Money and phones have been stolen from two men targeted in a "violent attack" by a group of robbers in Bradford.

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The attackers, described as being in their late teens or early 20s, assaulted their victims on Morley Street at about 02:30 on 19 April.

The suspects are described as wearing hooded tracksuit tops.

Officers believe they fled towards Quebec Street.

Det Insp Claire Smith said: "This was a violent attack which left both victims needing treatment for head and facial injuries."

Police say they're keen to hear from anyone with information about the incident.

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High levels of painkillers and antidepressants have been found in the Humber estuary as part of a new study.

Researchers from Hull University and Leeds University examined water samples in the area over a 12-month period to look for traces of various drug compounds.

They found high rates of several drugs including the painkiller diclofenac, while 97% of samples had traces of ibuprofen - one of the highest concentrations ever reported around the world.

Samples were taken from 11 estuaries around the UK for comparison and the Humber was found to have the overall highest concentration of drugs.

Researchers said the prevalence of pharmaceutical pollution raised concerns over the impact on animals living in the estuary.

Professor Jeanette Rotchell, from the Department of Biological and Marine Science at the University of Hull, said: "Particularly with the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, this is a serious concern.”

The team, which worked with the Catalan Institute for Water Research in Spain, said more research was needed to help shape and inform regulations and policy to protect freshwater environments.

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We Are Bradford

Gym-goers in Bradford say training in a female-only space has given them a "fresh outlook":

Lister's Health, on Heaton Road in Bradford, is a completely single-sex environment.

Personal trainer Fazz Kauser said: "Women are here to look after themselves and they get encouraged when they come here."

This article was created as part of We Are Bradford - a BBC project to tell the stories that matter to the people of the city.

A pub chain in Sheffield has apologised after claims a homeless man was turned away from the newly-opened Slug and Lettuce.

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The apology came after a video was posted on social media on Tuesday in which a homeless man claimed a manager at the Holly Street branch told him they didn't "want his sort" in the venue before asking him to leave.

In a statement Slug and Lettuce said it's not their policy to turn away homeless people and it will be reminding staff to be sensitive of people's circumstances.

This neatly-coiffured chap called Buffalo was given two months' hard labour in Northallerton’s house of correction back in 1871. His crime? Stealing three fleeces...

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Now his forlorn expression can be seen, along with a number of others, in an exhibition of criminal records from the 19th Century detailing the punishments dished out for petty crime in North Yorkshire.

The Victorian records on show also point to punishments given to women, with one serving three months’ hard labour in 1872 for stealing a coat.

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Also on display will be plans and records from the now closed Northallerton Prison, showing the site of the treadmill and revealing the names of those sentenced to be confined with hard labour or, worst of all, transported.

Margaret Boustead, head of archives and records management at North Yorkshire County Council says: “We’ll be seeing how desperate poverty drove people to commit petty crimes, as well as exploring stories of daring highway robbery and calculated murder.”

Archives at Dusk is on show at North Yorkshire County Record Office on Thursday 16 May.

Retired police officer Reg Nevett is celebrating more than 60 years of singing in South Yorkshire Police’s male voice choir.

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Mr Nevett, 89, joined the choir in 1958, five years after becoming a police constable, and continued singing even after he retired in 1983 following 30 years on the beat.

He is now the choir's second longest serving member and his "outstanding commitment" to the force and the choir has been recognised by Chief Constable Stephen Watson and Choir Secretary Malcolm Briggs.

Mr Briggs said: “We’re honoured to have had Reg sing with us over the past 61 years. We have seen members come and go, but Reg has always been at the heart of what we do."

Mr Nevett (pictured) is due to perform for the final time with the choir at a concert 1 June.

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BBC News

A scheme teaching 6,000 parents in Leeds to be stricter with children has been linked to a drop in childhood obesity in the city.

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The eight-week programme showing parents how to "take charge" is said to have spared hundreds of children in the city from obesity, according to the Telegraph newspaper, external.

The lessons, which costs councils £50 per family, are said to have "saved" 625 children a year from obesity.

Professor Susan Jebb, the government's former obesity tsar, said: "If you look at it by deprivation, the most deprived group in Leeds is doing especially well."

Research by Oxford University showed rates of obesity in five-year-olds in Leeds dropped from 9.4% to 8.8% between 2013-14 and 2016-17.

