Part of Leeds city centre has been added to a list of heritage sites in danger of being lost.

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Historic England has included the city's Grand Quarter in a list of 247 new sites added to its At Risk Register.

The area around the Grand Theatre on New Briggate was the first to be developed beyond Leeds' medieval boundaries in the 1600s and was transformed by cloth merchant John Harrison.

Buildings from each following century remain today, but heavy traffic, empty shops and loss of architectural details have left it looking "down at heel", Historic England said.

The Grand Quarter has recently been chosen as a High Street Heritage Action Zone with Historic England funding due to help revive and improve the area's "special character".

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Two supersize solar energy farms could be built in Wakefield as part of efforts to slash the district's carbon footprint.

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Ossett and South Kirkby have been earmarked as the locations for the energy farms, which could also create jobs and cash, according to Wakefield Council.

If approved, the council says the energy farms could wipe out all carbon emissions from its buildings within 18 months.

Without them, councillors have been warned the local authority could fail to meet its ambition of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

An open letter calling for a giant mural in Hull not to be demolished has been signed by dozens of artists, including actor Sir Tom Courtenay.

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The Three Ships, depicting Hull's fishing heritage, has to be knocked down after "dangerously high levels of asbestos" were found, the council said.

Al Murray, Kate Fox, Bob Stanley and Kevin McCloud are among those who have put their names to the letter, external.

Campaigners also handed in a petition containing more than 7,000 signatures.

Leeds United is celebrating its 100th birthday today by throwing a party in the city.

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Founded on 17 October 1919, Leeds United have won seven league titles, the FA Cup and League Cup, and triumphed twice in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup over the past 100 years.

Dan Moylan from the Squareball Podcast says: "Leeds really is a special club given everything it's been through: from the highs of the Revie days to the collapse in the 2000s and going from being League Champions down to League One.

"Very few clubs have experienced that so it's nice to take a step back and say 'wow, what a club'."

A party is being held for fans this afternoon in Millennium Square at 15:00.

Three people suspected of being involved in an arson attack on a shop in Sheffied are being hunted by police.

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The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday morning when officers say a silver BMW was used to repeatedly ram the front shutters of the Simply Scumptious sandwich shop on Fox Hill Road.

The car was then set alight, with the fire spreading into the shop and the flat above. The occupants, who were asleep at the time, were not injured.

South Yorkshire Police says it's keen to trace three suspects, believed to be male, who fled the scene and has appealed for witnesses to the incident to come forward.

O2 has switched on its 5G network, the last of the UK's mobile operators to do so.

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The network will initially be available in five cities - Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds and London.

The firm is targeting key locations such as stations, shopping centres and stadiums, including Twickenham and Arsenal's Emirates ground.

It plans to offer 5G at the same price as 4G, although this will exclude the monthly handset cost.

Huddersfield Giants sign Samoa prop James Gavet from National Rugby League side Newcastle Knights on a two-year contract.

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After a chilly start we're in for a mix of sunshine and showers, with temperatures getting up to 15C in places.

Overnight those showers will continue to move through, some of which could be quite heavy:

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

However:

• The 08:39 service from Sheffield to Norwich has been cancelled
• The 09:05 service from Wakefield Westgate to Sheffield is running about seven minutes late
• The 09:20 service from Bradford Interchange to Leeds is running about 12 minutes late

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

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

A West Yorkshire jail given extra funding through the government's high-profile 10 Prisons Project has had a "very difficult year" with high levels of violence, self harm and drug use, inspectors have said.

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HMP Wealstun near Wetherby was one of 10 jails to share £10m from the scheme, announced in August 2018 and aimed at improving security and conditions.

The Independent Monitoring Board found the jail was so short of staff inmates were in cells all day.

It said improvements had taken months.

A man is due in court today charged with the murder and kidnap of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area of North Yorkshire.

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Natalie Harker, 30, of Colburn, was found dead in Brough with St Giles, near Catterick, on 9 October.

Andrew Lee Pearson, 44, from Catterick is expected to appear at York Magistrates' Court later.

Police say the investigation into Ms Harker's death is continuing and detectives are appealing for people to come forward with any information that could assist the investigation, especially if they knew her in recent years.

Historic England adds 247 sites to its At Risk Register but 310 have been saved and removed.

Barnsley caretaker Adam Murray has praised the players' reaction to the surprise departure of boss Daniel Stendel.

A man who lost his leg in a motorbike accident is setting his sights on competing in next year's Paralympic games.

Michael Bates, from Doncaster, had his right leg amputated three years ago.

He took up sprinting and is now close to qualifying for the Tokyo games.

The 43-year-old is now crowd funding to buy a bespoke leg to help him achieve his Paralympic ambitions:

Heart Research UK raised £37,500 in all with their second online "anonymous heART project".

A forgotten fish mural by the artist behind Hull's giant Three Ships mosaic will be saved and relocated ahead of the demolition of the city's Albion Square site.

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Hull City Council said the work by Alan Boynson, which is located on one of the upper floors of the former Co-Op building, had been uncovered by workmen.

News of the mural's fate comes after it was announced the Three Ships mural will be demolished due to absestos contamination in the building.

A third geometric sponge print mural by Boyson also remains inside the building.

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A 13-year-old girl who was reported missing has been found safe and well, say police.

South Yorkshire Police said Demi Bentley, who was reported missing earlier today, has now been located:

Leah Bracknell, who starred in Emmerdale for 16 years, has died three years after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.

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The actress who played Zoe Tate on the Yorkshire-based soap until 2005, died in September at the age of 55, her manager confirmed.

Her Emmerdale character was the first lesbian on a British soap and at the time was one of the longest-featured gay characters on television.

After Bracknell was diagnosed, fans helped her raise more than £50,000 to undergo groundbreaking treatment in Germany.

She started taking new medication, but later revealed that it had failed.

The sex offender, who abused as many as 200 children, was found dead in prison on Sunday.

Taxpayers in Sheffield will help prop up the charity which runs sporting venues in the city after the council confirmed the organisation was suffering "cash flow problems".

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Sheffield City Trust (SCT) was set up in 1987 to oversee the running of sport and leisure facilities like Ponds Forge (pictured) and Sheffield Arena.

However, earlier this year SCT was given a £1m loan from the council to stop it going bust and now the council says it will invest a further £3m over the next 18 months to keep facilities open.

In a report, the council said competition from "low cost operators" and Leeds Arena had an impact on its venues, like hosting events at Sheffield Arena or Sheffield City Hall.

Eugene Walker, executive director of resources at Sheffield City Council, said: “We’re meeting regularly with the trust and agree our priority is to make sure people in all areas of Sheffield have access to top quality, good value and varied leisure and entertainment facilities."