A bid by the former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary to have his trial heard in a separate courtroom from Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has been rejected.

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Graham Mackrell, 68, is charged with breaching health and safety and safety at sports ground legislation following a fatal crush on the terraces at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in April 1989.

Mr Duckenfield, 73, is accused of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool supporters.

Earlier, lawyers for Mackrell argued that his case should be heard by a different jury.

But the application was turned down by a judge at Preston Crown Court and both men will stand trial together on January 14 next year.

Both defendants are set to enter their pleas at a pre-trial hearing at Preston on September 10

Special coins have been created to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS and you might find one if you visit Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield today.

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The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been specially selected by the Royal Mint to distribute the special 10 pence coins.

They are in the tills in their restaurant and volunteer-run cafes across the trust.

If you find one, you're being urged to take a selfie with it and post it to the trust on Twitter, external.

There's been another big drop in unemployment in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Latest figures show the number of people out of work in our region fell by 19,000, between March and May, to 122,000.

Unemployment now stands at 1.4 million nationally.

The hot summer and the World Cup are being blamed for a spike in calls to West Yorkshire police about domestic abuse.

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The force says at the peak, on 7 July - the day of the England v Sweden game - officers took 297 calls, 128 more than on the same day in 2017.

They also took a high number of calls during both the Croatia and Belgium games, as England progressed towards the semi-final.

Officers added it wasn't just the World Cup that was to blame for the rise in calls, with the common theme being people drinking too much.

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing in Doncaster last week.

The man, a 30-year-old from Stainforth, is in police custody following his arrest this morning.

Emergency services were called to a shop on Field Road, Stainforth, after a 27-year-old had been stabbed in the upper body on 11 July.

He remains in hospital.

Hull City sign defender Todd Kane on a season-long loan - the eighth club the Chelsea right-back has been sent to.

Hull City , externalhave confirmed the signing of Todd Kane from Chelsea on a season long loan.

Parts of Yorkshire were treated to a fantastic light show last night as thunder and lightning storms moved across the region.

If you've got any great shots of last night, send us an email.

Here's a couple we've picked out, firstly this from Hinderwell in North Yorkshire (we're assured no horses were harmed in the making of this picture).

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And this was taken at Dob Park in Otley near Leeds:

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A new 30-minute walk, designed for people who do little or no exercise, is being launched in Cottingham.

It is part of the national Walking for Health initiative and offers led walks for beginners.

The new walk will take place every other Monday at 10:30, starting on 23 July from the Cottingham Sports Centre and will take half an hour.

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Two dachshund puppies, who became stuck on the roof of property in North Yorkshire, were rescued after becoming a little too adventurous.

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Mufasa and Simba, named after characters from the Lion King film, had only learned to walk yesterday, according to their owners.

But that didn't stop them stretching their little legs and exploring the roof of a property in Bentham, North Yorkshire.

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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the dogs had "apparently used the fire escape stair to go up rather than down."

The daring duo were rescued unharmed by their owners before firefighters arrived to help.

MPs are expected to vote later on whether to bring forward Parliament's summer recess.

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It's been tabled for consideration by the House of Commons.

The Conservative MP for Cleethorpes Martin Vickers told the BBC it sends out the wrong message to the public.

Hull West and Hessle MP Emma Hardy says she thought it was a joke when she first heard it.

An archaeological dig has started near Elsecar, Barnsley, with members of the public getting the chance to get their hands dirty.

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Over the next two weeks, archaeologists will be working at Forge playing fields in Milton, to uncover what they say is one of the great forgotten ironworks of the north.

The Milton Ironworks were opened in the late 1790's by the Walker family of Rotherham.

Some of their initial finds include bone, glass bottles and pottery.

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For the first time, archaeologists using old maps and the latest in geophysical technology will be excavating part of the site to see what remains of the ironworks beneath the ground.

A 15-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being involved in a collision with a car on the A19 in North Yorkshire.

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It happened outside the Eggborough Power Station at about 21:15 last night and involved a black Volkswagen Passat and a white BMX style pedal cycle.

Police say the teenager was taken to hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries.

The road was closed for six hours while officers examined the scene

Anyone who saw the collision is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

There were some cracking thunderstorms last night in some parts of Yorkshire.

Click here to find out if you're going to see any today:

The Elloughton-cum-Brough Town Council meets tonight to discuss the fate of Brough's Community Centre.

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At the end of June, all of the community groups, classes and activities that use the centre were told that they will need to find alternative accommodation by the end of August.

It's because the charity which runs the centre has decided it can no longer keep the venue open.

The centre's management committee says a change in library opening hours and the retirement of their current caretaker are among the reasons the venue will close it's doors to the public on 1 September.

Yorkshire sign Warwickshire leg-spinner Josh Poysden on loan for the County Championship Roses game against Lancashire.

It's been revealed North Yorkshire has the UK's worst record on prosecuting crimes against birds of prey and the highest number of criminal attacks on them.

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There were 39 cases of nests being destroyed and birds being shot, trapped and poisoned between 2011 and 2015.

A report by the county's Police and Crime Commissioner says the force's number of wildlife crime officers has gone up from 14 in 2015 to 20, and will increase further.

There are also proposals to create a specialist panel to look at why there have been no prosecutions, despite an increase in the number of wildlife crime officers.

Hambleton District councillor Peter Wilkinson, said: "The government figures represent the tip of the iceberg and more solutions to get to the root of the issue are desperately needed."

Millions of people have been waking up this morning to the news there will be a hosepipe ban across parts of north-west England.

But how dry is it looking across Yorkshire?

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Bradfield near Sheffield (above) and Langsett near Penistone, Barnsley are two places that are showing drier conditions.

The lakes and reservoirs have seen levels drop considerably, as shown in photos taken by BBC Weather Watchers.

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What's it like where you live? Are your reservoirs looking low?

Are rivers or streams disappearing? Send us your photos.

A crash on the M18 is causing delays, with fuel spilling onto the road.

Highways England say it's happened on the southbound carriageway between junction three for Doncaster and junction two for the A1(M):

How about this for an extreme and sudden change in the weather?

Annie Stirk filmed this last night near Easingwold in North Yorkshire.

Looks like the plants would have got a good watering (if they survived the ice battering):