Boy in court charged with murdering teenpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
Samuel Baker, 15, died in hospital after he was attacked in Sheffield on Thursday.
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Boy in court charged with murdering teenpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
Think tank urges 'rail revolution'published at 15:28 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
A leading transport think-tank has called for a railways revolution that it says would bring together the major cities of the North to create an “effective and powerful economic unit”, external.
Image source, Yorkshire PostSchool staff suspended over air riflespublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
The fee-paying school's governing body say the staff would be suspended pending a full investigation.
Read MoreSport: Willey or won't he for Yorkshire?published at 15:16 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
Yorkshire bowler David Willey could make his first appearance of the season tomorrow after being named in the squad to face Derbyshire in the One Day Cup.
Image source, Getty ImagesWilley flew back from India yesterday after winning the IPL with Chennai Super Kings and trained with the Vikings for the first time today.
The 28-year-old replaces Ben Coad - who's rested by coach Andrew Gale.
Grade II 'hidden gem' becoming a hotelpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
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BBC Radio Sheffield NewsThe George Wright Building, external in Rotherham town centre is tucked away behind the High Street on The Crofts and soon will be transformed into a boutique hotel.
It was built in the early 19th century and as you can see it is in the Tudor Revival style:
The grade II-listed building is being transformed into a luxurious hotel complete with posh bathroom fittings:
That really takes the biscuitpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
Did you know it was world biscuit day?
We wouldn't have done if we hadn't seen this from Wakefield Museums:
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End of twitter postListen: Yorkshire police rape unit advise soap actorspublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
Soap opera actors have been given advice from North Yorkshire Police's rape unit over a storyline about historic sex abuse.
Tonight's episode of Emmerdale focuses on the abuse the character Charity Dingle suffered as a 14-year-old.
Last month, viewers saw Charity open up to her partner Vanessa about what she'd faced.
The actor Emma Hardwick, who portrays Vanessa in the programme, says police advice was crucial:
Men sold fentanyl across the globe from West Yorkshirepublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
More on the three West Yorkshire men who have admitted selling potentially lethal drugs over the internet.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceJake Levene, 22, of Turner Close, Wakefield, Lee Childs, 45, of Bedale Court, Morley, and Mandy Christopher Lowther, 21, of Cottingley Springs, Morley, pictured above left to right, supplied Fentanyl via a site on the dark web.
Leeds Crown Court heard the gang mixed the drugs with bulking agents and posted them to customers throughout the UK, as well as to the US, Canada, Australia, Argentina and Singapore.
Between December 2016 and April 2017 their business turned over £163,000 in cash, the National Crime Agency said.
Boy appears in court on Sheffield murder chargepublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
A 15-year-old boy has appeared at Sheffield Crown Court charged with murdering another teenager.
He's accused of killing Samuel Baker, who was also 15, who died on Thursday night in the Lowedges area from stab wounds.
The boy has been remanded in custody until 12 June.
York medics working together to cut heart diseasepublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
A new campaign designed to save hundreds of lives every year is being launched across parts of North Yorkshire today.
Vale of York's Healthy Hearts, external aims to cut deaths from heart disease by 10% over the next five years.
The initiative will see GPs, nurses, hospital specialists and pharmacists working together to reduce cases of heart attack and stroke.
As part of the programme, GPs are prescribing a more effective statin which reduces cholesterol for people with established cardiovascular disease, the group said.
It also plans to review patients who have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a heart condition which causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate, to ensure their coagulation medicines are well-managed and maintained.
It is also working to help detect people with high blood pressure and help them manage it more effectively.
Sheffield-born hit musical heads for the big screenpublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
A hit musical which has its roots in Sheffield and which quickly set tongues wagging and box office tills ringing is to take on new life on the big screen.
Image source, Everybody's Talking about JamieEverybody's Talking About Jamie began life at Sheffield Theatres, external and was inspired by a teenage boy's true story about wanting to wear a dress to school.
The production went on to win best musical production at the UK Theatre Awards, with its star John McCrea named best musical performer.
Image source, Johan PerssonNow, Warp Films, based in Sheffield, who were behind the hit This is England, intend to try and capture the stage musical's magic on film.
