they are all-weather boots and not classed as sleepwear.

Police have warned people not to approach an "extremely vulnerable" man who has gone missing in Leeds.

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Nathan Joblin, 20, was last seen at around 11:00 today in Middleton

Officers say that he is considered extremely vulnerable and they are very concerned for his welfare.

West Yorkshire Police say that anyone who sees Nathan is asked not to approach him, but to immediately report any sightings to the police.

About £50,000 worth of illegal cigarettes have been seized by police in Leeds this week.

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Officers say they worked alongside West Yorkshire Trading standards visiting off-licences around the city.

Two shops failed in Bramley and Armley where police seized a haul worth tens of thousands of pounds.

A tweet from West Yorkshire Police pithily says: "The investigation continues".

North Yorkshire's fire and rescue authority has voted to increase crews to four firefighters on some fire engines, reversing a 2015 decision.

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The move follows a row over the introduction of smaller Tactical Response Vehicles (TRVs) carrying a crew of three.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said having just three firefighters was a "threat to public safety".

It welcomed the "ground-breaking decision" to boost crew numbers.

The brigade introduced six TRVs in 2016 to replace six standard fire engines crewed by four or five firefighters.

The decision was made to save about £1.5m a year and led to industrial action by FBU members.

Four firefighters are now to crew the TRVs at Malton, Tadcaster, Northallerton and Ripon, said the authority.

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Last night we were promised a spectacular show in the skies above us as the Geminid meteor shower put on its annual display.

This great picture was sent into BBC Weather Watchers from Caldwell in North Yorkshire and was taken in the early hours of this morning.

The Geminid meteors travel slower and burn brighter than most other meteor, creating long, glowing arcs of white, yellow, blue, red and green.

Last night was the peak for the display, but you might still get a chance to see them until 17 December.

This teenager from Leeds has been missing since Monday. Have you seen her?

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Tyler Burton, 16, from Horsforth, was last seen on Monday.

Det Insp Fiona Gaffney says: "We are concerned for Tyler’s welfare and need to find her and check that she is okay.

"We are carrying out extensive enquiries to trace her and we would like to hear from anyone with any information that could assist in tracing her," she adds.

Dozens of Spanish nurses have quit their jobs in York because of Brexit, the city's Labour MP has claimed in the Commons.

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Rachel Maskell says of 40 Spanish nurses recruited due to the NHS staffing crisis, only three remain in the city.

But the government insists it values the work of EU migrants in the NHS and say claims of a mass exodus are wide of the mark.

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We're not sure what a "carriageway defect" is exactly, but it doesn't sound good.

Safe to say traffic on the M62 in West Yorkshie is currently slow into the roadworks in both directions:

A Junior Youth Club in Rotherham has received £4,000 of funding to support the running of its activities over the next 12 months.

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The extra funds will allow Brampton Junior Youth Club, which works to promote the social development of children aged between eight and 11, to continue and increase its local services for children.

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Joanna Jarjue's dreams of being named The Apprentice came to an end last night when she was finally given the boot from the BBC show by Lord Alan Sugar, external.

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Care home workers in Scarborough are calling on government ministers to visit them to understand why they need more funding.

Jean Smith, who works at a private care home in the town, says it's a real vocation, but workers need better pay:

Officials in North Yorkshire are discussing the challenges around social care and health this morning, including how to recruit and retain staff.

Three polar bears at Yorkshire Wildlife Park celebrated their birthdays in style with some paw-fect mouthwatering gifts.

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The furry trio wasted no time in tucking into their favourite fishy treats at their special polar party.

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Polar bear Victor is now 19-years-old and his younger fellow wildlife park residents Nissan and Nobby are four.

Kim Wilkins, the Carnivore Team Leader at the park said: “Their birthdays are close together so we decided to host a wonderful polar bear party for them."

BBC Radio Leeds

BBC Radio Leeds has launched #MincePieMoments on its lunchtime show - to work in tandem with The Great Christmas Get Together in memory of Jo Cox.

The aim is to help bring people together this Christmas by saying hello, or maybe thank you, over a mince pie.

Jo's sister, Kim Leadbeater, kicked off the appeal with her nomination Phil Kenny - the son of the man who tried to save Jo.

Do you recognise the man in the picture below? Police in York want to speak to him after a woman suffered leg injuries during an "altercation" in the city centre last month.

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The man in the picture was crossing Bridge Street at about 17:30 on Thursday 30 November when the incident, involving the driver of a red Mini Cooper, took place.

The Mini driver was hit in the leg by her car door, causing bruising.

Anyone who knows the identity of the man pictured in the CCTV image, or who saw what happened, is being asked to contact police.

Tree campaigners say they are "devastated" by Sheffield City Council's decision to replace 41 memorial trees.

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The trees were originally planted on Western Road in 1919 to honour local soldiers who died during World War One.

The council made the decision last night during a public meeting and says it will replace the existing 41 trees and will plant about 300 more in the city's parks.

Campaigner David Garlovsky said: "I'm devastated. They are a life part of our city. They are better for our health and well-being, it affects our air pollution and Sheffield has one of the highest rates of air pollution in the country."

The trees are being felled as part of Sheffield City Council's £2bn Streets Ahead project, which the authority says is to improve roads and footpaths in the city. About 5,500 trees have been cut down since 2012.

The authority insists those earmarked for felling are either "dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory".

However, campaigners claim many of the trees classed by the council as "damaging" or "discriminatory" are healthy specimens which should not be cut down.

Police in North Yorkshire say they'd responded to half a dozen reports of crashes involving ice and snow before many people had even started work this morning.

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The incidents included:

• 05:30: A car skidding on black ice and coming to rest in a ditch on the A167 in Sandhutton, Thirsk. The driver was removed from the vehicle by firefighters
• 05:55: A car slid through a fence in Selby Common, Selby, after hitting ice
• 07:10: A Land Rover flipped over after sliding down Runswick Bay Bank
• 08:15: A pedestrian struck by a car which slid on ice in Barnoldswick near Skipton
• 08:20: A driver in Cecil Street, Harrogate, skidded on ice and collided with a parked car
• 09:00 A woman driving a 4x4 was injured when it skidded into the underside of a bridge beneath the A168 Sowerby, Thirsk

A North Yorkshire Police spokesman says: "It’s extremely important to prepare your vehicle for driving in wintry conditions, drive to the conditions you experience and take extra care on the roads."

A woman in North Yorkshire fears she won't see her sick mother again because she can't renew her passport.

Tatiana, who's from Harrogate, became a British citizen 10 years ago but still holds Russian Citizenship - and her Russian documents are in her maiden name.

British authorities say all of her documents must be in one name and won't issue her a new passport.

It means if she travels to Russia to visit her mother, who has terminal brain cancer, she wouldn't automatically be allowed to return.

Tatiana says she fears she's seen her mother for the last time:

These CCTV images have been released by police after an 84-year-old woman was pushed off her mobility scooter and her handbag was stolen in Sheffield.

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The robbery happened at about 13:00 on Sunday 12 November in Gleadless.

Police have arrested and charged a 34-year-old man with robbery and fraud in connection with the incident.

But officers say the man shown in the CCTV images can help them with their investigation.

Seven cars were involved in a crash on the same Leeds street this morning because of black ice:

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Police say that they were called to Well House Road in Oakwood just before 08:20 this morning.

One woman was taken to hospital with a suspected neck injury.

Officers say the cause is black ice and the road remains closed.