More details have emerged from a day of police action in Rotherham today - Almost 200 officers have been on the town's streets as part of a crackdown dubbed "Operation Duxford".

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South Yorkshire Police say they discovered a cannabis factory, which was hidden behind a wardrobe - it contained about £15,000 of drugs.

So far today they have arrested 12 people and promised "more activity" would follow before the day is finished.

As well as early morning drugs raids, officers from across the force came together to carry out traffic stops and parking enforcement.

Council unveils a £30m scheme to transform the castle area of York's city centre.

Police in Harrogate are looking for this man so they can send him back to prison.

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Thomas Fallon didn't stick to the terms of his licence and didn't attend appointments with his supervising officer.

North Yorkshire Police say the 24-year-old's last known address was in Harrogate, and they think he's still in the area.

Officers have carried out a number of searches to locate him and now say they want the public's help in tracking him down.

Lucy Ashton
Local Democracy Reporter

The Leader of Sheffield Lib Dems has been told he can't vote in the local elections - until he turns 18 - even though he's in his mid-40s.

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Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, who is 45, received a letter from his own authority saying he wouldn't be able to vote until he was old enough.

The letter, from Election Services Manager John Tomlinson, says: "I am writing to apologise that you were sent a poll card for the elections on 3 May but as you will not be 18-years-old by then, you will not be able to vote."

The letter says there was an error with a process on the electoral register and adds: "We have now corrected the error and you will be able to vote when you become 18."

Cllr Mohammed says he can see the funny side but is concerned more letters have been sent and may confuse or deter voters.

Anthony Mottram, 48, of Wakefield, denies raping the girl in 1997.

A man who was stabbed in Sheffield this lunchtime was involved in a "targeted attack" and was chased by two men before he was left critically injured.

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It happened in the Batemoor area of the city at 12:25, the man was stabbed on the street - Batemoor Place - and then managed to walk to nearby Batemoor Close.

The man, who is 30-years-old, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but now is described as "critical but stable".

Police say witnesses have told them two men - described as black and wearing dark clothing - chased the man down the street before attacking him and running off.

South Yorkshire Police say they have stepped up patrols in the area.

This Leeds teenager has been missing since the weekend - Police say her disappearance is "out of character".

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Billie Daniels was last being seen at about 15:30 BST on Sunday in the Farnley area.

Det Insp Amanda Wimbles from West Yorkshire Police said: “It is out of character for Billie to go missing like this and we are very concerned for her welfare.

“We would like to hear from anyone who has seen her or who has any information that could assist us in tracing her.”

Police in Huddersfield say they are looking for this man after a 60-year-old woman was pushed over and had her bag stolen.

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It happened in the Lockwood area on 7 April on Swan Lane.

A man came up behind her, pushed her to the floor and took her handbag from her.

PC Amy Lane from West Yorkshire Police said: “If anyone recognises this person I would encourage you to come forward and speak to the police.”

A man who raped a sex worker in Bradford and then went on the run to Germany has been jailed for eight years today.

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Miroslav Cicak, 24 of Stubley Lane, Dronfield attacked the woman in Girlington in April 2014 - He walked with his victim to a car park where he asked her for sex, pulled a knife out and raped her.

An appeal was made on TV show Crimewatch to track Cicak down and in August 2017 a European Arrest Warrant was issued after it became apparent he left the country.

Three years after the attack officers found him in Germany and he was arrested and brought back to the UK.

He will now serve his sentence before being deported to Slovakia.

Police are at the scene of a suspected stabbing in Sheffield.

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Officers were called to Batemoor Close at 12:25 BST today after reports a man had been stabbed.A 30-year-old man has been taken to hospital where his condition is believed to be life threatening.

The University of Sheffield has been criticised for its lack of response, after what's been described as a "racist incident" at a Varsity Ice hockey match.

Tyrell Pearce, who graduated from Sheffield Hallam University last year, had a rotten banana thrown at him during the game which took place on 21 March.

He says the incident has not been followed up and complaints haven't been taken seriously.

A statement from The University of Sheffield said: "We can confirm the University has launched an internal investigation and campus police officers were informed....The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Students' Union will not tolerate racism and condemn the abhorrent behaviour by an individual reported to have taken place during the recent Varsity sporting event."

