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  1. Broncos sign Eagles half-back Fozardpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    London Broncos sign half-back Matty Fozard on a two-year deal from Championship side Sheffield Eagles.

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  2. Cot designer jailed for three years after baby deathpublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 26 October 2018
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    Craig Williams, who designed a cot in which seven-month-old Oscar Abbey from York choked to death, has been jailed at Leeds Crown Court for three years and four months.

    More to follow:

  3. Three-month-old baby 'rescued' from Knaresborough carpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    There's a very relieved mum in Knaresborough this afternoon:

    Knaresborough viaductImage source, Geograph/Steve Gaunt
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  4. 'Do not approach' wanted Doncaster manpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    A search is under way for this man after he failed to appear in court to answer burglary charges.

    Police officers have warned the public not to approach him.

    Darren ShawImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Darren Shaw, from Doncaster, is also wanted for threatening a PCSO in the Stainforth area last month.

    South Yorkshire Police say anyone who sees the 28-year-old should call 999.

  5. Russell Watson postpones Scarborough showpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Russell Watson's concert at the Scarborough Spa next week has been postponed.

    Russel Watson

    The singer's suffering from a throat infection.

    The show will now take place on the 19 December.

    Original tickets will remain valid for that date.

  6. Services on Sheffield's tram-train resuming schedulepublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    The UK's first hybrid tram-train service in Sheffield has restarted after it was involved in a crash on its first day of service.

    Tram-train

    Last night the stricken vehicle was put back onto the tracks and today services on yellow Supertram line and black tram-train line are getting back to normal.

    Tram-train

    An investigation has been started by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch.

    Tram-train operator Stagecoach said services had started running again, but asked people to allow time for a normal timetable to resume.

  7. Police seek driver who abandoned car after crashpublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Police are searching for the driver and passenger of this car after it crashed.

    The pair took the number plates off the vehicle and ran off.

    Crashed carImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The car drove into a parked car on Dirkhill Road in Bradford earlier today.

    An officer for West Yorkshire's Road Police Unit said: "Occupants removed the number plates and ran off from the scene.

    "Something to hide?"

  8. Tram-train resumes after first day crashpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    The tram-train between Sheffield and Rotherham was in a crash with a lorry on its first day of operation.

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  9. Watch: Hull Judo Paralympian going for championship medalpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Partially sighted Paralympic sportsman Chris Skelley is preparing at a special training camp for the Judo World Championship.

    The Hull-based fighter is hoping to win medals at the three-day event, which takes place at Odivelas in Portugal next month.

    Skelley, who also has hearing problems, hopes a good showing at the competition could help to secure his selection for the Great Britain Paralympics team for the 2020 games in Tokyo:

  10. No free travel for poppy wearers - at least in West Yorkspublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    A Facebook post which has appeared on several local group pages around West Yorkshire seems to suggest people wearing poppies on Armistice Day can ride a First Bus for free.

    However, it seems this is NOT the case, at least in West Yorkshire:

    Poppy posterImage source, FirstBus

    First Bus has confirmed to BBC Yorkshire that the post is in fact only meant for people in Bristol, whereas here in West Yorkshire members of the Armed Forces and Veterans only will get free travel, external.

    The post, seen in groups like Leedsface, has so far been shared more than 600 times.

    The company clarified that on 11 November "the armed forces will be able to travel on any First West Yorkshire service for free".

    Quote Message

    We support the Royal British Legion every year, as a significant number of our team come from a military background."

    Will Pearson, First West Yorkshire

  11. Tram-train services restart in Sheffield after crashpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 26 October 2018
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    Sheffield's tram-train, the UK's first hybrid service of its kind, is back up and running after it was involved in a crash on its first day of service.

    The vehicle was derailed in a collision with a lorry on Staniforth Road, Attercliffe, yesterday afternoon.

    The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is continuing to investigate what happened.

    Here's the latest from tram-train operator Stagecoach:

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  12. 'Saw' point as police give 999 call the choppublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Police in West Yorkshire appear to be using diplomacy - and just a hint of sarcasm - to make an important point about phoning 999.

    Seems someone this morning deemed a blocked drive was worthy of emergency police attention:

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  13. Computer failure hits GP surgeriespublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Faulty air conditioning hits IT servers used by GP practices in parts of West and North Yorkshire.

