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The first ever Bradford Fringe Festival is currently under way.

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The festival, which includes various pay-as-you-feel events, was set up to celebrate Bradford’s art scene and to complement the city’s famous literature festival.

Laura Brooks, the Bradford Fringe founder and director, said she set it up after being inspired by the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

“There are so many great acts in Bradford, but so few spaces to perform. We want to give back to our community and make sure we’re representing Bradford’s talent," Ms Brooks says.

The event runs until Sunday 8 September, but Ms Brooks says it’s just the beginning for Bradford Fringe.

“We’re already speaking to people about performing next year," she says.

This article was created as part of We Are Bradford- a BBC project with the people of the city to tell the stories which matter to them.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was discovered in the middle of a road in Bradford.

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The 20-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency crews who'd been called to Saffron Drive in Allerton at about 04:25 yesterday after receiving a report of a man lying in the road.

A murder investigation's now been launched, with police trying to establish the circumstances around the Bradford man's death.

Det Supt Mark Swift said: "Our information suggests there were others involved in this man’s death as he was found with a number of injuries which suggest he may have been assaulted."

The arrested man is currently in police custody while Saffron Drive remains closed as inquiries continue.

A stolen van has struck a man who attempted to stop the vehicle during a robbery in Leeds.

Eyewitnesses in the Middleton area of the city told the BBC the man had been trapped underneath the white Ford Transit.

The van came to a stop on the side of Thorpe Lane, with a damaged Vauxhall Vectra pictured nearby.

West Yorkshire Police has been contacted for further information on the incident.

Train services between Leeds Station and Kirstall Forge Station are currently being disrupted.

Damage to the overhead electric wires has occurred between the two stations.

Consequently, trains between Leeds and Shipley/Ilkley may be cancelled, delayed or revised, according to National Rail Enquiries, external.

Network Rail engineers are on site working to deal with the problem, but disruption to services is currently expected to continue until about 17:30:

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People in the Wakefield district who pay someone else to get rid of their rubbish are set to be fined up to £250 if the waste is later found to have been fly-tipped.

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Wakefield Council wants to introduce “duty of care” penalty notices, which would be issued to the original owners of the rubbish if it ends up dumped on public land.

The local authority hopes the move will make people more accountable for their actions.

It follows a nationwide rise in so-called “Facebook fly-tippers” who advertise themselves as waste carriers on social media, despite having no permit to do so.

Under proposals going before senior councillors next week, householders would be fined £250 unless they can prove they took “reasonable” measures to ensure waste was disposed of responsibly.

Hull City are to play a pre-season friendly against the Imps, a team from Gibraltar not to be confused with the similarly nicknamed footballing side from across the Humber.

The Tigers will take on Lincoln Red Imps, champions of the Gibraltar Premier Division, in Marbella, Spain, on Friday 12 July.

The team, the 24-time champions of Gibraltar, are named after Lincoln City FC, who are nicknamed the Imps.

A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in Woolley.

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It happened at the crossroads of Woolley Edge Lane, Haigh Lane and Intake Lane yesterday afternoon.

A blue Skoda Fabia and a white Iveco box van are believed to have collided.

The driver of the Skoda was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A road in Northallerton has reopened following earlier reports of a suspicious package, police have confirmed.

Brompton Road was closed for a short time, with people being advised to avoid the area.

The alert has since been confirmed as a false alarm, North Yorkshire Police said.

At least 2,300 animals were abandoned in Yorkshire last year, according to the RSPCA animal welfare charity.

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The figures have emerged as the organisation prepares for a summertime rise in the number of animals abandoned.

Last year, a total of 930 abandoned animals were reported in West Yorkshire, 707 in South Yorkshire, 383 in North Yorkshire and 325 in East Yorkshire, the RSPCA says.

Dermot Murphy, from the charity, says there is always a dramatic increase in the number of animals abandoned during the summer months.

"From unwanted newborn kittens and puppies dumped in boxes and bins, exotic pets cast aside or horses abandoned in someone else’s field, dumped like rubbish," says Mr Murphy.

"It's not clear why the figures rise dramatically in warmer months. It may be abandoned animals are more visible when people are out and about, so people feel less guilty about leaving them alone.

"Or even that some people dump their pets when they go away on holiday and have nowhere for them to go," he adds.

