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  1. Watch: Rollerblading grandparents help mark WWI centenarypublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    Rollerblading grandparents from Thirsk have just covered 90 miles on wheels to help send Royal British Legion standard bearers and wreath layers visit the Menin Gate in Belgium as the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One approaches.

    A decade after the end of the war, the Royal British Legion organised for veterans and war widows to visit the battlefields of the Somme and Ypres, before marching to the Menin Gate in Ypres on 8 August 1928.

    Exactly 90 years later, thousands of Legion representatives are due to parade their standard and a wreath along the same route to commemorate the centenary of the last 100 days of World War One.

    To help some of them, a balancing act performed by June and Colin Northridge have raised £2,000 which means four representatives from Thirsk can go to the Great Pilgrimage 90, external.

  2. Local TV service to be taken overpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    Estuary TV, which covers East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, is being taken over by the UK's largest operator of local TV licences.

    Logo of Estuary TVImage source, Estuary TV

    The announcement was made on the station by executive producer Lia Nici.

    Yesterday afternoon, Estuary released a statement saying it was closing down because it wasn't commercially viable.

    However, it now says That's TV will be running the service from 1 September.

  3. Bradford police pursuit crash dead namedpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 3 August 2018
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    All four men who died when their car collided with a tree on Toller Lane in Bradford earlier this week following a police pursuit have now been formally identified.

    VictimsImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Pictured clockwise from top left, Zeeshan Khalid, 20, Tayyab Siddique, 22, Arbaaz Hussain, 21, and Murtza Chaudhry, 21, all died in the incident at about 05:30 on Thursday morning.

    All four men were from Bradford and all died at the scene, according to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

    Their post mortems have now been held.

    IOPC Regional Director Miranda Biddle said: "We have support in place for the families of those who have died.

    "We have met with them to discuss our investigation and we will continue to update them about our work.

    "My thoughts are with them, and all those affected by this incident including all emergency services involved."

  4. East Riding patients to get better access to doctorspublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    People in the East Riding of Yorkshire are being promised better access to their doctors.

    Stock image of a doctor taking someones pulseImage source, PA

    The East Riding Clinical Commissioning Group, external (CCG) has received additional funding from NHS England to improve GP access and extra evening and weekend clinics are being phased in, starting in Goole.

    There will be about 600 additional appointments per week until April 2020, after which there will be 900 additional appointments per week.

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    We are confident that these additional appointments, along with the improved support we are putting in place to help patients get to the right specialist for their condition first time, will significantly improve overall access to primary care in the longer term."

    Doctor Gina Palumbo, Chair, East Riding CCG

  5. Watch: Hospital's celebration after patient's parents wedpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    A young girl from Sheffield who's undergoing cancer treatment had a surprise when hospital staff went above and beyond to make sure she could see her mum and dad get married.

    Kayleigh, 11, has been spending a lot of time at Sheffield Children's Hospital recently, but the team there did something special, as the video below shows:

  6. Dead couple poisoned by fumes in Maltapublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    Diane Ainsley went to the island of Gozo to stay with her boyfriend who also died.

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  7. Bridlington man jailed for firearms offencespublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    A man from Bridlington has been jailed for five years for the unauthorised possession of firearms, including a prohibited sawn-off shotgun, and thousands of rounds of ammunition.

    Two gunsImage source, Crown Prosecution Service

    Andrew Tipling, 48, of Bronte Walk, pleaded guilty to firearms offences at a hearing on 4 June at Hull Crown Court.

    The charges related to the possession of a prohibited modified shotgun with a shortened barrel, the unauthorised possession of a semi-automatic pistol and a large quantity of ammunition, some of which was capable of being fired by the seized guns.

    GunImage source, Crown Prosecution Service

    Police discovered the weapons during a raid on Tipling’s property in Bridlington in March this year.

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    Today’s sentence shows the possession of illegal and unauthorised weapons and ammunition will not be tolerated and those that flout the law will rightly be prosecuted."

    Catherine Ainsworth, Crown Prosecution Service

  8. 'Every seat monitored' to catch football troublemakerspublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    A new camera system has been brought in at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane ground to catch troublemakers causing disorder, with the system said to be "constantly watching every seat".

    Cameras inside Bramall LaneImage source, Sheffield United

    About £200,000 has been spent on the "state-of-the-art" cameras to send a strong message to people who go to the ground looking to cause trouble, the club says.

    United says 55 court bans and 85 stadium bans were issued last season and the new system is designed to eradicate criminal disorder and anti-social behaviour.

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    We have clear examples of people being highlighted with regards to missile-throwing, flares and pitch encroachments, among other offences. If this happens at Bramall Lane, we will identify perpetrators and deal with them accordingly."

