Facebook users should not share a "fake account" that has been sharing false information, South Yorkshire Police have asked.

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The post, that has been seen by thousands of people, claims to have been made by a '"PC Nixon" from the force.

It says that the officer has the mobile phone, and access to the Facebook page, of a person who tried to run away from police.

Police say the account that shared the initial post could be fake and that the PC Nixon doesn't work for South Yorkshire Police.

They go on to ask social media users not to share the post.

Teenage girls subjected to sexual exploitation in Rotherham were easy to target because they needed to be loved, a jury has been told.

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The trial of eight men accused of child sexual exploitation was told how girls were "lured by the excitement of friendship with older Asian youths" but then sexually assaulted and passed between men.

Prosecutor Michelle Colborne QC told Sheffield Crown Court how the trial involves what allegedly happened to five girls, who are now women in their 30s, between 1998 and 2005.

She said: "When they were in their teens, they were targeted, sexualised and, in some instances, subjected to acts of a degrading and violent nature at the hands of these men who sit in the dock."

The trial continues.

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A crash between a lorry and a car has led to long delays on the M62 this afternoon.

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The crash, which happened just after 14:30 eastbound at J27 led to the car, a silver VW Golf, overturning.

The driver of the Golf has been left with minor injuries and there is no update on the condition of the lorry driver.

There are currently about six miles of queues, a delay of 40 minutes, with traffic stretching back to J25.

The building of a footbridge over one of Hull's busiest roads is just the start of major works to improve the A63, according to Highways England.

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It has confirmed that building work will begin in October on a footbridge linking the marina with the city centre.

The bridge is part of a a wider scheme to reduce traffic on the dual carriageway which is used by nearly 50,000 vehicles a day.

The project has already been delayed four times, but Highways England say a full planning application for the overall project will be submitted at the end of September, with work due to begin in 2020.

Motorists hoping to get a quick pre rush-hour getaway out of Sheffield this afternoon might encounter long delays after a broken down lorry.

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The lorry broke down on the Sheffield Parkway at the junction with the M1 junction 33 roundabout earlier.

South Yorkshire Police say there are long delays because of the breakdown, with the lorry now cleared.

Children on school trips in Scarborough now won't have to cough up a penny to spend a penny.

Earlier this year, Scarborough Borough Council was criticised after more than 40 local primary school children weren't allowed to use the toilets in North Bay, as the teachers didn't have the required 40p charge needed for each child.

The council's now decided local school parties will be given a daily code when new, smart access panels are fitted to the borough's toilets.

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But the concession will only apply to schools from within the borough.

Cabinet member Clr Martin Smith told Monday's council meeting he will not consider extending the free use of toilets to all schools.

Mr Smith said: "Local school children will be given a code, which will change every day, which they tap in and away they go."

He added: "Until the new access is fitted, they just need to let the attendant know and they will let them in free of charge."

The victims were "lured by the excitement of friendship with older Asian youths", a court hears.

The company's restructuring involves centralising management and offering online sales.

Two siblings have been sentenced to 21 months each in prison after pressuring a young woman to work as a prostitute in the city.

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Nicolae Ionita, 24, first met the victim in Romania in September last year.

Along with his 30-year-old sister Claudia he later pressurised and coerced the victim into prostitution while living in the Hillsborough area of Sheffield.

They both pleading guilty at Sheffield Crown Court.

Police say the victim showed courage when she left the house she was in and ran towards members of the public who helped her flag down a police car.

The family of a man who was shot dead by police in Hull in 2016 say they want more answers about what happened.

A pre-inquest hearing was held today into the death of 31-year-old Lewis Skelton who died in an incident on Francis Street in November 2016.

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The hearing at Hull Coroners Court heard that Mr Skelton ignored a series of commands to stop brandishing an axe and was tasered four times before being shot by the police.

An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct has already found that there was no misconduct by any of the Humberside Police officers involved.

