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  1. Fatal collision in Doncaster: Police appeal for witnessespublished at 13:21 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Did you see a crash in Doncaster on 15 December? Police are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old woman died.

    Wood Street, DoncasterImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    A black Volkswagen Scirocco was being driven down Wood Street when it hit the woman, who police believe was crossing the road at about 16:30.

    The woman died in hospital the following day.

    Police want anyone who witnessed the incident to get in touch.

  2. Attempted murder arrest over Hull stabbingpublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at Hull station.

    A 21-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries after a "disturbance" between several men at a taxi rank.

    British Transport Police say the victim received "injuries consistent with a stabbing" at about 21:50 on Saturday.

    He is now in a stable condition after emergency surgery at hospital and police are continuing to appeal for witnesses:

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  3. Murder arrest after fight outside house in Goolepublished at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fight outside a house in Goole.

    A Humberside Police officer's uniform

    On Friday morning, a 54-year-old suffered serious injuries after an incident on Kingsway, he was taken to hospital but died last night.

    Humberside Police say they are supporting his family and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

  4. Mother and son jailed over man's murder in Hullpublished at 12:34 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    A man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his mother's boyfriend in Hull.

    Mantas Pundzius, 24, and Janina Milieskiene, 42,Image source, Humberside Police

    Mantas Pundzius (pictured left), 24, of Boulevard, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 19 years after being convicted following a trial at Hull Crown Court, external.

    His mother Janina Milieskiene (pictured right), 42, of Arthur Street, was sentenced to 30 months in prison after being found guilty of assisting an offender.

    They were jailed after Lithuanian national Rolandas Poskus, 52, was killed in a "savage and sustained attack" in June.

    Pundzius then dumped his body on Dane Park Road while Milieskiene cleaned up the scene of the crime.

  5. TV exposure for building site Iron Age 'Dracula burial'published at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Iron Age discoveries revealed during an archaeological dig near York will be shown off on TV tonight.

    Dig siteImage source, David Wilson Homes

    Experts on the dig at a housing development in Pocklington say they were "stunned" when they unearthed the remains of a man buried with two horses placed as if they were ready to leap out of his grave.

    They also found the remains of a young man pinned in his grave with spears in what's been described as a "Dracula" burial.

    The discoveries will be shown on Digging for Britain on BBC Four at 21:00 tonight.

  6. Young women killed in crash namedpublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Their families have paid tribute to the women who were students at Nottingham Trent University.

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  7. Train passenger wanted for 'racially offensive language'published at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    A train passenger is wanted by police after using "racially offensive language" while "talking about his dislike of muslims" on a train between York and Leeds.

    York railway station at nightImage source, Geograph/Phil Champion

    British Transport Police say the man was loud and "offended passengers" on the TransPennine Express service.

    Another passenger sent a text reporting him, at about 23.30 on 17 October, and officers have released an appeal for information following "a hate crime".

    The man is described as white, with a shaven head, approximately 5ft 6ins tall and of a slim to medium build, and was wearing a blue bomber jacket with a white stripe, a dark jeans and black trainers.

  8. Two women named after fatal Woodhead Pass collisionpublished at 11:36 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Two women who died following a fatal collision on the A628, Woodhead Pass on 15 December have been named.

    PHILIPPA BERTRAMImage source, SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

    Philippa Bertram, 20, and Rebecca Ward, 22, were killed when their car and a blue Mini Cooper crashed.

    Philippa's family say they are "shattered" by the incident.

    "Our precious daughter Philippa has been suddenly taken from us. She was our world and our joy and we were so proud of her".

    REBECCA WARDImage source, SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

    Rebecca's family said she will be "greatly missed".

    “Becky was a beautiful girl both inside and out who enjoyed life to the full."

    A third woman was seriously injured in the crash.

    A man and a woman in the Mini Cooper suffered minor injuries.

  9. 'Outstanding': Leeds care services get glowing resultspublished at 11:24 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Social care services provided for families in Leeds have been rated 'outstanding' by government inspectors.

    Chilren drawingImage source, PA

    The Ofsted report found Leeds City Council improved support available for children in need of protection, children in care and care leavers.

    The rating follows an eight-year transformation, after it was found to be 'inadequate' in 2010.

    The report means Leeds is one of the only 'core cities' to be rated so highly.

  10. Appeal to trace missing Chinese girlpublished at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Mei Chen, 17, is thought to have boarded a train heading towards London after leaving her host family.

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  11. Police e-fit appeal over attempted sexual assault in Hullpublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Police have released an e-fit image after an attempted sexual assault on a woman in Hull.

    E-fit of a suspectImage source, Humberside Police

    The victim's foot and legs were injured during the assault on Harthill Drive, near Winship Close, on Sunday 2 September before her attacker fled the scene.

