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  1. 'No exams but I knew I wasn't thick'published at 01:18 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    How do you get jobs without a single qualification with experience in industries that no longer exist?

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  2. Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Ipswich Townpublished at 22:25 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Two goals from Martyn Waghorn give Ipswich a hard-fought win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

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  3. Murder charge after woman's deathpublished at 22:25 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    The 51-year-old's body was found at a house in the early hours of Monday, police say.

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  4. Fulham 3-0 Sheffield Unitedpublished at 22:11 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Two goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic help Fulham beat Sheffield United 3-0 at Craven Cottage.

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  5. Cardiff City 2-1 Barnsleypublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Cardiff City resist a strong revival from lowly Barnsley to cut Wolves' lead at the top of the Championship to three points.

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  6. Men died in ward attack by fellow patientpublished at 21:31 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Harry Bosomworth had been treated for paranoid schizophrenia but his medication was stopped.

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  7. 'Boxer Barbie': Nicola Adams made into Women's Day dollpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Ahead of International Women's Day this Thursday, the people behind Barbie have made a doll-sized version of Leeds boxer Nicola Adams.

    Nicola Adams dollImage source, Mattel

    Nicola, who has twice won Olympic gold medals, is the first UK star to join Barbie's 'Shero' range.

    The double Olympic champion said "My hope is that everything I do helps more people realise they can do anything they put their mind to," she said.

    "Without my own role models, I wouldn't be where I am today.

    "Growing up, my biggest role models were my mum and Muhammad Ali - there were no female boxers in media when I was a kid, and I might have discovered my passion sooner if I'd seen other women boxing."

  8. Men killed after paranoid schizophrenia drugs stoppedpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    It has emerged that two men died after being attacked on a hospital ward by a fellow patient with paranoid schizophrenia whose drugs had been stopped.

    St James HospitalImage source, Google

    The men, both in their 70s, were beaten by 70-year-old Harry Bosomworth at St James's University Hospital, Leeds, in 2015.

    Mr Bosomworth, who had previously been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was admitted to St James's in January 2015 for treatment for cancer and was receiving acute care on ward J19.

    The attack happened on the morning of 28 February when he awoke after being sedated due to aggressive behaviour.

    He hit Mr Lamb and Mr Godward with his walking stick, leaving both men with head and neck injuries. They died days later.

    Afterwards Mr Bosomworth was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and died of cancer four months later.

  9. Five charged over Middlesbrough v Leeds flare incidentpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Five people have been charged after a flare was set off during the match between Middlesbrough and Leeds United.

    No-one was injured in the incident, which happened at the Riverside Stadium during Friday's Championship game.

    Those charged are:

    • A 53-year-old man from Thornaby, charged with throwing a missile onto a football playing area. He is due in court on 4 April
    • A 41-year-old man from Scarborough, charged with throwing a missile onto a football playing area, who is due in court on 6 April
    • A 24-year-old man from Barnsley, charged with resisting an officer and using threatening or abusive words with intent to cause fear and provoke unlawful violence and due in court on 6 April
    • A 27-year-old man from Leeds, charged with using threatening or abusive words with intent to cause fear and provoke unlawful violence. He is due in court on 6 April
    • A 50-year-old man from North Yorkshire charged with resisting an officer and using threatening or abusive words with intent to cause fear and provoke unlawful violence. He is also due in court on 6 April
    • A 17-year-old male, who was arrested on suspicion of throwing a pyrotechnic, was released with no further police action.

    Middlesbrough's 3-0 win put the team in a promotion play-off position.

  10. Police try to find man after he made 'concerning comments'published at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Police in Bradford say they're looking for this man after he made what are being described as some concerning comments to a member of staff in a restaurant.

    CCTVImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Officers have been making enquiries across the city to try and find him and now say they want the public's help.

    The say the man walked into a city centre restaurant last night and spoke to a member of staff and then walked off towards the City Park area.

    He was wearing a navy blue tracksuit top, navy jogging bottoms and black trainers.

  11. South Yorkshire mayor election to cost taxpayers up to £2mpublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    The mayoral election in South Yorkshire is expected to cost taxpayers almost £2m.

