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A bank in Barnsley has been forced to close after a robbery earlier, according to police.
South Yorkshire Police confirmed they were called at about 10:10 to reports of a robbery of a cash-in-transit driver outside the Barclays bank in Hoyland.
A note was left on the front door of the bank on King Street this morning telling customers of the closure and saying staff were waiting for police to arrive.
Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central, is pledging to give up single-use plastics for Lent.
Image source, Office of Rachael Maskell MPShe's taking on the challenge to raise awareness about the amount of plastic used every day.
About 300 million tonnes of plastic is produced every yearand about eight million tonnes ends up in the oceans.
Ms Maskell says: "As Lent is a time for reflection, I wanted to take a step back and look at the wider picture of the world we live in.
"When I saw school children were taking time off their studies to campaign about climate change, I realised something drastic needs to change.
"In supermarkets almost every product has plastic packaging, so I'll be buying from local, plastic-free places, so not only will I be helping the environment but supporting the local economy too."
An idea by student nurses to use yellow water jug lids to identify patients who need their fluids monitored is to be used in more hospitals, including one in South Yorkshire.
Image source, Stephen ClearyThe lids were trialled on a surgical ward at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and has also been taken up by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
One of the nurses involved, Charlotte Phillips, said there had been a fall in patients at risk of dehydration.
The yellow jug lids are used in place of traditional blue ones for patients who are at risk of dehydration and/or need their fluids restricted - a visual marker clearly identified by nurses on wards.
Have you seen Joseph Schofield recently? He hasn't returned to his home in Birkenshaw in more than 10 days and concerns are growing for his welfare.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceThe 13-year-old, who was reported missing on 23 February, is described as being about 5ft 7ins tall.
According to police, there was a reported sighting of him in Bradford earlier this week, wearing a black Nike tracksuit.
Officers are keen to hear from anyone with information about his whereabouts.
Two boys have been hit by a car and seriously hurt in Hull.
Image source, GoogleThe incident happened on Preston Road this afternoon.
An eight-year-old boy and 13-year-old boy are being treated for serious injuries at the scene.
Police are advising drivers to avoid the area as traffic is building.
Moving the date of an exhibition of 50 ice sculptures dotted around York from December to February has helped attract thousands of visitors to the city, organisers have said.
Image source, MAKE IT YORKThose behind this year's York Ice Trail say it attracted an estimated 17,000 people.
They say the success of this year's event, on the first chilly Saturday of February, means the same date will be chosen for next year.
However, the glacial sculptures will be on show for two days, organisers add.
Rebecca and Shama met in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to discuss their differing views on marriage.
Read MoreAn e-fit image has been released after a man got into a Doncaster house as people slept upstairs, stealing two laptops and a mobile phone.
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceIt happened at about 03:30 on Thursday 21 February on Kent Road, Balby.
An occupant woke up and screamed, scaring the man and causing him to run away.
Police are now appealing for anyone who recognises the man to get in touch.
A man who was arrested in connection with the disappearance of student Libby Squire has been charged with seven further unrelated offences.
Image source, FacebookPawel Relowicz, of Raglan Street, Hull, appeared in court last month accused of voyeurism, outraging public decency and burglary. He was remanded in custody.
Police said he was charged with more of the same offences and the allegations dated between 2017 and 2019 in Hull.
Mr Relowicz, 24, is due before the city's magistrates on Thursday.
He is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of voyeurism, two counts of outraging public decency and one of receiving stolen goods.
Yorkshire Water says a large ball of wet wipes and concrete in the sewer led to the flood in Leeds.
Read MoreFour weekend festivals will take place in Whitby this summer,, externalafter a row between the original Goth Weekend and long-term venue Whitby Pavilion saw the former partners go their separate ways.
Image source, Yorkshire PostPhil and Nicola Bentley say their battle with Persimmon had "nearly broken us as a family".
Read MoreToday is the 100th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the UK’s largest airship, which was built in Yorkshire.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe huge R33 airship took to the skies for the first time on 6 March 1919 after being built at Barlow, near Selby.
It was the last of three giant airships to be built in the village, which was at the forefront of the British aviation industry for 10 years from World War One.
The R33 was one of a small number of so-called "gas bags" flown by the Royal Naval Air Service.
It clocked up more than 237 hours of flying time and was in service for a decade, completing military and civilian tasks including being used by the police to monitor traffic.
A Sheffield company has appeared in court charged with a health and safety breach after a man died in an explosion.
Image source, GoogleThe explosion happened at Chesterfield Special Cylinders on Meadowhall Road in June 2015.
The company says it's "a world-leading provider of bespoke, high-pressure gas containment solutions", according to its website.
A representative from the company is due to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 3 April.
The idea of devolution for the whole of Yorkshire has been dismissed by the Prime Minister.
Image source, Getty ImagesTheresa May was asked about the issue during Prime Minister's Questions.
Barnsley Labour MP and South Yorkshire Mayor Dan Jarvis said it had the potential to move political decision-making away from Westminster, giving more power to local councils.
But the PM said the scheme didn't fit with the government's criteria and a devolution deal for South Yorkshire must come first.
This was the scene in Cross Green earlier today, with several drivers having to abandon their cars due to serious flooding:
Concrete and a large ball of wet wipes had blocked the sewer, according to Yorkshire Water.
Teams are at the scene dealing with the issue.
Bus diversions are in place and drivers have been told to avoid the area.
Barnsley full-back Ben Williams says he's back in full training and ready to face the final part of the season.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 19-year-old, who signed a new contract to 2022 yesterday, has missed the Reds' last six games with a calf problem.
Barnsley currently sit second in the League One table, having been on an unbeaten run of 15 league games.
People in rural areas wait over 50% longer for an ambulance service response to life-threatening injuries.
Read MoreCottingham Parish Council has rejected plans to turn the former University of Hull halls of residence into 100 homes.
Image source, George Robinson/GeographAt a meeting last night councillors decided they didn't want the Thwaite Hall development because of concerns over traffic, habitat, flooding and draining.
The plans will now go before East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Facial recognition and eye scanning have been deployed at prisons to prevent drug smuggling.
Image source, GettyStaff at HMPs Hull, Humber and Lindholme have been using the kit as part of a pilot project.
Drugs such as Spice have been identified as a major factor behind increasing levels of violence behind bars.
The Ministry of Justice said the biometric scans for visitors were designed to help staff identify people bringing in contraband.
At one prison, there were more "no shows" from visitors than usual after they learned the scans were being used.
But prison campaigners said if families were deterred from visiting, then it would be "counter-productive".
In the trials, facial recognition technology was used at HMP Humber; iris scanners at HMP Lindholme; and identity document verification at HMP Hull.
Ministers considered the pilot programme "successful" and are considering how to roll out the technology more widely in prisons across England and Wales.
