There's concern about a big increase in cycling casualties on some North Yorkshire roads.

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North Yorkshire County Council says it's identified Richmondshire as a problem spot, where cyclists are bucking the county's improving road safety record.

Its Annual Road Casualty Report reveals an increase of nearly 90% for cyclists over a four year period.

The council says it's probably linked to an increase in cycling in the area since the Tour de France came to the county in 2014.

There's been a number of thefts carried out by bogus workmen in Bradford, Leeds and Kirklees, according to police.

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One incident happened where a man, who was wearing a high-visibility vest, entered an office and stole the keys to a van on Tuesday morning.

Police have arrested and bailed a 35-year-old man in connection with a number of thefts but have also warned businesses to watch out for similar cases.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a CCTV camera being cut down in Holme wood.

In the incident a person was filmed using a power tool to cut down a lamppost with the camera fitted to it.

The survelliance camera had only recently been installed.

Police say the arrested man remains in custody.

The Labour Party received a number of complaints about tweets posted by a former branch secretary.

When found on a bunch of bananas in a supermarket in York a lizard was plainly distressed. Some change colour when stressed.

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The RSPCA got involved when workers at the supermarket took him to the charity's centre in York.

He's is now being looked after by a reptile specialist in Scarborough.

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In an effort to prompt witnesses, police have released some CCTV of a father-of-three who was stabbed to death in Sheffield three weeks ago.

Jarvin Blake, aged 23, was stabbed on Catherine Street around 15:00 on Thursday, 8 March.

A friend he had been with was also attacked.

Police are also trying to get more information about a car, external seen in the area.

Sheffield MP Louise Haigh has condemned a social media post by a former ward branch secretary of the Labour Party in Sheffield at the centre of anti-semitism claims.

The post came from the now-suspended Marianne Tellier who who was part of the Sheffield Park and Arbourthorne Labour branch.

The Labour Party is investigating the case.

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Marianne Tellier tweeted a picture of a job centre sign, showing the words "arbeit macht frei" - the same as those written above the entrance to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz - meaning "work sets you free".

Designs for a £60m motorway service area at Junction 45 of the M1 have been approved by Leeds City Council.

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Work will begin next month and the new motorway services are expected to open in summer 2019.

The proposals include a food court, a business centre and a hotel.

The people behind the investment, Extra MSA Group, say it will create more than 700 jobs.

Today is the final day of consultation, external over the proposed closure of Northallerton Magistrates Court.

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Conservative MP for Thirsk and Malton, Kevin Hollinrake, is against the move.

This Ministry of Justice says the proposed relocation of the work from the courts has been carefully considered.

It's no-go on council football pitches in Barnsley this weekend.

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It's down to the weather making pitches too wet and muddy says the council.

The cancellation affects all matches that were due to played on Parks Services land.

Sheffield Labour party branch secretary Marianne Tellier has been suspended by the Labour Party.

It's over posts on social media that have drawn complaints alleging anti-semitism.

She was with Labour's Park and Arbourthorne ward.

The teenager is accused of attempting to murder a 24-year-old woman who was stabbed in Sheffield.

England cricket captain Joe Root has been speaking about the implications for cricket of the scandal that's rocked Australia's national team.

Sheffielder Root, says what counts is how fans want to see the game played.

He begins by speaking about the former Australian Captain Steve Smith and his 12-month ban over the fiasco:

Former Yorkshire cricket captain Darren Lehmann is to quit as head coach of Australia at the end of the current Test series against South Africa.

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The 48-year-old announced the decision during an emotional press conference in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that has seen skipper Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner banned for a year.

Lehmann, who was cleared of any wrongdoing by Cricket Australia, had said on Wednesday he would not resign.

Darren Lehmann played for Yorkshire between 1997 and 2006 and was hugely popular at the club, averaging 68.76 runs a match.

Earlier we told you about a new chocolate factory which has opened in York just in time for Easter.

This video shows the chocolate eggs it is producing, which have a Yorkshire rose printed on them and the slogan, "the chocolate city".

The Chocolate Factory has been partly paid for by an online crowdfunding page which has raised more than £300,000.

It's on Castlegate, not far from the street where the Tuke family started manufacturing chocolate in the 1700s, becoming some of the first people in the country to do so.

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An 18th century mill in Halifax that has been derelict and the subject to vandalism will be converted into 60 new apartments., external

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The timings for the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire bike race have been announced.

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The men's race will start at Beverley market place at 13:50 on Thursday 3 May - the women's race will also start in Beverley at 08:40.

The men's race will last four days and the women's two days as they ride across Yorkshire to places including Barnsley and Scarborough.

The event will finish on The Headrow in Leeds on Sunday 6 May at approximately 17:10.

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BAFTA winner and Line of Duty star Vicky McClure is joined by Guy Martin along with the director and writer Mark Cousins to make up some of the headline speakers at this year's Sheffield International Documentary Festival, external.

The event is in its 25th year and attracts people in the industry from all over the world.

Grimsby-born record breaker, motorcycle racer and lorry mechanic Guy Martin will talk about his passion for engineering, big builds and the thrill of speed.

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Doc/Fest runs from 7-12 June.

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Harrogate Town's women's football team say it's confident of winning the FA People's Cup:

The FA People's Cup is a five-a-side competition which is run in partnership with BBC Get Inspired.

Captain John Hackett landed his plane safely after an engine explosion with Leeds United on board.