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  1. Listen: 'It's right" David Davis quit - York MPpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    York's Labour MP Rachael Maskel says "it's right" David Davis, who has been leading negotiations to leave the EU, has resigned from the government.

    In his resignation letter, the Yorkshire MP criticised the PM's Brexit plan, agreed by the cabinet on Friday, saying: "It will leave Parliament with at best a weak negotiating position."

    Rachael Maskell says she believes Mr Davis has failed in his position:

  2. Yorkshire move T20 game for England semipublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Yorkshire reschedule Wednesday's T20 Blast game with Derbyshire to avoid a clash with England's World Cup semi-final.

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  3. Teenager missing: have you seen Chantelle?published at 10:28 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Police believe a missing 15-year-old girl from Sheffield may have travelled to Hull.

    ChantelleImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Chantelle Marsden was last seen on 4 July, after she left her home address in Toppham Drive, Lowedges, at about 08:00.

    Police say despite making contact with her family later that afternoon, she didn’t return home and hasn’t been seen since.

    Officers believe she may have travelled to Hull and are asking anyone who has seen or spoken to her since Wednesday to get in touch.

  4. Body of man is pulled from lakepublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    The 19-year-old went into the water and then disappeared on Sunday evening, police say.

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  5. 'Premium service deserves premium pay' on Supertram networkpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Drivers and conductors are striking on Sheffield's Supertram network this morning because they feel they run a premium service but don't get paid accordingly, according to union members.

    Drivers and conductors outside the depot this morning

    About 200 drivers and conductors have walked out this morning in a row over pay.

    Unite members are hoping for a pay increase of up to 50p an hour.

    Phil Bown, who is from the union Unite, says the premium service offered by drivers and conductors should be reflected in the pay.

    "The money that has been offered on the table is just not enough to satisfy the demands and the aspirations of our members," he said.

    "The conductors who work on these vehicles earn less than £10 an hour, the drivers are on near enough £11 an hour, but we're seeking an increase on that because this is a premium service being run."

    Another 24-hour strike is planned on Thursday, with limited trams running and a replacement bus service in operation.

    If this isn't settled, members of the union say there could be a 72-hour strike over the Tramlines Festival weekend, starting on Friday 20 July.

  6. Man dies after going into lake near Doncasterpublished at 09:55 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    A man's body has been recovered from a Doncaster lake over the weekend.

    Lake near DoncasterImage source, Google

    Emergency services were called at about 20:30 yesterday after a 19-year-old man had disappeared after going into some water near Straight Lane in Skelbrooke.

    Firefighters, including specialist water rescue crews, along with police and ambulance searched for him but his body was recovered just after 21:00.

    Police say there are no suspicious circumstances.

  7. 'Stretched' firefighters tackling Yorkshire moorland firepublished at 09:35 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    A North Yorkshire firefighter helping to tackle a large moorland fire, near Bingley in West Yorkshire, says crews in the UK are "becoming stretched" due to the high number of similar incidents.

    Moor fireImage source, NYFR

    Martyn Hughes, watch manager at Skipton Fire Station, made his comments on social media after more than 50 firefighters were called out to the blaze in Cullingworth yesterday afternoon.

    Moor fireImage source, NYFR

    Crews are returning to the site to continue to damp down today.

    At its height 12 fire engines and a police helicopter were at the scene at Catstones Moor, between Cullingworth and Harden.

  8. Yorkshire MP quits over Brexit negotiationspublished at 09:10 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Yorkshire MP David Davis, who has been leading negotiations to leave the EU, has resigned from the government.

    David DavisImage source, AFP

    In his resignation letter, the York-born MP criticised the PM's Brexit plan, agreed by the cabinet on Friday, saying: "It will leave Parliament with at best a weak negotiating position."

    Mr Davis, who is MP for Haltemprice and Howden, wrote: "In my view the inevitable consequence of the proposed policies will be to make the supposed control by Parliament illusory rather than real."

    He also said he believes current policy hands control of large swathes of the UK's economy to the EU and fails to return control of the country's own laws.

    In her reply, Mrs May said she did not agree but thanked him for his work.

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    The national interest requires a Secretary of State that is an enthusiastic believer in your approach, and not merely a reluctant conscript."

    David Davis, Former Brexit Secretary

  9. Man seriously injured in York assaultpublished at 08:53 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a 40-year-old man was seriously injured in an incident in York city centre at the weekend.

