Summary

  • Leeds nurse jailed for sexually abusing patient

  • Woman's body found in Bradford

  • Former York council leader quits Conservative Party

  • Sheffield tree-felling work resumes

  • Man injured in Bradford 'axe' attack

  • Illegal gambling machines seized by customs officers in Selby

  • Police warning over selling knives to youths

  • Council tax set to rise in Selby and Ryedale

  • Mystery person spreads 'feelgood' vibe in Leeds

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  1. Sheffield United 2-1 Queens Park Rangerspublished at 22:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    Sheffield United continue their push for a Championship play-off place with a narrow win at home to QPR.

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  2. Barnsley 1-2 Burton Albionpublished at 22:00 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    Jose Morais' first game as Barnsley boss ends in disappointment as they lose to fellow Championship strugglers Burton.

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  3. Watch Winter Olympics replay: Men's ice hockey - OAR v Norwaypublished at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    Watch the best of the action and relive live text coverage of day 12 of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

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  4. Car hits house during police chasepublished at 18:08 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    A 22-year-old man was hurt in the crash, which happened after a car failed to stop for police.

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  5. Lost ramblers discovered by trainee rescue dogpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    Two people who were lost in a South Yorkshire woodland last night were luckily found by a mountain rescue dog who was on a training exercise.

    Scout the dogImage source, Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team

    The Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team had hidden a fake body in Loxley Woodland to test Scout the rescue dog's ability to find humans.

    Soon into the exercise, Scout signalled to his handler that he had discovered a scent - which then lead rescuers to two people who didn't have a torch and couldn't find their way to safety.

    A dog training team member said: "After indicating a find, Scout then guided his handler into where the missing people were situated, returning several times to continue guiding as his handler got nearer the location.

    "The pair then helped the people out of the woodland and into safety."

  6. ‘Adversity United' created by teenpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    Cameron Osburn set up a football team specifically for boys and girls under 12 with disabilities.

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  7. Leeds bus plans: Ambition for 500,000 bus trips a daypublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    The number of bus journeys made in Leeds in the next 10 years should be doubled, according to the city's travel bosses.

    Leeds bus station

    Leeds City Council wants to make journeys from Bradford, Alwoodley, Oakwood and Roundhay more bus friendly and has revealed a target of 500,000 bus trips per day.

    Keith Wakefield, chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee, said: "Improving the region's transport network is at the heart of our ambition to generate faster growth."

    The government confirmed £173m funding to improve public transport in Leeds last April.

  8. In pictures: Van searched and two arrested in Leedspublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    We mentioned a short time ago about two men, aged 20 and 33, having been arrested in Leeds city centre after a man believed to have a gun concealed in his clothing was seen.

    This was the scene on Great George Street at about 15:55 this afternoon after police responded to a call from a member of the public.

    A search of the white van in the pictures has been carried out but no weapons have been recovered as yet, say police.

    Police in actionImage source, Alex Rosenberg
    Police in actionImage source, Alex Rosenberg
  9. Armed police arrest two men in Leeds city centrepublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    Two men have been arrested by armed police in Leeds after reports of a man seen with a gun concealed in his clothing.

    ArrestImage source, Chris Hollins

    Police were called just before 15:55 this afternoon after police received reports about a man leaving a fast food restaurant on Low Road who was believed to have a hidden gun.

    The man got into a white van and headed into the city centre where officers arrested two men, aged 20 and 33, on Great George Street.

    A search of the vehicle has been conducted but no weapons have yet been recovered, say police.

  10. Wanted man 'could be in Hull or Leeds'published at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    This man is being sought by police after being released from prison, external and breaking the terms of his licence.

    Kevin KirkImage source, Humberside Police

    Kevin Charles Kirk, 51, from Hull was last seen in the Morley area of Leeds on 15 February.

    Humberside Police say they've tried to find him but have so far been unsuccessful.

    Anyone with any information about his whereabouts is being asked to call 101.

  11. Drug-dealing bomb maker jailedpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    The 42-year-old man was convicted of manufacturing drugs and explosives.

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  12. Historic lordships titles go on salepublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    Titles on offer include the Barwick-in-Elmet manor, said to be the oldest in England.

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  13. Community takeover at Slaithwaite Civic Hallpublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    People in Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield, look set to take control of one of the village's main buildings.

    Slaithwaite Civic HallImage source, Google

    Kirklees Council, which is looking to cut costs, is expected to hand over the running of its Civic Hall to a charitable trust.

    Local residents say they want to put on gigs, private parties and performing arts events at the site:

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    It's about the community getting together, seeing the potential and getting things going in there."

    Chris Woodhead, Slaithwaite Civic Hall Trust

  14. Rotherham child sex abuse: Police 'will not falter'published at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    The number of potential victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham has risen to more than 1,500, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.

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    At a briefing today, NCA senior investigating officer Paul Williamson said his team was actively engaged with more than 260 victims while 144 officers were working on 34 distinct investigations.

    The "momentum and pace" of the investigation was increasing, he said, but progress was necessarily slow because many victims were extremely vulnerable.

    "We will not falter in our commitment as an agency to this task," said Mr Williamson.

    "The identification and bringing to justice of offenders is what we'll be judged on."

  15. Halifax appoint Fullarton as bosspublished at 17:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    National League strugglers Halifax appoint Jamie Fullarton as their new manager.

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  16. Watch: Jamie Nicholls shares his Olympic Big Air viewpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    BBC Sport

    Jamie Nicholls, from Halifax, has shared the view he has during practice for the Big Air in Pyeongchang.

    He will compete in the men's Big Air qualifications on Wednesday.

    The 24-year-old, who is the older cousin of snowboarder Katie Ormerod, shared the footage on his YouTube channel:

  17. Train guard assaulted by teenagerspublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    Did you witness an assault on a train guard earlier this month?

    If so police in Ben Rhydding want to hear from you.

    Ben Rhydding stationImage source, Google

    It happened just before 19:40 on 5 February on the Ilkley to Leeds train.

    The guard had challenged a teenage girl and boy who didn't have tickets, they became abusive and punched him, leaving him with a cut above his eye.

    The pair got off at Ben Rhydding station and hit the train as they left. The guard needed stitches.

    British Transport Police want to speak to people who were on the train at the time of the incident, including a woman who offered to give first aid to the guard.

  18. Knights player Ian Williams dies during training sessionpublished at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    A Doncaster Knights player has died during a training session, the rugby club has confirmed.

    Ian WilliamsImage source, Doncaster Knights

    Prop forward Ian Williams, 27, collapsed during the session at Castle Park.

    He joined the club last summer from Rotherham Titans and made six appearances for the Knights.

    In a statement on the Doncaster Knights website, external, a spokesperson said: "We extend our deepest sympathies to Ian's mother Pippa, father Phillip and sister Helen."

  19. Leeds firm spearheads new Scunthorpe steel investmentpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 February 2018

    A luxury bed maker from Leeds is investing £1.8m in a new wire drawing facility at British Steel's site in Scunthorpe.

    Steel workerImage source, Steve Morgan/British Steel

    The facility will make fine wire used for pocket springs in Harrison Spinks mattresses.

    A total of 22 new jobs will be created and the facility is expected to be up and running by April.

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    Partnering with British Steel to launch our new wire drawing facility in Scunthorpe not only means we can recycle all steel waste...but also allows us to develop a higher grade wire quality."

    Richard Essery, Managing director, Harrison Spinks Components