Pictures of a mangled car which were driven by a drunk driver have been used by North Yorkshire Police to highlight the importance of having a designated driver on a night out.

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The force said: "Help us prevent scenes like this one which we dealt with recently. The driver was drunk. Amazingly, nobody was killed.

"If you only do one good deed this Christmas, offer to be a designated driver on a night out with family, friends or colleagues."

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The force says it'll be carrying out random roadside checks "morning, noon and night" to keep the roads safe over the Christmas period.

Police are currently dealing with an "ongoing incident" in Hull following reports a man was seen assaulting a woman and threatening her with what is described as a weapon.

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A cordon is in place around a property in the Walgrave Street area, off Newland Avenue, and will remain until the situation is dealt with, according to Humberside Police.

In the meantime, people are being asked by police to avoid the area "until we have brought it to a safe conclusion".

About £1.5m worth of cannabis has been seized from a drugs farm in a former pub in Doncaster.

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The "significant" cannabis grow, found in a disused pub in Thorne, contained about 1,500 plants, South Yorkshire Police said.

It was "clearly the work of an organised crime group", according to Doncaster East Neighbourhood Policing Team.

A street in North Yorkshire is getting into the Christmas spirit thanks to the efforts of one man.

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Eric Marshall, who turns 80 this week, still climbs onto the roof to arrange the display which he has been putting up for 30 years at his home in Bagby.

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Adding to his collection each year, Eric spends four weeks preparing the display, which has been visited by people from all around the world, including filmmakers from Hollywood.

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More information has been released by police as they try to find a missing man who was last seen in Barnsley last month.

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Richard Dyson, 55, was last seen at about 23:00 on Sunday 17 November walking towards the A6135 Sheffield Road, Hoyland, near Parkside Farm, new information suggests.

He was reported missing by his daughter on Monday 25 November after failing to visit her the previous day.

Police believe he has links to the Hoyland and Elsecar areas of Barnsley.

He is described as between 5ft 10ins and 6ft tall and of slim build.

He has short grey hair and is believed to be wearing a navy dark blue waterproof Kappa jacket with white stitching detail.

Anyone with information about Mr Dyson's whereabouts is being asked to contact police.

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The Lincolnshire-based Red Arrows aerial display team is to be part of major national Armed Forces Day celebrations in Scarborough next year, it's been revealed.

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The Armed Forces Day National Event will also include a parade of more than 1,000 active and retired service personnel.

The event, on 27 June, will be the first time the national celebration has been held in Yorkshire.

A Scarborough Borough Council report's laid out the first details of the event honouring of the country’s military, with more than 100,000 people expected to visit the area on 27 June.

The authority estimates the cost of hosting the event, usually attended by members of the Royal family and the Prime Minister, will be more than £500,000 - a cost which the council hopes to offset through sponsorship.

Three buses were attacked by vandals in Calderdale over the weekend, it's been revealed.

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The services in Dean Clough, Elland and Hipperholme had to be taken off the road after having their windows smashed by rocks thrown at them.

No one was injured in the incidents, but police are now examining on-board CCTV footage.

Will Pearson, head of operation for First West Yorkshire, said: "Three of our services were attacked by mindless vandals.

"Thankfully nobody was hurt but the incidents have caused window damage and meant some journeys have been impacted as buses were returned to depot and repaired.

"Although these were isolated incidents, such attacks can have very serious consequences and we would encourage anyone with information to contact the police".

A 20-year-old woman who died in a car accident in the early hours of Friday has been named by police.

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Naomi Buckle, of Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, was killed when the Audi car she was travelling in as a passenger hit a tree on the B6265 near to Ripon.

She died at the scene due to her injuries, police say.

The driver of the car, a 21-year-old man from Richmond, was arrested and has since been released under investigation.

Police are appealing for anyone who saw the white Audi RS3 at any time between 23:00 and 02:15, travelling from Catterick towards Risplith, to contact them.

Police in the Humber region have arrested 16 people over the last week as part of an operation looking to disrupt criminals and bring down gangs.

A number of raids have taken place as part of Operation Galaxy, according to Humberside Police.

During the raids, a 52-year-old Hull man was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13. Police seized his computer, mobile phone and USB sticks.

Meanwhile a 21-year-old man has been arrested on Beverley Road in Hull on suspicion of kidnap and blackmail.

Officers in Hook also arrested a man on suspicion of trying to import illegal knives. He’s been bailed to appear at a police station next month.

A fundraising concert is set to take place tonight to raise money to help those affected by last month's floods in Doncaster.

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Almost £500,000 has so far been raised by South Yorkshire's Community Foundation alongside BBC Radio Sheffield, who are behind tonight's concert at Doncaster Dome.

The money will be used to support families and local residents who have been displaced from their homes and had their properties damaged by the flood waters.

