A fresh appeal to find a man wanted in connection with gun offences and threats to kill in Leeds has been made by police.

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Police first made an appeal to find 49-year-old Craig Smith two years ago, when he was recalled to jail in August 2016.

Detectives say he has links across Leeds and may be sleeping rough.

He is also known to frequent the east coast of North Yorkshire, particularly Scarborough and Whitby.

Land for social housing could be bought by Harrogate Borough Council, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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The authority is considering appointing experts to identify suitable patches of land within the district which can be developed on.

The council is looking at making use of smaller plots of land, but this is not enough to meet the council's housing targets.

Figures show they are generating some capital from selling existing council housing stock under the Right to Buy scheme.

But the council needs to reinvest this money in new housing stock within three years of a sale or send it back to HM Treasury.

A woman's been assaulted during a robbery at a social club in Castleford.

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It happened shortly after 10:00 on Monday at Vickers Street Social Club as the victim was working in the cellar and noticed two males inside the club.

The suspects assaulted her and took some money from her before fleeing the scene.

The woman was taken to hospital for medical treatment and was later discharged.

One suspect is described as white, about 5ft 11ins to 6ft tall, of medium build, wearing a black hoody, black baseball cap, blue slim leg jeans and dark coloured trainers with a white sole.

The second suspect is described as white, 5ft 6ins tall, of stocky build, wearing a dark blue hoody, hood and dark coloured trousers with pockets down each leg.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact the police.

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Two young men have been put behind bars for their part in a botched plot to steal a Rolex watch worth over £25,000 from a jewellers at Meadowhall, external.

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Two Bradford police officers have been nominated for a national bravery award by the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file police officers.

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The nomination of Sgt Tanveer Ditta and Sgt Tanveer Hussain (who was a PC at the time) has been made for their efforts to detain a knifeman who assaulted a victim in a supermarket, leaving him with head injuries.

The suspect then walked off, heading towards a school nursery and, when challenged, he threatened to kill the two officers.

Subsequently, they used pepper spray, tackled the man to the ground and restrained him, even though he violently resisted.

According to the Police Federation, "their brave intervention prevented more people being hurt while risking their own safety".

Police and RSPCA officers bought charges following a raid at a site in North Yorkshire.

Police in York appear to be just about coping with an influx of feathered visitors to the city this morning.

Apparently there's no truth to the rumour the problem is being made worse by crowds stopping to take a "gander".

Or that obstructions like this could result in offenders going "up before the beak".

As the police say, #sorrynotsorry for the geese-based puns...

Bosses of Leeds-based Asda are being questioned by MPs this morning about the company's planned merger with Sainsbury's.

Officials from both supermarkets will appear before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee.

The committee is concerned about the impact the proposed merger could have on suppliers. There are also fears about job losses if the firms start to cut costs.

Julian Rawel, a business expert from the University of Bradford, says while he doesn't think stores will close at first, he believes it will happen eventually:

Young people are being urged to check they've had both doses of the MMR vaccine before going on holiday to Europe where there are large outbreaks of measles.

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Public health officials say there are significant numbers of teenagers and young adults who're at risk, even at home.

Symptoms include a runny nose, sneezing and coughing, sore red eyes, a high temperature and, after a few days, a red-brown blotchy rash.

A total of 53 cases were reported in Yorkshire and the Humber between January and the end of May.

If you were tossing and turning last night this might have been the reason why.

North Yorkshire especially was very muggy, with temperatures staying above 17 C:

A criminal, who dressed up as a police officer and kidnapped a mum and her daughter in a bid to rob a Rotherham bank, has been found guilty of various offences following a two-week trial.

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Michael Dunphy, 45, of Barton Road, Hyde in Manchester, who has previous convictions for manslaughter, kidnap and drug offences, was convicted of four counts of kidnap and two counts of attempted robbery at Sheffield Crown Court.

He bundled a bank worker into a stolen car after she dropped one of her daughters off at school in November last year.

