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  1. 'It's amazing to be back on the slopes'published at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    A year ago Katie Ormerod was on the brink of superstardom as a leading British medal prospect at the Winter Olympics - but she would break bones rather than records.

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  2. Lung cancer screening trucks coming to Hullpublished at 15:07 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Lung cancer screening trucks will be sent out across Hull as part of a £70m national project.

    Lung cancerImage source, Science Photo Library

    The four-year programme will cover 10 areas with the highest rates of lung cancer across the country.

    The NHS say the aim is to catch lung cancer early to help improve the chances of survival, with about 600,000 people expected to benefit nationally.

  3. East Yorkshire villagers call for action after crashespublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    People living in an East Yorkshire village say more needs to be done to slow traffic down through their village after three crashes in just one day.

    The road into SigglesthorneImage source, Google

    The trio of collisions last weekend left a brick bus shelter, garden fence and lamppost damaged in Sigglesthorne near Hornsea.

    After a campaign, the speed limit on the road towards Hornsea was reduced some time ago from 60 to 40 mph, but villagers say it's widely flouted.

  4. Wath youths 'banned' from town centrepublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Young people have been banned from a South Yorkshire town centre because of anti-social behaviour, according to police.

    Police cars in WathImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    A dispersal order has been authorised which prevents certain people from specific areas of Wath for 48 hours.

    According to the government, section 35 dispersal notices are put in place to stop crime or disorder happening.

  5. Police dogs in South Yorkshire complete forensic trainingpublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Police dogs in South Yorkshire have undergone special forensic training so they'll now be able to detect tiny traces of blood at crime scenes.

    Police dogsImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    The dogs, called Milo, Kip, Bobby and Charlie, have completed forensic evidence search training, according to South Yorkshire Police.

    They were also trained in victim recovery during the eight-week course, which included searching collapsed buildings, sewer systems and rivers as well as scenarios including train crashes and fires.

  6. Stretch of A63 in East Yorkshire open after crash closurepublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Police say the A63 in East Yorkshire has reopened after it was shut between South Cave and Melton following a crash this morning.

  7. Scarborough CCTV appeal over stolen bank cardpublished at 13:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after a stolen bank card was used to pay at a store in Scarborough.

    A man police want to identifyImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    North Yorkshire Police suspect the card was stolen before being used to purchase goods on Friday 1 February.

    Anyone who recognises the man in the picture is being asked to contact police.

  8. Hull East Park's pool could reopen after 2013 bug shutdownpublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    A children's water park in Hull which made people seriously ill when sewage leaked into its pool could be reopened.

    The former poolImage source, Geograph/Stephen Craven

    The East Park attraction was shut down in 2013 after 70 people got a bug.

    At the time, a total of 18 people suffered from the cryptosporidium infection, which causes diarrhoea, stomach pain, vomiting and fever.

    Now, Hully City Council is looking to spend almost £1m to reopen the park.

  9. Stretch of A63 in East Yorkshire closes after crashpublished at 12:59 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    An eastbound stretch of the A63 through East Yorkshire, between South Cave and Melton, has been closed until further notice after a crash this morning.

    A diversion is in place and delays are expected:

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  10. Police 'extremely concerned' over missing Pickering manpublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Police say they are extremely concerned about the safety of a missing man from Pickering who was last seen going to work yesterday.

    Nicholas HarperImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    Nicholas Harper was last seen at 07:00 in his black, 15-reg Citroen Picasso, travelling to York.

    North Yorkshire Police want to hear from anyone who has any information about him.

  11. Sheffield man guilty of murdering one-year-old stepdaughterpublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    A Sheffield man has been found guilty of murdering his one-year-old stepdaughter.

    Erin Emilia Rain TomkinsImage source, Family

    Martin Johnson, 20, from Gleadless told police he had been playing with Erin Tomkins at her home when she suddenly collapsed in front of him.

    However, prosecutors told a jury of four men and eight women at Sheffield Crown Court that medical experts found a number of bruises on Erin's body, including "10 areas of injury to the head and face".

    A post-mortem examination found Erin, who was a few weeks short of her second birthday, had also suffered a broken arm and a number of fractures to her spine in the weeks leading up to her death.

    The jury found Johnson guilty of murder after less than two hours of deliberations.

    He was also convicted of two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

    He will be sentenced later.

  12. Motorcyclist seriously injured after North Yorkshire crashpublished at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    A 28-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured after a collision in North Yorkshire.

    Police uniform

    The motorcyclist, from Sowerby, was riding a green 1000cc Kawasaki motorcycle at the time of the crash on the A168 between Thirsk and Dishforth.

    Police say the rider collided with a black Land Rover Discovery on the southbound dual carriageway near Asenby.

    Yorkshire Air Ambulance attended the scene and its doctor accompanied the motorcyclist to the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough.

    The riders injuries are said to be serious, but not-life threatening.

    A 37-year-old woman, from Kirkby Overblow, who was driving the Land Rover Discovery, didn’t require hospital treatment.

    North Yorkshire Police want to hear from anyone with information about the collision which happened at 08:40 on Wednesday 6 February.

