League One side Wycombe Wanderers sign defender Jason McCarthy from Barnsley for an undisclosed fee.

Police are hunting for a sex offender who they say is wanted for a breach of the sex offenders' register.

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Nigel George Hadden, 48, is originally from Skellow, Doncaster, but moved and didn't tell police of his new address.

South Yorkshire Police now say they've lost him after he moved more than a year ago.

In 1998, Hadden was sentenced to five years in prison and placed on the register for life for indecent assaults against a girl under 10.

Police say he is about 5ft 11ins tall and of a slim build and has links to Barnsley and Rotherham.

It's likely Hadden has cut off his dreadlocks but has a distinctive tattoo of dots across the knuckles of his right hand.

Huddersfield sign Belgium Under-21 international winger Isaac Mbenza from Ligue 1 side Montpellier on a season-long loan deal.

Firefighters say they don't know how a blaze that devastated a playground in Southowram, near Halifax, started.

The fire, which began at about 00:40 last night, engulfed the play equipment at the park on Fairfax Crescent, and melted the rubber matting on the ground.

The fire was caught on camera by a passer-by:

Oxford sign Sheffield United winger Ricky Holmes on loan and midfielders Tsun Dai and Jamie Hanson on permanent deals.

A strike by staff at a West Yorkshire health trust is back on.

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Cleaners, maintenance workers, IT and canteen staff with Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals Trust - which runs Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury hospitals - will hold a three-day stoppage starting on 20 August.

It's over plans to transfer their contracts to a subsidiary owned by the trust, which Unison fears could then be sold to a private company.

The trust, which has been contacted for comment, has previously said the move is necessary to make savings and they worked with unions on the new model.

Tim Bresnan signs a two-year contract extension with Yorkshire, keeping him at Headingley until 2020.

Hull's Sikh community are looking for a new site for their new temple.

They've secured planning permission for a domed building on Bedford Street but say ongoing crime issues have left some people feeling unsafe.

If another site can't be found they'll keep the current one.

Two men are due to appear at Hull Magistrates' Court today charged with stealing a pharmaceutical delivery van in the city.

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The van was taken from a pharmacy on Goodwin Parade between Anlaby Road and Hessle Road on Tuesday.

Louis Murray, 34, from Bathurst Street in Hull and Anthony Deakin, 18, from Tyne Street in the city have been charged with robbery, steeling a van and possessing drugs.

Nottingham Forest sign Huddersfield centre-half Michael Hefele for an undisclosed fee thought to be about £300,000.

The union which represents workers at Northern - the train company which runs many of Yorkshire's local train services - has announced another three strike days.

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The action will take place on three Saturdays - 25 August and 1 and 8 September - by members of the RMT union.

The long-running dispute is over claims that imposing driver-only services is a risk to public safety.

The RMT accused Arriva Rail North, which operates Northern, of "stringing its negotiators along rather than looking seriously for a settlement".

The BBC has contacted Arriva Rail North for a comment.

Entertainer Paul Chuckle, whose brother Barry died last week, says losing him is "the worst feeling ever".

The veteran entertainer from Rotherham, whose real name is Paul Elliott, found fame alongside Barry as one half of the Chuckle Brothers.

Barry died at the weekend at the age of 73 following an illness.

Paul wrote on Twitter: "I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone for all your messages. They've been hard to read but I read every one."

He also wrote that carrying on would be what his brother would have wanted.

Gas engineers were in for a shock when they found a two foot snake staying cool in their equipment.

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The reptile, believed to be a grass snake, was found in the Europa Link area of Sheffield

Kevin Hegarty, from the gas network Cadent, said: "We sometimes come across things like this as we work above ground, like nesting birds, but not everyday you see a snake."

Pest control company Rentokil says most native British snakes are harmless and will steer clear of people or animals.

Gas engineers say they went back to the site shortly after to find the snake had slithered away.

Doncaster Council has installed automatic number-plate recognition cameras along three town centre bus lanes which go live in a matter of weeks, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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The cameras, which will operate 24/7, will be turned on in September along Waterdale, North Bridge Road and Cleveland Street.

Anyone caught will be handed a £60 fine, reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days, with the money being ring-fenced for highways improvements.

But Doncaster Council officers won't reveal how much it's costing them and the figure they expect to rake in each year, saying that information is "commercially sensitive".

The three roads are already designated bus gates but they are not enforced by cameras.

Council bosses added that "further locations" would be "phased in at a later date".

Jacqueline Fletcher stole almost £100,000 in seized cash, and also stole £180,000 meant for her mother.

Terence Grigg "abused his position of trust to exploit his victims for his own sexual gratification".

People walking dogs in parts of North Yorkshire could be fined if they don't carry poo bags, according to councillors.

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Craven District Council is looking at fining unprepared owners, saying dog fouling has become a big problem.

Councillor Richard Welch, who suggested the idea, said: "Irresponsible and uncaring dog owners are the problem.

“This will not cure it overnight but not picking up is anti-social and can lead to illness and all sorts of problems. It is only the small minority of dog owners spoiling it for others."

If approved at a full council meeting, the by-law could be introduced across the region.

Two whales have been spotted off the Scarborough coast.

The area once famous for its whaling fleet now boasts these glorious occasional sightings.

The minke whales are thought to be following mackerel shoals:

A North Yorkshire college at the centre of a child abuse case says it's "not afraid to learn difficult lessons" after pupils were abused over a 40-year period.

Ampleforth in North Yorkshire "prioritised monks and their own reputations over the protection of children", a new report says.

In a statement, the Roman Catholic school says it has publicly accepted responsibility for the "past failings", adding they apologise to those who suffered abuse.

"The Ampleforth of today has never been afraid to learn difficult lessons."

The report says both Ampleforth and Downside Abbey, near Radstock in Somerset attempted to cover up the allegations.

It went on to say many of the perpetrators did not hide their sexual interests from the children and pupils were often abused in front of each other.

A woman who used to work for South Yorkshire Police has been jailed after stealing more than £275,000 from the force and from her own mother.

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Jacqueline Fletcher, 48, of Boundary Walk in Rotherham, admitted to stealing £95,800 from cashed seized by officers when she worked as a Property Store Team Leader for South Yorkshire Police.

She also stole £116,500 from the sale of her mother's house, which was intended to pay for her mother's care and pocketed a further £63,500 in benefits.

The offences took place between November 2011 and July 2016. She left the force in 2015.

She was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court last month and has now been jailed for two years and eight months.