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  1. Tigers swap Wardle for Giants' Rankinpublished at 21:21 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Castleford's Joe Wardle joins Tigers' Super League rivals Huddersfield Giants, as Jordan Rankin moves in the other direction.

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  2. Rotherham sign Northampton's Crookspublished at 20:11 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Rotherham sign midfielder Matt Crooks from Northampton for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

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  3. Bielsa 'responsible' for training 'spy'published at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa takes responsibility for a member of staff seen acting suspiciously outside Derby's training ground on Thursday.

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  4. Plaque for first black FA Cup finalistpublished at 19:31 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Albert Johanneson, who played 200 times for Leeds in the 1960s, has been honoured at Elland Road.

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  5. Police want to speak to cyclist about missing man's bagpublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Police want to speak to a cyclist who found a rucksack, believed to belong to a missing man, and handed it into a visitor centre on the edge of the River Humber.

    Leam JamesImage source, Humberside Police

    The black Carbrini rucksack is thought to belong to Leam James, 27, who was reported missing after travelling to Hull on 5 December.

    A cyclist handed it into Water's Edge Visitor Centre on Maltkiln Road in Barton-upon-Humber on the morning of 6 December.

    The man who handed it in is thought to live in the Hull or Hessle and cycled to the centre "quite regularly" although he hasn't visited since that morning.

    Police want to speak to the cyclist and say he may have "important information" which could help them find the missing person from Great Harwood in Lancashire.

  6. Harrogate death was from natural causes say policepublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    A 56-year-old man died of natural causes in Harrogate and police say a pair of arrests they made were "not in connection" with his death.

    Police uniform

    Officers say their thoughts are with the family of the man, discovered in a communal area of Woodfield Road on Wednesday.

    A 51-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman arrested by police on suspicion of drug offences have been released under investigation.

  7. Fish to be bred in captivity at aquarium in Hullpublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    A pioneering project is underway in Hull to breed up to 20 species of tropical fish in captivity.

    Inside The Deep in Hull

    Scientists at The Deep are working with colleagues across the country to reduce the impact the aquarium has on populations of fish in the wild.

    Graham Hill, head of animal care and research at The Deep, said: "Our whole ethos is about education, research and conservation."

  8. Grassroots football 'rife with racism'published at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    A junior football coach criticises the FA's response to an allegation of racism brought by his club.

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  9. Sheffield men jailed for funding Syria terroristspublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Two men from Sheffield who sent money to Syria to fund terrorism have been given jail sentences.

    Abdurahman Kaabar and Badroddin KazkazImage source, NECTU

    Abdurahman Kaabar and Badroddin Kazkaz sent money to Kaabar's brother after he left the UK to "engage in violent Jihadi activity".

    Sheffield Crown Court previously heard Kaabar, a former dental student, also gathered and shared a "breathtaking" amount of terrorist-related material.

    Kaabar, 24, was jailed for eight years, with Kazkaz sentenced to four years.

  10. Police 'very concerned' for missing Wakefield womanpublished at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Have you seen Frances Patnaik?

    Police are very concerned for her welfare after she went missing in Wakefield.

    Frances PatnaikImage source, WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE

    The 55-year-old was last seen outside Wakefield Girls' School this morning.

    She is described being 5ft 5in and talks with a Cornish accent.

    Frances was last seen wearing a dark purple coat, grey trousers and black shoes.

  11. Body found in Huddersfield reservoirpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    A body has been found in Butterley Reservoir this morning by a member of the public.

    Police were called to Colne Valley at about 11:10.

    Inquiries are ongoing to determine the cause of death.

  12. Pair jailed for terrorist fundraisingpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    A court heard money was sent to a man who left the UK to "engage in violent Jihadi activity".

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  13. RSPCA shelter unfit to house dogspublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Staff are fundraising to rebuild the kennels in Hull which no longer meet welfare standards.

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  14. Graffiti artists return to Hull to makeover derelict homespublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Graffiti artists from across the UK will converge on Hull to makeover 22 derelict houses before they are demolished later this year.

    A spray painted house

    The properties on the Preston Road estate will be used as giant canvasses, painted with elaborate designs over two days in April.

    Designs on the house's metal shutters

    It is the second time the Bankside Gallery project has been allowed to give a makeover to the boarded-up homes.

    A pink and purple dragon design

    These photographs were taken last year when the council gave them 10 homes in the hope the artwork would deter them from being a target for vandals.

  15. Police arrest five for 'badger baiting' in North Yorkshirepublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    Police have arrested a group of men for digging out badger setts in North Yorkshire.

    Officers also seized dogs the men had with them.

    A badgerImage source, PA/Ben Birchall

    Members of the public raised the alarm to police in the Ryedale area.

    The men's car was also seized.

  16. Police in Hull find heroin and crack in cigarette packpublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    A suspected drug dealer has been arrested in Hull after being found with heroin and crack hidden in a pack of cigarettes.

    Suspected crackImage source, Humberside Police

    The 21-year-old man was seized by plain clothes police officers on a pathway between Great Thornton Street and Whitebeam Close.

    Humberside Police recovered 11 wraps, believed to be heroin, and 24 wraps, of suspected crack cocaine, worth an estimated £800.

    A substance thought to be heroinImage source, Humberside Police

    Police seized hundreds of pounds in cash while the man, from Wakefield, remains in custody on suspicion of possessing a class A drug with intent to supply.

  17. 'Failures' led to woman's sepsis deathpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    A coroner says the death of aspiring paramedic Jessica Holbrook "could and should have been avoided".

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  18. Body found in search for missing 70-year-oldpublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    A body has been found by police in the search for a missing 70-year-old from Bradford.

    Mohammed FazilImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The family of Mohammed Fazil, who went missing a week ago, have been made aware.

    West Yorkshire Police say the body was found on Heaton Road yesterday afternoon.

    Officers say enquiries are continuing but the death is not believed to be suspicious

  19. Wanted man found in Doncasterpublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    We recently posted an appeal for wanted man George Tunney.

    He has been found by police in Doncaster and is currently in custody.

  20. Watch: There she blows! Scotsman steams into Yorkpublished at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 11 January 2019

    The world famous Flying Scotsman has arrived in York to make a special appearance in honour of its former owner, Sir William McAlpine, who died last year.

    Scotsman

    Sir William paid for the Scotsman to be restored and brought back into main line operation, before introducing new generations to "this magnificent icon of the steam age".

    This is what it's like to see the famous loco steam. Paul Johnson was on the ball catching this footage as she passed Doncaster at lunch time: