Staff at Kingstown Group, in Hull, were told in letters they would not get redundancy payments.

A demo tape believed to contain the first recording of David Bowie's Starman has sold at auction for £51,000.\

The tape was given to 16-year-old aspiring musician, Kevin Hutchinson, by Hull guitarist, Mick Ronson, who worked with Bowie.

Ronson gave the demo to his friend to help him learn the song in 1971.

Mr Hutchinson listened to the song, labelled it "David Bowie rehearsal tape" and packed it away in his loft for almost 50 years.

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Mr Hutchinson said: "I remember listening to it and thinking, 'This is OK.' I didn't think, 'This is fantastic.'"

He kept the tape despite moving house several times and now Mr Hutchinson thinks it's "phenomenal... obviously".

The song featured in the 1972 Ziggy Stardust concept album, which propelled Bowie to fame.

The demo was expected to sell for £10,000.

This is the latest picture taken at the scene of a lorry blaze on the M1 near Lofthouse.

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All lanes have been closed due to the large plumes of smoke.

Traffic is now building on the A6029.

Crews are on scene and drivers are being told to avoid the area.

Gavin Singleton, 31, died in hospital two weeks after he was stabbed in Sheffield.

A motorist was pulled over after driving past a police station in Leeds while using a mobile phone.

West Yorkshire Police say the motorist had also driven passed a marked patrol car before being stopped:

A number of roads have been closed after a lorry caught on fire, causing huge plumes of smoke.

The M1 southbound near to Lofthouse has been closed, and all lanes leading into the Lofthouse tunnel have been shut.

There are currently 30 minute delays in the area.

Highways England have advised drivers to use A1M for the south:

Hull KR prop James Greenwood is ruled out for the rest of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament.

A selection of artists including New Order's Peter Hook are to play at Wakefield's Long Division Festival this summer.

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The festival, which runs across May and June in the city, announced the line-up this morning. , external

Wakefield will host more than 60 acts over five days and the headliners will be Peter Hook and The Light.

Also to hit the stage are We Are Scientists and the last strand of The Fall's Imperial Wax.

An 8-year-old girl from a school in the Harrogate area is receiving support after she produced a four-inch knife and threatened officers.

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The incident happened in a classroom on 18 February, but the information emerged as the force conducts a week-long campaign aimed at knife crime.

The class was evacuated after police and teachers were threatened.

No-one was injured during the incident.

A man in Leeds has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds after he was caught illegally dumping fridges and freezers.

Stadian Stefan, 40, of Dorset Road was given a Criminal Behaviour Order and ordered to pay £2,225.72.

Leeds Magistrates' Court heard how Stefan chucked the large appliances onto two roads in Harehills on 11 April last year and sped away.

Environment officer Helen Freeman said: "We simply will not tolerate this kind of illegal behaviour in the city, and endangering other road users in the process is completely unacceptable."

A Sheffield man has been found guilty of murdering another man who died two weeks after being stabbed.

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Gavin Singleton (pictured, left), 31, was stabbed in the chest in Walkley Lane, Sheffield, in the early hours of 23 September and died in hospital on 6 October.

Danny Trotter (pictured, right), 24, of Chadwick Road, Sheffield, was found guilty of murder after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court.

Trotter, who was also found guilty of wounding a second man, will be sentenced on Thursday.

Speaking after the hearing, Ch Insp Jude Ashmore said: "A knife crime doesn’t just affect the person stabbed, it also impacts on the lives of friends and family, and the person who carried out the attack.

"I urge anyone who is considering carrying a knife to think long and hard about the consequences of what they’re doing."

Hull Royal Infirmary say the police were recently called to remove a smoker who ignored security and had a cigarette in the grounds of the hospital.

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It said the man, who had just discharged himself, was "intent" on smoking outside the front entrance to the hospital.

Hospital bosses said security staff asked him "several times" to move on a public road if he wished to smoke, but he refused so Humberside Police were contracted to escort him from the premises.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have warned that smokers will be asked to leave if they smoke in hospital grounds, external.

A missing North Yorkshire man has been found safe after police asked anyone who'd seen him to contact them "as a matter of urgency".

Police thanked members of the public for sharing their appeal to find the man:

An 8-year-old boy reportedly brought a four inch blade into a North Yorkshire school and made threats to a police community support officer.

A police officer posted this tweet earlier highlighting the importance of the force's week educating people about knife crime.

He said the incident occurred last week:

The BBC has contacted North Yorkshire Police for comment about the incident.

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Shops, bars, a hotel and up to 40,000 sqm of office space could be built on land next to Sheffield's Meadowhall Shopping Centre.

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British Land, which co-owns Meadowhall, has been granted outline planning permission to develop 17 hectares (42 acres) of vacant land.

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According to supporting documents the development could support between 3,090 and 4,810 jobs.

A council report , externalsaid the scheme if approved, which also includes plans for a car showroom and gym, "will regenerate a large vacant site and has the potential to deliver a significant number of jobs".

It added that while the proposal would "marginally worsen air quality", the benefits "significantly outweigh" the negatives, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The people behind Hull marathon hope it'll be bigger than ever this year after changes to the route.

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It is hoped the new course, which will be be linear, rather than circular and will return to Hessle, will attract more runners.

Race Director Lucas Meagor says they've reviewed the route to "help the residents of the city" after challenges with "traffic movement" last year.

Leeds fly-tipper dumps fridges in the street

Do you recognise this man? Police are wanting to identify him in connection with a sexual assault in Leeds.

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The appeal's been made after a woman was approached and touched by a man at a bus stop in Seacroft last November.

The suspect is described as being aged in his seventies, of slim build and he told the woman his name was Keith.

Police are appealing for anyone with information about the incident or the suspect to get in touch.

Hundreds of people have lost their jobs after a Hull furniture company closed its doors today.

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Staff at Kingstown Furniture, on Leads Road, are out of work after the company ceased trading.

The firm, described on its website as the UK’s leading manufacturer of ready assembled furniture, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2016, saying it employed more than 360 staff at the time.

Shops, bars and up to 40,000 sqm of office space could be built on land by the Sheffield shopping centre.