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  1. Woman killed in M1 broken-down car crashpublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    The 62-year-old passenger suffered fatal injuries after getting out of the broken-down vehicle.

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  2. Hull business concerns over four-day week proposalpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    Introducing a four-day working week could have a detrimental effect on small businesses in Hull, according to one of the city's traders.

    Hull city centre

    The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is using its annual conference to call on the government to take action to help people work less but get paid the same.

    The wider workforce needs to see the benefits of developments such as robotics, according to the TUC.

    However, John Gilbert, from Hull market agency Eskimo Soup, says a shorter week could give other businesses "the edge".

    Mr Gilbert says: "As much as the technology is good and working smarter is good, if they've got that extra 25% capacity then we are going to notice that."

  3. Have you seen Judith Caldwell?published at 14:07 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    A 66-year-old woman has gone missing from a village near Rotherham.

    Judith CaldwellImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Judith Caldwell hasn't been seen since she left Windsor Road in the village of Thorpe Hesley in the early hours of this morning.

    She is described as about 5ft tall, of a slight build, with grey/black medium length hair and is thought to be wearing a red raincoat and grey trainers.

    Police say they are concerned for her welfare and want to hear from anyone who knows where she might be.

  4. Barnsley stabbing: Woman remanded into custodypublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    A woman has been remanded into custody by magistrates in Barnsley, after appearing in court charged with attempted murder over a stabbing in the town centre.

    A police officer looks into a binImage source, PA

    Police received a number of calls on Saturday morning after one man suffered minor injuries.

    Ayaan Ali from Isleworth in Middlesex was also charged with affray and possession of an offensive weapon.

    She's due to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 8 October.

  5. Camera vans catch 80,000 drivers in a yearpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    More than 80,000 driving offences have been recorded by North Yorkshire Police's fleet of 12 police camera vans in one year, according to a report published by the county's police and crime commissioner.

    Police safety camera van

    As a result more than 43,000 drivers were sent on a speed awareness course last year, the report says.

    The vans monitored 448 different sites for more than 13,885 hours.

    The site police witnessed the most violations was the A64 Westbound at Whitwell Hill, between York and Malton, where 4,686 speeding violations were reported.

    The report claims the presence of camera vans at accident hotspots has reduced the number of people killed or seriously injured on the county's roads each year by more than 20% between 2010 and 2017.

  6. Update: Woman hit by Lorry in Otleypublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    Drivers are still being advised to avoid Bridge Street in Otley after a lorry hit a pedestrian.

    Bridge StreetImage source, Google

    Emergency services are currently at the scene and the condition of the injured woman is not known.

    The road remains closed.

  7. Leeds International Piano Competition's big screen finalepublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    The final of the famous Leeds International Piano Competition will be shown live in Millennium Square, it's been confirmed.

    The competition at Leeds Town HallImage source, Leeds International Piano Competition

    World class pianists will take part in the final on Thursday 14 September at Leeds Town Hall.

    The competition has been running since 1963, with this year's event running from 6 September to 15 September

    It features 24 of the best pianists in the world.

  8. 'Talking tables' set up in Hull city centrepublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    Get talking... that’s the simple message from Carol and Emma from the public health team at Hull City Council.

    Talking Tables in Trinity Market

    They’ve set up talking tables at Trinity Market so people have a space they can come and chat.

    They're now wanting more venues to get involved in their "talking tables" scheme.

  9. 'Erratic' driver watching porn stopped in Doncasterpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    A man stopped for driving erratically in Doncaster was watching pornography on his phone as he drove, police have revealed.

    Car on trailerImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    South Yorkshire Police said they stopped the vehicle on Friday and found the driver had his phone "propped against the speedo, streaming a video from the internet of an adult nature."

    Officers wrote on Facebook: "This means the driver would have been watching this while driving. Words escape us."

    The car was seized and the driver was reported for a number of offences, including having no insurance, police say.

  10. Pedestrian hit by lorry in Otleypublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    A lorry has hit a pedestrian on Bridge Street in Otley this morning.

    Bridge StreetImage source, Google

    Emergency services are currently at the scene and the condition of the pedestrian is not known.

    Bridge Street is closed and there are delays to various bus services.

  11. How the Flying Scotsman was saved for the nationpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    It now sits resplendent in the National Railway Museum in York, but just over half a century ago the world's best-loved steam engine was destined for scrap...

    Flying ScotsmanImage source, National Railway Museum

    That it was saved was down to the efforts of one man, but his love for the locomotive he called the "old girl" cost him his fortune and nearly saw Flying Scotsman stranded in the United States.

    Alan Pegler was four when he was taken by his parents to the British Empire Exhibition of 1924.

    As he walked through pavilions full of exhibits, one left the young boy dazzled - LNER 4472 Flying Scotsman.

    "I was spellbound and couldn't stop thinking about it all the way home," he said.

    His infatuation with the first British steam locomotive to break the 100mph barrier and run non-stop from London to Edinburgh became a lifelong love.

