A Yorkshire coastguard is asking people to "respect the coastline" after dealing with a "large amount" of incidents involving kayakers, jet skiers and kite surfers getting into trouble.

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Humber Coastguard says it was called out to help people on the first weekend since coronavirus lockdown restrictions were eased.

It added that "not everybody is being responsible on the water".

Writing on Facebook it said: "Now, more than ever, people need to respect the coastline. Coronavirus hasn’t gone away and your choices might put frontline responders at risk.

"However experienced you are, the sea can catch you out and the majority of beaches are not currently lifeguarded."

Four men arrested on suspicion of offences relating to animal cruelty in North Yorkshire at the weekend have been released from police custody.

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Officers say the men were arrested after a number of sheep were harmed on farmland in Thorpe Willoughby, near Selby.

Two 18-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals and criminal damage and two 20-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals, say police.

Officers have asked people not to speculate about the matter on social media.

An 86-year-old man has suffered serious leg injuries in a crash involving two cars.

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The collision happened at about 12.20 on Sunday at the junction of Fishponds Road and Spinkhill Road, in the Woodthorpe area of Sheffield.

South Yorkshire Police said the man was driving his red Rover when it collided with a red Volkswagen Golf driving along Fishponds Road.

The force said the man was taken to hospital with "serious leg injuries".

The driver of the VW was taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries and later arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing a roadside drugs wipe.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact police.

An independent lifeboat rescue service says some motorists are "putting lives at risk" by blocking access to its boathouse.

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Humber Rescue shared a picture on its Facebook page of a car parked on yellow lines outside its base on Hessle Foreshore at the weekend.

It said cars parked to the right of the picture would also have caused "significant delays" to the crew's ability to launch

Ryan Bennett, from Humber Rescue, said: "You wouldn't park in front of an ambulance or a hospital so why park in front of us?

"We need to get out on to the water as quickly and safely as possible and with people parking in the places that they are we are unable to do that."

After almost 40 years in operation there will be no Pacer trains running on Northern routes from today, the train operator has said.

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Built in the 1980s - initially as a joint venture between British Rail and Leyland Motors - they were supposed to be a stop-gap solution with a lifetime of just 20 years but continued running until now.

A spokesperson for Northern said: “There are currently no plans to operate Pacers on any routes as part of amended timetables being introduced [today].

"We still have some Pacers in storage and these will be retained as part of our contingency planning.”

A man who's been missing from his home in Derby for several weeks could have travelled to South Yorkshire, police say.

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Raymond Barrett, 40, has been missing for almost three weeks and police are renewing their appeal to find him.

Mr Barrett is described as white and of medium build. He has dark hair and was wearing a black t-shirt, black waterproof coat, dark blue jeans and grey and green trainers, when last seen.

He has tattoos on his arms and neck and was carrying a large, black bag.

He could have travelled to South Yorkshire or Staffordshire, the Derbyshire force said.

A woman has appeared in court charged with setting fire to part of Sheffield Cathedral.

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The fire broke out on Thursday night in a part of the building used by a homelessness charity.

Fire crews reported a window at the cathedral had been smashed at the rear of the building and clothing had been set alight in one of the rooms.

The woman, aged 40, appeared before magistrates on Saturday charged with arson with reckless endangerment and burglary in connection with the incident.

She is also charged with assaulting an emergency worker.

She was remanded into custody and is due to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 12 June.

People living in Masham in the Yorkshire Dales say they're "incensed" about the number of people visiting the area since the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

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Over the weekend police dealt with hundreds of breaches of coronavirus restrictions in the Dales, with Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan highlighting the town among the worst areas.

Flo Grainger, who chairs Masham Parish Council, described the situation as "unbelievable" and "worse than a bank holiday".

Councillor Grainger said: "Masham's car parks were full, there were people all over the place not social distancing and we were inundated with motorcyclists.

