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The hospital says a number of existing volunteers have stood down during the coronavirus outbreak.

Warrington's Ben Murdoch-Masila and Leilani Latu go virtual to get their rugby league fix during the coronavirus shutdown.

Tourists are urged to stay away from parks and beaches as social distance rules are flouted.

Stores open early for medical staff after shift workers said they were struggling to buy supplies.

Ex-England and Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield competes a solo marathon in support of Rob Burrow, who has motor neurone disease.

Across Yorkshire the number of cases has risen to 170, NHS England says.

Janet Bairstow, mother of England batsman Jonny, is elected a vice-president of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

Sledmere House runs a conservation scheme to try and protect the working farm horses from extinction.

Labour councillors say government planning changes could see extra storeys added to homes in York.

Bars and alehouses across England mark the final night of business before closing to customers.

A man has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries after an incident in Huddersfield.

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West Yorkshire Police say the 32-year-old man is believed to have been involved in an "altercation" with another person in Percival Street, near the Slip Inn.

The incident happened at about 21:00 on Wednesday, the force said.

The man is reported to be in a serious condition.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, or who may have CCTV footage which captured it, is asked to contact police.

A project is using donations to help front line workers and people who are self-isolating.

Cafes, pubs and restaurants must close from Friday night, except for take-away food, to tackle coronavirus, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.

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Night clubs, theatres, cinemas, gyms and leisure centres have also been asked to close "as soon as they reasonably can".

Mr Johnson said that, at present, "we need to keep people apart" - but that the situation will be reviewed each month.

An extra £6m has been made available to farmers affected by flooding earlier this year.

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Storms Ciara and Dennis brought heavy rain to large swathes of the UK leaving thousands of acres of farmland underwater.

The National Farmers' Union said the government has now pledged £10m in total for those affected.

NFU Deputy President Stuart Roberts said the increase in funding would be a "huge relief" to farmers, some of whom are facing bills of "hundreds of thousands of pounds".

Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old student on New Year's Day in Sheffield have issued a renewed appeal for information.

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Isaiah Usen-Satchell, who was studying business at Leeds Trinity University, died in hospital after he was attacked during an altercation between a group of men on St Aidan's Road near Norfolk Park in Sheffield at about 04:20.

A post-mortem examination revealed he died as a result of slash wounds to his wrist.

Four men from Rotherham, aged 18, 18, 20 and 22, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain on police bail.

A fifth man, 27, also from Rotherham, who was also arrested on suspicion of murder, has since been released with no further action, police say.

South Yorkshire Police says it wants people living in the Norfolk Park area, particularly those living near St Aiden’s Road, to think back to that morning.

Det Chf Insp Jude Ashmore said: “We responded to reports of a fight between a group of men, did you witness this altercation or see any vehicles which seemed out of place?

"Did you see anybody acting suspiciously or hear any shouting or disturbances taking place?"

Police say any information, however seemingly insignificant, could help fill in gaps in the timeline they're establishing.

Middlesbrough Council warns staff to be vigilant about emails from Rotherham's local authority.

Councils in West Yorkshire have introduced changes to the way they conduct funerals as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Leeds City Council says it will not take any new bookings for chapel funeral services and has advised people to consider restricting attendance at existing bookings to "close family and friends".

It said any new bookings will be cremation-only services with no attendees, but that where possible webcasting will be provided free of charge.

Burials will "go ahead as planned" it said, but families have again been asked to limit the number of people gathering at the graveside.

Meanwhile, Kirklees Council said Huddersfield and Dewsbury crematoria will close to the public with immediate effect.

It said burials and cremations will go ahead as normal, but has also asked families to limit the number of mourners.

Rachel Spencer-Henshall, Director for Public Health for Kirklees, said: “These are unprecedented times, and we are having to look at how we can continue to provide essential services, in a way which minimises the risk to the general public and also our staff."

Many children across the UK are spending their last day at school for the foreseeable future.

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We have been hearing from some of the students who have had their exams cancelled about how they are feeling.

Aurelia Stoddar, a 17-year-old student from Leeds, was due to sit her A-levels in June and says the mood in her college "is quite tense" as they don't know what that means for university applications.

She says she applied to study medicine at university and has "a lot of anxiety".

"This would be the time we would have stopped seeing friends so much and been laser-focused on our exams, so I'm worried I'll be graded on a mock exam I never thought was going to count."

Two-year-old Keigan O'Brien was taken to hospital in cardiac arrest and died from head injuries.