A foodbank in West Yorkshire says its success in feeding local families in need could actually lead to its closure.

Batley Foodbank currently feeds up to 40 people a day but donations of supplies are not keeping up with demand.

The team of volunteers say the closure of the foodbank would be "devastating" for Batley.

A 15-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital with facial injuries after collision in Bradford.

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Police were called at about 18:00 on Wednesday after the collision between a teenage boy and a Mini Cooper on Wakefield Road at the junction with Lorne Street.

He was taken to Leeds General Infirmary and West Yorkshire Police now want to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the red car beforehand.

Threats were made ahead of the League One play-off semi-final between Portsmouth and Sunderland.

An accountant has denied knowing Sheffield United might be getting money from a Saudi businessman related to Osama bin Laden.

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Jeremy Tutton told a High Court judge analysing a control battle between the club's co-owners on Friday that the suggestion was "rubbish".

The club's co-owners, Mr McCabe, 71, and Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family, have fallen out after starting to work together six years ago.

Prince Abdullah has said the person behind a £3m sum was Saleh Mohammed bin Laden.

He said Mr McCabe and his associates knew that, and claims the name was mentioned at a meeting in Dubai in 2017.

Mr McCabe disputes Prince Abdullah's claims.

The hearing is due to last several weeks.

People in North Yorkshire are being urged to help the police in their fight against drugs.

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The call, by North Yorkshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan, follows the death of 15-year-old Leah Heyes in Northallerton at the weekend after she was believed to have taken ecstasy.

Meanwhile, police in Scarborough yesterday launched a new operation to try and stop what's called "county lines" drug dealing in the area, where criminals get children and young people to deal drugs for them.

Later in the day a woman was arrested in Ripon after suspected Class A drugs and drug paraphernalia were sized.

Police and other organisations in Harrogate and Skipton have also been working together to try to tackle the growing problem.

Ms Julia Mulligan said: "If you see something that is suspicious, which you think is related to drugs, let the police know.

"I so often get people telling me, 'We've seen this, we've seen that' and I say have you told the police and they say, 'No we haven't'.

One man's been arrested and another is being hunted by police after two axe-wielding men stole cigarettes from a delivery truck in Hull.

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A 36-year old man from Bradford was arrested and remains in police custody after the robbery outside the One Stop Shop on Boothferry Road at about 08:00 on Thursday.

Det Insp Allison Sweeting said: “It was reported two men carrying axes entered the delivery truck and allegedly stole the items before leaving in the direction of Wistow Grove.

“I ask anyone who saw what happened to contact us."

Wales internationals Adam Davies and Ryan Hedges are offered new contracts by Barnsley.

The dismembered skeleton of a long-dead whale is to be pieced together once again to hang above visitors to Leeds City Museum.

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The bones of the long-finned pilot whale have been in storage at the museum, but once put back together they're due to go on permanent display in the autumn.

The marine mammal was killed in 1867 off the coast of Scotland by fishermen.

Clare Brown, from Leeds Museums, said she hoped the display would show how attitudes towards whales had changed but work still needs to be done to protect other vulnerable species.

The bones will be pieced together over the next few months.

A 17-year-old boy has been missing from Hull for two days, police say.

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Sol Barrass was last seen on Wednesday on Chelmer Road.

He was wearing a blue jacket, black shorts, navy blue trainers and a black cap and was carrying a small black bag, according to police.

Officers say they're "concerned for his safety" and want anyone who has seen him to contact them.

A £6,000 bus shelter has been installed on a road in South Yorkshire despite the street having no bus service.

Timetable changes mean buses no longer call on Tickhill Road in Maltby, but rather than being removed, the bus stop has been upgraded with a roof, bench and information panel.

Local residents have also spotted that the bus stop includes a spelling error, with Hamilton Road missing an "L".

The shelter installation was approved as part of a planning application for a new Home Bargains store nearby and it was paid for by the property developer, according to South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE).

SYPTE said it was reviewing its installation processes "to prevent this from happening again".

The travel body said it hoped the shelter can be moved to the adjoining Hamilton Road.

A new leader has been chosen for East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

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Concillor Richard Burton becomes just the second leader in the history of the authority after Stephen Parnaby OBE stood down earlier this month after 23 years in charge.

He's been a councillor for 12 years and in that time has held the cabinet portfolio for tourism, leisure and culture as well as positions on various committees, teams and panels.

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The battle against drugs in a county which boasts the lowest crime rate in England and Wales has been laid bare, just days after the death of a schoolgirl who police believe had taken ecstasy.

North Yorkshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan said there had been an alarming rise in drug-related concerns ahead of the death of 15-year-old Leah Heyes in Northallerton at the weekend.

A meeting of the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel heard that girls as young as 13 were being drawn into drugs and over the past few years there had been a significant rise in dealing “in places you wouldn’t think”, such as in villages.

