Barnsley earn a superb win to leapfrog promotion rivals Peterborough and move up to fifth in the League One table.

Fleetwood Town make it seven games unbeaten at home in the league thanks to a victory over promotion-chasing Doncaster.

Halifax come from a goal down at half-time to beat Harrogate 2-1 at Wetherby Road in the National League.

Paul Pogba scores twice as Manchester United make it back-to-back wins under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a stylish victory over the Premier League's bottom side Huddersfield.

Managerless Sheffield Wednesday seal a second successive Championship win as they beat Middlesbrough at the Riverside.

The Doubletree Hilton offered rooms free of charge after a previous hotel cancelled the festive booking.

Carilton Maina had returned to the east African country to see his family for Christmas.

The Sand House was carved from a huge rock in a Doncaster quarry, but now lies under a tower block.

Four men and three women have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are being questioned by police.

Noel Thorpe donned his dancing shoes to build new friendships after the death of his wife.

From wildlife park staff to oil workers, here's why people are working on Christmas Day.

Josh Warrington hopes to take his IBF featherweight title to the USA and unify the division in 2019 after beating Carl Frampton.

The true power of Christmas will be demonstrated over the next 24 hours, as the festival helps people forget turbulence both here and abroad, according to the Anglican Bishop of Leeds.

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In his Christmas message, Bishop Nick Baines says he believes the basic principles of Christmas can change lives and what was true 2,000 years ago, remains the case today.

Bishop Baines says: "Christmas sneaks into our imagination, gets behind our defences and leaks light into the darkness."

A Sheffield-based homeless charity says it's going to be a very busy 10 days in the city, as many mainstream services for homeless and vulnerable people are shut down.

The "pop-up" homeless charity Homeless and Rootless at Christmas (HARC, external) is providing food and entertainment for up to 100 homeless and vulnerable adults in Sheffield each day over the Christmas period.

Based at the Cathedral Archer Project, external, HARC trustee and volunteer Madeleine Thomas says: "As mainstream services close for the festive season, there are very few places for homeless people to find a hot meal."

She's praised the people who run the service saying: "HARC is an invaluable service dependent entirely on 300 volunteers. Without them it just wouldn't run."

Work on an old Quaker burial ground above Stannington in Sheffield has kicked off a multi-million pound lottery project in South Yorkshire.

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It's called the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership and £3.4m is being spent on a range of projects to protect rural areas and make them more attractive for users.

Work includes clearing overgrown vegetation, building a new access path and repairing the dry stone boundary wall at Bowcroft cemetery.

Following an earlier appeal for help finding missing 12-year-old Alani Robertshaw, from Harrogate, police say they've now made contact with her.

North Yorkshire Police have thanked people for their help in sharing the appeal.

A petrol station worker has been stabbed in the arm during a robbery at a Leeds petrol station.

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The attack happened at the Euro Garages station on Wetherby Road at about 21:40 last night.

Three masked men arrived at the petrol station in a black BMW before threatening a worker, stabbing him in the arm with a pen and stealing cash from the safe.

Scratchcards and cigarettes were also stolen.

Police are appealing for anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.

It will be a white Christmas at one dog rehoming centre in West Yorkshire after a rescue lurcher produced eight snow-coloured puppies.

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The four-year-old, named Mrs Claus, will see in the festive season with her new litter after giving birth at the centre in Leeds.

The pups have appropriately been named after Santa's reindeer - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen.

Dogs Trust spokeswoman Amanda Sands said it was a "Christmas miracle".

A Yorkshire charity which supports victims of domestic violence is urging people not to suffer in silence at this time of year.

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Figures from Leeds Women's Aid show that last year calls to its helpline at Christmas increased by 500%.

The charity helps women who've suffered physical and mental abuse.

A Doncaster street is to once again play host to BBC TV crews after it was confirmed that a sixth series of the hit Still Open All Hours is to be filmed there.

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Granville, played by David Jason, will open the doors to his fictional corner shop next year which, in reality, is in Balby.

The Lister Avenue hairdresser's salon will be once again transformed, with David Jason saying he's "delighted we will start filming again next year".