A hedgehog has been rescued after getting tangled in netting at a cricket pavilion in Wakefield.

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The "lucky hog" was spotted by a dog called Keith on a walk with his owners in Wrenthorpe last Friday, according to the RSPCA

Inspector Kris Walker, from the animal charity, said: "This hog was in big trouble when Keith sniffed him out. His feet were only just touching the floor and he had absolutely no way of freeing himself.

"He was lucky that Keith - and his owners - came across him when they did."

They called the RSPCA and Inspector Waker went straight out to help.

"I was able to get him out of the net and thankfully he wasn’t injured so he was able to be released straight away," he said.

“Quite often with incidents like this the animal has tried so hard to free themselves they’re badly hurt, sometimes even fatally so.

“We urge everyone to put sports equipment like this away when it’s not in use and dispose of old netting responsibly by cutting it up to make it safe."

Crematoria chapels in Leeds, including all burial chapels for funeral services at council-managed sites, are to reopen from Monday 8 June, it's been confirmed.

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The sites were previously closed due to coronavirus restrictions, but Leeds City Council says the number of cremations taking place, while still "high", has fallen to a level which means steps can be put in place to protect the health and well-being of mourners and staff.

Service times will continue to be a maximum of 40 minutes and the number of chapel funeral services will be reduced from 11 to nine, the council adds.

The maximum number of mourners inside chapel areas is limited to 10 and social distancing must be maintained "at all times", the authority says.

In recognition of the "severe" impact coronavirus continues to have on cremation and funeral services in Leeds, bereavement service fees and charges will remain at 2019 prices until further notice, according to the council.

Disposable barbecues and litter have been found on moorland in West Yorkshire which has previously been affected by major fires.

Marsden Moor was hit by huge fires in 2019, one of which was started by barbecues.

It led to Kirklees Council banning the lighting of barbecues in the area.

However, photos from Marsden Moor this morning show people are ignoring the ban, with litter and ashes being found in the area.

The National Trust, which manages the area, is appealing to people not to light fires there:

An octopus which was found washed up in a rock pool near Whitby earlier this week was probably "dislodged" following a storm, it's thought.

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The marine creature was spotted on Tuesday by Chris Firth, who said it was "so beautiful and kept changing colours".

Prof Callum Roberts, Professor of Marine Conservation at the University of York, said it looks to be a common octopus, and was probably washed towards the shore following bad weather.

He said: "It’s unusual in the sense it’s in the wrong place. They’re usually deep under the sea and seen by divers in rocky reefs, sometimes only 500m away from the coastline.

"I think it’s there because it’s been dislodged because of a storm last week. This one looks like it’s been dislodged by the sheer force of the waves."

From the Housemartins' rendition of Caravan of Love to Everything But The Girl's 90s smash-hit And I Miss You, people living East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire are being asked to choose their "Humber Anthem" for a new BBC project.

The winning song will then be recorded by the BBC Philharmonic orchestra and added to the "Great Northern Playlist", which will be made up of tracks picked from each of the 10 BBC Local Radio areas in the north of England.

Presenter Kofi Smiles said: “East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire has produced some phenomenal musicians, from the likes of Everything But the Girl to the Beautiful South.

"We’re sure to get plenty of nominations for tunes by them, but this is about the song that most says Humber to you. Let’s find out once and for all: what is the anthem of Humber?”

Nominations run from today until midday on 28 May and the finished song will be played two weeks later on the BBC Radio Humberside Breakfast Show.

To submit your nomination:

• Call: 08000 66 59 59
• Text: 08000 66 59 59 – start your text with ‘RH’
• Tweet @radiohumberside using #GreatNorthernPlaylist
• Email: radio.humberside@bbc.co.uk

A man who was reported missing from York earlier this week has been found, police say.

Thomas Peter Haynes, 35, is "safe and well", North Yorkshire Police have said.

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Bosses of the Yorkshire Dales National Park say sweeping cutbacks will be needed “across the board” to balance its books following coronavirus and lockdown restrictions.

Just six weeks after the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority approved its budget for the coming year, promising what was described as an ambitious programme of initiatives, its chief executive David Butterworth said falling income had forced it to pull back on many of the goals.

Lockdown in April alone saw the authority lose £90,000 due to the closure of car parks, and, with national park centres and the Dales Countryside Museum having to remain closed, its earned income could drop by an estimated £737,000.

The government has advised national park authorities not to expect a handout and instead make use of the furlough scheme, cut programmes planned for this year and use their reserves.

Ahead of a meeting next week, Mr Butterworth said: “We've tried to protect the authority’s priority programmes, but there's had to be cuts across the board in terms of what we are doing.”

He added he would be surprised if making redundancies became necessary this year, but due to the rapidly changing situation, expected a need for at least one more revised budget.

Firefighters are continuing to tackle a moorland blaze near Doncaster today - the fifth day they've been in action to deal with the fire.

Rain at Hatfield Moors overnight "helped in the short term", South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service says, but since getting the call on Sunday crews have worked hard to tackle the blaze.

Bulldozers are being used to create fire breaks, and a helicopter is being used to drop water on affected areas.

These are the latest pictures from the scene:

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Leeds is one of a number of local authorities given part of £300m to support the roll-out of the new coronavirus test and trace service across England.

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As part of the government's plan to tackle Covid-19, testing people and then tracing positive cases is one of the ways it's hoping to slow the spread.

People who have come into contact with positive cases will be told so they can self-isolate so as not to spread the virus.

For this to work, the government says councils need to have testing capacity in place.

In total, £300m has been allocated to local authorities which will be used to identify any potential outbreaks.

National Test and Trace Advisor and chief executive of Leeds City Council Tom Riordan said: "As we move forward with our plans to trace every case of the virus, and contact those at risk, we will need to continue to work together and tailor support at a local level.

