An abandoned three-legged dog from West Yorkshire is looking for a new home.

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Heavily pregnant boxer-cross Missy was found abandoned and wandering the streets of Dalton, Huddersfield, in December, enduring bad weather with no access to food or water.

But despite everything she'd been through she gave birth to eight healthy pups just days before Christmas.

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The pups, all named after pantomimes, are now preparing to head off to new homes, but Missy is still waiting at the Dogs Trust in Leeds for someone to take her in.

Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom signs a new contract with the Championship club.

Sheffield has this week been named as a Social Enterprise City, which means it's been recognised as a hotspot for the activity along with 23 other places including Auckland in New Zealand and Veneto in Italy.

One of the city's social enterprises is doing something positive to help rough sleepers.

The man behind it is James Beech who's set up Pair Your Socks, which benefits homeless people every time you buy socks from him:

We may have said goodbye to January, but the cold weather's not ready to leave us just yet.

So here's a timely warning from North Yorkshire Police...

The winners of Child Friendly Leeds, an awards show showcasing the achievements of young people in the city, have been announced.

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They include a tennis player who raised £5,000 for charity and community radio station Chapel FM.

Councillor Lisa Mulherin said: "Becoming a child-friendly city is not something we, as a council, can do alone.

"There are so many people across the city who have really taken on board what we are trying to achieve."

Vehicles have been seized and warnings issued in Sheffield after a police crackdown on off-road bikes.

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During patrols on popular trails in Thorpe Hesley, police officers found several burned-out vehicles and issued seven warnings to groups of bikers.

Officers say anti-social behaviour linked to off-road and quad bikes is one of their priorities.

They've seized 31 motorbikes in Sheffield in recent months.

A man from Sheffield has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and firearms offences.

Officers carried out three warrants in the Greenhill, Westfield and Gleadless areas earlier, following an incident on Tuesday 16 January when it was reported that shots were fired at Jiggas takeaway on Cricket Inn Road.

The 24-year-old, from the Greenhill area of Sheffield, was also arrested following an incident in the Wybourne area on Monday.

He has been released on bail while enquiries continue.

Rony Robinson
Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

Labour's Don Valley MP Caroline Flint has been talking to me about the illegitimate children in the history of her family.

It's ahead of a programme she's made for the BBC about the subject which will be broadcast on Saturday evening at 20:00 on BBC Radio 4.

The MP told me about why she decided to make the show:

William Rose
BBC Yorkshire Live

A Leeds Rhinos team will take part in the UK's first ever physical disability rugby league match this weekend.

They will take on Warrington Wolves on Sunday, with presenter of TV's The Last Leg, Adam Hills, playing for Warrington while his co-presenter Alex Brooker will play for Leeds.

Brooker said: "I'll be telling my teammates to target Adam Hills. That's what I am there for, I'm there to see him close up and to watch him taken out."

A woman has denied murdering a 72-year-old man who was found dead at his home in Doncaster on Boxing Day.

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The body of Michael Eaton was discovered at a flat in Low Road, Balby.

A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Eaton (pictured) had been repeatedly stabbed and beaten.

Lindsey Fletcher, 38, pleaded not guilty to murder at Sheffield Crown Court.

She has been remanded in custody ahead of a trial set for 11 June.

Giles Norton leased out his Sheffield warehouse to a company which said it recycled pallets.

No new date has been set for work to restart on Sheffield's tree-felling and replacement programme, the city council has confirmed.

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Last month, contractors Amey paused tree-felling work over concerns about the safety of the firm's staff and the council told BBC Radio Sheffield work would resume this week. However, that hasn't happened.

The council says Amey is continuing to "review on-site working practices" and there's no date in place for them to get back to work on the tree-replacement part of the contract.

Sheffield City 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.

The Eureka! museum in Halifax has welcomed its highest number of visitors in 20 years.

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Last year more than 300,000 people visited the National Children's Museum, it's been revealed.

Staff there say it's partly due to the new DigiPlay Space Exhibition, external.

The museum celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017.

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Yorkshire Live

As we reported earlier, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spent the early hours of this morning dealing with a large fire at the former Dalton Progressive Working Men's Club on Doncaster Road in Rotherham.

The fire is now under control, but traffic is still being affected.

Here's what you need to know as we head into Friday's rush hour:

• The southbound side of the A630 travelling from Rotherham to Doncaster is fully open
• The nortbound stretch still has one lane closed between Dalton Lane and Magna Lane
• Later tonight, temporary lights will be installed on that stretch for safety reasons and this partial closure could remain in place overnight and into the weekend

Looking at speed sensors, traffic is heavy in that area and on surrounding routes at the moment.

Two "vital" witnesses are being sought by police as investigations continue after a critically injured man was found in Scarborough earlier this week.

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The 37-year-old man was found with head injuries near the Cask Inn (pictured) on Cambridge Terrace at Wednesday lunchtime. He remains in a critical condition in hospital.

The first of the two men officers want to speak to is described as being in his 30s and he walked past the ambulance crew helping the injured person.

The second person being sought relates to a Facebook follower of the group "Stuff for Sale" who posted a comment that they had information about the incident, but who has since removed the post.

Lindsey Fletcher, 38, is accused of murdering 72-year-old Michael Eaton.

Police in North Yorkshire are claiming to be the force with the best view.

They've compiled a gallery of the sights which greet the eyes of their officers in the early morning and as the sun sets.

Here are a few of their favourite sights, starting with a morning view over the Yorkshire Dales:

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Police Dog Dixon and Police Dog Isla like to catch the sunrise on their early morning walks, it seems:

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First to the beach in Scarborough:

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And as the sun goes down it’s not just humans who need a welfare check:

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If you'd like to see the rest of the force's favourite spots just, click this link here., external

Leeds cyclists say they often get knocked off their bikes despite a road safety campaign.

A body of a woman has been found near Barnsley.

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The body was found at a property on Skiers View Road in Hoyland.

Emergency services were called this morning at about 08:10.

The woman's death is currently being treated as "unexplained" and enquiries are ongoing, police say.

Yorkshire Evening Post

A company director who accidentally knocked down his mother and a former friend with his Bentley, external has been cleared of causing him grievous bodily harm with intent after Facebook row.

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