    South Yorkshire councilsImage source, GEOGRAPH/JTHOMAS/DAVID PICKERSGILL/PA

    The government said it would not help with the costs, leaving Sheffield City Region Combined Authority to foot the £1.9m bill.

    The bill will be paid using the authority's reserves for things such as printing and distributing ballot papers and manning polling stations.

    A poll of more than 500 people in the Sheffield City Region, commissioned by Centre for Cities, found 56% wanted the mayor to have greater powers than local council leaders.

    The election will take place on Thursday 3 May.

  12. New homes get green light in Leedspublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Plans for more than 600 new homes in Leeds have been given the go-ahead by the government.

    HousebuildingImage source, PA

    The two schemes in the city will get £7m from the government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund.

    The money will be used to support the development of new housing to the east of Otley and on Roundhay Road in Chapeltown.

    Leeds City Council says there'll be 614 new homes in total, with more than 200 tagged as affordable housing.

    Yesterday, the government promised to do more to build more houses.

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    These projects are different in many ways but demonstrate the breadth of our approach to delivering planned housing growth."

    Councillor Richard Lewis, Leeds City Council

  13. North Yorkshire 'dog poison' suspects clearedpublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Two men who were arrested in connection with the "poisoning" of a guard dog at the proposed fracking site in North Yorkshire will have no further action taken against them, say police.

    Fracking siteImage source, Getty Images

    The incident happened in January when one man was detained at Kirby Misperton and another in Tadcaster.

    Police officers say that while the dog became ill, it made a full recovery and that there's insufficient evidence to continue an investigation.

  14. Man arrested following Barnsley drugs raidpublished at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply and money laundering after a police raid in Barnsley.

    Smashed door after raidImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Following a tip-off, police officers carried out the raid in Goldthorpe this morning and discovered a quantity of cannabis and cash in the property.

    The 41-year-old man remains in police custody.

  15. CCTV appeal over York electronics theftpublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Police want to speak with this man in connection with the theft of a speaker worth about £300 in York.

    CCTV stillImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    North Yorkshire Police say the equipment was stolen from the Richer Sounds store on Sampson Square.

    The incident happened at about 14:10 on 24 February 2018.

    Anyone with information about the identity of the man in the picture is being asked to contact police.

  16. Student's artworks 'scratch' below Yorkshire's surfacepublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Colourful collages made entirely from discarded scratchcards have gone on display as works of art in Yorkshire.

    James hanging art workImage source, Yorkshire Dales National park

    Ripon College student James Owen Thomas, 16, began making collages of Yorkshire landmarks and wildlife using thousands of pieces of card after picking up a stratchcard floating in a puddle of water by the road.

    His latest work, Seascape, has gone on display in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority offices in Bainbridge, where it will be sold to raise money for homelessness charity Shelter.

    James says: "I noticed how many scratchcards littered our streets and hedgerows. I had to do something about it and started picking them all up.

    "I built up quite a collection and decided to use some of the colourful parts and symbols to create pictures."

    James is often asked if he's ever found a winning ticket when collecting all these scratchcards.

    "The answer, sadly, is no," he admits.

  17. 'One Yorkshire' council leaders' £3.75bn devolution bidpublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Details of a proposed £3.75bn devolution deal have been submitted to the government by the leaders of 18 of Yorkshire's 20 councils.

    Yorkshire flagImage source, PA

    The "One Yorkshire" bid outlines plans for a £125m-a-year, 30-year-deal and a directly-elected mayor for Yorkshire to be voted in by 2020.

    The 10-page document has been submitted to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for consideration.

    A government spokesman said it "welcomed discussions" on the proposal.

  18. Rough sleepers offered warmth at fire station HQpublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2018

    Rough sleepers have been given shelter at the HQ of South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to protect them from cold weather.

    Volunteers lay soft flooringImage source, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

    Volunteers from the British Red Cross provided hot drinks and snacks last night, with the support of Framework's Street Outreach Team and the city council's housing solutions service.

    Station Area Manager Tony Carlin said: "Helping people in need and saving lives is core to our mission as a fire service.

    "So it made perfect sense for us to answer the call for emergency accommodation during the recent cold weather."

    Organisers say it was initially a one-off temporary measure, but now intend to repeat the idea during spells of extreme cold weather.