"This joint endeavour between local government, the NHS and local partners will help those in self-isolation and reduce the risk of widespread outbreaks in our schools, businesses, hospitals and communities."

Leeds is one of 11 local authorities that will initially share best practice with others.

The pair appeared in court charged over the death of Paul Crossley in Sheffield on 15 May.

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Come October, Sheffield FC will be 163 years old. Even for the oldest football club in the world, they have never endured times such as these.

Sheffield FC’s chairman Richard Timms has been talking to BBC Radio Sheffield about how the team that represents the founding fathers of the sport are coping.

“The impact is obviously devastating. When the country went into lockdown everything came to a grinding halt," he said.

Asked if he has concerns for the future of the time-worn side, Timms added: “No, not at all. But you never know what is around the corner. When will football return is the biggest question.

“We don’t have a lot of money, and never have had a lot of money, but it is a case of being flexible. We are flexible now, our overheads are virtually gone to nothing but so has our income because we are not tied into a load of professional contracts or have loads of staff.”

Three Yorkshire branches of Carluccio's have been saved from closure as part of a rescue deal.

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Restaurants in Leeds, Beverley and Sheffield are among 30 to be saved after the company was sold to Boparan Restaurant Group.

Carluccio's went into administration in March blaming "challenging trading conditions" exacerbated by the coronavirus.

Leeds will not face disciplinary action from the Rugby Football League after they refused to travel for their game at Catalans.

A bid has been made for Huddersfield's George Hotel, the birthplace of rugby league, to become the site of the game's proposed national museum.

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The hotel is where the first meeting of the teams which formed the game was held in August 1895.

A total of 21 clubs voted to break away from the Rugby Football Union and set up the Northern Rugby Football Union. In 1922 that became the Rugby Football League.

The George, which has stood empty since 2013, is now owned by Kirklees Council, which has made an official bid to host the museum (artist's impression pictured below).

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Bradford was originally selected in 2016 as the site of the museum, but after little progress, Rugby League Cares announced the application process would be re-opened.

A deadline for bids to organisers, the Rugby League Cares charity, expires on Thursday.

Councillor Peter McBride said the hotel would be part of a revitalised St George's Square.

"It's so important we have somewhere for the history of this great sport to be celebrated and there is no better place than the birthplace," he said.

No date has been announced for a decision on the museum's new site.

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A 13-year-old carer from North Yorkshire has made hundreds of face shields for use during the coronavirus pandemic with a 3D printer he bought using holiday money.

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Scarborough teenager William Stainton, who helps to look after his father, has made 670 face shields and 900 ear savers which protect people's ears if they are wearing a mask.

He has made them for nursing homes across Scarborough and Bridlington as well as for chemists in the town.

William came up with the idea himself after his father Kevin, 57, suggested they find something to do to keep themselves occupied during the lockdown.

His father has coronary heart disease and stage four chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and has been self-isolating since March.

At the start of lockdown, William researched how other countries were dealing with the crisis and then the family used holiday money to buy a 3D printer.

Mr Stainton said: "He was one of the first people in our area to start making them. I'm so proud of him and everything he does."

Janet Sanderson, North Yorkshire County Council's executive member for Children's Services, said: "This young man has generously put his own money towards something to help the wider community. Paired with his role as a young carer, it's clear he's a credit to the community."

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A sports finance expert believes "a lot of players" will drop out of football as a result of the impact the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dr Rob Wilson, of Sheffield Hallam University, told BBC Sport: "We will naturally see smaller squad sizes and more use of the loan system, particularly by lower league clubs."

He said he thinks that will "help redistribute playing talent" but foresees a "depression" in the transfer market.

"Even if clubs are able to pay big fees, the public perception will be so poor that they will try to avoid it," he added.

"That will naturally depress the total value of the transfer market, and clubs should use this to their advantage in player contract negotiations so anybody looking at contract renewals will probably look at lighter contracts."

A boy has been bailed in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl in Scarborough earlier this week.

The teenage girl was found unwell at a property in the North Marine Road area of the town on Wednesday afternoon. She died in hospital a short time later.

A 13-year-old girl was also taken to hospital, where her condition is not thought to be life-threatening.

A teenage boy who was arrested on suspicion of drugs offences was released earlier under investigation, police say.

A second boy who was also arrested on suspicion of drugs offences has now been released on bail, according to North Yorkshire Police.

The painting by artist Neil Arms is given to the college that made the veteran an honorary colonel.

A man's been seriously injured in a crash between a van and a lorry on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire in the early hours of this morning.

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The collision happened at about 04:15 on the northbound carriageway between Junction 47 (Allerton Park) and Junction 48 (Boroughbridge) and involved a white van and an HGV.

The injured man was one of the occupants of the van, with another occupant being left with minor injuries. Both are being treated in hospital, according to North Yorkshire Police.

The driver of the van, a man in his 30s, was arrested in connection with the collision and remains in custody, police say.

The HGV driver wasn't hurt in the crash.

Anyone who saw what happened is being asked to get in touch with the North Yorkshire force.

People left isolated by the coronavirus pandemic in North Yorkshire are being urged to be prepared ahead of the upcoming bank holiday.

North Yorkshire County Council says it's operating a relief service for anyone who needs help with getting essentials such as shopping and prescriptions ahead of the long weekend.

In a video message (above), Gary Fielding, Director of Strategic Resources, said: “We have staff and extra volunteers to meet any additional demand, but people are encouraged to think ahead about what they might need.

"Our staff and extra volunteers are going the extra mile to plug the gap and make sure everybody has what they need this weekend.

"I want people to feel reassured we are here to help,” he added.

Residents are also being urged to check on their neighbours, particularly if they have helped somebody in the first few weeks of lockdown and haven’t been in contact since.