A woman had £6,000 stolen from her home by men claiming they had been sent to check her drains.

One of the men said the 75-year-old's neighbours had raised concerns about her drains and, while she was distracted by a second man, took the cash from a bedroom at the property in the East Dene area of Rotherham.

South Yorkshire Police said the theft on Monday was one of three similar incidents that day involving men posing as bogus officials. The other incidents happened in Herringthorpe and Thrybergh.

Det Insp Andy Knowles said: "While there are differences in these incidents, we are treating them as linked and would ask residents to report any similar incidents to us.

“I’d like to ask residents to be vigilant and be mindful of anyone offering to do work who does not seem genuine."

Both men are described as being white, one was in his mid-30’s and around 5ft 6in with dark brown hair and wearing dark clothing, the other was in his mid 50’s, around 5ft 4in, of large build and was wearing light clothing and a flat cap.

David Harrison
BBC Radio Humberside

About 300 council jobs will be brought back into the centre of Hull in a bid to boost the local economy.

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Workers will move from outlying sites to Hull City Council's central offices, it has been announced today.

The council says together with the arrival of Arco's new headquarters on the Fruit Market and the extension of C4DI the move will bring about 1,000 well paid jobs back in to the heart of the city.

Police say they "urgently" need to find a 15-year-old girl who has gone missing in Leeds.

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Briony Senior was last seen in the Guiseley area at about 15:30 yesterday.

West Yorkshire Police said: "There are concerns for her welfare and officers urgently need to find her and check that she is okay."

Briony is described as mixed race, 5ft 1in tall and of medium build with long, straight, dark black hair, she has black rimmed glasses and was dressed all in black when she was last seen.

She is known to frequent the Armley and Belle Isle areas, the Trinity shopping centre and a number of McDonald's in the city centre.

York is to host the UK premiere of a 360-degree Van Gogh exhibition previously only seen in Brussels and Naples.

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The immersive experience will see more than 200 animated paintings projected onto walls, floors and ceilings, allowing visitors to step inside the artist's work.

The man behind the project, Mario Iacampo,says: “For so many people, art is inaccessible - paintings hung in galleries where you understand little context about the work.

"This experience changes that completely, with some of the most famous pieces of art in the world shown on a larger than life scale, bringing the images to life with movement that isn’t confined to the edges of a picture frame.”

St Mary's church on Coppergate will host Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience from 5 July.

Humberside Police is running a series of roadshows to try and cut the number of people falling victim to fraudsters.

People across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are said to have lost about £8.6m to criminals as a result of fraud and scams last year.

Det Sgt Ben Robinson says the force wants the scheme to highlight some of the ways scammers can catch people out.

He said: "We're taking this campaign out into the community so people can talk to specialists in the field and we can give them tools they can take home to prevent them becoming a victim."

The first of 12 roadshows around the force area is due to be held at St Stephen's Shopping Centre in Hull on 10 July.

Police in Barnsley say they are "working hard" to find this man who they want to talk to after a woman's home was broken into and criminal damage was caused.

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Officers say they've been trying to trace Jonathan Osbourne, known as Johnny, in connection with the incident which happened on 16 April.

Anyone who has seen him, or has any information about where he might be, is asked to get in touch with police.

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Police have cordoned of a street in the city centre of York after a cash machine was ripped out of the wall, external:

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He was football mad as a child, but became a full-time wheelchair user when he was 11-years-old when his life was changed by an unexpected diagnosis.

Now, after a decade of operations, Liam Critchett from Scarborough is learning to walk again.

Here's his story:

Members of the Fire Brigades Union are expected to protest in Sheffield later over the potential loss of 84 firefighters' jobs.

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The union is due to hold a demonstration outside the Town Hall over plans to reduce the number of firefighters per engine to four from the current five as the fire authority looks to save up to £4m a year.

Union leaders have described the change as "dangerous".

South Yorkshire Fire Service said many engines already attended incidents with a crew of four.

After an 18-month fundraising campaign, East Yorkshire finally has a new lifeboat.

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Withernsea's new rescue vessel cost £52,000 and will go straight into service along the East coast.

It's been named after local businesswoman Mary Beale, a keen supporter of the RNLI whose family donated £26,000 towards its cost.

