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  1. Murder accused 'acted in self-defence'published at 20:28 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Mantas Pundzius denies murdering Rolandas Poskus, who was found dead in grassland in Hull.

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  2. 'Shock' at hospital walking stick attackpublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    An inquest hears a mentally ill man attacked the hospital patients after his medication was altered.

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  3. Doncaster Rovers sign striker Sadlierpublished at 18:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Doncaster Rovers sign striker Kieran Sadlier on an 18-month contract following his departure from Cork City.

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  4. Cruise terminal 'would harm animals'published at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Noise and vibration from the terminal would leave animals at Hull's The Deep stressed, bosses fear.

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  5. Rescue plan for company working on new footbridge over A63published at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    The company building a new footbridge over the A63 in Hull has seen its shares collapse after it revealed it is seeking a rescue deal.

    An artist's impression of the bridgeImage source, Highways England

    Interserve has already started work on the Princes Quay bridge, which will connect the city centre with the Marina, and is due for completion in spring 2020.

    The firm, which works in prisons, schools, hospitals and on the roads, has £500m of debts and says its rescue plan will involve issuing new shares.

  6. Racism pushes youth football coach to verge of quittingpublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    The coach of an under-14 football side says he has been pushed to the point of leaving the sport due to racist abuse his young players have to endure.

    Lutel James

    Lutel James, who coaches in Chapeltown, said his team experienced "continuous racism" at a recent away match and racist comments at two other fixtures.

    Mr James, who has been a coach in Leeds for 20 years, reported the incidents to the West Riding Football Association.

    A spokesperson said it had opened an investigation into the allegations.

  7. Penalty drought ends and goalkeeper bingopublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Leeds ending a penalty drought and Wycombe's fifth keeper in a month are among five things you may have missed from the EFL.

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  8. Man jumps on rough sleepers' tentpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Police say two men in the tent, which was pitched in a Hull shop doorway, were unhurt.

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  9. Royal worker dies before being charged with sex offencespublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    A retired royal chauffeur was to be charged with sexual offences against young boys, one of the alleged allegations being in West Yorkshire, before he died last week.

    Buckingham PalaceImage source, Getty Images

    Alwyn Stockdale, who was 81, was suspected of abusing a boy in West Yorkshire between 1972 and 1975.

    He died of natural causes last week.

    The Crown Prosecution Service decided Mr Stockdale should be prosecuted on 30 November.

    A CPS spokesperson said: "Following a Metropolitan Police investigation into allegations of non-recent sexual abuse, the CPS authorised four charges against a suspect aged in his 80s.

    "The suspect has since died and therefore no prosecution can take place."

  10. Special-needs pupils 'struggle' with new testspublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Primary school league tables show pupils with special needs are dropping further behind their classmates.

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  11. River Nidd celebrated on TVpublished at 17:15 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    BBC presenter Amar Latif meanders along the River Nidd, looking at its history in tonight's 'River Walks' programme.

    Amar Latif in a canoe

    The River Nidd flows from Scar House reservoir and finishes at Wilshill.

    Amar's 13-mile-route looks at how the river valley was shaped, and now what it offers to the community.

    Amar by River Nidd

    Amar will be taking to the ropes in canyon abseiling, canoeing and a llama trek.

    The programme will be shown on BBC One at 19:30.

    Amar in canyon
  12. Selby Abbey in North Yorkshirepublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Bells on Sunday comes from Selby Abbey in North Yorkshire. The bells were cast in 1909 by John Taylor with the largest weighing 25 hundredweight. We hear them ringing rounds and call changes

  13. Reward of £5,000 for the arrest of Yorkshire crime bosspublished at 17:04 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    A £5,000 reward is being offered to try and find a Yorkshire crime boss who has gone on the run from police.

    Alfred DearImage source, Crimestoppers

    Alfred Dear, who is described as the "head of an organised crime group who were involved in the large scale supply of heroin into York" disappeared during his trial.

    Dear, who has links to North and East Yorkshire, was convicted in his absence of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and is due to be sentenced.

