An operation to tackle criminal and anti-social behaviour in Hull city centre is making a difference, according to Humberside Police.

The Hull Community Policing team has four dedicated officers on patrol around the clock.

So far, they have made 107 arrests, issued 249 dispersal orders and carried out 229 searches as part of Operation Ignition.

Taxi drivers have warned music fans they could find themselves stranded in Bramham Park following this month's Leeds Festival, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

It's because Leeds City Council has decided that taxi drivers should use the public entrance to the festival site, rather than the entrance buses use.

Drivers argue this leads to delays of well over an hour and have warned they may not attend as it simply wouldn't be worth their time.

A report which went before councillors this week said: "The main issues in 2017 were delays in the egress from the site of taxis/private hire vehicles on the Sunday evening due to poor communications."

This year's festival will take place from 24-26 August with Kings of Leon, Fall Out Boy and Kendrick Lamar headlining.

The Independent Office of Police Conduct has been investigating officers over the Stephen Port case.

Police have released more information about a Sheffield man wanted in connection with a murder in Lincolnshire.

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Shaun Lyall was found dead at a house on Sidney Street in Cleethorpes last month, but the attack was so violent that a post-mortem examination couldn't establish exactly how he died.

It is thought his death may be linked to a drug deal gone wrong.

Now police are offering a reward for information about 28-year-old Abdi Ali, who's originally from Somalia, but who grew up and went to school in Sheffield.

Also known as "Madman", he is still thought to have connections there, as well as to Lincolnshire, Manchester, Cleveland, Merseyside and Milton Keynes.

It's thought he moved from Lancashire to Cleethorpes last year.

Police say he has a distinctive gold tooth which he may have had removed.

Forces across the country are looking for him.

Twenty-seven residents were told to leave their South Yorkshire care home and find a new one within less than 24 hours due to concerns about safety failings.

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Doncaster Council said it stepped in to move people out of Warneford House, which specialises in dementia care.

The council and Clinical Commissioning Groups had been monitoring standards and quality of care at the privately-owned home due to family concerns.

No-one from the home has been available for comment.

An Oxford college knew for six years a monk it employed had sexually abused a boy in North Yorkshire before they sacked him, it has emerged.

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Father Bernard Green admitted the abuse at Ampleforth College in 1995 and was barred from teaching in schools and further education.

A report into abuse at the school, external said Green began at Oxford's St Benet's Hall in 2000, in breach of the restriction.

St Benet's Hall said it stopped him teaching under 19s once it was aware.

It had learned of the ban in 2006, but Green - who died in 2013 - was not dismissed until 2012.

House building in most parts of Yorkshire has still not returned to levels seen before the recession.

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Leeds has been building about 1,100 new homes a year over the past 10 years, about 84% of government annual targets.

Despite this, the city still has the fourth highest long-term annual housing need outside London, according to Government estimates.

But research by the BBC also shows things are improving, with the total number of homes built across Yorkshire in the last year being above government targets.

A forest of placards has appeared in a stretch of the Humber estuary in a protest designed by campaigners to highlight the impact of pollution on marine life.

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The placards have been created by students and academics at the University of Hull to highlight contamination of the oceans.

It follows a study by the university which found that 65% of people surveyed were confused about what they can recycle, while 89% said plastic pollution was spoiling beaches.

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The university said it was researching projects on global environmental issues and had created the protest to raise awareness of the harm done by plastic pollution and rising acidity levels to marine life.

Materials used in the picket were from reclaimed materials and would be recycled at the end of the protest, the university says.

Physical barriers could be installed to protect residents from increased traffic noise if plans for a new one-way traffic system in Barnsley go ahead, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Meanwhile, householders in one section of the scheme could expect the air quality around their homes to decrease, even though they are in an air quality management zone, it's emerged.

Barnsley Council wants to install a new gyratory on Penny Pie Park in a bid to free-up a bottleneck at the Pogmoor crossroads, near the M1.

The proposals have been criticised by many people living in the area because of the potential negative impact on the park.

Fresh inquests into the deaths of serial killer Stephen Port's victims, which included a Hull man, could be held outside East London.

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A coroner is considering the move following a pre-inquest review at Walthamstow Coroner's Court today.

Between June 2014 and September 2015, Port killed 23-year-old fashion student Anthony Walgate, from Hull, and three other men.

Port was jailed for life in 2016 after being found guilty of the four murders.

In November last year, the High Court quashed the original inquests into the deaths of two of the men.

Now a coroner will decide if all four inquests should be held in a different area following complaints from some of the victims' families that "not enough questions were asked" at the original inquests.

They have previously called for the full inquest to be heard at the High Court or the Old Bailey due to the scale and complexity of the case.

The court also heard today that an internal police report into the killings will be shown to the families within six weeks.

The police watchdog is currently looking at whether any charges of gross misconduct should be brought against officers involved in the initial inquiry which allowed Port to slip through the net.

Fr Bernard Green sexually assaulted a boy in 1995 and was banned from working with young people.

Yorkshire is to lose two Homebase stores as the struggling DIY retailer tries to cut losses.

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About 1,500 jobs are at risk across the country after the chain announced plans to close a total of 42 stores, which includes its Bradford and Whitby outlets.

Restructuring company Hilco, which bought the DIY chain for £1 in May, confirmed it was planning a Company Voluntary Arrangement.

It bought the struggling chain from Australia's Wesfarmers after its disastrous foray into the UK market.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with several offences in Hull.

The teenager is suspected of robbery, aggravated burglary, theft from a vehicle, possession of an offensive weapon, threatening behaviour, and assault.

He remains in custody, according to Humberside Police.

Hull KR's coach is in an optimistic mood heading to Toronto in The Qualifiers

A new specialist online abuse team has been set up by North Yorkshire Police.

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It's working across the county to identify and support investigations into internet child abuse, focusing on situations where images have been discovered.

The unit is split across York, Harrogate, Scarborough, and Northallerton.

League One side Bradford City sign winger Luca Colville on initial one-year contract.

A Yorkshire football boss has penned an emotional and personal letter to a fan who has been battling depression:

Chris Ryder, from Barnsley, received the letter from Gauthier Ganaye, the chief executive officer of Barnsley Football Club earlier today.

In the letter, Mr Ganaye says: "My office door is always open" and that Chris will be supported, "returning the favour" after his loyalty to club.

Chris wrote on Twitter how he has been battling depression and thanked people for getting in touch offering support.

Talking to the BBC, he said he was shocked to get the letter.

"Initially, when I saw the badge on the top of letter, I thought, 'Uh-oh, what have I done?'

"I’ve been known to be a little bit cheeky, all good fun, to the guys who run the social media page so reading it I was really shocked."

A floating shed designed by a man from West Yorkshire is in the running to scoop a national prize.

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Ben Cummins, who was previously a university lecturer, has been pulling his "Piano Shed" along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal for the last five years.

Now, he's among 24 finalists who hope to be crowned owner of the Shed of the Year.

His waterborne shed is made from wooden planks, freezer doors, disused drawers and is kept afloat by a dozen 55-gallon industry-standard blue plastic barrels.

You can vote for your favourite shed by clicking here, external and the ballot remains open until 28 August.

But don't expect the shed to become a museum piece. Mr Cummins says he eventually plans to turn the boat into a piano...

There will be more visible police officers on Britain's railways after a car crashed into barriers outside Westminster, police say.

They add that people can report concerns on the transport network by texting them on 61016:

Bafta-nominated Sean McAllister is letting under-15s watch his film for free, after BBFC classification.