Summary

  • Three arrested following Rotherham teenager stabbing

  • Rotherham Council told to apologise to abuse whistleblower

  • Legal threat over Virgin Trains East Coast rail franchise

  • Ammunition cases found at Sheffield 'drive-by' examined

  • PM's tribute to BBC Yorkshire's former Political Editor

  • Huddersfield Town star's medals up for auction

  • Disused mills 'could create thousands of homes and jobs'

  • York drivers' phone data to ease traffic jams

  • Sheffield drive-by shooting 'mistaken identity'

  • Man who shot woman in sex game has sentence reduced

  • Coal free for the first time in 136 years

  • Place of safety opens for refugees in Sheffield

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  1. Cliff cracks could take a year to repairpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    Engineers are preparing to drill boreholes to assess the damage to the Scarborough cliff.

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  2. Police cordon after man stabbed in York city centrepublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    An area of York city centre is still cordoned off after a man was stabbed last night.

    Police tape

    North Yorkshire Police says officers were called just before midnight to the incident on Walmgate.

    The man in his 30s suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, and has been treated at York Hospital.

  3. Four fire crews and army tackle Yorkshire gorse bush firepublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    It took four fire crews to extinguish a large gorse bush fire in North Yorkshire last night.

    Gorse

    Fire crews say an area of 400ft x 160ft of bush was ablaze at Catterick Garrison,

    It took crews from Richmond, Leyburn and Reeth and Ministry of Defence staff to get the fire under control.

    The area is being revisited this morning to assess the situation.

    The fire service believe the cause of the fire was "a misdirected flare."

  4. Rail travellers: Signal failure at Goolepublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    BBC News Travel

    Northern trains are at a stand between Gilberdyke and Hatfield and Stainforth due to signal failure at Goole.

  5. Cash taken from criminals given to knife crime projectspublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    Projects tackling knife crime in West Yorkshire are being handed thousands of pounds taken from criminals.

    Mark Burns-WilliamsonImage source, West Yorkshire PCC

    Mark Burns-Williamson will tonight hand-out over £166,000 to groups working to reduce violence and weapons in the community.

    He says the total amount of money returned to West Yorkshire communities so far from the Safer Communities Fund since it was started in 2014 is more than £2.2m.

    The fund's financed through money taken from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

    Mr Burns-Williamson says 510 projects have benefited as a result.

  6. Family appeal to Jewish community for stem cell donorpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    The family of a Leeds grandmother with leukaemia is appealing to the Jewish community for a stem cell donor.

    Hilary LevinsonImage source, PA

    Hilary Levinson, 62, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in September.

    The Anthony Nolan charity said she urgently requires new stem cells from a matching tissue type.

    Mrs Levinson's son Adam said "the answer for a stem cell donor to save her life probably lies in the Jewish community".

  7. Historical water mill needs millerpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    The site, in Barnsley, has been milling flour since 1865 and was restored in 1976.

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  8. 'Shots fired' in Sheffield suburbpublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 19 April 2018
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    Residents living around Bransby Street at Walkley, Sheffield say shots were fired in the area last night at 23:30.

    Bransby Street police cordon

    There is no more information from South Yorkshire Police at the moment.

    The whole of Bransby Street is cordoned off with a number of police vehicles at the scene this morning.

  9. Rother Valley Country Park campsite plans to be discussedpublished at 09:10 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    Plans for a campsite at Rother Valley Country Park go before planners in Rotherham today.

    Delves LaneImage source, Google

    The site off Delves Lane near Wales village includes 129 pitches for caravans and 34 pitches for tents, a children's play area and a dog wash area.

    Plans for a Gulliver's theme park have already been approved to the north of the site.

    Despite being on greenbelt the campsite is also being recommended for approval because council officers say it would create jobs and stimulate tourism-based demand for services.

  10. Listen: Poppy suit runner ready for London Marathonpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    A Yorkshire man planning to run the London Marathon at the weekend dressed as a 5ft-wide Poppy says he came up with the challenge to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One.

    Owen Willis, 49, is trying to gain the world record for the "fastest man to run a marathon dressed as a three-dimensional plant."

    The Scarborough man must complete the 26.2 mile race in under five hours to beat the existing record.

