Police in Hull are expected to discuss later how best to tackle a growing number of prostitutes working in an area of the city.

Residents and business owners in the Hessle Road area say it's led to an increase in anti-social behaviour.

Residents living there say prostitution is getting worse and are calling for urgent action.

Hull is the UK's only city to have banned sex workers from its red light district, effectively making prostitution illegal.

A West Yorkshire college is teaching mature students how to speak "Yorkshire".

The classes at Forster College in Bradford are for people who are learning to speak conversational English.

Mature students are being given the opportunity to learn when to say "ey up" or "tara".

Why don't ya sit thisen down here for a bit o' a natter:

A fire in Doncaster town centre which has been burning since the early hours has now been put out.

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The fire was in empty retail premises on the High Street, according to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.

Meanwhile, fire crews are now damping down at the scene of a blaze in Hexthorpe this morning at a building undergoing refurbishment.

Nobody has been injured in either incident, the fire service has confirmed.

A West Yorkshire snooker player who quit her local league after not being allowed to compete at men-only clubs has been invited by MPs to parliament.

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Rebecca Kenna was stopped from playing in two fixtures in Keighley.

A group of MPs say they want to help her and get the two clubs to change their rules, with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Snooker saying it will take action after she quit her local league in Keighley in protest at the clubs' stance.

Keighley MP John Grogan, who is a member of the group, said Mrs Kenna and other women players would be invited to parliament to discuss the matter further.

South Yorkshire Fire Service crews have been dealing with two seperate fires in Doncaster this morning.

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The service says about 15 firefighters are currently tackling a blaze at a building on Hexthorpe Road, using three engines and an aerial ladder. There are no reports of anyone being injured.

An earlier fire on the High Street in Doncaster closed the road between Baxter Gate and Silver Street.

Four fire engines, an aerial ladder and about 20 firefighters tackled the blaze, which is now said to be under control.

Again, there are no reports of any injuries and an investigation into its cause has begun, according to the fire service.

BBC Weather

A bright and chilly start this morning, followed by a fine day with lengthy spells of sunshine.

Tonight will be mainly dry and clear with the chance of a few mist and fog patches forming towards dawn:

It's been a busy morning for South Yorkshire's fire crews so far.

They're currently dealing with two blazes in Doncaster.

More information as we get it:

Local residents in part of Hull say they fear cherry trees which have had blue crosses painted on them could be chopped down.

Residents fear the trees on Leads Road could be felled to make way to improvements to the roads in the area.

Hull City Council says the trees have been marked for "surveying purposes", with specialists due to access "how the current vegetation will interact with the highways design".

In a statement, the authority said: "We are committed to retaining and treating as many trees as possible, however some may be felled.

"If so, they will be replaced with three new trees as part of the council's policy on tree preservation."

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If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Thursday morning, most services appear to be running to time.

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station, external
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• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
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A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a Sowerby Bridge man last year.

Nicholas Gill, of Hollins Lane in Sowerby Bridge, is due to appear before Bradford Crown Court later charged with the murder of 58-year-old Paul Bell.

The incident happened on 30 September 2018 on Old Cawsey, Sowerby Bridge, and Mr Bell died on 23 November.

Former coal mining communities have been hit hard hit by a death of manufacturing.

Salford City move up to third in the National League table after overcoming fellow promotion hopefuls Harrogate.

Empty houses awaiting demolition on a Hull estate are transformed by graffiti artists.

Hull's Craven Park stadium is to get a new name next year after its deal with KCOM ends.

The communications company say it will continue to sponsor rugby league side Hull Kingston Rovers:

Water engineers will not carry out planned repairs in a Bradford district "until further notice".

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Snooker describes men-only snooker clubs as "archaic".

A newly refurbished wall on Scarborough's seafront has been vandalised just days after work to repair it was completed.

Image source, North Yorkshire County Council

North Yorkshire County Council, which carried out the works in Foreshore Road, is urging anyone with information to contact police.

Image source, North Yorkshire County Council

It said sometime last week the "coping stones were pushed off before the mortar had fully set, smashing into pieces".

CCTV footage has been released of a woman being robbed on a street in Leeds.

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Police say it happened at about 22:00 on 13 February on Easy Road in the Cross Green area.

The victim, a 28-year-old woman, was approached by a man who demanded money before snatching her handbag, containing cash and her phone, and running off onto Dial Street.

Officers say the suspect had walked up Easy Road from the direction of Cross Green just before the attack, with a woman who was drinking from a large bottle.

The pair turned left onto Dial Street before the man returned alone to target the victim.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

The attacker is described as white, about 5ft 8ins tall and of average build. He was wearing a light-coloured hooded top with the hood up, Adidas jogging bottoms and dark-coloured Puma trainers.

Although his face is not shown on the CCTV images, police say they believe he's local to the area and hope someone will recognise him and contact them.

The Prime Minister is being urged to get behind calls for a major regeneration of the Humber Docklands.

Image source, Geograph/David Dixon

The Labour MP for Hull North Diana Johnson called for "a new industrial renaissance in the north" in the House of Commons.

She said: "With the Northern Powerhouse and Yorkshire devolution stalling, isn't it about time we got the same priority and attention for the Humber Docklands as has been given to the London Docklands for the last 40 years."

Theresa May said her government had made "significant investment into infrastructure in the north to ensure the benefits of economic prosperity under this government are felt across every part of this country".

A police firearms enforcement officer has been jailed for 10 months after admitting demanding money for advice about guns.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Paul Duffield, 55, charged one hotel £393 in consultancy fees rather than providing the information for free.

He admitted two counts of misconduct in public office and two firearms charges at a previous hearing.

Duffield took the civilian role with North Yorkshire Police after retiring as a police constable from the force.

He was arrested in May 2017 and resigned from the force in January 2018.

Teesside Crown Court heard Duffield, from Oulston Road, Easingwold, North Yorkshire, received money from the Black Swan Hotel in Helmsley - a market town popular with game shooting parties - and attempted to claim money from the Feversham Arms Hotel, also in Helmsley.

He provided advice to the hotels about shotguns then tried to bill them as a consultant.

Duffield also admitted two counts of possessing firearms and possessing ammunition without authority after officers found a number of powerful air rifles at his home.

Twelve rounds of ammunition were found in a wardrobe at his home and an "explosives box" containing ammunition was discovered on top of a freezer in an outhouse.

Neither type of ammunition could be legally purchased and they were not stored securely.

Passing sentence, Judge Sean Morris said: "Honesty and integrity is crucial for public trust in the police and those who work for the police."