Water is pouring off fields which are unable to hold it from the swollen River Aire in East Yorkshire.

An Olympic gold medal-winning boxer from Hull is behind plans for a new health centre in the city which he hopes will be improve physical and mental health in the community.

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Luke Campbell (pictured above) is working with Hull City Council to create the It's Everyone’s Fight venue in the vacant former Farm Foods building in Prospect Street.

The Hull-born star says he'll meet the costs through his charitable foundation, also called It’s Everyone’s Fight, alongside other charities and grants.

Campbell said: “When I was growing up, I don’t think such a place existed. This will be much more than a fitness gym," he added.

Deputy leader of Hull City Council, Daren Hale, said: “It's great for Hull that an Olympic gold medal champion, potential world title-holder and local lad, is prepared to invest in a project in his community that offers such great social and health benefits."

A 16-year-old boy from Wakefield is still missing, almost six weeks after he was last seen.

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Mateusz Lugowski, who is from the Lupset area, was reported missing on Sunday 19 January.

He is described as 5ft 2ins tall, of slim build with short brown hair.

He was last seen wearing a blue and black hooded jacket, grey tracksuit bottoms with thick blue stripe and blue trainers with white stripes.

The latest confirmed sighting of him was by two of his friends close to the river behind the Evans Halshaw garage.

A number of searches, including by specialist underwater teams, have been carried out by police.

West Yorkshire Police continue to appeal for information for help in finding him.

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The amount of water spilled from the flooded River Aire onto land in East Yorkshire around Snaith, East Cowick and Gowdall, is 80% the size of Windermere in the Lake District.

That's the latest statistic on the area's deluge released by the Environment Agency:

Three people have been jailed for a total of 47 years after setting fire to a home in Heckmondwike while a family slept inside.

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A 17-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries in the blaze, which saw his mother and two sisters, aged 16 and 11, escape through windows.

The house on Stonedene Court was damaged in the fire on 11 August last year.

After a trial at Leeds Crown Court, Mohammed Iftikar Azad, 45, of Mortimer Avenue, Healey, Batley, was sentenced to 32 years after being convicted of attempted murder.

Vishal Thapar, 32, of Brooke Street, Cleckheaton, was jailed for nine years after being convicted of arson to endanger life.

Semia Hussain, 26, of Hawthorn Avenue, Batley, was sentenced to six years in prison for the same offence.

A woman is asking for the public's help to find her dad who's been missing for more than three months.

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Richard Dyson, 57, was last seen by his daughter, Bethany, on Friday 15 November when he dropped her off in the Aston area of Rotherham.

He was reported missing 10 days later after she didn't hear from him again.

She said: "It doesn’t really make any sense where he would go, especially without saying anything to me.

"I just want to know that he’s all right. If he’s gone somewhere and doesn’t want to come back, then I’d understand that, but I just want him or someone to tell me where he’s gone so I know he’s OK.

"Please, Dad, if you’re reading this, tell someone where you are or get in touch with me so I know you’re all right. If you know my Dad, or you’ve seen him, please tell the police."

Police say officers have been working hard to try and establish where Mr Dyson went after he was last seen on Sunday 17 November at about 23:00 walking towards the A6135 Sheffield Road in Hoyland.

Anybody who has seen Mr Dyson is being asked to get in touch with police on 101.

People in the East Yorkshire town of Snaith and the nearby village of East Cowick who have not already left properties at risk of flooding are being urged by local authorities to do so.

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council says: "Water levels in Snaith are receding slightly, but levels in East Cowick are continuing to rise."

Ian Burnett, from the council, said: “Properties continue to be at risk in Snaith and East Cowick, with a number of properties in East Cowick evacuated in the early hours of the morning.

“People who are at risk of flooding and have not evacuated their properties are urged to do so."

The authority says its staff will remain in the area around the clock across the weekend and for as long as they're needed during the emergency situation.

Seven flood warnings remain in place in the area at Gowdall, Hirst Courtney, Hirst Marsh, Snaith, Temple Hirst, West Cowick and East Cowick., external

People planning to travel on the railways this weekend are being warned to check timetables before starting their journey with more adverse weather being forecast.

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Storm Jorge is set to hit the UK, bringing heavy rain and strong wings with it.

A yellow weather warning is in place for much of Yorkshire.

The poor weather could affect travelling, including damaging overhead power lines, fallen trees on the track or flooding.

National Rail Enquiries is asking people to check before you travel.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service is helping to pump thousands of litres of water away from people's homes in a flood-hit town.

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A number of properties in Snaith and surrounding villages have been flooded with some people being forced from their homes after floodwater rose.

A high volume pump capable of moving 8,000 litres of water every minute has been deployed to the area, the service said.

Lewis Capaldi is the latest act to join the line-up for this year's Leeds festival.

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The Scottish singer - who picked up two Brit Awards last week - will play alongside headliners Liam Gallagher, Stormzy and Rage Against The Machine at Bramham Park over the August bank holiday weekend.

Also joining the bill are indie rock band The Subways, rappers Ms Banks and MoStack and singer-songwriter L Devine.

