A double rainbow appeared across the sky as people applauded NHS and key workers on their doorsteps.

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BBC Weather Watchers across Yorkshire captured the phenomenon which appeared in several parts of the country on Thursday evening, including Snaith (pictured above).

It happened as residents took part in "Clap for Carers" - a weekly tribute to those working on the front line during the coronavirus pandemic.

The rainbow has become a symbol of thanks to key workers, with many displaying homemade pictures of them in their windows.

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Police officers searching for a missing Sheffield man have issued a fresh appeal for help finding him.

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David John Fox, 43, was last seen in the Beighton area at about 10:00 on Tuesday.

However, officers trying to find him believe he may also have been at a Tesco Express on High Street in Beighton at about 07:30 yesterday.

They're asking the public for help reporting sightings of Mr Fox, who was last seen wearing a grey woolly hat, a khaki green jacket and blue jeans, and was carrying a large dark backpack.

Officers say they are searching for him in rural areas including Rother Valley Country Park and Beighton as they grow "increasingly concerned" for his welfare.

Anybody who has seen Mr Fox is being asked to get in touch with South Yorkshire Police.

The care home worker says she fears her "diy test" from the Doncaster centre will be inaccurate.

Professional Rugby League clubs in Yorkshire are set to share in a £16m government loan to help them recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Rugby Football League chief executive, Ralph Rimmer, asked for assistance after the suspension of the game on 16 March.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the government had intervened "to protect an entire sport".

Eighteen English venues, predominantly in the North, are scheduled to stage World Cup games in 2021, which runs from 23 October to 27 November.

The sport is seen as a special case because of its social value in mainly northern communities and the risk of it being wiped out.

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Drivers are being warned to expect road closures on a South Yorkshire road as a new five-mile barrier is installed.

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Highways England is replacing the steel barrier in the central reservation on the A1(M) near Doncaster with a new concrete barrier to provide better protection for drivers.

The new barrier will prevent vehicles crossing onto the opposite carriageway and Highways England said the work will result in less maintenance work – reducing the need for lane closures in the future.

Temporary narrow lanes will be installed between junction 35 at Wadworth, where the motorway connects to the M18, and junction 37 at Marr from this week.

A 40mph reduced speed limit will also be introduced in the affected area.

The northbound and southbound carriageways will need to be closed for three weekends each during the summer to install parts of the new concrete barrier, according to Highways England.

The first road closure will take place at the end of May with a diversion in place for drivers.

The work is expected to last until December.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a "targeted" assault in Bradford which left a man with serious injuries after he was attacked with hammers, say police.

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The victim, in his 20s, was attacked in woodland off Scholebrook Lane just after 15:30 on Tuesday.

A 29-year-old man from Bradford has been charged with GBH with intent and is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court later, police say.

Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man from Bradford has been released on bail while investigations continue.

Police say the suspects were driving a red Mitsubishi Shogun which has since been recovered.

The car's registration is N48 DAG, officers say.

Det Ch Insp Andy Farrell, said: "We firmly believe there are people in the community who've not yet come forward and want to speak to them so we can trace further suspects for this targeted attack.

“We believe people will have seen the Shogun driving around Holmewood in the time leading up to the incident and urge anyone with information about it to contact us," he added.

An organisation representing landlords in York says it will not ask members to waive rents or release students from tenancy agreements during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The comment comes after the University of York urged landlords to offer help to struggling students while the university's student union asked landlords to show "leniency".

York University's Vice-Chancellor Professor Charlie Jeffrey provided a letter to all students to give to landlords explaining that all teaching had moved online for the summer term.

"We have therefore taken the decision to allow our students to end their rental agreement early at no additional charge," he wrote, adding that he hoped other providers would follow suit.

But the York Residential Landlord Association says many of its members' rentals are their primary incomes.

It adds that it is sympathetic to the situation students find themselves in during the pandemic and says landlords take "great pride" in the service they offer students.

However, in a letter to the university, the association's chairman Andy Simpson says: "In terms of rent reductions or penalty-free releases from tenancy agreements, it's not something we would advise landlords to do."

A man is due to appear in court following a firearms discharge in West Yorkshire.

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The 26-year-old Leeds man has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear or violence, following an incident on Cliffe Road, Brighouse on Monday, say police.

He's due to appear before Leeds Magistrates' Court later today.

A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a man who died after being found unconscious in Sheffield city centre last month.

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Xiangyu Li, 26, was found with head injuries on Union Street on 24 March and died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics to save him.

Yongqi Liang, of Broomhall Street, Sheffield, has been remanded into custody charged with murder.

He is due to appear at Doncaster Magistrates' Court later today.

A doctor from Bolton who was working at a West Yorkshire hospital has died after testing positive for coronavirus, it's been confirmed.

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Dr Nasir Khan, a locum doctor and consultant physician at Dewsbury and District Hospital, fell ill about a month ago and died on Wednesday, according to Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Khan, who started working at the trust in November, was a "very well-liked and valued member of the team", said Martin Barkley, the trust's chief executive.

