Doncaster Rovers sign Burnley's Tom Anderson on loan until the end of the season, while captain Andy Butler signs a new deal.

FC Halifax Town boss Billy Heath leaves the National League strugglers by mutual consent after two and a half years at the club.

Here are the top stories in Yorkshire today:

• Man jailed for Bradford panto sex assault attempt
• Dog stabbed in head and dumped in suitcase
• Thirty three jobs at risk at Keighley M&S
• Dales farmer and TV star Hannah Hauxwell dies
• Yorkshire's skywatchers to see 'super blue blood Moon'

Updates on breaking news will continue here through the night.

A pub in Scarborough's raising money in the memory of popular local broadcaster Jerry Scott.

Jerry, who presented on BBC Radio York between 2000 and 2011, died last month after a long illness.

The Rosette Pub's to hold Northern Soul and 70s and 80s nights in his memory, raising money for St Catherine's Hospice where he died.

Ms Hauxwell shot to fame in the 1970s after she starred in a TV documentary about her solitary life.

An MP is campaigning for grieving parents to be guaranteed leave after a child's death.

A 49-year-old man was stabbed by three "hooded" teenagers as he walked in an area of Doncaster earlier.

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It happened at about 13:50 in Conisbrough as the victim was walking in the Crags area, near Fullerton Avenue.

The man was taken to hospital for treatment and police say his injuries are not being treated as life-threatening.

The three men have been described as aged about 18-years-old and wearing hooded tops.

Police say it's "pure luck" a 62-year-old man wasn't seriously hurt when petrol was poured through his letterbox and set alight in the early hours of this morning in Castleford.

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Officers now believe the person responsible could have been badly burned themselves.

It happened on Healdfield Road after 02:00 when two men poured accelerant through the letterbox of a house.

Detectives say they think one of the suspects may have burned his own hand in the attack.

Neighbours alerted the man who lives in the house to the fire and he was later treated in hospital for the effects of breathing in smoke.

More anti-terror measures are to be introduced in York, including restrictions on vehicles near the historic Minster and York Racecourse.

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Traffic's already restricted in the city centre and extra barriers were introduced ahead of the Saint Nicholas Fayre at Christmas.

But police have questioned the quality of the existing arrangements and are advising more restrictions are put in place as the terror threat level remains at "severe".

Of particular concern are areas around York Minster and near the racecourse, police believe.

Officials in Leeds say they're going to spend £35m on a year of culture in 2023.

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It comes after the EU said no UK countries could take part in the European Capital of Culture.

At a public meeting today, Leeds City Council said it would carry on with a six-year programme, culminating in a "year-long celebration of the city’s diverse cultures".

The council says it will work with partners including Arts Council England and the private sector to build a £35m fund for the programme.

Police in Brighouse have renewed an appeal for information after a security guard was attacked with a "substance".

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It happened last Tuesday when the guard was attacked outside a bank on Briggate and had the substance, which police are still trying to identify, thrown at him.

He was left with a "mild skin irritation" and had to stay in hospital overnight as a precaution.

His attacker, who hasn't yet been identified, got away with a cash box the guard was holding at the time.

The victim was taken to Calderdale Royal Hospital for treatment for his injuries and he remained in hospital overnight as a precaution.

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Four men have been arrested after more than 1,800 plants were found at a cannabis factory in Bradford city centre, external.

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Hannah Hauxwell, who went from farming Daleswoman to television star overnight after a documentary on her life was shown, has died aged 91, the BBC understands.

Too Long A Winter, shown in 1973, highlighted Hannah's hard life, struggling to run an 80-acre farm in the North Pennines.

She had no electricity or running water and survived on less than £200 a year.

Her plight and personality gripped millions of television viewers and she became a celebrity, appearing on This is Your Life and touring Europe for a travel series.

Eventually she left the farm to live a quiet life in a nearby village, though she still received letters from across the world from fans.

Council reveals £35m cultural plan after city is barred from 2023 European Capital of Culture race.

The body of a dog which had been stabbed in the head has been found in a suitcase in Halifax, the RSPCA has revealed.

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The dog had his front legs wrapped in his lead, which was still attached to his collar, and had been dumped, according to the RSPCA.

Council workers who had gone to clean up the fly-tipping site made the discovery last Friday.

The case was dumped alongside a fridge freezer in a lay-by on Heath Hill Road, near Warley.

Vets say he died about 36 hours before being found and he didn't have a tag or was microchipped.

RSPCA inspector Sophie John said: "That someone could do something as utterly cruel as this makes me feel sick."

The dog is described as mostly black with a white triangular patch on his chest and stomach. He has a white patch on one front leg.

Police investigating the deaths of four men, including two from Rotherham, who were killed when the disused Didcot Power Station collapsed are considering manslaughter charges.

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The men died when the boiler house came down in February 2016.

A pre-inquest review hearing at Oxford Coroner's Court heard an update on Thames Valley Police's investigation.

The force said it was looking at charges of corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, and serious health and safety breaches.

Workers Ken Cresswell, 57, John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, Michael Collings, 53, from Teesside, and Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, died in the collapse.

It took more than six months for their bodies to be recovered from the site.

A Leeds MP who chairs the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee says there needs to be a wider review of how the government delivers public services after the collapse of Carillion.

It comes as shares in outsourcing company Capita have tumbled by about 40% after it gave a profits warning for the coming year and announced a major overhaul.

The problems facing Capita come just over two weeks after another outsourcing firm Carillion collapsed.

Capita runs many of the finance systems used by the NHS.

Leeds West Labour MP Rachel Reeves said: "If Capita is struggling with contracts, contingencies need to be put in place to bring back those services in-house."

Do you know this man? Police want to speak to him after a man robbed a shop last month armed with a hammer:

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Officers think the man's "distinctive" tattoo will give him away.

The robbery happened at Everyday Essentials on Blackman Lane in Leeds on 29 December.

A lone woman who was working in the shop at the time was threatened with a hammer and the man demanded she open the till.

He then tried, unsuccessfully, to open the till himself before taking the victim’s purse from her handbag and leaving the store:

A man who threatened his victims with violence has been jailed for a total of 21 years after being found guilty of 13 sexual offences, including the rape of a 10-year-old girl.

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Ian Dempster, of HMP Doncaster, was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday of six counts of rape, four counts of sexual assault, two counts of exposure and one count of indecent assault against two victims.

The offences took place between 1998 and 2009.

The 61-year-old was sentenced to 18 years in prison, with a three-year extension.

Leading the investigation, Det Con Emma Shipley said: "Dempster is a despicable and opportunistic sexual predator who preyed on innocent and vulnerable girls."

Leeds City Council has been named as one of the top 50 inclusive employers in the country by LGBT+ charity Stonewall.

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Every year the charity releases a list which highlights British employers who demonstrate they make sure LGBT+ employees are "accepted without exception".

The authority is ranked at number 50 in the top 100 employers, alongside multinational companies, government departments and universities.

Stonewall said Leeds City Council was also the fourth best local authority in the UK.