Rates remained unchanged in England as a whole at about 9.4% over the same period.

Police have released CCTV images of a group of men they want to speak to over serious disorder outside a Doncaster nightclub.

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Police were called to Kookys Bar, in Silver Street, in the early hours of Sunday 14 October last year after reports metal barriers were thrown at door staff.

Two people have already been arrested in connection with the incident and have been released under investigation, police say.

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Houses developed by Bellway Homes and York-based Persimmon Homes have potentially dangerous fire safety issues, BBC Watchdog Live has found.

New-builds constructed by the firms were sold with missing or incorrectly installed fire barriers, which are designed to inhibit the spread of fire.

In some cases, it's thought a lack of fire barriers contributed to the spread of fires that have destroyed homes.

Persimmon Homes and Bellway Homes both said they were addressing the issue.

Cyclists taking part in this year's Tour de Yorkshire are expected to gather in the centre of Leeds this evening ahead of the big event.

From tomorrow, the prestigious race will travel across Yorkshire, taking in eight start and finish locations across the region.

The men’s race starts in Doncaster before heading towards Selby.

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The world’s top female riders join the action in Barnsley on Friday morning.

Cycling stars including Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Deignan are due to be in Millennium Square tonight.

The University of Hull has moved up the annual league tables from 94th place last year to 81st.

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However, Leeds came out on top in the whole of Yorkshire and the Humber in the tables compiled by the Complete University Guide, external, which look at things like satisfaction and courses on offer.

David Jobbins, from the Complete University Guide, says Hull will be pleased with its new ranking and that it's "a step very much in the right direction".

Meanwhile, York University comes in at number 30, Sheffield University at number 33, Bradford at 63, Huddersfield at 64, Sheffield Hallam at 73, Leeds Arts University at 94, York St John at 111, Leeds Trinity at 112 and Leeds Beckett at 121 out of 131.

Two men have been charged with firearms offences after being left seriously injured in an incident in Leeds at the weekend.

Jeremy Rawlins, 45, of Mexborough Grove, Chapeltown, and Lloyd Aikens, 49, of Lincoln Road, Blackburn, have each been charged with possession of a Section 1 firearm.

Officers were called to an incident at a premises known locally as The Hole, in Back Newton Grove, Chapeltown, on Sunday where they found a gun during a search of the area.

Mr Rawlings attended hospital in Leeds with serious facial injuries. Mr Aikens attended hospital in Blackburn with a gunshot wound to his back.

After treatment both men were taken into custody.

They are both due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court later.

Police have released a CCTV image of a suspect who broke in to a North Yorkshire social club earlier this week.

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The would-be thief gained entry to the Railway Social Club on Welham Road, in Norton, by kicking through the glass of the front door at about 01:35 on Monday.

However, he was disturbed by an alarm and fled in the direction of Malton railway station.

North Yorkshire Police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A dry start with some brightness but cloud will gradually thicken bringing scattered showers.

Watch my full forecast here:

This was the slightly unusual scene a little earlier this morning at Castle Hill in West Yorkshire:

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Morris dancers The Thieving Magpie Morris Side are pictured during their Dance in the Dawn.

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They gathered to trip the (sun)light fantastic at the Huddersfield landmark as the sun rose over May Day.

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The Marsden-based dancers describe themselves as liking "dancing, waving big sticks about and yelling".

Catering staff at a health trust in Doncaster are striking today.

The staff at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals plan to strike for three days claiming private contractor Sodexo is failing to match NHS Pay rates.

Sodexo says the new NHS pay deal has not been extended to include those employed by private contractors.

There'll be a further 11 days of action later in the month, according to the union Unison.

A dry start with some brightness, but cloud will gradually thicken from the west bringing a few scattered showers.

Tonight will see more scattered showers and it will be cooler than last night, with just a light westerly breeze:

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Barnsley FC are celebrating promotion back to the Championship this morning without kicking a ball.

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Promotion rivals Portsmouth and Sunderland both lost their games last night, meaning they couldn't catch Barnsley and Luton in the automatic promotion places.

Meanwhile, Harrogate Town AFC play the biggest match in their history this evening.

They're at AFC Fylde in the National League play-off eliminator.

The winning team is just one more win from the chance to make it to the football league.