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  • Axe-wielding man injures police officer during arrest in Beverley

  • South Yorkshire prison officer left unconscious in attack

  • Beverley Airfield crash: Police aid special investigators

  • Leeds boy stable after city centre park stabbing

  • Yorkshire church roofs stripped of lead by thieves

  • Support call for Kinship carers in West Yorkshire

  • Record number of tourists visit Yorkshire, new figures reveal

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  1. Bubble-blowing bins for recycling pushpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    The #LeedsByExample project aims to find new ways to improve recycling outside of people's homes.

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  2. Man charged with murder in Bradfordpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    A 38-year-old man has been charged with murder after two men were hit by a vehicle and assaulted in Bradford.

    Sanford RoadImage source, Google

    Tony Grant, of Queens Road, has also been charged with attempted murder after the incident in Sandford Road on Wednesday 3 October.

    A 40-year-old man died and another man suffered minor injuries.

    A 35-year-old man who was also arrested has been released under investigation.

  3. Trains cancelled after derailment at Sheffield stationpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    Trains through Sheffield railway station have been cancelled or delayed because of a derailment.

    Sheffield Railway StationImage source, Geograph/N Chadwick

    Northern has said disruption is expected to last until 12:00.

    Network Rail is on site trying to resolve the issue, according to the train operator:

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  4. Sheeran announces fourth 'homecoming' gigpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    Up to 180,000 people could see the singer in his home county, but the gigs have not sold out yet.

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  5. TV chef asks for help after woman 'mugged'published at 10:31 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    TV chef James Martin has asked people in Sheffield to be on the lookout for a medal he claims was stolen from an elderly woman by two young people.

    The chef, from North Yorkshire, was in the city following a show at City Hall.

    He wrote on Twitter that one of his team saw two people steal £40 and a medal from a "poor old lady":

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  6. Live streaming funerals on the cardspublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    Funerals at a Yorkshire cemetery and crematorium could be soon be streamed live on the internet for people who can't make it there in person.

    Stonefall Cemetery and CrematoriumImage source, Google

    Stonefall Cemetery and Crematorium in Harrogate wants to introduce the service.

    Families would have to pay for the funeral to be broadcast.

    The cemetery also says a DVD of the service would be made available for purchase.

  7. MP to urge government to tackle anti-social behaviourpublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    The Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle is to urge the government to treat anti-social behaviour as a "serious national problem".

    Anti-social behaviour

    Emma Hardy blames cuts to police funding for increasing problems across Hull.

    She says the Humberside force isn't able to deal with the problem effectively due to a lack of resources.

    The Home Office say Humberside Police is receiving over £175 million in direct resource funding this year.

    It said decisions about front-line policing, and how resources are deployed, are for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.

    Emma Hardy will lead a debate in Parliament on the issue today.

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    Humberside Police cannot offer a quality service when the budgets are getting cut over and over again. We've got 300 fewer police officers. They're not able to tackle anti-social behaviour when they haven't got the resources."

    Emma Hardy, Hull West and Hessle MP

  8. Fireworks thrown at police officerspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    Fireworks were thrown from a moving car at police officers in the Parson Cross area of Sheffield, according to police.

    A car on the back of a recovery truckImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Officers say they seized the car which was uninsured.

  9. Concerns over painkiller prescription numberspublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    Almost one in ten adults in one East Riding of Yorkshire town are on potentially addictive opiate painkillers, according to a report prepared by East Riding Public Health.

    Pain KillersImage source, Science Photo Library

    The town affected hasn't been named in the document.

    Councillors in Beverley will be told at a meeting this morning that the long-term prescribing of opiates is a serious concern.

    They'll also be told efforts are underway to try and wean patients off the powerful drugs.

    Simon Mason became addicted after a serious accident and describes coming off the drugs as "hell".

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    It might be good to go on it to get rid of the pain. But then you've got to get off it and getting of pain killers is difficult."

    Simon Mason

  10. Details revealed of high emission tax planpublished at 09:15 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    More details are expected to emerge later today about a proposed clean air charging zone in Leeds.

    exhaust fumesImage source, AFP/GETTY IMAGES

    Buses, coaches and HGVs, which fail to meet strict environmental criteria, could be charged £50 a day to enter parts of the city from 2020.

    Taxis could also face daily costs of £12.50, although the council is proposing to help drivers buy new vehicles.

    Firms operating HGVs and coaches could also be given up to £19,000 to help with retrofitting equipment to reduce emissions.

