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Or you can rewatch the debate later.

A special event takes place in Sheffield later to celebrate exactly 100 years since some women first voted in a British general election.

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Pamela Liversidge OBE, the first female Master Cutler of Sheffield, and former High Sheriff Julie Kennedy will be attending the event at Sheffield Town Hall.

During the ceremony, they'll unveil a piece of silverwork commissioned as a tribute to the women of Sheffield's contribution to gaining the vote.

In 1918, the UK's Representation of the People Act gave votes to women over 30.

It was on 14 December of the same year they first exercised the right in a general election.

A Yorkshire cricketing legend has swapped his cricket whites for sequins and skates.

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Ryan Sidebottom (or should that be slide-bottom?), who played for Yorkshire and England, is hoping to glide through the first round of ITV's Dancing on Ice.

The bowler's skating for the very first time in his life as he prepares to star in the new series starting in January.

Sidebottom and his dance partner Brandee Malto took a short break from their training schedule to meet fans at the ice rink at Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland in York.

The shaggy haired left-arm seamer retired in 2017 having taken 762 first-class wickets and won five County Championship titles over a 20-year playing career.

At the ice rink this morning, he said: "Cricketers aren’t allowed to skate or ski in case they get injured, so the whole experience is really alien to me and it's been incredibly tough starting from scratch on the ice."

Police officers in Barnsley are issuing another appeal to try and find missing 60-year-old Graham Stringfellow.

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Mr Stringfellow was last seen leaving the Coniston Drive area of Bolton-Upon-Dearne at about 02:45 yesterday morning.

Officers say they're "extremely concerned" for his welfare with cold weather warnings in place for the weekend.

Mr Stringfellow is described as having short grey hair and is thought to be wearing rectangular glasses.

Police believe he is wearing a blue coat, a blue or grey jumper, navy jogging bottoms and brown shoes.

Any sightings of him, or if people know where he could be, should be given to South Yorkshire Police by calling 101.

Joe Robinson faced a long prison sentence in Turkey over membership of an armed Kurdish group.

A 19-year-old man who travelled to France after a cyclist was knocked down in Hull has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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The teenager was detained in Paris after a 43-year-old man was hit by a car near a retail park on Mount Pleasant.

Humberside Police said he travelled by train to Gare du Nord (pictured) where he was seized by the French authorities.

British Transport Police, who had travelled to France, arrested the suspect who is currently being held in custody.

Officers opened an investigation after a man riding a bicycle sustained serious but not life-threatening chest injuries at about 16:30 on Wednesday.

A York woman who was reported missing yesterday evening has returned home "safe and well".

North Yorkshire Police say Laura McBride, 24, was back in her home on Ordnance Lane at about 00:00.

The Met Office has issued an amber warning of ice, and a yellow "be aware" warning for snow and ice ahead of this weekend.

As a result, police in Bradford have warned drivers to be vigilant:

Guitars and amps belonging to The Roy Wood Rock 'n' Roll Band were inside the vehicle.

A 98-year-old woman is being treated in hospital after being hit by a car in York.

It happened at about 10:40 yesterday on East Parade in Heworth, police say.

The woman, a pedestrian, suffered head, chest and abdominal injuries and was taken to York hospital for treatment after the collision which involved a BMW X5.

Officers are appealing to anyone who was in the area and saw what happened to contact them.

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It's been announced this morning that The Human League will perform in Hull, the first of a number of big gigs to be held this summer in Zebedee’s Yard.

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VMS Live, who are behind the event, brought The Wombats, Orbital, Chase and Status and Happy Mondays to the venue last year.

This was the aftermath of a police chase in South Yorkshire which was called off after the driver "decided escape might be found on just three-wheels," as officers have put it.

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The cloned Skoda Fabia failed to stop for police, so they pursued the vehicle but "aborted when the driver began taking unnecessary risks, when schools were finishing for the day".

After backing off, police were pointed to "a trail of destruction" caused by poor driving.

Officers then found a wheel and road sign in the carriageway and as a result say they quickly found the car again, still being driven through an alleyway "with sparks flying".

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The South Yorkshire force says: "Our officer blocked the Skoda and the driver ran into nearby woodland.

"Despite being chased by police officers and a public spirited painter, he made good his escape."

Inquiries are continuing to locate the driver.

