Two men wielding a machete and a shotgun have threatened staff and stolen a large amount of cash from a post office in Doncaster.

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The motorcycle helmet-wearing robbers entered the post office in Scawthorpe at about 13:30 on Monday.

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A lime green motorbike was used during the robbery which police say could have had false plates.

Anyone who saw what happened, or who recognises the men in the CCTV images above, is being asked to contact police.

A former York student has joined a list of the top 100 influential people with a disability in Britain.

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Holly Tuke, 22, works as an assistive technology officer at York St John University, where she studied.

She's been added to the list of influencers by Disability Power 100, which recognised her contribution, advice and guidance on living with a visual impairment.

Her blog, Life of a Blind Girl, external, tackles the stigma around disability and offers an insight into her life.

Ms Tuke said: "To be named as one of the top 100 most influential disabled people in the UK really means a lot to me.

"I started blogging because I wanted to help people and educate society, I didn’t do it for any of the recognition or anything."

The Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 List is an annual publication of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK.

More than 700 nominations were received for the 100 places, which were then compiled by an independent judging panel.

The allegation of contempt of court in Leeds against ex-English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson is being referred to the Attorney General.

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Mr Robinson appeared at the Old Bailey on Tuesday facing an allegation that he had committed contempt by filming people before a criminal trial at Leeds Crown Court in May.

But within minutes Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC ruled it needed to be referred up for further consideration.

The 35-year-old appeared under his real name, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

Hundreds of supporters and opponents were outside for the hearing.

Have you seen this missing Knottingley teenager?

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Courtney Ashe was last seen at 11:00 at her school on Friday.

West Yorkshire Police say they think the 15-year-old then returned to her home on Northfield Road, but she hasn't been seen since.

A 54-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a woman who was found dead at a house in Hull over the weekend.

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The body of Susan Atkinson, 64, pictured above, was discovered at her home on The Rydales in the city on Sunday morning.

Sherry Jane Moore, 54, of The Rydales, was arrested a short time later.

She has now been charged with murder and is due before magistrates later today.

A multi-million pound plan is being put together to protect thousands of homes and businesses from flooding in Sheffield.

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Nine culverts are being revamped as part of the £3m scheme, with money coming from Defra and the Environment Agency.

The council are contributing £1m to the scheme.

There are 48 primary culverts in the city, according to the council, with all of them being revamped over the next 70 years in a bid reduce flooding.

It's hoped new flood defence schemes totalling £120m will be rolled out across the region.

Four new plays on the theme of migration will be performed in Leeds for the first time tonight.

The dramas, called Airplays, tie in with the 70th anniversary celebrations of the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship with workers from the West Indies.

The 492 men who had travelled on the ship, were among the first to be recruited to rebuild post-war Britain.

The plays are a collaboration between BBC Radio Leeds, the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Leeds College of Music.

They'll be performed live at Leeds College of Music, before being broadcast across BBC Radio Drama.

Director Kash Arshad says he's nervous to be at the helm of the collaboration:

A York academic says he's "not at all surprised or particularly worried," by the findings of a study into human excrement, which found evidence of microscopic plastic particles which had been swallowed in food.

The pilot study recruited eight participants from the UK, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia and Austria.

Each person kept a food diary for a week before having their stool samples examined.

In every sample investigated, scientists discovered tiny particles of up to nine different types of plastic.

Lead researcher Dr Philipp Schwabi, said: "Now that we have first evidence for microplastics inside humans, we need further research to understand what this means for human health."

But Professor Alistair Boxall, from the University of York, said: "Microplastics have been found in tap water, bottled water, fish and even in beer.

"We're also exposed to particles from house dust and food packaging materials.

"It's therefore inevitable that at least some of these things will get into our lungs and digestive systems."

Police are trying to find a man who failed to appear in court in connection with charges of assault and burglary.

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Kevin Kilner, 37, of no fixed abode, is known to move around the Barnsley area.