"On Saturday night there were people having a party on the table in the middle of the market place - our locals are absolutely incensed."

Firefighters are tacking a blaze at Hatfield Moors near Doncaster.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say it has three appliances at the scene and "expects to be there for some time".

People are being advised to avoid the area.

A workshop used by Wakefield's Dame Barbara Hepworth has been granted Grade II-listed status, Historic England says.

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The Palais de Danse, a former cinema and dance hall she bought in 1961, was the sculptor's biggest work space in her adopted hometown of St Ives.

She used the space, which was opposite her home, to create prototypes of major commissions, often cast in bronze.

The announcement comes in the week marking the 45th anniversary of Hepworth's death in 1975, aged 72.

The artist, who grew up in Wakefield, lived in Trewyn Studios in St Ives from 1949 until her death, caused by a fire, on 20 May 1975.

A 14-year-old boy who was told he may never walk again after contracting a brain infection has completed the equivalent of a marathon over six days to raise money for the hospital that saved his life.

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Ben Mattocks, from Doncaster, underwent two operations and spent 10 weeks in Sheffield Children's Hospital after being diagnosed with the condition in January following a bout of sinusitis.

But, despite a "long and difficult journey" to regain his movement, he took his first steps six weeks ago.

Lucy Wrens, Ben's mum, said her son wanted to "give something back" to the hospital for their "outstanding" care and decided to walk the length of a marathon over six days, raising almost £1,700 for The Children's Hospital Charity.

Ms Wrens said: "Ben was a very active child, attending the gym five times a week and he loved to play sport, everything from swimming to football. The change was so sudden. It was heartbreaking seeing him not able to move or respond to us.

"Following his surgery, Ben faced the possibility of spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair and began a long and difficult journey to regain both his movement and strength."

Limiting passenger numbers on trains and buses could see people, including key workers, left at bus stops, a transport director has said.

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The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has been warned the public transport network faces a "painful couple of weeks" as more people return to work following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

Dave Pearson, director of transport services, said the number of services provided by Northern would rise from 45% of normal to 63% from today and bus numbers would increase from 50% of normal services to 70 or 80% in early June.

Mr Pearson said: "That creates challenges and real risks that people could be left at bus stops or at rail stations."

Meanwhile, the government has said people traveling on trains should wear a face covering if possible, a request backed by train companies LNER, Northern and Transpennine.

Northern says there'll be extra services on some of its routes, but capacity will be down to help people stay socially distanced.

And from 11:00 this morning all customers using trains run by York-based LNER must have a reservation to travel.

Police were called out to hundreds of incidents in the Yorkshire Dales at the weekend as people took advantage of the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

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In one instance police were called to an area near Surrender Bridge, off the Langthwaite and Feetham Road, after a group of wild campers were spotted.

Police said they found four men and four women, all in the mid-20s, who had travelled from six different households in West Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Julia Mulligan told BBC Radio York that by 17:00 on Saturday "360 incidents required a police presence".

"It's been pretty bad in Masham, Pateley Bridge, on the coast, Bolton Abbey and at Fewston reservoir," she said.

"There were people this weekend who were not sensible, people who deliberately organised mass gatherings and that is not helpful at all."

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of offences relating to animal cruelty following an incident in North Yorkshire.

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The males were held after officers were called to Thorpe Willoughby, near Selby, following reports of a group of people "acting suspiciously" near to a field of sheep.

North Yorkshire Police said all four remain in custody on suspicion of offences relating to animal cruelty and criminal damage.

Officers have not revealed any further details of the incident but have asked people not to speculate about the matter on social media.

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Leaders of the HS2 rail project have been "blindsided by contact with reality", a report by MPs has found.

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The Public Accounts Committee accused HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport (DfT) of lacking transparency and undermining public confidence.

The committee's report said HS2 was "badly off course" and urged the government to regularly update Parliament with "accurate" information.

The DfT said the project has been "comprehensively reset".