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  1. Barnsley's Dougall out until New Yearpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    Barnsley midfielder Kenny Dougall is not expected to play again this year after suffering ankle ligament damage.

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  2. Sheffield tram-train crash - latest picturespublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    Sheffield's new tram-train has been hit by a lorry its first day in service.

    South Yorkshire Police say there have been no serious injuries.

    The Rail Accident Investigation Branch say they've "been made aware of the incident and are currently in discussion with colleagues in the area."

    Here's some of the latest pictures from the scene:

    CrashImage source, Brandon Taylor
    CrashImage source, Brandon Taylor
    Crash
  3. Council staff sickness plan 'punitive'published at 16:30 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    City of York Council plans to bring in an external company to cut staff sickness by a third.

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  4. Crash brings Bradford main road to a haltpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    BBC News Travel

    A main road in Bradford is at a standstill following an accident this afternoon.

    The A641 Manchester Road southbound is blocked from the National Media Museum almost all the way to the A6177:

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  5. Passengers suffer minor injuries as tram 'wrecked' in crashpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    Passengers have been injured after a lorry crashed into tram-train in Sheffield earlier.

    A smashed windowImage source, Steve Barber

    Steve Barber, 63, from Nottingham, was travelling on the new tram-train when a lorry crashed into it on Staniforth Road.

    The derailed tram-trainImage source, Brandon Taylor

    He says the tram-train was only travelling at about 20mph when they were hit, wrecking the tram and injuring passengers, including himself.

    "It just appeared in front of me. I didn't even see the cab, I just saw the trailer of it that hit us in the middle.

    "We bounced off the rails, went into the air, and then crashed into the ground. It's a complete wreck, staff were crying."

    Mr Barber is the vice-president for the Light Transit Association and was visiting the city to see the new vehicles, that started in operation between Sheffield and Rotherham today.

  6. 'No serious injuries' after new tram-train derailspublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    There are no serious injuries after a lorry hit a new tram-train this afternoon, according to South Yorkshire Police.

    A lorry that's hit a tramImage source, Jason Drawmer

    Photos from the scene show a white lorry which has apparently hit a tram-train on Staniforth Road, Sheffield.

    Police are asking drivers to avoid the area.

  7. Tram-train derails after being hit by lorrypublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 25 October 2018
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    A tram-train has been derailed after a lorry has crashed into it on Woodbourn Road, Sheffield.

    It's not clear if anyone has been injured at this point:

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  8. 'Major incident' halts public transportpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    A major incident on Staniforth Road is affecting public transport in Sheffield at the moment.

    In a tweet, Supertram says their trams out of the city will stop at Cricket Inn Road.

    We've asked South Yorkshire Police for more information:

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  9. Animals on line block railwaypublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    Northern Rail, external have tweeted that the railway line between Selby and Gilberdyke is blocked.

    It's because of some animals on the track apparently.

    They are warning passengers to expect delays:

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  10. Butchers 'froze meat' and didn't tell customerspublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    One of England's leading meat retailers has been told to improve its labelling after problems were found at its Rotherham factory.

    The Crawshaws factory shopImage source, Google

    The Food Standards Agency found Crawshaws hadn't properly informed customers that meat had been frozen at the factory.

    The chain has more than 50 stores in the Midlands and north of England.

  11. Coastguard reveal object which closed Yorkshire beachpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    Andrew Barton
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Filey Coastguard have revealed what caused them to cordon off parts of the town's beach yesterday.

    It came after a walker raised concerns with the coastguard.

    Non ordnanceImage source, Filey Coastguard

    In the incident yesterday they asked people to "stay well back" after closing parts of the beach due to "unconfirmed historical ordnance."

    On social media today they've revealed that after high tide the team, along with the Navy Bomb Disposal team, went back to the beach.

    They say they located what was thought to be ordnance, but after closer inspection it was deemed as non ordnance and safe.

    The picture above shows what was found.

    What it is we may never know - looks a bit like the bottom of a lamp-post to me.

  12. Injured veterans to climb Himalayan peakpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    The expedition will reach the summit on 11 November to mark those who lost their lives in conflict.

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  13. The origins of football go on display in Sheffieldpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    A copy of the Sheffield Rules, the laws that would go on to shape football, has gone on display in the city for the first time.

    The Sheffield Rules

    It was written at the Adelphi Hotel, now the Crucible Theatre, in the city in 1858.

    It's now on display at Sheffied's Central Library.

  14. Boeing opens first Europe parts factorypublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    The facility in South Yorkshire produces aircraft components which are installed on plane wings.

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  15. Road-hog van driver stopped for doing 45mph in fast lanepublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    Motorways can be a very frustrating place, either you're stuck in a jam or someone is annoying you by driving, shall we say, at a lower standard than you'd like to expect.

    Police pulled over a road-hog driver earlier for doing 45 mph in the fast lane of the M1 and holding up other drivers, even though all other lanes were clear.

    VanImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The driver has now been issued with a ticket for driving without reasonable consideration for other road users on the section of M1 near Leeds.

    West Yorkshire Police said: "Vehicle stopped due to travelling 45mph in lane 3 of 3. Lanes 1 & 2 clear with traffic queuing behind it."

  16. More children at risk of abuse or neglectpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    A rise in protection plans for children leaves councils claiming they are pushed "to the brink".

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  17. Rise in number of people using Hull rape crisis centrepublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    The number of people using a rape referral service between Hull and Hessle has more than doubled over the last two years.

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    Currently, the Sexual Assault Referral Centre is getting 30 to 35 referrals a month, compared to 12 to 15 for the same period in 2016.

    The manager of the centre says a willingness to come forward may be one reason behind the increase.

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    Whether it's the media, whether it's what's going on at the moment, people are starting to feel like they can report it. We just get spikes in numbers. It's the same across the country as well."

    Carol, Sexual Assault Referral Centre

  18. Two men deny murder of Lithuanian manpublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    Rolandas Poskus, 52, was found dead on a grassy area in Hull on 15 June.

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  19. Coastguard warning to walkers after Whitby cliff fallpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    Part of a national walking trail through Yorkshire has collapsed and fallen into the sea near Whitby.

    Cleveland WayImage source, Chris Swales.

    Whitby Coastguard says: "If you are out walking along the Cleveland Way over the coming weeks, be aware of recent cliff falls."

    In the picture above you can see an entire section of the Cleveland Way, close to Saltwick Bay, has disappeared, due to coastal erosion.

    The coastguard is warning people wherever possible to stick to the path and avoid getting closer to the cliff edge.

  20. Beverley's Kyle Edmund through to Vienna Open second roundpublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 25 October 2018

    BBC Sport

    British number one Kyle Edmund, from East Yorkshire, is through to the second round of the Vienna Open after beating Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 6-3 7-6 (7-3).

    Kyle EdmundImage source, AFP

    A late break of serve saw Edmund, from Beverley, take the first set in 32 minutes.

    But he faced a tougher challenge in the second, finally breaking the world number 17 in the tie-break to win in one hour and 23 minutes.

    It was his 11th victory from his last 13 matches.

    He will face Spain's Fernando Verdasco, ranked 30th in the world, in the next round.