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Updates on Friday 29 December 2017
A 17-year-old cyclist has died in hospital after a collision in Barnsley at the weekend.
The boy was taken to hospital on Saturday, 23 December after colliding with a dark coloured Dacia Compass on Shaw Lane in Carlton, Barnsley.
He died in hospital from his injuries the next day.
People in York have been warned by police to "be on their guard" after three robberies on Boxing Day night in the city.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe first happened on the footpath between Scarborough Bridge and Aldborough Way in York at about 20:25 and the second took place on Holgate Road a few hours later.
In both robberies two men in their 20s had their phones and wallets stolen by a man with a knife.
The suspect has been described as being in his late 20s or early 30s.
The third robbery happened at about 23:30 on Holgate Road when a man had his coat snatched from a man on a bicycle. No knife was seen during the last incident.
Officers say nobody was physically injured and they are treating the first two incidents as "linked" with the potential that the third may be connected.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
A Bradford man accused of stabbing a supermarket worker to death has appeared at Leeds Crown Court.
Neville Hord, 44, of Great Horton Road, Bradford was remanded in custody until 26 January by a judge at Leeds Crown Court today.
Image source, Jodie Willsher/FacebookJodie Willsher (pictured) aged 30, died after being attacked at an Aldi store in Skipton last Thursday.
Mr Hord will next appear at Bradford Crown Court.
There was no application for bail.
A 28-year-old motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a taxicab on the morning of Christmas eve in Sheffield.
Image source, GoogleThe man was on a white Honda motorcycle on Herries Road before colliding with a vehicle at the junction with Wordsworth Avenue.
It happened at about 07:55 on Sunday 24 December.
Police say the vehicle's driver was uninjured and are appealing for witnesses.
The funeral of a 24-year-old man who died in a crash in Meanwood last month will take place today.
Robbie Meerun was one of five people to die when a stolen car they were travelling in crashed in to a tree on Stonegate Road, Meanwood, Leeds.
A 15-year-old boy has admitted causing death by dangerous driving.
South Yorkshire Police have just alerted us that the A60 is closed from Tickhill up to Wadworth after a road traffic collision:
DUE TO AN RTC THE A60 IS CLOSED FROM TICKHILL UP TO WADWORTH. TRAFFIC WILL NEED TO AVOID THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD.
South Yorkshire Police are flying their flag at half-mast today to mark the tragic deaths of 45-year-old PC Dave Fields and 61-year-old Lorraine Stephenson.
The two died following a fatal collision in Sheffield on Christmas day:
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceThe Bradford man accused of stabbing a supermarket worker to death is to make his first appearance at Leeds Crown Court today.
Image source, PANeville Hord, 44, from Great Horton Road, Bradford, is charged with the murder of 30-year-old Jodie Willsher.
The mother of one was attacked at an Aldi store in Skipton, Leeds, last Thursday.
Police are asking people to think twice before calling 999, following a rise in inappropriate calls.
Read MoreHospitals in Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield made more than £5m from car parking charges in the last financial year.
Image source, GoogleThe figures, which came from the Press Association, showed that Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust raised the most cash from parking charges with the figure reaching just above £3m.
Barnsley Hospital made £1.3m and Rotherham hospital made £912,000.
The figures show a £400,000 rise in parking profits in comparison to the previous year.
No figures were available for Doncaster Royal Infirmary.
The Patients Association said it's hard to blame hospitals for trying to find money given the "current state of NHS finances".
Police say poaching remains a "significant" problem for North Yorkshire's rural communities.
Latest figures show they recorded more than 1,500 poaching incidents over a 12-month period.
Inspector Jon Grainge, from North Yorkshire Police's rural task force, says people should report anything suspicious:
Rob Rose
BBC Yorkshire Live
Welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Thursday 28 December 2017.
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PC Dave Fields and Lorraine Stephenson died in the collision in Sheffield on Christmas Day.
Read MoreThat's all from us for today, we'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire.
Updates on breaking news will continue throughout the night, but before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:
See you tomorrow. If you want to keep an eye on the weather you can find out your local forecast here.
A family visiting York from London are offering a £500 reward for information leading to the recovery of a "unique set of keys."
Their car was parked on Nunthorpe Road in York last night when it was broken into.
Police say a large amount of personal property was stolen from their red Ford Focus estate.
The items removed included four identical family suitcases filled with clothing, large blue IKEA-style carrier bags containing food, four Crewsaver boating life-jackets and a set of buoyancy aids.
The family, stopping over in York on the way celebrate the New Year in Scotland, say they are particularly keen to recover a unique set of keys to their holiday destination.
They're offering the reward for information about the incident to be passed to the police as soon as possible, including the recovery of the keys.
If you're in Holmfirth you might want to keep an eye out for this bunch who are set to 'a tractor' lot of attention this afternoon.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceWest Yorkshire Police say they've "gathered for a cruise in a Holmfirth car park."
You might want to avoid the area, but if not perhaps just ... plough on!
A 45-year-old police officer and 61-year-old woman who died following a fatal collision in Sheffield have been named as PC Dave Fields and Lorraine Stephenson.
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceMrs Stephenson was a passenger in a silver Citroen C3, which was involved in the collision with the police car driven by PC Fields on Christmas Day.
Both PC Fields and Mrs Stephenson suffered fatal injuries and were both pronounced dead shortly after the collision.
PC Fields’ family said: “Dave was a loving husband and dad of two, who was a dedicated officer committed to his job."
The driver of the Citroen, a 63-year-old man, was taken to hospital where he currently remains in a serious condition.
A 22-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint by a gang of five men in Leeds.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceThe victim was robbed of personal belongings including his phone, wallet and bag.
It happened at the junction of Railway Street and Wesley Place at about 04.50am on Sunday 17 December.
The victim’s bankcard was used a short time later in the Briggate McDonald’s where a man (pictured above) was filmed on CCTV.
Anyone with any information which could assist the investigation is asked to contact Leeds police.
Bereaved families could be facing a longer journey or a wait for funeral services as York's crematorium undergoes maintenance work.
Cremations at the Bishopthorpe site has been cut from about 10 per day, to five during December and January, said City of York Council.
Funeral services in the city are to continue but funeral directors may use cremation facilities across Yorkshire.
It is not known when the building will be fully repaired said the council.
Repairs are "complex and involve altering the fabric of the building", it said.
A decision when to increase the number of cremations will be made once council officers are sure the problem has been permanently resolved.
Pauline Stuchfield, City of York Council, said: "The loss of a loved one is hard enough and plans are in place to make these arrangements as easy as possible".
Although waiting times may increase demand is "largely being met by the alternative arrangements", she added.
Alternative crematoria include Bradford, Driffield, Doncaster, Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Scarborough, according to the council.
Driffield and Leeds are the nearest to York, with the rest about 40 miles (65km) away.
The family of a woman from Yorkshire, who's been jailed for three years for smuggling painkillers into Egypt, say they will appeal against her sentence.
Image source, Family PhotoLaura Plummer, who's from Hull, says the 300 tramadol tablets, which are legal on prescription in the UK, were for her Egyptian boyfriend who suffers from back-pain.
She didn't realise they were banned in Egypt.
The family's local MP, Karl Turner, says he's sure the British government will continue to press the Egyptian authorities over the case.
Mr Turner says: "This is a decent, honest, hard-working woman, who was simply naive".