Khaled al-Ayoubi was once Syrias's most senior UK diplomat, but now breeds birds in Barnsley.

The Sun newspaper has said it is "deeply disappointed" and will appeal against a High Court ruling in a libel case brought by Leeds Labour MP Richard Burgon.

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The MP and shadow justice secretary won £30,000 in damages after The Sun claimed he was in a band that used Nazi imagery.

Mr Burgon's solicitors described the result as a "major victory".

Shadow justice secretary and Leeds Labour MP Richard Burgon has won £30,000 in libel damages in a High Court action against The Sun.

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The newspaper claimed he performed in a heavy metal band which used Nazi imagery.

The logos the band used were actually taken from music group Black Sabbath.

Mr Burgon has served as a member for Leeds East since 2015.

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A part of Rotherham could be renamed Chuckle Square in memory of entertainer Barry Chuckle.

The 73-year-old entertainer, whose real name was Barry Elliott, died last year following a short illness.

He starred in children's TV show ChuckleVision with his brother Paul on the BBC between 1987 and 2009.

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Councillors will be asked to decide whether to support a 681-name petition asking for the name change when they meet next week.

If approved, the area outside the Boots store in the town centre would be officially renamed Chuckle Square.

There are calls for an environmental impact assessment to be undertaken before approval is given to build a new theme park on Scarborough's seafront.

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Flamingo Land says it will hold a public meeting on its plans for the former Futurist theatre site, before it puts in a formal application.

The company, which has a theme park in Kirby Misperton, is putting together a planning application for a new development on Foreshore Road.

Plans released yesterday show a glass-fronted building including shops and restaurants with a walkway to a tropical area in a large glass "bowl".

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Janet Jefferson, an independent councillor in the town, was a keen campaigner to retain the landmark Futurist theatre.

She says: "People are quite surprised about the size of it. The main building will be on the main footprint of what the Futurist was, but the scale of the development is causing concern."

Councillor Derek Bastiman, leader of Scarborough Borough Council, said the "extremely high quality attraction" could be a "game changer" for the Yorkshire coast.

A number of graves have been vandalised at a cemetery in Hull, with headstones pushed over and ornaments smashed.

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These pictures show damage at the city's Eastern Cemetery, where eyewitnesses say dozens of headstones have been damaged.

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It is not currently known who is responsible for the vandalism and Hull City Council has been made aware of the damage.

Police in West Yorkshire say they're growing increasingly concerned for a missing 75-year-old woman.

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Flora Farrar, who is partially-sighted, has gone missing from the Castleford area.

She was last seen wearing a blue coat, jeans, silver shoes and a pink jumper and she was carrying a white stick .

Anyone who sees her is asked to contact the police.

A decision to raise council tax by 4.5% in Barnsley could be made later.

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The council's cabinet is due to meet today to discuss the budget and how the authority needs to make £107m worth of savings, external.

A report last month by the Centre for Cities think-tank said Barnsley was the area in Britain hardest hit by council cuts, with 40% cuts to its day-to-day spending in 2017-18, compared to 2009-10.

Sir Stephen Houghton, leader of Barnsley Council, said the authority had lost more than £100m due to funding cuts and had axed four out of 10 jobs.

Mr Houghton said: "Increasing council tax is never an easy decision to make and we understand the affect this has on our residents."

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Have you seen Leeds teenager Ella Parnell? The 14-year-old, who was found "safe and well" on Monday after going missing earlier this week, has disappeared for a second time.

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Ella was originally reported missing from her home in Beeston on Sunday but was found on Tuesday as a result of police enquiries.

She's described as white, 5ft 8ins tall, of large build, with shoulder-length light ginger hair.

She was last seen on Tuesday wearing a mid-blue "puffa"-style jacket with a hood, a pink and black swirl-patterned hoody, green tracksuit bottoms and black Adidas trainers.

Det Insp Phil Jackson says: "Ella is someone who has gone missing on a number of previous occasions but that does not lessen the concerns we have for her welfare and the urgent need for us to find her and get suitable measures in place to avoid this happening again."

Anyone with information about Ella's whereabouts is being asked to contact police.

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital with "multiple" stab wounds after being attacked in York, police say.

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The assault happened at about 20:30 on 26 January on the cycle path (pictured) on Fifth Avenue in Tang Hall.

Police received a call from a member of the public who reported seeing a number of people in the area involved in an altercation.

Officers say the victim received puncture wounds to his abdomen and hand.

Police want anyone who was on Fifth Avenue of the cycle path area at the time and witnessed the disturbance, or who saw any suspicious people or vehicles, to contact them.

A beech tree in West Yorkshire which was grafted into an "N"-shape to woo a sweetheart named Nellie is in line to be crowned European Tree of the Year.

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Nellie's Tree, in Aberford, near Leeds, was grafted into the "N"-shape almost 100 years ago by Vic Stead.

He grafted a sapling between two others to form the letter N as he went to meet Nellie.

It's already been named the UK's Tree of the Year, beating a giant redwood in Northern Ireland, a Scottish spruce and a Welsh oak to scoop the overall prize.

It must now win the public's vote against 14 others for the Europe-wide crown.

People have until 28 February to cast their vote.

The search for a missing University of Hull student enters its sixth day today.

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Libby Squire, 21, disappeared on Thursday after taking a taxi home to Wellesley Avenue, sparking a search of the surrounding area.

Hundreds of students, University of Hull staff and members of the public have been helping police in the search since she was reported missing.

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Humberside Police says its officers are "working tirelessly to find Libby and will give any updates on any significant developments".

A pond at nearby Oak Road Playing Fields was searched by police divers yesterday.

On Tuesday, Miss Squire's parents, Lisa and Russell Squire, urged their daughter to "get in touch" in an emotional video appeal.

Councils in Yorkshire are warning the new Universal Credit benefits system is causing millions of pounds in rent not to be paid.

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Universal Credit is a benefit for working-age people, replacing six benefits and merging them into one payment.

Figures obtained by the BBC show authorities in the region are currently owed more than £27m in rent arrears.

The government says Universal Credit works for most people, but councils say it's pushing people into debt.

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Schoolchildren in Bradford are being urged by police to be "vigilant" after several incidents in the city in which children were approached by a man.

Officers are investigating a total of four incidents, all of which happened in the Holme Wood area between Wednesday 30 January and Monday 4 February and which involved children aged between nine and 11 years old.

None of the children involved stopped to talk to the man and "extensive inquiries" are now being carried out by police, including checking CCTV and speaking to possible witnesses.

Det Supt Simon Bottomley says: "I understand these incidents may have caused concern in the community and we are doing everything we can to catch the persons or person responsible – it is a top priority for us.

"We are currently keeping an open mind as to whether or not they are linked as there are some similarities between all four incidents, but some differences too."

Anyone with information about the incidents is being asked to contact police urgently.

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

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

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A man is in a critical condition after a serious assault in Rotherham.

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The 39-year-old was found at about 18:25 on Midland Road on Monday.

His injuries originally appeared to have been caused by a collision with a vehicle, but it's since been confirmed the man had been seriously assaulted.

The victim remains in a life-threatening condition.

Police want to speak to anyone who may have witnessed any "unusual" activity in the area at the time of the attack.

Khaled al-Ayoubi was once Syrias's most senior UK diplomat, but now breeds birds in Barnsley.

Brook Hill in Sheffield is currently closed both ways due to a collision, say police.

One vehicle is being recovered.

Drivers are being told to avoid the area: