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  1. Check your Yorkshire train journeypublished at 06:42 British Summer Time 3 October 2018

    If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire today, there are currently no serious delays on services.

    However:

    • The 06:52 Leeds to Newcastle service is running about 12 minutes late
    • The 07:16 York to Newcastle service is running about 12 minutes late

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

  2. Fire crews tackle Hull shop firespublished at 06:30 British Summer Time 3 October 2018

    Firefighters have been dealing with a number of derelict shops on fire in Hull overnight.

    Bransholme Road fireImage source, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

    Crews were called at about 03:15 to Bodmin Road in Bransholme, according to Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.

    Currently, four fire engines and one aerial ladder platform are being used to tackle the blaze, which the fire service says is "now under control".

    Power may be off in the area of Bude Road in Hull as a result, according to firefighters, who say "the electricity board is aware and dealing with this".

  3. Accrington Stanley 1-0 Doncaster Roverspublished at 22:21 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    Substitute Offrande Zanzala scores a late winner as Accrington see off high-flying Doncaster 1-0.

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  4. Leeds beat Hull to go top of Championshippublished at 22:13 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    Leeds United return to the top of the Championship with a deserved win at struggling Hull City.

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  5. Barnsley 1-1 Plymouth Argylepublished at 22:11 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    Barnsley have to settle for a 1-1 draw against rock-bottom Plymouth despite taking an early lead.

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  6. AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Bradford Citypublished at 22:07 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    Substitute Jack Payne scores a penalty to hand Bradford City their first win under David Hopkin as they beat AFC Wimbledon.

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  7. 'Hit-and-run' crash death victim namedpublished at 20:24 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    Robert Provis was struck by a car on Saturday night in Halifax and died at the scene.

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  8. Family win compensation pay out for autistic boypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    A West Yorkshire family has been paid £1,000 in compensation after a boy suffering from autism and learning difficulties was left without proper support.

    The boy suffered a "significant and cumulative effect" on his education due to Kirklees Council's "continual and repeated failures", according to the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO).

    The boy's mother had to complain to the LGO three times in two years to get the situation resolved.

    The report says Kirklees Council wasn't properly monitoring if the boy was getting the support he needed.

    Kirklees Council has apologised and say it's now putting £500,000 into special educational needs to improve the service it provides.

  9. Killer 'faked illness to escape jail'published at 17:50 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    Convicted murderer Shaun Walmsley lost weight and feigned bowel problems to secure a hospital visit.

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  10. Captured in Leeds: Prisoner given eight more years for escapepublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    A gangland killer, who faked illness to be sprung from jail, will serve a further eight years in jail.

    Shaun WalmsleyImage source, Merseyside Police

    Shaun Walmsley, 29, was already serving a life sentence, when two men grabbed him from outside a hospital in Liverpool in February 2017.

    He'd faked illness in order to be taken to the hospital.

    Two men, armed with a submachine gun and a knife, threatened to shoot and "cut" his three prison guards, he then spent 18 months on the run from police.

    He was captured in a pre-planned operation by armed police in Leeds in August.

    Walmsley had been given a minimum 30 years term in June 2015 for the brutal stabbing of rival drug dealer Anthony Duffy, 33.

    Today he pleaded guilty to a single count of escape from custody at Liverpool Crown Court.

    He was told he is only eligible for parole in June 2047 after that sentence finishes, he must serve another eight years.

  11. Civil partnerships: 'Common sense wins' - Rotherham MPpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    The announcement that all couples in England and Wales will be able to choose to have a civil partnership rather than get married, has been welcomed by a South Yorkshire MP.

    Couple

    The move will give mixed-sex couples and their families the option of greater security, the government said.

    The Labour MP for Rotherham, Sarah Champion, said she was "really pleased" about the announcement and that "common sense wins".

    She added the move will address the "imbalance" that allows same-sex couples to choose between a civil partnership or marriage.

    One woman from York sent a message on WhatsApp to her boyfriend Sam, asking him to "not marry me":

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  12. Scheme launched to reduce deaths among young driverspublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    A new scheme has been launched across East Yorkshire to try and reduce the number of fatalities on the region's roads.

    Police Tape

    Over 600 young people, aged between 16 and 24, were killed or injured on roads across the Humber region in 2017.

    Nearly 400 of those fatalities and injuries were on roads in Hull and East Yorkshire.

    The scheme, which has been launched today, will see teenagers aged between 15-17 spending a week learning to drive with their parents in their car, in an off-road environment.

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    This project will hopefully reduce the risk that our young people face and ultimately make them safer drivers."

    Ruth Gore, Safer Road Humber

  13. 79-year-old woman in a critical conditionpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    A 79-year-old woman is in a critical condition after she was injured in a collision in the Woodhouse area of Sheffield on Monday.

    critical accidentImage source, Google

    Emergency services were called at 08:05.

    A silver Toyota Aygo had hit the woman, just outside of the Woodhouse Health Centre.

    The woman remains in a critical condition in hospital.

    The driver of the Toyota was not injured.

  14. 'Time is running out for us'published at 16:10 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    Stephen has cancer. He and partner Joanna want a civil partnership now - before it's too late.

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  15. Drugged driver killed doctorpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    A drugged driver who killed a junior doctor in a head-on crash in North Yorkshire has been jailed.

    Jake RogersImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    22-year-old Jake Rogers from Thirsk has been sentenced to seven and a half years.

    He crashed into Dr Alex Boorman's motorbike on the A19 near Easington, North Yorkshire, in December 2017.

    He admitted causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving and being over the limit for cannabis.

    The family of Dr Boorman, who was 27, said his life was "needlessly taken".

  16. Buzzard found dead with trap wounds to headpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    A buzzard thought to have died after getting caught in a trap had previously been shot, according to Humberside Police.

    Dead buzzardImage source, Humberside Police

    X-rays show three shotgun pellets embedded in the bird, which was found in the western area of the East Riding.

    Police say the shotgun pellets are not thought to have caused its death.

    When the bird was found it had recent injuries to its head, they said.

    Those injuries were consistent with the bird having being confined in a cage trap.

    Wildlife Crime Officer PC Ward said, "We take raptor persecution very seriously, there is no excuse for this type of criminality."

    Anyone with information regarding the incident is being asked to contact police.

  17. Plea to stop photos of 'Spice zombies'published at 15:36 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    Sheffield council urges people to be compassionate and refrain from photographing addicts of the drug.

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  18. Woman sexually assaulted in Mosbroughpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    Police are carrying out inquiries in Mosborough after a woman was sexually assaulted shortly after midnight.

    Sexual AssaultImage source, Google

    The woman, who's in her 20, was attacked near Station Road at 00:30 this morning.

    Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch.

    Police added that specialist officers are supporting the woman.

  19. Metal recycling campaign launchedpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 2 October 2018

    A campaign has been launched to encourage families in the East Riding of Yorkshire to recycle more metal packaging.

    Metal packagingImage source, Reuters

    A trial will take place in Goole, Market Weighton and Pocklington over the next two months.

    It will be supported by displays and roadshows.

    If it's a success, the initiative will be rolled out across the whole of the East Riding.

    The council believe an extra 1200 tonnes of metals could be recycled each year.