Do you know this man? Police in Doncaster want to speak to him after a man was mugged earlier this month:

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It happened in the Wheatley Hills area on 11 March as a 40-year-old man was walking along Sandall Park Drive.

A group of men came up to him, grabbed him and went through his pockets, taking his phone and keys.

The victim was not injured during the incident and the men ran off.

Bradford is "within touching distance" of seeing the former Odeon cinema site in the city centre transformed into a 4,000-capacity music venue, according to the people behind the project.

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We heard earlier that the landmark former cinema was to get £4m of government money to help fund the scheme which it's estimated will cost about £20m in total.

Chris Morell, one of the directors of Bradford Live, the not-for-profit organisation set up to bring the Odeon back to life, says: "We're within touching distance now. There are other irons in the fire and we're probably about 90% funded on the scheme now.

"It's been a bumpy ride. We have been at it for a number of years now. It’s a big project, there is a lot to go on," he adds.

A £2m government fund will be used by Sheffield and Rotherham councils to tackle air pollution, it's been revealed.

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In Sheffield, the money will pay for for Public Electric Vehicle Charging Points, an electric taxi leasing trial and for junction signal improvements to tackle congestion.

Both councils say they'll work to encourage more people to leave their cars at home in favour of using public transport.

A total of 21 council-owned residential high-rise blocks in the east of Leeds are to have sprinkler systems fitted.

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The systems will be retro-fitted to the blocks in the Burmantofts area which will also have new internal heating systems fitted.

The move comes after the fire at Grenfell Tower in London last year.

The number of individual flats affected is 1,380, according to Leeds City Council.

Councillor Debra Coupar says: "Ensuring our high-rise blocks are fire-safe is a priority for us and none of our blocks are at risk in the same way as Grenfell."

Two elderly women have been the victims of pickpockets in a North Yorkshire town.

Police have issued a CCTV image of people they want to speak to about the thefts:

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They happened in Leyburn between 11:30 and 12:30 on Wednesday as two elderly women were shopping in the Co-op in the market place.

Police say a man put his hand into the women's handbags and took their purses.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact police.

James Vincent
Political Editor, BBC Look North

Dan Jarvis' selection as Labour’s candidate creates a dilemma from the Barnsley MP – and perhaps a bigger problem for his party.

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As voting was wrapping up in the nomination process, Labour decided to pass a rule that told its MPs they couldn’t have any other major elected role at the same time.

Odd timing as that only applied to one of the candidates.

But now Mr Jarvis faces having to leave the House of Commons if he becomes mayor – or stay as an MP and turn down the mayor’s job.

There is, of course, a third option.

Dan Jarvis has always said he wanted to do both jobs – at least for two years while he moulds South Yorkshire devolution into a plan involving the whole county.

I’m not sure he’ll readily accept having to stand down.

This all could become a big mess for Labour...

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The Bradford Ring Road is looking busy tonight:

Police are investigating after a jewellers in Leeds was robbed this afternoon.

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It happened at Leevans Jewellers on Horsforth Town Street at about 15:10.

A nearby school was placed into lockdown as a precaution.

West Yorkshire Police say they're still at the scene and "early-stage enquiries are ongoing".

Dan Jarvis, the MP for Barnsley Central, has been selected as Labour's candidate to stand for the new post of South Yorkshire Mayor.

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The decision throws into doubt whether he would be able to continue as an MP - Labour's ruling body said earlier this week that no one could be in two elected posts at the same time.

What's unclear is whether he'd have to give up his parliamentary seat before he contested the mayoral position, only give it up if he won the vote or even ignore the party and refuse to give up his seat if he became mayor.

In a tweet, Mr Jarvis has said, external he is "proud to be chosen" as the Labour candidate and that he stands "ready to serve".

Barnsley Central MP Dan Jarvis has been chosen in a Labour ballot to stand for the role of South Yorkshire mayor.

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The news comes after the party's National Executive Committee ruled this week that no-one could be elected into two public posts.

The other candidate was Sheffield councillor Ben Curran.

The vote to choose a mayor will be held in May.

Motorists are being urged to avoid the A19 at Riccall in North Yorkshire which is completely closed following a serious accident.

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Emergency services are at the scene and police say the road is expected to remain closed for between four and six hours.

They're urging motorists to plan another route.

A woman who was rescued from the River Aire in Leeds has met the firefighters and a quick-thinking city centre resident who saved her.

This is CCTV footage of the actual incident:

Louise Evans, 20, fell into the water after a night out earlier this month and was saved using a "throw-line" installed on the river bank.

It's the first time the lines have been used in a successful rescue.

Today, Louise visited Kirkstall Fire Station to thank everyone involved her rescue.

Yesterday should have been the end of BBC Look North's Big 50 Sofa Challenge, but the snow last weekend meant the team had to reschedule their Bradford to Haworth leg.

But tomorrow, presenters Harry, Amy and Paul will pull and push their famous sofa along the route to make up their set distance for Sport Relief.

This means there'll be some road closures around Haworth, which will come into force from about 16:00.

Bridgehouse Lane and Main Street will be affected, with Bridgehouse Lane opened once the team enters the cobbles on Main Street.

Main Street will remain closed for up to one hour after the finish line has been reached.

The number of Britons arrested for child sex offences overseas in the last five years is just the "tip of the iceberg", according to the Labour MP for Rotherham.

There were 361 requests from UK nationals for consular assistance after being arrested for child sex offences from 2013 to 2017, according to the latest Foreign Office data.

But Sarah Champion MP says she believes the actual number could be far higher.

She says that in some parts of the world, people would be able to buy their way out of trouble without contacting the consulate if they were caught abusing a child:

David Ward
BBC Radio York Sport

York City chairman and owner Jason McGill says he's putting the club up for sale.

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It comes less than a day after members of York City Supporters Trust voted not to hand their 25% shareholding over to Mr McGill.

Mr McGill has always said he'd be looking to put his 75% stake in the club up for sale. The question was whether that would be now or at a later date.

Explaining his decision to actively begin the process, Mr McGill said he was "immensely disappointed" at the vote and said his decision was made "with deep regret":

We're pretty sure this is Doncaster Racecourse, sorry if we spoiled the game:

A woman who was on her way to hospital for a kidney transplant was rescued by police after becoming stuck in heavy traffic because of a crash.

The woman, who was with her husband, called 999 just after 09:00 after she was caught up in delays caused by a three-vehicle collision on the M621.

Police were able to get to the woman to help transport her to a hospital in Leeds in time for her appointment.

Insp Tom Harrison said he wished the woman well with her operation.

The crash resulted in part of the motorway being temporarily closed, leading to significant delays.

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A city-centre bar has been ordered to close for seven days following a violent incident in which a bar worker glassed a customer., external

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Sporting legends and journalists were among those who paid tribute to "voice of Yorkshire cricket" Dave Callaghan at his funeral.

"Cally", 63, who died on 12 March after a heart attack, had worked for BBC Radio Leeds and Look North.

Hundreds of people, including cricketers and former colleagues, attended the ceremony at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Wetherby.

Former umpire Dickie Bird had lunch with him on the day he died and described him as a "marvellous person."

The environment secretary promises to do "anything required" to end council's tree-felling programme.