Do you recognise this man? Police believe he has information about a sexual assault in Leeds station.

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A man was using the toilets in the station, where he saw another man exposing and touching himself inappropriately.

The man then followed the victim and touched him inappropriately on two different escalators.

The incident happened on 5 December at about 16:20.

Police are asking anyone with information to get in contact.

Four major stores are to open at Barnsley's brand new £180m development in the town centre, it's been revealed.

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JD Sports, Lounges, Muffin Break and local restaurant MEET have all committed long-term to trading at the development, according to the council.

Retailer JD Sports and restaurant Lounges will open in 2019, with coffee shop Muffin Break and MEET opening at a later date.

Leases range from 10 to 15 years.

It's hoped the new development in the town centre will help transform the area, bringing a new library, cinema and already opened refurbished markets.

A van belonging to the former Wizzard singer Roy Wood's band has been returned, along with the £100,000-worth of equipment which was inside, after being found in West Yorkshire.

The Roy Wood Rock 'n' Roll Band had their instruments taken when the vehicle was stolen in a ram-raid on a warehouse in Leeds on Thursday.

Wood, behind the famous festive hit I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day, said they had to cancel last night's gig in Hull as a result of the theft.

The van and equipment were found in East Ardsley, according to West Yorkshire Police.

A man has died after his car was in collision with an HGV in Halifax in the early hours of this morning.

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Police say they were called at about 01:00 to Queensbury Road, in Boothtown.

A silver Vauxhall Vectra was travelling from Halifax towards Queensbury and a Mercedes Actros HGV was travelling from Queensbury towards Halifax when the two vehicles collided.

Officers say the driver of the Vauxhall Vectra, a male in his 30s, died as a result of his injuries.

Anyone who witnessed the incident,or has any information about either of the vehicles involved, is being asked to contact the police.

A 23-year-old man who admitted the manslaughter of a teenager stabbed in Sheffield in May is due to be sentenced later.

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Franck Mvila Kiongazi, of Morland Road, Gleadless, admitted killing 19-year-old Ryan Jowle near Tannery Close in Woodhouse on 22 May.

South Yorkshire Police said Kiongazi was also treated at hospital for serious stab injuries to his arms, back and face following the incident.

A lorry on fire on the M1 near Wakefield is stopping all traffic from moving northbound at the moment.

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It's happened between junctions 39 and 40. Emergency services are on the scene.

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Police say: "Traffic is being held as the vehicle is burning on the verge and thick black smoke blowing across the carriageway."

Highways England says: "Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:45 and 10:00."

Sheffield City Council says it's not interested in an inquiry into how the city's tree replacement programme has been handled.

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It follows a compromise being reached between campaigners and the council in a long-running row over the felling of Sheffield's street trees.

Councillor Lewis Dagnall, cabinet member for environment and streetscene, says the council has been scrutinised already and has acknowledged its mistakes.

"I think there's absolute consensus that we need to find a way forward that lets us move on as a city", he told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"What I've heard from people is that they want me and my colleagues at the council to put our energy into finding constructive ways forward and not simply raking over the past."

Work has been on hold since March following clashes between workers and campaigners during protests about the future of Sheffield's street trees.

Now, no healthy tree will be felled in the city unless no other solution can be found with a new tree strategy being drawn up between the council, contractors and campaigners.

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Thousands of trees have been felled since the start of a £2.2bn 25-year programme of works, having been assessed as either dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory.

They are being replaced with saplings.

However, many of the trees classed as damaging or discriminatory are healthy specimens which should not be cut down but saved, say campaigners.

They say amendments should be made to surrounding pavements and roads.

The dispute led to a number of protests resulting in the authority announcing a pause in the programme earlier this year.

Campaigners calling for an end to Leeds' managed red light zone say extra police officers may not be enough to deal with problems around the area.

The "managed approach" in Holbeck started in 2014 and allows women to sell sex between specified hours.

A team of four extra officers was announced yesterday as the council steps up efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area.

But campaigners say they fear a forthcoming redevelopment of Holbeck will just move the problem elsewhere.

One of the campaigners, Claire Bentley-Smith, says: "Within the next year there are going to be building projects starting on the edge of the zone

So punters and prostitutes are probably going to start to disperse, in fact we already know that they are."