Tickets for the concert, which features local band Bang Bang Romeo and comedy from TV's Paul Sinha, are still on sale.

Money from the concert will directly go to the flood relief appeal.

Police are trying to find this 14-year-old boy who has been reported missing in Sheffield.

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Rudy Zotzman was last seen at about 22:30 last night on Nether Edge Road.

He was last seen wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a dark green and black North Face jacket.

Concerns are growing for his welfare, police say.

He is described as being 5ft 7ins tall, of medium build, with brown hair cut short on the back and sides.

Anybody who has seen Rudy, or knows where he is, is being asked to get in touch with police.

A former North Yorkshire Police Special Constable has pleaded guilty to eight child sex offences.

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Ryan John McCaffrey, 33, of Richmond Road, Catterick Garrison, appeared at York Crown Court yesterday.

He was charged with six counts of making indecent images of children, one count of possession of prohibited images of children and one count of possession of extreme pornography.

McCaffrey, a former police staff member and self-employed photographer, pleaded guilty to all the charges against him.

He's been given a 12-month suspended sentence, a five-year sexual harm prevention order and a 40-day rehabilitation order.

A force spokesperson said: “Nothing short of the highest integrity is tolerated in North Yorkshire Police.

"Those who commit crimes of this nature, no matter who they are, will always be pursued and put in front of the courts.”

Leeds is one of the cities set to take a share of £200m new investment by pub chain JD Wetherspoon over the next four years, it's been confirmed.

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The investment will create about 10,000 jobs, with the opening of new pubs and hotels as well as the expansion of existing pubs across the UK and Ireland, the firm says.

Leeds will join cities such as London, Dublin, Glasgow and Birmingham as targets for the new cash.

Wetherspoons founder and chairman Tim Martin said: "We are looking forward to opening many more new pubs as well as investing in existing pubs over the next four years.

"We are especially pleased a large proportion of the investment will be in smaller towns and cities which have seen a decline in investment in recent years.

Wetherspoons operates 875 pubs and 58 hotels across the UK and Republic of Ireland and employs 44,000 staff.

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Council bosses are looking for someone new to organise the Sheffield Half Marathon and 10k road races.

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The races are part of five-year contracts which have previously been held by Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All.

Julie King, events manager at the council, said: “We feel it’s time to test the market again to see if there are any other providers able to deliver successful road races that also bring in income via fees to the council.

“We’re looking for an event organiser that will increase participation and attract all levels of abilities, as well as attracting visitors to the city.”

The income from both events is put directly back into the city’s major events programme.

Another West Yorkshire school has had to close due to an outbreak of the Norovirus winter vomiting bug.

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Boston Spa Academy will be closed today and tomorrow until after a "deep clean" of the school has been carried out, it's been confirmed, external.

In a letter to parents and carers, Principal Christopher Walsh said it was hoped the school would reopen on Thursday following this "particularly unprecedented period".

Mr Walsh added: "In the event you believe your child has Norovirus, please follow professional advice in keeping your child at home for 48 hours following their last episode of illness."

This closure is just one of several which have taken place across West Yorkshire in recent weeks due to the winter vomiting bug.

These are the latest pictures from the scene of a six-vehicle accident on the M1 near Barnsley in South Yorkshire this morning.

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The incident is causing major delays between junctions 36 and 37.

Two lanes are currently closed and there's queuing traffic.

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Police and other emergency services are at the scene and injuries are described as "minor."

At the moment, Highways England says the road is expected to clear between 09:30 and 09:45.

There are currently delays of 50 minutes.

There are currently major delays on the M1 southbound between junctions 36 and 37 near Barnsley after a six-vehicle accident.

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The incident has led to the closure of two lanes and there's queuing traffic.

Police and other emergency services are at the scene and no-one is currently believed to have been injured.

At the moment, Highways England says the road is expected to clear between 09:30 and 09:45.

There are currently delays of 50 minutes.

Former Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel claims he was dismissed with immediate effect as he takes charge at Hearts.

North Yorkshire's Drax power station, which generates 5% of the UK's power, plans to capture more carbon than it produces by 2030, it's been announced.

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The firm's power plant near Selby is already largely powered by renewable fuel such as wood pellets.

The trees the pellets come from absorb carbon, which is then collected when they are burned to generate power.

But, biomass has proved controversial with some environmental campaigners who are concerned about the amount of carbon dioxide created by burning it.

Drax, which is the UK's largest power station, used to run exclusively on coal, but it has converted four of its six units to burn wood.

Drax said that it hopes to install carbon capture technology at two of its biomass units by the end of the next decade.

It said that would remove 8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year. It would be able to double that if the system is applied to all four of its biomass units.

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

However:

• The 08:43 Doncaster to Leeds service has been cancelled
• The 09:01 Wakefield Westgate to Leeds 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