House prices in Yorkshire and the Humber region have grown more than any other region in the country, according to the Nationwide Building Society.

Property values across the country were up by 2% annually in September, but Yorkshire and the Humber region saw a 5.8% annual growth in the third quarter of 2018 - making it the strongest-performing area.

According to the building society's report it was the first time since 2005 that Yorkshire and the Humber have been the top-performing region.

At the other end of the spectrum, the north east of England saw a 1.7% decrease in house prices.

Some parts of southern England, including London, also saw house prices fall annually in the third quarter.

Wakefield winger Tom Johnstone is one of five uncapped players called up for England's Test series against New Zealand.

Vehicles worth a total of £120,000 have been stolen from a small car dealership in Sheffield.

A total of 13 vehicles were taken from Deepcar Motor Company some time between Friday night and Saturday morning.

Garage owner Emil Bereck has described the scene he was met with when he came to open up:

A 79-year-old woman has been left in a critical condition after she was hit by a car in Sheffield.

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The collision happened at about 08:05 on Monday when the woman was hit by a silver Toyota Aygo outside the Woodhouse Health Centre, near the junction with Tannery Street.

The driver of the Toyota wasn't injured in the crash.

Officers are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision, who saw the car just before the incident, or who has dash cam footage, to get in touch.

A driver's been caught speeding at about 129mph by Humberside Police.

The details were shared by the force's Roads Policing unit in a tweet:

More than a third of Bradford's grey recycling bins collected from homes around the city are "contaminated" with other kinds of waste, meaning it instead goes to landfill.

That's according to officials who say the process of sorting through bins which haven't been filled properly is costing both money and time at the district's recycling plants.

Susan Spink, who organises waste services for the local authority, says so far people putting non-recyclable waste in the recycling bins have not been fined.

Instead, she says they've been sent a legal notice "asking them to comply with the bin policy".

It looks like things should be returning to normal on the A63 Garrison Road/Roger Millward Way after an earlier incident involving an overturned lorry:

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A rather blustery day with some bright or sunny spells and areas of cloud.

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Health workers in Sheffield say labelling users of the drug Spice "zombies" is not helping them get the help they need.

The synthetic version of cannabis, which almost totally incapacitates users, was previously known as one of the so-called "legal highs", before being banned in May 2016.

Now, those behind a new council-run clinic in Sheffield say calling users "zombies" doesn't help.

It follows a recent call from Sheffield Council for people to show more compassion towards those addicted to the drug.

In August, South Yorkshire Police and councils started discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service over whether Spice users were causing a "public nuisance".

At the time, Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts said: "We are often pseudo-medics, trying to work out what we do with zombified people."

A family of beavers looks set to be moved into an enclosed area of the North York Moors to see if they can help prevent floods, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The Forestry Commission project in Cropton Forest will be monitored with drones to see if the beavers' activity could help store and slow the water.

It is hoped the beavers, which will come from Scotland or Norway, will build dams, cutting floods in the Pickering area.

Forestry officials hope the beavers will complement the Slowing the Flow project, which has used natural flood management techniques to hold back large volumes of water during floods.

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The A684 from Sedbergh to the Yorkshire border is closed until 29 October while a retaining wall next to the river is rebuilt.

Diversions, particularly for heavy vehicles, are lengthy.

A lorry on its side causing delays in and out of Hull this morning is now back on its wheels, according to police.

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Drivers in the area are being warned to avoid one of the city's main routes due to the incident, which has blocked the A63 Garrison Road/Roger Millward Way.

There's currently queuing traffic and recovery work at the A1165 Great Union Street and congestion to A1033 Northern Gateway Roundabout.

East Yorkshire buses have taken to social media to warn users its services may be delayed as a result.

Highways England says recovery work should be completed shortly.

Officials in York have agreed to extend the area of the city they monitor for air pollution levels.

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The city currently has two areas where the level of nitrogen dioxide breaches health targets, one in the city centre and the other in Fulford, a suburb in the south of the city.

There are now plans to extend the city centre pollution monitoring zone to include Coppergate, where nitrogen dioxide levels are still higher than the government target.

Reducing emissions from diesel buses and taxis should remain priorities, particularly for Coppergate, where these vehicles make up the majority of traffic, a council report says.

The funeral of a 21-year-old man who was stabbed to death in an alleyway in Sheffield is due to be held later this morning.

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Kavan Brissett was stabbed in the chest off Langsett Walk, in Upperthorpe, on the evening of 14 August and died in hospital four days later.

Four teenagers were arrested in connection with his death.

An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and released under investigation.

Two boys, aged 17, and a 16-year-old boy were held on suspicion of conspiracy to rob.

One of the 17 year olds was released on bail.

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Rather blustery this morning with areas of cloud, but also some bright or sunny spells.

There'll be some sunshine at times this afternoon along with areas of cloud.

It looks set to stay dry through tonight with some clear skies:

A basking shark, the world's second largest fish, has been spotted off the Yorkshire coast.

Image source, Chrys Mellor

The animal was photographed by Chrys Mellor on Sunday morning off Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, while helping out on a bird watching cruise.

Miss Mellor, an RSPB volunteer from Flamborough, said she was "shocked" to see the 3m-long long shark.

The RSPB, which organises the boat trips, said sightings of basking sharks were "more than unusual" in the area.

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

However, the 08:02 Wakefield Westgate service to Leeds has been cancelled.

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

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• Bradford Interchange, external
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Drivers in Hull are being warned to avoid one of the main routes in and out of the city due to an incident involving a lorry which has blocked Garrison Road/Roger Millward Way:

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Beavers are to be brought to North Yorkshire to see if their dams can prevent flooding in the area.

A man naked from the waist down waving a for sale sign sexually assaulted a police officer as she was trying to restrain him, a court heard.

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Luca Jelic, 29, groped the officer after police were called to Scotland Street, Sheffield, on 27 April.

The officer told Sheffield Crown Court Jelic attacked her as they were on the floor and she could not move his hand.

Jelic, of Scotland Street, was found guilty of sexual assault and will be sentenced at a date yet to be fixed.

He was also found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possession of a Class A drug and three counts of criminal damage.

The officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, described how Jelic shouted sexual comments and he only released her when she managed to use CS spray on him.