The BBC has been given access to look inside the hidden vaults of a former safe in Hull.

More than 130 people have lost their jobs after a chain of linen shops went out of business.

The Yorkshire Linen Company operated 19 stores across the north of England - including in Huddersfield, Hull, Keighley, Leeds and Wakefield - selling towels, bedding and curtains.

Its closure comes four months after the firm shut eight stores as part of a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) designed to keep the business going.

Administrator BDO said the closure was down to challenges on the High Street.

Shops selling super-strength alcoholic drink to street drinkers could be prosecuted.

A seven-year-old boy who was critically injured after falling from a rollercoaster at Lightwater Valley theme park has now been discharged from hospital.

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The Health and Safety Executive say the boy is "out of hospital and recovering at home" following the incident on 30 May, in which witnesses said the child fell about 15ft (4.6m) from the Twister ride.

The youngster was airlifted from the theme park, near Ripon, to Leeds General Infirmary where he was described at one stage as being in a critical condition with head injuries.

Lightwater Valley say the Twister ride will be closed "indefinitely".

The Health and Safety Executive's investigation is ongoing.

A British Army officer, based in Catterick, has been flown back from a training exercise in Canada and suspended over the alleged unsafe use of equipment.

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The Lt Col from the Royal Dragoon Guards has returned to the UK amid claims his unit used simulation kit, including smoke dischargers, outside of safety guidelines.

The alleged misuse of kit occurred on the training field during Exercise Prairie Storm and nobody was injured.

He will now face an interview with his brigade commander as part of an investigation, which is set to conclude within weeks.

In a statement issued today, the British Army said it takes the "safety of training and our people incredibly seriously".

An army spokesman added: “We can confirm that a commanding officer has been suspended while an investigation takes place, in line with normal practice.”

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The outside of the Towner Art Gallery has been transformed to mark its tenth anniversary.

German artist Lothar Goetz has covered all three sides of the building in Eastbourne with a giant mural.

The project also marks the launch of the new Devonshire Quarter, a cultural, conferencing and sporting complex.

The artist has previously worked on commissions for the Southbank Centre in London and Leeds Art Gallery, but the Towner is his largest mural to date.

The mural will be in place for a year.

A former drama teacher has been jailed for 10 months for sex offences involving a 13-year-old boy in the 1990s.

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Lynne Rodgers, then aged 30, engaged in sexual acts with the boy in her car.

The West Yorkshire teacher took him to her home and invited him to have sex with her on the sofa.

Rodgers, of Braithwaite Edge Road, Keighley, admitted gross indecency with a child and indecent assault and will be put on the sex offenders' register.

A community woodland is to be planted to celebrate the life of murdered West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox.

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The woodland, in Liversedge, will include an outdoor classroom, with local children involved in looking after the 2,000 trees and plants.

The Spen Valley Civic Society hopes to finish planting the woodland by early next year.

Mrs Cox, then MP for Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed to death in Birstall in 2016, a week before the EU referendum vote.

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The cost of building a new centre for disabled children and their families in York could rise by £250,000.

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And, if extra funding is not approved the whole £4.3 million pound project could be delayed, or potentially lose more than £1m of grant funding, according to a council report.

The centre will offer support services for children and their families in the community as well as accommodation for short respite breaks.

Councillors are going to be asked next week to approve an extra £250,000 for the centre, which is due to be built in Hob Moor, to help "manage the risk of overspend”.

Plans to close one of the entrances to Hull's Paragon Station in a bid to cut crime and anti-social behaviour have come under fire.

TransPennine Express says from Monday it's closing the Anlaby Road exit between 9:30 and 16:30 for a three month trial.

However, deputy leader of Hull City Council Darren Hale said he was "dismayed and angry at the lack of prior consultation" and planned to raise the issue with Transport for North.

Cllr Darren Hale said: "We have significant concerns for the safety of customers, employees and our staff as they travel to and from the interchange and no not believe that there has been any contingency planning in the event of a fire, emergency, or security issue."

TransPennine Express said closing the entrance was one of a number of recommendations made by British Transport Police.

South Yorkshire Police say they won't tolerate abuse of their staff after a speed camera operator was allegedly threatened in Sheffield.

