A man has said he was a "scumbag" for stealing a dead woman's car after he found her stabbed to death - but he denies killing her.

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Jill Hibberd, 73, was found dead at her home in Wombwell in May. She had been stabbed 70 times.

Lee Trevor Fueloep, 40, of Willow Garth in Wombwell, is on trial for her murder at Sheffield Crown Court.

His blood was found on Ms Hibberd's body, but he told the court it came from a cut on his hand earlier that day.

The trial continues.

York's festive market is said to be so popular that residents are concerned about crushing.

Three carved stones were unveiled at Catterick Garrison army base by a veteran on his 100th birthday.

Former footballer Paul Gascoigne has denied sexually assaulting a woman on a train from York to Durham.

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The ex-England midfielder was arrested at Durham station in August.

Appearing at Peterlee Magistrates' Court, Mr Gascoigne pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault by touching.

Mr Gascoigne, 51, who played for Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio and Rangers, will next appear at Teesside Crown Court on 8 January.

The retired midfielder shot to international fame during the 1990 World Cup.

A former teaching assistant from Sheffield has set up a YouTube channel to teach people how to speak Romani.

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Jan Kurpiel taught himself to speak Romani in just nine months after falling in love with a girl at his church.

His videos have been watched by over 100,000 people already.

Young detainees were also handcuffed "excessively", inspectors found.

The family of Bradley Lowery have been praised for their "awe inspiring" plan to build a holiday home for sick children in Scarborough.

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Scarborough Borough Council identified an area of land in the town for the home, which they have now leased for free to a foundation set up in his memory.

The council says Scarborough was the last place Bradley visited before he died of neuroblastoma at just six-years-old, spending "precious time" with his family in the town.

Cllr Helen Mallory, deputy leader of the council, said: "Their ambitions for the holiday home are awe inspiring and my respect and admiration for Bradley’s mum Gemma, in particular, continue to grow.

"I look forward to seeing this amazing project get under way and, in due course, welcoming children and their families to Scarborough for an opportunity to make many wonderful holiday memories."

An MP calls for an audit of buildings to ensure all hospitals have plans for dealing with asbestos.

Ex-football star Paul Gascoigne was arrested in Durham in August.

A man is thought to have been injured after throwing a "flammable object" at people inside a depot in what police say was a targeted attack in Sheffield.

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The arson attack happened at about 18:00 yesterday on Olive Grove Road.

It's reported a 46-year-old man was injured when he tried to throw a flammable object at people inside the building.

The man then left before police arrived.

South Yorkshire Police is appealing for anyone with information to get in touch with them.

A defence company in East Yorkshire, currently building jets for Qatar, will take on 100 people next year.

BAE Systems in Brough where work has started on a £5bn deal to build Hawk jets, will take on 70 new engineers and 31 apprentices.

But manufacturing jobs at the site are said to be dependent on further orders coming through for the training jets.

Site director Dave Corfield said: "We've got a really good and assured future on the engineering side and a less certain future in manufacturing."

A replica Viking longship will be ceremonially burned for the first time at a festival of fire in Flamborough.

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The New Year's Eve event, marking the area's strong Viking connections, will also feature a procession of up to 600 people carrying burning torches.

In previous years, up to 4,000 people have travelled to the town on the Yorkshire coast to see the event.

An outbreak of the norovirus winter vomiting bug is affecting several wards at Harrogate District Hospital.

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Norovirus is one of the most common stomach bugs in the UK.

The Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust says three out of the four bays affected on Byland Ward will be re-opened over the next two days following a thorough clean.

An affected bay on Jervaulx Ward has been symptom-free for 24 hours and remains closed to new admissions.

Anyone with symptoms of the illness is being urged not to visit hospital until they have been symptom-free for at least two days.

Meanwhile, the NHS in Yorkshire has revealed more than 9,000 bed days were lost to norovirus between November 2017 and January 2018 across the region.

Of those 9,000, there were nearly 2,000 unoccupied bed days, which means beds that could have been used for patients were left empty due to the spread of the virus.

The remaining 7,000 bed days lost involve beds specifically occupied by patients who, on top of their original reason for admission, were also suffering with norovirus.

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A CCTV image of an Audi believed to have been used in two cash machine thefts has been released by police.

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Nottinghamshire Police are investigating reports of thefts from cash machines at the post office in Scrooby Road, Bircotes in the early hours of Sunday and from the Co-op in Market Place, Bingham, during the early hours of Friday.

They also received reports of a group of men acting suspiciously outside the post office in Main Road, Radcliffe on Trent, at about 02.50 on Sunday, who left in an Audi when they were disturbed.

Police are linking the three incidents.

An investigation has been launched after the body of a man was found in the centre of Leeds.

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At about midday, a member of the public found the body of a man near the disused railway viaduct on Whitehall Road.

A cordon is currently in place and enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the man's death, police say.

West Yorkshire's motorways really aren't the most secure place to get your head down...

Looks like this long-distance driver has had a little guidance on motorway safety etiquette:

Over 800 people have responded to a public consultation into the wording of a plaque in York which ended up making national headlines earlier this year.

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In July, there was an angry reaction after York Civic Trust unveiled a plaque in honour of 19th Century diarist Anne Lister, which described her as "gender non-conforming" rather than lesbian.

The trust says that of the people who responded to the consultation, 95% said they wanted the wording on it changing.

The trust's aim now is to replace the plaque at Holy Trinity church, Goodramgate, to mark the end of York LGBT History Month in February.

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Surrounded by a rainbow, the wording is expected to read:

There are calls for a breakdown truck to be permanently available on the A63 in East Yorkshire to help ease congestion.

Hull Chamber of Commerce says the city's been badly affected because of breakdowns or crashes on the A63.

Members of the chamber say they'd like to see a rapid response system to recover cars from the carriageway and get traffic flowing again.

Don't be alarmed if you see a large number of firefighters in Bradford today, as they're completing a training exercise.

The crews will be carrying out a range of duties in Lister Park.

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Sheffield Council says it will "redouble its efforts" to keep people safe and healthy at home following the closure of four hospital wards.

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Council bosses say the closure of the wards at the Northern General Hospital will put "significant pressure" on the NHS going into winter.

The Hadfield Wing housing 140 patients across four wards will be closed for months after concerns were raised about fire prevention measures within its walls.

Cllr Chris Peace, Cabinet Member for Health, says the council will ensure it provides support to the NHS through social care.

"The ward closures put significant pressure on the NHS going into winter which is obviously a time of high demand."

Work has begun on the hospital walls, with the renovation expected to take a number of months.