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  14. 'Yobs' damage trees in 'mindless' attacks in Harrogatepublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    A wave of "mindless vandalism" around Harrogate has been blamed for six trees being snapped off at the base on public parkland in the centre of the town.

    Snapped treesImage source, Harrogate Borough Council

    The trees were destroyed on The Stray at about 22:30 on Wednesday night, according to council leader Richard Cooper.

    He's now calling for increased vigilance from residents.

    Councillor Cooper said: "They're deliberate acts which cause taxpayer's money to be spent on things it doesn't need to be spent on. It's mindless vandalism by, basically, yobs."

    Snapped treesImage source, Harrogate Borough Council

    According to Mr Cooper, the matter has been raised with police and he's now urging anyone who knows anything about the vandalism to speak to the police or council.

    Last month, a number of trees were snapped on The Stray and earlier this month a park bench was destroyed on Montpellier Hill.

  15. 'Steel City' stories revealed on TVpublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Sheffield's manufacturing history is the focus of the first episode of a brand new series which starts on BBC2 tonight.

    Made in Great Britain still

    Made In Great Britain, presented by Steph McGovern, the business presenter for BBC Breakfast, follows four young craft-makers as they find out about traditional industries.

    They experience Sheffield's transformation into an industrial powerhouse known as the "Steel City", which became famous throughout the world for making high quality steel and cutlery.

  16. Murderer of Leeds schoolgirl faces sex crimes sentencingpublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    A man who murdered West Yorkshire schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan is due to be sentenced today for other sex crimes.

    Leanne Tiernan

    John Taylor is currently serving a life sentence after the abduction and killing of 16-year-old Leanne from Leeds.

    The schoolgirl disappeared after a shopping trip in the centre of the city on 26 November 2000. Her body was found in woods several miles away, nine months later.

    The judge said Taylor had strangled Leanne to satisfy his "perverted cravings".

    Taylor's due to be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court for a series of non-recent sex attacks, including rape and an attack on a seven-year-old girl, which date back to the 1970s.

  17. 'The light of all lights' for Whitby's illuminated abbeypublished at 09:17 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    The famous Whitby Abbey will be lit up in spectacular colours this weekend as part of a special Halloween celebration.

    Whitby Abbey

    The shell of the 13th-century church of the Benedictine abbey, founded after the Norman Conquest, will display "all colours of the rainbow" until next Wednesday, English Heritage says.

    Whitby Abbey

    Whitby and its abbey are said to have inspired Dracula writer Bram Stoker's gothic horror tale after he stayed in the town in 1890.

    Whitby Abbey

    As Count Dracula himself said: "There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights."

    Although in this instance it's fairly certain he wasn't referring to the landmark abbey.

    But it looks like you can "count" on a good time at least...

  18. Yorkshire's Kyle Edmund out of Vienna Openpublished at 09:04 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    BBC Sport

    British number one Kyle Edmund, who's from East Yorkshire, is out of the Vienna Open after losing to Spain's Fernando Verdasco.

    Kyle EdmundImage source, Getty Images

    The 23-year-old, from Beverley, lost the second-round match 6-4 3-6 6-3 in two hours.

    It brings to an end Edmund's five-match winning run that included his maiden ATP Tour title at the European Open.

    Verdasco broke twice in the first set to take the lead before Edmund broke early in the second to level the match, but one break of serve was the difference in the decider.

    World number 14 Edmund will now head to Paris for the final Masters tournament of the season, where victory would give him an outside chance of qualifying for the ATP Finals.

  19. Watch: Friday's weather forecastpublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Abbie Dewhurst
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    It'll be cold through today with a mix of clear, sunny spells and blustery showers.

    Watch my full forecast here:

  20. Cot bed designer sentencing after York baby choke deathpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    A cot designer's due to be sentenced later over a safety failure that led to the death of a seven-month-old baby in York.

    Craig WilliamsImage source, Ben Lack

    Oscar Abbey was found by his parents, caught in the side of his bed at their home in York on 3 November 2016.

    His head became stuck while trying to crawl through a gap in the cot sold by Craig Williams's Playtime Beds Ltd.

    Williams, 37, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to failing to discharge the employer's general duty.

    As Williams had admitted a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act, the jury was asked to return a not guilty verdict to gross negligence manslaughter.

    Williams, of Park View Road, Kimberworth, also pleaded guilty to fraud.

    He is due to be sentenced later alongside employee Joseph Bruce, 30, of Kimberworth Park Road, Rotherham, who also admitted the same charge.