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A plaque was unveiled to Pte George Edwin Ellison, from Leeds, last week at the railway station.

The only surviving image of Pte Ellison, who was born in York, was a very small, unclear, grainy picture from an old newspaper.

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Suman Kaur, the Leeds-based artist and winner of The BBC's Big Painting Challenge in 2017, has produced a new charcoal drawing after consulting the newspaper clipping held at Leeds Central Library.

It took her about two hours to sketch Pte Ellison.

She said the sketch is not "overly detailed" as she didn't wish to add anything to the original image.

She is now keen to donate the drawing to a suitable home.

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Leeds looks set to invest £55m in new council houses, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Leeds City Council is set to talk about the plans for the 358 new houses across the city next week, following a relaxing of government rules on borrowing to fund new homes.

The houses should be ready by 2021, and the council says it is already looking at future sites to build further social housing.

The majority of cash to build the houses will come from a government pot of money, known as a Housing Revenue Account.

Further money will come from a grant and the rest, about £10m, will come from money the council made through the sales of houses through the Right to Buy scheme.

Where will the new house be built?

• Gipton and Harehills - Amberton Terrace - 58
• Killingbeck and Seacroft - Tarnside Drive - 41
• Temple Newsam - Cartmell Drive South - 115
• Killingbeck and Seacroft - Seacroft Crescent - 34
• Adel and Wharfedale - Farrar Lane - 47
• Farnley and Wortley - Oldfield Lane - 50
• Armley - Heights Lane - 13

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in South Yorkshire.

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The couple are officially opening the new £50m McLaren factory in Catcliffe, Rotherham.

They are also heading to Barnsley to visit homeless charity Centrepoint.

Prince William is the charity's patron.

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A Yorkshire power station was the unlikely setting for a car chase and stunts set to appear in the latest Fast & Furious film, external.

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People in Hull have criticised a report by a state-funded Russian TV station examining homelessness and poverty in the city.

Local residents say the "shameful piece" which ran on Russia Today (RT) presented an unfair picture of the city.

Critics of the broadcaster, which is paid for by President Putin's government, say the channel's aim is to paint a negative image of countries like Britain.

Jerome Whittingham, who runs the Hull Is This website, said: "We are a much better city than we are portrayed in this piece."

It is unclear why the TV piece, looking at the Universal Credit benefits system, was filmed in Hull.

Anna Sorokina-Whiting, who was born in Russia but now lives in Hull, said: "We were quite surprised about it.

"Not many English people know where Hull is, so that much attention from this channel raises concerns."

Asked by the BBC why Hull had been chosen for the report, a spokesman said: "At RT, we believe that all viewpoints are of value.

"I guess that's one of the ways we differ from the BBC."

North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Julia Mulligan says she accepts "serious failings" in the way her office has managed its staff's work and welfare.

Mrs Mulligan is due at a meeting of North Yorkshire's police and crime panel tomorrow where she'll face its members for the first time since it ruled she "displayed bullying behaviour" towards an employee.

The PCC accepted the failings in a statement released before a hearing yesterday, at which a second allegation of bullying was raised.

In the statement, Mrs Mulligan said she had already started to "improve her office's working practices" and she added that further improvements were also planned.

The complaints sub-committee has recommended Mrs Mulligan regularly surveys her staff about bullying and takes a management development programme.

Motorcycle thieves in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are to be targeted with a special spray which it's claimed will make it easier to track them down.

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Humberside Police officers will also use the spray, known as the Offender Tagging Device or OTD, to identify motorcyclists who ride in an anti-social manner in Hull.

All 75 PCSOs in the city have been equipped with the hand-held spray, which will be used on riders or motorcycles.

The OTD spray can be used to identify a suspect if they're arrested at a later date and it has already led to one stolen bike being recovered, the force says.

The number of motorbikes being stolen in Hull has dropped by more than 76% in the last two years, Humberside Police adds.

Dinner ladies at a South Yorkshire primary school are back on the picket line today - their third strike in three months.

Under proposed changes at Ladywood Primary School in Grimethorpe, five dinner ladies and one higher level teaching assistant will be made redundant, saving the school an estimated £70,000 a year.

There were counter-proposals last week from Unison which involved no redundancies, but the union says no deal was reached and so staff have returned to the picket line.

Barnsley Council has been contacted for comment.

An incident in Leeds has been "safely resolved" and a man has been arrested, police say.

Cardigan Road, a busy commuter route in Headingley, was closed from about 03:45 but is now fully open again.

A 28-year-old man was arrested at about 09:00 for a previous breach of the peace offence and has been taken into custody, according to police.

