The current Archbishop of York leads tributes to John Habgood, saying he was a "towering presence".

Government deal aims to see 30% of the UK's electricity provided by offshore wind by 2030.

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A highly anticipated scheme to develop Bradford's former Odeon cinema into a music venue has been given planning permission.

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The building, which has been empty for almost 20 years, will be converted into a 3,800-capacity live music space.

Bradford Live, a collective operated by the NEC group, aims to hold 200 events per year at the location.

Roger Marsh OBE, from LEP, who partly-funded the project said: "This venue, situated at the heart of the city, will become another iconic string to our City Region's outstanding cultural bow.

"The positive economic benefits it promises will be welcomed by everyone", he added.

If planned works go ahead, the new venue will be open in Autumn 2020.

Counterfeit vodka currently on sale in South Yorkshire could cause those drinking it to become seriously ill, according to police officers who have seized a bottle in Doncaster.

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Officers from Trading Standards had found the fake alcohol at licensed premises in the borough, according to police.

The fake "Chekov" bottle contains propan-2-ol which could cause respiratory failure if a lot is drunk, police add.

Drivers who rev their engines or make sexual suggestions will also be fined under the new Bradford scheme.

Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman had her bank card stolen from her car outside a supermarket in Selby as she returned her shopping trolley.

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North Yorkshire Police have issued a CCTV image after the theft at the Morrisons supermarket at about 15:00 on Friday 1 March.

Officers want speak to the man in the picture or anyone who recognises him.

A knife-wielding robber who held up stores in Wakefield has been jailed for more than seven years.

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Musa Tangigora, 18, of Trinity Street in Wakefield, and two other suspects armed with a knife and hammer, targeted a shop on Flanshaw in November 2018, Leeds Crown Court was told.

Two employees were injured in the incident.

Tangigora was also jailed for threatening staff and stealing cash from a business on Flanshaw in December last year.

He will be sent to a young offenders' institution for a total of seven years and 10 months.

The team behind a series of blue plaques, which have been put up on walls and buildings around Hull to celebrate the cities "alternative heritage", say they are just a bit of fun.

Drunk Animal Creative Studio are responsible for 14 signs, celebrating Hull’s charismatic folk, including Paul Heaton from The Housemartins and The Beautiful South.

The agency's creative director, Calvin Innes, said: "There's one you might kind of expect as well as slightly more obscure ones."

Two masked robbers used crowbars to threaten staff and make off with cash in Gipton this morning.

Staff were targeted when restocking a cash machine at the Co-op store on Oakwood Lane at about 08:20.

Nobody was injured in the incident.

The suspects fled the scene in a white Skoda, which was later set on fire in woodland nearby Copgrove Road.

Police are eager to hear from anyone with information.

The Police and Crime Commissioners from South and West Yorkshire and Humberside have signed a letter warning the system for dealing with young people who are excluded from school is contributing to the knife crime problem.

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The letter, addressed to the Prime Minister, is calling for pupil exclusions to be more tightly regulated.

"The practice of off-rolling must be outlawed", the letter said.

Some schools have been accused of off-rolling, which is removing difficult-to-teach pupils from registers to boost their average exam results.

The Department for Education says it's investing £4m in improving support for excluded pupils.

South Yorkshire's longest-serving police horse is set to retire after more than 16 years on the force.

Oakwell, who is 22-years-old, has been working with South Yorkshire Police covering festivals, football matches and joining officers on patrol.

He will now move on to pastures new to enjoy his retirement, the force said.

A Hull man is wanted by police on suspicion of stalking and breaching a non-molestation order.

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Humberside Police have released a picture of Tony Portz, 40, and are appealing for any information as to his whereabouts.

Anyone who knows where he is is being asked to contact police.

The trio went on a two-month burglary spree across Cambridgeshire and also stole high-value cars.

Hundreds of schools in England were sent an email saying a bomb would be detonated on their grounds.

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Sheffield Council has agreed its budget for the next financial year, with the council calling it "the toughest it has ever set".

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Full council agreed a budget for 2019-20 which will see a council tax rise of 2.99%.

Band A properties will see an increase of 58p per week, a rise from £1,009 a year to £1,039.

Deputy council leader Olivia Blake said the authority faced arguably the most difficult financial circumstances it had ever faced as austerity had meant £460m cuts over the past nine years.

"We all know that the impact on all public services has been huge, but local councils have faced the deepest and most sustained cuts," she said.

Pawel Relowicz faces further charges unrelated to the disappearance of Hull student Libby Squire.

A woman who was sleeping rough has been found dead in a Leeds city centre street.

She was found unconscious outside House of Fraser on Briggate at about 07:40 and pronounced dead a short time later.

A cordon has been put in place as police try to determine how she died.

Leeds and Bolton are fined by the FA while Wanderers boss Phil Parkinson is also fined and given a two-match touchline ban.

The former Archbishop of York, John Habgood, has died aged 91.

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He was Archbishop between 1983 and 1995.

The news of his death yesterday comes as northern bishops gather for a Diocesan mission in Liverpool.

The current Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has paid tribute to his predecessor saying: "As a hugely distinguished scientist, theologian and philosopher, Archbishop Habgood’s faith in Christ gave him a particular perspective and a persuasive witness both to church and nation for his time.

"His many books simplified big and complex questions, revealing an incredibly perceptive intellect.

"His towering presence, physical, intellectual, and spiritual, was a gift to all who knew him."

A man arrested in connection with the disappearance of Hull student Libby Squire has appeared in court after being charged with seven further unrelated offences.

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Pawel Relowicz, of Raglan Street, Hull, appeared in court last month accused of voyeurism, outraging public decency and burglary. He was remanded in custody.

Today he appeared again at Hull Magistrates' Court accused of two counts of burglary, two counts of voyeurism, two counts of outraging public decency and one of receiving stolen goods.

The offences were said to have been committed between 2017 and 2019.

The 24-year-old is due to appear at Hull Crown Court on Monday.