Mrs Mulligan made her concerns known to the panel after Northallerton councillor Peter Wilkinson asked her if she believed North Yorkshire Police were being successful in tackling drug dealing in the county and whether drug dealing was a major issue.

Mrs Mulligan said: “I am, and the chief constable is extremely concerned about drugs in the county at the moment.

“We have seen a whole range of nasty tactics being used around things called cuckooing, exploiting young people to be mules for drugs.

"We’ve seen violence on the streets because we’ve got external gangs coming in fighting with local drug dealers. It's an area of major concern.”

Will Naylor, the deputy commissioner, added: “We think the scale is probably bigger than is understood currently by the police.”

A body has been found by police searching for missing man South Yorkshire man Spencer Gandley, who was reported missing on Monday.

The man's body, which was found in parkland in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, yesterday is believed to be that of Mr Gandley, according to police.

The death is not being treated as suspicious, but police officers say they're keen to hear from anyone who may know where Mr Gandley went.

The mum of a Rotherham teenager has paid tribute to her son after he died after being struck by a car.

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Ryan Durkin, 15, was walking on Brinsworth Lane, Rotherham, when he was struck by "a suspected stolen" BMW at 23:00 on 19 April, police said.

He died eight days later.

His mum Diane has now described her son as "the most beautiful flower in the garden" following his death.

She said: "Our house seems empty now, too quiet. Our family is broken and always will be. There is a piece missing. We will never totally mend."

A 24-year-old man, Mitchell Hughes, of no fixed address, is due in court next week to face charges following Ryan's death.

A life-sized statue of the Queen is also proposed by the Minster as part of a series of improvements.

Children's services in Hull have been rated as inadequate following an inspection by Ofsted.

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Hull City Council announced it is committing an extra £2m in the coming year after a report detailing the findings of the inspection was published today.

Of the three areas Ofsted looked at, the experiences and progress of children who need help and protection was found to be inadequate.

While the impact of leaders on social work practice and the experiences and progress of children in care and care leavers require improvement to be good.

Hull City Council say the report - which follows an inspection in January - is clear that the response is timely and appropriate when children are at immediate risk of significant harm.

Council leader Stephen Brady said: “I am very disappointed at the findings of this inspection. The needs of the city’s children are paramount and are at the centre of everything we do and strive for as a council.

“We understand that significant improvements need to be made and are giving this our absolute focus."

A small North Yorkshire market town sees its fourth bank closure today as Barclays closes its branch there.

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The closure of the bank in Knaresborough is the latest in a string of banks Barclays is closing across the county.

In recent months, it's shut branches in Filey, Pateley Bridge, Masham, Stokesley and Tadcaster.

Others in Grassington, Hawes and Boroughbridge are set to close too.

Local councillor Ed Darling, who represents Knaresborough town centre, says: "This will leave our community and our town centre worse off.

"Over the last couple of years we have already seen the closures of three banks in our town centre - and now to have a fourth leave will impact on services for residents and visitors."

The bank says with customers using its branches less it had to make the "difficult decision" to close a branch.

Doncaster-born footballer Danny Rose has said a football club called him "crazy", as he opens up about his personal experiences of mental health and depression.

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It's part of a new BBC One documentary for Mental Health Awareness Week that will be broadcast this weekend.

In it, Tottenham and England defender Rose reveals he had been labelled as "crazy" by a potential new club because of his depression.

Rose was part of the England squad that reached the World Cup semi-finals last summer, before helping guide Spurs to the Champions League final earlier this month.

However, the left-back believes football still has "a long way to go" with how it treats mental health.

Rose reveals he had depression on the eve of last year's World Cup, which he says was triggered by a combination of injury and family tragedy.

He claims his revelation was brought up during discussions later that summer.

"I was speaking to another club in the summer and they said, 'The club would like to meet you, just to check that you're not crazy,' because of what I'd said and what I'd been through," he said.

A Royal Team Talk: Tackling Mental Health, BBC One, Sunday 22.30

A memorial to the former Halifax-based Duke of Wellington Regiment is due to be unveiled by the Duke's modern-day namesake later today.

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More than 300 years of the Dukes, as they were known, came to an end when the regiment was absorbed into the Yorkshire Regiment in 2006.

Master sculptor Andrew Sinclair says senior officers asked him to create the 18ft bronze work of art to "celebrate the old regiment's illustrious history".

The unveiling ceremony is due to take place at The Woolshops at about 15:15, preceded by a service and concert in Halifax Minster at 13:30.

The sculpture will be unveiled by the current Duke of Wellington, whose family has had a close association with the regiment ever since Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke, joined the 33rd Regiment of Foot in the 18th Century.

Humberside Police have shared a photograph of rainbow epaulettes and boot laces in support of LGBT people.

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia and the force says it'll be doing its bit to mark the event: