Leeds Rhinos host Castleford Tigers in a pre-season friendly - listen to BBC Radio Leeds commentary.

David Duckenfield's defence barrister tells a court the match commander "did the best he could".

Police officers and their dogs were out on the town in Huddersfield last night, sniffing out for drugs in clubs and bars.

The dogs were on the hunt for club-goers who had drugs in their possession:

Sammy Glew, 33, who had cerebral palsy and epilepsy, died at the Avocet Trust care home in Hull.

Do you know where Martin Short is?

Police want to trace him in connection with a number of abusive and threatening offences.

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The 33-year-old is described as being 5ft 5in tall, of medium build and has a 2cm scar on his face.

He has a dragon and the letters 'MJ' tattooed on his chest.

He is believed to have links to Goldthorpe and Leeds.

A rugby league stadium in Hull has reopened after it was closed when a floodlight fell in high winds last year.

KCOM Craven Park was closed on safety grounds after the collapse in November, but the "integrity" of the remaining pylons has now been "secured".

Hull Kingston Rovers today thanked the local council for its support saying "it's good to be home" ahead of the new Super League season.

The club take on local rivals Hull FC in the opening league game on 1 February with "temporary lighting measures" in place.

This Saturday, Hull Kingston Rovers play Toronto Wolfpack at the ground in a final pre-season game:

A North Yorkshire bus operator, which operated 14 school and one local bus service, has informed the county council it will not operate its council contracts from this afternoon.

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It is understood that John Smith and Son Ltd operated its usual services this morning.

The council’s Integrated Passenger Transport team has made emergency alternative arrangements with other local providers who will operate the home-to-school transport services with immediate effect to ensure that pupils entitled to free transport will be able to get to and from school.

The Local Bus Service 150 previously operated by John Smith and Son Ltd on Thursdays and Saturdays between Thirsk and Ripon will not operate on 19 January.

The council is reviewing its options for this service in future and is hopeful that some level of service can be reinstated.

North Yorkshire County Council assistant director Ian Fielding said: “Our team has worked hard to make sure the school bus services continue to operate and we will be working closely with schools as we seek to make permanent alternative arrangements.’’

Details of the temporary arrangements can be found on the county council’s website, external.

A new dictionary has recorded 4,000 Yorkshire dialect words to track the use of such language.

Bradford City sign Peterborough midfielder Jermaine Anderson on a deal until the end of the season.

A Bradford hospital has been fined £1,250 for failing to apologise to a family, after there was a delay in treatment for their child.

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A health inspection body issued the fine to Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust after a baby's condition was missed by the hospital in July 2016.

The family did not receive a formal apology until October 2016.

Prof Ted Baker, of the Care Quality Commission, said: "Patients or their families are entitled to the truth and a formal written apology as soon as practical after the incident – which didn’t happen in this case.”

Malcolm Lockwood subjected his victim to a "prolonged and terrifying" attack, prosecutors said.

Quadruple amputee Corinne Hutton is clear on the first milestone she wants to reach with her two new hands.

Hull KR are cleared to return to Craven Park seven weeks after a floodlight collapse forced its closure.

Bus passengers in Hull are being put at "serious danger" by "thugs" throwing bricks and stones at services passing through a city estate, an MP has claimed.

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The Labour MP for Hull North said there had been a "surge in gang attacks on buses" in the Orchard Park area of the city.

Diana Johnson told the House of Commons that constituents had contacted her about "delinquents throwing bricks".

She said: "That's very worrying for bus drivers, passengers and other road users and I hope very much that action is taken."

Last week, Humberside Police issued a statement sayingit was working "to keep the area safe" and monitoring the area with 17 CCTV cameras.

Barbara Peters, 81 has just completed her grade 8 ballet exam despite being an experienced dancer.

Have you been by Leeds railway station where the canal is looking a tad green today?

The Environment Agency has looked into the mystery and it has confirmed the water has gone green due to a harmless fluorescence dye:

Fellow managers have their say on "spygate" and Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa's hour-long tactical presentation to the media.

A rapist from Huddersfield has been jailed for more than 14 years after he kidnapped, assaulted and raped his victim.

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On 2 May 2018, Malcolm Lockwood followed a woman into Linthwaite woodland where he punched her in the face several times.

Leeds Crown Court heard how the 55-year-old then threatened to kill her and forced her into his car.

He then drove for hours across the moors to an isolated farm.

He then violently sexually assaulted her multiple times.

Lockwood was found guilty in November 2018 of three counts of rape, one count of sexual assault, one count of kidnap, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of making threats to kill.

Senior Crown Prosecutor Paul Brown said: “Lockwood subjected the victim to a prolonged and terrifying ordeal during which she was in genuine fear of her life.

"Our thoughts remain with the victim and we hope that the sentence he has received today is of some comfort to her.”

Joe Atkinson, 25, pleads not guilty to the murder of Poppy Devey-Waterhouse in a flat in Leeds.

An engagement ring worth more than £6,000 was stolen from a jewellers in York.

Police want to identify this man in connection with the theft.

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The expensive piece of jewellery was taken from Goldsmiths on Spurriergate by a man, who is said to have had a Merseyside accent.

He asked to look at engagement rings before leaving with one priced at £6,750.

North Yorkshire Police said the theft took place at about 16:30 on 15 December.