Shortcomings by the department for transport led to the failure of the Virgin East Coast Trains franchise, according to a new report.

Image source, Getty Images

The rail franchise which operates services from Yorkshire to London, was put back in public control in June.

The transport select committee says the price paid to operate the route was unrealistic.

The department of transport say they have changed the process to avoid a repeat of the problem.

A doctor who discharged a four-year-old hours before she died "wishes he had done more" an inquest hears.

Tests to be carried out after remains found near theatre - a former burial ground.

Sean Hercules was found with a gun in the Cancelada area of Malaga, Spanish police said.

Part of Hull city centre was left "in complete lockdown" after a fire at a bank, an eyewitness says.

Abigail Hall had been ill with stomach pains and sickness before she collapsed and died in 2015.

Doncaster Council paid out nearly £2m in compensation to residents and businesses in the last half-decade, new figures seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service show.

Image source, LDRS

A Freedom of Information request shows local authority bosses paid out for crashes, injuries on uneven footpaths and flooding due to blocked drains in the last five years.

The majority of the compensation payouts are for personal injury claims against the council due to local authority vehicles hitting cars.

A sum of £83,600 was the biggest single claim after a council vehicle was involved in a crash during 2013-2014.

Council bosses also paid £20,850 in compensation in two separate claims after residents suffered an injury due to a "footpath defect".

But figures show the council is paying out less and less each year, with compensation claims falling from £814,000 during 2013-2014 to £141,000 in 2017-2018.

Debbie Hogg, director of corporate resources at Doncaster Council, said claims are fully investigated and the council only pays out when it needs to.

"Compensation claims made against Doncaster Council as a result of personal injury, property damage or financial losses are fully investigated and each claim is judged on its own merits," she said.

Police in Kirklees have teamed up with the Environment Agency in an attempt to stop people stealing fish and poaching in Dewsbury.

Image source, Getty Images

This follows a number of thefts from angling clubs in Dewsbury and reports of theft of fish and stock from rivers and canals.

Officers in Kirklees have now been trained and familiarised with rod licensing as part of the operation.

They will be challenging anyone seen on the waterways to produce their licence or give their details to an officer so checks can be made.

CCTV images of a man and a woman have been released by police investigating an attack in a car park in Leeds.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday 1 July in the McDonald's car park in Kirkstall.

The male suspect allegedly punched a man in the face, causing him to lose consciousness, and caused serious injuries to a woman's wrist when he forcibly took his car keys from her.

Police are asking anyone who recognises the man or the woman in the CCTV pictures to contact them.

A charity which supports people with sight loss in Hull and East Yorkshire has been shortlisted for a national award.

Image source, Sight Support Hull and East Yorkshire

Sight Support Hull and East Yorkshire brought organisations and visually impaired people together to create a multi-sensory sculpture as part of the City of Culture celebrations.

The art work which was created, A Sight to Behold, is now on display at Hull's Eye Hospital.

The project was funded by the National Lottery and has been shortlisted in the "Collaboration" category in the Visionary Awards.

The winner will be announced next month.

Human remains have been discovered during excavation work in the centre of Leeds.

The site where the remains were found, at Playhouse Square, used to be a church burial ground.

Police were called there at about midday and will be carrying out tests to establish the age of the remains.

Hull Paragon Interchange is still closed to buses following petrol attacks on two banks in the city centre this afternoon:

However, TransPennine Express has confirmed the railway station is open and trains are running as normal, although the ticket office remains closed.

Humberside Police have confirmed that one man was arrested and no-one was injured in the incident.

The latest pictures from the city centre and Hull Paragon show cordons still in place as well as a police presence:

People in Scarborough are being asked not to crowd onto the road around the town's castle this evening to watch a training exercise by the Coastguard and Fire Service.

Image source, Google

The rescue service has appealed for "space to train" and is asking onlookers not to stand on the edge of the sea wall to watch:

Police in North Yorkshire have issued a warning about protecting children online after a teacher from Thirsk was jailed for 12 years for manipulating people around the world to sexually abuse children.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Richard Clark, 29, of Topcliffe Road in Thirsk, was branded a "malign puppet master" by a judge at York Crown Court for convincing web-users to send images and recordings of their own relatives between April 2016 and April this year.

In one instance, the person being photographed was so young a nappy could be seen.

Clark pleaded guilty to 26 charges but a further 54 offences were taken into consideration. He will serve a further eight years on licence.

Det Ch Insp Jim Glass, the senior investigating officer in the case, said: "Clark abused his position of trust as a teacher, committing offences against pupils at the school he taught at, as well as instigating offences against children by use of the internet to hide his true identity."

He added this warning: "I would like to remind parents and carers of the need to ensure children are safe online.

"Please talk to them about the dangers and the importance of only talking to those they know are genuine, and to not do anything online to threaten their safety, specifically not to send sexual images of themselves."

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a man was stabbed inside a Sheffield nightclub in the early hours of this morning.

Image source, Google

The man, from the Stocksbridge area, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the incident at the Corporation nightclub.

The 18-year-old victim was attacked at about 01:00 this morning.

He remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

The plans to ease congestion could be put in place by the end of next year.

A police officer accused of groping a woman while on a drunken night out in York has admitted being "three-quarters of the way to wasted".

Image source, Google

But PC Ralph Bainbridge, 41, denies breaching Cleveland Police's Standards of Professional Behaviour, telling a disciplinary hearing he was trying to give the woman a hug.

PC Bainbridge, who had drunk up to 16 pints of beer on the pub crawl in York last October, says he accidentally touched the woman's breast but did not squeeze it.

The hearing is due to give its decision tomorrow.

Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones has refused to commit any future funds to pay for the renewal of Supertram, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Image source, Getty Images

The transport system, which currently only runs across Sheffield, expires in 2024 with hopes to extend the service to other parts of South Yorkshire through the tram-train system.

A tram-train trial is already being finalised to run from Sheffield into Rotherham, with a new station at Parkgate and a new service from Rotherham railway station.

Reports seen by council leaders in South Yorkshire report the estimate renewal costs is to be "in excess of £200m".

Documents also show the renewal requires a "commitment to a local contribution" of about 20%.

Any renewal should come from fares and central grants and not from taxpayers, according to the Mayor.

Leeds United player Patrick Bamford is out for up to four months after picking up a knee injury.

Image source, Getty Images

The striker picked up the injury playing for the under-23s last week.

The 25-year-old has scored once in seven appearances for Leeds since joining from Middlesbrough in August in a transfer worth up to £10m.

Hotel guests in two of Yorkshire's newest hotels will have the option to buy a fake view of the Yorkshire countryside to look at as some of the rooms don't have windows.

Image source, easyHotel

The EasyHotel chain, which has just launched sites in Leeds and Sheffield city centres, gives guests the chance to pay extra for the "breath-taking" view.

After a trial in London (above), hotel bosses have decided to roll the fake views out across their latest hotels - including in God's Own County (below).

Image source, easyHotel

What views of Yorkshire would you like to see being featured? Let us know.