The boat is expected to be used for the next 10 years.

The government is to serve a recall notice on Whirlpool over concerns about the safety of its tumble dryers.

The "unprecedented step" means the company will have to recall hundreds of thousands of appliances over fears they pose a fire safety risk.

It comes after 5.3 million dryers under Whirlpool's Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit brands required modifying after several fires, including a tower block blaze.

Whirlpool said safety was its "number one priority".

The company estimates that between 300,000 and 500,000 faulty products could still be in UK homes, three years after the first safety notice was issued - although there is no definitive register to judge the accuracy of the estimate.

Last year, the BBC's Watchdog Live consumer programme uncovered cases in which machines had caught fire even after being fixed.

And in April, the Office for Product Safety and Standards published a report, urging Whirlpool to improve its risk management, and"reach affected consumers in more creative ways"to minimise the risk of faulty machines still being in people's homes.

The recall notice was announced in the Commons by business minister Kelly Tolhurst after former Conservative minister Andrew Griffiths raised "great concern" over Whirlpool's "straightness".

Two men have robbed a man at knifepoint in broad daylight in a West Yorkshire town centre, police say.

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It happened on Northgate in Cleckheaton, at its junction with Market Street, at about 15:55 on Monday as the victim was walking along the path.

Officers say the man was tapped on the shoulder and a male standing behind him said, “Give me the money.”

As he turned around he saw the man had a knife in his hand. A second male then demanded he hand over cash.

A large quantity of cash was handed over before both males made off up Crown Street, police say.

It's thought they may have made their getaway in a black Vauxhall Insignia.

Both men are described as white. One is thought to be in his 30s, 6ft tall, of medium build with a dark stubbly face.

Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact police.

A Met Office weather warning for heavy rain is in place across Yorkshire.

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It's a Yellow warning, external which means spells of "heavy and persistent rain have the potential to bring flooding and disruption to transport in places".

The Met Office says: "There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings."

At the moment the warning is in force until lunchtime tomorrow.

BBC Weather

It will be cloudy today with rain becoming persistent and heavy at times.

It'll stay wet this evening with a brisk breeze making it chilly for the time of year.

The rain will continue throughout the night:

A 51-year-old man's nose was bitten in an attack at a pub in Sheffield, police say.

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The victim needed hospital treatment for facial injuries after the suspected assault inside the Old Crown Inn on London Road at about 22:30 on 28 April.

Police have now released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to about the incident.

Anyone who recognises the man in the photograph is being asked to contact police.

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If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this wet Wednesday morning, most services appear to be running to time so far.

However, the 08:04 Sheffield to Leeds via Barnsley service has been cancelled.

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

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More streets and public spaces in Bradford are to be named after women in a move to recognise female achievement.

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The Bradford Pioneering Lasses campaign aims to acknowledge and promote the important role of women in the city's history.

The council campaign aims to "further improve the gender balance around the Bradford district when it comes to publicly honouring historical figures".

The first step will be to name a new street after a local suffragette.

The development, on the corner of Green Lane and Lumb Lane, will be named Lillian Armitage Close.

Ms Armitage, who was born in 1885, campaigned for women's right to vote and was briefly imprisoned.

Acting skipper Ben Foakes top scores with 62 as Surrey reach 290-8 on the second day against Yorkshire at Guildford.

The Football Association approves plans to turn the Women's Super League into a one-tier league from 2018-19.

The winners of the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire Best Dressed competition have been announced by race organisers Welcome to Yorkshire.

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The winners were decided by votes cast on social media.

Drum roll, please...

The winner of the Best Dressed Village award is Kippax - the second year in a row it's won this award

Welcome to Yorkshire says: "The whole community came together to decorate the village and seemingly every inch was adorned with balloons, flags and bunting."

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Meanwhile, clutching the trophy for Best Dressed Town is Pontefract.

Handmade pom poms were hung from trees along the route in the town and three giant cycling jerseys were draped over central landmarks.

And proud owner of the Best Dressed Host Location title is Bedale:

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Yellow and blue cardboard cyclists were displayed on every street with large Yorkshire flags and miles and miles of bunting.

The winners will now be invited to the Welcome to Yorkshire offices next month to receive special commemorative plaques which will be displayed in each location.