People across the UK flood police with gifts and kind acts in the wake of PC Andrew Harper's death.

A major West Yorkshire motorway has reopened following a motorhome fire.

The blaze was on the M62 eastbound from junction 33 to junction 34.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews dealt with the blaze, which closed the road for some time:

People heading to Leeds Festival are being asked not to follow their sat navs as the event site opens for early entry ticketholders.

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Campers are arriving at Bramham Park for the festival which starts on Friday with acts including The 1975, Foo Fighters and Post Malone.

But people travelling to the event are being warned not to follow directions on their navigation devices, but instead to follow the yellow and black event signs.

Anybody who ignores the signs could face long delays, West Yorkshire Police has warned.

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Dust covers had been left on smoke detectors at the student block in Sheffield, the fire service says.

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Two more people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over an arson attack on a house in West Yorkshire.

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The family living in the house in Stonedene Court, Heckmondwike, escaped by jumping from an upstairs window on Sunday 11 August.

A 17-year-old boy suffered burns and injuries from jumping and he remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition, police say.

A 45-year-old man from Batley and a 31-year-old man from Cleckheaton have been arrested today on suspicion of attempted murder.

A 37-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, both from Heckmondwike, were previously released on bail as was a 19-year-old Dewsbury man.

Two women, aged 21 and 17, and a 22-year-old man, who were all also arrested, were released without charge.

Police continue to appeal for information into the attack.

A vehicle fire on the M62 has closed the motorway as emergency services deal with the blaze.

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It's happened on the eastbound carriageway between junction 33 for Ferrybridge and junction 34 for Selby.

The fire service is on scene, according to Highways England.

At least one lane is expected to be reopened by about 14:30.

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A 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital after the blaze and remains in a critical but stable condition.

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Permanent bollards could be installed on streets in York to protect the city centre from terrorist attacks, if plans are approved by councillors.

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The council says it will work with the Counter Terrorism Unit to look at measures to protect Christmas shoppers this year.

It also plans to install bollards at the end of Parliament Street (pictured) “at the earliest opportunity”, and to implement “hostile vehicle mitigation measures” at the entrance to York racecourse.

Councillor Andy D’Agorne said: “The safety of everyone in our city is the highest priority, so we have to act on police and counter-terrorist unit advice."

Senior councillors will be asked to make the restrictions permanent, with sliding bollards installed on a number of city centre streets, including Parliament Street, St Sampson’s Square, Spurriergate and Coney Street.

The plans are due to be discussed at a council meeting on 29 August.

A "substantial" amount of class A drugs and thousands of pounds in cash have been seized by police during a police raid in Doncaster.

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Police say a house on Hawthorne Crescent, Mexborough, was raided as a specialist team looks to disrupt suspected organised crime.

A 30-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply and have since been released under investigation.

A woman from West Yorkshire who died in a motorbike crash near Driffield has been named by police.

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Julia Brown, 57, was a pillion passengers on a Kawasaki motorbike in the crash with a car on the A614 earlier this month.

The bike rider, a man, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

A two-week campaign to highlight the dangers of what are known as "county lines" drugs gangs has begun today in North Yorkshire.

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It's being run by the charity Crimestoppers, which says county lines, where gangs from bigger cities target smaller towns and rural areas and get children to sell drugs for them, is an "emerging trend".

The campaign is starting in Selby, where Martin Wedgewood is a police inspector.

He says: "What we're seeing in North Yorkshire is the effect of gangs from Liverpool and Manchester. In Selby, we tend to be influenced by the likes of Leeds and Bradford."

Sheffield's old town hall could be converted into a hotel with shops, offices and bars in newly revealed plans for the historic building.

The former town hall and court house, which was built in 1808, has been empty since 1996.

But a planning application has been submitted showing the owner's plans to create 12 apartments and a commercial space.

The former cells in the court house could be turned into "pod hotel rooms".

The project will "bring the building back into active use and secure its viable long-term future", owners Aestrom OTH said.

The exterior of the Waingate building won't change, with any work inside being "sensitively" done to retain many of the original features.

Up to 35 firefighters battled a blaze in a field near Leeds yesterday, with photos from the scene showing the damage.

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The fire was next to the M62 in Thorpe with residents being told to keep their doors and windows closed.

A total of seven fire appliances were called to the scene at about 15:00.

Two people have been arrested after a man was found "seriously injured" on a road in Bradford, say police.

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The man, thought to be in his 30s, was found on Roper Lane close to the junction with Halifax Road at about 19:00 last night and was taken to hospital.

His condition this morning is described as stable.

Police say following inquiries overnight two people are in custody suspected of dangerous driving and a vehicle has also been recovered and is being examined.

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

Young visitors to Sewerby Hall near Bridlington are learning about the lives of domestic staff in big country houses more than a century ago.

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Sewerby Hall's Butler School has been running every Friday since the start of the school holidays.

The three to 10-year-olds taking part carry out some of the jobs domestic staff would have done in the Edwardian era, including setting tables and designing menus.

The government is launching a review of the planned high-speed HS2 rail link - with a “go or no-go" decision to be made by the end of the year, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said.

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A branch of the rail link is set to run through South Yorkshire and on to Leeds while another stretch of the route is planned to run into North Yorkshire.

The review will consider whether and how the project to connect London and northern England should proceed, looking at costs and benefits.

Mr Shapps refused to rule out scrapping the project entirely and said it was "responsible" to see if it was "going to stack up".

The first segment of the HS2 development between London and Birmingham is due to open at the end of 2026, with the second phase to Leeds and Manchester scheduled for completion by 2032-33.

When asked about the £7bn already spent on the project, Mr Shapps said: "Just because you've spent a lot of money on something does not mean you should plough more and more money into it."

A final report will be sent to the government in the autumn.