    Owen says the original poppy suit, which he made himself, was more than 6ft-wide, but that had to be altered:

  11. Rotherham abuse whistleblower is adviser to Nigeriapublished at 08:19 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    Rotherham child abuse whistleblower Jayne Senior (pictured) is to lead a delegation to Nigeria, offering advice on how to tackle child sexual exploitation (CSE).

    Jane SeniorImage source, PA

    She will travel to the capital Abuja with academics and professionals from the US and UK.

    A report by the children's charity Unicef, external found one in four girls and one in 10 boys in Nigeria will experience sexual violence before they turn 18 years old.

    Organisers, the Jose Foundation, said: "We need to tackle this issue now."

    Hundreds of girls were sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, with a recent report by the National Crime Agency suggesting there are more than 1,500 potential victims.

    Mrs Senior, who was a youth worker in the town during the period, helped reveal the scale of the abuse and failures of the authorities to act.

  12. Ruling over trademark four-fingered KitKat shapepublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    There'll be a European Court ruling later on the shape of one of North Yorkshire's best-known exports.

    KitKat

    It's the latest stage in Nestle's long running battle to trademark the shape of a KitKat.

    Three million of the bars are made in York every day.

    Previous courts have ruled the four-fingered shape of the bar is not distinctive enough for it to be protected.

  13. Flour power: Search on to find Barnsley millerpublished at 07:49 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    The Worsbrough Mill in Barnsley which has been milling flour since 1865 has launched a national search to find a miller to continue the tradition of stone grinding flour using water power.

    worsbrough millImage source, Worsbrough-mill.com

    The current miller, Richard Moss, is retiring from the role after 20 years.

    Worsbrough Mill is one of around 40 working mills in the country.

    It's estimated there are around 300 traditional millers still working today.

    So if you know someone with a passion for baking and heritage with a dash of engineering experience too...

  14. Major East Coast rail delays after Doncaster 'incident'published at 07:30 British Summer Time 19 April 2018
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    Rail services are currently being disrupted on Virgin Trains East Coast due to what's described as "an incident" at Doncaster.

    Doncaster stationImage source, Geograph

    Trains may be delayed by up to 90 minutes or cancelled.

    Disruption is expected to continue until approximately 10:30.

    You can check journey details here.

  15. Post mortem examination due on teenagerpublished at 07:25 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    Police are waiting for the results of a post mortem examination, to find out why a West Yorkshire teenager collapsed and died.

    Mirfield st

    The 14-year-old was found yesterday morning in Mirfield following reports of "a concern for safety."

    Police say they don't think the boy's death is suspicious, but are treating it as unexplained.

  16. Cliff-top cracks could take a year to repairpublished at 07:04 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    It's emerged it could take up to a year to restore a landslip in Scarborough which left a dozen chalets at risk of collapse.

    Cracks

    Engineers are preparing to assess the extent of cracks in the path near the spa, on Scarborough's South Cliff, over the next few days.

    The cracks appeared last month after a retaining wall behind the row of chalets collapsed.

    Owners of the chalets have been advised not to enter while officials attempt to find out what caused the problem.

    The borough council say the work "can't be rushed."

  17. Two men arrested after teenagers sprayedpublished at 06:59 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    Two men have been arrested after a "noxious substance" was sprayed at a group of teenagers in Doncaster.

    Ryecroft RdImage source, Google

    It happened at about 08:15 yesterday morning, when two people driving along Ryecroft Road in a silver Rover vehicle sprayed a group of six youngsters with a substance from a water pistol.

    Two 16-year-old girls were taken to hospital to be treated for minor burns.

    South Yorkshire Police say "two Doncaster men, both aged 30, have been arrested on suspicion of serious assault."

    Police are treating it as an isolated incident and say "inquiries are taking place to identify the substance used."

  18. Appeal for Jewish stem cell donorpublished at 06:58 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    Hilary Levinson urgently needs new stem cells after she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.

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  19. Yorkshire's Thursday weather: Sunshine all the waypublished at 06:45 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    BBC Weather

    Most places will have a sunny and warm day with only a gentle breeze.

    Staying mostly fine and rather warm into the evening.

    Weather graphic