Yorkshire endurance cyclist Mike Hall died almost instantly when he was hit by a car during a race in Australia last year, an inquest has heard.

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Mr Hall, 35, had been competing in the Indian Pacific Wheel Race when he was struck on a highway near Canberra.

An inquest has heard evidence that it was dark at the time and Mr Hall, from Harrogate in North Yorkshire, would have been hard for a motorist to see.

The 19-year-old driver, Shegu Bobb, initially thought he had hit a kangaroo, the hearing was told.

Hall, one of the world's best ultra-endurance cyclists, suffered major head, spinal and abdominal injuries, the Coroner's Court in the Australian Capital Territory heard.

The coast-to-coast race - in which cyclists ride a 5,500km (3,400 miles) route from Fremantle to Sydney - is known for its difficulty, the inquest heard.

A 23-year-old woman charged in connection with a stabbing over the weekend was remanded into custody by a court on Monday.

Chloe Parker Thomson, of Kyle Crescent, appeared before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court charged with Section 18 wounding.

She has been remanded to appear before Sheffield Crown Court on Monday 22 October.

A 43-year-old woman was taken to hospital with a suspected slash wound to her neck.

She remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

A new railway station that would serve Leeds Bradford Airport could be open in five years, according to Leeds City Council.

The station would be about a mile from the airport and would involve passengers having to get a connecting bus.

It would mean a car park for 350 cars would be built on farmland near Cookridge.

A man has been cleared of killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring two other people in a car crash near York.

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Patrick Veitch, 49, of Fulford, York, was originally charged with causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

The boy died in the crash on the A64 at Grimston Bar on 15 August 2016.

In a hearing at York Crown Court on Monday prosecutors offered no evidence against Mr Veitch.

The perimeter of a prison where drugs are readily available is "virtually impossible" to constantly police, a custodial manager has warned.

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Packages containing the drug Spice and mini mobile phones are regularly thrown over the fence at HMP Lindholme in Doncaster.

The prison, built on a former 40-hectare (100-acre) RAF airbase, has a three-mile perimeter fence - thought to be the longest barrier surrounding a prison in the UK.

The land surrounding the prison includes woodland, open fields, residential areas and a nature reserve, with alarms, CCTV and dog patrols among the methods used to battle smuggling attempts.

The BBC has been given exclusive access to the prison named as one of ten in England and Wales with "acute" problems with drugs and violence.

In August, the government announced £10m to improve security at the 10 jails, with more than half of the list in Yorkshire.

Lindholme will get around a million pounds from the government to help improve conditions - Leeds and Wealstun prisons are also on the list.

The BBC visits a jail with drug and violence problems - and a three-mile fence smugglers throw items over.

Series 11 of the show starring Jodie Whittaker premieres in Sheffield, where the first episode is set.

Former world champion Lizzie Deignan tweeted pictures of her newborn daughter, Orla,.

Worcestershire's Daryl Mitchell hits a century but Yorkshire have most to celebrate as they officially secure safety.

Seventeen people in Sheffield have been arrested as police captured a haul of drugs, knives and imitation guns in the city.

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At one house in the Manor area, nine knives were seized along with three imitation firearms, cannabis and suspected cocaine.

Officers also arrested two 16-year-old boys after being found with a motorcycle that had been reported stolen.

Supt Shelley Hemsley from South Yorkshire Police said: “I hope the significant action taking place across our city today to identify individuals suspected of being involved in crime, and the seizure of weapons, reassures the public."

North Yorkshire Police is putting extra patrols on in Craven as the nights draw in.

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They want to combat incidents linked to the longer nights and cross border crime across Crosshills, Kildwick and Sutton.

Craven Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant Paul Evans said: “Burglars and other criminals like to work under the cover of darkness, so it’s important to be alert at this time of year."

It's been a great day in Sheffield as the cast, writers and specially selected guests were in the city for the world premiere of the news series of Doctor Who.

Here's what it looked like:

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Fire crews say there could be smoke in part of Hull for some time, following a major fire in the early hours of this morning.

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There has been severe damage to a waste recycling site in the Clough Road area.

Humberside Fire and Rescue says crews are still working to make the site safe.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.

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Police want to speak to him after a serious sexual assault on a woman in Leeds.

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The woman who was attacked met a man on Vicar Lane in the city centre in the early hours of 18 August.

They took a taxi back to a house in the Hyde Park area where the incident took place between 5.25am and 6.30am.

Since the attack police have been trying to identify the man, who they believe may have information, and have been able to track his movements on the morning it happened across the city on CCTV.

Plans to turn a former bank in Withernsea into accommodation for young people have been turned down.

East Riding of Yorkshire councillors met to discuss the plans for the old Natwest building today.

The plans were turned down because it was deemed an unsuitable location with no open space.

Councillors also said it was also unsuitable because it is in a high crime area.

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BBC Yorkshire Live

Ellis came down all the way from Scotland to Sheffield today to be at the world premiere of the new series of Doctor Who.

The 19-year-old said it "was the best moment of his life" and that he was obsessed with the show.

Lucky for him he after travelling down just for the day, he bagged a selfie with Bradley Walsh.

He had been waiting since 10:00 to meet the cast as they came up the red carpet.

Jodie Whittaker unveils the first episode of her Doctor Who series in her native Yorkshire.

A man has been left with serious facial and eye injuries after he was attacked by a group of unknown men on a night out in Featherstone yesterday.

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The 56-year-old had been out and ended his night at the Last Orders pub at about 02:00.

He was approached by several men he didn't know and seriously assaulted near the train tracks on Station Lane.

He was found by people after the assault took place.

Police say his injuries are series and potentially life-changing.

This is a very Yorkshire affair today, as the cast and crew descended on Sheffield.

Jodie Whitaker says that it was "important" that she used her own accent, having being born in Huddersfield.