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  1. Man wanted in connection with attempted wounding in Hullpublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    Police want to speak to this man in connection with an attempted wounding in Hull:

    Shaun Ritchie, 29, wanted in connection with an attempted woundingImage source, Humberside Police

    Officers investigating the incident, which happened on Saturday 22 July, are trying to find Shaun Ritchie, 29.

    Anyone with information about his whereabouts is being asked to contact Humberside Police.

  2. Watch: Friday's windy weather forecastpublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    Owain Wyn Evans
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Today will see a mixture of wind, bright spells and heavy, scattered showers.

    Watch my full forecast here:

  3. Sheffield gets half a month's rain in just one daypublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    Sheffield saw nearly half a month's rain fall in 24 hours as Storm Bronagh battered the UK.

    Two vehicles in flood waterImage source, George Griffiths/Twitter/PA Wire

    Images like this from social media show just how much disruption the weather caused in the city.

    The picture above was taken on Thursday afternoon near Magna.

    Parts of South Yorkshire could see more heavy rain this afternoon, according to the latest forecast.

  4. Watch: A 'rubbish' honeymoon? Wedded bliss litter pickpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    If your honeymoon was described as "rubbish", it might not bode well for the rest of the marriage, but that's not the case for Charlotte and Gary Flint, from Malton, in North Yorkshire.

    The newlyweds, who tied the knot last week, celebrated their marriage with a trip to Whitby where they helped tidy up the beach they love.

    The pair invited fellow environmentalists to join them on a group litter-picking session they named The Honeymoon Sweep:

  5. Have you seen this man?published at 07:58 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    Police are hunting this man after a teenage boy was seriously injured in a knife attack in Sheffield:

    Eric DorricottImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Eric Dorricott is being sought by police after the 15-year-old victim was slashed in the face outside the Go Local Store on Shoreham Street on Saturday 13 May 2017.

    The teenager suffered serious injuries.

    Two men, aged 30 and 28-years-old, have been arrested in connection with the incident and remain under investigation.

  6. Fire at 'large industrial premises' in Doncasterpublished at 07:44 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    Fire crews are continuing to tackle a blaze at industrial premises in Doncaster.

    Here's the very latest from the fire service as local residents in Kirk Sandall are warned to keep doors and windows closed:

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  7. Several properties flooded in Scarboroughpublished at 07:31 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    Fire crews in Scarborough have dealt with several incidents of flooding overnight due to the bad weather.

    Flood signImage source, PA

    They assisted with pumping water away from area, diverting water, isolating appliances and making properties safe, according to the fire service.

    Incidents included flooding on Westwood Road, flooding affecting several properties on Scalby Road and flooding inside a property on Trafalgar Square which was affecting electrics.

  8. Fallen trees disrupting roads in West Yorkshirepublished at 07:20 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    The windy conditions have brought quite a few trees down in West Yorkshire overnight which are now causing problems on the roads this morning.

    Police say trees are down on Brackenwood Road in Wakefield, Firthcliffe Lane in Liversedge and Pontefract Road in Ackworth.

    Officers are advising drivers to be aware and take care:

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  9. Humber and Ouse bridges closed to high-sided vehiclespublished at 07:03 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    The current windy conditions mean drivers of high-sided vehicles wanting to use the Ouse Bridge and the Humber Bridge in East Yorkshire are being redirected:

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  10. Yorkshire's windy weather forecastpublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    BBC Weather

    There's a yellow 'be aware' warning of wind this morning, external in place until 09:00.

    Yellow warningImage source, Met Office

    The Met Office says some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs or through falling trees and branches, could happen.

    Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible, the Met Office adds.

    And what about that all-important weather forecast?

    After a very windy start any early rain will clear leaving blustery showers and bright spells:

    Weather graphic

    It'll stay windy this afternoon with a risk of showers, but also some sunny spells.

    Blustery winds are expected to persist through tonight.

  11. Check your Yorkshire train journeypublished at 06:53 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire today, there are currently several delays and cancellations on services due to the bad weather.

    And if you're planning on travelling to or from Sheffield station, be aware that "severe flooding" is affecting some platforms and the concourse - however most trains still appear to be running pretty much to time.

    For all the latest live updates from Yorkshire's main railway stations, click on the links below:

  12. Fire crews tackle industrial blaze in Doncasterpublished at 06:45 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    Fire crews are currently tackling a blaze at an industrial building in Doncaster.

    The fire is on Sandall Stones Road in Kirk Sandall.

    Local residents are being warned they may be able to see smoke from this incident.

    The fire service is urging people in the area to keep windows and doors closed.

    Crews from Doncaster, Edlington, Thorne, Adwick and Askern are dealing with the fire.

  13. Wind-damaged trees causing delays on roadspublished at 06:38 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

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    If you're out and about in Outwood in Wakefield this morning, be aware that there's disruption on the roads due to a weather-related incident:

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    And there are also problems in Pontefract this morning:

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  14. Sheffield woman rescued from flood-hit car by passer-bypublished at 06:31 British Summer Time 21 September 2018

    An elderly woman has been rescued by a passer-by after her car got caught in flood water in Sheffield caused by Storm Bronagh.

    Tree surgeon Rich Hamshaw used a rope to pull the stranded motorist through the back window of the vehicle in Tinsley.

    He said he heard the woman banging on the car's window after she became stuck in the water on Sheffield Road on Thursday afternoon.

  15. Hull FC's Manu ruled out of Australia Testpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Tonga skipper Sika Manu will miss his country's Test against Australia, and Hull FC's last two Super 8s games, with a knee injury.

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  16. Search for men after boy robbed on way to schoolpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    CCTV images of two men have been released after a boy was robbed on his way to school in Leeds.

    Police want to speak to the men in the images about the incident:

    CCTVImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The 15-year-old was assaulted and threatened with a knife as he made his way to school on 17 July.

    His phone was stolen in the attack on John Charles Approach in Belle Isle.

  17. From 'new Rooney' to cocaine and suicide attemptpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    BBC Sport

    In 2011, Everton agreed a £2m deal in 2011 for 15-year-old George Green but four years later he was contemplating suicide and the schoolboy midfielder's hopes of making it as a Premier League player were ruined by cocaine and alcohol.

    George GreenImage source, Getty Images

    "I was in that much debt, I thought I'd lost my partner due to my drug use, and I didn't see a way back for me with football," the 22-year-old from Dewsbury told BBC Sport.

    Now at sixth-tier Chester, who face City of Liverpool in the FA Cup second qualifying round at 15:00 BST on Saturday, Green opens up about having too much too soon, self-destruction, depression and how he is attempting to rebuild his life.

    "Mental health and addiction is an everyday battle. I'm giving it my best shot," he says.

    "If others can learn from it, I'd rather help."

  18. Warning over driving conditions on Yorkshire's roadspublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Driving conditions in South Yorkshire have been described as "terrible" by South Yorkshire Police's roads unit.

    A timely warning ahead of the evening rush hour:

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  19. New gas-fired energy plant plannedpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    The coal-fired plant at Eggborough ceased production in March with the loss of 170 jobs.

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  20. Man's woodland death 'left family broken'published at 17:29 British Summer Time 20 September 2018

    Gary Dean's body was found with "severe injuries" at Silkstone Common near Barnsley.

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