Humberside Police have been joined by an officer from London who is helping with a crackdown on motorbike crime in the region.

The officer, from the Metropolitan Police bike team in London, is said to be providing the force with "an invaluable insight into the work he did in the capital".

The force is carrying out an operation called Yellowfin, which involves using scanners to check for stolen bikes and using specialist semi-permanent DNA spray to tag suspects.

Officers are also working with motorbike shops, who provide security advice and discounted safety equipment, and petrol stations to restrict sales to riders of suspected stolen or illegal bikes.

Supt Simon Gawthorpe: "We have built up a much greater intelligence base, know much more about the type of crimes being committed, and know who the main offenders are.

"Most of them are teenagers and are under-age."

Five "key offenders" have already been arrested as part of the ongoing operation, according to Humberside Police.

A driver was killed when his car left the road and crashed into a tree in East Yorkshire.

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The man was driving a red Seat Leon on the A614 near Middleton on the Wolds when he crashed yesterday.

Humberside Police want to speak to anyone who saw the car before the collision at about 23:40.

Hull Kingston Rovers player Joe Wardill is forced to retire from rugby league aged 21 due to persistent hip problems.

Two motorists have been stopped for driving at over 90mph on the A171 between Scarborough and Whitby, police say.

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They were caught less than a mile from where a biker was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Good Friday lunchtime.

Officers were carrying out speed enforcement in the area following the accident.

They say the two motorists caught face disqualification if they're convicted.

A charity that helps military veterans is opening a new centre in Hull today.

Hull 4 Heroes hopes its new home on Whitefriargate will be a place where veterans can come to talk.

The charity helps those who've struggled after leaving the forces and also renovates home for them and their families.

It was founded by builder Paul Matson, an army veteran.

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Mr Matson established the organisation in 2016.

He had struggled to get back on his feet after leaving the army.

He recently received the Prime Minister’s Points of Light award for services to veterans.

The Points of Light award is given to outstanding individual volunteers who are making a change in their community.

Firefighters from Harrogate returned home from fighting a moorland fire in Ilkley at the weekend to find a box of beer outside the fire station.

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It'd been left by the Boat House Bar in Skipton and the Keighley-based Wishbone Brewery.

A note said: "I think you lot have earned this".

Harrogate crews were called to the West Yorkshire spa town on Saturday, where they fought fires in two areas of the moor covering 25,000 sq m.

A man's since been charged with arson.

Business owners in Bingley say they're upset and disappointed this year's big music festival in the town has been cancelled.

Bingley Music Live made a £300,000 loss last year when the event was headlined by Noel Gallagher.

Now the council says this year's event won't go ahead and it's looking at new ways to pay for it in the future.

The annual festival, which launched in 2007, grew into a three-day event attracting up to 15,000 people.

Artists such as The Charlatans, Happy Mondays, Public Image Limited, Primal Scream and Chic have performed at Myrtle Park over the years.

Café owner Catherine Lamb isn't convinced the festival will make a comeback.

She says: "I wonder whether the council can't cope with hosting such a big event and maybe that's due to the lack of public funds.

"It's very sad and I think there'll be a lot of businesses that will be really, really, angry."

Steve Hartley, from the council, said: "Taking a year out will allow for the delivery in 2020 of a well-planned, sustainable festival that provides a great experience for visitors to and residents of the district."

Ronnie O'Sullivan says his season has been "very successful" despite his first-round exit at the World Championship.

The crew of a rescue boat in East Yorkshire have pleaded with motorists to stop blocking them from launching their boat, sharing a photograph of "offending vehicles" on Hessle Foreshore.

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Humber Rescue has asked those visiting the area to not obstruct the boat, sharing a picture taken over the bank holiday weekend.

In a Facebook post, Humber Rescue said: "We are a fast response emergency service and this could cost lives if we can't launch our boat."

A tattoo artist from West Yorkshire, who covers up scars from breast cancer surgery, says she was banned by the social media site, Facebook.

