The mother of a six-year-old boy shot dead by his great-grandfather says she still cannot "make sense" of the killing.

Jenny Dees' son Stanley Metcalf died after being shot by hit in the abdomen by a pellet, fired from an unlicensed air rifle, in Sproatley, East Yorkshire, on 26 July.

Albert Grannon, 78, of Church Lane, Sproatley, was jailed for three years at Sheffield Crown Court after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

Ms Dees, said her grandfather still "hasn't come to say sorry":

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Police are investigating reports that a woman was assaulted and racially abused in an alleged hate crime in Sheffield city centre.

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Officers say the woman was waiting at a bus stop when she was attacked on High Street at about 10:00 on 9 July.

The suspect is described as a white female, approximately 5ft 3ins tall with blonde hair.

She was believed to be wearing a builder's hat, high-visibility vest and camouflage trousers.

South Yorkshire Police are urging anyone with information to get in touch.

A man accused of murdering eight people in a house fire was seen "running away" from the scene moments after the attack, a court heard.

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Shahid Mohammed is accused of killing five children, their mother, uncle and grandmother in Birkby, Huddersfield, in 2002.

Prosecutors at Leeds Crown Court allege Mr Mohammed carried out the attack with other men as part of a family dispute.

He fled to Pakistan in 2003 and was extradited back to the UK last year.

The court heard the defendant and another man had driven in the early hours of 12 May towards the property, allegedly carrying petrol bombs in the back of the Nissan Micra.

Mr Mohammed denies eight counts of murder and a single count of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

The trial continues.

MSPs raise concerns about moves to shift existing benefits claimants on to universal credit.

Hull FC boost their Super League play-off hopes as they thrash struggling London Broncos at the KCOM Stadium.

Shoppers are travelling hundreds of miles to visit the retailer's massive new store in Birmingham.

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Plans to build housing on a greenbelt site in Apperley Bridge have been refused.

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The application to build nine houses on farmland off Apperley Lane was thrown out by a panel today.

Councillor Paul Sullivan said: “I don’t even know why we’re listening to this application.

"I’m baffled that the applicants have even submitted this."

Applicants AL Properties argued that there were “exceptional circumstances” that would allow the development to happen on protected greenbelt land.

Humberside Police are looking for another person in connection with the murder of Shaun Lyall.

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Mr Lyall, 47 was found dead at a house on Sidney Street on 17 July 2018.

Humberside Police said extensive investigations have been ongoing to speak to Abdi Ali, 29.

He is originally from Somalia and has links to the Grimsby area, Sheffield, London, Lancashire, South Yorkshire, Merseyside, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Lincolnshire, and Cleveland.

Anyone who sees him should not approach him, but call the police in the first instance.

North Ferriby's new football team are to host Hull City in a pre-season match tonight in memory of a long-serving Tigers goalkeeper.

After North Ferriby United collapsed earlier this year over unpaid debts, the village rallied together to get a new club off the ground.

Tonight, North Ferriby FC will compete in the Billy Bly Memorial Trophy, in memory of the shot-stopper who played more than 400 times for Hull between 1938 and 1959:

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Barnsley's police headquarters is to move to a new base in the town centre, with plans to deploy 10 student officers on the beat.

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The current police station is based at Westgate, but the council has offered space in the Glassworks shopping centre as a more central location.

A student assessment unit will also be moved into the new building, where up to 10 officers per day will be sent out on Barnsley streets.

The move is expected to take place shortly.

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The Conservatives are investigating claims a 12-year-old girl from East Yorkshire voted in the party leadership contest.

Kayleigh claims she's voted for Boris Johnson to be the next prime minister, although party rules say members have to be at least 15 to take part in leadership elections.

Her mother Jayne and sister Cody-May, 15, say they're also backing the former mayor of London for the top job in the country.

Kayleigh said: "This country has been trying for three years now to figure out what we're doing and that still hasn't happened.

"I think Boris Johnson is the person to get us out with Brexit and let us leave because it's just not working."

