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A 26-year-old man has died in Barnsley after the scooter he was riding hit a wall.
A silver Gilera scooter travelling along Vernon Road, towards Ward Green, left the carriageway close to the junction with High Ridge at about 20:10 last night.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say they are keen to speak to anyone who saw what happened.
Detectives want anyone who may have filmed a large fight in a Leeds street to contact them,
Image source, GoogleSeven men were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after the mass brawl outside a shop on the junction of Dorset Road and Sandhurst Road in Harehills.
Officers were called at 20.50 following reports of a large number of people fighting, some armed with sticks and metal bars.
One of those arrested suffered a suspected broken hand and another a serious cut to the head.
A Mercedes car was also damaged.
Police believe the fight began due to a "business dispute".
Quote MessageA large crowd had gathered to watch what was happening and we are aware that footage of the incident has been posted to social media. We would also like to hear from anyone who filmed the incident on their phones and has any further footage that could assist the investigation."
Det Insp Phil Jackson, West Yorkshire Police
A climber who fell 23 ft down a rock face is lucky to be alive, according to the team that rescued him., external
Image source, Woodhead Mountain Rescue TeamThe man was with a friend planning climbing routes at Thurlstone quarry, near Barnsley, at about 20:30 last night, when the crag he was standing on gave way.
He then "surfed" the rock to the bottom.
The Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team , externalhelped carry the casualty out of the quarry, saying "it ranks number one in the 'lucky to be alive' charts".
His fellow climber wrote on Facebook that he had no major injuries and was released from hospital overnight.
Elsie Frost's family wants evidence against suspect the "Beast of Wombwell" to be made public.
Read MoreA woman is in hospital in a serious condition after a crash between her car, a van and a lorry.
It happened on the Dearne Valley Parkway, near Goldthorpe, Barnsley, at about 13:45 on Wednesday, between a black Vauxhall Astra, a white box van and a white Scania lorry.
The 38-year-old driver of the car suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
A public consultation over the future of street lighting in Leeds has shown support for a change to LED lights - despite a potential £25m cost.
Leeds City Council carried out the survey in a bid to cut its £4m-a-year electricity bill for its 92,000 street lights across the city.
Plans to convert 86,000 of those to energy-efficient LED "blue light" lanterns will now be put to the council's executive board in September.
It's estimated that if all existing street lights were converted it would save up to £2.5m every year, according to the council's Public Consultation Document.
There were more than 2,000 responses to proposals, including switching off some street lights between midnight and 05:30, with more than 70% of respondents supporting the LED option.
Richard Lewis, executive member for regeneration, transport and planning, said: "It is important to stress this is only a recommendation at this stage. The proposal will be fully considered and debated by the executive board in September."
Responding to fears over the safety of LED lights, Public Health England said there was only a risk of dazzle for drivers if the lights weren't installed correctly.
A four-day festival to mark the 250th anniversary of the Ancient Society of York Florists starts today.
It's called Bloom and will see more than 100 events across the city.
One of the highlights of the festival is a "forest" inside a church (above), complete with birdsong sound effects.
There’s also a Wimbledon viewing lawn and big screen.
The Ancient Society of York Florists is the oldest floral society in the world and was founded in 1768.
Two taxis licensed by Doncaster Council were ordered off the roads after spot checks, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Image source, Getty ImagesSpecial Constables and Doncaster Council's taxi licensing department checked the roadworthiness of 35 taxis during a recent operation.
Two were found with defects which meant they had to be withdrawn from service.
Another three were found with less serious defects, which were fixed at the road side.
A former BBC presenter who worked across Yorkshire is in an induced coma after being attacked outside a bar in Benidorm, his son has said.
Jimmy Carol, 63, originally from Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire, worked for BBC Radio Sheffield for more than 10 years, but now spends his time between the UK and Spain.
His son, James Everall, wrote on Facebook that his father was in a hospital in Alicante with a bleed on his brain and was put in an induced coma.
Mr Everall added his dad was "hit so hard he hit the floor already unconscious" in the attack on Tuesday 3 July, hitting his head and fracturing his skull.
The Foreign Office is understood to be involved and has been contacted.
The bird was "amazingly" uninjured despite being hit by a car and carried for 25 miles.
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Mark Ansell
BBC Look North reporter
A North Yorkshire racehorse is making a big name for himself after winning four races in a row.
The achievement by Malton-trained colt Eeh Bah Gum is quite incredible in the racing world - and even more so as he's only three-years-old.
He's won at Catterick, Beverley and twice at Redcar and, as you'll see in the video below, he's pretty quick:
A man from Sheffield who suffered 14 cardiac arrests and was put into a four day-long coma, has thanked the paramedics who saved his life.
Andrew Watson, 53, said he felt unwell at home earlier this year and had to call 999.
