1. Huddersfield appoint Siewert as new bosspublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019
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    Huddersfield appoint Jan Siewert to succeed David Wagner as the club's manager on a deal until 2021.

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  2. Humberside chief constable to work in Clevelandpublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    The head of Humberside Police is going to work in Cleveland for three months, after a chief constable resigned less than a year into the job.

    Lee FreemanImage source, Humberside Police

    Lee Freeman will "support Cleveland Police through this uncertain period" after his predecessor resigned with immediate effect.

    He is the interim replacement for Mike Veale, who left on Friday while facing an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following "serious" allegations about his behaviour.

  3. New Sheffield homes for people with history of offendingpublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

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    People with a history of offending are to be helped with new homes and extra support in Sheffield.

    Sheffield Town HallImage source, Getty Images

    Research shows homeless people who are offenders cost the public purse £20,200 per person per year, compared to the average cost of £4,600.

    Now, Sheffield City Council will provide about 110 properties and support for six to 12 months to help people live independently and find employment or voluntary work.

    There will be a mix of self-contained one-bed and shared two-bed properties and the council has already identified 24 places with 33 beds.

    It will be an alternative to hostels which are not always suitable and there will be units specifically for women.

  4. Huddersfield WWII device taken away by bomb squadpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    A bomb disposal team has taken away a suspected World War Two device from a Huddersfield property, according to police.

    WAKEFIELD ROAD, LEPTONImage source, Google

    The cordon surrounding Wakefield Road, Pond Lane, and Pinfold Lane in Lepton has been lifted.

    The device is being examined by the disposal team.

  5. Arrest after man is seriously hurt in Beverley assaultpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    A man's been arrested after a 29-year-old man was left with serious injuries in an assault in Beverley at the weekend.

    North Bar WithinImage source, Google

    The victim was with friends at the time of the incident on North Bar Within at about 02:15 on Saturday.

    A 21-year-old man was arrested and has been released under investigation with police now appealing for more information.

  6. Commuters lulled into 'drift-like state'published at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    An artist creates an app that uses sounds which respond to the movement and location of a train.

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  7. 'Drug-driving' motorist stopped three times in three dayspublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    A motorist in Scarborough has been arrested after testing positive for drugs three times in the last three days.

    A police officer posted a photograph of a green Citroen C3 on Twitter, saying the driver had failed a roadside test for the "third day in a row".

    Sgt Paul Cording said the driver had a "complete disregard for the safety of other road users" and a sample had been sent away to be analysed:

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  8. Trans inclusion a 'Sheffield university priority'published at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    The University of Sheffield has been ranked as one of the top 15 most friendly employers for people who are transgender.

    Staff at the universityImage source, The University of Sheffield

    Charity Stonewall says they're one of the best in the country for being "trans-inclusive" - while praising the university for their work towards LGBT+ employees.

    The university says it will continue to make trans inclusion a priority over the coming year.

  9. Bomb squad called to Huddersfield housepublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    A bomb disposal team has been called to a property in Huddersfield after a suspected World War Two device was found.

    Wakefield Road, LeptonImage source, Google

    The device is currently being examined at a property on Wakefield Road in Lepton.

    A police cordon has been put in place between Pond Lane and Pinfold Lane.

  10. Businesses break card surcharge rulespublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    The University of Hull was among businesses illegally charging customers more for paying by card.

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  11. Barnsley sign FC United winger Simoespublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    Barnsley sign teenage winger Elliot Simoes from FC United of Manchester on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

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  12. 'Let us pay' - churches try contactlesspublished at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    Contactless payment technology is enabling churches in England to offer a digital collection plate.

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  13. Could salmon be on their way back to River Don?published at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    The discovery of a salmon in the River Don has sparked hopes the river could eventually be recolonised in Sheffield.

    A man holding a fishImage source, Environment Agency

    The body of the adult fish was found at the start of the year near the city centre, where salmon have locally been extinct.

    Work by the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water and river trusts to clean the river and install fish passes are part of the reason the fish are making their way back into local waterways.

  14. Police firearms raid: Three arrested in Huddersfieldpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    Three people have been arrested this morning following an armed police raid, where a firearm was found in a Huddersfield property.

    LOWER GRANGEImage source, Google

    One man and two women were taken into custody after police carried out a search in a house on Lower Grange in Bradley.

    Det Insp Mark Atkinson said: “All firearms incidents are taken extremely seriously and will not be tolerated in Kirklees or West Yorkshire."

  15. Bollards will stop commuters parking at Beverley Westwoodpublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    Bollards will be installed alongside a pasture in Beverley to stop people leaving their cars there to avoid town centre parking charges.

    The Westwood in Beverley

    The bollards will be put up next Monday to stop commuters parking at Westwood and leaving the grass in a "mess".

    A sign at Beverley Westwood

    Allan English, chair of the Pasture Masters, who manage the area, say they want to target "people who park all day".

  16. Hull parents 'desperate' over school places shortagepublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    A Hull MP says "desperate" parents have been in touch with her over a shortage of secondary school places in the city.

    Children sitting exams at a school

    The Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle says some parents have been told they would have to travel across the city.

    Council papers show academies took 251 children more than their published admission number last year and this is due to rise to 341 in September.

    On Twitter, Emma Hardy MP said this was "a result of the chaos and fragmentation of the school system and lack of ability to forward plan".

  17. Police divers in search for missing Pamelapublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    Police divers have been searching rivers close to where missing 16-year-old Pamela Horvathova was last seen.

    PamelaImage source, Family handout

    The teenager has been missing for more than a month and was last seen at ice skating venue iceSheffield on 19 December.

    South Yorkshire Police is treating her disappearance as a "critical incident".

    A large digital screen is touring the city in the hope that anyone with information about her whereabouts comes forward.

  18. Bank closure 'last one for 15 miles'published at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    People living in the Calder Valley are now without a bank from Todmorden to Brighouse.

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  19. Hash in the atticpublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    Police in Scarborough have uncovered a "large scale cannabis growing operation" after stopping a car in the town and finding some of the drug in it.

    Cannabis growImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    The driver was then arrested.

    Police say after stopping the car they went to the driver's house and found 200 plants in the attic.

  20. Motorist killed after collision with tractor this morningpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2019

    A 22-year-old man died after colliding with a tractor in East Yorkshire this morning.

    Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

    Police uniform

    The motorist suffered fatal injuries after his grey Ford Fiesta left the road at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 06:20.

    Humberside Police say it wants to speak to anyone who saw a yellow tractor travelling south on the A614 before the collision.