  13. Libby Squire: Police get an extra 36 hours to question manpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Police have confirmed that they have an extra 36 hours to question a man arrested in connection with the disappearance of Libby Squire.

    Libby SquireImage source, Humberside Police

    On Wednesday night, police arrested a 24-year-old man on Raglan Street, on suspicion of abduction.

    Police had already been granted "a 12-hour superintendent's extension" which took them from 21:00 last night to 09:00 today.

    Det Supt Matt Hutchinson confirmed magistrates had granted a further 36 hours from 09:11 this morning.

    Officers are continuing their search for the 21-year-old University of Hull student, who went missing after a night out on Thursday last week.

  14. Extra time to quiz man over missing Libbypublished at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    A man, 24, was arrested on Wednesday but University of Hull student Libby Squire is yet to be found.

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  15. Footballer praised after opening up about mental healthpublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    A Sheffield Wednesday footballer has been praised for "opening up" and talking about tackling his depression.

    Sam HutchinsonImage source, Getty Images

    Midfielder Sam Hutchinson was speaking on BBC Radio Sheffield's Football Heaven last night.

    He talked about his life playing and then retiring from football through injury.

    He has since recovered and is a regular in the Sheffield Wednesday side.

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    "From the age of 11, I went to see my first surgeon", the 29-year-old told the programme.

    "I missed a lot of football through injury and, obviously, when you miss something that you love you get down.

    "I got depressed and had some really bad thoughts. It took me to a place I really wasn't well," he added.

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    "When you learn to speak about it to the right people, the more you speak about it you open yourself up to helping yourself.

    "Unless you're ready to help yourself, you're never going to do that," the player said.

    You can listen to the full interview with Sam Hutchinson on BBC Sounds.

  16. Woman wins 2019 International Garden Photographer of the Year competitionpublished at 11:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Photographer Jill Welham has been announced as the overall winner of this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition.

    The North Yorkshire photographer and former Teesside University student beat 19,000 entrants from more than 50 countries to scoop the top prize of £7,500 with her photogram print entitled Fireworks, below. The image shows Allium flower heads from her garden.

    Allium flower headsImage source, JILL WELHAM

    She used a photogram printing process called wet cyanotype, where ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide are mixed to create a photosensitive solution which is then painted on to watercolour paper and left to dry.

    The Alliums are placed between photosensitive paper and a plate of glass, and then exposed to light. When developed, the silhouettes from the flowers create an image on the paper in shades of green and blue.

    She said: "The resulting pieces are unique and present botanical prints in a different and painterly manner.

    "Each piece is created with plants and flowers from my own garden and exposed using only the North Yorkshire sun."

  17. 'Black teeth' e-fit released after girl sexually attackedpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    An e-fit image has been released by police of a man they wish to speak to after an 11-year-old girl was sexually attacked as she walked along a Sheffield street.

    An e-fitImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    The unknown man is said to have also been walking along Sands Close, near Gleadless, on Monday 8 October last year.

    The girl was attacked at about 16:20 before the man ran away.

    The man is described as having gingery-brown hair which appeared to be permed, with black teeth.

  18. Gunshot fired in Huddersfieldpublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    A man was seen fleeing after a gunshot was heard in Huddersfield, police say.

    WASP NEST ROADImage source, Google

    Armed officers were called to a house on Wasp Nest Road at about 19:50 on 7 February.

    It is believed a man wearing a balaclava dark clothing ran from the scene up an alleyway by Cobcroft Road.

    A cordon remains in place and the police presence has been increased in the area.

    Officers are keen to hear from anyone with information.

  19. Fire crews 'absolutely disgusted' by ambush attackpublished at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Firefighters have said they are "absolutely disgusted" after they were attacked while dealing with a blaze in Doncaster.

    Chestnut AvenueImage source, Google

    Crews were tackling a wheelie bin fire on Chestnut Avenue in Carcroft at about 19:00 on Wednesday when a gang of youths hurled objects and shouted verbal abuse at them.

    They had to withdraw from the scene.

    The attack follows a number of previous incidents during the Bonfire Night period.

    Andy Strelczenie, from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said: "Clearly this group has set fire to a bin in the knowledge we would attend and awaited our arrival.

    "This is totally unacceptable and we’re absolutely disgusted by what happened."

  20. Plan to fine York's idling drivers gets green lightpublished at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Plans to improve air quality in York by fining people who leave their car engines on while they are parked have been given the green light.

    ExhaustImage source, PA

    Senior councillors were asked to approve the anti-idling measures at a City of York Council meeting on Thursday evening.

    Under the plans, drivers who are asked to turn off their vehicles but refuse to do so will be fined £20 and could be prosecuted if they fail to pay.

    Signs will also be put up around the city asking people to switch off their engines while they are parked and a campaign to raise awareness will be launched.

    Councillor Andrew Waller, speaking at the meeting, said: "It's not meant to be catching people out, it's much better if people see the signs."

    Council officers said idling does not mean drivers waiting at traffic lights, people who keep their car on to stay warm in cold weather or people who leave their engines on while parked on their driveway.

    Signs will be put up at idling "hotspots" throughout the city and the fines are expected to come into force from June.