Huddersfield Safe Zones was set up by a businessman following a fatal stabbing in the town.

The BBC's Auliya Atrafi now works in Afghanistan, but for 12 years he lived in Hull, after claiming asylum in the UK.

Two-thirds of people who voted in the Brexit referendum in Hull voted to leave the EU.

Auliya has now returned to the city for the first time since leaving, to find out what effect the vote has had on the city he knew:

He had been working as a contractor at the site in Leeds, police say.

A lorry driver is being described as a hero after narrowly avoiding a serious accident in Halifax by swerving away from traffic after his brakes failed.

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It's thought the HGV got up to 60mph as it hurtled down the hill towards Stump Cross, external.

Eye witnesses say that rather than ploughing into lines of stationary traffic, the driver managed to swerve away.

He collided with a crash barrier and the hit a house, but police say there were no injuries.

The driver was helped from his cab by passers-by after they smashed a window.

A Hull man is wanted by police on suspicion of more than 40 separate offences.

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Most of the incidents which police want to speak to Gregg Gibson, 31, about are thefts from shops and supermarkets in the Drypool area of the city.

Police are asking anyone who knows where he is to come forward.

Hull boss Nigel Adkins will consider a new contract to remain at the Championship club after his deal expires this summer.

Sheffield's former council leader claims the Chinese investment deal is a waste of taxpayers' money.

A stolen motorbike was found in undergrowth by police officers and a police dog thanks to a tracker.

West Yorkshire Police said the tracker showed the bike in woodland and it was then uncovered by police dog Tia:

It's thought the bike was stolen from Leeds:

Fire engines were called to reports of an explosion in Driffield this afternoon.

No one was hurt in the incident, in which an old oil tank blew up in the Queen Street area of the town.

The fire was extinguished before the fire service arrived, Humberside Fire and Rescue said.

A man has been killed while working at a greeting cards wholesaler in Leeds.

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The contractor was seriously injured while working at Paul White, which sells greeting cards, gift wrap and stationary.

An ambulance was called to the site on Upper Accommodation Road earlier today.

West Yorkshire Police said it was contacted at about 13:15 and the man was pronounced dead a short time later.

His family have been informed as has the coroner.

Inquiries taking place to establish the circumstances of his death.

Police say the incident is being treated as an industrial accident and officers are liaising with the Health and Safety Executive.

North Yorkshire business leaders say they're concerned plans to dual the A64 might be shelved.

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It's after the Conservative MP for Thirsk and Malton, Kevin Hollinrake, said he's frustrated about possible delays and changes to the project.

Local enterprise partnership chair, David Kerfoot said: "We have to hassle at the highest possible level to make sure this absolutely vital link happens."

Sheffield Wednesday striker Fernando Forestieri denied using a racist term and was cleared of all charges.

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A Leeds bar will remain closed until the middle of next month after a huge fight broke out there at the weekend.

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Police say they were "overwhelmed" by the violence at Norman Bar on Call Lane and door staff were described as being "out of their depth".

Leeds City Council's licensing sub-committee held an emergency meeting today after the incident in the early hours of Sunday.

The police asked for the bar to have its licence suspended amid fears of retribution.

There will be a meeting about the bars future in April.

Police are trying to track down those involved in the brawl.

Officers arrested two people at the scene and are now checking CCTV and social media to identify potential suspects.

Pedestrians in Bridlington will have to wait a bit longer for the replacement of a footbridge over the railway line.

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The original bridge, linking Georgian Way and the Bessingby Road industrial estate, was closed after engineers found it was corroding.

The council says rumours that the delay is down to disabled access problems are not true.

It is blaming technical issues for the hold-up.

A footballer has been acquitted of racially aggravated harassment during a mass brawl near the end of a match.

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Sheffield Wednesday's Fernando Forestieri allegedly insulted Mansfield Town defender Krystian Pearce during a pre-season friendly on 24 July.

Mansfield Magistrates' Court heard Mr Pearce had to be restrained during the 40-strong confrontation.

District Judge Jonathan Taffe ruled Mr Pearce may have misheard as "it was very loud" at the ground.

A music venue in Hull has celebrate a year since its first "mirror selfie" was taken.

The Bonus Arena shared a picture of the photo, taken while construction was still ongoing:

Villagers in Sutton-in-Craven have been told to keep their windows closed while the emergency services deal with a fire.

North Yorkshire Police say they are currently on the scene of a fire on Mill Street with motorists told to avoid the area:

A runner suffered broken ribs and cuts and bruises to his head and body after he was attacked by a group of youths in Hull.

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The 41-year-old man was out running when three youths started taunting him on Boothferry Road, at the junction of the Fiveways roundabout.

Police say they ran after the man, tripping him up, and then kicked and punched him while he was on the floor.

Humberside Police is appealing for information about the youths.

They are described as being aged between 16 and 18 and were wearing dark clothing.

Dianna Turner is accused of defrauding vulnerable residents at a guest house in Sheffield.

Piece Hall has an operating deficit of £855,142, says the building's first report and accounts.