    The council is also seeking views on whether there should be car-free days in the city.

    There are also plans for "no idling" signs for vehicles at schools and car sharing signs on busy routes.

  11. A59 reopens after earlier closure near Yorkpublished at 08:59 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    The A59 between Moor Monkton and the York outer ring road has now reopened.

    It was closed for several hours this morning following a serious collision:

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  12. Cyclists 'targeted' as drawing pins placed on roadpublished at 08:49 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    Yorkshire cyclists are being deliberately targeted by people who don't like them cycling in the Peak District, according to a cycling club.

    Two people holding drawing pinsImage source, Liz Wensley

    The Yorkshire Roses all-women's cycling club say drawing pins have been appearing on roads in a particular village.

    Liz Wensley, who cycles with the group, has found between 20 and 30 pins in the Peak District village of Hope.

    "This has happened repeatedly. This is not just one box of drawing pins.

    "This is somebody who is intentionally putting drawing pins on various parts of the road to catch unaware cyclists."

  13. Family appeal to Attorney General over 1965 schoolgirl killingpublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    The family of a murdered schoolgirl, whose body was found in West Yorkshire, will appeal to the Attorney General later, in the hope of launching another inquest into her death.

    Elsie's FrostImage source, WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE

    In 1965, aged 14, Elsie's Frost's body was found near a railway tunnel in Wakefield. She'd been stabbed several times.

    The initial inquest in 1966 resulted in the coroner naming Ian Bernard Spencer as her killer, but when the case came to court it was immediately thrown out due to a lack of evidence.

    Railway tunnelImage source, WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE

    No one has ever been convicted of killing her.

    Elsie's brother, Colin, is expected to meet the Attorney General today.

  14. Hull to London trains face further cancellations and alterationspublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    Hull Trains has announced a series of cancellations and alterations, external to Tuesday's services between Hull and London.

    Hull Trains

    It follows on from a fire on a train at Grantham station on Friday night.

    Hull Trains say due to a fault on one of its four trains it has had to make a number of alterations.

    Customers are advised to check Hull Trains website, external before travelling.

    At present there are four service cancellations and 10 journeys will terminate at Doncaster.

  15. A59 near York should reopen in next hourpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    A major route into York closed at present should be open by 08:30, according to police.

    The A59 is shut between Moor Monkton and the York outer ring road in both directions following a serious collision:

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  16. Yorkshire's weatherpublished at 07:48 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

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    It'll be dry and largely cloudy at first, with a few bright spells.

    As the day progresses it'll become windy and the cloud should lift allowing for a brighter afternoon with sunny spells.

    There'll be a bright and breezy end to the day, followed by a dry and increasingly clear night.

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  17. In pictures: York's red glow of Autumn sunpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    Andrew Barton
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    I just looked out of the office window and was lucky enough to catch the sun making the clouds over York glow:

    Sunrise over York

    Your sunrise pics are always welcome.

    You can send them in by clicking this link.

  18. Check your Yorkshire train journeypublished at 07:14 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

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    If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire today there are currently no serious delays or cancellations across most of the county.

    There's a reduced service on Hull Trains, external following a fire on a train last week.

    You can find a list of all the alterations to the service by clicking this link., external

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

  19. Synthetic pepper spray trialled in Yorkshire for all prisonspublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    A pepper-like spray that's been trialled in four prisons, including HMP Hull and HMP Wealstun in West Yorkshire, is to be rolled out across England and Wales.

    Prison bars

    The chemical incapacitant known as PAVA will be used at male prisons from early next year.

    The government says it'll help make jails safer and will only be used where there's serious violence.

    Ministers say the spray, being introduced at a cost of £2m, acted as a deterrent.

    It's also thought it gave staff greater confidence to deal with dangerous situations.

  20. Yorkshire supermarket battle reaches Court of Appealpublished at 06:46 British Summer Time 9 October 2018

    A legal battle for compensation by thousands of Morrisons staff whose personal details were posted online by a disgruntled employee has reached the Court of Appeal.

    MorrisonsImage source, CHRIS RADBURN

    The High Court ruled last year that the Yorkshire supermarket was liable for the release of information and its employees were entitled to compensation.

    The case due to begin today is the first data leak class action in the UK.

    The Bradford-based supermarket chain's appeal has significant implications for other organisations, who could also be found liable to pay compensation for the acts of rogue employees.