Castleford Tigers have signed half-back Danny Richardson from Super League champions St Helens.

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Richardson, 23, has joined for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.

He will replace 2017 Man of Steel Luke Gale, who left Castleford to sign for Leeds Rhinos earlier this month.

Richardson was the top points scorer in Super League in 2018, and while St Helens dominated this season, he only made 12 appearances.

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The future of a historic house in West Yorkshire with strong links to the Brontes still hasn't been finally decided, it's emerged.

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Kirklees Council says "conversations are ongoing" about the Red House museum in Gomersal, following inquiries from what the council describes as "interested parties".

The council-owned museum was closed almost three years ago, with the authority blaming government austerity measures.

Campaigners wanting to stop parts of the site being used for housing have been assured no final decision will be taken until all opportunities to keep the building have been exhausted.

The Red House Heritage Group has now presented a petition to the authority calling for the museum, which has connections to Charlotte Bronte, to be given over to the organisation.

Speaking to councillors, Caroline Goodwill, from the heritage group, referred to the 17th Century house as “a perfect time capsule” and the second most important Bronte site globally after the famous Parsonage in Haworth.

Councillor Graham Turner said the decision to close Red House had been very difficult.

Three applications for the museum to be the subject of a community asset transfer missed the relevant criteria to move forward and all were rejected, he said.

However, Councillor Turner pledged to look closely at any new bids.

A pilot project is being launched in Hull where sensors will be put in parks to monitor activity and detect vandalism.

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The council says it's using its new Smart City platform for the idea, which will help alert police and staff quicker if anyone is causing damage.

The sensors will be placed on equipment and if they're triggered at night when a park is closed a message will be sent back to base and CCTV operators can oversee what's going on.

There are plans to expand the smart technology to help with waste management, traffic issues and parking.

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At least 100 students were evacuated from a block of flats in Sheffield after a power blackout left them with no water, electricity or fire alarms.

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Council officers ordered the emergency evacuation of Royal Riverside on Priestley Street on Wednesday because it was too dangerous for people to stay there without smoke alarms.

The block contains 127 flats, several of which are multiple occupancy.

Both of Sheffield’s universities have helped house the students temporarily, with others accommodated in a local hotel.

The private developers who own the building will be billed by Sheffield Council for the evacuation and accommodation costs.

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Some train services in South Yorkshire could be delayed by an hour today because of "urgent repairs" needed on the line.

The work is required between Sheffield and Stockport, near New Mills in Derbyshire, on the Liverpool-Nottingham/Norwich line.

There's currently no estimate as to when the line will be fully reopened, according to National Rail Enquiries.

Weapons and Class A drugs, including thousands of pounds' worth of what's thought to be heroin, have been seized in a raid in Wakefield, say police.

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Air pistols, bladed weapons and Class A drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, were found at a property on Hatfield Street, according to West Yorkshire Police.

Three men and a woman arrested on suspicion of drugs offences were later released under investigation.

Ch Insp Matthew Scott, said: “It's clearly good news these drugs and weapons will not now be circulating in our communities."

Castleford sign half-back Danny Richardson from Super League champions St Helens for an undisclosed fee.

A 28-year-old woman was also arrested on suspicion of wounding, police say.

The trial of David Duckenfield at Preston Crown Court will not sit today due to juror illness.

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Mr Duckenfield was the match commander at Hillsborough in April 1989 when a crush developed involving thousands of Liverpool supporters.

The 75-year-old, from Ferndown in Dorset, denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 fans.

The trial is expected to continue on Monday.

The residents of two entire streets in York have been visited as part of a crackdown on drug dealing in the city, police say.

In one week, officers arrested six people and safeguarded 16 adults as part of a national blitz on "county lines" drug activity, say officers.

County lines is where drug gangs use dedicated phone lines to send mass texts to customers and organise networks of couriers, often children and vulnerable adults, to move the drugs from cities to smaller towns.

The North Yorkshire force says it also carried out more than 50 welfare visits to victims of "cuckooing", a practice where drug dealers take over someone's home.

Up until the end of September 2019, the force had made 99 arrests in relation to county lines activities.

