The Diocese of York has welcomed the announcement of a new Archbishop of York.

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The current Bishop of Chelmsford, Stephen Cottrell, will become the 98th Archbishop of York and the Church of England's second most senior clergyman, when Dr John Sentamu steps down next year.

The Bishop of Hull, the Right Reverend Alison White, said: "This is great news. People across the diocese have been praying God would send us the person he is calling to be the next Archbishop of York.

"In Bishop Stephen, these prayers are answered and this is joyful news for us."

Bishop Stephen and his wife Rebecca are expected at York Minster this afternoon to attend a service of prayer in the Minster's Quire.

Work on the world's largest wind turbines, which will be based off the Yorkshire coast, is under way.

The 850ft-high turbines are being built in Rotterdam and each one will produce enough power for 16,000 homes.

The turbines will form part of the Dogger Bank wind farm, which it's claimed will be the world's biggest and produce enough electricity to power 4.5 million UK homes.

Industry experts say its size will mean cheaper electricity with power first expected to be produced in 2023.

The project is located 80 miles off the East Yorkshire coast and consists of three sites, Creyke Beck A, Creyke Beck B and Teesside A.

The electricity will come ashore at sites in Teesside and Cottingham in East Yorkshire.

Three men have been jailed after they were caught by police customs with 10 million illegal cigarettes on a farm in East Yorkshire.

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The three men were found loading the tobacco products - worth more than £3m - into a van on the premises on Driffield Road, Huggate, in September.

One other man fled the scene.

The three men admitted excise fraud at Hull Crown Court.

Michael Haley (pictured above left), 39, of Meadow Way, Walkington, Beverley, and Rafal Miller (pictured middle), 37, from Poland were jailed for three years and nine months.

Grzegorz Kojak (pictured above right), 50, from Poland was jailed for three years and three months at Hull Crown Court.

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A second man has been charged with the murder of a man found stabbed in Leeds.

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Tcherno Ly, 21, of Hunslet, died in hospital on 25 August after being found injured just off Chapeltown Road in Leeds.

Hussein Semusu, 20, of Grange Avenue, Chapeltown, has charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon and is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court tomorrow.

Beni Nami, 19, of Nassau Place, Leeds, was been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon in September.

There may be a few days still to go before Christmas, but anyone dreaming of a White Christmas might want to head to the Yorkshire Dales...

These snowy scenes have been caught on camera near Deepdale:

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The number of people out of work in Yorkshire and the Humber region dropped by 6,000 between August and October, according to new figures.

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The jobless total for the region now stands at 110,000, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Across the UK, unemployment fell to its lowest level since January 1975 in the three months to October this year.

The number of people out of work fell by 13,000 to 1.281 million, ONS figures show, external.

The employment rate rose to an all-time high of 76.2%, with an increase of 24,000 taking the number of people in work up to a total of 32.8 million.

The fire service in North Yorkshire has been criticised for the way it prevents fires and its "understanding of the risk of fire".

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The service has been rated as "requires improvement" in both areas in a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, external.

Questions have also been raised about the service's financial viability, with the inspectorate saying: "The delayed introduction of tactical response vehicles has contributed to an estimated budget deficit of £2.5m.

"More generally, the service’s current financial plans rely on using reserve funds, which is unsustainable."

However, the report rated as "good" the way in which the fire service protects the public through fire regulation and responds to fires and other emergencies.

Responding to the report, Andrew Brodie, North Yorkshire's Chief Fire Officer, said: “I think the report provides a fair and balanced view of our service and there are no surprises for us in it.

“There are some areas for improvements that have been identified and we’ve started work on these already."

A critically ill two-year-old girl born with kidney disease has received a donor organ from a Wakefield woman after her family launched a social media appeal.

Anaya Kandola (above left), from Newcastle, had both her enlarged kidneys removed after having been diagnosed with a rare condition.

After seeing the appeal on Facebook, Surinder Sapal, 36, of Wakefield, (pictured below) volunteered to donate one of hers.

Anaya's mother, Joety, described Ms Sapal as "a superhero" and said she had her "heartfelt gratitude".

As organ donors' details are not passed on to recipients or their families, Mrs Kandola wrote a thank you message in a card given to health chiefs and provided her phone number should Ms Sapal wish to get in touch.

She said: "I was thinking 'How do I thank this person who has saved my daughter's life?' I just penned my thoughts and heartfelt gratitude and said they'd come into our lives as a superhero.

"I left my phone number in the card in case she wanted to contact me so she messaged me and I then rang her."

Ms Sapal, a radiographer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, said: "Being a mum myself I thought if my child needed help I would look to a stranger so why not me being a stranger helping another child?"

South Yorkshire's tram-train service is expected to resume today after it was suspended over the weekend.

It's the second time journeys between Sheffield and Rotherham have come to a halt this year.

Operator Stagecoach Supertram says problems occurred because of a hydraulics fault.