As the UK braces itself for another storm this weekend, with a yellow weather warning for rain and snow over parts of Yorkshire, external, conditions in some parts of the county are already looking very wintry.

A snow clearing operation took place overnight on Fleet Moss, the highest road in Yorkshire.

The summit of Fleet Moss, near Hawes, is 589m above sea level.

These pictures by Thomas Beresford show the extent of snowfall there last night:

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These are the latest pictures from the flood-hit East Yorkshire town of Snaith and the village of East Cowick.

BBC reporter Lucy Clark says: "In East Cowick, Back Lane (pictured below) is waist-high and fields and roads which were accessible yesterday are now like lakes."

People living in East Cowick were advised to leave their homes overnight as water levels rose in nearby flooded fields.

Seven flood warnings remain in place in the area at Gowdall, Hirst Courtney, Hirst Marsh, Snaith, Temple Hirst, West Cowick and East Cowick, external.

Over in Snaith - as these two photos taken 24 hours apart show - the water level at the level crossing has gone down, leaving debris on the road and railway tracks.

Saturday's National League game between Eastleigh and FC Halifax Town is postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

A sports centre in West Yorkshire is expected to be closed for about a week as investigations take place into a suspected arson attack at the venue.

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About 250 people were forced to evacuate from the Thornes Park Stadium, in Wakefield, on Wednesday night after police said it was deliberately set alight.

The trackside seating area was set alight and the fire spread to a building where a children's sports event was being held.

Cllr Jacquie Speight, Wakefield Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport, said: "Unfortunately, due to the damage caused, Thornes Park Stadium will remain closed while investigations take place. This is expected to take around one week to complete.

"Once we have more information about the extent of the damage and repairs that are needed, we will be able to give a clearer indication of when we hope to reopen.”

Rail passengers have been advised not to travel to London on the East Coast Main Line this weekend as upgrade works take place, Network Rail has said.

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No train services will enter or exit London King's Cross station on Saturday or Sunday as work to upgrade of the line is carried out.

Network Rail say the £1.2bn project will allow for faster, more frequent services, increased capacity and improved reliability.

A spokesperson for train operators along the route, said: “We urge passengers to follow the travel advice issued and not to travel to or from London this weekend on these routes. Passengers should travel on alternative dates."

A project which uses contactless pay points to help Harrogate’s homeless could be expanded after it raised more than £2,700 in four months.

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The Street Aid scheme became the first of its kind in Yorkshire when it launched in October last year.

It was set up by Harrogate Borough Council, North Yorkshire Police and Harrogate Homeless Project with the aim of reducing begging in the town.

Donations are made via debit or credit cards being tapped on to the terminal, which has been installed in the window of Marks and Spencer. Each tap gives £3.

A council spokesman said: “We are now exploring the possibility of additional tap terminals in Harrogate town centre and the surrounding district.”

Insp Penny Taylor, from North Yorkshire Police, said: “We've seen a reduction in begging in Harrogate through this and I would support further roll-out of the scheme, so the most vulnerable people in Harrogate can benefit.”

A flood victim says he was given no advance warning of the rising water levels which later engulfed his home in East Yorkshire.

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Danny Leake, who lives in Gowdall, near Snaith, said his property started to become inundated with water on Tuesday night.

"Our kitchen's down in the cellar and [the flood water is] all the way up to the ceiling. We kept getting told it wasn't going to flood but it did."

He said he had received no assistance and had asked for sandbags only to be told "don't worry it's reached it peak, it's not going to get any deeper and then the next thing my kitchen's up to the ceiling".

"We didn't even get a text or an email to say that we were going to get flooded... I mean we get texts all the time when it's not even going to flood but when we actually needed them they've been nowhere, so we've still not heard a thing."

More than 65 properties in nearby Snaith and East Cowick have been flooded after the River Aire overtopped.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said it was continuing to "work with its partners in response to the ongoing flooding in Snaith, Gowdall and East Cowick".

A council says the planned decibel level for the event, which also features Westlife, is too loud.

A fundraising appeal has been launched to help raise money for the flood-hit town of Snaith and surrounding villages.

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Serious flooding occurred last night in East Cowick after water from flood plains poured into the village and a number of properties in nearby Snaith have already flooded.

Now a fundraising campaign has been set up by the Snaith and Surrounding Villages 2020 Flood Support group.

It currently aims to raise £5,000 to help victims of flooding. So far £1,590 has been donated.

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BBC Yorkshire News

A collection of original film and circus posters worth an estimated £50,000 are to be sold at auction later today.

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Bradford-based W E Berry Ltd produced and printed the colourful artwork for more than 75 years before its closure in 2004.

The posters are due to go under the hammer at Ewbank's Auctions in Surrey this afternoon.

Professor Vanessa Toulmin, from the University of Sheffield, said the collection contained "some quite stunning pieces".

"I've spoken to collectors around the world who will be watching the auction and the Betram Mills circus posters will be most keenly looked at," she said.

"It would be sad if some of the pieces leave the country."

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