Summary

  • Concerns grow for missing Doncaster teenager

  • Helmsley body: Victim named by police

  • Kylie Minogue doing the locomotion announcements

  • Hull KR captain in hospital

  • The Cottingley Fairies pictures go up for auction

  • Choirs serenade rail commuters for BBC Music Day

  • Sheffield marks 50 years of kidney transplants

  • Live updates on Friday 28 September 2018

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  1. Computer game music's orchestral revamppublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    A concert will feature music made from 8-bit home computer game themes from the 1980s.

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  2. Bradford man jailed for 19 years for sexual abuse of boypublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    A man from Bradford has been jailed for 19 years for sexually abusing a boy in the late 80s and early 90s.

    Stan RichImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Stan Rich, 49, of Holmefield Court Thornton Road, Bradford, was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court today.

    The investigation into Rich started in February last year, when his victim came forward to tell police he had been sexually abused between 1989 and 1994.

    Rich was then charged with indecent assault, buggery and indecency with a child, he was found guilty of all three charges.

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    I hope this outcome will give him some closure and allow him to move forward from this ordeal."

    Det Con Simon Wilcock, West Yorkshire Police

  3. Don't cry over this delay...published at 13:57 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    The fire service have released more photos of a spillage which soured North Yorkshire's morning commute.

    Milk spillImage source, NYFRS

    Drivers hoping to 'skim' a little time off their journey where the A59 turns into the A658, had to take an 'udder' route, after a lorry shed its load of milk on a roundabout at Goldsborough, near Harrogate.

    Milk spillImage source, NYFRS

    People were asked to avoid the area while the clean-up took place.

    Milk spillImage source, NYFRS

    But eventually - things got 'mooving' again...

  4. Concern over teen missing for weekpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    Courtney Booth, 15, is thought to be with a man, 25, and was last seen boarding a train in York.

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  5. Four suspected of stealing thousands from York shoppublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    Four people are suspected of stealing several thousands of pounds worth of goods from a shop in York.

    CCTVImage source, NYP

    It happened in the city centre on Duncombe Place, according to police.

    Officers have issued these CCTV pictures of four people they believe may have information.

    CCTV imagesImage source, NYP

    The offence occurred on Friday 21 September at around 13:00.

    Anyone who recognises any of the people in the images is being urged to contact police.

  6. Armed police arrest two at Sheffield shopping centrepublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    Armed police from London have arrested two men at a shopping centre in Sheffield.

    Crystal PeaksImage source, Google

    Officers from the Met's Flying Squad took the men into custody this morning at about 09:30.

    The arrests were made as part of an investigation into robberies of security vans which carry cash.

    The men will be questioned in London later.

  7. Eighties games inspire orchestral piecepublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    Music from 1980s computer games has been used to create a composition to be played by an orchestra.

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  8. Hull KR captain 'in hospital with suspected meningitis'published at 12:47 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    BBC Humberside Sport

    The BBC understands that Hull Kingston Rovers captain Shaun Lunt is being treated in hospital for suspected bacterial meningitis.

    Shaun LuntImage source, SWPIX.COM

    The club announced this morning that Lunt had been hospitalised with a serious infection but stopped short of saying what the illness was.

    Rover's said in a statement the 31-year-old hooker was taken into hospital on Thursday and is undergoing further tests.

  9. Three men threaten elderly couple and steal moneypublished at 12:34 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    An elderly couple have been left distressed after three men tricked their way into the couple's home in Rotherham.

    Police

    It happened on Wednesday lunchtime in Greasbrough when the men knocked on their door, telling the couple, who are in their 70s, someone was trying to burgle them.

    Once inside the men threatened them and stole cash from their house.

    The couple weren't injured, but were left "extremely distressed" by the attack, according to South Yorkshire Police.

    Officers are looking for a tall man in his late 20s, of large build, with a chunky face showing signs of stubble.

    The other two men are described as being smaller in height, in their 20s, and had their faces covered.