    Rougier StImage source, Google

    It happened on Rougier Street at about 05:00 on Sunday.

    Police say the injured man remains in hospital in a "serious condition."

    They would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident.

  10. Organ donations double in decadepublished at 08:36 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    The number of people donating organs following their death has more than doubled in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in the last decade.

    Transplant

    New figures show almost 150 people in the region became donors in the last year.

    NHS Blood and Transplant, external say although support for organ donation is rising, there are still more than five hundred people on the transplant waiting list across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

    Gordon Crowe, from NHS Blood and Transplant, says bereaved families often get comfort from donating a loved one's organs.

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    The families of loved ones who've donated get a huge amount of satisfaction knowing that ther've saved someone else's life. They get some comfort from that."

    Gordon Crowe, NHS Blood and Transplant

  11. Public help decide on 66,000 new homes for West Yorkshirepublished at 08:15 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    People in West Yorkshire are being asked to help decide where to build 66,000 new homes.

    Builder on roofImage source, PA

    Public meetings begin today to work out where to build them.

    The Leeds Council area includes not only the city, but also outlying rural areas stretching from Rothwell to Wetherby.

    The local authority's already carried out a consultation on how to protect greenbelt sites, but says it needs to work out where to build thousands of homes between now and 2028.

    Public consultation on the proposals start today and continue until early August.

  12. Landslip-prone Dales road reopenspublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Commuters will be able to get to work on one of North Yorkshire's busiest roads today for the first time in almost six weeks.

    Kex GillImage source, NYCC

    The A59 at Kex Gill, near Skipton, closed on 30 May after movement was detected in the carriageway.

    It's now back in use as a single carriageway under traffic light control.

    The council opened the road yesterday after it passed safety tests.

    Its closure has meant weeks of diversions for motorists who use the road regularly.

  13. Yorkshire's weather: Cloudy and coolpublished at 07:43 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Today will be mostly cloudy with a few patches of light rain and drizzle around.

    It'll be much cooler than yesterday, with light to moderate northerly breezes.

    Tonight will be dry with clear intervals and temperatures will be lower than on recent nights with gentle northerly breezes.

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  14. Barnsley disaster which changed law on children down minespublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    A memorial service has been held to mark the deaths of 26 children who drowned while working underground in a coal mine near Barnsley 180 years ago.

    stone memorialImage source, HUSKAR 180

    The girls and boys, aged between seven and 17, died after a storm caused a torrent of water to flood part of Huskar pit in July 1838.

    A report into the tragedy was published after the tragedy resulting in a public outcry, which prompted a change in the law to prevent children from working in mines.

    The service, led by the Bishop of Wakefield, took place at All Saints Church in Silkstone.

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    The disaster was tragic and we feel it's important it's remembered by the community."

    Alan Thompson, Organiser

  15. More than 50 firefighters tackle huge moorland firepublished at 07:16 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Fire crews have been dealing with a large moorland fire near Bingley.

    Moor fireImage source, NYFR

    More than 50 firefighters were called out to the blaze in Cullingworth under extreme heat conditions yesterday afternoon.

    Crews will continue to damp down today.

    At its height 12 fire engines and a police helicopter were at the scene at Catstones Moor, between Cullingworth and Harden.

  16. Check your Yorkshire train journeypublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire today, most services seem to be running pretty much to time at the moment.

    For all the latest live updates from Yorkshire's main railway stations, click on the links below:

  17. Disruption expected as Sheffield Supertram strike beginspublished at 06:45 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Strike action will cause disruption on Sheffield's Supertram network today.

    Sheffield tram

    About 200 drivers and conductors are taking industrial action, after rejecting a revised three-year pay offer.

    Operator Stagecoach says a "limited" number of trams and replacement buses will run between 07:00 and 19:00.

    As well as today's strike, the network will not operate on Thursday, July 12, as staff stage the second of their two 24-hour walkouts.

  18. Yorkshire breaking news: Latest updatespublished at 06:33 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Breaking news, sport, travel and weather updates from across North, South and West Yorkshire.

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  19. Search for missing diver off the Yorkshire coastpublished at 06:33 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    A major search is resuming this morning for a diver who has gone missing near Scarborough.

    HelicopterImage source, Maritime & Coastguard Agency

    The man was diving two miles off the coast when he disappeared yesterday afternoon.

    HM Coastguard is coordinating the search for the diver.

    The Whitby and Scarborough RNLI lifeboats and the coastguard helicopter are all conducting searches.