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  1. Police hunt Hull man convicted of grievous bodily harmpublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    A 23-year-old Hull man is wanted by police after he failed to turn up for court.

    He was convicted in his absence of grievous bodily harm.

    Connor BrayshawImage source, Humberside Police

    Humberside Police have issued a warrant for Connor Brayshaw's arrest after his failure to appear last month.

    Officers have been unable to locate him and are asking for anyone who has any information to come forward.

  2. Call to remove licence from Sheffield lap dancing clubpublished at 08:36 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    Campaigners say they want Sheffield City Council to immediately remove the sexual entertainment license for the the only lap dancing club in the city.

    Spearmint RhinoImage source, Google

    They say they hired private investigators to find out what goes on inside Spearmint Rhino on Brown Street.

    According to their report, club rules were broken, with dancers regularly having deliberate physical contact both with clients and each other.

    The lap dancing club had its operating licence renewed last year despite dozens of objections.

    Charlotte Mead from the Women's Equality Party says: "We would like to see Sheffield City Council revoke the licence immediately, because there's huge breaches of their licence going on at the moment and we now have evidence of that."

    In response the club say: "Spearmint Rhino imposes strict rules at all of its establishments to ensure they comply with the regulations which govern our premises.

    "If those rules have been broken we take the matter very seriously."

  3. Cyclist left with a broken leg after Bridlington crashpublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    A cyclist was left with a broken leg after a crash in Bridlington and police are trying to find a driver involved in the incident.

    Police uniform

    A woman was riding her bike when she was in a collision with a car on Queensgate, just before the roundabout with St Aiden Road and St Chad Road.

    The car, which was being driven by a woman, stopped to help the injured cyclist on Saturday 23 March at about 19:15.

    Humberside Police now want to speak to the driver as she left the scene without leaving her details.

  4. Decision day for old Hull city centre BHS sitepublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    A decision on plans to transform a large derelict area in the centre of Hull is expected later.

    Development artist impressionImage source, Hull City Council

    Hull City Council's cabinet agreed to spend £5m to buy and clear the empty Edwin Davis and BHS stores for the Albion Square redevelopment.

    The plans include a new ice arena, shops, 200 homes and a multi-story car park on the site.

    If it's approved, demolition work will start later in the year and is expected to take about five years to complete.

    Artist impressionImage source, Hull City Council

    The future of a famous Three Ships glass mosaic in the BHS building, originally planned to be incorporated into the multi-million pound redevelopment, is now thought to be uncertain.

    The huge artwork has been a feature of the city since 1963.

    Three ships muralImage source, Hull City Council

    Hull City Council has always insisted it intends to save the mural if feasible, or replicate it with an exact match with modern materials.

    A petition calling for Historic England to list the murals on the building has been signed by almost 6,000 people.

  5. Police appeal over 'cloned card' used at York supermarketpublished at 07:50 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    Police have released a picture of a man they want to identify after a suspected cloned card was used at a supermarket in York.

    A man police want to identifyImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    The man is believed to have information which may help with an investigation into the fraudulent use of a debit card at the Co-Op store on Beckfield Lane.

    North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after the card was used to purchase "a number of items from the store" on 4 February.

  6. Yorkshire's weatherpublished at 07:31 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    BBC Weather

    A mix of sunshine and showers today with the showers becoming more widespread through the morning.

    Some of the showers could be heavy with hail and thunder, and perhaps a little wintry over the hills.

    Tonight there'll be clear spells and scattered showers.

    Weather graphic
  7. Check your Yorkshire train journeypublished at 07:15 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    BBC News Travel

    If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this 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:

  8. Notable Bradford cemetery 'needs younger volunteers'published at 07:00 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    William Rose
    We Are Bradford

    Volunteers at a notable Bradford cemetery are worried they will need younger volunteers to look after it in the near future.

    Undercliffe Cemetery

    Undercliffe Cemetery, which is Grade II listed by the English Heritage Trust, is almost entirely ran by volunteers.

    In the 1980s the site was neglected and as a result, many local residents offered to volunteer to keep it clean.

    Their main responsibilities are general maintenance work, however they often have to clean graffiti from the monuments.

    Volunteers at the cemetery

    Chris Haxby, a volunteer, said: "It's a beautiful spot and it's something that needs looking after and it would be a shame (if it wasn't looked after).