The scout leader then went into cardiac arrest and woke up as paramedics tried to resuscitate him.
Now, he wants to thank the paramedics, Ben Evans and Dan Cooper, who he says helped save his life.
Ben Evans (pictured right) says Andrew was in a serious condition on the way to the hospital.
"It was as bad as it gets really.
"We were on the way in the back of the ambulance to the Northern General Hospital and he had another cardiac arrest right in front of me."
Quote MessageBen, Dan, and the two other paramedics who were driving that I never actually met, thank you so much. I wouldn't be here without you."
Andrew Watson, Patient
Police in Wakefield say they've come up with a plan to clampdown on dangerous drivers.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceOfficers say: "We're setting up troubleshooting police speed patrols in hotspots."
They're warning dangerous drivers they could be caught out by short notice mobile patrols on roads identified as having speeding issues.
Insp Martin Moizer said: "We could be anywhere in the city where poor and dangerous driving has been noted.
“Drive safely and legally because if you don’t, you run the risk of coming across us and being pulled."
Police are trying to find a man who approached a teenage girl and asked her for a hug.
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceIt happened late afternoon on 27 June at Seamer, near Stokesley, in North Yorkshire.
The man approached the 14-year-old girl, who was wearing her school PE kit, close to the duck pond where Stokesley Road meets Holme Lane, at about 17:15.
Police say he tried to engage the teenager in conversation before asking her for a hug.
Officers say: "The girl felt unnerved by his behaviour and wisely walked away."
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceThe man, who police say spoke broken English, is described as having a dark skin tone, aged about 50, 5ft 10in tall, chubby build, short dark hair and a “gormless” expression.
He was wearing a burgundy-coloured jumper, black office-style trousers and black shoes.
Anyone with information which could help to locate the man is being asked to contact police.
A controversial plan to open a pub and brewery at a historic stately home in Doncaster has been approved despite objections, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Image source, The Old Brew HouseDoncaster Catering, Conferencing and Events will be opening a site at Cusworth Hall brewing and selling premium craft beer.
The plans received a raft of objections.
Members of Doncaster Council's licensing committee heard from many Cusworth residents at a meeting on Wednesday.
In documents submitted to the council, residents said the pub would bring "evil" and "drunken vandalism" to the village.
Quote MessageWe are pleased to have been granted a licence to open the micro brewery at Cusworth Hall. We understand the concerns raised by the Cusworth residents and we will work closely with them to address any concerns that are within our gift to do so."
Michael Hart, Doncaster Catering, Conferencing and Events
Eighty suspected drink and drug drivers have been arrested by North Yorkshire Police in just three weeks, as part of a summer campaign to make the county's roads safer.
Officers have said the results are "shocking" and they have a warning for people who drive while under the influence: "We're determined to catch you."
The campaign, which began on 14 June and runs for a month, coincides with the 2018 World Cup:
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A special service is taking place at York Minster later to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS.
It was launched in 1948 to provide a free health service for all.
One man with a special reason to celebrate is George Diggory, a junior doctor at York Hospital.
He has two very significant family links to the NHS - he is married to Labour Prime Minister Clement Atlee's great-granddaughter and his grandmother (pictured) was the first NHS patient:
A pheasant, which was hit by a car and got wedged in the front bumper grille, survived a 25-mile journey and is now back in the wild roaming the countryside.
Image source, RSPCAThe driver discovered the bird stuck in the grille and alive when he got back to his home in the Tang Hall area of York on 23 June.
He'd driven home from Brimham Rocks, near Harrogate, back to the city.
Image source, RSPCAHe called the RSPCA and animal collection officer Helen Martindale responded.
“I went along and was able to carefully remove the bird from the front bumper and, amazingly, she didn’t seem to be injured," she said.
A South Yorkshire firefighter who's been helping to tackle the huge moorland fire near Stalybridge, believes the blaze will still be going into next week.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe fire began 11 days ago and at one stage left a huge plume of smoke hanging over parts of Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire.
Image source, Lancashire Fire ServiceDelroy Galloway, the station manager at Elm Lane Fire Station in Sheffield, said: "The scale of the incident and its location on the moors has meant getting resources to it has been particularly difficult."
"I think estimates of it being concluded by the weekend will go out of the window," he added.
A vigil will be held later for the four young men who died in a high-speed crash in Leeds early on Saturday.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceCaelan Megson, 21, Brandon Frew, 19, Declan Grove, 19, and Matt Walshaw, 18, died when their car collided with a taxi in the early hours of Saturday on the Leeds outer ring road.
They all came from the Horsforth area of the city.
Two teenage girls and the driver of the taxi suffered serious injuries.
Tonight's vigil will be held at St Margaret's Church in Horsforth.