There's "growing concern" over the welfare of a 13-year-old girl missing from Doncaster, say police.

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Chloe Conlon (pictured) has not been seen since she left her home in the Hexthorpe area of the town at about 08.15 this morning, telling family she was going to Conisbrough.

She's described as about 5ft 5ins tall, slim, with green eyes and mousy-brown shoulder length hair.

When last seen Chloe was wearing dark leggings with a white and green flowery top, with a pink coat with a fur trim, and pink trainers.

Anyone who sees her or know where she is is being urged to contact police.

The coronavirus pandemic will lead to big delays in getting hospital services back to normal in Hull, according to a top NHS consultant.

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All routine appointments and operations were cancelled in March because of the outbreak.

Professor Russell Patmore, medical director at Hull and East Yorkshire's hospitals, says: "Getting back to normal is a really difficult thing to even think about. It's going to be many months, but could be into next year.

"At the moment we can probably do about half the number of CT scans in a day we could do before because of all the precautions we need to take."

Professor Patmore added: "While we're continuing to manage the crisis we're functioning at a level which is way below what we were running at before."

An animation of hands clapping made by a West Yorkshire artist is being projected on to buildings around the world to say thank you to key workers for their ongoing work during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Textile artist Ian Berry, who is originally from Huddersfield, made the artwork using his trademark denim and first beamed it on to a building near his home in London.

The clapping hands image is based on a photograph of his own hands, taken by his six-year-old son Elliot.

"This all started because Elliot loves clapping. He gets so excited every Thursday night, he's started to see NHS workers as superheroes," says Mr Berry.

The image has now been seen across the UK, including on Edinburgh Castle, the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts in Gateshead and at Canary Wharf.

In Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, it is projected on to the fire station while firefighters observe the "Clap for Carers" each Thursday.

A man has been jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Scarborough.

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Alexandru Daniel Calin (pictured), 29, of Crown Terrace, Scarborough, was sentenced at York Crown Court on Monday.

The victim met Calin, who was unknown to her, on a night out in the early hours of 27 October 2019. He walked her home where the offence took place.

In total, Calin was sentenced to 12 years in prison, comprising of a custodial term of nine years and an extension period of three years.

Det Sgt John Owens said: “Calin is a dangerous individual who left the victim petrified in her own home, I'm pleased the sentence reflects the gravity of the offence.

“No jail sentence can ever undo the suffering the victim endured, but I want to praise her for having the bravery and strength to come forward.

"I hope it brings her some comfort that justice has been done and she can now start to rebuild her life,” he added.

Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg is to play a special virtual gig at the weekend to help raise funds for Sheffield's Leadmill music venue.

The city's famous Leadmill closed to the public with the introduction of coronavirus lockdown restrictions by the government in March.

Recently, an online auction of memorabilia to raise funds to cover the venue's costs during the pandemic raised a total of £7,200.

To help the venue, Bill Bragg will perform a live set via his Facebook page, external from 20:00 on Saturday.

Bragg, the so-called Bard of Barking, says he hopes the performance will raise funds to help the Leadmill through "these tough times".

The venue first opened 40 years ago this year and has played host to hundreds of bands including Pulp, Oasis and The Stereophonics.

Up to 700 cannabis plants have been found by police officers who had been called to a suspected burglary in Huddersfield.

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Officers were called to an address on Fitzwilliam Street at about 04:20 yesterday where further inquiries led them to find the cannabis, police say.

About 700 plants at various stages of growth were recovered.

Sgt Simon Haigh said: “If people tell us about illegal activity in their area then we will take action.

"Anyone with information about this specific incident should contact us," he added.

Staff at Meadow Court care home moved in to caravans on the site last month.

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A Hull MP has called for a government decision to be made soon on proposed works to ease congestion at a busy junction in the city.

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Hull West and Hessle Labour MP Emma Hardy has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps after he was due to decide on proposed improvements to the Mytongate junction on the A63, off Castle Street, by the end of March.

Proposals include creating a split-level junction by allowing Ferensway and Commercial Street to cross the A63, and widening the eastbound carriageway between Princes Dock Street and Market Place to three lanes.

A decision is needed after weeks of delays due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to Ms Hardy.

"This has been on Grant Shapps' desk since 19 December. I understand he will have had other things to deal with, but Highways England are ready to go and now more than ever we need jobs and investment," she said.

"The area has waited a very long time for some of the issues of the A63 to be addressed.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Transport confirmed a decision on the proposed works on the A63 was among four which had been delayed.

A written statement from Mr Shapps said the deadline for a decision had been extended to 31 May.

A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in Sheffield last night.

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The victim, who is in his 20s, was found on Main Road, Darnall, at about 21:00.

He had suffered injuries to his chest and arms, but they are not thought to be life-threatening, police say.

Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact police.