Mr Skelton's family's barrister Andy Petherbridge read out a statement following the hearing which said: "Today's hearing has marked the start of a very important process for Lewis's family.

"A process they hope brings clarity and a full explanation as to how and why events unfolded as they did on the day he died."

The inquest into Mr Skelton's death will be held at a later date.

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We're hearing that a car has flipped over on the M62 eastbound this afternoon.

It appears to have happened just before J27, there is now four miles of standing traffic.

We understand the collision involved a lorry and a car.

More to follow.

The clock is ticking for a disused rail tunnel between Bradford and Halifax...

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Campaigners want to turn Queensbury Tunnel into a cycleway, but its owners say unless someone comes forward to take it on it will be filled in and closed forever.

The tunnel, which closed as a railway route 60 years ago, runs 1.4 miles between Bradford and Halifax and is currently partially flooded and collapsed.

Current owners Highways England says the tunnel "represents the highest risk to public safety" of its 3,200 former railway structures.

But members of the Queensbury Tunnel Society say they want to turn it into a cycleway and put a heritage asset back into public use.

Bradford City Council has looked into the feasibility of turning it into a cycleway, but Highways England says there a just a few months until it's filled and sealed at a cost of £3m.

A man working at the Great Yorkshire Show in July was left with a fractured cheekbone after being attacked in a beer tent, police have revealed.

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Police have now released footage of three men they want to speak to in relation to the unprovoked attack.

A member of security was assaulted in the Black Sheep Brewery Tent during the incident, which happened at about 17:55 on Wednesday 11 July at the Harrogate Showground.

Police are appealing for witnesses and help identifying the men.

A motorcyclist who died in a crash in East Yorkshire at the weekend has been named by police as 29-year-old Andrew Tolley from Bridlington.

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He died in hospital following a collision on the B1229 between Buckton and Bempton on Sunday 2 September.

Andrew's family are being supported by specialist officers, according to Humberside Police.

A man’s body has been found in Sheffield this lunchtime:

The discovery was made at Victoria Quays just after midday.

The death treated as being “unexplained" according to South Yorkshire Police.

More to follow.

A film has been premiered in Barnsley showing the football club's success in the late 1990s.

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Daydream Believers, which was created by a group of Barnsley FC fans, features former players Jan Argge Fjortoft, John Hendrie and manager Danny Wilson.

It follows the Reds' rise to the Premier League in 1997, with the film being financed entirely through crowdfunding.

Nicolae and Claudia Ionita pressurised duped a young Romanian woman into travelling to the UK.

A bright green Lamborghini Aventador worth hundreds of thousands of pounds has been stolen from a North Yorkshire market town.

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It was taken from the Wighill Park area of Tadcaster in the early hours of Saturday morning and is believed to have been driven to the Halifax area, according to police.

The luminous 220mph supercar was last seen heading towards Halifax and has the distinctive registration plate RW24.

North Yorkshire Police said: "We're working with West Yorkshire Police as enquiries continue to locate the distinctive vehicle and trace the suspect."

A Muslim law student from West Yorkshire will become the first hijab-wearing woman to take part in the Miss England final.

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Sara Iftekhar, from Huddersfield, will go up against 49 other hopefuls in Nottinghamshire.

The 20-year-old also works as a make-up artist and often shares Instagram pictures of herself in traditional Pakistani dress.

After winning Miss Huddersfield 2018, Ms Iftekhar said it was "amazing" to make it to the final.

She said: "At the end of the day, I may be the first woman to wear a hijab [at the Miss England final]. However, I am just a regular girl and we all have a fair opportunity in this contest."

A 17-year-old girl is in a serious condition in hospital with head and back injuries after the motorbike she was riding hit a metal bike prevention gate on parkland in Wath upon Dearne.

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The crash happened at about 14:25 on Saturday afternoon near Bushfield Road.

Police are appealing for anyone who saw what happened to contact them.