  10. Calling 999 about Kevin Bacon not idealpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    If you want to get Kevin Bacon behind bars, you'd better have a really good reason:

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  11. Police identify body found in housepublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    Tests are being carried out to discover how Rina Yasutake, 49, died.

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  12. 'We're gonna be fine' says Terriers fan Sir Patrickpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    Huddersfield Town fans, if the start to the season is making you feel a bit twitchy, then maybe these words from Sir Patrick Stewart will give you some comfort:

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  13. Concerns grow for missing Doncaster teenagerpublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    The family of a 15-year-old girl, who has been missing for almost a week and it thought to be with a man 10 years older than her, are "incredibly worried" according to police.

    Courtney BoothImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Courtney Booth was last in contact with her mum on Saturday 22 September.

    Courtney called her to say she was on her way back from Harrogate, however she never arrived at her home in Stainforth.

    Detectives say they've investigated her disappearance in Doncaster and North Yorkshire and they believe she is with a 25-year-old man, from Harrogate.

    South Yorkshire Police say the last confirmed sighting of her was at York train station on Sunday afternoon getting on a train to Aberdeen.

    Officers are now trawling CCTV to see where she got off the train, they also say she has never been missing before and have urged people to get in touch if they have seen her.

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    Clearly we are extremely concerned for her welfare and her family are understandably incredibly worried."

    Det Ch Insp Jo Bates, South Yorkshire Police

  14. Kylie Minogue doing the locomotion announcementspublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    William Rose
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    You might have heard Kylie Minogue on your commute this morning! Here’s what it sounded like in Leeds…

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    Pop star Kylie Minogue will be making platform announcements around the UK.

    The musician recorded a series of messages that were played in stations across the country.

    "Please let passengers sing and dance their way off the train first before trying to get on board," says the star in one of the announcements.

  15. Appeal after Helmsley body foundpublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    Tests are currently underway to establish how and when a 49-year-old woman, whose remains were found at a house in North Yorkshire earlier this week, died.

    Rina YasutakeImage source, NYP

    Rina Yasutake's body was found on Tuesday evening at a house on Bondgate in Helmsley.

    Three people have been arrested in connection with the investigation into how she died, but they have now been released on conditional bail.

    Police say they now need to establish a timeline of her movements before her death.

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    We realise this has caused concern among the local community in Helmsley and thank everyone for their understanding while we carry out what is a very sensitive investigation into Rina's death. To assist with our investigation, I am appealing to anyone who knew Rina, not just as a friend, but also by sight, to please contact us, no matter when you last saw her."

    Det Ch Insp Nichola Holden, North Yorkshire Police

  16. Hull KR captain in hospitalpublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    Hull Kingston Rovers say captain Shaun Lunt is in hospital with a serious infection.

    Shaun LuntImage source, Hull KR

    The club say he's undergoing treatment which will rule him out for the rest of the 2018 season.

    Lunt was taken into hospital yesterday, and is currently being treated while undergoing further tests.

    The infection means the Robins skipper will be out for this Sunday's clash with Widnes Vikings at KCOM Craven Park.

  17. Incident on M62 to cause delayspublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

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    So far the traffic cams show little delay in the approach to this, but it seems there is an incident westbound on the M62:

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  18. Woman named in Helmsley human remains findpublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    Police have named a woman whose remains were discovered at a house in North Yorkshire earlier this week as Rina Yasutake.

    Police van

    She was 49 and lived on Bondgate in Helmsley, officers said.

    Police say they found "the remains of a person" after officers were called to the house at about 18:00 on Tuesday.

    Three people have been arrested in connection with the investigation, but they have now been released on conditional bail.

    Police are appealing to anyone who knew Rina to come forward.

  19. No use crying! Shed load of milk turns the day sourpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 28 September 2018

    The day's gone sour quickly for one driver, whose upset has caused delays on the A658 in North Yorkshire.

    Spilled milkImage source, @OscarRomeo1268

    Police say a lorry's shed it’s load, containing milk, and are asking people to avoid the area while the clean-up takes place.