A parish councillor has challenged Sheffield's Lord Mayor to a fight during a town hall meeting, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

David Ogle, an independent councillor on High Green parish council, said he wanted to go three rounds in a boxing ring with Lord Mayor Magid Magid - and even offered to "go easy on him".

However, things are not quite as feisty as they may seem...

Councillor Ogle is trying to get Sheffield Council's support for a community boxing gym at High Green and he invited the Lord Mayor to visit the area and help set it up.

Mr Ogle told a full meeting of the council: "These type of gyms have been shown to reduce crime and improve quality of life for people.

"I'm asking the Lord Mayor to come to High Green and do a three-round boxing match with me in the spirit of sportsmanship.

"I'm an independent on the parish council so there are quite a few people at the Town Hall who would like to see me get a good slap, so you would be doing them a favour," he added.

The Lord Mayor, who chaired the meeting wearing a large straw hat, smiled throughout Mr Ogle's request, but declined to comment and said he would e-mail Councillor Ogle privately.

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Twelve more people are due in court in Huddersfield later charged with offences linked to child sexual exploitation.

The charges relate to five women and are alleged to have taken place between 2005 and 2012 when the victims were aged between 12 and 18.

Charges include rape, trafficking and sexual assault.

A total of 17 men and one woman appeared before magistrates in Huddersfield yesterday.

The University of Sheffield is attempting to "prick" a few consciences by beginning a campaign to make its campus more hedgehog-friendly.

The aim is to help tackle the drop in hedgehog numbers in the UK, which have gone down by 50% since the year 2000.

It's claimed to be the first campaign of its kind on a university campus and aims to teach staff, students and the surrounding community about friendly behaviour towards these spiny mammals.

Students and staff are also being invited to take part in a hedgehog night safari, where they'll explore Sheffield's wild side after dark and learn how to survey for hedgehogs in and around Weston Park.

The university's also put a film together showing students the animals which have been spotted on campus.

They include rabbits, foxes, badgers and squirrels - but, as yet, no hedgehogs...

Police want to speak to these two men following a series of thefts from a Mothercare shop in York.

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Two men went into the store at Clifton Moor several times on Saturday 18 August and took several items, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Officers are asking for anyone who recognises the men to get in touch.

A North Yorkshire woman is due in court this morning, charged with murdering her partner.

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The body of Dianne Williamson (pictured), 70, was found dead at a house in Gristhorpe, near Filey, on Sunday.

Sheila Lockridge, 65, of Lodge Gardens in Gristhorpe, is accused of killing her.

She was remanded in custody by York magistrates yesterday and is expected to appear at Leeds Crown Court later.

Police in Doncaster say they're still trying to find a man who robbed an 87-year-old woman almost two months ago.

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The elderly woman was walking along Highfield Road on 16 July when a man approached her from behind and tried to pull off her necklace.

She fell to the floor with the necklace snapped and with injuries from the fall.

The man wasn't able to get hold of the necklace and he ran off towards Kings Road.

Anyone who can identify the man is being asked to contact police.

The family of a man from Hull murdered by serial killer Stephen Port say they're "frustrated and disappointed" they have to pay for legal representation at an inquest into his victims' deaths.

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Stephen Port is now serving life in prison for the death in 2015 of Anthony Walgate (pictured), 23, and three other young men.

They were murdered by being given overdoses of the date rape drug GHB after meeting Port online and visiting his flat.

Police had ignored a series of chances to catch Port, leaving him free to continue killing.

The deaths were not treated as murders until weeks after the final killing, despite concerns being raised by the families and friends of the victims.

Their families say they're now having to crowdfund to raise money to pay for lawyers.

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People living in a West Yorkshire village are facing another day of disruption, after a water pipe burst caused major damage to the main road.

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The water caused significant damage on Burnley Road in Mytholmroyd yesterday, leaving Calder High School, a nearby library and numerous businesses to stay closed as a result.

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Some residents have described the burst pipe as leaving them "cut off from the world"

Yorkshire Water says its technicians are "working as fast as they can" to resolve the leak, but says the road could be closed until the weekend.

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Criminal gangs are now targeting vulnerable children and adults in Harrogate and Ripon in North Yorkshire to supply drugs, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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County councillors have been told efforts to crack down on "County Lines", a term referring to the phone line used by gangs to direct drugs business, were being stepped up in response.

While Scarborough had become an established hotspot for the criminal activity, it was on the rise in Ripon and Harrogate too, councillors heard.

Organised crime groups from cities including Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, were using vulnerable children and people to run drugs, the meeting was told.

Julie Firth, from the council's children and families service, said: "That means you have young people who are offending prolifically and sometimes violently, but the risks to themselves from organised crime groups is so severe their choices are very limited."

The authority was working to tackle the problem, which also involves safeguarding, criminal and sexual exploitation, modern slavery and missing persons, and had been awarded £1.2m over three years for the work, Ms Firth added.

An MP claims the abuse left the son of a Conservative councillor "too scared to leave the house".

Sara Iftekhar took part in the national final in Nottinghamshire on Tuesday night.

The Prime Minister has condemned "appalling" online abuse suffered by a recently elected Wakefield councillor, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Morley and Outwood MP Andrea Jenkyns claimed that, Wrenthorpe councillor Nic Stansby, had been repeatedly trolled by "Momentum and Labour activists" since her election in May.

Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions she alleged that one man had used his late wife's social media account to troll Clr Stansby.

Theresa May said: "She should be able to get on with the job of representing her constituents, free of hatred and free of the abuse she appears to be getting."

Both the Labour Party and Momentum have been contacted for comment.

Engineers are "hopeful" that a road in Mytholmroyd which has been badly damaged by a burst water main will open by the weekend.

The pipe burst on Burnley Road this morning and has led to the closure of nearby schools, numerous businesses and the local library.

Calderdale Council says they've asked engineers to work around the clock as they repair the damage caused to the road:

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The damage also extends to sewers and power cables which will need "complex repair processes" according to the council.

Drivers are being told to avoid the area and diversions have been set up to guide motorists away from the town.

Details have been released on plans to transform the former site of a Yorkshire prison.

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The £17m scheme will see the redevelopment of the three-and-a-half acre Northallerton Prison site.

The jail housed prisoners for more than 230 years before closing in 2013.

The project will include the conversion of the five remaining listed buildings to form offices, apartments, shops, cafés and restaurants.

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There'll also be a heritage centre displaying memorabilia and archives from the jail, a four-screen cinema and the creation of a new public square in the courtyard.

The company behind the plans as now submitted a application for full planning approval and listed building consent.

Police are trying to find four people who tried to steal a motorbike while it was being ridden in Hull.

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Two motorbikes carrying passengers pulled up alongside the victim on Boothferry Road on the evening of Tuesday 28 August, according to Humberside Police.

They started kicking the bike and shouted for him to get off, but he managed to ride away unharmed.

Officers say neither of the motorbikes had registration plates and one had a torch taped to the front as a headlight.

A teenager from Leeds has gone missing.

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Safa Akhtar was reported missing from the Gipton area earlier today.

The 16-year-old has long dark hair with red/orange highlights and often wears black hooded tops, according to police.

CCTV cameras should be installed in care homes to provide reassurance to families, according to the MP for Hull West and Hessle Emma Hardy.

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She spoke at a debate on the subject in Parliament earlier, saying that cameras are already used in some nurseries to provide peace of mind to parents and could be used in the same way in care homes.

The issue was raised by the former attorney general Dominic Greive, who says installing CCTV in common parts of care homes could help prevent abuse and raise standards.