The service between Hull and King's Cross had already been badly disrupted after a fire on one train.

David Lomax forced himself on a woman in 1978 at her home in Leeds after she couldn't pay a fine.

A scaffolder from Hull, who had to learn how to walk again after suffering a brain injury, is running the Yorkshire marathon this weekend.

Matt Burke says his life changed after he was injured in a fall, but he's battled back to run his first marathon on Sunday.

He said: "It's important, not just for me, but to prove to people that you can overcome a major life changing experience and do new things."

It's windy out there across Yorkshire this afternoon, and while trees blow over and lorries are banned from sections of the M62 there are random little acts of windy kindness going on.

Take Leeds' Victoria Wilson's heat warming bus related windy tale for example:

A prisoner who was out on licence when he raped and robbed a "vulnerable" woman in the centre of York, has been given a life sentence.

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Abrar Khan met the woman, who is in her early sixties, by Lendal Bridge before leading her down the River Ouse and attacking her near the back of St Peter's School.

Police say that after raping and assaulting her, Khan then searched through her belongings stealing £2.60, which was all the money she had on her.

Khan, formerly of Boroughbridge Road, in York, was told he would have to serve eight years in prison before being considered for parole, he was also given a lifetime licence.

North Yorkshire Police said that at the time of the offence Khan was on licence from prison following another attack on a "vulnerable" woman in South Yorkshire, in July 2012.

Speaking after the case, at York Crown Court, Detective Inspector Steve Menzies said: “I can only describe Abrar Khan’s actions as a despicable, violent and cowardly sexual attack on a vulnerable lady."

A teenager has gone missing after being in hospital in Doncaster.

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South Yorkshire Police say Elle-Jo Wicks was last seen at 13:00 today leaving Doncaster Royal Infirmary on Armthorpe Road.

The 15-year-old from the Epworth area of the town was wearing a cream fur coat, black ripped jeans and white Nike trainers.

Officers say it's possible she is in the Finningley area.

People who need bowel cancer tests in Hull and East Yorkshire have the longest wait in the north of England.

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Bowel Cancer UK analysed figures on routine referrals for tests, these showed that more than 50% of patients were waiting for longer than acceptable under NHS rules.

According to NHS England figures, in August 2018, 340 patients waited more than six weeks for a colonoscopy at hospitals in Hull and East Yorkshire.

Under NHS rules, patients should wait no more than six weeks, with Hull at the top of a list of more than 40 hospitals in the north of England which are breaching waiting time targets.

Asha Kaur from Bowel Cancer UK said: "A lack of funding, limited resources, a shortage of staff are all contributing to this inability of hospitals to meet the waiting time targets which have been set for them."

The comedian posted a photograph on Twitter of the street sign, on the banks of the River Ouse, near Lendal Bridge:

A drug dealer and her supplier who gave a Sheffield Hallam University student drugs before her death have been sentenced to three in prison.

Joana Burns, 22, from Derbyshire, died after taking the Class A drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy, on a night out in Sheffield to celebrate finishing her maths degree in 2017.

Katherine Lavin, 21, of Kentmoor Close, Stockport, pleaded guilty to supplying her friend with the drug, she was sentenced to six months.

Benjamin Williams, 25 of Melbourne Road, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to supplying a controlled Class A drug and was sentenced to two-and-a-half years.

Highways England says the Humber Bridge is closed to high sided vehicles and they will have to make "alternative route plans" instead:

Joana Burns died after taking the drug on a night out to celebrate finishing her maths degree.

A former police officer who raped a mother after she was unable to pay a fine has been jailed nearly 40 years after the offence.

David Lomax, 83, was serving with West Yorkshire Police when he visited the woman at her home in Leeds in 1978 over the non-payment of a fine.

Leeds Crown Court heard he took her upstairs and raped her when it became clear she did not have the funds.

Lomax, from Hampshire, was jailed for four years and nine months.

The jury found him guilty by majority verdicts of single counts of rape and misconduct in a public office.

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All lanes have now reopened after a car fire at J39 of the M1, near Wakefield:

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It happened on the northbound carriageway earlier this afternoon.

No injuries have been reported.

The fire caused about six miles of tailbacks as fire crews and Highways England officers dealt with the burning car.

These are the views from the top of one of Hull's tallest buildings where a yoga session will take place tomorrow.

The two-hour session, on top of the K2 building, will raise money for Hull charity PAUL For Brain Recovery.

Yoga fans with a head for heights, will perform stretches and poses while enjoying an incredible view over the "hori-zen".

But Hot Yoga Hull, who are running the session, say that if the weather is bad it will be moved inside.

A former social worker who accessed the confidential records of vulnerable children while employed by Wakefield Council has been struck off, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Kelly Anne Wheldrick breached data protection laws when she looked at social care files belonging to 11 individuals on multiple occasions between August 2014 and January 2016.

Most of the records related to cases which Mrs Wheldrick had had responsibility for during a four-year stint working within the council's child protection team.

However, by the time of the breaches she had moved on to a different unit working with people with learning disabilities and the elderly and had no right to access the records.

Mrs Wheldrick admitted accessing the files after the offences came to light, saying she wanted to see how the children "were getting on".

She has now been stopped from practising indefinitely.

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Leeds Rhinos Women could be set for glory this weekend as they look set to win a third trophy on Saturday’s Grand Final.

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They have described their first ever season as "sensational" and will meet Wigan Warriors in tomorrow's match.

Coach Adam Cuthbertson is confident they can cope without captain Lois Forsell, who suffered a serious knee injury a fortnight ago, for the match.

They are currently the League Leaders, Challenge Challenge Cup winners look favourite to complete the treble.

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A parish council chairman from East Yorkshire is facing a possible disciplinary hearing for allegedly calling his parish clerk " a twittering old woman ".

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Philip Clarkson, who chairs Thwing and Octon Parish Council, is said to have made the remarks during a council meeting in a heated discussion about a poppy wreath bill.

Sandra Morrison made an official complaint about the behaviour of her boss Mr Clarkson and the matter was taken up by officials at County Hall.

Investigating officer Alison Finn says six of the councillors present at the parish council meeting have broadly supported Mrs Morrison's account of events .and Mr Clarkson should therefore appear before a standards hearing.

Mr Clarkson though says he used the phrase "wittered like an old woman", which he describes as an old English saying.

Amanda Thomlinson, an independent observer used by the East Riding council, has said in her opinion there had been a potential breach of the code of conduct.

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If you're headed along the M62 this afternoon to or from Hull in a high-sided vehicle, best find another route:

A boy from Sheffield has shaved his head after his friend started chemotherapy causing her hair to fall out.

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James Mahoney, 10, from Sheffield was told by his friend Ivy how worried she was about losing her hair.

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Nine-year-old Ivy has been receiving treatment for a brain tumour since 2016, and started chemotherapy in July of this year, which caused her hair to fall out.

"I know that children can get bullied for having no hair and I didn't want that to happen", James said.

"I didn't want Ivy to feel like the odd one out."

Hull's final proposals to host matches during the the Rugby League World Cup, which is taking place in England in 2021, are being submitted today.

The council say it is a fantastic opportunity and could bring up to £4.5 million to the region.

The city last hosted games in the competition in 2013, when about 25,000 people watched England play Fiji at the KC Stadium.