The parents of a missing student from Hull have issued an emotional appeal saying: "We just want to know you're safe".

Libby Squire's mother and father, Russell and Lisa, recorded a video message which was posted online by Humberside Police:

More than 2,000 homes in West Yorkshire have been hit a power cut.

Residents in postcodes WF3 and LS26 are affected.

Northern Powergrid has estimated a time of about 13:30 for the issue to be fixed:

The number of animals being affected by plastic litter is at an "all-time high" across Yorkshire, according to a charity.

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The RSPCA says there's been a 22% rise in the number of incidents involving plastic, and is calling on people to dispose of their rubbish properly.

Leeds Central Library is to host a poetry programme championing the city's Caribbean culture.

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Collections in Verse follows on from a previous exhibition, which looked at the Windrush story.

The initiative is a collaboration between the British Library and Poet in the City.

A number of talks, readings and performances will happen across 22 libraries in the UK.

The first event begins on 27 March.

A firefighter from Malton will be running 1,000 miles across the United States to raise money for injured military veterans on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Justin Rowe, from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, will try to complete the epic journey in just 44 days.

He is supporting the Allied Forces Foundation, which helps British and American veterans.

The watch manager will pull a trailer full of equipment behind him as he runs from Bar Harbor, in Maine, to the US Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington County in Virginia.

Train passengers, travelling on TransPennine Express services, will be able to get travel information using instant messaging service WhatsApp.

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The rail operator, which runs routes across Yorkshire, claims to be the first train company in the UK to communicate directly with customers using the app.

Customer experience director Kathryn O’Brien said: “Many will already be familiar with this popular channel and this will allow us to connect with our customers whenever they need their questions answering."

Scientists in Bradford have been awarded about £280,000 to help develop a new type of chemotherapy for breast cancer.

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Researchers at the University of Bradford say the money, from the Breast Cancer Now charity, will help develop their programme.

Dr Klaus Pors said: "We're very, very pleased because without funding we can't really do the research.

"We have lots of ideas, but ultimately we need funding and we need people to carry out the research in the laboratory."

London Broncos mark their return to Super League after a five-year absence with a memorable 42-24 win over Wakefield.

A Scarborough police officer who was filmed eating by a man who told him he "should be out working" because he pays his wages says abuse is "quite common" for those in the force.

PC Liam Cromack was bombarded with messages of support after he wrote a Twitter post saying how he had been heckled by a member of the public after going into a Tesco store to grab a bite to eat during a busy shift.

PC Cromack said: "People like him who say these sort of things don't understand the things you've seen, the things you've been to, how your day's going."

Police searching for a missing Hull university student have thanked members of the public for their "ongoing support".

Humberside Police posted on Twitter this morning with a new appeal for help and information as their search continues for 21-year-old Libby Squire:

The meat processing plant produces about 4,000 tonnes of fresh produce a week, according to the firm.

George Miller may be joining Barnsley in the summer, but first he wants to keep Bradford City in League One.

Production is "back to normal" at Morrisons' own-label factory in Bradford following a chemical leak last night which led to the site being evacuated.

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Emergency crews were called to the Farmers Boy factory, off Cemetery Road in Four Lane Ends, at about 21:00 last night.

Specialist officers from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service wearing breathing apparaturs and protective suits entered the plant and isolated the ammonia leak.

A Morrisons spokesperson says: "We had a refrigeration issue which led to our Farmers Boy site being evacuated for a short time.

"The issue is now resolved, nobody was affected and production is back to normal."

Almost £25,000 of compensation has been awarded to seven Sheffield tree campaigners after their arrests were deemed to be unlawful, according to a campaign group.

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Member of Sheffield Tree Action Group (STAG) have protested against the recent felling of certain street trees in Sheffield.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct upheld complaints last year about the grounds on which arrests were made.

The protesters were held between November 2016 and February 2017 under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act, but all prosecutions have since been dropped.

A total of £24,300 has been paid by South Yorkshire Police to campaigners Calvin Payne, Simon Crump, Jeremy Peace, Paul Brooke, Gemma Lock, Kate Billington and Margaret Mark, according to STAG.

Thousands of trees have been felled in Sheffield since the start of a £2.2bn 25-year programme of works, having been assessed as either dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory.

They are being replaced with saplings.

However, many of the trees classed as damaging or discriminatory are healthy specimens which should not be cut down but saved say campaigners.

They say amendments should be made to surrounding pavements and roads.

Rotherham United's record breaker Danny Williams has died, according to the club.

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The 92-year-old played more than 500 times for the Millers between 1943 and 1960.

He also managed Rotherham between 1962 and 1965 and then Sheffield Wednesday between 1969 and 1971.

The Thrybergh-born player has been described by Rotherham United as "one of Rotherham’s most famous sporting sons".

The UK's longest serving panto dame has packed away his gowns and taken his final bow after 41 years on stage in York.

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Berwick Kaler (pictured left), 72, has been entertaining generations of fans at York Theatre Royal since 1977.

The curtain closed on his final performance of The Grand Old Dame of York on Saturday night.

Kaler said: "I don't want to crawl on that stage with old age complaints. I just thought 'let's go out with them laughing'."

Bowing out to a huge standing ovation, there was a surprise appearance from fellow panto legend Christopher Biggins, who presented Kaler with a Great British Pantomime Awards lifetime achievement prize.

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There are still severe delays and queueing traffic on the M62 eastbound in West Yorkshire following an earlier accident.

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There are queues of about 15 miles after a crash between a car transporter and a car led to the closure of two lanes.

The affected area is between J28 A653 Dewsbury Road (Tingley) and J29 M1 J42 (Lofthouse).

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Congestion's currently as far as J24 (Ainley Top) and travel time is about 80 minutes.

All lanes have been re-opened and the lorry has now been moved to the hard shoulder.

However, drivers are being warned to expect long delays for some time to come.

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This morning, I'm in the area where missing Hull student Libby Squire was last seen on Thursday night.

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It's here on Beverley Road that police have been focusing some of their search for the missing 21-year-old over the past few days.

Libby got into a taxi outside The Welly nightclub on Beverley Road at about 23:00 on Thursday night and was dropped off close to her home.

Police say they're working with Humberside Fire and Rescue and the coastguard, who are looking around the River Hull.

More than 70 police officers have been out making inquiries, including knocking door-to-door and about 200 students have also been involved in a search of the university.

On social media, Libby's mum Lisa said her daughter was "obviously loved by so many people" and had given them "great comfort" to know how well her daughter was thought of.

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There are still severe delays on the M62 eastbound at the moment because of a crash.

This was the scene a short time ago:

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The crash earlier this morning, between a car and a car transporter, has led to 11 miles of traffic and a travel time of about 70 minutes.

The problem is between between junction 28 for Tingley and junction 29 for Lofthouse.

The lorry involved in the crash has been moved onto the hard shoulder, but traffic is still heavy.