Police say "mental health appears to be a factor" after a man is arrested in Leeds.

Police officers in South Yorkshire have been using an HGV to catch lorry drivers breaking the law, with more than 30 vehicles so far being stopped.

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In total, 29 lorries and four cars were stopped by police for various offences, including using a mobile phone and having an unsafe load.

The truck, nicknamed the HGV Supercab, can overtake lorries, allowing police officers in the cab to clearly see professional drivers.

It's been used on the M1, M18 and M180.

A group of Leeds United and Huddersfield Town fans are expected to walk from one club's stadium to the other this weekend to raise money for local food banks.

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They'll tackle the 13-mile route from Elland Road on Saturday morning before the two sides' Championship match at John Smith's Stadium, which kicks off at 12:30.

The Leeds United Supporters' Trust is working with two local food banks to set up Leeds Fans Foodbanks, which aims to collect food items at every home game.

The Huddersfield Town Supporters' Association is running a Festive Foodbank Appeal to help families who are in need over the Christmas period.

A man has been detained by police after trying to enter a mosque in Leeds while carrying a knife.

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West Yorkshire Police said the man was seen acting suspiciously with a knife in a butcher's shop on Beeston Road at 12:18.

He then tried to enter the nearby Abu Huraira Masjid mosque about an hour later, but was turned away. He was then seen walking towards Cross Flatts Park.

The force said said a man had been detained following the incident.

Supt Chris Bowen said: "We are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances around these incidents but at this stage mental health appears to be a factor.

"We have been liaising with representatives in the community to reassure them following these incidents given the understandable concern it will have caused and we will be keeping them updated".

A road is being named after William Parkin, who brought 12 women to safety in a WWI explosion.

A woman has been arrested after a car collided with two pedestrians in Leeds.

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It happened on Leeds Road in Allerton Bywater, near to the junction with Carlton View, at about 15:00 on Thursday.

A black Audi TT collided with a 70-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman, police said.

Both were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A 44-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs, and remains in custody.

Officers are asking anyone who might have seen what happened, particularly anyone who might have dashcam footage, to get in touch.

A number of "street marshals" are set to work alongside Leeds City Council and the police to keep shoppers and festive season partygoers safe in the city.

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Business Against Crime in Leeds has employed marshals over the weekends to support the city centre.

Marshals will be in busy areas of the city in what is the eighth year the scheme has been running.

A 20-year-old woman has died after the car she was travelling in hit a tree in the early hours of this morning in North Yorkshire.

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It happened on the B6265 between Ripon and Risplith at about 02:15 when a white Audi crashed into a tree near Grantley Hall, according to North Yorkshire Police.

The woman died at the scene and the driver and other passengers were taken to hospital.

A 21-year-old man who was driving the car has been arrested and is currently in police custody.

Anyone who saw the white Audi RS3 at any time between 23:00 and 02:15, travelling from Catterick towards Risplith, is being urged to contact police.

A bridge which links a South Yorkshire community hit by recent flooding to a nearby motorway has reopened after weeks of repair work.

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Jubilee Bridge, which carries Ferry Road over the River Don near Doncaster, was closed following flooding last month.

The council has now said it has reopened, restoring a main route between the M18 and Fishlake.

The work was expected to be completed just before Christmas, Doncaster Council previously said.

A man and a woman have been arrested after a teenage girl was assaulted in Sheffield earlier this week.

Police say they were called to the Nursery Tavern on Ecclesall Road at about 16:05 on Wednesday following reports of racial abuse.

A man and a woman were asked to leave the premises.

There was a report of an altercation between the same man and woman and other people on a bus travelling along Ecclesall Road towards the city centre at about 16:30.

The people involved got off the bus on Ecclesall Road, where a 14-year-old girl was assaulted and suffered minor injuries, police say.

A 40-year-old woman and 44-year-old man, both from Sheffield, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of racially aggravated assault and public order offences.

Anyone who witnessed what happened, or has any footage of the incident, is being asked to get in touch with South Yorkshire Police.

