Work on a £4.7m flood defence to protect homes in East Yorkshire gets under way today.

Pocklington has suffered flooding several times in recent years.

In 2007, 2012 and 2015 shops and homes were under 1ft (30cm) of water after the town's beck burst its banks.

The beck collects rainwater run off from an area upstream in the wolds, which then results in flood water flowing in to the town.

Work is due to start today on an earth-based 600 metre long dam structure to the north east of the town, which will create a water storage reservoir upstream.

When it's finished next year it will hold back enough water to fill 36 Olympic-sized swimming pools - that's about 90,000 cubic metres of water.

There's been a dramatic rise in the number of child abuse image cases across Yorkshire, according to the NSPCC.

New figures from the child protection charity show abuse offences reported in North Yorkshire have more than doubled in the past two years, from 286 to more than 600.

In South Yorkshire the numbers have risen from 666 to 772, in West Yorkshire they've gone up from 976 to 1,320 and the Humber region has seen figures increase from 375 to 390.

Peter Wanless, NSPCC chief executive said: "Grooming is happening to very young children, it is happening so frequently that it's becoming normalised.

"Social networks have become a gateway for child abuse," he added.

Princess Anne opened the £14m rail freight terminal in a ceremony near Doncaster.

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A cool start to the day with a few mist or fog patches, which should soon clear though, leaving sunny spells.

Tonight It should stay dry with some clear spells.

An investigation has found the death of a woman from sepsis at Doncaster Royal Infirmary was avoidable.

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The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman ruled Anna Hemmings, who was 26 and had spina bifida, wasn't treated quickly enough for the infection in 2015 and died as a result.

The report also says the hospital failed to monitor Anna's condition and ensure she was given enough fluids.

This meant the correct antibiotic wasn't administered until 15 hours after she had been admitted.

By that point, it was too late and she suffered a heart attack and died.

Following the Ombudsman’s investigation, the health trust wrote to Anna's mother, Katie Hemmings, to acknowledge and formally apologise for the failings in her daughter’s treatment.

Mrs Hemmings says she'll now campaign to prevent more people from dying.

Police are investigating an alleged assault at a Wakefield care home where a disabled patient was mocked by staff, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said last week that Carlton Lodge Care Home, in Normanton, had been placed in special measures after exposing a string of failures.

In their report, inspectors said there were repeated assaults taking place at the venue, which catered for 10 adults with learning difficulties.

It added there were not enough staff to deal with residents.

The CQC also said a patient was laughed at by a member of staff when they asked to go home, causing them to suffer "anxiety and distress".

West Yorkshire Police have said they are "aware of concerns and are working with the CQC to investigate an allegation of assault".

A man killed in a police shooting in Spain was an armed criminal who opened fire on officers after they confronted him, authorities have said.

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Sean Hercules, 39, from Leeds, died in the Cancelada area of Malaga on Monday, said Spanish police.

Before the shootout, witnesses saw him with a weapon fleeing a car crash near Puerto Banus that morning.

He was traced to a hotel in the resort of Estepona, about 20 minutes' drive from the crash scene.

Mr Hercules opened fire on officers after they confronted him and was then killed in the shootout, Spanish national police in Malaga said.

A man who chased a machete-wielding man after he started a fire at a Hull bank has described the moment he and two friends tried to corner the suspect.

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Tony Pawson, Corey Banks and Paul Garner chased the man on their bicycles after he ran from Santander and Barclays on King Edward Street.

A man entered the banks with a canister of petrol and a machete, and started a small fire in Santander, police said.

Mr Pawson, 33, said the trio, all from Hull, raced through the streets, overtaking officers on foot, as they chased the man to the train station where he was eventually detained by police on Tuesday lunchtime.

"I was never more than about 6ft away and was waiting for any opportunity to get him," he said.

A 24-year-old man is being questioned by police on suspicion of criminal damage, arson with intent to endanger life, possession of an offensive weapon and affray.

Parts of York were cordoned off last night as rescue services in the city spent several hours dealing with an incident at York Minster.

North Yorkshire Police say they were worried about the welfare of a man who'd climbed onto an area above the west door.

The force tweeted at 20:00 that it was "dealing with an incident involving concern for the welfare of a man at York Minster."

Nearby roads including Duncombe Place and High Petergate were cordoned off.

The man's since been brought to safety and taken to hospital.

Cordons in the area were lifted late last night and police have thanked to everyone for their patience.

A man entered two banks in Hull with a canister of petrol and a machete on Tuesday, police say.

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

Sean Hercules, 39, died in a shootout in the Cancelada area of Malaga, local police say.

Plans to turn a former school building in Bradford, recently described as one of the most "at risk" Victorian buildings in the UK, into a restaurant have been revealed - according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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The Grade II* Gothic style Feversham Street First School off Leeds Road has been empty for years, and is in such a poor state it was named in the Victorian Society's 2017 Top Ten Endangered Buildings list.

A planning application has this week been submitted to Bradford Council to turn the building into a restaurant and function rooms.

A decision on the planning application is expected in November.

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Question marks hang over whether a billionaire Chinese businessman still plans to invest in Sheffield, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Council Leader Julie Dore says she has not had any direct contact with Wang Chunming, owner of the Sichuan Guodong Group, since the start of the year.

Two years ago Sheffield Council signed a £220m deal promising millions in foreign investment into the city over the next three years, and up to £1billion over the following 60 years.

But plans to convert Sheffield's Central Library into a five star hotel failed to materialise and, as of April last year, an exclusivity deal with Mr Wang had not been signed.

East Riding Council says if street lights are removed from part of the A63 there could be economic consequences for the region.

It comes as Highways England is considering turning off the street lights on a stretch of the road between Hull and Welton in East Yorkshire as part of work to improve safety barriers.

The issue could be raised in Parliament and Hull West and Hessle MP Emma Hardy says there are already concerns about that stretch of the road.

Highways England adds that it won't go ahead with the switch off if it has a detrimental impact on safety.

Police are carrying out a specialist search and forensic examination in Moortown Leeds after reports of loud bangs.

They originally received a report of a suspicious incident involving cars on Cranmer Bank last night, but received a further report about potential gunfire this morning.

Officers attended and while evidence of a road collision was found, no vehicles or suspects were at the scene.

The Humber Bridge could be renamed or sponsored as the Bridge Board considers proposals to try and boost finances in the next three years.

The measures are on a list of "potential commercial options" published by the Bridge Board in a strategic plan.

As well as minimising spending, the document reveals that the board wants to "develop new income streams".

This also includes an option to introduce car park charges, parking at the bridge car park has always been free.

The Victorian Society's annual list exposes the plight facing Victorian and Edwardian buildings.