Hull's House of Fraser store was due to shut on Saturday with the loss of 100 jobs.

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B&M has announced it's to open a brand new store in York close to a branch devastated by fire, external earlier this year.

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Police received 568 calls about "aggressive begging" outside a Waitrose in Sheffield over a year.

A woman called police in Harrogate complaining of singers "who she believes are from Leeds", officers said.

Two lanes have been closed after a crash on the M1 in South Yorkshire.

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The crash is near the slip road at junction 32 with the M18.

Just one lane is currently open with the ambulance and fire services at the scene.

Four friends from North Yorkshire who are trying to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean say they've faced "all the weather you can imagine" so far.

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Will, Duncan, Fraser and Glyn, a Royal Engineer, an ex-Royal Marine, a civilian and an RAF Chief Technician, are known as Team Row4Victory.

They left from the Canary Islands just under two weeks ago.

They're rowing around the clock to Antigua, in the West Indies in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, to raise money for the Royal British Legion.

Earlier one of the crew, Fraser, came up with a novel way of describing their rowing trials.

He said: "We've had 30ft waves breaking, which we were surfing down for 24 hours, then today it's like glass, it looked magnificent, but was like rowing through custard."

We go behind the scenes of Doncaster Sheffield Airport and meet the Christmas Day workers, including pilot Peter Troup.

A man's due to appear in court charged with arson after a fire at house in Leeds at the weekend, police say.

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Jordan Harrison, aged 27, of Fairfield Crescent, Bramley, is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court today in connection with a fire at an address in Fountain Street, Morley, on Saturday.

No-one was in the property at the time and there were no injuries when officers were called by the fire service at about 08:30.

A dad from South Yorkshire who builds 3D-printed arms in his garage workshop has created a specially adapted bicycle for children missing an upper limb.

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Adam Dengel, 30, created his first DIY limb in his bedroom for son Thomas, four, who was born without a hand.

He has since set up a charity and made superhero-themed prosthetics free of charge for children around the world.

For his latest project, he plans to surprise four children with their own custom-made bikes.

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They cost £220 to make and are fitted with an ergonomic cup which allows the rider to reach the handlebars without leaning.

Mr Dengel said the modification makes the bikes safer to ride than a normal model.

The parts, like the arms, are created on Mr Dengel's 3D printer in the garage of his home in Royston, Barnsley, which he has converted into a workshop.

"These kids haven't had the best start in life and we wanted to help boost their confidence," he said.

How about this for the spirit of Christmas? A team of chefs are offering homeless people in York the chance to eat a Christmas meal free of charge today.

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It's happening at community venue, The Crescent, where the team, led by street food chef Mark Hill, will be serving from noon.

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Mark, who runs a firm called Street Cleaver, says: "We just wanted to do something unique and something more revolutionary with high-end meals, bags to take away and a little more sharing going on."

The number of people being stopped and searched by police in South Yorkshire has increased, with more weapons being found.

The latest figures available show more than 400 people were stopped and searched in September - that's up from 200 a year ago.

Senior officers say they remain confident their tactics are helping to reduce knife crime, following a number of stabbings this year.

Hull Daily Mail front page headline attracts negative comments on social media.

A run-down children's playground has been revamped in time for Christmas after a group of "mums on a mission" raised more than £150,000 to fund it.

Within five months of starting the Roundhay Park Playground Appeal, the five women had raised enough to transform the Leeds play area.

The old hard floor and all the old equipment has been replaced.

Mum Sara Dawson said: "We are over the moon with how it looks. It's the best Christmas present we could have had."

In April the mums set a target of £100,000 to revitalise the under-7s Lakeside playground at Roundhay Park.

But their appeal captured the hearts of the community and local businesses who rallied to boost the amount to £159,000.

House of Fraser's store in Hull, which was due to close on Saturday, has been saved, safeguarding more than 100 jobs.

A last-minute agreement was announced yesterday between the company, landlord and Hull City Council which means it can remain open.

Staff who were facing redundancy will now have the option to keep their jobs.

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Early areas of mist and fog will tend to lift to leave a dry day with spells of sunshine, but fog and low cloud will form widely and quickly later this afternoon and into the evening.

It should remain dry through tonight with a lot of low cloud and fog around, although the fog is likely to start to lift later in the night.

Children having treatment at a West Yorkshire hospital can drive themselves to the operating theatre in a mini electric car.

The miniature car has been donated to Bradford Royal Infirmary's children's ward with the aim of soothing young patients' nerves before a procedure.

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Children's inpatients matron Ruth Tolley said driving the car would make the hospital experience more fun.

The hospital's consultant radiologist Jon Martin arranged for the tiny Tesla to be donated because he is a member of the UK Tesla Owners Group.

He said: "This car will mean that our day surgery patients will be able to ferry themselves from our children's day case unit to our operating theatres and radiology departments in style.

"We are hoping that it is something they'll look forward to and will divert their attention and take their minds off the procedures ahead."

Police in Harrogate are appealing for motorists to come forward with dashcam footage after a collision between a grey Lamborghini and a whiite Kia.

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The driver of a Lamborghini was taken to Leeds General Infirmary with "serious injuries."

The incident happened on Friday morning at about 09:30 on the B6161 at Beckwithshaw on the outskirts of the town.

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It's been revealed a supermarket in Sheffield became so badly plagued by aggressive beggars the store became the biggest source of repeat calls for help from police in the west of the city.

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Police in South Yorkshire say they took at least 568 calls from the Waitrose store on Ecclesall Road in the space of a year as a result of customers' experiences at the hands of beggars.

Chief Constable Stephen Watson accepted that was likely to be "a small representation of the numbers affected," because many people may not make a formal complaint about such incidents.

However, police say they've now slashed the problem to zero, after identifying a group of eight people most heavily involved in incidents and taking action to stop them, including the arrest of two.

A 46-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, after a domestic incident in Hull.

Police say Lee Griffiths, from Golf Links Road in Cottingham, was arrested at an address on May Street on Saturday.

He's due to appear at Hull Magistrates' Court today.