A man who stabbed to death his ex-partner's daughter at an Aldi supermarket in North Yorkshire has had his minimum jail term reduced.

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Neville Hord (pictured), 45, killed 30-year-old mother-of-one Jodie Willsher in the Skipton branch of the supermarket four days before Christmas in 2017.

He admitted murder and was jailed for life at Bradford Crown Court in March, and ordered to serve at least 30 years.

Lawyers for Hord had argued that the original sentence was too long.

His minimum term was cut to 27 years today by judges sitting at the Court of Appeal in London.

An event celebrating the relationship between Hull and Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, is taking place today.

The two cities have been twinned for 39 years.

The event at the Guildhall will provide information on the "many successful initiatives" between the two cities and is open to anyone who wants to attend, according to Hull City Council.

Freetown's mayor, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, will also talk about her hopes and vision for the future of her city.

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Some good news this afternoon: a teenager who had gone missing from her home in West Yorkshire has been found.

Courtney Ashe, from Knottingley, has been located and police have thanked the public for sharing their appeal.

More than 18,000 hand knitted poppies have gone on display in Rotherham market.

The Health Secretary has indicated there's little he can do to help a North Yorkshire girl with muscular dystrophy get access to a drug which could improve her condition.

NICE, which recommends which medicines are available on the NHS, doesn't currently advise that government funds are used to buy the drug Spinraza.

The Conservative MP for York Outer, Julian Sturdy, says the drug would make a huge difference to the girl's life:

But Health Secretary Matt Hancock (pictured) says members of NICE are the "objective decision makers".

The people behind the nationally acclaimed Brudenell Social Club in Leeds have been granted a licence to host live music in a Wetherby bar, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Brudenell Presents Ltd, which runs The Wetherby in Sandbeck Way, applied for a licence which could see bands play until 01:00 at weekends.

Brudenell Presents Ltd has been granted the licence but has been told that it could be reviewed if it breaches the conditions of the licence.

Objecting to the application, councillor Gerald Wilkinson told a meeting: "Had this application come before you three or four years ago, I would not have objected to it."

"But in the last few years, three things have happened. A sheltered housing complex for adults, a 57-home estate was built just a stone's throw away and a care home will be opened in the future."

Applicant Nathan Clark told the meeting music gigs would rarely go on until 01:00 and the majority of shows would finish at 23:00, followed by a "cooling down" period for customers.

A man's emotional, cricket-themed tribute to his father from Doncaster has been nominated for a national award.

Patrick Taylor's letter about his dad John's final days was read out on Test Match Special.

Mr Taylor was an avid cricket fan and a video of Test Match Special commentator Jonathan Agnew reading the eulogy quickly went viral on social media.

The "Unplayable Delivery" has now been nominated as best sporting moment for October by the sports charity Laureus:

The RSPCA says it believes the kitten was zipped inside the lunch bag when it was still alive.

Flood defence work on a stretch of the River Hull has had to be suspended, the Environment Agency has confirmed.

It's because of concerns about the structural integrity of some of the buildings on Wincolmlee.

There are fears that vibrations from piling could cause the buildings to collapse.

A councillor says the park would "create new green lungs right in the heart of" Sheffield.

For Sikh Suman Kaur, her faith has been a very important part of her life.

But the artist has come under fire recently after winning the BBC's Big Painting Challenge, with members of her community saying they don't think it's appropriate for her to be such a public role model.

As part of the BBC Faith in the World Week, Suman tells us her story and how she's found herself as a peacemaker:

A couple who regularly go to a Leeds park to feed the animals were threatened with a handgun, according to police.

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The man and woman were in a car park at Temple Newsam Park last Tuesday lunchtime when someone banged on their car.

Three men had approached their car and became aggressive towards the couple and brandished a handgun at them.

The couple managed to drive away and the men ran off.

The man with the weapon was described as white, aged 20 to 25, 5ft 8ins tall, and of a big build.

Two boys, 15, were also injured in the crash which involved a van driving in the opposite direction.

A 54-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with murder after the body of a woman was found in Hull over the weekend.

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Sixty-four year old Susan Atkinson (pictured above) was found dead at her home on The Rydales, off Beverley Road, on Sunday.

Sherry Jane Moore,54, has appeared before magistrates in Hull this morning charged with her murder.

She has been remanded in custody to appear at the city's crown court on Wednesday.

The body of a young kitten has been found zipped up in a child's pink lunch bag in York.

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A man contacted police and the RSPCA on Saturday afternoon after making the discovery opposite Tang Hall Working Men’s Club, in the Hull Road area of the city.

It's not known whether the kitten perished inside the bag or whether she was discarded after dying.

However, the inside of the lunch bag was covered in scratches, prompting concerns she died inside.

RSPCA inspector Alice Cooper, who is now investigating, has launched an appeal to find out whether the kitten died in suspicious circumstances.

Insp Cooper said: "It’s heartbreaking to think of this poor cat dying a slow and horrible death inside a tiny bag. I really want to speak to anyone who may be able to shed some light on what happened."

The RSPCA is now speaking to local residents and collecting CCTV footage from properties in the area.

Some of the city's watercourse culverts, which help direct water flow, will be repaired or replaced.

A day of events celebrating a new "fossil trail" in Withernsea, East Yorkshire, is due to take place next week.

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Organisers say activities will include a fossil and treasure hunt, go-karting, and special bikes on the promenade.

The Fossil Trail is a walking trail along Withernsea promenade.

It's been funded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and there are hopes the project will act as a catalyst to help regenerate the town.

A 14-year-old boy has died following a crash in Leeds as he was riding his bike with two friends.

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It happened at about 19:10 on Monday as the boys were riding along Bullerthorpe Lane in the direction of Woodlesford.

A white Mercedes Sprinter van was heading in the opposite direction and police say they think it was overtaking a white Volkswagen Polo at the time of the crash.

The van hit the boys and the car, leaving a 15-year-old with serious injuries and another 15-year-old with minor injuries.

The 14-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital but later died.

The driver of the van, a 28-year-old man from Castleford, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is currently in custody.

About 200 new jobs are to be created in Hull as a result of a new two-year deal between telecommunications company Vodafone and call-centre specialist ResQ.

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The companies say the jobs will be based at ResQ's site on George Street in Hull city centre over the next year, and will support Vodafone with sales calls.

The building has recently undergone a quarter-of-a-million pound refurbishment and has been described as a "state-of-the-art workplace".