1. Fury as son's killer allowed back homepublished at 19:45 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Anjum Amin was one of four men convicted of the 2004 murder of Tyrone Clarke.

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  2. Man charged with murder over street deathpublished at 18:46 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Levi Ogden died after she was found unconscious in the street following an "altercation" in Halifax.

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  3. Teacher sentenced for more indecent assaultspublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    A former housemaster at a prestigious boarding school admits indecently assaulting two more boys.

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  4. Man charged with murder over Elland woman's deathpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    A man has been charged with the murder of a woman who died after being found unconscious in a street in Halifax at the weekend.

    Levi OgdenImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Levi Ogden, 26, from Elland, was pronounced dead in hospital after being found seriously injured on Silver Street at about 02:15 on Sunday morning.

    Lloyd Birkby, 26, from Jubilee Road in Halifax, is due to appear before Bradford Magistrates' Court on Tuesday charged with her murder, police say.

    He was also charged with two offences of assault against other persons present in an incident on Silver Street, Halifax in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to police.

  5. CCTV appeal after woman attacked at Leeds house partypublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Police investigating a sex attack at a house party in Leeds last month have released an image of a man they would like to speak to.

    A man police want to speak toImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    It's reported that the 23-year-old victim had been on a night out in Leeds on 11 October when she met a man in a bar on Lower Briggate.

    They both went on to a party at a property in Headingley where the attack is said to have taken place.

    West Yorkshire Police say the man pictured above could help officers with their investigation.

  6. Hip hop MC ‘dumbfounded’ by budding rapper, 8published at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Harry Bell is the first child in Hull to receive funded lessons in urban music.

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  7. Yorks and Humber second worst area for firefighter attackspublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    The Chief Fire Officer of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service says he's "appalled and disheartened" by the number of attacks on his firefighters.

    Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive Chris Blacksell

    Chris Blacksell spoke out after an investigation by the JPIMedia Data Unit, external found Humberside Fire and Rescue recorded 12 attacks on firefighters during 2018-19.

    The probe also found the Yorkshire and Humber area is the second worst in the country for the number of attacks, behind West Midlands.

    Mr Blacksell said staff have had to deal with a range of assaults:

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    We've had everything from verbal assaults to people being seriously assaulted and hospitalised sadly from attacks on fire crews. It's really disheartening. We spend all our working lives trying to keep people safe and to end up under attack by people like that is really bad for crews."

    Chief Fire Officer Chris Blacksell, Humberside Fire and Rescue

  8. 'Repulsive' carer conned money from 96-year-old womanpublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    A woman who posed as a friend and carer to a frail 96-year-old woman in North Yorkshire fleeced her victim out of more than £22,000.

    Joan GarbuttImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    Joan Garbutt, 59, of Fitzalan Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, withdrew and transferred money from her victim's bank account over three years.

    Police described Garbutt's actions as "repulsive" and "sickening".

    She was given an 18-month jail term suspended for two years and must wear a tag to enforce a 19:00-07:00 curfew for six months.

    Garbutt, who denied the offences, stole a total of £22,805 in a number of transactions over three years, Teesside Crown Court was told.

    She was convicted by a jury after a trial at the court centre.

  9. Union strikes deal with Bradford College over pay rowpublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    A long-running pay dispute which prompted teaching staff at a West Yorkshire college to strike has ended.

    Teacher strike, BradfordImage source, UCU

    Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Bradford College took 10 days of strike action between November 2018 and July 2019 in a row over pay and threats to 131 jobs.

    The UCU said the industrial action had come to an end after Bradford College agreed to rule out compulsory redundancies and improve pay for staff on hourly-paid contracts.

    UCU regional official Julie Kelley said: "This welcome deal at Bradford College improves the job security, status and pay for staff at the college.

    "Nobody ever wants to take strike action, but these improvements are a testament to members’ determination to fight for a fairer deal."

    In a statement, the college said it was "pleased" the dispute had been resolved.

    A spokesperson said: "To resolve the long-running pay dispute, the college has awarded staff additional annual leave through college closures at Christmas and Easter and established a policy and agreement around anti-casualisation through a new Contracts of Employment Policy.

    "The Executive Leadership Team recognises the commitment and dedication of all college employees and also the positive progress made with UCU in recent months.”

