American singer John Grant has praised Hull, saying he's "a huge fan of the grim, industrial landscape".

In a recent interview, the musician who took part in the 2017 City of Culture celebrations, mentioned Hull alongside Manchester and Glasgow, external as places which made him "excited" and "want to take photographs".

Speaking to the Irish Times, Grant said: "People keep saying it’s so sad that Hull is run-down and I’m sure my outside perspective is skewed and romanticised, but some of those old factories are incredible."

The 50-year-old also praised a restaurant on the city's marina as "one of my favourite places to eat in the world" because he can "look out over the harbour and watch the afternoon winter sun going down".

A man from Derbyshire has been charged following a crash on the M62 in West Yorkshire in which two men were killed.

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The collision happened on the M62 J26 exit slip road near Scholes on 2 April 2018.

Taryl Moxam, 22, from Barlborough, is charged with two counts of death by dangerous driving.

Adam Afsar, 34 and Jason Wilby, 27, who were both from Thornhill Lees, died in the incident.

Mr Moxam is due to appear at Bradford Crown Court on 16 April.

A trio of North Yorkshire landmarks will be lit up with rainbow colours later to mark six months until an international cycling competition.

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The buildings chosen to be lit with their rainbow logo are Knaresborough Castle (pictured), Northallerton Civic Hall and Richmond's Friary Gardens.

The switch will be flicked at a ceremony this evening by Andy Hindley, chief executive of Yorkshire 2019.

The nine-day UCI Road World cycling championships is being held in September and will be based around Harrogate.

Hull KR hooker Shaun Lunt is ready to return to rugby league after sepsis threatened to end his career.

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A Sheffield carer has been criticised after saying "Ey up chuff nut" to a disabled man.

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A relative, known only as Susan, highlighted the carer's language as part of a report into home care in the city.

Independent body Healthwatch says families want care workers to have training to improve their communication skills, especially when looking after people with dementia.

Susan said her relative would benefit if his care workers spoke to him differently.

She said: "First, one carer said, 'Ey up chuff nut'. I think she was trying to be friendly, but it was not a good start."

Her comments are part of a wide-ranging report by Healthwatch, which has gathered the views and experiences of users of home care and relatives.

Families say they want to see more general dementia training and specialist training in other areas, for example, physical disabilities, mental health and long-term health conditions.

Alice Cutter is fixated with "knives, guns and the ideology of violent ethnic cleansing", a court hears.

Super League side Wakefield Trinity acquire their Belle Vue stadium home.

East Midlands Trains staff have followed police and prison officers in being issued with body-worn video cameras.

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Station and train staff began wearing them a month ago, with the operator, which runs trains in Lincolnshire and parts of Yorkshire, saying it's been working closely alongside British Transport Police.

Intended to make staff feel more secure and confident, East Midlands Trains says the trial has gone down well with staff and union reps and it hopes to roll the body cams out further later this year.

Libby Squire, a 21-year-old philosophy student, was last seen on 1 February after a night out in Hull.

A Hull homeless organisation which received more than £10,000 in donations after a hotel cancelled its Christmas booking is set to open a "community hub" in the city.

Raise The Roof Homeless Project is planning to open its new "safe space" on Charles Street next week.

The community group, which plans to give meals to the homeless, says it's already received lots of food - but would be grateful for any board game donations.

In December, it was revealed a booking by Raise the Roof for a group of homeless people to stay at the Royal Hotel in Hull had been cancelled, with the DoubleTree Hilton eventually stepping in to take them.

Tim Dowd had intimate online chats with a police officer posing as a teenage girl.

A man from Warrington has been jailed for 17 years at York Crown Court after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a toddler, police say.

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Luke Arthur Jones, 24, from Warrington, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a person under 13.

He was given an extended sentence of 17 years, of which he must serve 12, and was put onto the sex offenders' register for life and given a sexual harm prevention order for life.

Investigating officer Det Con Matthew Brownridge, of North Yorkshire Police, said after the case: "Luke Jones inflicted horrific injuries on his victim and put the victim’s family through hell while trying to cover up what he had done.

“There are no words that can make up for what they have been through and I hope the fact Luke Jones will now be behind bars will allow them some kind of peace."

In a statement issued by North Yorkshire Police, the victim’s mother said: "This has been a really traumatic time for my family but we would like to say a big thank you to the NHS and police force for their help and support during this time.”

A body recovered from the Humber estuary is that of a woman, police have confirmed.

A post-mortem examination is currently being carried out on the body which was found in water near Spurn Point at about 15:30 on Wednesday before being taken into Grimsby Dock.

The post-mortem examination is expected to continue into the evening, with formal identification yet to take place. Police say they're unable to confirm the woman's identity.

In a statement, Humberside Police said: "We have been in contact and informed those that needed to be made aware of the recovery."

The force is currently investigating the disappearance of Hull student Libby Squire, who went missing after a night out earlier this year.

A young footballer has made history after becoming the first Harrogate Town player to receive an international call-up while at the club.

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Nuno Pereira (pictured above, centre) became the first player to represent his country while playing for Harrogate Town after he was called up for Macau's under-23s.

The full-back, who has played for Harrogate Town's under-19s, could make his debut against Japan tomorrow.

This was the scene on a Pennine hill near the M62 a little earlier today, after hundreds of fire extinguishers were found dumped there.

A West Yorkshire Police officer tweeted the picture from the scene above junction 22 of the motorway, near the border of Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, while on shift:

Luke Jones pleaded guilty to assault by penetration and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

The huge pile of fly-tipped extinguishers were found close to the M62.

Police officers have been verbally abused while "dispersing youths" from a supermarket in York.

It's sparked this warning from the North Yorkshire force:

Tracey Corrigan and her horse, Frog, have won England's oldest horse race - the 501st Kiplingcotes Derby in East Yorkshire.

The race is believed to have been run near Market Weighton every March since 1519.

It's a four-mile flat race on farm lanes and tracks, with rules which state if the race is not run one year, it must never be run again.

Entrants turn up on the day, so no-one knows until the morning of the race how many riders will take part.

There were 36 runners for today's race and hundreds of spectators turned out to see the spectacle.

A man has been stabbed in what police are calling a "targeted attack" in Huddersfield.

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The victim was approached by a group of men as he was walking on Greenhead Road at about 16:30 on 25 February.

The 25-year-old was stabbed in the chest and was seriously injured.

Two men, aged 17 and 18, were arrested in connection with incident and have been released under investigation.

Det Con Joanne Jabczynski said: "We believe this was a targeted attack on the victim, and thankfully he wasn’t more seriously injured and has since been discharged from hospital."

Police are urging anyone with information to get in touch.