Thieves in the Yorkshire Dales attempting to steal a cash machine from a Co-op came unstuck when the ATM got stuck under the wheels of a parked car.

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North Yorkshire Police say the robbers successfully removed the machine from the Ingleton Co op at 04:40 this morning, only for it to become wedged under the wheels of a car.

When police arrived at the scene they found an abandoned Ford Ranger, with a cash machine tied to it.

It's believed the cash machine had been dragged out of the store, before becoming wedged under the parked car.

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Officers say the suspects made off in another vehicle.

The vehicle and the cash machine have been recovered for forensic examination.

A change in the rules by the Labour Party over who can be its candidate for South Yorkshire Mayor is "appalling", according to Labour MP Angela Smith.

Ahead of the ballot result due today over its candidate, Labour's National Executive Committee said earlier this week that an MP could not keep their job if they were to be elected as a regional mayor.

Candidate Dan Jarvis, who is Labour MP for Barnsley Central, has campaigned to be selected in South Yorkshire saying that he'd carry on as MP and wouldn't take a mayoral salary if he was selected.

School leaders, teachers and MPs from across Yorkshire meet today to talk about how to deal with the cuts facing schools.

The Yorkshire Schools Summit being held in Leeds Town Hall.

It's expected the General Secretary of the National Association of Headteachers will argue schools are being hit hard by Government underfunding.

The union says 1,623 out of 1,921 schools in Yorkshire face cuts which will amount to £112m by 2020.

That includes cutbacks at every school in Wakefield and all but two in Bradford.

Seven out of ten families who use food banks run by the Trussell Trust , externalhave dependent children. A study has been done by the University of Sheffield, external into food bank use.

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The report surveyed almost 600 households with children under the age of 16, with four out of five classed as "severely food insecure", meaning they had skipped meals and gone without eating, sometimes for days.

A cliff path is still closed in Scarborough this morning as investigations continue into what made large cracks appear in it.

The area is cordoned off and people who own chalets on the cliff have been told they can't go in to collect their belongings.

People in the area say they're shocked to see how much the cliff below the Clock cafe on the South Cliff has moved:

A family has reacted with dismay over funding changes for dementia care at a home in Sheffield.

Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group has been reassessing care needs and funding at the Birch Avenue, external home in Chapeltown.

The family of one man who lives there, Anthony Hogan, say he's being treated as a debt rather than a human being.

79-year-old Mr Hogan has been at the home for five years.

Until now that's been fully funded by the Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group but following a review, his family have been told they'll have to pay the best part of a thousand pounds a week themselves or move him to another home.

Joanne Stephenson is Mr Hogan's daughter:

In response to the concerns, Mandy Philbin spoke to us. She's the Acting Chief Nurse at NHS Sheffield CCG, external:

Sir David Attenborough is in York today to officially open the Yorkshire Museum's new exhibition.

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The 91-year-old naturalist will take a guided tour of the Yorkshire’s Jurassic World exhibition, which looks at the changing landscapes of Jurassic Yorkshire and the huge creatures which inhabited them.

Sir David said: “I am delighted to be coming to York. I have been interested in palaeontology and the world of dinosaurs and sea dragons since I was a child."

Staff at the museum say the exhibition, which opens to the public on Saturday, will take visitors back through 150 million years of Yorkshire, to "discover lost giants and the changing worlds they inhabited."

The Labour candidate for the South Yorkshire mayoral seat will be chosen this afternoon.

Barnsley MP, Dan Jarvis (pictured left) is standing against Sheffield councillor, Ben Curran.

But Mr Jarvis has been told he'll have to choose between being MP and being mayor - he wants to do both.

Party members have been voting for the last few weeks and the result is expected later.

It's been revealed the average home in Leeds now costs nearly £200,000.

That's £20,000 above the national average.

It makes Leeds the most expensive place to live in West Yorkshire.

The National Housing Federation says homes across the county are now costing more than seven times the average income.

This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the first edition of Look North.

The programme was first broadcast to the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire audience on 25 March 1968.

There'll be a documentary on BBC1 this Sunday on its history featuring some of the big stories covered over the last five decades.

Presenters Harry Gration, Amy Garcia and Paul Hudson are currently pushing the Look North sofa more than 100 miles to 50 locations around Yorkshire, to raise money for Sport Relief and to celebrate the programme's half century.

Yorkshire cricket star, Ryan Sidebottom, has paid tribute to BBC commentator Dave Callaghan, whose funeral takes place later today.

Dave, known as "Cally," died last week at the age of 63.

Ryan says he was more than a voice on the radio, he was a member of the squad:

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The trains across Yorkshire appear to be running pretty smoothly so far this morning.

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A man has exposed himself to a school girl in North Yorkshire.

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Police in Knaresborough are appealing for witnesses and information after the incident involving a 13-year-old girl in the town.

It happened near a ginnel off Stockwell Road between 15:35 and 15:43 on Wednesday, as the girl was walking home from school. She ran home and told her parents what had happened.

Police have since been examining CCTV and speaking to local residents.

The suspect is described as 6ft tall, slim build, short dark and grey hair. He was wearing a checked top and baggy blue jeans.

A breezy morning with further rain at times, some of it heavy.

Tonight there'll be some occasional light rain and drizzle with winds easing and temperatures falling to between 2-4C.

A man has been arrested as part of a murder investigation after a woman died from serious injuries in Castleford.

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Diane Jones, 62, and a 59-year-old man were taken to hospital after police were called to Ambleside Road shortly after 20:30 on the 14 March.

Ms Jones died from her injuries a few days later sparking a murder inquiry. The man is recovering from his injuries, West Yorkshire Police said.

A 42-year-old man has been detained in connection with the incident.

Officers said Ms Jones and the 59-year-old man had been seriously injured but have not disclosed further details.

A man described as the worst private landlord Sheffield council has ever dealt with has been given an 18-week suspended prison sentence.

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Mark Cashin, 48, intimidated tenants in multi-occupancy houses he managed and drew up unlawful tenancy agreements.

Michelle Houston, from Sheffield City Council, described him as a "particularly nasty man".

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His jail term has been suspended for two years after he admitted two counts of harassing tenants.

Sheffield Crown Court heard he failed to follow proper legal procedures to evict people.

Dave Hickling, from the council, said: "Some of the acts that were suffered by the tenants in this situation have been amongst the worst that we've seen."

Members of York City's Supporter's Trust have voted to refuse to hand over their share to club owner Jason McGill.

It happened at a crunch meeting of the Trust last night.

The result means the Trust will hold on to their 25% share while Mr McGill remains the club’s 75% majority shareholder.

Mr McGill, who has given financial support for 12 years, had said If the vote went against him the club will operate on a break-even figure and could be forced to go part-time.

Mark Cashin intimidated residents in homes he managed and drew up unlawful tenancy agreements.

A 42-year-old man is in custody after Diane Jones, 62, died from serious injuries in Castleford.

Yorkshire's top stories today include:

• HMP Leeds 'unsafe and severely overcrowded'
• Leeds Uni student, 20, named as fatal crash victim
• Man, 18, seriously hurt in Sheffield stabbing
• Possible sightings of missing York man in Cornwall
• Life-saving machines installed across West Yorkshire