A truck driver who had to be rescued from a North Yorkshire river has blamed his sat nav for the incident.

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Two men and a dog had to be helped from the vehicle after it became stuck in the River Skell in Ripon while trying to cross the swollen river at the Firs Avenue ford.

Station Manager Andy Creasey, from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said when he had asked the driver why he attempted to cross the river he said "my sat nav said this way".

Police investigating the disappearance of a woman from North Yorkshire have charged a man with her murder.

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Dale Tarbox, 39, of Station Road, Doncaster, appeared before Leeds Magistrates' Court today accused of the murder of 51-year-old Susan Howells.

She was last seen at her home in Harrogate in February.

Mr Tarbox was remanded in custody to appear before Leeds Crown Court on Thursday.

A 63-year-old woman who was also arrested in connection with Miss Howells’ disappearance has been released on bail.

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The Football Association is investigating an allegation of racial discrimination during Saturday's Championship game between Charlton Athletic and Leeds United.

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It is understood the incident involved Leeds goalkeeper Kiko Casilla and Charlton forward Jonathan Leko (pictured).

Referee John Brooks is understood to have included the allegation in his match report after Charlton's 1-0 win.

The FA will now speak to both clubs and the players allegedly involved.

Developers, designers and tech enthusiasts are being challenged at an event in East Yorkshire to come up with ideas to help support people living with dementia.

It's part of the Humber Care Tech Challenge which takes place over the next two days at the Bridlington Spa.

The winning team will get support from mentors at Amazon, the University of Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Council to develop their idea into a commercial product.

Work to cut journey times between Sheffield and Manchester has been delayed until 2023.

Illicit cigarettes, pepper spray and thousands of pounds in cash has been found hidden in a "lift" contraption at the back of a shop in Wakefield.

Accessed from a stock room using an electronic fob and switch, the items dropped from the ceiling, West Yorkshire Trading Standards officers found.

Discovered by sniffer dogs in a joint police and Trading Standards exercise, it was part of an operation where at least 15,000 cigarettes were seized from four different premises:

Lauren Dolan suffered a broken collarbone and tissue damage after coming off her bike in Teignmouth.

A major rail line between Sheffield and London has reopened after flooding inside a tunnel.

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Services were suspended when the line was blocked at the Bradway Tunnel, near Dore.

Network Rail has confirmed it has staff on site to assess the flood.

Flowing water could lead to ballast under the rail track being dislodged, the firm says.

The Midland Mainline has now reopened.

Police have renewed their appeal to find a 13-year-old girl who is missing from home in East Yorkshire, external.

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Faith Doherty, who is 5ft tall with brown hair, was last seen with another girl in Bridlington this morning.

She was wearing black jeans, black trainers and a black polo shirt.

Flood water is causing delays on roads and railways as swathes of England are swamped by rain.

Disruption to train services is expected until at least 14:00 because of a flooded tunnel south of Sheffield, according to train operator Northern.

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Services between the city and Dronfield in Derbyshire are suspended as the line is blocked due to flooding in the Bradway Tunnel.

Trains from Sheffield to London and Birmingham on the Midland Mainline route are being disrupted.

A 12-year-old boy police were looking for has been found safe and well.

Joshua Soukup, from East Yorkshire, was previously reported as being 13-years-old:

Train services south of Sheffield are being affected following flooding in a tunnel.

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Train operators are warning passengers to expect delays following the closure of Bradway Tunnel between Sheffield and Dronfield in Derbyshire.

The mile-long tunnel is on the Midland Mainline route from Sheffield to London, south of Dore.

Services are currently suspended.

South Yorkshire Police is told to take immediate action over "several causes for concern".

A social-media "trend" is leaving young people with genuine mental health problems "facing unfair and distressing criticism", private-school leaders say.

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"Sadfishing" is a growing "behavioural trend", where people make "exaggerated claims about their emotional problems to generate sympathy", the heads say.

And it means those with real problems are often overlooked or even bullied.

Chris Jeffery, head teacher of Bootham School, in North Yorkshire, who chairs the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference's wellbeing working group, said social media and mobile technology were now an "inescapable aspect of the landscape of the lives of young people".

"Given the nature of that technology, trends are fast-moving and it is crucial that educators and parents have regular insights into how young people are using their devices," he said.

A campaign group sent private investigators to secretly film at Spearmint Rhino clubs in Sheffield and London.

A new exhibition featuring photographs of firefighters from across South Yorkshire is opening in Sheffield to mark Black History Month.

The fire service say people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are underrepresented in the profession both locally and across the country.

Among those to feature in exhibition is Stephen Moss (above), who is believed to be the first black firefighter to join the South Yorkshire service when he signed up in 1977.

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The exhibition features portraits of 10 members of South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, both frontline firefighters and their support team.

They will go on show in several locations, including the Winter Garden and the railway station, from today until 24 October.

England half-back Luke Gale joins Leeds Rhinos from Castleford Tigers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The robotic animal has a range of sensors enabling it to respond to patients, a council says.

The Hull East MP says he is still receiving death threats following his confrontation with the PM's adviser.