A former farmer says he's hoping to re-introduce the red squirrel to East Yorkshire.

Shaun Marrs says the smaller red has been driven out by the bigger American grey squirrel and there are now none left in the area.

There are an estimated 140,000 red squirrels in the UK, compared with more than two million greys.

Mr Marrs says he's planning to breed red squirrels in Holderness and release them into woodland he owns.

He says the project may take some time, as baby red squirrels stay with their mum for a year and then they need to be held in a 12ft holding cage for another year before being released.

The animals will be bred in a woodland enclosure before being released in East Yorkshire.

The US president's aircraft was spotted by an aviation enthusiast as it flew over the UK on its secret trip to visit troops in Iraq.

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Alan Meloy photographed Air Force One in the skies above Sheffield on 26 December.

The plane carrying Donald Trump and the First Lady left Washington in total secrecy in the dead of night.

After Mr Meloy's picture was shared on social media, external people began to track the flight online.

Mr Meloy said he was "amazed" at the response to his photograph, which has seen him contacted by three US TV networks.

He said he captured the image purely by chance as he photographed aircraft from the front step of his house.

Luke Menzies from Yorkshire played rugby league for clubs including Batley, Dewsbury and Hull Kingston Rovers.

But at the age of 30 with a career cut short by injury he's swapped rugby shorts for spandex pants and become a big name in the US wrestling ring.

Luke says: "I was always a fan of wrestling but never thought I’d get an opportunity.

"Coming from a northern, rugby league playing town, rugby league took over.

But Luke got injured and was let go by the club - an incident he says was "a blessing in disguise."

Now, after two years fighting on the independent circuit, that dream's come true. This year he's been signed up by sports entertainment group, WWE.

Luke says: "For a little old lad from Yorkshire to put pen to paper for the WWE it's unheard of - I think I'm probably the first rugby league player to do it.

The narrow winding roads of the Yorkshire Dales can sometimes be a bit tricky to negotiate and pass oncoming vehicles on.

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Which is why this bit of nifty parking by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance is so impressive.

The chopper was piloted by an ex-RAF officer and his Christmas Day flying skills meant a man seriously injured in a traffic accident was quickly airlifted to hospital.

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A prehistoric fish said to be the cause of King Henry I's death could once again flourish in the River Aire in Yorkshire.

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The DNAire project aims to improve biodiversity in the river by providing passes for river eels and lampreys.

Pollution from factories and man-made barriers reduced numbers of lampreys and other species following the Industrial Revolution.

Officials said the scheme would see the first "free migration" in 200 years.

The plans have been submitted to Bradford Council.

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DNAire project aims to encourage river eels and lampreys and improve biodiversity in the river.

An 83-year-old man with dementia went missing from a care home in West Yorkshire and was rescued by mountain rescue volunteers.

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The pensioner went missing in Allerton Bywater on Boxing Day night sparking a "race against time to find him".

Rescue teams from Holme Valley and Calder Valley were scrambled to look for him over "a large area of difficult terrain".

He was eventually found in the early hours of this morning and taken to Pinderfields Hospital (pictured) with hypothermia and some cuts to his head, arms and legs.

West Yorkshire Police praised the "expertise and assistance" of the mountain rescuers as the 83-year-old continues to recover in hospital.

The 16-year-old is placed in an induced coma after being shot in a Birmingham street.

Police in York say they have received a number of calls about a "suspicious male" trying to get into people's houses by claiming he works for British Gas.

A message, posted on one of North Yorkshire Police's Twitter accounts, warned members of the public to always check before letting anyone into their property:

A West Yorkshire piano supplier says he's now selling hundreds of the musical instruments to China every year.

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Melvin Besbrode's business has been based in Leeds for almost four decades with customers spread across the United Kingdom and Europe.

But he says the majority of his business is now in Asia with an increasing number of Chinese people learning how to play piano.

He said: "In the last six or seven years the Chinese have just appeared out of nowhere with money to spend and an avid interest in pianos."

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A fire station in Sheffield has opened its doors to rough sleepers over the Christmas period.

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The station on Eyre Street in Sheffield was opened with the help of British Red Cross volunteers.

Councillor Jim Steinke, cabinet member for neighbourhoods and community safety, said homeless people could go there to escape cold weather.

A North Yorkshire man spent his Christmas on the Isle of Man, while walking 14,000 miles around the coast of Britain and Ireland.

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Peter Mears has made it to the coastal town of Ramsey on his epic trek which began in April 2017.

Mr Mears hopes to raise £15,000 for environmental charities.

The Harrogate man said: "It is a challenge, it's not a holiday, you've got to remember why you're doing it - if I was doing this just for the sake of covering the distance then I would have given up several times already."

There have been calls for Hull to get special cycle lanes - similar to those seen in the Netherlands.

Lib Dem councillors are calling for a complete review of the city's cycling network, to make it more bike-friendly like the Dutch capital of Amsterdam (pictured).

Councillor Paul Drake-Davies said: "If we want people to cycle we need to build separate lanes."

The council announced last month that it would invest a significant amount in its cycling provision in the upcoming budget, although details haven't yet been revealed.

After a picture of the aircraft was posted, the secret flight was tracked online.

Celebrity Big Brother has been revealed as the TV programme which generated the most complaints this year, after a row involving a former North Yorkshire radio presenter.

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Ofcom said it received 27,602 complaints, the majority relating to allegations made by Roxanne Pallett against a fellow contestant.

She accused Ryan Thomas, who went on to win the show, of "punching" her but she later apologised saying she had got the situation "massively wrong".

In September, the former Emmerdale star stepped down from her position at a radio station in York "with immediate effect".