Trained officers were bought in to speak to the man.

An endangered rhino who has spent all her life in captivity is beginning a year-long journey from Yorkshire to Africa which will eventually see her released into the wild.

Three-year-old Olmoti is moving from Flamingo Land in Malton, North Yorkshire, to a new home in the Akagera National Park in Rwanda.

The move is part of the zoo's conservation project to help secure the long-term future of the Eastern black rhino population, which is under threat:

Bridal store Berketex Bride has announced it has ceased trading and gone into administration, affecting up to 300 brides-to-be.

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The firm said its 11 outlets in the UK, including in Sheffield and Leeds, are now closed and will not reopen.

The company, which has a concession in Debenhams on The Moor in Sheffield, and all other outlets trading as the well-known Berketex Bride, closed yesterday.

It has been in existence for more than 50 years selling wedding dresses, bridesmaids' dresses and other accessories.

The director of the company wished to express his "sincere apologies for the abrupt closure of the store".

A small North Yorkshire market town's football team is through to the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy for the first time in its history.

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The side from Pickering, at the foot of the North York Moors, is through after last night's 2-0 win in their replay against AFC Mansfield, who play four leagues above them.

Pickering Town, founded in 1888, currently play in the Northern Premiere League Division One East.

Next, they'll host either Yaxley or Ramsbottom, who are due to replay their tie after a two-all draw last night.

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Motorists in South Yorkshire may have had a delayed commute after a lorry fire on the M18 northbound earlier this morning.

A lane closure was in place, but has since been lifted with the lorry now on the hard shoulder.

A police incident is causing major disruption on a busy suburban road in Leeds this morning.

Cardigan Road in Burley is closed in both directions from Cardigan Lane to Newport Road.

Police say they were called at about 03:45 to an incident amid concerns for the welfare of man at an address on Cardigan Road.

Officers are at the scene and trained negotiators are speaking to the man.

The road closure has been put in place until the incident can be safely resolved, police say.

South Yorkshire has royal visitors today.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expected in Rotherham this morning where they're due to officially open the new £50m Mclaren factory.

The luxury supercar manufacturer has built its new facility at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Catcliffe.

William and Kate will then travel to Barnsley to open a new learning hub for the homeless charity Centrepoint.

The charity's hostel in Barnsley provides accommodation and support for teenagers and young adults.

A former paratrooper from Bingley has raised tens of thousands of pounds and gone viral on social media after a 100-mile charity walk.

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Jeffrey Long, 87, crossed the finish line on his south coast challenge for the Royal British Legion on Sunday, but had only raised £25.

But a quick appeal on Twitter saw celebrities like Iain Lee, Al Murray and Jason Manford get involved and saw the figure balloon to more than £27,000.

Mr Long said: "The aim of this walk was to visit the ports used in the First World War, covering roughly 20 miles every day. It’s a big challenge when you get to my age."

Last year he raised £75,000 after Paula Modeste posted a selfie with Mr Long in a chance encounter on a train.

Sheffield, Leeds and Hull are due to get faster "5G" mobile phone networks next year, giving people the chance to download a high-definition film in seconds.

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The three Yorkshire cities are among 16 places in the UK to benefit from the new fifth generation technology which is switched on by operator EE early next year.

The superfast technology joins the current 4G network, which gives users the option of surfing the internet or streaming videos while not connected to a broadband connection.

It's hoped downloads and uploads on mobile phones speeds will be much faster than traditional broadband, achieving everday speeds of up to 1000mbps.

A food festival in Hull which was moved due to terrorism concerns has returned to its original home, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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About 13,000 people attended the first street food event in Trinity Square before it was moved due to police fears over "too many access points for a vehicle to be driven at speed".

Those worries over safety saw it relocated to Zebedee's Yard and Princes Dock Street, where the attendance averaged about 8,000 people per event.

Councillors have now approved plans for Hull Street Food Nights to return to its original location in the shadow of Hull Minster.

Hull Business Improvement District (BID) team spoke to counter-terrorism services in order to ensure all the relevant safety measures would be in place to protect members of the public.

Catherine Goble, marketing and events co-ordinator at Hull BID, said: "More businesses can benefit from this move."

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Plans to bring in winter parking charges across Scarborough have been ditched by the borough council's cabinet.

The cabinet voted last month to implement a charge of £1 for 24 hours parking in some of the borough's car parks from November to March, when there was previously no charge.

The executive met on Tuesday following a damning meeting of the council's Overview and Scrutiny Board during which councillors and business owners attacked the "confusing" plans.