Gareth Atkinson died after he was stabbed in the neck in the hallway of a block of flats.

The family of a man fatally stabbed in the neck say there "isn’t a day that passes" where they don't "long for his company".

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Ashley King, 29 of no fixed abode, was jailed for life at Leeds Crown Court today for murdering Gareth (Gaz) Atkinson (pictured) in a block of flats in Huddersfield on 8 May this year.

In a statement, his family said: "Our loss is immense and is also not only felt by ‘us’ Gaz’s closest relatives, but also by the many friends and colleagues he had."

"The loss of Gaz is forever, that is our sentence and there isn’t a day that passes that we don’t miss and long for his company"

Police are looking for two conmen who posed as police officers in order to try and steal from a woman in her 80s.

Officers have issued this image of one of the men they are looking for:

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The men called at the 83-year-old's house in Hatfield, Doncaster, at about 16:15 on 19 October.

They told her they were police officers and needed to see any valuable items she might have inside.

The men then searched the house, but were disturbed and ran off empty handed.

There was a a black Volkswagen Golf in the area at the time, according to South Yorkshire Police.

A teenager was punched and subjected to racial abuse as she walked along a Wakefield road.

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It happened near the Arriva bus depot on Barnsley Road at about 17:30 on 11 October.

As the 17-year-old Asian girl was walking a small blue car drove past her and a person in the car shouted some "racial slurs" and threatened her, according to West Yorkshire Police.

The car, which was being driven by a woman, then stopped and a man got out, he punched her in the face injuring her nose and they drove off.

The girl was left with facial injuries.

Officers say they're looking for a man in his late 20s, of average build, tanned, with short black messy hair and stubble and he spoke with a foreign accent.

The female suspect was Asian, about 24-years-old, 5ft 6ins and of big build.

Vehicles at a car meet in Doncaster were being driven around the town using roads like a race track, according to South Yorkshire Police.

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Car meets are events where owners turn up and show off their modified vehicles.

Police officers have slammed the event, in the Asda Doncaster car park, saying the behaviour of some of those who attended was "childish" and "disgusting".

One man was arrested at the event and a number of tickets were issued for vehicle defects.

A lot of litter was also left behind, according to South Yorkshire Police.

The force went on to say a "zero-tolerance approach will be taken at incidents like this".

Meet organiser Gareth Thickett told the BBC he doesn't condone the antics of a "small handful" of people that "ruin it for everyone else" by spinning their wheels when leaving.

He added that him and friends went round after the meet and picked up any litter, leaving the area clean.

Asda have been approached for a comment.

Some good news this afternoon, police say that missing man Tommie Drew from Burley has been located.

Officers say that he was found "safe and well" and thanked the public for sharing their appeal.

Humberside Police say the death of a woman whose body was found in a cemetery in Hull is not being treated as suspicious.

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The body of the woman thought to be in her 50s was found in Western Cemetery in the city on Sunday 28 October.

Officers say they are in contact with her family and will be preparing a file for the coroner.

A man from West Yorkshire who stabbed another man in the neck and then went on the run from the police has been jailed for life today.

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Ashley King, aged 29, of no fixed abode, was told at he must spend a minimum of 17 years behind bars at Leeds Crown Court today.

He stabbed Gareth (Gaz) Atkinson, 25, on 8 May in a hallway at a block of flats on Bentley Street in Huddersfield.

After the attack King went into hiding but was tracked down and arrested by officers.

There was a long-standing dispute between King and Mr Atkinson, according to West Yorkshire Police.

A motion calling on Wakefield Council's leader Peter Box to resign has been voted down, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The local authority's Conservative group had called on the long-serving Labour figurehead to stand down "immediately", following attempts by some of his own colleagues to replace him during weeks of unrest.

He has been heavily criticised in some quarters of his own party for Wakefield's failing children's services, which could be taken out of the council's hands when a government commissioner reports in November.

Tory leader Nadeem Ahmed, who had previously backed Mr Box to deliver improvements to the service, said he had reversed his position because Labour's internal divisions were "distracting" them from council business.

Investigations are under way after a technical fault caused the closures of several banks in Hull today.

The problem is believed to have affected branches of Halifax, Lloyds, and TSB as well as the city's main Post Office branch.

Engineers at KCOM are looking into whether the issue is with their network or another provider.

Charles Heslett
Journalist, BBC Radio Leeds

A police cordon remains in place today at the scene of a fatal stabbing in Halifax, where 17-year-old boy died on Saturday night.

Jamie Brown died after he was attacked on East Park Road, in the Ovenden area of Halifax, on Saturday night, West Yorkshire Police said.

There's an eerie calm on the street today.

I was at the scene earlier as car pulled up and, with flowers to lay at the scene, Jamie's father Robert got out.

This is what he told me: "We're not coping at all at the moment, we're just getting our heads around it, we just don't believe he's gone."

Have you seen this missing man from Leeds?

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Tommie Drew was last seen at his home in Burley on Saturday afternoon.

The 23-year-old was wearing light blue jeans, tan Timberland boots and a red striped T-shirt.

If you can help please contact West Yorkshire Police, external.

A teenager has been left with a suspected detached retina after an assault at a nightclub in York.

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Police are still trying to find the suspect after the attack in June at the KUDA nightclub.

They have now issued CCTV pictures of a man they want to speak to about the assault.

The victim, a 17-year-old boy, was treated for a suspected detached retina and multiple abrasions.

Leeds United defender Luke Ayling is ruled out for two months with a knee injury suffered against Nottingham Forest.

An extra 40,000 visitors are expected at one of York's top attractions this half-term.

The National Railway Museum is holding its annual Future Engineers event, which is aimed at getting young people to consider a career in engineering.

It'll run until Sunday 4 November:

Only three of Hull Trains' four trains are currently operational, affecting its timetable.

A charity is in East Yorkshire today giving teenagers, who aren't old enough to drive, special driver training.

The Pathfinder Project is visiting Driffield to help young people learn to drive safely away from public roads, before they take a test.

Last year more than 600 young people were killed or injured on the roads in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.

The project hopes giving young people more experience before they can legally drive might help reduce accidents.

A woman is in a serious condition after a crash near Scarborough.

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The crash happened on the B1261 at Irton last Friday lunchtime and involved a white Renault Master van and a Volvo V40.

Both drivers were taken to hospital with serious injuries, with one still receiving treatment.

Police say she's in a serious condition.

Officers want to speak to anyone who saw how the van was being driven before the crash.

Two teenagers are in hospital after being seriously hurt in a collision with a car in Hull.

The boys, aged 17 and 15, were riding a motorcycle on Ellerburn Avenue at about 18:30 last night when they were hit by a car.

Humberside Police say a small dark-coloured 4x4 failed to stop at the scene.

Tom Pearcy has claimed the world record for the largest pumpkin boat.