A motorcyclist from York has died following a collision with a tractor in North Yorkshire.

The crash happened on Hawsker Lane at about 17:00 yesterday, when a rider on a black Yamaha motorcycle was travelling with a group of bikers from the direction of Whitby Abbey towards the village of Hawsker.

The rider, a 54-year-old man, was involved in a collision with a blue tractor travelling in the same direction and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency crews.

His family has been informed, according to police.

The driver of the tractor, a 25-year-old man from Whitby, was uninjured in the collision.

The road remained closed for about seven hours to allow forensic officers to make a detailed examination of the scene.

Police are appealing for anyone who saw the collision or any of the vehicles before the crash, or anyone who has dash-cam footage from the scene, to get in touch.

Campaigners are calling for Ikea in Sheffield to install a half-mile bike lane outside the store, which was originally supposed to be included as part of plans to develop the site.

The conditions regarding the installation of the cycle track were so poorly written by Sheffield Council that they were unenforceable, the BBC has learned.

Now the famous Scandinavian flat-pack firm says it has "carried out some improvements to footway routes" in the area.

Sheffield Council says it was disappointed to hear Ikea wouldn't be building the cycle lane and that "lessons would be learned".

In a statement, a council spokesperson said: "We have now begun a review to make sure any conditions we do recommend to a developer are transferred into full planning applications and subsequent developments, and that this process is better monitored.”

An education centre set up in West Yorkshire by Holocaust survivors and their relatives is in the running for a National Lottery award.

The Holocaust Education and Learning Centre in Huddersfield is the only one of its kind in the north of England.

It opened last year at a cost of £1m at the University of Huddersfield.

The exhibition contains artefacts from daily life in the Nazi concentration camps and testimony from survivors.

It's won a place on the shortlist for the Best Heritage Project.

A man with a history of sleepwalking has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of sexually assaulting his friend's girlfriend in North Yorkshire.

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Dale Kelly, 21, sleepwalked into the couple's bedroom, got into their bed and touched the woman intimately.

His defence barrister told jurors Kelly could not say what happened as he was asleep at the time.

At York Crown Court, Judge Simon Hickey told Kelly, of Dalton-le-Dale in County Durham, he was considering a hospital order.

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Cyclists in East Yorkshire are being urged to be extra vigilant following an increase in the number of bike thefts in the area.

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Humberside Police say they have seen more thefts in places like Cottingham and Beverley.

Officers say they're aware of a number of suspects and are asking people to lock their bikes up when unattended.

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

However, the 09:30 Doncaster to Kings Cross service has been cancelled.

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A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his partner who worked as a police community support officer.

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Edward Scott is accused of killing Carole Forth, 56, at their home in Woodhall Street, Hull, on 23 December last year.

Mr Scott, 62, was remanded in custody by Hull Magistrates' Court and is due to appear before Hull Crown Court later.

Humberside Police said Ms Forth had served as a PCSO for 12 years.

Det Ch Insp Christine Calvert said: "Carole was a valued and dedicated officer who is greatly missed by her colleagues and the community she served.

"Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues, who are being supported by our teams."

Four-year-old Freddie McManus learnt all about the operation to save the town from a dam burst.

Bradford continue their unbeaten start in League Two as they are gifted victory at Stevenage thanks to a Tom Soares own goal.

Goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz and Alvaro Gimenez give Birmingham City a comfortable victory over Barnsley.

Kadeem Harris' second-half finish gives Sheffield Wednesday their third league victory from four games against winless Luton Town.

Hull City are made to pay for missing a penalty as Derrick Williams' goal sees Blackburn Rovers to victory in the Championship.

The shopper needed nine stitches following the attack outside a Morrisons store.

A 101-year-old veteran's petition calling for the few remaining soldiers who served in France at the start of World War Two to be honoured is being supported by Hull City Council.

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Hugh Powell (pictured), who was deployed to France with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) during 1939 and 1940, is calling for their role in the war to be recognised.

British veterans who helped liberate France have been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest military and civilian honour.

But Mr Powell and his son Trevor wrote to French President Emmanuel Macron suggesting he extend the award to the few remaining members of the BEF, however no action has so far been taken.

So they have now started a petition, external to honour the role of the BEF.

Councillor Alan Gardiner said: “Many people from the Hull area served with distinction in France in the 1939-40 British Expeditionary Force and so this petition may affect many people in the city.”

Batley Bulldogs player Archie Bruce died as a result of asphyxiation, a post-mortem examination has found.

Bruce, 20, was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday morning, after making his debut for the Championship rugby league side at Toulouse on Saturday night.

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French authorities carried out a post-mortem on Monday and further tests are still being investigated.

The Rugby Football League Benevolent Fund has created a Just Giving page in the scrum-half's name.

Bruce had previously played at community club Dewsbury Moor.

Children who have problems developing speech can often have poor mental health, according to scientists at the University of York.

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They studied genetic data from over 5,000 children, as well as parental responses and clinical assessments of children’s language ability.

The York university researchers believe their work could mean children who are seen to have a language disorder get early mental health help.

Lasers are aimed at pilots flying into Leeds Bradford for the second night in less than a week.

Bradford community group protests against late night fireworks in the city.

A leading charity in West Yorkshire has called for more mental health support for women who have breast cancer.

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Breast Cancer Haven, which has a walk-in centre in Leeds, says more than 55,000 women are diagnosed with the disease every year.

But many people don't have quick enough access to emotional help after their treatment, according to the charity's clinical and research director Dr Caroline Hoffman.

She says: "A lot of psychological concerns don't fall under severe mental health and people may go to a GP and ask for counselling and be put on a waiting list for nine months."