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  1. Life in the way of HS2published at 00:03 British Summer Time 18 April 2019

    Tracy Stone is disillusioned she lives on a housing estate due to be partially demolished by HS2.

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  2. Airport apology over diabetes drugspublished at 21:56 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Jayne Knott says she was rushed through security and carried on unaware she was without her medication.

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  3. Pair cleared of seaside holiday murderpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Hayley Fletcher and Leon Wadsworth were accused of killing Caroline Fisher outside a bar near Skegness.

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  4. Peer to face trial over child sex chargespublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Lord Ahmed of Rotherham and his two brothers will stand trial in December.

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  5. Alena Grlakova death: Enquiries continuepublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Door-to-door enquiries are continuing to determine what happened to Alena Grlakova, who was found dead in a Rotherham stream.

    Alena GrlakovaImage source, SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

    Ms Grlakova was found naked in the dried-out stream off Taylors Lane in January.

    The cordon in the area has been removed today.

    The last confirmed sighting of her was as she left the Fitzwilliam Arms Hotel on the road at about 22:30 on 26 December 2018.

    Detectives are trying to traces the clothes she was last seen wearing on that evening.

    She was described to be wearing a black jumper with ‘Little Black Sweat’ in white writing, black tracksuit bottoms and black flip-flops.

    Police believe these have been discarded in the area.

  6. Nazi accused 'discussed martyrdom'published at 17:32 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Alice Cutter allegedly told her boyfriend their future children would "suffer if we don't do this".

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  7. The baby as big as a double-decker buspublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    The massive mechanical puppet is the centrepiece of show in Halifax about a mother's fight for her child.

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  8. Ballance blasts Yorks to win over Leicspublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Gary Ballance hits a one-day best 156 from 133 balls as Yorkshire crush Leicestershire by 213 runs in the One-Day Cup.

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  9. Beavers released in anti-flooding trialpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Forestry officials hope the beavers will improve biodiversity and reduce flooding.

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  10. 'Haunted' doll among spooky items heading for Hullpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    An exhibition of "haunted" items, including a Victorian doll which has terrified its owners since being bought from a second-hand shop for £5, is coming to Hull.

    A haunted dollImage source, Hull City Council/Haunted Objects Museum

    The Victorian bridal doll, which will be displayed as part of the Haunted Objects Museum, is said to give people nightmares and set off fire alarms.

    The Love Letters paintingImage source, Hull City Council/Haunted Objects Museum

    The New Walton Club is hosting the exhibition, which will including a selection of paintings along with a shrunken head and a so-called "devil's toybox"

    The Hands Resist Them paintingImage source, Hull City Council/Haunted Objects Museum

    Organiser Lee Steer said the event was a chance for people to "take selfies with a number of haunted objects".

  11. Police arrest man over Barnsley 'tunnel row'published at 16:55 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    BBC Sport

    A man has been arrested following an alleged altercation between Fleetwood boss Joey Barton and Barnsley head coach Daniel Stendel at Oakwell.

    Barnsley FCImage source, Getty Images

    The man attended a police station on Wednesday where he was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and racially aggravated assault.

    He remains in custody for questioning.

    Barnsley complained to the FA and the EFL about the incident in the tunnel after Saturday's League One game.

  12. Brakes on for better Bradford cycling, charity claimspublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    There are fears that plans to improve Bradford's cycling infrastructure have slowed down.

    A person riding a bike in a bike lane

    Calls for a refresh come after officials met last night to discuss progress on the city's 10-year cycling strategy - and just weeks before the opening of a major new cycle route into Shipley.

    David Robison, director of the Capital of Cycling charity, says decision-makers need to engage better with the cycling community to keep the wheels turning on improvements.

    "I'm fully aware that local authorities are really struggling under major budget cuts, so we're not expecting them to be able to pull out millions of pounds to invest in state-of-the-art cycling infrastructure", he said.

    "So what we need is that engagement and that, sadly, is what's been lacking in Bradford a little bit lately."

  13. Carbon campaigners target Drax meetingpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Energy firm Drax's annual meeting targeted by campaigners.

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  14. Giant baby installed ahead of outdoor productionpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    A 22ft high baby, which stands taller than a double-decker bus, has been installed in Halifax ahead of an outdoor production about a mother's fight for her child.

    A giant babyImage source, Danny Lawson/PA Wire

    The vast mechanical puppet, which takes nine people to operate, is set to be the centrepiece of a show which will feature a cast of more than 100 actors, an army tank and 3D illuminations.

    ZARA is being run by the Mind the Gap theatre company and outdoor specialists Walk the Plank, and will open at Halifax's Piece Hall in West Yorkshire on Friday night.

    A giant babyImage source, Danny Lawson/PA Wire

    Francis Morgan, who designed the show's giant baby, said that the structure will be moved in such a way that it looks like a living, breathing human during the shows.

  15. No extra police for major cycling event in Harrogatepublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    North Yorkshire Police won't receive reinforcements from outside the district to deal with an international cycling championship which is set to attract hundreds of thousands of spectators.

    Spectators watching Tour de France cyclists in HarrogateImage source, Geograph/Derek Harper

    About 250,000 fans are expected to descend upon North Yorkshire to watch the UCI Road World Championships in September and the local force force will not be receiving additional support from neighbouring districts, it's been confirmed.

    At a meeting, Harrogate councillors heard how there's expected to be a slight rise in crime due to the "huge volume of people" coming to watch the event which takes place between 21 and 29 September.

    After the meeting, Mike Chambers, cabinet member for housing and safer communities, said local police had experience of similar events such as the Tour de France (pictured) and Tour de Yorkshire coming through the town.

    Mr Chambers said: "I don't have any major concerns that North Yorkshire Police can do the job required of them and they've shown in the past that they can do it."

  16. Go-ahead for £20m city centre planpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    The changes in Leeds will see new cycle lanes and extra pedestrian crossings.

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  17. 'Body' found in Hull riverpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Police officers have been seen near a Hull river after reports of a body being found in the water.

    River HullImage source, Google

    The Hull coastguard helicopter was seen over the River Hull close to North Bridge.

    Humberside Police said they were first notified at 13:00.

  18. How is Bradford cleaning up its act?published at 14:59 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    There were more than 14,000 reports of fly-tipping incidents in Bradford in a 12-month period.

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  19. 'Dirty' suspect wanted after Hull blade attackpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    A man has been been injured with a blade during an attempted robbery in Hull.

    Police uniform

    The victim suffered cuts to his hands during the incident on Spring Bank West at about 05:00 on Sunday morning.

    His attacker, who demanded money, had long black scruffy hair, a full beard and a distinctive large scar on his right cheek underneath his eye.

    Police also describe the suspect as looking "dirty".

  20. Go-ahead expected for affordable homes in Yorkpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 17 April 2019

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Plans for new affordable homes on playing fields around the David Lloyd gym in York look set to get the go-ahead despite objections from local residents.

    Building siteImage source, Matt Cardy/Getty Images

    The scheme would see 69 houses built on land off Windmill Lane which was formerly owned by York St John University.

    Council planning bosses have been asked to approve the proposals for Yorkshire Housing to construct affordable family homes on the land at a meeting tomorrow.

    But a report prepared for members of the council's planning committee says residents have raised concerns about 100% of the housing being affordable, as well as worries about parking in the area.

    The scheme was granted outline planning permission in June 2017, despite neighbours presenting a petition against the loss of the fields with more than 1,300 signatures.