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  • Live updates on Friday 30 August 2019

  1. Hull KR coach Smith signs new contractpublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 31 August 2019

    Hull Kingston Rovers head coach Tony Smith signs a three-year contract to remain with the Super League club.

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  2. Duck egg warning after man dies of salmonellapublished at 00:20 British Summer Time 31 August 2019

    Niptoon Tavakoli's family says he fell ill after eating duck eggs bought at a village fair.

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  3. Grace try sneaks win as Saints deny Caspublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    Regan Grace's try secures St Helens' hardest-fought Super League win of the season and dents Castleford's top-five hopes.

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  4. Late burst earns Giants win at Hull FCpublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    Huddersfield score two late tries to take a huge stride towards Super League survival with a thrilling win over Hull FC.

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  5. Bradford sign midfielder Pritchardpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    Bradford City sign winger Harry Pritchard on a two-year deal after he has his Blackpool contract terminated by mutual consent.

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  6. Blackpool sign Bradford winger Scannellpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    Blackpool sign Bradford City winger Sean Scannell on a free transfer after he leaves the Bantams by mutual consent.

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  7. France drowning boy 'a ray of sunshine'published at 17:41 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    Jake Taylor, 11, died on holiday with his family at La Croix du Vieux Pont in north-east France.

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  8. Workers fleeced health insurance scheme of £12,000published at 17:40 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    Ringleader Kasim Mughal orchestrated the use of forged documents, which he said was "rife" at Arla.

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  9. Leeds woman, 78, 'burgled' by relative while in hospitalpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    A 78-year-old Leeds woman who needed hospital treatment after collapsing was burgled by her own granddaughter, police say.

    A West Yorkshire Police Twitter account described the 30-year-old woman's behaviour as "shameless" and questioned "how a family member can treat her own nan in this way":

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  10. Watch: One woman's scheme to give away school uniformspublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    A mum from Selby, in North Yorkshire, has started collecting and distributing second-hand school uniforms to help those who need it.

    Vicki Smith takes donated uniforms which children have grown out of and passes them on to other families:

  11. Person injured after canal boat 'explosion' and firepublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    A person has been injured in a fire which broke out on a narrowboat near Wakefield earlier.

    A fire on a boatImage source, Gemma Boocock

    Witnesses described an "explosion" on the 50ft boat which was on a hard standing at Stanley Ferry.

    Emergency services were called to the boat yard just after 13:00 to reports of a fire.

    One person was treated by the ambulance service for smoke inhalation.

    Two crews were sent to the scene and put the fire out by 13:30.

  12. Body found in search for missing teenagerpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    A body has been found in the search for a missing Huddersfield teenager.

    A boat in the waterImage source, Yorkshire and the Humber Marine Unit

    Kamau McCallum-James, 18, was last seen at his home in Fartown just before midnight on 21 August.

    Earlier today, specialist police teams had been involved in the search.

  13. On-the-run builder given extra jail time over drug factorypublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    A builder who was sentenced in his absence for helping to set up an amphetamine factory has been given extra jail time for going on the run.

    Darren HendersonImage source, NWROCU

    Darren Henderson, 52, of Monkswood Bank, Leeds, was sentenced to seven years at Preston Crown Court for conspiracy to supply a controlled drug.

    However, he failed to appear at court and a nationwide manhunt was launched.

    Police said he later handed himself in and was sentenced to an extra 28 weeks in prison at the same court.

    Eleven others were sentenced for their part in operating "industrial scale" labs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester in July.

  14. 'I will find a way to beat Lomachenko' - Luke Campbellpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

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    Hull's Luke Campbell says he will defy the odds against pound-for-pound king Vasyl Lomachenko on Saturday.

    Luke CampbellImage source, PA Media

    Ukraine's Lomachenko, 31, has won world titles at three different weights in a 14-fight professional career.

    "I expect me winning this fight some way or form," said Campbell. "Somehow I will win by doing what I do best.

    "I've always dreamed of a massive pinnacle fight. It selling out and everybody screaming my name... it's going to be amazing."

  15. Watch: Dean Saunders 'I only had one pint'published at 14:50 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    Ex-footballer Dean Saunders was filmed telling a police officer he had drunk "one pint" before refusing to give a breath test.

    The 55-year-old former Sheffield United and Bradford striker, who also managed Doncaster Rovers, was later jailed for 10 weeks for the offence before being freed pending an appeal:

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    Ex-footballer refused breath test after 'one pint'

  16. British Steel York division sold to French-based grouppublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    A division of British Steel specialising in rail projects has been sold protecting 400 jobs.

    TSP ProjectsImage source, Google

    TSP Projects is an engineering firm founded in York in 1987. It has offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Reading and Bristol.

    The company has been sold by the Official Receiver to the UK subsidiary of French-based Systra Group.

    The Insolvency Service said the sale has no impact on the proposed disposal of the remaining British Steel group.

  17. Boy who drowned at French campsite named by policepublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    An 11-year-old boy from Hull who drowned at a campsite in France has been named by police.

    Jake Taylor was on a family holiday at La Croix du Vieux Pont in the Berny Riviere area, north east of Paris, when he died on 22 August.

    Campsite with a lake in the foregroundImage source, Google

    He was swimming with his brother when he disappeared from view under the water and drowned, French police said.

    Humberside Police said its officers were supporting his family and "conducting investigations on behalf of HM Coroner".

  18. Lorry crash road open again after eight hour closurepublished at 13:36 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    A road in North Yorkshire which was closed for more than eight hours after a lorry crash has re-opened, say police.

    LorryImage source, Highways England

    The westbound A64 near Tadcaster was closed after a lorry crashed through the central reservation and overturned in the early hours of this morning.

    Police say an ambulance was sent to the scene but the driver did not require treatment.

    A diversion has been in place via the A659 through Tadcaster and there have been long traffic delays while repairs to the crash barrier have been carried out.

    Officers say the vehicle has now been recovered.

  19. Rotherham child sex abuse: Five jailed for exploiting girlspublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    Five men have been jailed for sexually exploiting seven teenage girls in Rotherham more than a decade ago.

    Abid Saddiq, Sharaz Hussain, Aftab Hussain and Masaued MalikImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    The vulnerable girls were targeted and given alcohol and drugs before some were raped by multiple men, Sheffield Crown Court heard.

    Aftab Hussain, 40, was jailed for 24 years and Abid Saddiq, 38, for 20 years, with the judge calling the latter a "determined sexual predator".

    Three others were sentenced over abuse that took place between 1998 and 2002.

    Masaued Malik, 35, was jailed for five years; Sharaz Hussain, 35, was jailed for four years and another man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was jailed for 10 years.

  20. Axe-wielding burglars break into house and steal jewellerypublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 30 August 2019

    Burglars have used an axe to smash the door of a house they broke into in Halifax, police say.

    AxeImage source, WYP

    It happened between 13:00 and 14:30 on 23 August at an address on Burnley Road, in Warley.

    Police say after smashing their way in the suspects stole an amount of jewellery.

    Officers investigating the incident have released an image of the axe, which was left at the scene, in a bid to find out where it was bought.

    Det Con Jason Mohan says: “I'm appealing to shopkeepers of DIY stores in Halifax and the surrounding area who stock, or have recently sold a KAKU short handled axe.

    “The sale of the axe would be prior to and including Friday 23 August - the tool is distinguishable by the orange price sticker on the handle."

    Anyone with information about the axe should contact West Yorkshire Police