    By going on the run, the 45-year-old has also breached his bail after being charged over the theft of a cash machine in the Humberside Police area.

    Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £5,000 for the arrest of Dear, who has previously served sentences for dealing heroin, affray and assault.

    Gemma Gibbs, the charity's regional manager for Yorkshire and Humberside, said: “Alfred Dear has a history of criminal activity and we are appealing to people who might know where he is to contact us, with the promise that you will remain completely anonymous."

  14. Water firm applies for drought permitspublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Yorkshire Water applies for drought permits after a dry summer and autumn left reservoirs half empty.

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  15. Armed burglars terrorise residents in robberypublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Masked burglars targeted a property in Brighouse and demanded money from the occupants.

    Atlas Mill RoadImage source, Google

    The incident happened at a house on Atlas Mill Road on 7 December at about 22:25.

    After threatening the victims and taking cash, the burglars then fled on foot, on to Owler Ings Road down a canal towpath.

    They then drove off in a white VW Golf car, according to police.

    The suspects are described as male, wearing casual clothing and balaclavas.

    Police want to speak to anyone who may have any information on the incident.

  16. Hull rough sleeper's tent jump man huntedpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    CCTV showing a man diving feet first into a rough sleeper's tent as his friends laughed and filmed him on a mobile phone in Hull, has been released by police.

    Humberside Police are trying to identify the trio, filmed on Whitefriargate at about 00:30 on November 30.

    Police say that two men who were in the tent, which was pitched in a shop doorway, were unhurt in the incident:

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  17. Leeds film director showcases Jewish roots in documentarypublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    A Leeds film director will debut his documentary about the migration of Jews to Yorkshire this evening.

    Simon Glass

    'A Very British History: The Jews of Leeds' delves into the story of how thousands of Jews migrated from Russia and the Baltic after they were under threat of persecution in the early 1900s.

    Simon Glass is a film director who grew up in Leeds and wanted to explore his Jewish roots.

    Jewish ID card

    The programme follows the journey of both his family and others from Russia to 'The Leylands' in Leeds.

    Simon says the process has been a "great privilege".

    The documentary will be broadcast tonight on BBC One at 22:45.

    Simon Glass cooking
  18. Hull cruise terminal could harm animals in city's aquariumpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    An aquarium in Hull says its animals could be harmed by plans for a new cruise terminal in the city.

    The Deep in HullImage source, Geograph/JThomas

    The Deep says its collection of marine life could be hurt by noise, pollution and vibrations if the development is located nearby.

    Chief executive Katy Duke says fish, sharks and penguins could be caused long term stress if the plan goes ahead.

    The Deep is located at Sammy's Point, which is Hull City Council's preferred choice of site for the cruise terminal.

    Hull City Council say it has worked extensively with The Deep to come up with a design that will protect the animals there and is confident it can overcome these concerns.

  19. Stadium to open again after kids train in the darkpublished at 15:55 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    Young athletes who train at Woodbourn Road stadium in Sheffield are celebrating success after being told the facilities will be opened up to them, having previously trained being lit by car headlight.

    Woodbourn Road stadiumImage source, Supplied

    Sheffield Hallam University, which runs the stadium, had decided to close the facility on Monday and Friday evenings for December and January because of low usage.

    But parents and children hadn't been told so they ended up training in the dark, lit only by cars using their headlights.

    Now the university has apologised and agreed to open up the stadium for evening training and put the floodlights on in future.

  20. Train bosses 'got it wrong' with timetable changespublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2018

    A boss at train company TransPennine Express has told the BBC he's not proud of the service over the summer.

    A First TransPennine TrainImage source, Peter Byrne/PA Images

    Paul Watson, who is the operations manager at the firm, says he hopes the new timetable will improve it.

    Passengers between York and Scarborough have suffered months of delays and cancellations.

    There's also been chaos on Northern services across the north.

    "Clearly we got it wrong and the service didn't operate as we wished", Mr Watson said.

    "We're determined to get it right."