A motorist who crashed through a fence after skidding off a wet and icy road was "very lucky to walk away", say police.

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Images posted online by South Yorkshire Police, external show a wooden fence post embedded in the windscreen of the BMW.

The incident happened on the A628 Woodhead Pass yesterday afternoon.

The force said: "This was a classic case of ambition outweighing ability and the driver was very lucky to walk away with minor injuries."

Bradford keeper Richard O'Donnell saves two spot kicks as the League One side beat Aldershot 4-1 on penalties in the FA Cup.

Alfie May's four goals help League One side Doncaster Rovers thrash sixth-tier Chorley in their FA Cup first-round replay.

Cameron King's strike earns National League side FC Halifax Town a first-round FA Cup replay win over League Two Morecambe.

A councillor claims "burglars will be rubbing their hands" at the prospect of street lights being dimmed.

Kirklees Council says a high-profile abuse case has had a negative impact on recruitment.

Police said the driver of a BMW was "very lucky " after skidding off the A628 Woodhead Pass.

Several Championship clubs are "gravely concerned" by the EFL board's announcement it has approved a new domestic broadcasting rights deal.

Overweight and obese children could cost Hull £215m each year, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Hull is one of the worst places in Yorkshire for childhood obesity and latest figures show that about 30% of children aged four to five are overweight or obese, while for 10 and 11-year-olds, this figure rises to 36%.

Hull City Council's director of public health, Julia Weldon, said the findings were a "stark" warning for the future of Hull's children.

She said: "Up to 8,000 local children are at risk of future ill health if we don't act together to achieve and sustain a downward trend in these numbers."

It is estimated that obesity costs the city millions of pounds a year in social care, medication and lost earnings.

A couple of coastal roads in Scarborough have been closed because of high tides and waves coming onto the road.

Marine Drive is currently shut, as is Royal Albert Drive, from the Toll House to the roundabout near Peasholm Park:

Wakefield Trinity head coach Chris Chester signs a new three-year contract with the Super League club.

An appeal for Christmas cards to be sent to a 10-year-old girl while she's in hospital in Leeds over Christmas has "gone viral", her mum has said.

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Ruby Hemsley, from Middleton, has been in Leeds General Infirmary since August and faces spending the whole of the festive period in hospital.

She was born with Williams Syndrome and is being treated for problems with her heart and other complications.

Her mum, Danielle Hedley, posted an appeal on social media for Christmas cards to be sent to her only daughter in the run-up to 25 December in a bid to cheer her up:

Since then, Danielle says the appeal's been shared many times and has attracted a lot of attention:

The waves are crashing and the sea is looking choppy in Bridlington where a flood warning is currently in place.

This was the scene earlier, with the Environment Agency warning that flooding is possible until 19:30 today:

The force said it was looking for a "fat, naked man" and gave a graphic description of his sex organs.

An emergency budget is to be drawn up for North Yorkshire's fire service after a report found it's facing serious financial problems.

The report was commissioned by North Yorkshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Julia Mulligan (pictured).

Mrs Mulligan says she's unsure what might have to be cut to balance the books, including the loss of fire engines or fire stations.

The service has run down its financial reserves and if it continues to do this it would be "bust by 2023", Mrs Mulligan adds.

A veteran broadcaster has celebrated 50 years on the airwaves of the BBC.

Gerry Kersey, from Sheffield, started broadcasting on BBC Radio Sheffield 50 years ago today and celebrated the anniversary - of course - by being on the radio.

After being presented with gifts from colleagues, Gerry talked about how the medium of radio has a special connection with listeners.

Gerry still broadcasts his nostalgia show every Sunday.

Featherstone Rovers terminate head coach John Duffy's contract as they believe he is in talks to take over at Leigh.

Comedian and marathon runner Eddie Izzard has been awarded an honorary degree at York St John University.

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Izzard has been recognised for raising millions of pounds for Sport Relief.

He ran 27 marathons in 27 days, running a double marathon on the final day to complete his challenge beneath a statue of Nelson Mandela in Pretoria, South Africa.

The 56-year-old was given his Doctor of Letters by the Archbishop of York in a ceremony at York Minster.

Nearly 6,000 people may have had their personal data stolen after York's bin collection app was hacked, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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City of York Council was contacted by a hacker who said they had found a way to access the personal data of residents using the app, including phone numbers, encrypted passwords and addresses.

The council says it "deeply regrets" the breach of the app, which gives information about bin collections and recycling and which has 5,994 registered users.

In a letter sent to users of the One Planet York app, the council said it was not sure what had been done with the data.

Since the person responsible has not asked for anything in return for the personal data, it's hoped that they are someone who looks for data vulnerabilities in the public interest - also known as an ethical or white-hat hacker.

The breach has been reported to North Yorkshire Police and users of the app are advised to remove it and to change the passwords on their accounts.

Part of a national walking trail which runs through East Yorkshire will be closed until next year due to a crack in the railway embankment which runs beside it, it's been confirmed.

The Trans Pennine Trail will be closed between Hessle and North Ferriby after the crack was found next to the railway.

Network Rail engineers are due to begin work on 3 December and this is expected to last until 15 March next year.