Roberto Villa died in hospital after he was arrested amid a disturbance at a hotel in Huddersfield.

Six police officers are being investigated after a man died shortly after he was arrested at a Huddersfield hotel.

Roberto Villa was arrested at Edgerton Hotel on New North Road on 4 December.

The 37-year-old became ill shortly after and died in hospital.

Further tests are awaited to determine the cause of his death.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) says it's assessing the use of force and care provided by the police.

Miranda Biddle, from the IOPC, said: "I am pleased with the progress our investigation has made at this stage. The evidence gathered so far has already provided us with a clearer picture of events and we will continue to work hard to establish exactly what happened. "I would like to make it very clear that our enquiries are ongoing and the serving of notices does not mean that misconduct is proven."

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Sheffield's sombrero-wearing mayor Magid Magid is to stand down at the local elections in May, he's announced.

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A former refugee, Mr Magid says he will not seek re-election when his current term ends and is leaving to concentrate on new projects.

Mr Magid is the city's first Somali mayor, first Green Party mayor, and, at 28, was the youngest mayor.

He said it had been an "absolute honour and privilege" to represent the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale ward.

He shook up the establishment with his trainers, t-shirts and baseball caps and his use of social media to reach out to younger voters.

He introduced poets, musicians and comedians to entertain full council meetings and it became a tradition for him to wear a different hat - including a sombrero (pictured) - as he chaired the meeting.

Mr Magid said: "Meeting so many amazing people and solving problems, to then see the impact it has on people, is truly fulfilling. It has been the most rewarding thing I have ever done.

"Regardless of what I do post-May I will always have my community and Sheffield at the heart of it," he added.

About 300 people, including the 21-year-old's parents, attended the two-hour church service.

Drivers are being told to slow down on the M62 J24 due to a broken down vehicle.

The incident is one mile before the junction leading up to Huddersfield.

Police are currently dealing with the incident:

It has been announced that Oasis star Noel Gallagher will perform in Hull later this year.

The singer songwriter will headline the city's Bonus Arena with his High Flying Birds band.

He will perform in May with support from former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes.

A York MP says "the fight will go on" after it was confirmed yesterday that the city's main post office is to close and move into WH Smith.

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Labour MP for York Central Rachael Maskell said it was "deplorable" that the branch on Lendal will shut after 135 years and relocate just down the road to WH Smith on Coney Street.

She described a consultation into the move, due to take place in April, as a "sham" and said the change would leave disabled people unable to access "vital services".

A similar move has already been confirmed in Harrogate and plans to close the main post offices in Scarborough, Selby and Northallerton too.

The Post Office says the move means extended opening hours of an additional four and a half hours a week for customers.

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Residents in Doncaster are now waiting less than six minutes to report crimes on the 101 hotline number, according to South Yorkshire Police.

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The reduction from 35 minutes to five minutes and 34 seconds is said to be due to a new IT system installed in November.

The rate of people abandoning calls in 2018 was at 40% but now stands at 21%, according to the South Yorkshire force.

Supt Neil Thomas said: "We did discuss this last year and the year before and I'm sure we're all aware the control system South Yorkshire Police was using was about 24-years-old and simply wasn't fit for purpose."

Bradford is to honour five women for their contribution to city with blue plaques.

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The plaques will seek to address "an historic gender balance", according to the Bradford Civic Society.

The women have been chosen on their contribution to the well-being and cultural status of the city and include:

• Julia Varley OBE, trade unionist and suffragette
• Malachi Whitaker, renowned writer
• Florence Moser, philanthropist
• Barbara Harrison GC, George Cross recipient
• The Bronte sisters, at their Bradford birthplace

Si Cunningham of Bradford Civic Society said: “Since we touted the idea of a new plaque scheme for Bradford, the overwhelming feedback has been that there’s a real lack of statues and memorials dedicated to the great women of this city.

"I think the new style plaques will help put a bit of added pride into Bradford."

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A decision on proposed plans, which will decide where thousands of new homes in Harrogate will go, should be known in the spring.

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A month-long session of hearings has now wrapped up with climate change, heritage protection and the environmental impact of new homes all being discussed.

It comes as fierce debate remains around various proposals, including plans for a new village of 2,750 homes at Flaxby.

The rejection of a plan to honour the comedy duo has been described as a "slap in the face".

Plans for a glass and concrete flood wall near the Humber Bridge are expected to be approved later.

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East Riding Council wants to build the defences at Hessle Foreshore to help protect more than 4,000 homes from flooding.

Some residents have raised concerns about the height of the wall, but the council says glass panels will reduce the impact.

Former Barnsley and Leeds United manager Paul Heckingbottom has been appointed Hibernian's new head coach.

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The 41-year-old Englishman has agreed a three-and-a-half-year contract and will be assisted by former Scotland international Robbie Stockdale.

Heckingbottom left Barnsley in February last year just three days after he signed a new rolling contract to join Leeds United.

He was sacked by Leeds United after less than four months.

Eight drones are to patrol the skies over South Yorkshire after police were given funding to expand the force's current fleet.

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Currently, two aircraft are used by South Yorkshire Police's airport team at Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

It's hoped more routine operations will be supported by drones, meaning a police helicopter won't always be needed for missing person searches, crowd monitoring and major incidents.

York councillors are expected to agree an increase in council tax and make more than £4m worth of savings later.

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Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are putting forward a budget for the next financial year which they say gives more money to adult social care and children's services.

A council tax rise of 3.25% is likely to be approved.

Work to pull down a building in the centre of Hull, to make way for a major new development, will start later.

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The £130m Albion Square development includes new shops and offices and has been earmarked as a potential site for a new ice arena.

Work to demolish a building behind the former BHS store will start today.

A senior Sheffield councillor suspended by the city's Labour group claims he is the victim of identity theft.

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Jack Scott, councillor for Park and Arbourthorne, said the administrative claims related to a firm he once ran.

Mr Scott has left his post as the cabinet member for transport and development, but said he intended to continue as an independent councillor.

Sheffield City Council said it had been informed Mr Scott had been suspended by Labour pending an investigation.

In a statement, Mr Scott said: "I understand that there is an allegation about an administrative issue relating to a company that I ran around six years ago."

He said he had closed the firm in 2013 but that "the company was fraudulently resurrected and re-used, with new directors and a new registered address".

Mr Scott said he had not recorded the company on his council declaration of interests as he thought the company was closed and he was unaware it had been "hijacked".

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Bradford's food banks regularly run out of sanitary products due to high demand, a new report has shown.

Written by Bradford Council, the report into the issue of period poverty found that many of the district's food banks were having to ration feminine hygiene products.

It says the extent of period poverty in the district is more difficult to gauge than food poverty.

The report claims this is "due to the sensitivities surrounding personal hygiene; particularly menstruation and the reluctance felt by some people to discuss these and related issues openly."

It does point to evidence from food banks, as well as anecdotal claims from those who work in schools, that many in the district are struggling to buy sanitary products.

Work to stabilise cliffs in Scarborough, costing more than £14m, is under way.

It follows the continued deterioration of chalets on the South Bay cliff.

The project, which began last May, is expected to run until December.

Construction specialists are driving pins and piles into the cliff face to help protect properties in the area.

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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.

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

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