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. Nigeria to learn from Rotherham informerpublished at 00:07 British Summer Time 19 April 2018

    Rotherham child abuse whistleblower Jayne Senior is travelling to Nigeria to raise awareness of the crime.

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  2. Energy firms fined for unwanted callspublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    People register with the Telephone Preference Service to opt out of receiving unwanted calls.

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  3. Boy, 14, found collapsed in street diespublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    Police were called to an estate in West Yorkshire and found the teen in a "serious condition".

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  4. Sheffield United player makes PFA team of the yearpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    Leon Clarke, a forward for Sheffield United, has been chosen by the Professional Footballers' Association for a place in the Championship team of the year.

    Leon ClarkeImage source, Getty

    The annual line up is chosen by way of a vote by professional players for their peers who impressed them the most.

    Clarke is one of the Championships leading scorers this season.

  5. Ice cream on campus during protest about cutspublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    Katy Austin
    BBC Look North, Business Correspondent

    Many students at Hull College spent their dinner break protesting against planned staffing cuts and changes to some courses, which they believe will be damaging.

    Staff who are members of the University and College Union said they felt intimidated by college emails implying the demonstration could be illegal.

    They also thought an ice cream van visit had been timed to "deflect attention" from the protest.

    The college said they often organise incentives for staff and students and that it was their responsibility as an employer to highlight possible actions of joining a protest.

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    Many of the people involved in today’s protest also took full advantage of the Ice Cream and enjoyed them alongside our staff and students. Feedback was excellent and staff and students have requested that we book the van again. We can confirm our employment solicitors identified participating in an unofficial protest during staffing hours (11am) could result in a breach of contract. A communication was sent to staff to give clear advice on their own responsibility and to make an informed decision to participate."

    Hull College Group

  6. Police investigating after boy found collapsed diespublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    A 14-year-old boy has died after he was found collapsed in a street in Mirfield this morning.

    Mirfield scene

    West Yorkshire Police were called just before 08:50 BST to Southway on the London Park estate.

    Officers say they're "treating the death as unexplained but do not currently believe there to be any suspicious circumstances."

    Det Insp Shaf Rehman from West Yorkshire Police said: “Officers are supporting the family at this difficult time and our enquiries into the incident remain ongoing."

  7. Mirfield police incident - Boy dies after being found in serious conditionpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 18 April 2018
    Breaking

    A boy who was found in a serious condition in Mirfield this morning has died.

    More to follow.

  8. Yorkshire's weather: Will tomorrow be warmer?published at 17:26 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    At the risk of you not reading the rest of this amazingly well-crafted update.... yes!

    Bradford in the sunImage source, Tim Green

    Tomorrow it'll be a misty start, but temperatures will soon soar to a flag-cracking 25C!

    in the words of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer - What a beauty!

  9. Iconic engine chuffs into North Yorkshire townpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    If you're looking for a steamy time tomorrow, why not get along to Scarborough and see the Flying Scotsman!

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  10. Man released following Sheffield burglarypublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    Police in Sheffield have arrested and released a man after a burglary at the weekend.

    Carr Forge RoadImage source, Google

    The 20-year-old man was arrested after a house was broken into on Carr Forge Road on Sunday - He has since been released.

    The man has been released without charge and the investigation remains ongoing.

    Three men had broken into the house through a window and a number of items were stolen.

  11. In pictures: You're looking good Whitbypublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Well, they said it would be, if we're honest we all doubted it but here we are, an actual warm sunny day.

    Just look at how lovely Whitby's looking today - Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher june gothika

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  12. College staff back strike actionpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    Hull College Group is planning to axe 231 posts as part of a plan to reduce a £10m budget deficit.

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  13. Travel update: Broken down car on M62published at 16:53 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    BBC News Travel

    A car has broken down in the fast lane of the M62.

    Broken down carImage source, Highways England

    Highways England says it has got traffic officers en route and they have closed the lane.

    It's happened westbound at J28 between the exit and entry slip roads.

    There's currently around four miles of slow traffic in the area - The breakdown will - of course - be adding to the usual rush hour traffic.

  14. Don't brag about having no licence or insurance onlinepublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    And today's Yorkshire Darwin award goes to...

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  15. Nine-year-old girl left with broken leg after crashpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    A nine-year-old girl has been left with a broken leg after a car knocked her off her bike in Barnsley - Police say they're looking for witnesses.

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    It happened near St Andrew’s Church on Gerald Road just before 12:50 on Sunday.

    The car that hit her was a Citroen Xsara, the driver stopped at the scene and spoke to officers.

    The girl was taken to Sheffield Children’s Hospital, where it was confirmed she had a broken leg.

  16. Carrington through to The Cruciblepublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    BBC Humberside Sport

    Grimsby's Stuart Carrington is through to the main draw of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield with a 10-8 qualifying win over Zhang Anda.

    Stuart CarringtonImage source, PA

    The tournament gets underway at the Crucible Theatre on Saturday.

  17. 'Nazi' jailed for inciting racial hatredpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    The man is sentenced to three years for calling for Jewish people to be "eradicated".

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  18. College says striking isn't the answerpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 18 April 2018

    Hull College Group has said strike action by staff will not help to fix its finances.

    Hull college protest

    Staff today voted overwhelmingly for strike action, external, in a dispute over the potential loss of 231 jobs.

    The college, which has sites in Hull, Harrogate and Goole, says the redundancies would secure its future but unions say they would deal a "devastating blow" to students.

    College management say they are committed to ongoing talks.

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    Industrial action will not resolve the group’s financial and operational issues and we remain committed to an ongoing consultation which seeks to minimise potential job losses and support affected staff. We urge our union colleagues to work productively with us through this process and avoid the inevitable disruption the result of this ballot will cause for our current students and ability to recruit new ones."

    Hull College Group, Statement