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A 31-year-old man was arrested after reportedly threatening the camera van operative and violently shaking the vehicle on Chapeltown Road.

He was apparently angry there weren't signs warning there would be a speed camera ahead at the time of the incident on Tuesday morning.

The force said the man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to cause criminal damage and a public order offence and was later released under investigation.

Sightseeing cruises in York have been cancelled today because of "a significant rise" in the river level in the city.

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City Cruises York, which offers an "entertaining and informative" tour of the River Ouse, said services had been cancelled for the day.

The company says its fleet of red self-drive boats will not be available for hire either, for the same reason.

City Cruises York apologised for any inconvenience and said it would provide an update about services on Saturday and Sunday as soon as possible.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a motorcyclist died in a collision involving a car.

The motorcyclist died after his Kawasaki ZX 600 bike slid across the road and collided with a red Citreon C2 in Worsbrough.

The 60-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene following the collision on Kingwell Road at about 16:30 on Wednesday.

South Yorkshire Police said a 48-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and released under investigation.

A lorry carrying sawdust has caught fire on the A1(M) causing delays of up to 35 minutes.

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The fire service is dealing with the blaze between junction 45 for Boston Spa and junction 46 for Wetherby.

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Two lanes were closed to allow emergency services to deal with the blaze but were reopened a short time ago.

Hull City have revealed their new home kit for next season, and it has a decidedly retro feel about it.

The Tiger's new orange strip, with black tiger claw markings across it, was made by Umbro who have described it as a "nod to the 90s":

A project aimed at uncovering new secrets about Scarborough Castle's past is under way in the town.

Previous excavations have unearthed the buried remains of a Bronze Age settlement, a Roman signal station, the site of an early 11th century chapel belonging to the Anglo-Scandinavian settlement, and an 18th century gun battery.

Now, for the first time, Scarborough Archeaological and Historical Society's volunteers have been given access to land around the famous castle.

They're excavating a new site which they hope will reveal more about the castle's history.

The castle, parts of which date back to the 12th century, is a popular tourist attraction and sits on a hill overlooking the sea and the town.

Police are appealing for dashcam footage after a woman was killed in a multi-vehicle collision near Maltby.

The 34-year-old was driving a Mercedes C Class on the A631 at about 15:40 on Wednesday when it collided with a Scania LGV which then hit a silver Citroen Picasso before leaving the road.

The Mercedes driver was airlifted to hospital following the crash but died from her injuries yesterday morning.

A 75-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman who were travelling in the Picasso were also taken to hospital, although their injuries are not thought to be serious.

The 28-year-old driver of the LGV was uninjured.

Anyone with footage of the collision, or events leading up to it, is being asked to contact police.

Two years since the Grenfell Tower fire, firefighters from East Yorkshire are expected to take part in a silent march in London.

A total of 72 people died when the blaze broke out in the 24-storey block of flats in West London.

Tonight, firefighters from the Humberside Fire Brigades Union will take part in the walk to honour those who died.

Police in Sheffield have held a press conference in an effort to try and find a 23-year-old man with "limited English" missing from the city.

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Minod Monger was last seen on 10 June at about 17:30 in the Ecclesfield area of the city.

He's described as Asian with dark black hair and was last seen wearing a white jacket, grey joggers and black Crocs.

At the press conference Ch Insp Helen Lewis, said: “The weather since Monday evening has been awful and Minod wasn’t wearing clothes that would keep him warm and dry.

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"I’m asking for the Sheffield community and beyond to help us.

"Please keep a look out for Minod, his white jacket is very distinctive, his footwear isn’t what you’d expect somebody to be wearing in these conditions.

“If you have outbuildings or sheds check to see if he’s there.

South Yorkshire Police have asked members of the public not to approach him but instead to call 999 to report any sightings.

A student from Hull will leave school today having completed her whole schooling without ever missing a single day.

Paris Glover leaves with a 100% attendance record for both primary and secondary school, in fact she's not even ever been late.

Today she'll take her last GCSE exam at Archbishop Sentamu Academy and then leave without any absences in 12 years.

Paris says her friends don't understand how not missing any days is possible: