Local Democracy Reporting Service

A new energy tariff is to be negotiated by Rotherham Council in a move which it's thought could save residents up to £300 a year and bring long-term benefits.

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The authority is looking to establish an energy deal which would give subscribers both cheaper fuel and an automatic re-subscription to find another good deal when the initial contract ends.

That would prevent those who sign up from reverting to a provider's standard tariff - normally relatively high - when their cheap rate deal expires.

It is hoped some of those who have never swapped suppliers will be encouraged to do so, with an expectation they may end up between £200-£300 a year better off as a result.

Rotherham Council's cabinet has agreed to the scheme, which will operate alongside a similar project which has just gone live in Barnsley.

BBC Weather

It's a cold and cloudy start this morning in Yorkshire, but dry with light winds.

As the day progresses there should be a few brighter spells, but remaining cold.

It'll be mainly cloudy, dry and cold again overnight.

A man's due to appear in court again later charged with murder after another man died in a street fight in Leeds.

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Polish national Maksym Polomka (pictured), 30, was injured in a disturbance in Robb Street, Beeston, on Boxing Day and died later in hospital.

Pawel Stragowski, 27, from Bradford, is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court today.

Tomasz Dybicz, 29, from Beeston, is due to appear on 28 January.

BBC News Travel

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire today, services generally seem to be running pretty much to time at the moment.

However:

• The 06:47 Doncaster to Southampton Central service has been cancelled
• The 07:17 Doncaster to Kings Cross service has been cancelled
• The 07:18 Sheffield to Southampton Central service has been cancelled
• The 07:46 Leeds to Bradford Interchange service has been cancelled

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station, external
• Leeds Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Hull Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external

A woman's been rescued from the River Ouse in York.

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Fire crews from Acomb and the York boat crew "rescued a female from the River Ouse near Clifton Bridge" at about 20:00 last night.

Crews say the woman was left in the care of paramedics.

Burnley beat 10-man Huddersfield to move out of the relegation zone and condemn the Terriers to a record eighth league defeat in a row.

Police said the man, who is in his 50s and from York, was crossing the road when he was struck.

A rugby league superfan with cerebral palsy was surprised by Hull FC players who presented him with a customised van.

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Wes Trowell, 25, was given the vehicle, customised to be wheelchair accessible, at the team's training ground on County Road in Hull.

He said it was a "massive surprise" to meet Josh Bowden, Mickey Paea, Carlos Tuimavave, Jake Connor, Scott Taylor, Danny Houghton, Joe Westerman, Josh Griffin and Danny Washbrook.

The players signed the Ford Transit - in Hull FC's colours of black and white - for Wes who has previously travelled to Australia to support the team.

Geoffrey Robinson, 59, held a knife to his 15-year-old victim's throat when she confronted him.

An aid worker from North Yorkshire has been helping Rohingya children caught up in what is said to be the world's fastest growing refugee crisis.

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Alastair Lawson-Tancred, from Tadcaster, works with Unicef and is calling on the international community to help people living in camps after crossing the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh

He said: "In the long term the only way the solution is going to be sorted out is if the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar can make an agreement with the help of the international community."

A child abuser who threatened to kill his victim has been jailed for more than five years.

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Geoffrey Robinson, 59, pleaded guilty to seven charges of indecent assault and one count of making a threat to kill in the 1990s.

Robinson, who previously lived in Bradford, held a knife to the 15-year-old victim's throat when she challenged him about the abuse.

The woman contacted police in 2017.

Bradford Crown Court heard how Robinson had made the victim's childhood "hell" and ruined her life.

Judge Bartfield said the effect on her life amounted to "severe psychological harm".

Robinson was jailed for five years and four months and will be registered as a sex offender.

A man has been arrested after a woman suffered serious head injuries in Hull on New Year's Day.

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The woman was left unconscious following an incident involving a group of people on Newland Avenue at about 03:40 on 1 January.

She was taken to Hull Royal infirmary for treatment.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident, officers said.

This is the scene in Batley after a vehicle caught fire on the M62 near junction 27.

Emergency services have arrived to deal with the incident and two lanes are currently closed:

A seriously injured man turned up at a petrol station in Harrogate on New Year's Eve after being stabbed, police say.

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Officers were called to the Esso service station on the A59 Skipton Road at 22.10.

Paramedics confirmed the 24-year-old man had suffered wounds to his body.

He was taken to hospital by ambulance for emergency treatment, where he is currently in a stable condition.

Police say "extensive inquiries are ongoing" to establish the full circumstances surrounding what officers describe as an “isolated incident.”

It's believed the man sustained the injuries in the Roberts Crescent area before he went to the service station on foot.

Police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.

BBC presenter Dan Walker calls for a fly-past 75 years after a crash that killed 10 US airmen.

Have you seen Eszmerelda Lukacsova?

Police are trying to locate her after she last seen at home on 31 December.

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Eszmerelda, 14, is described as being of slim build, about 5ft tall with long dark hair.

Police want to speak to anyone with any information.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two robberies in Leeds that took place within days of each other.

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The first incident happened at Brown & Gold Pawnbrokers in Seacroft Green Shopping Centre on 29 December.

Jewellery was stolen from the store.

On 31 December, a man threatened staff with a knife and stole cash at McDonald's restaurant on Killingbeck Drive.

The man has been remanded in custody.

Two men, aged 29 and 37, who were previously arrested have been released under investigation.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

It's emerged North Yorkshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is to face a fresh set of allegations over her conduct.

Members of the county's Police and Crime Panel are due to meet next week to consider complaints against Julia Mulligan.

Part of the complaint relates to the commissioner's alleged behaviour towards a member of her staff, but she'll also face allegations over the way she responded to a report from one of her officials.

Her office has declined to comment on the latest hearing.

BBC Sport

Steve Bruce has been named as the new manager of Sheffield Wednesday.

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The 58-year-old will take charge from 1 February, with assistants Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence taking control until then.

Dutchman Jos Luhukay was dismissed by Wednesday on 21 December after less than a year in charge.

Bruce, 58, previously managed Wednesday's local rivals Sheffield United, as well as fellow Yorkshire clubs Huddersfield Town and Hull City.

Two people were robbed in their own homes on Christmas Eve on two different streets in Withernsea, police have revealed.

The victims were targeted on Kirkfield Road and Francis Avenue between about 23:15 and 23:45 on 24 December.

Jewellery and cash were stolen from woman, 72, before the thief pushed his way into a 72-year-old man's house, stealing cash, collectible coins, foreign currency and a tablet computer.

Humberside Police are looking for a man described as white, between 25 and 30 years old, who was reported as being under the influence of drink or drugs.