Five Yorkshire towns and cities have been selected as training and team base camps for the Rugby League World Cup in 2021.

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Hull, York, Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield are among 16 locations around the country to be chosen.

Hull City Council leader Stephen Brady said: “Hosting a tournament of this status is fantastic for the city’s rugby league fans.

"The tournament will bring to the city rugby fans from across the country and the world, which is also great for the city’s wider economy and its reputation across the world."

In January, it was announced that the KCOM Stadium (pictured) is set to host a group game and a quarter-final at the competition:

A patrol car driven by PC Dave Fields was going "quite rapidly" to a call on blue lights, an inquest hears.

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BBC Radio Humberside

I'm at the scene of a fire which has closed part of Cumberland Street in Hull.

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service has been dealing with the blaze, which appears to be coming from the Ken Rooms building.

There are four fire engines in attendance as well as an aerial appliance, although it looks like the brunt of the fire may already be out.

Toby King scores twice as Warrington beat Castleford at Wheldon Road to move back within two points of leaders St Helens.

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An exhibition at Cartwright Hall in Bradford will feature rarely seen original illustrations and early manuscripts by Beatrix Potter, external from The Tale of Peter Rabbit this Summer.

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A North Yorkshire woman's been given a nine-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £2,000 in costs after being found guilty of having a laser jammer device fitted to her car.

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Police believed the woman was breaking the speed limit as she travelled between Helmsley and Kirbymoorisde, but found their van's safety cameras couldn't measure her speed.

However, Teesside Crown Court heard officers found Deborah Brown, 56, of Front Street, Appelton Wiske, had a Laser Pro Park device connected to a laser jammer on the BMW she was driving.

Brown, who told the court it was there to help her park, was found guilty at of using the jammer to avoid prosecution and of perverting the course of justice.

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Speaking about the investigation Traffic Constable Andrew Forth said: “This is the seventh person to be successfully prosecuted in North Yorkshire for using a laser jammer device in an attempt to lift themselves above the law and protect themselves from a potential speeding prosecution.

“Using this equipment in this way puts other innocent, law-abiding road users at risk by people believing they can travel at speed with complete immunity from prosecution."

Concerns are growing for the safety of a woman who went missing from Huddersfield nearly two weeks ago.

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Lisa Holden, 40, was last seen by her family on 24 April.

PC Grace Robinshaw, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "I would urge anyone who has seen her or who has information about her movements or current whereabouts to please call the police."

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Police are investigating reports of a naked man performing a sex act , external in bushes next to a footpath in York yesterday.

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A man has denied murdering a father-of-two who was fatally injured in an alleged attack at a house in Lincolnshire.

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Jordan O'Brien (pictured) died in hospital after an incident on 27 March at a house in Scampton Way, Gainsborough.

Kieron Walker, 22, of Auckley, Doncaster, appeared at Lincoln Crown Court earlier.

He was remanded back into custody and is due to stand trial on 16 September.

Young disadvantaged people from Hull are taking part in a programme set up by Dame Kelly Holmes to help them improve their lives.

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Get on Track is the flagship programme of the Olympic gold medalist's trust, which is targeting coastal communities where there are low levels of physical exercise.

Olympic swimmer and mentor James Kirton said the scheme is having a positive impact in Hull with youngsters getting into playing football and going to the gym.

Concerns are raised over conditions for workers after the ambulance callout rate is revealed.

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BBC Yorkshire Live

More than a dozen dolphins have been seen leaping out of the water off the Yorkshire coast.

The pod of bottlenose dolphins was seen by people on a speedboat ride near Scarborough.

Rudi Barman, who's from Scarborough Speedboat Rides, said it was rare to see the animals and he was lucky to film them.

There are a few places where resident bottlenose dolphins live, including Cardigan in Wales, Moray Firth in Scotland and a pod near Newquay:

Police in Leeds say they're becoming "increasingly concerned" about a teenager who last seen a week ago.

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Leon Sykes, 18, was reported missing from the Harehills area on Tuesday 30 April.

He is described as white, 6ft tall and slim with short, dark hair, which is curly on top.

He was last seen wearing blue and white tracksuit bottoms and a black T-shirt.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is being asked to contact the West Yorkshire force.

Things have become a little aromatic at a small police station in the Yorkshire Dales this morning.

Looks like police in Skipton are having to tread carefully around the office:

A man suffered serious head injuries after being hit with a plank of wood while walking through a South Yorkshire park.

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The attack happened in Sheaf Valley Park, Sheffield, at about 17:00 on 28 April

Officers said the man was struck with the wood by a 16 to 18-year-old male,

The suspect is believed to be between 5ft 6ins and 5ft 9ins tall, and slim with short, dark hair.

He was described as wearing a grey hooded top and black joggers and was with a teenage girl with long brown hair in a ponytail.

The girl was wearing a khaki coloured jacket and light coloured trousers.

Anyone with information which might help the investigation is being asked to contact the South Yorkshire force.

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Leeds Rhinos say a "fresh direction" is needed after they sacked head coach David Furner, who had been in charge for only 14 Super League games.

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Leeds are third-from-bottom of Super League after just four league wins this season - Furner's first in charge.

The 47-year-old moved to the role during the winter, having been assistant at South Sydney Rabbitohs.

"This was a very difficult decision and not one we have taken lightly," said director of rugby Kevin Sinfield.

"David was an outstanding candidate to be our head coach and was my first choice for the job.

"Unfortunately, we have not started the season as we had all hoped and action was needed to move in a fresh direction with this group of players this season."

A food bank in Hull says it's seen a rise in the number of people using it since the introduction of universal credit.

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Hull Foodbank says has been providing, on average, about 500 food packages every month since January, with the Easter Holidays particularly busy with families.

Manager Russ Barlow said every day they see people who are on universal credit and the main issue is the five-week wait for the benefit to come through.

He said: "The majority of people we see are facing significant issues around that wait and they just don't have the resources to last that long.

"People in Hull shouldn't have to use a food bank, the benefit system should be there to catch people."

Universal credit works by merging six different benefits for working age people into one monthly payment.

The Department for Work and Pensions say universal credit is available to claimants on day one and that it isn't driving the overall use of food banks.

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Fresh calls to scrap plans for a new road through the middle of a South Yorkshire park are to be put to the council following last week's local election results.

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The scheme to build a new road system through Penny Pie Park in Barnsley was approved in December last year.

But since Thursday's elections the town’s official opposition switched from Conservatives to the Lib Dems who are now calling on the council to “go back to the drawing board.”

They say they want the council to look for alternative solutions to creating a large roundabout in the middle of the park, which is an urban green space between the M1 at junction 37 and the town centre.

Leeds Rhinos sack head coach David Furner, who had been in charge for only 14 Super League games.

Police investigating the death of Alena Grlakova were on the streets of Rotherham last night looking for people who might have seen the mother-of-four on the night she was last seen alive.

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Ms Grlakova, 38, was last seen on Boxing Day 2018. Her naked body was discovered concealed in a dried-out stream bed in the town on 9 April.

Last night officers put up posters and pictures of what she was wearing when she was last seen as they continue to appeal for information.

Det Ch Insp Mark Oughton, said: “We know Alena went into the Travellers on Broad Street just after 16:35 that evening and later into the Fitzwilliam Arms on Taylors Lane at 19:10.

“I’m confident that there are local people who will have been in those pubs that evening, who may have seen her.

“We are getting some really key pieces of information through and our investigation is continuing to progress, however, we still need to hear from anyone who saw Alena that night."