Local Democracy Reporting Service

A glass panelled concrete wall will be built along Hessle Foreshore despite residents saying it's a "waste of money".

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East Riding councillors unanimously voted in favour of the £11m flood defence scheme yesterday, despite objections from residents.

They are concerned it will "ruin the view" and say the authority should be protecting homes elsewhere.

Under the plans, a 1.5 metre wall will run along Cliff Road.

It will help protect more than 4,000 homes from flooding during the next 50 years, as well as key routes into Hull such as the railway and the A63.

Several residents living in Cliff Road, who did not want to be named, said the council would be better off spending the money elsewhere.

Police officers say they are increasingly concerned about the welfare of a missing 16-year-old girl from Sheffield.

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Argentina Sava was last seen by family at about 00:25 this morning at her Tinsley home.

She may have made her way to the Bamber Bridge area near Preston, Lancashire, officers said.

Argentina is around 5ft tall and has short black hair.

A woman arrested in connection with a Rotherham death has been bailed, police say.

Emergency services were called to a house on Cedric Crescent, Thurcroft on Wednesday night at about 20:50 to reports of an "altercation" outside.

A 34-year-old woman was found unconscious but later died.

A post-mortem examination carried out yesterday proved inconclusive, according to South Yorkshire Police.

Officers said the 39-year-old woman arrested yesterday had been bailed and their investigation was continuing.

A team of scientists in the Antarctic have had to call off the search for the lost ship of the explorer Ernest Shackleton.

Image source, Weddell Sea Expedition 2019

The team had reached the spot where the Endurance got trapped in ice and eventually sank in 1915, six men from Hull were among the crew and survived the sinking.

However the modern day ship also became trapped in ice, forcing it to abandon the search.

A man fell from a footbridge in the centre of Leeds minutes after Sarah Henshaw's body was discovered.

There’s been a break in overnight at Selby railway station.

It happened at the station’s cafe.

It has been sealed off this morning as North Yorkshire Police investigate.

Pictures from the scene show glass on the floor and police tape wrapped around seats at the front.

Students from schools across Yorkshire will protest later to highlight the issue of climate change.

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Young people in Leeds, Sheffield and York will take part in demonstrations, calling for more to be done to tackle the issue.

The action is part of a much wider global movement, known as Schools 4 Climate Action.

It began with 15-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg skipping class to sit outside government buildings in September, accusing her country of not following the Paris Climate Agreement.

There are some issues on the rails this morning after trespassers on the line disrupted services between Barnsley and Meadowhall.

The lines are currently blocked between Barnsley and Meadowhall:

BBC Weather

A chilly start, perhaps with one or two patches of mist or fog.

These will disperse though to leave plenty of blue sky and sunshine.

Very mild. Highs of 14C (57F).

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

There are issues between Meadowhall and Barnsley because of trespassers on the line.

Disruption is expected to last until about 08:45 this morning, according to operators.

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

• York Station, external
• Leeds Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Hull Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external

Bradford's St George's Hall, one of the oldest entertainment venues in the country, will reopen tonight.

The Grade-II listed venue has been renovated over the past two years at cost of £9.5m, with funding coming from the council and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The first performance will take place this evening.

Giant letters made out of litter spelling out the words "Love Hull" have been placed on a roundabout in the city in a bid to encourage people not to drop rubbish.

Image source, Hull City Council

The litter letters were made by students at Hymers College and installed on the Ennerdale roundabout by the council's waste team.

Councillor Anita Harrison said: "We want people to show love for their city and make a conscious choice not to drop litter – love Hull and put your litter in a bin."

BBC Newsnight

A member of the House of Lords has been accused of exploiting his position to pursue sex with vulnerable women who asked him for help, Newsnight reveals.

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One woman said Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham "took advantage" and began a sexual relationship with her after she approached him for assistance.

Her case has raised questions about the adequacy of the House of Lords Code of Conduct.

Lord Ahmed, 61, denies acting inappropriately.

Tahira Zaman, 43, approached Lord Ahmed in February 2017 through a mutual friend, hoping he would help get the police to investigate a Muslim faith healer who she felt was a danger to women.

Ms Zaman told BBC Newsnight that Lord Ahmed said he wrote a letter to the Metropolitan Police Commander Cressida Dick about her concerns.

She then alleges that he repeatedly asked her for dinner.

In a statement, Lord Ahmed told Newsnight: "I completely deny the allegation that I have exploited my position to pursue an inappropriate relationship with any member of the public (vulnerable or otherwise) or that I have acted inappropriately in the presence of women either in my personal or professional capacity."

An ex-police inspector recalls "screaming" and "panic among fans" outside the stadium.

Jamie Henderson is awarded damages after he was put in a police van and taken home against his will.

Three people are being treated in hospital after a two-vehicle collision in Halifax which saw one of the drivers involved leaving the scene.

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A black Honda and a blue Nissan pick-up truck collided on King Cross Road at about 22:50 on Wednesday night.

The occupants of the Honda, two teenagers aged 17 and 19 and a 25-year-old woman, remain in hospital, one of them being seriously injured.

The driver of the pick-up truck left the scene, according to police, and officers now want to hear from anyone who saw the what happened to get in touch.

The truck was in the rear car park of Electric Bowl on St John's Lane prior to the incident, police believe.

A Bradford man has been jailed for sexually abusing two boys over a period of nine years.

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Michael Cooley, of St Anne's Terrace in Shipley, was found guilty on 18 counts of sexual abuse and rape.

The case against the 55-year-old opened in August 2018 when one of the victims reported to police, Bradford Crown Court heard.

Det Con Nicola Brook said: "I would like to thank the victims for their bravery in coming forward and reporting the abuse they suffered at the hands of Cooley.

"I hope today’s outcome will give them some closure and allow them to move forward with their lives."

A woman who was found dead in her flat in Leeds has been named by murder detectives.

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Sarah Henshaw, 40, was found dead in the Redcourt apartments on Athlone Grove in Armley at about 09:40 on Monday.

A man arrested on suspicion of her murder is in hospital after he fell from a footbridge over the A64 near Quarry House at about 10:00 on the same day.

His injuries are serious, but not thought to be life-threatening, police say.

Officers are urging anyone who saw anything unusual at the Redcourt apartments before Ms Henshaw's death to get in touch.

Officers are also keen to hear from witnesses who saw the arrested man before he fell from the bridge.

Two weeks after Hull University student Libby Squire went missing, police have today said she "may have come to some harm".

Image source, Humberside Police

Here's what we know about Ms Squire's disappearance so far:

• The 21-year-old went missing after a night out two weeks ago, with CCTV showing her walking towards the Welly club at about 23:00 on Thursday 31 January
• She was last seen at about 00:05 on Friday 1 February on Beverley Road at the junction with Haworth Street and police have recreated the outfit she was wearing at the time:

Image source, PA/Henry Clare

• There's been a large search over the past two weeks, much of it focusing on Oak Road playing fields, which is just a few streets away from her home on Wellesley Avenue
• Family and friends yesterday attended a vigil in her hometown of West Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire:

• A 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of abduction remains a person of interest, Humberside Police have said

Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted near a fitness centre in Harrogate.

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The victim, in her 50s, was grabbed from behind and aggressively pushed towards the hand rail of a footbridge in the vicinity of the David Lloyd centre near Oakdale Place.

She shouted and the attacker, described as wearing a dark hooded top and having "pointed facial features", fled in the direction of Jenny Fields,

North Yorkshire Police say she was unhurt but "obviously very distressed" in the incident which happened at about 11:15 on Friday 8 February.