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What is it with sheep?

They have all of those lovely moors to graze on, but decide eating the grass right by the M62 is much better.

Highways England say they may have to stop traffic to remove them:

A large fire in a barn has broken out near Northallerton this afternoon.

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The prosecution of seven men who've now been found guilty of grooming and abusing young girls in Rotherham was part of Operation Stovewood.

Image source, NCA

The operation is the largest law enforcement investigation into non-familial child sexual exploitation in the UK

It began in 2014 after a report found at least 1,400 children in Rotherham were the victims of abuse between 1997 and 2013.

Run by the National Crime Agency, it is working with 296 alleged victims, has identified 151 suspects and is running 22 ongoing investigations.

More than 150 officers work on the operation and there are plans to recruit another 100.

It is jointly funded by South Yorkshire Police and the Home Office and, when up to full strength, will cost £15m a year to run.

Following today’s verdicts, 14 people have been convicted and 24 others charged.

Seven men have been found guilty of grooming and abusing young girls in Rotherham over a seven year period.

The men, all from South Yorkshire, were convicted of offences including rape and indecent assault.

Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 37, Asif Ali, 33, Tanweer Ali, 37, Salah Ahmed El-Hakam, 39, Nabeel Kurshid, 35, Iqlak Yousaf, 34, and a seventh man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were convicted after a trial.

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The convictions are the latest to come out of Operation Stovewood, the National Crime Agency's (NCA) investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, which has identified more than 1,500 victims.

Sheffield Crown Court heard how the men targeted and exploited the teenagers before subjecting them to to acts of a "degrading and violent nature".

An eighth man, Ajmal Rafiq, 39, was found not guilty of one count of false imprisonment and one count of indecent assault.

Seven men have been found guilty of grooming and abusing five young girls in Rotherham over a seven year period.

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Sheffield Crown Court heard how the men targeted and exploited the teenagers before subjecting them to to acts of a "degrading and violent nature".

One girl described being bitten and raped by two of the men in Sherwood Forest while "high as a kite" on drugs.

The men, all from South Yorkshire, were convicted of offences including rape and indecent assault.

A gang of seven men has been convicted of sexually exploiting vulnerable teenage girls in Rotherham.

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Children at a Sheffield school have been picking up their paintbrushes and getting creative, after being inspired by Sheffield artist Pete McKee.

Image source, Wharncliffe Side School

Members of Class 5 at Wharncliffe Side School have been drawing staff - and as you can see from the side-by-side comparison they're pretty good:

Image source, Wharncliffe Side School

Mr Gaughan, Ms Beaumont and Mrs Dinn all feature, along with other members of staff.

Image source, Wharncliffe Side School

Mr McKee said he was "really chuffed and honoured" that the children were inspired by his style.

Comparing the childrens' efforts above with his work below, you can see just how close the students got it:

Image source, Pete McKee

Children's services have "rapidly deteriorated" since an inspection in April 2017, Ofsted said.

Jamie Brown died after he was attacked in the Ovenden area of Halifax, police say.

A man has been charged following an armed robbery at a village post office near Doncaster last week.

James Jackson, 39, of Crompton Avenue, Sprotborough, has been charged with robbery, possession of an imitation firearm and criminal damage, police say.

He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 23 November.

A production of Dark Winter, based on a book of the same name by author David Mark, is returning to Hull Truck next month.

The play will run from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 November and follows a sell-out run in March, according to the theatre.

The story involves an ex-trawlerman from east Hull, an adopted teenager from Hessle and an arsonist from Orchard Park.

It will be directed by Andrew Pearson.

Bradford City boss David Hopkin apologises to the club's supporters and the media after their 4-0 defeat at Gillingham on Saturday.

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A queue of almost four miles has built on the approach to this accident on the M1.

It sounds like the scene should be cleared shortly:

Hull Trains say it's going to be running a reduced timetable until it has its four trains back in service in mid-November.

The company has been dogged by problems, with its fleet of four trains suffering numerous breakdowns and the news last week that it's the most complained about rail firm in the country.

Hull Trains say three of its trains have been fully repaired, but it will be counterproductive to run a full service right now.

Only eight out of 14 services are currently operating as normal, the company said.

It is also looking to source an additional train, ahead of the delivery of a new fleet next year.

Police have named the 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on Saturday.

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Jamie Brown was stabbed on East Park Road in the Ovenden area.

West Yorkshire Police found the 17-year-old along with two other males with stab wounds and a third with a head injury, the two others did not have life-threatening injuries.

Three teenagers, two aged 16 and one 14, were arrested on suspicion of murder overnight.

Three 17-year-old boys who were arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday night also remain in custody.

Police are appealing for information after a man was attacked in a quiet residential area in Skipton.

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It happened at about 16:55 last Thursday on Burnside Avenue.

The victim was knocked to the ground and subjected to a "prolonged and unprovoked attack", police say.

Two men, possibly in their late teens to early 20s, are said to have been involved, one of whom was pushing a mountain bike.

Anyone who saw what happened is being asked to contact police.

If you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a rock star on a Monday morning, let Ricky from Leeds' Kaiser Chiefs enlighten you:

An overturned caravan and car are causing problems for motorists on the M1 this morning.

It's happened betweeen junction 38 to 37 southbound near Barnsley.

Police are on scene trying to get the road reopened, according to Highways England:

People are six times more likely to speak to police if they are on horseback, according to research by Oxford University.

Officers working in West Yorkshire Police's mounted section say the height when saddled up gives a wider perspective of an area.

The West Yorkshire mounted unit is regularly deployed to problem areas, for reassurance if there has been a spate of burglaries or incidents, or on anti-social behaviour patrols.

Meet the team here:

How people in Scarborough, Britain's "low-pay capital", are feeling ahead of the Budget.