  10. Only attend Leeds A&E in emergency - Hospitals' pleapublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    People thinking of attending Leeds' A&E departments should only do so if it's an emergency, the NHS trust has said.

    An ambulanceImage source, Getty Images

    It's because the accident and emergency departments at both St James’s Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary are "extremely busy", the trust running them has said.

    There are long waits for patients who are non-urgent, it added.

    People thinking of going to A&E are asked to consider other options like calling 111, unless it's an emergency.

  11. MP O'Mara's ex-manager to contest his seatpublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Gareth Arnold has said he will stand as Sheffield Democratic Party candidate for the ward.

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  12. Leeds' Casilla denies racial abuse chargepublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019
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    Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla "strenuously denies" a Football Association charge of racial abuse.

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  13. Delays after car blaze on M1 in South Yorkshirepublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    A car fire on the M1 has closed two lanes near Barnsley.

    A fireImage source, Highways England/Crown Copyright

    Traffic cameras on the motorway show fire crews shortly after extinguishing the blaze.

    The lanes are closed southbound from junction 37 to 36 with Barnsley.

  14. Hip hop MC ‘dumbfounded’ by budding rapper, 8published at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Harry Bell is the first child in Hull to receive council-funded lessons in urban music.

  15. Man named following fatal Hull motorbike crashpublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    A motorcyclist who died in a crash in Hull last week has been named as 26-year-old Mark Donnelly.

    Mount PleasantImage source, Google

    Mr Donnelly, from Hull, died in the single-vehicle crash at the junction with Holderness Road and Mount Pleasant at about 01:30 on Friday morning.

    Mr Donnelly's family is being supported by specialist officers, police say.

    Officers continue to appeal for the drivers of two cars to come forward.

    A white or silver estate, possibly a Skoda, and a dark coloured hatchback, possibly a Ford Mondeo, were in the area at the time of the crash.

    Both vehicles are thought to be taxis and their occupants may have information about the collision, police say.

  16. Van flips over as driver tries to ram police vehiclepublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    A van driver and his passenger are said by police to be "lucky to be alive" after their vehicle flipped over while trying to ram a police car in Leeds.

    The van and contentsImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Officers from West Yorkshire Police attempted to stop the van after a member of the public spotted it on the M62 near Middleton and reported it for being overweight.

    When police gave chase, the driver of the van rammed one police car but then lost control and rolled the van while trying to ram another police vehicle on Gelderd Road, Leeds.

    Two people have been arrested, with police saying the driver and passenger were "lucky to be alive".

    A damaged police carImage source, West Yorkshire Police
  17. New £56m funding for radiotherapy researchpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Manchester will get £16.5m to develop proton beam therapy to boost survival rates and reduce side-effects.

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  18. Firefighters leave scene of tower block blazepublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Firefighters have left the scene of a blaze in a block of flats in Hull.

    Damaged window

    Five engines and an aerial appliance were called to the 12-storey building in Torpoint Drive, off Anlaby Road South at 10:20 this morning.

    There are no reports of any casualties.

    Roads around the area were closed for a number of hours but have since reopened.

  19. Fracking policing money to be spent 'on fighting crime'published at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    Money set aside for policing predicted protests at fracking sites in South Yorkshire will now instead be spent "fighting crime", the county's police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said.

    Police at Kirby MispertonImage source, SOPA/Getty Images

    At the weekend, the government announced it had called a halt to shale gas extraction - or fracking - in England amid fears about earthquakes.

    The indefinite suspension came after a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), external said it was not possible to predict the probability or size of tremors caused by the practice.

    Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire's PCC, welcomed the decision to halt fracking and said £1m had previously been set aside for policing predicted protests.

    Anti-fracking protests in places like Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire have cost the police over £110,000 a month.

    The money set aside in the force's budget in South Yorkshire will now "be better spent on fighting crime", Dr Billings said.

  20. Boy, 3, injured in Huddersfield hit-and-runpublished at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2019

    A three-year-old boy has been injured in a hit-and-run in Huddersfield.

    Riddings Road, HuddersfieldImage source, Google

    The boy was struck by a silver Vauxhall Astra at about 18:50 on Thursday on Riddings Road.

    West Yorkshire Police say the driver of the car failed to stop.

    The boy was treated for minor injuries.

    Anyone who witnessed the collision or who has dashcam footage which captured the vehicle driving in the area is being asked to contact police.