Police want to speak to anyone who knows where he could be.

Early design ideas for a £21m redevelopment of Bradford's two city centre markets, due to open in 2021, will be presented to councillors later.

They include moving the food market element into Marks & Spencer's old Darley Street home which has been empty since the opening of The Broadway Centre in 2015.

Negotiations are also taking place to upgrade the non-food market in the Kirkgate Centre.

David Crompton works at a butchers in the John Street site and loves the idea, but says he's getting impatient for change:

Taxi and private hire drivers in Harrogate are being reminded of their duty to help wheelchair passengers without applying extra charges.

A meeting later will see councillors agree to publish a list of accessible taxis and minicabs in the area.

Drivers on the list will be committing an offence if they don't give wheelchair using passengers the assistance they need.

It's after the charity Disability Action Yorkshire said the situation in Harrogate is the worst it has ever known, with a severe shortage of accessible taxis at night.

The cycle network in parts of Hull has been described as "shoddy" and in need of a "radical rethink".

Liberal Democrat councillor Ryan Langley has urged the council to take action.

He said it should take action to make the city more environmentally-friendly and to promote cycling.

Hull City Council say it's currently working on a walking and cycling plan to identify key routes and priorities for investment across the city.

A blind woman has been attacked on a train between Sheffield and Stockport, according to police.

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The young woman was pushed off her seat and verbally abused, but despite the assault she hasn't contacted police.

The attack involved a number of drunken passengers that were identified on the day.

It happened between 12:15 and 12:55 on 19 September, according to British Transport Police.

A collision at 07:00 on the M62 this morning is still causing queuing traffic eastbound at Brighouse in West Yorkshire.

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There's congestion between junctions 23 and 25.

Normal traffic conditions are expected to resume between 08:30 and 08:45.

Police in West Yorkshire are warning people to take care on Bierley Road in Bradford because of an escaped horse:

Cases of fly-tipping in Sheffield have increased over the past four years, according to new figures seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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In 2014, there were 6,772 cases of fly-tipping while the following year saw 7,425, then 8,086 in 2016 and 8,878 last year.

The figures were revealed following a question by Lib Dem councillor Adam Hanrahan.

There were 3,731 fixed penalties for littering in the past four years, it's emerged.

Meanwhile, a total of 91 penalty notices for fly-tipping have been issued and there've been 46 prosecutions since March 2016.

A Hull MP says the current laws on abortion are out of date and must be changed.

Labour's Diana Johnson is introducing a private member's bill calling for the decriminalisation of abortion.

Her bill would remove sections of a 157-year-old law that makes abortion a criminal offence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The original law was passed in 1861 and has not been changed since the 1960s.

The thinking behind this is that thousands of women across the UK risk prosecution by ordering pills to end their own pregnancy from online providers.

Diana Johnson says a quarter of them report being in abusive relationships, and points to cases like that of a woman in Northern Ireland, who was prosecuted after she bought pills online for her 15-year-old daughter, who was in an abusive relationship.

A windy and dry day with sunny spells.

Tonight will remain breezy but will be largely dry with clear spells.

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A 20-year-old woman from North Yorkshire with severe learning disabilities and autism has been told she can no longer attend college due to staff shortages.

Ruby Merritt has been been going to Henshaw's College in Harrogate, which teaches students with disabilities aged 16 to 25, for a year.

Her mum Lena Merritt said there were "severe staff shortages" after the college took on 20 new students.

The college's decision to suspend her daughter's place was "heartbreaking", she said.

"We'd had her review at the end of July, before she broke up from the summer holidays.

"Everybody was really pleased with how well she was doing and all excited about another year.

"To let her start her second year and suddenly stop is a complete shock."

Henshaws said it suspended places "for 14 of our 95 students following a review of student safety", because the college required "a higher number of trained specialist staff" and hoped additional staff would be in place by the New Year.