Lucy Thompson, from Bradford, says she was stopped from accessing her business page by the site for 30 days, after receiving a message saying her picture of a reconstructed 3D nipple was sexual content:

The BBC's approached Facebook for a comment, but so far the company has not responded.

Humberside Police will meet with taxi firms in Hull today following reports of attacks on cars by gangs of youths which have stopped cabs taking fares.

Officers say they're investigating two incidents of stones and bricks being thrown at cars by a group of young people in the Orchard Park area.

The force says it wants to stop this anti-social behaviour and find those responsible.

Pete Nillson, the chairman of Hull Hackney Carriage Association, says he's told drivers not to take fares in the north Hull estate:

Two of the biggest stars in ice skating will open the sport's new national headquarters in Sheffield today.

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It's relocating from Nottingham to be based across the road from Sheffield's ice arena.

Jayne Torvill won a gold medal with her skating partner Christopher Dean at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

The duo made history in Sarajevo, where they received 12 perfect 6.0 marks for their free programme, performed to Ravel's Bolero.

As part of the ceremony she and 1980 Olympic champion, Robin Cousins, will hold a masterclass for young skaters.

Researchers in Hull are trying to find money to develop a quick and easy test for a condition said to attract little funding or attention because it only affects women.

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Endometriosis is when tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other places and causes severe pain and sometimes infertility.

The condition affects one in 10 women, but at the moment the only way to diagnose it is through a type of keyhole surgery called laparoscopy.

Gynaecologist Kevin Phillips, who is based in Hull, says he believes there's a bias against investigating women's health issues.

"I've often said that I'm sure it would have a lot more funding and a lot more research and it would have got a lot better.

"But because it's unfortunately a disease that can only affect women it's often fobbed off as something that women will have to get round and get on with."

Researchers at the University of Hull are trying to find biomarkers in the blood to identify endometriosis at the "earliest stages".

But they say they need to find £200,000 to employ a second person to help with research and conduct "expensive experiments" to try and identify urine biomarkers to allow "even easier detection".

The fire service in West Yorkshire have released these pictures of crews tackling a blaze on West Yorkshire moorland.

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The fire, which the National Trust said was "most likely" caused by a discarded barbecue, started on Sunday evening at Easter Gate on Marsden Moor.

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The fire covered an estimated 15 sq km (6 sq miles or 3,700 acres) of wildlife habitat, the National Trust has said.

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It was the second major moor fire in the county over the Easter weekend, after a blaze broke out in two areas of Ilkley Moor, covering about six acres (2.5 hectares).

BBC Weather

It should be dry for much of the day but with quite a lot of cloud and just a few sunny spells.

Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to form later in the afternoon and into the evening:

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An inquest is due to take place in Harrogate later into the death of a teenage soldier at an army base in North Yorkshire.

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Alistair McLeish, 19, was a member of the 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

His body was discovered at Catterick Garrison in July last year.

A man accused of being in a neo-Nazi terror group talked of threatening to "kerb stomp" a black youth in a text to his girlfriend, a court heard.

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Garry Jack, 23, claimed he was just "venting" when he made the remark, Birmingham Crown Court heard.

Jurors were shown a text message exchange where he also made derogatory remarks about black people and Muslims.

Mr Jack, from Birmingham, denies being a member of banned far-right group National Action.

He is on trial alongside Mark Jones, 24, and Alice Cutter, 22, of Mulhalls Mill, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, who also deny being members of the group after it was banned.

The trial continues.

Two young girls have gone missing together from West Yorkshire.

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Police say Charlie Ven Der Westhuizen/Bevridge, 12, and Sophie Clarke, 14, are currently missing from Keighley.

Charlie has blonde hair and is wearing a grey hoody, green bomber jacket and black leggings.

Sophie has dark brown hair and was last seen wearing a dressing gown and pyjamas.

Anyone who sees them is asked to contact the West Yorkshire force.

Stuart Bingham surrenders an 8-1 lead but ultimately resists one of the great Crucible comebacks to beat Graeme Dott 10-9 in a gripping final-frame decider.