Police officers in Rotherham are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked outside a pub over the weekend.

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The 27-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being assaulted by two men outside the Masons Arms, in Bawtry Road, Wickersley, at about 10:50 on Sunday.

South Yorkshire Police said a 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and released on bail pending further enquiries.

The force has appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

Woman are being consulted by Hull City Council over whether they are affected by period poverty.

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The council is carrying out an anonymous survey, external to find out if local women have any issues with being able to afford sanitary products.

It says the answers will help the council work out "how we can help some people to overcome period poverty".

The man in charge of Scarborough coachbuilder Plaxton says "there will be no redundancies" following a takeover of its parent company and expects to see the firm go from "strength to strength".

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The company is a subsidiary of Alexander Dennis, which has been sold to Canada's NFI Group for £320m.

Plaxton General Manager Alan Atkinson says he's confident that the business will grow and "there will certainly be no job redundancies".

He said: "I don't believe there's anything to be concerned about, in fact I would expect that the Scarborough site will go from strength to strength and continue to expand over the foreseeable future.

"I think it will be very similar to the past few years where we have seen significant capital investment on the Scarborough site, both with plant and machinery, and with the investment in new products."

Outdoor swimming enthusiasts Janet Wilkinson and Emma Pusill have documented more than 100 lidos.

A man who raped two young children has been jailed for life.

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Jordan Parnham, 23, of Kirkby Close, Pontefract, was ordered to serve at least eight years in jail after he admitted two counts of rape at Sheffield Crown Court.

His victims, who cannot be named due to the nature of the offences, were both under 13 at the time.

South Yorkshire Police uncovered Parnham's offending in February after receiving a tip off that he had been accessing and publishing illicit images of children online.

Det Con Dean Hamby said: “Parnham’s actions were beyond perverse and I wouldn’t have been satisfied with him receiving anything less than a life sentence.

"The victims have had their innocent childhoods tarnished by horrendous abuse and I am certain that had we not intervened the victims would have been subject to further abuse."

Marsden writer Simon Armitage has formally taken up his post as the nation's Poet Laureate after meeting the Queen.

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The poet met the monarch at Buckingham Palace, where he was also presented with the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 2018 - awarded for excellence in poetry - on the basis of his body of work.

Earlier in May, the Queen approved the appointment for a fixed term of 10 years and Mr Armitage said at the time he wanted to "help poetry explore its potential" in a multimedia age.

Mr Armitage, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, has published 28 collections of poetry and his work is studied by children as part of the national curriculum.

The writer is a professor of poetry at the University of Leeds and now becomes the 21st UK Poet Laureate.

Police officers in South Yorkshire say they're pleased with the sentence imposed on a woman who stabbed a man in Barnsley last year.

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Ayaan Ali, 29, from Isleworth, west London, stabbed Andrew Froggatt with a kitchen knife in the centre of Barnsley on 8 September 2018.

She also attempted to attack Mark Watson, a window cleaner, who fought her off with his bucket.

At Sheffield Crown Court, Ali, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was convicted of attempted murder, possessing an offensive weapon and affray.

Judge Peter Kelson QC ordered her to be detained indefinitely in hospital

Det Con Peter Naivalurua, who led the investigation, said: "This sentence now prevents her from being a future risk to the public.

“Members of the public, whilst going about their normal business on a quiet Saturday morning were suddenly beset by Ali, who was in possession of knives.

"She was quickly arrested and it is fortunate that no one else was injured."

One woman paid £3,000 to the Brighton firm and said there had been "no mention of any potential problems".

England cricketer Katherine Brunt has described being "tortured" by bullies at school.

The Barnsley-born fast bowler said school was "horrific" with cricket eventually becoming her escape.

She said: "At the time, that is the hardest thing you're going through, so it is torture, and especially at the age when you're so vulnerable and you have all sorts of things going on."

A teenager is to face trial accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from a street in Leeds.

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Michael Sehannie, of St Luke's Road, Beeston, will face a jury over the alleged offence on Old Run Road in Hunslet on 23 April.

The 18-year-old pleaded not guilty via video link and was remanded in custody at Leeds Crown Court.

Judge Tom Bayliss told Mr Sehannie he would face a two-day trial starting on 14 October.

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Beer delivery drivers in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are being asked to vote on whether to strike over concerns about "unachievable" loads.

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About 100 drivers and their mates employed by drink logistics company Tradeteam Ltd, which has depots in Sheffield and Immingham, are being balloted over possible industrial action.