    Humberside Police say the victim has "bravely come forward" and are asking anyone who recognises the man in the e-fit image to get in touch.

  12. Anti-Brexit bus set to visit Yorkpublished at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    An anti-Brexit bus is due to visit York later as part of its pre-Christmas tour.

    Bus and protestersImage source, Steve Parson/PA Wire

    The big yellow bus has stopped at more than 50 towns and cities staging rallies for local pro EU groups.

    Organisers of the tour say they aim to spark a conversation about Brexit and the benefits of remaining in the EU.

    The cabinet has decided to "ramp up" preparations for a no-deal Brexit amid uncertainty over the fate of Theresa May's proposed EU exit deal.

    A total of £2bn has been set aside for ministries in case the UK leaves on 29 March without MPs having accepted any deal.

    Letters will be sent to 140,000 firms updating them on what they should do while 3,500 troops will be put on standby to help government departments.

    The anti-Brexit bus is due to arrive at the Leeman Road coach stop near York railway station at about 14:30.

  13. Police 'very concerned' for missing Leeds manpublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Have you seen Jonathan Stringer? Police are "very concerned" for his welfare after he went missing in Leeds.

    Jonathan StringerImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Mr Stringer, 35, was last seen in his home in Harehills at about 14:00 on Tuesday.

    He is described as being 5ft 7ins tall, with long brown hair and was wearing a long brown woollen jacket, work overalls and black work boots.

    Police have been carrying out searches in the area but they are keen for anyone with information to get in touch.

  14. 'Wholly preventable' death of pregnant womanpublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    The death of a pregnant Rotherham woman after she'd waited nearly three hours for an ambulance to take her to hospital in Lincolnshire was "wholly preventable", a coroner has said.

    Boston Pilgrim HospitalImage source, Google

    Gail Bailey, 36, from Rotherham, collapsed at a caravan park in Lincolnshire with an ectopic pregnancy, an inquest has heard.

    Although her husband called an ambulance, the response was downgraded by East Midlands Ambulance Service.

    Coroner Paul Smith said: "If the ambulance had arrived at the hospital at the time it arrived at the caravan park, on the balance of probability she would have lived.

    "It took two 999 calls, four different ambulances and two hours 38 minutes for an ambulance to reach Mrs Bailey."

    A post-mortem examination found Mrs Bailey died as a result of hemoperitoneum, secondary to a ruptured ectopic pregnancy of the left fallopian tube.

    The ambulance service said in a statement: "We fully accept the coroner's findings and conclusions and we accept our care in this instance was not as it should have been.

    "We have put measures in place within the trust to prevent this from happening again."

  15. New road scheme through park will 'destroy people's lives'published at 09:42 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Campaigners say they won't stop trying to save a park in South Yorkshire which could soon be demolished to make way for a major road.

    Penny Pie Park plans

    They say the scheme will go straight through Barnsley's Penny Pie Park, "destroying a much loved green space".

    Thousands of people signed a petition against the proposal, but yesterday planning was approved for the new road system on Dodworth Road, between junction 37 of the M1 and Barnsley town centre.

    Hannah Kitching, Lib Dem councillor for Penistone West, says she wants a serious review into the decision.

    "This scheme is going to destroy people's lives. A huge number of people will be forced to put noise insulation around their houses, which means they'll never be able to sell that house," says Councillor Kitching.

  16. Yorkshire's Waite signs new contractpublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Yorkshire all-rounder Matthew Waite signs a new one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of 2020.

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  17. Watch: Today's weather forecastpublished at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    Lisa Gallagher
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    It'll be bright and breezy today with with the risk of showers.

    Watch my full forecast here:

  18. Watch: Woman's relief over botched lip treatment recoverypublished at 08:39 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    After 18 months of pain and embarrassment over botched lip filler, a Doncaster woman says she has "natural" lips again.

    Lip filler is popular among celebrities, but unlike Botox, the industry is still unregulated, meaning anyone can inject it and experts say they're seeing more issues as more people get it done.

    This is the story of 22-year-old Paige, who had many complications following a series of lip filler injections:

  19. Yorkshire train companies under parliamentary spotlightpublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2018

    The performance of train companies operating in Yorkshire is due to be discussed in Parliament later.

    Northern trainImage source, Northern

    The Labour MP for Dewsbury, Paula Sherriff, secured the debate.

    She says commuters across the region have faced months of misery since timetable changes in May lead to widespread disruption and she'll be using the session to demand improvements.

    Almost a quarter of trains operated by Northern were at least five minutes late between 27 May and 23 June, compared with 9% during the same period last year, Network Rail data shows.