    Without his intervention Flying Scotsman would most likely have been scrapped.

    Read more about the incredible story of how this eccentric raconteur saved the nation's favourite steam engine here.

  12. Man dies in Wakefield collisionpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    A man has died and another is in a critical condition after a collision in Wakefield last night.

    Batley RoadImage source, Google

    The crash happened on Batley Road, Kirkghamgate, at about 21:15 when a silver Volkswagen Golf collided with a parked car.

    The force of the collision then caused the Golf to cross to the opposite side of the road and collide with an oncoming tractor before hitting a wall.

    The front seat passenger died and the driver was seriously injured and is now being treated in hospital.

    Police are appealing for anyone with information to get in contact with officers.

  13. David Duckenfield denies gross negligence manslaughterpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has pleaded not guilty to the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool supporters.

    David DuckenfieldImage source, PA

    The former chief superintendent, 74, appeared via videolink at Preston Crown Court for a trial preparation hearing.

    The names of the 95 men, women and children he is charged with unlawfully killing were read out in court as the charge was put to him.

    About 15 family members of victims were in the public gallery.

    Mr Duckenfield was the police officer in charge at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15, 1989.

    Former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary Graham Mackrell, 68, also pleaded not guilty to contravening a term or condition of the stadium's safety certificate and one health and safety offence.

    Mr Duckenfield is charged in relation to 95 people who died following the crush in the terrace pens of Sheffield Wednesday's ground.

    Under the law at the time, there can be no prosecution for the death of the 96th victim, Tony Bland, as he died more than a year and a day after his injuries were caused.

  14. Hillsborough police chief denies manslaughterpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
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    Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has pleaded not guilty to 95 counts of gross negligence manslaughter between 15 and 18 April 1989.

    David DuckenfieldImage source, PA
  15. Two bailed in Barnsley murder investigationpublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    A man who was found dead in woodland near the Trans Pennine Trail in Barnsley died from a "significant assault," police say.

    Gary DeanImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Gary Dean, 48, was found in a wooded area behind Moorend Lane at about 17:40 on Thursday 6 September.

    A 40-year-old man, who was arrested on suspicion of murder, and a 76-year-old woman, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have both been bailed.

    A post-mortem has been carried out and revealed Mr Dean died from injuries resulting from a significant assault.

  16. Final stage of tram rail replacement work commencespublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    There will be disruption on Sheffield's tram network as rail replacement work continues.

    Rail replacement workImage source, SYPTE

    The final work on the network involves replacing the rails between Donetsk Way and Halfway.

    The blue route service will be affected until Friday 21 September, with replacement buses being available.

  17. Woman arrested after shots fired at homepublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    A woman has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after gunshots were fired at the door of a home in Bolton.

    Estwood Close, BoltonImage source, Google

    The 52-year-old was arrested in Keighley, West Yorkshire, after several shots were fired by two men at the front door of a home on Eastwood Close on Thursday.

    A woman in her bedroom at the time was left "terrified" by the ordeal, police said.

    Greater Manchester Police appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

  18. Fire crew discover fatal moped crashpublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    An appeal for dashcam footage is being made by police after a man died in a moped crash in York at the weekend.

    Boroughbridge rdImage source, Google

    He was riding a Piaggio moped on Boroughbridge Road, near Plantation Drive, at 05:30 on Saturday morning.

    Officers say it was a single vehicle collision and was discovered by a passing fire crew.

    The 48-year-old from York was pronounced dead at the scene.

    Boroughbridge Road was closed for five hours while forensic examinations were carried out.

  19. Ellie Faulkner retires from swimming aged 25published at 09:57 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

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    Sheffield's European gold medallist swimmer Ellie Faulkner has retired at the age of 25.

    Ellie Faulkner and her 4x200m freestyle relay teamImage source, Getty Images

    Faulkner (left) won 4x200m freestyle relay gold at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships in August.

    She represented Britain at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and in April won her fourth Commonwealth Games bronze.

    "After an amazing career, I have made the decision to retire," she said.

    "I achieved so much more than I ever dreamed of and walk away with great pride and a love for the sport."

  20. Blue plaque commemorates Leeds flax industry founderpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 10 September 2018

    A blue plaque will be unveiled in Leeds today to remember John Marshall who helped transform the textile industry in the 18th century.

    John MarshallImage source, Leeds Civic Society

    He built a pioneering mill in 1790 and subsequently lead the way in mass produced flax spinning

    When he died in 1845 his fortune was estimated to be £2.5m - more than £300m in today's money - making him one of the most successful industrialists of the period.

    He was also a keen philanthropist, having given away an estimated £500,000 to charitable causes during his life.

    The plaque will be unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Graham Latty, near the main entrance to Marshall’s Mill.

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    John Marshall's early innovations built the city’s national and international reputation, and we feel that it is important that he is remembered.”

    Martin Hamilton, Leeds Civic Trust Director