South Yorkshire Police told the BBC they are aware of this incident and that it has been reported to the University.

A man from Doncaster has been arrested by police investigating a report of a sexual assault against a 14-year-old girl in Hexthorpe Park on Wednesday 11 April.

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The girl told officers she'd been approached by a man who asked her the time before attacking her.

Police are holding a 23-year-old man in custody for questioning on suspicion of sexual assault in connection with the incident.

Police investigating a serious sexual assault in Leeds say they want to track down this man:

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They want to speak to him after the attack in the Woodhouse area back in February.

Officers say an 18-year-old woman had been on a night out in the city centre and went back to her home with a man.

He then attacked her in the early hours of the following morning.

Research carried out in York shows people who live in the most deprived areas of the city are having to wait 20% longer for common heart operations.

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That's compared to patients from more affluent areas attending the same hospital.

The University of York's Centre for Health Economics says the reason's not known.

But it points to previous research, claiming doctors may have an unconscious bias towards more affluent patients who are capable of making an effective complaint.

More than 20,000 patients a year undergo non-emergency coronary angioplasty, which involves stents – small wire cages — being inserted in their coronary arteries.

Nearly 200 police officers have been out in Rotherham today as part of a major crime crackdown. Much of the police activity has been focused on Eastwood.

Fifteen properties have been searched.

In one of them officers found evidence of Class A drug use.

At another property a short distance away nearly 100 bags of cannabis were recovered.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply.

Too many people in Yorkshire are buying reusable water bottles, but then not using them.

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That's according to research published today by Keep Britain Tidy.

Their findings show six out of 10 people in Yorkshire have bought a reusable bottle, but a quarter either don't use it regularly or never use it at all.

The findings emerged from a survey in which people were asked about their attitudes to plastic waste and water consumption.

Plans to transform a run down part of York city centre have been revealed.

The proposals include work to replace the car park around 13th Century Clifford's Tower with a new public space.

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To transform the city's Foss Basin, with new homes, water based leisure activities, and a riverside walkway from the south.

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And to revitalise the Piccadilly area as a pedestrian-friendly street, with apartments above hubs for independent traders and small local businesses.

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Speaking about the removal of the car park next to Clifford's Tower, Councillor Ian Gillies, said: “I’m delighted one of our most historic sites will, for the first time in decades, have the car-free setting it deserves."

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BBC Radio Sheffield News

Wentworth Castle Gardens, a Grade II listed tourist attraction near Barnsley, closed a year ago today but the BBC understands there may be some "good news" at the end of May regarding its future.

More than £20m has been spent on the gardens in the past few years, with 20 historic buildings and monuments restored.

Wentworth Castle and Stainborough Park Heritage Trust received lottery funding to restore the dilapidated Victorian conservatory which re-opened in 2013.

But the Trust struggled to cover running costs and when Barnsley Council withdrew funding, it said it could no longer afford to stay open and the Gardens were closed to the public.

I've been to find out how local people feel about the closure and what the future may hold for the Gardens:

It's not even summer yet, but a theatre in Bradford has just announced a new member of their cast for this year's pantomime:

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The Alhambra theatre says that Blue star Simon Webbe will appear along with Billy Pearce and Christopher Biggins in Aladdin.

It won't hit the stage until 8 December so there's plenty of time to practice your boos and cheers.

Adam Renton from the Alhambra said "we have a fantastic addition to our headline cast for this year’s pantomime."

The Yorkshire Ambulance Service is launching a life-saving app which maps all the external defibrillators across the county.

There are more than 1,200 of them now across the region.

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The Save a Life app tells you the location of your nearest defibrillator and provides guidance in the event of someone suffering a cardiac arrest.

Curtis Randle, from Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, was walking through the Market Place when he suffered a cardiac arrest in May 2016.

By coincidence, it happened right next to the town’s very first public access defibrillator.

An off-duty GP came to his rescue, closely followed by ambulance crews.

Curtis said: “The defibrillator undoubtedly saved my life and I’m so grateful that it was there when I needed it.

“I’m really pleased the app has been launched, because it’s so important that people are made aware of defibrillators and how they really can make a difference.”