There's been a 13% rise in recorded crimes in North Yorkshire, new figures reveal.

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The county's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan says the rise "was expected, but is worrying".

Crime figures for the year ending September 2018 from the Office of National Statistics show the year-on-year increase.

Ms Mulligan says the rise paints a negative picture, but changes to how crimes are recorded are partly responsible.

She says there has been a small rise which is worrying and she can understand people will be concerned.

"In terms of crime statistics North Yorkshire remains the safest place live in England," she adds.

Overall crimes recorded by police in England and Wales went up by 7% in that period, with a total of 5,723,182 offences recorded.

The transport secretary insists he will extend line beyond Midlands despite cost fears.

A cyclist has died this morning following a crash in Kirkstall yesterday.

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The cyclist and a grey Ford Fiesta collided heading out of Cardigan Fields at about 19:00 on Wednesday.

The driver stopped at the scene.

The 46-year-old man was pronounced dead at hospital this morning.

Police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident to get in touch.

The M1 is closed southbound after J38 and northbound after J36 due to an ongoing incident.

Police have wanted drivers to make alternative plans to avoid the traffic.

The Knife Angel artwork is made up of thousands of weapons seized or handed into police.

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Sheffield Supertram passengers will be able to use their bank cards to pay for tickets.

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Supertram announced their new contactless payment system will be in action from the start of this summer.

Councillor Ben Miskell said: "I am delighted that Stagecoach have finally taken the decision to end years of frustration for tram passengers by allowing people to pay for their fares using contactless cards."

Elliott Appleyard sexually abused his daughter when she was aged between 13 and 15 at their home.

A dedicated website for missing Sheffield teenager has been created by police.

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Pamela Horvathova, 16, was last seen at 14:00 on 18 December 2018.

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It is believed she walked from Sheffield College into the city centre but has not been seen since.

Police are treating her disappearance as "critical".

A woman in her eighties was cut from her car when it crashed and landed onto its side.

The incident happened Binn Road, Marsden at about 14:30.

Emergency services are still at the scene.

The woman has been taken to hospital.

Health bosses are warning people in Doncaster to think twice before going to A&E with emergency departments being "extremely busy".

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They say it's because of a large number of patients who've slipped over and suffered an injury.

They warn the minor injuries unit at the Montagu Hospital in Mexborough is also busier than usual.

There'd advising people to go to their doctor or a pharmacist for help and only go to A&E if a condition is urgent and life-threatening.

More families are turning to so-called "baby banks" for essential items like nappies and clothing, according to an East Yorkshire charity.

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Beverley-based Bundles of Joy says demand for help has doubled in the last two years as parents struggle to make ends meet.

New mums and dads are referred to the baby bank by midwives, social workers and other health professionals.

Knife crime in South Yorkshire went down by 12% over the last year, according to the latest government figures.

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Overall crime increased in the region by 1%, far less than the national increase of 8% for England and Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings said it was "pleasing" to see knife crime go down.

“We have all been working very hard with partners – the schools, the local authorities and the voluntary bodies – to help young people understand the dangers of carrying blades."

Three Yorkshire football clubs are among those to sign up to a nationwide project aiming to teach prisoners how to become sport coaches.

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Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers and Rotherham United have all agreed to pair up with the prisons in a bid to tackle the UK's reoffending rate.

The Twinning Project will deliver coaching and refereeing courses, with 32 clubs across England already signing up.

It's hoped many more clubs will join the programme.

Two 15-year-old girls have been sexually assaulted on a bus in York, police say.

Officers say the girls were standing on the bus and the man was sitting on the seat next to them.

He then stroked and squeezed the teenagers' bottoms.

The man is described as white, in his 40s, with a moustache and stubble.

He was wearing a black beanie and a black puffed jacket.

Police say they believe the man also assaulted other women on the bus.

The incident happened between 15.40 and 15.52 on the number 6 bus to Clifton at Clarence Street yesterday.

Officers want anyone who was on the bus to get in touch.

A hearing was held in the cells below a courtroom after two men charged with murder refused to appear in court.

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Boxer Tom Bell, 21, was shot through a window at the Maple Tree in Woodfield Way, Balby, South Yorkshire, on 17 January and died later in hospital.

Joseph Bennia, 28, from Balby, and Scott Gocoul, 29, from Bilton, near Hull, were remanded in custody at Doncaster Magistrates' Court.

Both men will appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday.

Taxi drivers in Hull have said they won't go onto the Orchard Park Estate at night because of anti-social behaviour.

Earlier this week, Humberside Police said arrests had been made after a bus operator was forced to alter its routes around the area because of stones and bricks being thrown at vehicles.

Peter Nilsson from the Hackney Carriage Association says it's becoming too dangerous to drive around the area late at night.

He says: "This isn't a decision we've taken lightly, but if the buses are not running in that area we're saying to our drivers 'we want you to avoid that area on a night time.'"

Joseph Bennia and Scott Gocoul are accused of murdering Tom Bell who was shot through a pub window.

How upset would you be if this was your car?

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Firefighters in North Yorkshire found it ablaze earlier today after it was abandoned.

Crews from Knaresborough were left with this burned-out shell after extinguishing the fire in Whixley, near Green Hammerton.

Firefighters said the car appeared to have been on fire for some time before they arrived.

They say the car was completely destroyed and the incident is now in the hands of the police.

Italy has been ordered to pay €18,400 (£16,000) to US citizen Amanda Knox, who spent years in prison for the murder of Leeds student Meredith Kercher, of which she was later acquitted.

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Ms Knox's long-running legal battle was closely followed by global media during years of retrials and appeals.

She took Italy to court over her initial treatment by Italian police, alleging her rights had been violated.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said Ms Knox had not had proper access to a lawyer and interpreter.

Meredith Kercher, 21, who was an exchange student from the University of Leeds, was murdered in Perugia in 2007.

Police arrested Amanda Knox, who was her housemate, and Ms Knox's boyfriend Italian Raffaele Sollecito five days after Ms Kercher's death.

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is urging people to take care in the icy driving conditions.

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A weather warning from the Met Office for ice, external is in place today.

It comes as the charity has revealed it attended 640 road traffic accidents across Yorkshire in the last 12 months.