Dressed in a wig and beard as a disguise, he threatened two other members of staff and forced them to start the time-delay on the safe.

He will be sentenced later today.

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Four men have been charged with offences related to cockfighting in Yorkshire.

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Officers have also released photographs of three other men (pictured above) they'd like to speak to in connection with the investigation.

Police, working with the RSPCA, say they made arrests in the Hambleton area of North Yorkshire on 13 January.

The men, aged 53, 31, 29 and 23, are from the Durham and Northumberland areas.

They have all been charged with keeping or training a cock for use in connection with an animal fight, being present at animal fight and causing an animal fight to take place.

The 29-year-old man has also been charged with keeping premises for use for an animal fight and being present at an animal fight on other occasions.

The men will all appear at Northallerton Magistrates Court next month.

A planning recommendation for almost 100 new homes in Bolton upon Dearne has been reversed by officers because of a long-running dispute with the developer, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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The houses, which would have been built by Gleeson Homes, were part of a bigger housing development near Lowfield Road and had previously been given approval.

However, council officers are now advising the plan is rejected by councillors.

They say Gleeson Homes wanted to use loose chippings on the driveways of the 97 new houses, which officers say could spill onto roads and make the area look untidy.

The council also claims the developer has a history of breaching previous planning conditions.

Gleeson Homes declined to comment.

A team of 17 riders are cycling more than 400 miles from Sheffield to the Somme raising money to improve the Sheffield Memorial Park, which is dedicated to the Sheffield Pals of World War One.

They've set a target of £20,000, but they've already raised almost £18,000.

The riders will leave Sheffield Town Hall later today - it was where Sheffield men and boys enlisted to serve during World War One.

The team is due to arrive at the Somme in four days.

Doncaster's markets will be the best in the North, after more than £7 million has been promised for improvements, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Part of the council's plan to rejuvenate the markets include renovating two Grade II listed buildings, the Corn Exchange and Wool Market, which council officers have said will be the "jewels of the town".

Designs for the £3 million Wool Market, which is due to open in 2019, were revealed recently.

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Market traders have blamed the internet and poor public transport links for the reason why they've seen footfall decrease recently.

A two car crash has closed part of the M18 this morning.

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The crash happened on the southbound carriageway just after junction two near to Doncaster.

The emergency services are at the scene and trying to clear the carriageway.

The achievements of Yorkshire's first female MP will be marked in Westminster later with the launch of a specially brewed beer.

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The drink celebrates the legacy of miner's daughter, Alice Bacon, who was elected in Leeds in 1945 - she went on to become a high-profile minister in the 1960s.

As a Home Office minister she oversaw a program of social reform - including the abolition of the death penalty, decriminalisation of homosexuality and the legalisation of abortion.

MPs from across Yorkshire and members of the Forgotten Women of Wakefield Project, external will be raising a glass of Baroness Bacon Beer.

Among those taking part will be Leeds West MP, Rachel Reeves, who's written Alice Bacon's biography.

Rachel says four kegs of the pale ale, produced by Five Towns Brewery in Wakefield, will be on tap in the Strangers Bar in Westminster for the next week.

A 42-year-old architect is celebrating this morning, after becoming Europe’s fastest man on two wheels, riding a £10,000 bicycle at high speed at Elvington airfield near York.

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Neil Campbell (pictured) reached a top speed of 135.3mph - beating the previous European cycling speed record of 127mph.

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His bike, which was partly built using 3D-printed parts, was attached to the back of a car by a bungee cord and once he reached a speed of 70mph the cord was released - meaning Neil's legs had to do the rest.

Organisers of the successful record attempt said it was the culmination of "over 20 years work by Neil and his team".

A West Yorkshire health trust which previously had been described as "requiring improvement" has been praised in its latest inspection report.

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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, external, which runs Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, was told it needed to improve when it was last reviewed in 2016.

The Care Quality Commission, external now rates it as "good" and says it has "some areas of outstanding practice."