A former administrator on Bradford's Safeguarding Children Board has been jailed for five years for a series of sex offences involving young boys.

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Heathcliffe Bowen, 50, paid an underage boy for sex and took part in sexually explicit online chats with youngsters.

The former chairman of Ilkley Parish Council was convicted of six offences which happened between 2013 and 2015.

Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC said Bowen, from Ilkley, was a "predatory paedophile".

Former Premier League referee Paul Alcock has died at the age of 64.

Alcock was best known for the moment when he was pushed to the floor by Sheffield Wednesday's Paolo Di Canio in 1998.

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It was one of 94 Premier League matches that Alcock took charge of between 1995 and 2000.

"We knew that Paul had been ill for some time, but we are extremely saddened to hear of his passing," said referees' chief Mike Riley, external.

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested by officers investigating an arson attack in Penistone yesterday.

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Emergency crews were called at about 16:00 after reports a storage cage at the back of the Spar on the High Street had been set alight.

No one was hurt but the roof was badly damaged.

Fell runner Simon Walkden reaped the rewards of his early start this morning.

He captured this beautiful sunrise on the edge of Sheffield:

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Researchers in York are calling for a review into how dentists are paid.

A team from the University of York's Centre for Health Economics claim there's a significant increase in the number of X-rays given to patients when dentists are paid on a "fee-for-service" basis.

They say while X-rays are a useful diagnostic tool, they also expose patients to potentially harmful radiation.

A homeless man from Halifax who stole a purse and a phone from victims of the Manchester Arena attack has been jailed for four years and three months.

Chris Parker, 33, was initially dubbed a hero after claiming he comforted a seriously injured girl.

CCTV footage played to Manchester Crown Court showed him wandering between stricken victims.

He kept returning to injured Pauline Healey, whose granddaughter lay dying nearby, before leaning over her and taking her handbag to steal her purse.

The footage showed paramedics and police trying to resuscitate victims close by as he did so.

Within hours of taking the purse, he was using Mrs Healey's bank card at a local fast food restaurant.

A homeless man from Halifax, Chris Parker, who stole from victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, has been jailed at Manchester Crown Court for four years and three months.

Oli Constable
BBC Yorkshire Live

I've been at the launch of the Tramlines 2018 festival today at Hillsborough Park - the first event since it moved from Ponderosa Park last year.

Oragnisers say the move will mean they can double the capacity of the main stage, to 40,000.

But it will mean some events, like the Folk Forest, that proved popular at Endcliffe Park, will not be part of a Tramlines ticket.

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New stages include a comedy tent, pop-up cinema, and more for kids and families.

I asked organiser Sarah Nulty if the Arctic Monkeys will be playing - and the answer is it's all just rumours at this point.

The full-line up will be released next week, but we've been promised the names will be the biggest Tramlines has ever known.

A man in Dewsbury is in a stable condition in hospital after he was stabbed in the back twice yesterday.

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It happened at about 18:30 on Headfield View in Thornhill Lees.

Police say three men went inside a flat and an argument started between them and the 30-year-old victim.

Officers say one of the suspects was carrying a knife and stabbed the victim in the back.

West Yorkshire Police are looking for three Asian men aged between 20 and 24 who left in a black Range Rover and a black hatchback.

Timing is everything when it comes to photography, and this shot taken in Harrogate last night proves it:

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Barry Carter sent in this snap from Staveley Nature Reserve, capturing the scene completely by accident.

He said "Kept my eye on the full moon, next this heron came into shot!".

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One to watch out for if you're M1 bound:

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It's been confirmed that Leeds boxer Josh Warrington's IBF World Featherwight title fight against Lee Selby on 19 May will take place at Elland Road.

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It will be the biggest fight of each of their careers and will witness the culmination of a heated rivalry between the pair.

Warrington, undefeated in 26 fights, said he is looking forward to dispelling the theory that Selby, 30, is the best featherweight in the country.

The 27-year-old said "For the past three or four years our names have always been mentioned together.

"He's always been that one step ahead of me and everyone has always looked at him as the number one featherweight in the UK, but that will change on 19 May."

A council tax rise of nearly 5% has been agreed by senior politicians at North Yorkshire County Council in the last few minutes.

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The decision was made at a meeting of the council executive in Northallerton, which signed off budget proposals for the next financial year.

The budget - and the proposed tax rise - will now be debated by the full county council meeting in two weeks time.

Last week we told you about the Real Junk Food Project in Sheffield, external being offered 50 tonnes of frozen tomatoes which were at risk of going to waste.

About 75% of the frozen tomatoes had been reserved.

But, having been contacted by scores of people and organisations keen to take one or more of the 10 kilo bags of frozen sliced cherry tomatoes, the food waste group has since been informed that the massive shipment has been put on hold.

It turns out their original client has decided to take a look at them in person and is coming in from Turkey, so the supplier is keeping them on ice until that happens.

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A bereaved mother from Halifax is calling for schools to make extra checks on pupils who do not turn up.

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Helen Daykin's little girls spent almost 24 hours with the body of their father after his sudden death.

She says: "There's no reason why this couldn't happen again. How the children didn't hurt themselves, I've no idea."

The government may ask schools in England to make extra checks, including keeping an extra contact number to call when children don't turn up.

Helen Daykin can only now bring herself to speak about the day her husband, Chris, died unexpectedly, just over a year ago.

Ursula Keogh's body was found in Hebble Brook in Halifax on 22 January.

South Yorkshire’s first joint fire and police station has been officially opened.

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The facility, in Maltby, Rotherham, went operational in October but has now been formally opened with guests of honour including primary school pupils from Maltby Manor Academy.

They'd taken part in a drawing competition to reflect the work of the emergency services.

Winner Liana Hatfield had her artwork unveiled as part of the ceremony and the drawing will now be displayed permanently at the site.

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Yorkshire have re-signed India's Cheteshwar Pujara, meaning three of the world's top six-ranked Test batsmen will play for the county this summer.

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In addition to Pujara, 30, Yorkshire will also field England captain Joe Root and New Zealand's Kane Williamson.

Pujara, who helped Yorkshire win the 2015 County Championship, could play in the Leeds Bradford MCCU game in April.

"It's an honour for me to play for the same county as Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar," he told the club's website.

A 10-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a bus in Leeds this morning.

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It happened just before 09:15 on York Road in Killingbeck.

Police say the boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

People in the area say officers are still at the scene.

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BBC Local Live, Sheffield

The former Liberal Democrat leader of Sheffield City Council Lord Scriven says an independent review is needed on how Sheffield City Council, South Yorkshire Police and the Streets Ahead team are exercising their powers.

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It follows police questioning a retired couple who are tree campaigners on Chatsworth Road. They are accused of poisoning the tea of workers cutting down trees, an allegation they describe as ridiculous and part of "a jigsaw of trying to make campaigners look bad".

Streets Ahead temporarily paused its felling programme last week after a series of clashes with protesters on Meersbrook Park Road, when campaigners criticised the police for what they describe as standing by while protesters were manhandled by Streets Ahead stewards.

One campaigner was left with severe bruising.

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South Yorkshire Police has been asked by BBC Radio Sheffield to respond to how many complaints it has had about assault from both sides in relation to the tree-felling programme.

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The council, which is planting new trees after removing existing ones, insists the trees earmarked for felling are either "dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory".

However, many of the trees classed by the council as "damaging" or "discriminatory" are healthy specimens which campaigners say should be saved. Instead they say amendments should be made to surrounding pavements and roads.