Mark Herbert, from Warp, says everyone at the company went to see the show in Sheffield and "instantly fell in love with it":
Quote MessageTwo weeks later Jonathan, the director, and Dan, the composer, were sat in our Sheffield offices talking about how we could adapt the show into a film."
Mark Herbert, Warp Films
Cheltenham sign Blades defender Husseypublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
Cheltenham Town sign defender Chris Hussey on a two-year deal following his release by Sheffield United.
Read MoreMen admit selling lethal drugs on 'dark web'published at 13:08 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
Three men from West Yorkshire have pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court of running a "dark web" operation to sell the potentially lethal drug fentanyl across the globe.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceJake Levene, 22, of Turner Close, Wakefield, Lee Childs, 45, of Bedale Court, Morley, and Mandy Christopher Lowther, 21, of Cottingley Springs, Morley, pictured above left to right, all admitted selling the prescription painkiller.
Fentanyl has killed more than 120 people in the UK since 2016 and police say they saw "a spike in deaths" from the drug while the three were selling it.
The men mixed and exported the drug, which is up to 100 times stronger than morphine, from an industrial unit in Peel Street, Morley, Leeds.
They are due to be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on 7 September.
Couple guilty of daughter's forced marriagepublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
Two parents who've been found guilty at Leeds Crown Court of luring their daughter to Bangladesh to force her to marry her cousin have also been convicted of using violence, threats or coercion to force her into marriage.
Image source, Stanley Walker/GeographThe 19-year-old was lured on a sham holiday on 3 July 2016 to force her to marry her cousin, jurors heard during the trial.
The couple are due to be be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on 18 June.
Judge Simon Phillips QC said: "I am mindful of the victim in this case, and that she should be given the opportunity to provide a victim impact statement."
Three admit selling lethal drugs on dark webpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
BreakingThree men from West Yorkshire have admitted selling the potentially lethal drug fentanyl on the dark web at Leeds Crown Court.
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'No child harmed' as unsecured air rifles foundpublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
Three members of staff have been suspended following the discovery of three "unsecured air rifles" at the Minster School in York, external.
The Chapter of York, external, the fee-paying cathedral school's governing body, says it has written to parents to reassure them that "no child was at risk and no child has been harmed by this situation."
They say "the priority in the coming weeks will be to ensure continuity of education and care for the children."
The Minster School, founded to educate choristers, is an an independent, day preparatory school for children aged 3-13 years.
The three members of staff will remain suspended pending a full investigation, the Chapter said.
Parents guilty of forced marriage chargespublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
BreakingA couple who lured their 19-year-old daughter from Leeds to Bangladesh in an attempt to force her to marry her cousin have been convicted of forced marriage charges.
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Mining firm predicts '50 years of benefits'published at 12:19 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
The company behind a new potash mine is predicting at least 50 years of benefits to Teesside and North Yorkshire.
Sirius Minerals has released an independent report which says its fertiliser mining project will permanently add up to 18% to the economic output of the Tees Valley.
About 1,000 jobs are being created via the £3.2bn project and construction work has begun on the Woodsmith Mine near Whitby, North Yorkshire.
The term "potash" is used to describe a range of minerals containing potassium, with the company mining polyhalite.
Pub sets up beer garden petition after oppositionpublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
A pub company is fighting back against opposition to plans to use part of a park as a beer garden, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Image source, GoogleTrue North Brew Company said before it had even submitted plans, to use a small piece of land at the side of Waggon and Horses at Millhouses, a petition opposed to the idea had attracted 1,700 signatures.
The company said it had launched its own petition calling on the council to support the plans and had attracted 700 supporters in just five days.
Quote MessageCurrently patrons have to sit by the roadside inhaling car exhaust fumes on a hot sunny day. We want to change that. We have offered the council twice the market rent to use a small piece of land at the side of the pub."
Kane Yeardley, Owner of True North Brew Co.
Appeal for air ambulance volunteerspublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 29 May 2018
The Great North Air Ambulance charity is appealing for volunteers, external to help promote its work.
Image source, Great North Air AmbulanceThe volunteers are needed to join the ground crew for a few hours at next month's 40th North Yorkshire County Show.
Quote MessageWe operate three helicopters, 365 days a year, across the North-East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. GNAAS crews respond to around 1,000 call outs each year and on board our aircraft are specialist trauma doctors and paramedics, who bring accident and emergency expertise to the scene."
Great North Air Ambulance