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The number of train services across the north of England is set to increase from Monday, a rail boss has revealed.

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A Transport for the North committee meeting heard services run by train operator Northern would rise from 45% of capacity to 63% next week.

But Nick Donovan, managing director of Northern, said social distancing would "impact the way we run services".

The meeting was told it could be many weeks before train services returned to normal, as the lockdown and social distancing rules meant staff were unable to take part in routine training.

A document entitled "Restoration of Full Timetable", which was presented to the meeting, warned of a potentially "different railway in future from pre-Covid-19" and expected "significant staff shortages" for weeks.

It also stated "great uncertainty regarding passenger demand and capacity requirements".

Police are appealing for help identifying two men after another man was left with "life-changing" injuries in an attack in Bradford last month.

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The assault happened in Lower Westfield Road at about 18:40 on Thursday 23 April when the victim, a man in his 40s, was attacked by two men with weapons.

The victim suffered a serious head injury and the suspects fled in a silver VW Passat.

Det Insp Mark Taylor says: "We have since identified two males who were in the area at the time of the attack and we are keen to identify them so we can progress our investigation.

“We believe people in the local community will know who these males are and would ask anyone with information about either, or both of them, to contact our detectives."

Anyone who may have overheard discussions about who was involved in the attack is also being asked to get in touch with police.

A 28-year-old man arrested in connection with this incident has since been released on bail pending further inquiries, police say.

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People in Hull have been asked to share concerns about children and young people during lockdown.

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Hull City Council launched the Worried About A Child? campaign with the NSPCC to ask people to watch for signs of abuse and neglect while communities are in lockdown.

These include continuous shouting, dirty clothes worn for days, and young children on their own.

The NSPCC said some families were already "pushed into crisis".

Since the pandemic began, referrals to Hull's Early Help and Safeguarding Hub have fallen by 15% on last year, while calls to the NSPCC have risen nationally.

Susan Knight, of the hub, said people must be alert for children "less visible" than normal.

Helen Westerman, of the NSPCC, said: "Keeping all children safe behind closed doors is a significant challenge during lockdown.

"It is down to all of us to speak up if we have concerns about a child."

Coastal communities in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire express their fears over an influx of visitors.

Salford say they are "extremely disappointed" full-back Niall Evalds has decided to leave the club at the end of the season.

The festivals, featuring Stormzy, are the latest big music events to be called off due to Covid-19.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has criticised Boris Johnson's statement that people can drive to outdoor spaces for exercise, irrespective of distance.

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The authority's chief executive, David Butterworth, said: "This is not the approach we are taking."

He added that he wanted people to remain in their local area, to avoid unnecessary travel.

But he said, as a public body, the authority was expected to deliver the government's message, so it would reopen authority-run car parks and try to reopen the toilets as soon as possible.

Mr Butterworth said: “Our message to visitors and residents over the next few weeks is around respect”.

The authority says it wants people to respect the land, the community, and each other by socially distancing.

A golfer from York says he's looking forward to the social side of playing golf again when he finally gets back to the game tomorrow as coronavirus restrictions are eased.

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Ian Bruce (above right), 56, who is the new club captain at Fulford Golf Club, says he hopes to play a game at the York course on Wednesday.

It comes as the government relaxes some rules on exercise as part of the lockdown restrictions, which includes allowing some sports, like golf, to resume if players observe social distancing measures.

Mr Bruce said: "I'm looking forward to seeing some friends. That's been difficult. I've been spending all the time with my wife, who's my best friend - but she doesn't know a huge amount about golf.

"I just can't wait to get back out there. Golf is extremely important to me, but there are far bigger issues globally at the moment. I walk the course daily and I think, 'I wish I was playing a shot from here', which has been pretty frustrating.

"Fulford is a very social golf club and I'm looking forward to seeing friends and checking that we're all in one piece."

He said he'd be "delighted" if he is be able to hit the ball with his first swing tomorrow after weeks of not playing.

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A man who died in a crash on the North York Moors has been named as 21-year-old Shane Finn from Middlesbrough.

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Mr Finn, from Grangetown, was travelling in a blue Audi A3 which crashed on Knott Road, near Rosedale Abbey, at about 14:00 on Saturday 2 May.

He was taken to hospital by air ambulance but died of his injuries.

Two other people who were in the car were arrested and released under investigation, North Yorkshire Police have confirmed.

Anybody who saw the Audi before the crash, or who saw what happened, is being asked to get in touch with police.

Leeds Festival 2020 has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, organisers have announced.

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They said both Reading and Leeds festivals will not now go ahead in August as planned because of the "unprecedented situation".

In a statement, organisers said: "We want to extend our gratitude to our teams, artists and partners who work so hard each year. And to our fans, we're nothing without you."

Next year's festival will be "worth the wait", they added.

Ticket holders will be contacted by whoever they bought their tickets from, organisers have said.