Police searching for a missing 81-year-old great grandfather from Dewsbury say they'll continue to do all they can to get him back to his family, but the only place left to search is the river.

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Colin Vasey left his home almost three weeks ago and has not been seen since.

West Yorkshire Police say "all available lines of inquiry are now complete", but the search for him continues.

Det Ch Insp Fiona Gaffney said: “Mr Vasey's family's efforts to support our inquiries and appeal for information about him have been nothing less than huge, and reflect the love they clearly feel for him.

“Sadly we are at the point where we have looked everywhere possible and concluded every line of inquiry, other than completing our search of the river.

“Our search efforts remain concentrated there and we will search for as long as we can to try and find Colin."

Two pedestrians in their 80s were injured when a car collided with them in York, police say.

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It happened near the Iceland store on Fulford Road at about 10:00 on Wednesday, according to North Yorkshire Police.

A Volkswagen Touran collided with an 86-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman.

The man suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries and the woman received minor injuries. Both were taken to hospital.

Officers are appealing for witnesses to the collision, or anyone who recalls seeing the vehicle prior to the incident, to get in touch.

Dozens of swans affected by oil in last month's flooding are now being returned to their home in Rotherham.

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The RSPCA has been rehabilitating the contaminated birds from Parkgate canal basin.

About 63 birds have been helped, the animal charity said.

The oil came from an upturned barge in Rotherham and leaked from cars trapped in flood water.

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A murder inquiry begins after a man was seriously assaulted in Dewsbury.

A 24-year-old woman who was reported missing from Barnsley has been found "safe and well" say police.

Rebecca Whittington had not been seen since going missing from Barugh Green last night.

South Yorkshire Police have thanked the public for their help in finding her.

A murder investigation has been launched and four people have been arrested following the death of a man in Kirklees yesterday.

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Emergency crews attended a house in Moorside End in Dewsbury at about 14:00 following a call about concerns over a man at the address.

When they attended, they found a 54-year-old man had suffered serious injuries. He died at the scene.

Officers believe he was seriously assaulted prior to his death, though a post-mortem examination has yet to be carried out, police say.

Four men, aged 34, 38, 39 and 51, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.

Officers are asking anyone with any information to get in touch.

A man who inflicted eye injuries on a woman described by a detective as the "most horrific" he’d ever seen has been jailed for more than 12 years.

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Jamie Luke Ashton, 30, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of wounding with intent and grievous bodily harm at York Crown Court yesterday.

On 30 June this year, Ashton violently attacked the woman, repeatedly punching her in the face, causing her a fractured eye, fractured nose and a split eyelid, the court heard.

The attack has left the woman with permanent loss of sight in one of her eyes, police say.

Det Con Jon Kenworthy said: “Ashton’s violence and sustained attack on this woman was sickening.

"The injuries he caused her are some of the most horrific eye injuries I have ever seen in my career."

Ashton was jailed for 12 years and six months.

Police are trying to find a missing 24-year-old woman who was last seen in Barnsley yesterday.

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The last sighting of Rebecca Whittington was in Barugh Green at about 22:55 on Thursday.

Police say they having "growing concerns" for her welfare.

At the time she was seen, it's believed she was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information is being asked to get in touch with South Yorkshire Police.

A football league aimed at dealing with obesity among men is to be set up in York.

Man v Fat started out in the West Midlands, helping men to lose weight by playing a 30-minute game of football.

Setting a similar league up in York is part of the council's physical activity and sport strategy for the city.

The league is decided not just on points won, but also on pounds lost - so the biggest "loser" is the winner.

A man fleeing police in Hull threw a Swiss watch worth £1,500 at officers while running away from them, the force says.

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The man was spotted by police officers in the middle of a suspected drugs deal in Hull city centre, who say he ran off when approached and threw a variety of objects at them, including a Tag Heuer watch.

He was caught with a quantity of what police describe as "magic mushrooms" on him and £350 in cash.

The man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled drug with intent to supply, assaulting a police officer, money laundering and theft.

The man has been released under investigation, according to Humberside Police.