Ch Insp Emma Aldred, said: “Due to the exploitation of vulnerable people and the violence associated with it, disrupting county lines remains a major priority for North Yorkshire Police."

A man has been left with potentially life-threatening injuries after being hit by a motorbike in Hull last night.

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Emergency services were called to Beverley Road at about 19:45 on Thursday to reports of a pedestrian being hit by the bike.

The 77-year-old was said to have been walking in the road at the time of the crash,

He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

The rider of the Suzuki Burgman motorbike suffered minor injuries.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash, or for people who may have seen the bike before the incident, to get in touch.

Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a nine-week-old baby last year.

A 29-year-old man from Barnsley was re-arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder, and further arrested on suspicion of section 18 wounding.

A 28-year-old woman from Barnsley was also arrested yesterday on suspicion of section 18 wounding.

They have both been bailed.

The charges relate to the death of a child in December when emergency services were called to a baby in cardiac arrest in Barnsley.

A £10.6m food science facility opens its doors in Sheffield today.

The National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University aims to be a leading centre for development in the food and drink sector.

It will tackle challenges such as reducing food waste and finding alternatives to plastic packaging.

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There will be showers or longer spells of rain, which could be heavy and thundery at times, through the day.

Further showers are expected overnight:

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People who make the bonfire season a misery for Bradford residents have been urged to “grow up” and told they “are not gangsters".

The call came during a Bradford Council meeting where members voted on two motions to take a tougher stance against anti-social firework use.

Lib Dem leader councillor Jeanette Sunderland called for more “silent” fireworks displays and more organised displays in Bradford’s park while Labour called for a review of fireworks in the district.

Both motions were passed by the council.

Talking about an incident she'd seen involving teens throwing fireworks on a garage forecourt, Jeanette Sunderland, said: “They obviously had no understanding of what happens when you mix gunpowder and petrol."

Councillor Aneela Ahmed, who works for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, said 5 November "brings out a sort of dread".

"Trying to harm an emergency service worker doesn’t make you look like a gangster."

A protest was held in Bradford's City Park earlier this year against what organisers Bradford4Better described as the city's "horrendous" firework problem.

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

However:

• The 08:31 Bradford Forster Square to Leeds service has been cancelled
• The 09:00 Bradford Forster Square to Leeds service has been cancelled
• The 09:14 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly service has been cancelled

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station, external
• Leeds Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Hull Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external

Channel 4 has officially opened a new base in Leeds which the broadcaster says will make it better able to reflect life across Britain.

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Channel 4 will have about 250 of its 850-strong workforce in Leeds by next year, based in the nightclub which inspired Leeds band The Kaiser Chiefs' song I Predict A Riot.

Fifteen years on, the banner hanging from the Majestic's facade announcing Channel 4's arrival predicts a media revolution.

The broadcaster's partial relocation will not only give the traditional home of Emmerdale, Countdown, Jimmy's and Fat Friends more screen time, but has already sparked a flurry of activity in the city's TV and film industry.

The company says it will broadcast a new live daily lunchtime show from Leeds, and C4 News will regularly be co-presented from the city.

Tram operator Stagecoach says the South Yorkshire club has ignored its safety recommendations.

Trams will not run in Sheffield immediately before or after Sheffield Wednesday's game with Leeds United next weekend, operator Stagecoach has said.

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The firm said it had taken the decision after staff were physically and verbally abused and trams vandalised during last season's corresponding fixture, external.

It said recommendations including reducing the amount of away tickets or managing the transport of away fans weren't supported by Sheffield Wednesday ahead of the fixture on 26 October.

Stagecoach said as a result, trams will not run between Cathedral, Middlewood and Malin Bridge from 10:30 until 12:30 and then 13:30 until 15:30.

South Yorkshire Police "fully supports" the decision to suspend services following the safety concerns last time.

Sheffield Wednesday has been approached for a comment.

Superstar Leeds triathlete Jonathan Brownlee is the latest big name to send Leeds United some birthday wishes on the day the club celebrates its centenary.

The two-time Olympic medallist and brother Alistair have never hidden their Leeds United allegiances during a near decade-long dominance of triathlon.

This is what Jonathan's had to say about today's milestone birthday: