Centuries from Moeen Ali and Daryl Mitchell put bottom club Worcestershire in a commanding position against Yorkshire.

A child has been taken to hospital after a crash at a crossroads in Slingsby, North Yorkshire.

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Fire crews were called to the two-car smash on the B1257 in Slingsby to find one person trapped and a child with a bump to the head.

Firefighters released the trapped person and treated the child, before ambulance crews took them to hospital as a precaution.

The trapped person had broken their wrist and had a lower back injury, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say.

The first mayor of the Sheffield City Region, Labour MP Dan Jarvis, says much has been achieved in his first 100 days in office, despite no breakthrough on devolution.

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Mr Jarvis says progress is being made to transform South Yorkshire from a post-industrial region to a thriving centre for manufacturing, engineering and health technology.

The mayor says he's outlined a master plan to propel the region forward, by linking up several South Yorkshire institutions including Sheffield's Olympic Legacy Park, the new High Speed Rail College and Barnsley's Digital Campus.

Since being elected, Mr Jarvis has outlined schemes such as £1.35m to regenerate Doncaster town centre, and £4.1m to support the creation of film and television academy in the region.

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A car has mounted the pavement and crashed into part of the iconic Bettys tearoom - narrowly missing a crowd of people queuing to enter, external.

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A man has been jailed for leaving his dog to starve to death in a house and then dumping its body in a cemetery.

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Mason Medford, 18, of Bellbrook Grove, Harehills, Leeds, left Leo, the Staffordshire bull terrier, locked in a room for at least four weeks.

He only returned to the property on Clifton Grove when Leo was dead because "it had growled at him".

Medford was jailed for 18 weeks and banned from keeping animals for life by magistrates in Leeds.

A Hull man has completed his goal of swimming from a tiny 'state' in the North Sea back to the Suffolk coast:

Richard Royal swam the 7.5 miles from Sealand to Felixstowe in 3.5 hours.

The former World War Two fortress was declared a sovereign state by pirate radio broadcaster Roy Bates more than 50 years ago.

The body of Leo, the Staffordshire bull terrier, was found in a suitcase in a cemetery in Leeds.

Plans for the regeneration of the south bank area of Leeds, including major changes to Leeds railway station, have taken a step forward.

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Having consulted 32,000 people, Leeds City Council have now adopted a masterplan which it said sets out a "clear aim" for the area.

The council said it will be a mixed-use neighborhood with new public spaces and a new city park, with the "waterfront and a world-class train station at its heart".

Richard Lewis, executive member for regeneration, transport and planning, said: “The shared vision for the South Bank is for it to be a place not only for people to live, learn, work, create and spend time but also for it to be a leading economic driver for Leeds."

The 41-year-old is accused of attacking a female festivalgoer in the camping area.

The driver of a supercar, which didn't have a front number plate, has been given a ticket by police in Rotherham today.

South Yorkshire Police say drivers still need to follow the rules, not matter what car they are driving.

The Lamborghini driver was stopped on Old Sheffield Road in Rotherham earlier today:

Allan Ogle's video was seen by current and ex-players including David Seaman and Nick Pope.

We mentioned earlier that Doncaster's bid to host World Cup rugby league matches in 2021 had made it through the next stage - well another Yorkshire location is also in the running as Hull has also made it through to the next stage of the process.

If it is successful it would mean the KCOM Stadium would host two men's matches, including a quarter final.

The council has confirmed that the city has made it to the next round.

Stan Shaw, from Sheffield, has been making knives since he was 14.

He has more than four years worth of orders and says he doesn't have the time to train apprentices in the skills he's learned over his lifetime.

Customers have included the Queen and US presidents, but despite no plans for retirement, he doesn't want the skills to die:

A father said he was "amazed" after more than a million people, including a host of famous footballers, watched a video of his son's goalkeeping debut.

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England's Nick Pope, West Ham's Lucas Fabianski and ex-Arsenal goalie David Seaman were among those to see the video of nine-year-old Harrison Ogle.

Harrison's side lost 11-0, but his dad Allan uploaded footage of some of his saves in a bid to cheer him up.

Mr Ogle said he had been "overwhelmed" by the response.

Police arrest four people found sleeping in a stolen car, after boxing it in with their vehicles.

York City say their youth team manager Sam Collins will act as caretaker boss after yesterday's sacking of Martin Gray.

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Collins will be assisted by strength and conditioning coach Stuart Parnaby.

The club are seeking its sixth boss in less than four years.

Janet Kaywood, of Bradford, dies in hospital after being hit by the traffic light earlier this month.

Doncaster is through to the next stage in the bid to host World Cup rugby league matches in 2021.

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The council has had confirmation the town meets the requirements for hosting.

We'll find out in January if their bid to host matches during the tournament has been successful.

A woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a traffic light following a crash earlier this month has died of her injuries, police say.

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Janet Kaywood, 58, from Bradford, died in hospital after the crash on Barry Street at the junction with Sunbridge Road.

She was injured after being hit by a traffic light which fell after being hit by a silver Mercedes C180.

The Mercedes had mounted a pavement at about 12:40 on Friday 3 August.

Sport fans in Doncaster are on tenterhooks today as they wait to find out later if the town's still in the running to be a host town for the Rugby League World Cup in 2021.

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The application to host part of the prestigious competition has been put together by Doncaster Rugby League Football Club and Doncaster Council.

Dean Wiffen, who's been overseeing the bid for the council, says if successful it would be massive for the town.

He says: "It will put the town on a world stage which will be truly amazing."