    Jurgen Morton-Hall, Safety Officer, Sheffield United

  9. Travel update: M62 westbound reopenspublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    BBC News Travel

    The four-vehicle crash on the M62 westbound has been cleared, but as we head into the Friday rush hour, there is still a gigantic queue of 11 miles.

    The tailback stretches from the M621 junction all the way to the scene at about J23:

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  10. Muggers target dog walker in Leedspublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    Police are looking for two men after a dog walker was approached by would-be muggers in Leeds.

    Middleton ParkImage source, Google

    The 32-year-old woman was walking in Middleton Park (pictured) last month when the men came up to her.

    They told her to hand over her belongings and then tried to take her bag before running off.

    Police say both men are of mixed race, slim and in their late teens with both being about 6ft tall.

  11. One person left with minor injuries after M62 crashpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    If you're heading to Manchester from Leeds this afternoon, it's probably worth avoiding the M62 as a crash between four vehicles has led to an eight-mile queue.

    M62 queueImage source, @kourtis99

    The crash happened just after 14:30 and involved two cars and two vans, one of which has ended up on its side.

    One person has been left with minor injuries.

    Two lanes between J24 and J23 are still closed, although one lane is now open, allowing traffic to pass the scene.

  12. Salford sign Turgut from Hull FCpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    Salford Red Devils sign Hull FC outside-back Jansin Turgut ahead of the Super League Qualifiers.

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  13. Over 270 emergency calls a day to North Yorkshire copspublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    North Yorkshire Police say they get more than 270 emergency 999 calls every day, after figures were released today.

    The force is tweeting behind the scenes stories from the day, showing the public the kind of work it deals with:

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  14. Travel update: One-and-a-half-hour delays on M62published at 15:46 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    BBC News Travel

    Traffic queues look pretty much the same wherever they are but, for what it's worth, this is the one on the M62 westbound right now:

    M62Image source, Yorkshire Ambulance Service

    Earlier, a crash between two cars and two vans closed two lanes between J24 and J23.

    One of the vans has reportedly overturned but there are no reports of injuries at this time.

    The queue behind it stretches back seven miles with delays of one-and-a-half hours.

  15. Four-vehicle M62 crash causes seven-mile queuepublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    BBC News Travel

    There is a seven-mile queue on the M62 westbound this afternoon after a crash involving two vans and two cars.

    One of the vans is reported to have come to rest on its side.

    Two lanes are still closed, so expect a long delay if you're heading that way:

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  16. Girl, 11, leaves sickbed to be bridesmaidpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    Kayleigh Walsh, who has cancer, was allowed out of a Sheffield hospital to attend her parents' nuptials.

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  17. BBC Weather Watchers: Fabulous Filey at sunrisepublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

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    If anyone ever says to you the Yorkshire coast isn't up to much, show them this.

    It's a lovely snap of Filey this morning from BBC Weather Watcher FileyPete:

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  18. Flowers placed at home of Leeds fatal shooting victimpublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    Flowers have been left outside the Leeds home of a man who was shot dead in what police say was a "targeted" attack.

    Flowers in a yellow bag

    Christopher Lewis, 24, from Leeds, was shot near a children's park in Reginald Street in Chapeltown on Wednesday night.

    Police remain outside the victim's home near to the shooting scene.

    Police outside the house in Chapeltown

    Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the shooting.

    A woman is also being held on suspicion of assisting an offender.

  19. Charges dropped against Sheffield tree protesterpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    A Sheffield tree campaigner says the charges he was expecting to face today have been dropped.

    Exterior shot of Sheffield Magistrates' CourtImage source, Geograph/Stephen Richards

    All three allegations against Benoit Benz Compin concern protests which took place on Abbeydale Park Rise in Dore on 5 March.

    He was due before magistrates today, but says he's found out that after weeks of expecting to go to court, the charges of obstructing a police officer and assault have been dropped.

    The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed the charges have been dropped.

    Tree shreddingImage source, PA

    The council, which is planting new trees after removing existing ones, insists the trees earmarked for felling in Sheffield are either "dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory".

    However, campaigners say many of the trees classed by the council as "damaging" or "discriminatory" are healthy specimens which should be saved.

    They say amendments should be made to surrounding pavements and roads.

  20. Hull's Maureen Lipman joins Coronation Streetpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 3 August 2018

    Maureen Lipman has signed up to star as an "outspoken battleaxe" in Coronation Street.

    Maureen Lipman as Evelyn Plummer - Tyrone's grandmotherImage source, ITV

    The Hull-born actress and comedian will play Tyrone Dobbs' grandmother (pictured), Evelyn Plummer, when she arrives in September.

    She previously made a brief appearance in Corrie in 2002 as snooty landlady Lillian Spencer.