Wasps sign scrum-half Sam Wolstenholme from Yorkshire Carnegie but prop Mike Daniels fails a medical ahead of move.

Premier league newcomers Sheffield United have announced Union Standard Group (USG) as the side's new sponsor in a deal described as the "largest-ever commercial transaction in the club's history".

USG will be the club's main shirt sponsor after signing a three-year deal.

In a statement the club said the deal would provide a "significant financial boost" as it prepares for its first season back in the top flight for 12 years.

USG is described as a global multi-asset broker which has its headquarters in Australia.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club say they want to bring "a festival of limited overs cricket" to Clifton Park after more than 8,000 people saw the side play its first match in York in 129 years.

The White Rose played Warwickshire at the ground last week, the first time a County Cricket match has been played in York since 1890.

Yorkshire's Chief Executive Mark Arthur said it was just reward for York CC's "magnificent staging of an enthralling contest".

He said: "We’re looking to do two one-day games at York next year. There is also a possibility we will stage a women’s Hundred match.

“If we can get them all in a festival block, we can build on the legacy this fixture will create.”

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and former Prime Minister Tony Blair have tweeted their support for John Prescott, following the news he suffered a stroke last Friday.

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Lord Prescott was taken to a Hull hospital last week following the stroke.

The former Labour MP for Hull East is still in hospital and his family thanked the NHS for their help.

Up to 900 bus drivers in South Yorkshire were due to take industrial action on Saturday.

Police have objected to plans for a new "super prison" in East Yorkshire, fearing it could increase violent crime within the jail.

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Planning permission has been approved by East Riding of Yorkshire Council for a £91m Category C jail near an existing high-security prison in Full Sutton.

But Ch Supt Phil Ward from Humberside Police said the prison would create an estimated 250 more crimes each year.

Ch Supt Ward said: "Comparisons with similar sized Category B prisons to that proposed show recorded criminal offences to be about 250 per year.

"These offences require investigation which will place significant additional demand on Humberside Police."

The existing prison, HMP Full Sutton, is a maximum security prison for men in Category A and Category B and has a capacity of about 150 male inmates.

The new facility proposed by the Ministry of Justice would house 1,440 inmates.

Objections have also been received, external from more than 100 members of the public and protests have been held over the plans.

The 81-year-old is "over the worst" and "talking", former Home Secretary Alan Johnson says.

A man who was found unconscious on a street in Sheffield city centre last night had suffered serious head injuries while being attacked, police have confirmed.

The assault victim was found by officers at about 22:00 after reports of a man injured in an assault by another man on the corner of Arundel Gate and Castle Square.

He was given first aid by officers at the scene before being taken to hospital where he is still being treated, police say.

Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact the South Yorkshire force.

The £91m Category C jail is planned near an existing high-security prison in East Yorkshire.

Part of Sheffield city centre has been closed as the filming for a new film set in the city gets under way.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie has been a hit West End musical after starting at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.

The story is the culmination of a true story which began in 2011 when BBC Three made a documentary called Jamie: Drag Queen at 16.

It told the story of Jamie Campell coming out as Fifi at his end-of-school prom.

Despite Jamie actually being from County Durham, Sheffield has been the home of the story since the musical adaptation.

A lot of extras have been recruited from the Steel City, with local production company Warp Films being behind the project.

Holders Leeds Rhinos are drawn against Women's Super League side St Helens in the Women's Challenge Cup semi-finals.

Police officers in Scarborough are appealing for information after a woman was taken to hospital when she was hit over the head with a glass bottle.

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The 31-year-old local woman was walking along Pavilion Terrace at about 17:00 on Saturday when she was struck.

The bottle is thought to have been thrown, leaving the woman with a deep cut to her forehead.

Anybody who saw the bottle being thrown is asked to get in touch with police.

Messages of support have been sent to former Hull East MP Lord Prescott after his family said he had been admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke.

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A statement on the 81-year-old former deputy prime minister's Twitter account said he was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary on Friday.

Labour MP for Ilford North and member of the Treasury Committee Wes Streeting said: "Wishing John well - and looking forward to him being back in the tea room giving me a ticking off again soon!"

Angela Eagle, MP for Wallasey, said: "My first boss in government - get well soon John."

Anna Turley, MP for Redcar, said: "Sad to hear this - wishing John well."

The family said they wanted to praise the "swift actions" of the ambulance staff and the doctors and nurses at the hospital's A&E stroke unit.

Lord Prescott entered Parliament in 1970 as Labour MP for Hull East and went on to hold the seat for almost 40 years.

He served as deputy to former Prime Minister Tony Blair for 10 years between 1997 and 2007, and received a peerage in 2010.

Retail giant Boots has vowed to ditch plastic bags in all its stores by next year, replacing them with paper ones.

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The company said 53 stores, including shops in Sheffield's Meadowhall Shopping Centre, at Leeds Trinity and in York's Coney Street, will lose plastic bags at checkouts from today.

However the Health and beauty chain will continue to charge customers for the new unbleached brown bags, despite them not falling under the plastic bag tax.

The recycled brown bags cost 5p, 7p and 10p, depending on size, and the company said all profits will be donated to BBC Children in Need.

Managing director Seb James said the decision means 900 tonnes of plastic will be removed from his stores as a result.

A bus strike which was due to take place in South Yorkshire on Saturday will not now take place as a mark of respect for Armed Forces Day, according to the union representing some workers.

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Unite members who are employed by First South Yorkshire previously voted to strike in a dispute over pay.

While Saturday's planned strike is suspended, a 24-hour strike is still due to take place on Monday 1 July, according to Unite.

Talks about pay are ongoing between the company and the union, with about 900 bus drivers set to strike, a Unite spokesperson added.

Following the news that Lord Prescott has been taken to hospital after suffering a stroke his family has issued the following statement.

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"John was taken to hospital last Friday after suffering a stroke", the statement on Lord Prescott's official Twitter account, external said.

"We would like to praise the swift actions of the ambulance staff and the doctors and nurses at Hull Royal Infirmary's A&E and stroke unit. They have been remarkable and we cannot thank them enough.

"He is receiving excellent care from the NHS but we would respectfully request at this time that John and our family are given the privacy we need so that he can have the time and space to make a full recovery."

Lord Prescott, 81, entered Parliament in 1970 as Labour MP for Hull East.

He served as deputy to Labour prime minister Tony Blair for 10 years between 1997 and 2007.

He received a peerage in 2010.

Former deputy prime minister and MP for Hull East, Lord Prescott has been admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke, his family has said in a statement.

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A man has died after a crash on the A1M in North Yorkshire, police say.

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It happened on the southbound carriageway near Leeming Bar at about 16:50 on Friday and involved a blue Honda Civic car.

A 26-year-old man, from Scunthorpe, was taken to James Cook Hospital where he later died.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for anyone who may have dash cam footage of the crash or who saw the car travelling along the A1M to come forward.

A missing 12-year-old boy who was reported missing after last being seen on Saturday has been found.

Humberside Police thanked the public for sharing their appeal to find Thomas Marshall, who had gone missing from the Waveney Road area of Hull:

Police say they are becoming "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a man missing from Sheffield.

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Francisco Parente was last seen at about 21:00 on 16 June in the Western Road area of Crookes.

Officers said it was "extremely" out of character for him to have not contacted his family or friends since then.

The 22-year-old is believed to have been wearing a blue anorak, blue jeans and brown leather slip-on shoes.

He is also thought to have with him a rucksack and sleeping bag and a tent like the one pictured below:

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