'96-hour' fire service shifts 'unlawful'published at 18:05 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
The cost-cutting shift system breaches EU regulations, a judge has ruled.
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Teenage boy arrested over fatal stabbing of 15-year-old in Sheffield
Halifax man jailed for life for killing his wife
Man charged with Sheffield toddler's murder
Sheffield's world champion boxing trainer Brendan Ingle dies
Teenagers' North Yorkshire school shooting plot 'off the scale'
£200k price tag for Wakefield fly-tipping clean-up
One thousand-strong children's choir to recreate historic Halifax singing tradition
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'96-hour' fire service shifts 'unlawful'published at 18:05 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
Yorkshire's top stories todaypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
Yorkshire's top stories today include:
- Boy, 15, arrested over Sheffield teenager's stab death
- Halifax man jailed for life for killing wife
- Man charged with Sheffield toddler's murder
- World champion boxing trainer Brendan Ingle dies
- Dog attack leaves man injured and cat dead.
Boy killed in second fatal city stabbingpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
The teenager was stabbed in Sheffield on Thursday evening, South Yorkshire Police said.
Read MoreTravel update: Strike action on Northern trains tomorrowpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
BBC News TravelDon't forget there's more industrial action on Northern trains tomorrow:
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End of twitter postSightseeing bus hits scaffolding in Whitbypublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
A road in Whitby has been closed after a sightseeing bus clipped some scaffolding:
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceIt happened on Haggersgate earlier this afternoon.
Police say there is no access to Pier Road and are telling people to avoid the area.
Halifax man guilty of killing wife in 'brutal attack'published at 17:31 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
More on the man from Halifax who has been found guilty of murdering his wife in a "brutal attack" at the family home.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceZbigniew Lasek, 36 of Solstice Way, Illingworth, Halifax stabbed his wife, Monika, to death last November.
During the trial the jury heard about his threats towards his wife.
Judge Hatton said it had been a "particularly brutal attack with a large and sharp knife" that was used to inflict a considerable number of injuries.
He said some of the injuries had been inflicted as Mrs Lasek lay on the floor already seriously hurt.
"No doubt in shocking pain," Judge Hatton added.
He told Lasek he would serve a minimum of 24 years in prison.
Listen: 'It's very sad' - Sheffield stab death reactionpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
After the murder of a 15 year-old boy in Sheffield last night, people living nearby have been giving their reaction.
The teenager was stabbed on Lowedges Road at about 20:00 on Thursday evening and died in hospital shortly afterwards.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and remains in police custody.
The area's been sealed off behind a police cordon and there's been major traffic disruption nearby.
This is what people in the area have been saying:
Man who killed wife 'showed no mercy'published at 17:16 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
Zbigniew Lasek was given a life sentence for the crime in Halifax.
Read MorePolice incident at Doncaster delays trainspublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
There's been major disruption on the trains this afternoon after all services were suspended because of a police incident at Doncaster.
Trains are starting to move again but Northern and Hull Trains are experiencing delays of around an hour.
Virgin East Coast have also been affected.
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End of twitter post 2Travel update: Leeds incident clearedpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
BBC News TravelSome good news for people trying to get round Leeds this afternoon, but queues and delays are expected to continue for sometime after a police incident earlier:
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End of twitter postDog attack leaves man injured and cat deadpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
A York man has been left with hand injuries after he tried to defend his cat against a dog attack.
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceIt happened in New Earswick on Sunday 13 May when the dog, which wasn't on a lead. started to attack his cat.
Eight-year-old Walnut died after the cat’s owner, a 19 year-old man, desperately tried to get his pet out of the dog's mouth.
He was left with injuries to both of his hands and had to go to hospital.
North Yorkshire Police say they're looking for the dog's owner - who is described as a white man in his early 30s, around 5 ft 8ins to ft tall, wearing a dark green or black parka.
Police cash plea over past mistakespublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
South Yorkshire Police is facing annual bills of £7m and is asking the government to help.
Read MoreJudge says firefighter shifts unlawfulpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
Cost-cutting shift patterns for South Yorkshire firefighters have been ruled unlawful by a High Court judge.
Image source, SYFRThe four day and night shift pattern could have seen some firefighters being on 96 hours of continuous duty, with nights spent in their stations waiting for calls.
The shifts were introduced to cut costs at four Barnsley stations and would have saved the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority £1.6m a year.
The Fire Brigades Union took the plans to High Court and Mr Justice Kerr decided they did breach EU working time regulations - as they did not guarantee sufficient breaks.
Quote MessageThe respite periods of one hour or more available after post-midnight callouts are not a complete break from the work environment. The employee is not able to stop work, go home, relax, forget about work or pursue his own interests."
Mr Justice Kerr, High Court judge
Halifax man jailed for life for killing wifepublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
A husband who killed his wife in a brutal knife attack has been jailed for life for her murder.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceA jury at Bradford Crown Court found Zbigniew Lasek, 36 of Solstice Way, Illingworth, Halifax, guilty of murder following a trial.
Hotel worker Monika Lasek suffered devastating wounds as she tried to defend herself during the Sunday morning attack at the family's home last November.
During the trial the jury heard how Mrs Lasek had wanted her husband to move out the house after their relationship broke down about six months before the murder.
Lasek was told he must serve a minimum term of 24 years.
Alley murder suspect pleads not guiltypublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a man who was fatally stabbed in an alleyway in Andover.
Tommy Ferris, 28, from London, was found injured on the path off Smannell Road in the early hours of 13 April, and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.
Zandrae Smith, 20, of Bradford, West Yorkshire, entered the plea at Winchester Crown Court.
He was remanded in custody ahead of a trial in October.
Travel update: Leeds gridlocked after police incidentpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
BBC News TravelMost of Leeds city centre is at a standstill this afternoon after a police incident at the Armley Gyratory.
Traffic is backed up from the Armley Gyratory westbound all the way back to the A64 York Road.
The knock-on effect is that most other roads around the city are gridlocked too, with traffic backing-up on almost every route.
And with an accident on the Kirkstall Road it isn't looking too good heading out of the city either.
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End of twitter postTravel update: Two incidents causing problems around Leedspublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
BBC News TravelThere are two major problems on the roads in and around Leeds this afternoon.
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End of twitter postThe A58 Wellington Road is closed in both directions because of a police incident at the Armley Gyratory.
Traffic is currently backed up around the Inner Ring Road.
On the M62, there are more than eight miles of queues and slow traffic after an earlier accident.
Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire washed outpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
Yorkshire's One-Day Cup game against Notts is abandoned without any play because of rain at Headingley.
Read MoreRain stops play at Headingleypublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
It's a bit wet out there this afternoon and its certainly hit the cricket:
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End of twitter postPolice seize large quantity of drugs in raidpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 25 May 2018
South Yorkshire Police say they've seized a large quantity of drugs today following a raid on an address in the Dolcliffe area of Mexborough.
A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
More than 15 officers were involved the operation aimed at what they described as an organised crime group in the area.