His colleagues have spoken of his "incredibly positive nature, his kindness and his compassion for his patients", Mr Barkley added.

"We consider ourselves fortunate to have had such a doctor as Dr Khan working for the trust and we are all devastated to learn of his death."

Mr Khan was married with three children.

His son, Mahad Ali Khan, said Dr Khan was "a loving, caring and much-loved father, son, brother and friend".

"He had always put his family and friends before himself and was extremely giving. He would always look for the slightest of excuses to help those in need," he said.

The union jack will be flown at half-mast at Dewsbury Hospital as a mark of respect, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said.

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A swan has died after being left with "horrific injuries" in an attack by dogs in South Yorkshire - the third incident of its kind in the county in recent weeks, according to the RSPCA.

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The swan was injured when two dogs attacked it at Bolton Brick Pond in Bolton-upon-Dearne, Barnsley, on Saturday morning, the animal charity has said.

It had to be put down, leaving his mate alone with a nest and eggs.

RSPCA officer Katie Hetherington said: "The swan’s injuries were horrific. He had a very badly broken wing and a broken foot.

"He collapsed and was breathing heavily. Sadly, there was no choice but to end his suffering."

The RSPCA says it would like to speak to a man who witnesses say was walking two large dogs which attacked the swan.

Ellis Morey will go 26 miles - or 77 laps - around a miniature railway on a hand crank.

A goose which has taken advantage of the coronavirus lockdown to nest in one of the north of England's busiest transport hubs has laid its fourth egg.

The goose has made a home in a raised flowerbed in the middle of the main concourse at York railway station, an area normally crowded with commuters and tourists.

LNER, which runs the station, says the goose is watched daily by thousands of people via a series of "goosecam" feeds.

A spokesman for the firm said: "There are now four eggs in the flowerbed nest at York and it seems the station team is taking good care of Mother Goose."

Staff at the station are welcoming suggestions for names for the bird via LNER's social media channels.

A health and social care trust has been rated as inadequate by inspectors who have recommended it be placed in special measures.

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Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust runs services at a number of locations for people with mental health issues, learning difficulties and substance abuse.

However, the latest report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given it the lowest rating it can award.

Following an inspection earlier this year, the CQC found the trust "didn't always provide consistently safe care" with issues relating to training and staffing.

It also found there were "some pockets of culture within the organisation which was not caring and compassionate".

However, the inspection also found leaders were "passionate about improving the care they delivered".

The overall "inadequate" rating is down on its previous inspection of "good", something the trust says it is "committed" to returning to.

The trust said it had "taken seriously and acted quickly to respond to the CQC inspection that took place at the beginning of the year.

"Since the CQC visit, the trust has focused on the urgent concerns relating to quality and safety, and is confident they can demonstrate significant improvement."

It added that improvements had already taken place, including support and training for staff, along with clinical supervision and strengthening staffing on some wards.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is at the forefront of many people's minds during the current coronavirus pandemic.

But hygiene and safety has not always been a given in medicine, as Leeds' Thackray Medical Museum shows.

The currently-closed museum's displays give an insight into how medicine and healthcare has changed over centuries:

An 11-month-old cat taken in by the RSPCA in West Yorkshire has been named after war veteran and NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore who turns 100 today.

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Capt Tom, originally from Keighley, has raised more than £29m for the NHS by walking laps of his garden.

Staff at the RSPCA's Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford and District said they wanted to mark the achievement and Capt Tom's special day by naming their most recent resident after him.

Fay Gibbons, from the RSPCA, said: “The whole nation has been cheering on Capt Tom Moore with his amazing fundraising.

"We wanted to wish Tom a very happy 100th birthday and say thank you to such an incredible man, so we thought this would be a lovely way."

Much like his namesake, the charity say the feline Capt Tom is "active and would love a garden to explore".

A woman who said she could not wait to catch up on Emmerdale after weeks on a ventilator battling coronavirus has been sent well wishes from the cast.

Barbara Frain was placed into an induced coma and needed a tracheostomy while being treated in intensive care at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.

Video messages have been sent to the 62-year-old after she said she was looking forward to catching up on the soap now she is out of hospital:

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Former Hull Kingston Rovers player Jordan Cox has died at the age of 27.

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The circumstances of his death are "believed to be non-suspicious and not related to the current public health situation", according to a statement issued on behalf of the Cox family.

Cox, who started his career with Hull KR, also went on to play for and Warrington Wolves, Sheffield, Doncaster and York City Knights.

Hull KR chairman Neil Hudgell described his death as a "terrible shock".

Two ambulance staff have died after testing positive for coronavirus, it has been announced.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) said an advanced Emergency Medical Technician, from North Yorkshire, and a specialist paramedic, from West Yorkshire, died in hospital this week. Neither has been named at the request of their families.

YAS Chief Executive Rod Barnes said: "Both colleagues had worked tirelessly for many years serving their local communities, and were married with families.

"On behalf of everyone at YAS, we would like to offer our deepest sympathies to their families.

"We know that many people within the Trust are affected by this very tragic news and we are supporting our staff at this very difficult time."