Police forces in West and South Yorkshire say reporting of transgender hate crimes in both counties has more than trebled over three years.

It comes as data obtained by the BBC showed there were 1,944 such crimes across 36 forces in the last financial year compared with 1,073 in 2016-17.

The Stonewall equal rights charity said it showed the "consequences of a society where transphobia is everywhere".

The number of transgender hate crimes recorded by police forces in England, Scotland and Wales has risen by 81%, latest figures suggest.

The Home Office said it was "committed to tackling hate crime".

A couple have been sentenced for keeping dogs and cats in "squalid and horrific" conditions at a farm near Whitby.

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The animals, belonging to Mandy Allinson and Michael Connolly, lived in a "dark, filthy" barn, a court heard.

Allinson, 52, and Connolly, 56, were handed a 10-week prison term, suspended for a year, and banned from keeping cats for seven years.

The pair bred puppies at Fotherley Farm in Grosmont in North Yorkshire.

York Magistrates' Court heard RSPCA inspectors found "atrocious" conditions after a tip-off by people who found fleas and worms in puppies they bought from the farm.

District Judge Lower said the animals had "wholly inappropriate bedding" made of their own faeces because of a lack of other bedding.

The court heard that instead of caring for the animals, Connolly spent his time looking after Allinson, who was said to suffer from depression.

During the inspection Connolly told the RSPCA he had "had enough" and no longer felt able to look after the animals.

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Wakefield Trinity centres Bill Tupou and Reece Lyne extend their contracts until 2022 and 2024 respectively.

Police are appealing for people's help finding a woman who's been missing from Halifax for almost a week.

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Claire Randall, 37, was reported missing during the evening of Friday 21 June and was last seen in the Rothery Court area.

She is described as white, slim and about 5ft 2ins tall with brown eyes and brown hair.

Officers say they are concerned for her welfare and want anyone who knows where she is to contact them.

Two men have died following a collision in West Yorkshire, police have confirmed.

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A Volkswagen Golf collided with a black Ford Focus and a silver Mercedes C220 on the A650 in East Ardsley at about 06:45 yesterday.

Two men, aged 26 and 34, who were rear seat passengers in the Golf, were pronounced dead at the scene, police have said.

Three other occupants of the Golf were taken to hospital, with two of them, aged 25 and 33, currently said to be in a critical condition.

A 17-year-old male is also receiving medical treatment.

The driver of the Mercedes, a 59-year-old man, was treated for a fractured wrist.

A mother whose stillborn baby's ashes were scattered without her knowledge has met the justice secretary to ask for an independent local inquiry.

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Tina Trowhill (above left) from Hull hopes David Gauke (above middle) will support a campaign by bereaved parents.

Up to 57 families in Hull were not given their child's remains, an internal investigation by the city council found.

Hull City Council said it believed an inquiry would not provide any additional information.

Ms Trowhill, from Hull Action for Ashes, said she thought the meeting with Mr Gauke "went really well".

"The one thing that is for certain is that the parents in Hull will not give up, we will keep pursuing an independent inquiry," she said.

Her campaign is being supported by Hull North Labour MP Diana Johnson (above right), who said other councils had held public inquiries into the issue.

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Police say they are growing "increasingly concerned" about the welfare of an 18-year-old Hungarian woman missing from her supported living address in South Yorkshire.

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Dzenifer Budi went missing from the Burngreave area of Sheffield on Sunday and is believed to be in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, where she has family connections

Dszenifer is described as 5ft 2ins tall with olive skin, long dark brown hair and a piercing on the left side of her lip.

Anyone who knows where she can be found is being urged to contact South Yorkshire Police.

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

However, the 07:48 Leeds to Hull 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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• Hull Station, external
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A nightclub fined thousands of pounds amid concerns of overcrowding posed a real "risk to life" by having too many people in the venue.

Kuda in York had 1,300 punters inside on 24 November 2017 - more than double its 645 capacity.

The club's owner, former general manager and security firm admitted breaching fire regulations at Leeds Crown Court on 21 June.

David Lawrence, from North Yorkshire Fire Service, said: "In this case, the risk to life, of death or serious injury was so great that prosecution was considered appropriate.

The nightclub owner, Deltic Group Ltd, of Rooksley, Milton Keynes, was fined £42,000 and ordered to pay £16,666 costs.

The club's former general manager was given a four-month prison sentence suspended for two years and ordered to serve 160 hours unpaid work and pay £16,666 costs.

The security company supplying door staff, Securigroup Services Ltd, of Bath Street, Glasgow, was fined £18,000 and ordered to pay £16,666 costs.

Three women explain what it's like to work in the traditionally male-dominated trade of chimney sweeping.

Tower block residents in Manchester say their cladding is more combustible than Grenfell Tower.

Daley Mathison was killed in a crash during the opening race of the 2019 Isle of Man TT.

Police officers are searching for three men after a man was stabbed in the buttocks in Sheffield.

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The 31-year-old victim was walking along Harwell Road, in Lowfields, when he was attacked at about 21:15 on Friday.

He was taken to hospital for treatment but has since been discharged.

The three men are described as Asian and aged between 20-25-years-old.

One of the men is described as slim, about 6ft, wearing a green hoody and carrying a black bag across his chest.

The second man is also described as slim, about 5ft 8ins tall, with short black hair and a black beard. He was wearing a black jacket and had a thick silver chain around his neck.

The third man is described as being about 5ft 8ins tall and wearing a black baseball cap.

Police are appealing for help in identifying the men.

In the past year, Northern has been affected by widespread rail timetable chaos affecting services.

Yorkshire Water is spending £2m in a bid to stop eels being killed at its drinking water treatment plants in East Yorkshire.

There's been a drastic fall in the number of the European Eels in British rivers, and the species is now classified as critically endangered.

It's hoped the measures, including mesh screens, will stop the animals being drawn into plants in the River Derwent, River Hull and River Esk.

The government has turned down a call from a group of MPs, led by Wakefield's Mary Creagh, for a Minister for Hunger to be appointed.

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It's after the Environmental Audit Committee suggested Britain has one of the worst records in Europe for "food insecurity" and many children are continuing to rely on school meals.

The committee found food insecurity in the UK, which is defined as “limited access to food, due to lack of money or other resources,” is significant and growing.

Its report found levels to be among the worst in Europe, "especially for children, with 19% of under 15s living with an adult who is moderately or severely food insecure."

Labour MP Mary Creagh said more children were growing up in homes where parents do not have enough money to put food on the table.

The government says it accepts the arguments, but won't be creating a new post to deal with them.

One of the first artworks gifted to Hull has won a conservation award that will allow it to be preserved and displayed for future generations.

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Painted in 1892 by Edgar Bundy, The Night School was gifted to the city by Thomas Ferens.

About £4,500 has been given to the Ferens Art Gallery to help cover the costs of conserving the oil painting.

A spokesperson for the gallery said the work is one of its most popular exhibits.

A team of about 50 police officers with dogs and drones are searching for a man missing from his home in Sheffield.

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Minod Monger, 23, went missing 16 days ago from the Parson Cross area.

Police says he's vulnerable, has poor English, and has a fear of people.

It's thought he could be surviving by foraging in a park in the Parson Cross area of the city or hiding out in nearby woodland.