Conservative Party members have to be at least 15 to vote in leadership elections while Labour’s minimum age for membership is 14.

The Liberal Democrats take members from any age but they have to be at least 10 in order to choose the leader.

The Conservatives say they're looking into why someone, who's seemingly too young to vote in the leadership contest, received a ballot paper.

There are fresh fears in Bradford that the pressure of repaying Private Finance Initiative (PFI) costs and attached high interest rates could push some schools into financial crisis.

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Ten schools in Bradford are funded under the controversial 25-year public-private partnerships promoted more than a decade ago.

However, now many headteachers are calling for an urgent review of the contracts tying them down long-term, with some seeing inflationary interest hikes of up to £50,000 a year in their share of the repayments.

The headteacher of Co-Op Academy Southfield, Dominic Wall, says the price of the mortgage has gone up year-on-year since 2011, while the cash available to schools has gone down.

Police are concerned about theft and vandalism of life rings at a pond in Hull where a young boy had to be rescued by friends after getting into trouble in the water.

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The emergency services attended Dane Park Nature Reserve last week where they gave safety advice to a group of children, only to learn that a one had got into trouble earlier in the day.

Humberside Police say he had to be rescued by friends who threw a life ring in to get him and if this hadn't be there "the child potentially could have drowned".

Insp Mark Peasgood said: “One of our main concerns is the safety of people who visit the area.

"We don’t want to see rubber rings being stolen or damaged. They’re there for everyone’s safety and they do save lives. We’ve already seen that last week."

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Police will be working with schools and residents to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area and warned it could be closed off to the pubic "if these incidents continue and lives are being put at risk".

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The names of two Conservative councillors who were suspended after being accused of campaigning against their party have been revealed.

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Councillors Gill Cruise and Nick Farmer are both being investigated by Conservative Central Office after facing claims they campaigned behalf of the Brexit Party during the recent European elections.

The councillors are accused of supporting the former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who visited Wakefield in May.

Mr Farage arrived on an open top bus, hours after he had a milkshake thrown over him while in Newcastle.

They both strongly deny the claims.

A third suspended member also accused was revealed as local Tory activist, Tony Homewood, who also denies the accusations.

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Work to upgrade parts of the tram network in Sheffield will suspended over the weekend of the Tramlines festival.

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The five-month work programme on the service will be paused so passengers can use the service on 19, 20 and 21 July.

Extra trams will run between 22:00 and 23:00 on all three nights.

Passengers are advised to depart from the Leppings Lane stop.

The full refurbishment is due to be completed on 30 August.

Rotherham has an eight-mile stretch of wildflowers to brighten up verges and cut maintenance costs.

The accident and emergency department at York Hospital is "very busy" today with members of the public urged to consider alternative services.

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust posted on Twitter encouraging people to visit their local GP or pharmacy where possible:

Workers at the Drax power station have called off a 48-hour strike after the offer of a new pay deal.

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A strike at the site, between Selby and Goole, had been due to go ahead on Sunday but a union confirmed it has now been suspended.

Unite has almost 400 members at the site and it is recommending they accept the offer of a 2.8% pay increase, set to go up to 3% from January next year.

A ballot is set to take place soon, with the GMB union is also said to be recommending that its members accept the offer.

Unite regional officer Kelvin Mawer said: “Over the coming days we will hold meetings with our members to discuss the rationale behind the offer and why we are recommending acceptance"

The power station produces 7% of the UK's electricity supply and is in the process of converting its coal-fired power units to burn wood pellets.

Police in Hull are investigating reports that a man flashed at school children yesterday morning.

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The man, who's thought to be about 18-years-old, is said to have exposed himself through a fence at Green Way Academy at about 10:30.

The incident was reported to teachers by two pupils, with the school today sending a letter to make parents aware.

In the letter head teacher Simon Bush said: "We understand that this can be quite distressing news and all staff have been made aware to be extra vigilant."

Humberside Police said officers are conducting patrols in the area as well as making "reassurance visits" to the school.