A man has been left with serious life-changing injuries after a hit-and-run in Bradford.

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The man, who is in his 30s, was hit by the car on Monday 24 September at about 15:00.

The vehicle was found abandoned in the Undercliffe area later.

The driver of the red Mitsubishi also hit parked cars and a telegraph pole on Oxford Road.

Police are appealing for information.

A new partnership between the University of Hull and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has been announced.

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The university says the five-year agreement will give more opportunities for its students, as well as developing links between musicians and the community.

The partnership is launching with a concert in the city later today.

Young people from Yorkshire are drinking less and using drugs less often than previous generations, according to a new report from the University of Sheffield.

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The study has looked at trends from 2002 to 2016.

It found the proportion of 16 and 17-year-old's binge-drinking within the last week fell from 30% in 2002 to 6% in 2016.

The amount of people smoking cannabis also fell from 17% in 2002 to 11% in 2016.

A 16-year-old girl has gone missing from Scarborough.

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Sophie Thornton was last seen in Scarborough town centre at about 11:00 on Tuesday.

She is described as 5ft 5ins tall, of slim build, and has brown hair and grey eyes.

Sophie is believed to have travelled to the Harrogate area with a 17-year-old boy.

Police say they are extremely concerned for her safety and are appealing to anyone who has seen her or knows where she is to contact them.

An app is being launched in Hull to try and reduce the number of plastic bottles being thrown in the bin.

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The Refill app is designed to help people find local cafes, bars and businesses that will allow non-customers to fill up their bottle with tap water for free.

The idea first started in Bristol in 2015.

A parade is expected in South Yorkshire today to mark the life of a World War One hero from the region.

Lance Corporal Thomas Norman Jackson from Swinton, Rotherham, died on this day 100 years ago.

He was just 21-years-old.

He was awarded the military's highest award, the Victoria Cross, for gallantry in France.

The government will spend £15m on cycling facilities as a result of one of the world's biggest races coming to Yorkshire.

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The UCI Road World Championships will take place in the county next year.

British Cycling, external, which oversees all forms of cycling in Britain, says government backing for the event includes a £15m fund for cycling facility projects.

The funding will be targeted at building new cycle sport facilities which can cater for one or more of the six cycling disciplines: track, road, BMX, mountain bike, cycle speedway and cyclo-cross.

British Cycling’s chief executive, Ian Drake, said: “To get £15m to invest in cycle sport facilities is massive and will truly leave a lasting legacy for this event across England."

Race routes, which were named last night, include all of Yorkshire, with Wetherby, Leeds, Skipton, Beverley, Ripon, and Tadcaster, among the places racers will pass through.

The competition will use Harrogate as a hub for the championships from 21-19 September 2019.

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Today it will be dry, fine and warm for a lot of the day with lots of sunshine and blue skies.

Staying mostly cloudy this evening with some patchy light rain or drizzle possible.

Talks are due to take place later in the long-running row over the felling of trees in Sheffield.

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Thousands have been cut down in the city since 2012, which has prompted a number of protests.

The protests stem from a dispute surrounding the 25-year, £2.2bn Streets Ahead contract between Sheffield City Council and Amey.

The contract has resulted in about 5,500 trees being cut down since 2012.

The authority, which is planting new trees after removing existing ones, insists trees earmarked for felling were diseased, dying, dangerous or damaging.

Protesters argue many of the felled trees were healthy.

Campaigners, the council and the contractor are due to speak later.

The talks will be conducted by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution.

They will be overseen by the Bishop of Sheffield, the Very Reverend Dr Pete Wilcox.

This man hasn't been seen by his family for more than three weeks, have you seen him?

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Neil Smith, 55, from North Deighton, near Harrogate has not been in contact with family and friends since he was last seen on Monday 3 September in the Leeds Road area of Dewsbury.

Police say the 55-year-old could be in the Cumbria area, although it is possible he has moved around the country.

He was driving a black BMW 1 Series (reg number PN12 CRU) - the car hasn't been seen since Monday either.

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A square in Brussels is to be named after murdered Labour MP Jo Cox.

The square in the centre of the city is close to the Ancienne Belgique concert venue that Mrs Cox regularly attended when she lived and worked in Belgium.

Thursday's naming ceremony will be led by the Mayor of Brussels and be attended by members of the MP's family.

Mrs Cox, 41,was killed in 2016 by right-wing extremist Thomas Mair, in Birstall, West Yorkshire, part of her Batley and Spen constituency.

Her sister Kim Leadbeater said the family was "honoured that the city of Brussels has chosen to remember Jo in this way".

Investigations are continuing this morning after the remains of a body were found in a market town in North Yorkshire.

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A 75-year-old woman, a 46 year-old man and a 51 year-old woman have been arrested in connection with the incident in Helmsley.

Officers found "the remains of a person" when they were called to Bondgate at about 18:00 on Tuesday.

The death is currently being treated as "unexplained," according to North Yorkshire Police.

Hull FC loose forward Joe Westerman signs a new one-year contract extension to keep him with the Super League club.

Police say the death is being treated as "unexplained" and the coroner has been informed.

The University of Leeds has slipped 14 places in the world rankings of universities.

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Leeds is placed 153rd while the University of York is 119th.

Meanwhile the list, from The Times, shows that England is home to the two best universities in the world - Oxford and Cambridge, but the UK's overall standing is described as in "modest decline".

Phil Baty from the newspaper said: "We can only speculate at this stage as to any connection with Brexit, the risk, to the UK's reputation from its separation with Europe is very real."

Yorkshire beat Worcestershire by seven wickets to end the season in fourth place in the County Championship.

A 75-year-old woman is among three people who have been arrested after a body was found in a house in Helmsley yesterday.

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The body was discovered at about 18:00 at a house on Bondgate.

A 75-year-old woman, a 46 year-old man and a 51 year-old woman have been arrested in connection with the incident.

The death is currently being treated as "unexplained" according to North Yorkshire Police.

Fraudsters are calling innocent people demanding money to avoid being arrested, in what police say is a scam.

North Yorkshire Police said that a number of people had got in touch with the force to report the fraud.

Two West Yorkshire Police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing at a gross misconduct hearing this afternoon.

PC Gregory Dickie and PC Benjamin Straker faced the hearing after an arrest they made in Leeds in 2016.

At the conclusion of the hearing today both were cleared of using excessive force as they were performing the arrest at a house in Chapel Allerton.

The officers were called to the house after a report of an "ongoing domestic disturbance" involving a man.

A spokeperson for West Yorkshire Police said "This matter was investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) who concluded that there was a case to answer for gross misconduct for both officers."

"A misconduct panel, chaired by an independent legally-qualified chair, has cleared both officers of gross misconduct and we respect the decision of the panel."