Castleford sign versatile back Jack Sanderson on a deal until the end of this season, with an option for a further year.

Luke Mortimer, 7, used to play rugby before losing his hands and legs.

Vasconcelos's Instagram-friendly art is is all about vibrant colour and baroque kitsch.

Blake Austin's dramatic late drop-goal helps Warrington edge to victory at home to Castleford.

Huddersfield make amends for their heavy loss to Wigan as they come from behind to beat reigning Super League champions St Helens.

Marc Sneyd's golden point drop-goal helps Hull edge out Wakefield, whose stirring second-half comeback comes to nothing.

John Gabbitas was questioned over the pub attack in 2018, but was not charged until 17 months later.

Children at a Yorkshire school chose the "inspiring" activist as the subject of the huge portrait.

Six of the current bottom seven clubs face each other in the Championship this weekend as the threat of relegation increases.

Rats are still a problem in one of the poorest areas of Sheffield - a year after residents said they were living in "Dickensian conditions".

Shaun Outram (pictured), who lives in Page Hall, said last year he was catching up to three rats a day at his home and blamed it on a lack of street cleaning and anti-littering enforcement.

He says the problem still hasn't been sorted and vermin are still running through his garden.

Mr Outram said: "My dog's caught one and they were having a tug of war with it in the back garden. Have you ever tried to get a rat off a Jack Russell?"

Responding, the council says landlords failing to maintain some properties is to blame, meaning the animals can get into properties through broken bricks and air vents.

Ian Ashmore, from Sheffield City Council, said: "The council can only do so much. We've got people down here every day, but if landowners are not doing anything then it's going to be a real challenge for us.

"We need landlords to look after their properties. We need them to be actively managing them and looking for defects where there's a problem, the tenants to be telling them - and then the work to be done."

But city landlord Kashaf Walayat says they can't be held responsible for how occupants live.

Mr Walayat said: "I think people have to take responsibility for their own litter. If you see something on the floor and you've dropped it, pick it back up and throw it in the bin.

"If you do that, the rat problem will go away," he added.

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A new history trail telling the story of Whitby's fishing heritage has been given final approval.

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Whitby-based sculptor Emma Stothard has been commissioned by Scarborough Council to create seven wireframe models which will be placed around the town.

Among others, the sculptures will include a fisherwife, a man mending a net, a woman knitting a gansey - the traditional jumper worn by fishermen - and a crow’s nest with a lookout.

A companion app will mean visitors can scan QR codes at the seven sites to find out more about the works of art and their links to the town's history.

The hope is that the trail will guide visitors to areas of the town that they might otherwise miss.

The project will cost £55,000, with the majority of funding coming from the Coastal Revival Fund, which is run by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Barnsley, the council have announced.

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Barnsley Council said the two cases were unrelated, with the virus contracted outside of the borough.

Public Health England have contacted anyone who has been in close contact with the pair.

Julia Burrows, director of public health at Barnsley Council, said: "The risk of transmission is low.

I want to emphasise to our residents that people should continue to go about their daily lives as normal."

The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has now reached 163, the government has confirmed.

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a group of five masked men armed with axes and machetes attacked a man at a vaping shop last week.

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It happened on Bradford Road in Huddersfield at about midday last Friday, according to West Yorkshire Police.

The victim was left with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The attackers drove off in a red Nissan Note which had been stolen from the Yeadon area of Leeds and was later found on Wasps Nest Road, officers say.

The registration of the car was NJ61 NUB.

Anyone who saw the vehicle in the days leading up to the attack is being urged to contact police.

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The owners a Leeds stadium say they want to double the number of large-scale music concerts held at the venue, despite objections raised by local residents.

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The rugby pitch and surrounding stands at the Emerald Headingley Stadium are currently used to hold two events per year for up to 9,999 people.

However, an application has been submitted to Leeds City Council asking to increase this to four events per year, with no more than 19,999 spectators at each event.

The application has attracted several letters of complaint from local residents.

One read: “The stadium is in the process of applying for more events which usually involve heavy traffic and unreasonably loud noise, urination in streets and rubbish strewn everywhere.

“Making money and benefiting the city’s economy, at the expense of making local residents’ life sheer hell is not always the best option.”

The stadium owners say: “We are mindful of residents and will adopt a policy consistent with existing procedures to minimise noise and light disruption.

"Floodlights will be turned off by 23:00 and no bottle bins or waste will be collected until the next day."

Leeds City Council’s licensing sub-committee is set to meet on 17 March to discuss the plans.

Police want to speak to this man in connection with a nightclub attack in Barnsley which left a man with a broken jaw:

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The 26-year-old victim was in Co Co's club on Peel Street when he was punched in the mouth in what police say was an "unprovoked" attack..

He suffered a broken jaw in the attack, which happened at about 02:30 on Sunday 6 October after a conversation between the victim and his attacker.

Officers believe the man pictured could help them with their investigation.

Det Con Steve Mason said: “This was an unprovoked attack in a busy nightclub, which left the victim with severe injuries.

"We are now in position to release this image of a man we think may hold vital information about what happened that night."

It's a big weekend for ice hockey side Sheffield Steelers as they play in the Challenge Cup final.

Steelers are playing Cardiff Devils tonight in the league, but meet again on Sunday in the cup final.

Both sides occupy the top two spots in the Elite League standings.

Speaking to the club's website, head coach Aaron Fox said: "I’m excited to be in the final and at about 22:30 on Friday I will turn my attention to it.

"All our thoughts and focus right now is on Friday’s game. We have had success in Cardiff this year and we need those two points that will keep us in contention for the league title.

"It’s that old boring 'one game at a time' saying, I guess, but it’s true."

The 722ft-long structure near Thirsk was built without permission but can stay, planners decide.

Almost one billion litres of flood water is being moved from flood-hit areas of East Yorkshire every 24 hours, the Environment Agency (EA) has said.

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A number of high-volume pumps have been working round-the-clock to move away flood water which hit towns and villages when the River Aire overtopped last month.

About 100 homes have been affected by the flooding.

The flooding covered an area 80% the size of Windermere, England's largest lake, the EA has previously said.

A man's pleaded guilty to a "savage attack" in York in which he stabbed a man in the hand and slashed his face.

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Simon David Winterburn (pictured), 40, of no fixed address, attacked his 39-year-old victim on Bouthwaite Drive on 26 September last year, according to North Yorkshire Police.

He pleaded guilty at York Crown Court to wounding, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and theft of a bottle of vodka from a shop.

Winterburn was remanded in custody yesterday and is due to be sentenced on 10 April.

Det Con Alastair Foy said: “Winterburn carried out a savage and cowardly attack with a weapon which caused serious injuries to the victim.

“He slashed the man’s face causing a 10cm-long wound. The victim also suffered significant stab wounds to his right hand which required surgery."

The North Yorkshire force says it's grateful to members of the public who provided information about the attack, which helped to secure the conviction.

Anti-fraud officers in North Yorkshire have warned people to ignore a scam claiming tax rebates are available as a result of coronavirus.

Police say if anyone receives an email or other similar communication like the one shown below, they should report it and delete it:

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Police say: "We knew it would happen soon. Here is one of the first phishing emails linked to coronavirus."

"Do not click any links, there is no refund, do not part with any information," officers add.