Tram-trains run from Sheffield Cathedral to Rotherham Parkgate, using light rail as well as tracks built for trains.

A reduced service is expected to run throughout the day.

Bishop Stephen's emphasis upon evangelism and outreach to the unchurched brought him to the attention of senior clergy.

There are renewed calls for tolls for people driving across the Humber Bridge to be scrapped.

The bridge, which is about 6 miles west of Hull city centre, runs between Hessle and Barton-upon-Humber over its 1.4-mile length.

The calls to make it free to cross come on the first anniversary of tolls being scrapped on the Severn Bridge.

The England to Wales crossing has seen a rise in use of more than 10% since tolls were abolished, according to Highways England.

Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce is leading the campaign to scrap tolls on the Humber Bridge.

David Hooper, from the chamber, says: "It would boost the economy and it would boost economic development and it's something we'd very much like to see."

A man from Lincoln has died in a crash on the A64 near Scarborough.

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An Audi car and an AA breakdown truck collided between Staxton and Seamer roundabouts at about 11:40 yesterday morning, according to North Yorkshire Police.

The driver of the grey Audi, a man in his 60s from Lincoln, died at the scene, the force says.

The driver of the AA truck, a 57-year-old man from York, was uninjured.

Anyone who saw the incident, or who saw either of the vehicles prior to the collision, is asked to contact police.

The new Archbishop of York, who will take over next year from John Sentamu as the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, has been named as Stephen Cottrell.

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The current Bishop of Chelmsford will become the 98th Archbishop of York when Dr Sentamu retires next summer.

Stephen Cottrell was ordained priest in 1985 before beginning his ministry at Christchurch, Forest Hill in south east London, and moving on to the dioceses of Chichester and Wakefield.

He was nominated area Bishop of Reading in 2004, where he served for six years, before becoming Bishop of Chelmsford in 2010.

He has written several books on the subject of spirituality.

Archbishop Sentamu, the UK's first black archbishop, was enthroned at York Minster in November 2005 in a ceremony which broke with tradition and included drums and dancers.

He is set to retire on 7 June next year, three days before his 71st birthday.

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A bright, chilly start with early fog patches.

Sunny spells and occasional showers are expected later.

Any showers will fade this evening to leave a dry and cold night, with light winds:

Two teenage boys have been charged after a luxury car was stolen in an East Yorkshire burglary last week.

The Mercedes was stolen from an address on Crescent Street, in Cottingham, on Wednesday, with one teenage boy being charged in connection with the theft last week.

A 16-year-old boy has since been charged with burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.

He was also charged with another count of burglary in connection with an incident on Desmond Avenue, Hull, last week.

A 14-year-old boy was also charged with burglary and theft of a motor vehicle, as well as two further counts of burglary following incidents on Desmond Avenue, Hull on 5 December and 9 December.

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The introduction of new trains and changed timetables this week means several rail services are affected.

Yesterday, Northern had cancelled 19 trains by 10:00 and 31 were delayed, which it said was down to "operational issues" rather than the timetable change.

Transpennine Express also cancelled 29 services on Monday morning.

This morning, passengers still seem to be facing a number of cancellations or delays to services.

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

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A woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a marked police car responding to an emergency call in Bradford late yesterday afternoon.

The 61-year-old pedestrian was struck on Lilycroft Road, near the Cliffe Road junction, in the Manningham area at about 16:45.

She was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary.

West Yorkshire Police said the crash had been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct as a matter of routine.

The police car was travelling towards Girlington when the crash happened.

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 51-year-old man in Rotherham.

The body of Jerry Appicella was found inside a property in Craganour Place, Denaby Main, Doncaster, on Sunday evening.

South Yorkshire Police have said his death was the result of a "targeted attack".

Det Ch Insp Simon Palmer said: "We believe Mr Appicella was involved in an Incident prior to his death on Tuesday 3 December near to the Go Local Shop in Hickleton Street, Denaby.

"We are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed this or was in the area at the time."

A man who died when he was hit by a car in Rotherham has been named as 76-year-old Alan Jeffs.

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Mr Jeffs died when a red Mercedes SLK hit him on Thursday on Bawtry Road.

His dog, Maddie, also died in the crash.

The driver of the car, who stopped at the scene, is helping police with the investigation.

Mr Jeffs’ family said that he had lived all his life in Rotherham, surrounded by his sisters and brother who all lived nearby.

They said he loved his dog dearly and enjoyed taking her for walks.

Four tram-train units used between Sheffield and Rotherham are to be brought back into service after being checked by the manufacturer.

Stadler advised tram-train operator Stagecoach Supertram to withdraw the fleet on Saturday because of a hydraulics fault.

The firm now says that following checks four of the seven vehicles can be put back into service.

However, it said further inspections are still being carried out on the reaming three units.

Tram-trains run from Sheffield Cathedral to Rotherham Parkgate, using light rail as well as tracks built for trains.

Stagecoach said earlier it was looking at re-introducing a twice-hourly service from tomorrow.