Former Manchester United and West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison is having a trial at Premier League newcomers Sheffield United.

Police in North Yorkshire say they are currently dealing with an incident in Northallerton involving the report of a suspicious package delivered to an address in Brompton Road.

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The road is closed and people are advised to avoid the area as a safety precaution.

More as we get it.

Yorkshire and the Humber's newly elected MEPs have assembled with their European counterparts in Strasbourg today for the the first time since the elections.

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Tuesday marked the opening of the new five-year session of the parliament, but the UK's elected representatives will only have their European Parliament seats for four months if the country leaves the EU on the current deadline of 31 October.

There are six from the region:

• John Longworth - Brexit Party
• Lucy Harris - Brexit Party
• Jake Pugh - Brexit Party
• Richard Corbett - Labour
• Shaffaq Mohammed - Liberal Democrat
• Magid Magid - Green

Newly elected Green MEP Magid Magid has tweeted a photo of his new parliamentary security pass.

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The mother of six-year-old Stanley Metcalf who was shot dead by his great-grandfather has spoken of the "unbearable pain" she has felt since the death of her son.

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Speaking after Albert Grannon was jailed for three years for Stanley's manslaughter, Jennifer Dees said: "I cannot describe the pain of living every day without Stanley. The disbelief that he is not with us anymore is unbearable.

"We struggle to live, talk, eat and even breathe. It is so very hard to understand we are never going to see him again. Nothing will ever make this better and my heart is totally broken.

"I hope my Grandad can live with himself and the pain he has caused us, because living without Stanley and the massive hole it has left with all the unbearable pain, our life will never ever be the same again and has changed for ever."

As the Lionesses prepare for their World Cup semi-final, fans are also making plans for the big game.

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Burglars as young as 12 years old are targeting homes in York.

Nearly 1,000 burglaries have been reported to North Yorkshire Police in the first six months of the year – with the highest number taking place in York.

A North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner meeting heard the culprits are mostly male aged between 12 and 21 years old.

Supt Mike Walker said the age of some of the offenders makes it more difficult to tackle the problem.

He said: “It’s not helping in terms of the rebound. They’re getting charged but they’re only 14 years old.

“They aren’t going anywhere – they’re back into the community."

A report prepared for the meeting says there were 270 burglaries in York between 1 January and 1 June.

An East Yorkshire man has been sentenced to three years in jail for shooting dead his six-year-old great grandson, Stanley Metcalf, with an unlicensed air rifle.

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Stanley Metcalf shouted "You shot me, granddad" after Albert Grannon discharged an air rifle into him from a few feet away in the kitchen of his grandparent's home on 26 July 2018.

Grannon, 78 told Sheffield Crown Court he had pointed the gun at Stanley and squeezed the trigger to check the gun was not loaded "but not, of course, deliberately".

The court heard Grannon, of Church Lane, Sproatley, had a habit of keeping the adapted air rifle loaded in a cupboard to shoot vermin.

The weapon needed a firearms certificate but he did not apply because he thought he would not get one due to disabilities.

During an earlier appearance at Hull Crown Court he admitted manslaughter and also pleaded guilty to having an air rifle without holding a firearms certificate.

Albert Grannon, 78, has been sentenced to three years in jail after he shot dead his six-year-old great grandson, Stanley Metcalf, with an unlicensed air rifle in Sproatley, near Hull.

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A driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Barbecues, fires, sky lanterns and fireworks have been banned from moorland across the Bradford district.

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Bradford Council's implemented the ban in the aftermath of recent wildfires on Ilkley Moor and at Marsden Moor in Kirklees.

The council, which owns Ilkley Moor, says: "Wildfires pose a considerable cost in terms of resources deployed by West Yorkshire Fire Service, the council, West Yorkshire Police, not to mention the environmental damage and risk to property."

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, said: "We have some of the country's best moorland in the Bradford District, so it’s important we all play our part in keeping it safe so it can be enjoyed by everyone."

Danny Jackson, the council's countryside and rights of way manager, said: “Our moorlands are a precious resource and the impacts of wildfire are devastating and can last for significant amounts of time.

"The banning of barbecues and fires sends a clear message that we cannot take any chances and must reduce the risk of wildfire as much as we can."

Police and Bradford Council staff will enforce the new law and can fine those who break it by up to £100.