Unite regional officer, Harriet Eisner said: "The focus of this dispute is the delivery of unmanageable loads that is being imposed by the Tradeteam bosses which, we believe, creates serious health and safety concerns for our members.

“Our members are saying they cannot achieve their deliveries safely within the time the management is now setting for them."

Tradeteam, which is part of DHL Supply Chain, has issued a statement saying: “We are disappointed that Unite is balloting its members on industrial action.

“Talks are continuing with the aim of reaching a satisfactory outcome for all parties.”

A former prison officer has been found guilty of raping five women and attempting to rape a sixth.

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Police said it would have been "only a matter of time" before Mark Scott, from Hull, killed someone.

The 34-year-old was convicted of nine counts of rape and one of attempted rape at Hull Crown Court.

Scott, who will be sentenced in June, raped five women and attempted to attack a sixth after meeting them on dating sites and nights out.

Det Sgt Anneliese Tomlinson, from Humberside Police, said the conviction was a "very significant result" as he was a "serious danger to women".

She said: "Because of the way he acted and the offences he committed, I feel it was only a matter of time before he killed someone."

The Department for Transport (DfT) says it sees "no reason at this stage to consider making changes to the franchise" of Yorkshire rail operator Northern.

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Two senior politicians have called for the company to be stripped of the right to run trains.

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, the mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region, say the company has "consistently failed to show they are able to take the action required to restore public confidence" a year on from major issues after a new timetable was introduced.

The DfT says it's seen "much needed improvements in Northern services since last year".

Northern says it's "made a large number of improvements for customers," pointing to better punctuality, improvements in its trains, and over 2,000 new services.

Footage of The Beatles' only live appearance on Top of the Pops has been discovered in a Sheffield attic.

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David Chandler was a teenager when he used a wind-up camera to record the performance on the long-running BBC music show in June 1966.

He dug out the 92-second clip, recorded weeks before the Fab Four's last-ever gig, after hearing about a shorter snippet found in Mexico last month.

Mr Chandler donated the 8mm film to Kaleidoscope, an organisation specialising in locating previously missing TV footage.

It re-mastered Mr Chandler's original film, which had no sound and slowed down in places when the camera was wound up.

Protestors fighting to stop Barnsley Council from scrapping its school meals service say the proposed changes will impact on the quality of food available to children.

Parents, staff and children have been protesting against council plans to stop providing meals, meaning schools have to use an external company instead.

Earlier a crowd gathered outside the council office chanting "Save our dinners" and holding placards asking the council to "Put kids before profit".

Jane Holcroft, head of St Michael’s and All Angels Catholic Primary School, in Wombwell, said they have worked with Barnsley Council to reduce salt and sugar in school meals.

She said: "We're happy with the quality of the meal that's on offer for our children and we're concerned that might change in the future if the service is privatised."

It's feared the changes, being discussed at a meeting today, could result in 220 job losses for school cooks and kitchen staff.

Dawn West, kitchen manager at Wilthorpe Primary School, said: "It's not just about our jobs, it's about the children of Barnsley.

"The school meals service is not about making profit, it's about feeding children a well balanced nutritional meal."

Council leader Sir Steve Houghton said there are about 94 schools in the area, with half currently using other providers and the remainder "thinking of doing the same".

He said: "Clearly the sustainability of the service is now in question. We need to review the service, find out what schools are going to do in the future and look at the options we've got before us."

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Leeds City Council is asking people to be more aware of who they pay to get rid of waste after two tonnes of tree were dumped on a country road yesterday.

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The vegetation was left in the middle of the road on Gamble Lane, Farnley.

The council tweeted photos of workers moving the waste and asked if anyone knew who had dumped it.

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A cyclist has died after being hit by a car in Leeds.

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It happened at about 22:45 last night on Stanningley Road.

Police say a Mini Cooper and the cyclist were travelling along Stanningley Road towards Bradford, just past traffic lights at the junction with Cockshott Lane.

The two collided and the 25-year-old cyclist fell from his bike, suffered serious injuries and died.

A 21-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is being held in custody, police say.

The West Yorkshire force is appealing for witnesses to get in touch.

A bus company says it's investigating after a Sheffield double-decker crashed into a city hospital last night with several passengers injured.

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Stagecoach South Yorkshire said the bus "came into contact with a canopy" at the Chesterman Wing entrance to the Northern General Hospital.

The operator said no-one was seriously injured during the incident which happened at about 22:45 and involved a Service 2 bus.

A spokesman said: "Safety is our absolute priority and we are working with the police to understand the full circumstances involved.”

A number of passengers who suffered minor injuries were treated immediately by staff at the hospital.