    "That's why we need to attract younger volunteers to come and join us.

    "You just wonder once we stop doing what we're doing if there will be somebody to carry on and keep the place looking nice."

  9. Countryside campaign call for cash machinespublished at 06:45 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    People and politicians are set to team up to push for cashpoints to open in rural communities hit by bank closures.

    An ATM

    North Yorkshire County Council is to ask all 72 of its councillors to identify sites where an additional ATM might help residents.

    It'll then send applications to the UK's largest cash machine network Link.

    A council report says local people need to be behind the plan for it to work and says the market town of Hawes in Wenslydale, where villagers run their own post office and petrol station, is an example of a success story.

  10. Call for 'greater transparency' from Welcome to Yorkshirepublished at 06:29 British Summer Time 3 April 2019

    Welcome to Yorkshire's interim chief executive, must be committed to greater transparency, as the tourism organisation enters its 10th anniversary year, according to the chair of one of its major funding bodies.

    Sir Gary VerityImage source, PA

    That's according to Tim Swift, who chairs the Leeds City Region business rates joint committee, which has signed off more than £5m of public funding for the organisation since 2015.

    Welcome to Yorkshire confirmed yesterday there'll be two external independent investigations into allegations over bullying and expenses claims of it's former boss.

    The body announced last week that Sir Gary Verity had resigned after 10 years in charge, with immediate effect and that he had paid back more than £40,000 in expenses.

    Tim Swift says: "Welcome to Yorkshire has to continue the profile and success of the organisation, but they've also got to rebuild public trust and demonstrate that, in the future, they're going to be transparent about how public money is going to be spent."

  11. Pedestrian injured in police chase crashpublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    The male victim is in hospital being treated for life-threatening injuries.

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  12. ECB eyes counties' compensation paymentspublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    The ECB outlines a compensation payment scheme - to run from 2020 - to remunerate counties for the loss of players to bigger clubs.

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  13. Woman staged fall to claim paymentpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    Farida Ashraf tripped over a crate placed by accomplices and tried to claim £3,000 for injuries.

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  14. Police urged to investigate tourism bosspublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    A peer says that Welcome to Yorkshire should ask police to probe Sir Gary Verity's expenses.

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  15. Three-game ban for Castleford's McShanepublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    Castleford hooker Paul McShane is banned for three matches after being found guilty of intentional use of his elbow/forearm.

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  16. Major blaze damages gin distillerypublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    The fire at the single-storey Masons Gin building is tackled by crews from eight stations.

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  17. Hull MP shares breakdown of Brexit messagespublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    A Hull MP has shared a breakdown of the correspondence she's received about Brexit over the past few months.

    A graph of Brexit emailsImage source, Diana Johnson MP

    Diana Johnson, the MP for Hull North, says 501 people have been in touch, with 298 in favour of remaining in the European Union and 203 wanting to leave.

    The Labour politician shared a table and pie charts, to illustrate the different deals and options which they support.

    A table of Brexit emailsImage source, Diana Johnson MP

    Writing on Twitter, she said: "As you can see there are different views on what Brexit means and the way forward."

  18. Harrogate council spends almost £200,000 on pest controlpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    It's been revealed that Harrogate Borough Council spent £192,408 on pest control over the last financial year.

    WaspsImage source, AFP/Getty Images/Frank Rumpenhorst

    The council's pest control unit responded to 1395 calls for assistance in 2017/2018, with wasps the most common complaint, followed by rats, then mice.

    Of the 1395 service requests, 1040 were for wasp removals, with the second-most common issue being rats, with 163 calls logged for help to deal with the rodents.

  19. Disgraced footballer Johnson 'deeply sorry'published at 17:21 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    Adam Johnson was jailed for six years in 2016 for engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan.

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  20. 'Eyesore' climbing wall may get council approvalpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 2 April 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    A picturesque area of Flamborough may get a climbing wall, described by critics as an "eyesore," after planners recommended its approval.

    Thornwick BayImage source, Geograph/Derek Dye

    Bourne Leisure has submitted proposals for a six-metre outdoor activity wall and separate timber ranger station on land next to Thornwick Bay Holiday Village.

    A total of 37 people have objected to the plans for the development following concerns it will "spoil" views on the heritage coast.

    A decision will be made at a meeting of East Riding Council's eastern area planning committee in Beverley on Monday, 8 April.