A Barnsley racing driver is to compete in a virtual "final" after securing a debut victory in a competition last month.

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Oliver Rowland, who usually drives electric Formula E cars around the world, also races online using a simulator in the comfort of his home.

As part of an eight-race online series, he won the virtual Berlin race meeting in May ahead of the final events this weekend.

The money he raised from the race will go to charity Unicef.

The driver is currently lying in fourth in the virtual championship, having won round five of the competition, with a double-headed finale due to take place this weekend.

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Nine-year-old Tobias Weller's fundraising prompts a special message from the man who inspired him.

Hundreds of people from across Hull and East Yorkshire are needed for a potential coronavirus vaccine.

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The trial is being run by Oxford University and will enable researchers to assess if healthy people who are vaccinated can be protected from Covid-19.

The year-long study will see half of the volunteers be injected with a potential coronavirus vaccine, with the other half being injected with a meningitis vaccine.

This will create a "control group" for researchers to study.

In total, more than 10,000 volunteers are needed as part of the national trial.

Have you seen this man? Police in York are appealing for help finding him as he's wanted for recall to prison:

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Neil Michael Friar, 38, has links to York, Selby and Scarborough and is believed to be in the York area, police say.

Anyone who knows where he is or who sees him is being asked to contact North Yorkshire Police.

Current restrictions mean 10 people are allowed at a funeral in Sheffield, with others watching online.

Mose Masoe talks about his ongoing recovery from a career-ending spinal injury and the support which has helped him walk again.

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A former swimming baths in Bradford dating back to the early decades of the 20th Century could be turned into a residential development if news plans get the go-ahead.

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Thornton Baths, on Thornton Road, was shut by Bradford Council in 2000 after 70 years of operation and since its closure it's been a gym and a snooker hall.

The most recent planning permission for the building, which lies within the Thornton Conservation Area, was for its conversion into a single house.

But now a new application has been submitted to Bradford Council calling for the building to be divided into 11 dwellings – two houses and nine flats.

The application says the plans will "bring life back into this important building".

"It will provide much needed residential accommodation, and its proposed use will sit well with the surrounding properties," it adds.

A decision on the application is expected in August.

A report by the race relations charity had accused Sarah Champion of fuelling racist abuse.

Foodbanks in Sheffield have also spoken about how more people are using their services.

Two white-tailed eagles which spent a night roosting in North Yorkshire after spending several months flying from the Isle of Wight now appear to have made the county their new home.

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Forestry England and the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation are leading a project to reintroduce the birds to England, a species they say has been lost from the country for almost 240 years.

The first group of four birds was released on the Isle of Wight last summer, with two, the numerically named G393 (pictured) and G318, roosting for a night in the North York Moors National Park in early April.

After their stopover, both birds explored further afield, but returned to Yorkshire at the end of April and spent the whole of May in the North York Moors National Park, according to the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation.

The pair of birds met briefly early in May and since 27 May are reported to have spent more prolonged periods together.

The abundance of rabbits in the national park seems to be the reason the birds have stayed, the foundation believes.

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Grieving relatives in Sheffield have been left unable to watch webcasts of loved ones' funerals after they failed to work, a city councillor has said.

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Sheffield City Council is currently restricting the number of people who can attend a funeral to just 10 people due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Those unable to attend can arrange with funeral directors to use a live webcasting service offered by Hutcliffe Wood (pictured) and City Road chapels free of charge.

Mosborough Liberal Democrat councillor Gail Smith raised the alarm about the failed webcasts after two local residents told her about the problem.

She says she contacted a number of funeral directors who confirmed there had been difficulties, and she was made aware of conversations about the issue on social media.

When she alerted Sheffield City Council, she says she was told the authority was not aware.

Councillor Smith said: "The council said it’s not their problem, it’s the company providing the service. But it is the council’s problem.

"This is the future, it’s not going to go away. It’s going to be something that has to happen in the future as well as now, so we have to get it right."

Mary Lea, cabinet member for culture, parks and leisure, said the problem was "extremely concerning".

"As with any web-based service, technical issues out of our control can arise, but if we are alerted to a problem we can work with funeral directors to try and resolve issues," she added.

Wesley Media, the company which provides this service, has been contacted for comment.

Fitness coach Joe Wicks has sent a video message of support to a father and son who have been isolating in their hospital ward in West Yorkshire for more than a month:

James and Oliver Stephenson, from Ackworth, have not set foot outside Leeds General Infirmary since 27 April when Oliver, 4, went in for a round of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell treatment.

Speaking to the BBC last month, Mr Stephenson said his only daily exercise came from Joe Wicks' online PE classes.

Kaitlin Northern, from Riccall, a friend of Mr Stephenson's cousin, said when she heard about him taking part in the sessions she approached the fitness coach to see if he would send a message of support.

She said: "I can't imagine what James must be going through every day, thinking this is the only thing that will get me through.

"So, for Joe Wicks to turn around and say, 'Go for it, James' is great. I hope it makes him feel he can push through this."

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Fears that hackers showing pornographic material could invade virtual meetings has prevented Barnsley Council re-starting its full calendar of meetings.

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Councillors have questioned its chief executive Sarah Norman on how the authority has handled full council meetings.

Ms Norman said the platform Zoom had seen "very unpleasant pornographic invasions".

Opposition councillors are calling for the virtual meetings to be reinstated.

Independent councillor Jake Lodge and Liberal Democrat group leader, Hannah Kitching, wrote to Ms Norman requesting the return of meetings of the whole council saying the "democratic process should continue in full".

Ms Norman responded and said Zoom was unsuitable to hold full council meetings.

Mr Lodge described the response as "astounding".

Zoom has been used to hold meetings and debates in Parliament during the lockdown.

There have been a number of reports of so called "Zoombombings" where meetings are attacked by uninvited guests who join and share pornography.

An East Yorkshire MP says she's concerned Hull Trains will no longer exist after the coranavirus pandemic.

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The train operator decided to stop running services after passenger numbers "dropped significantly" when the lockdown came into force in March.

Unlike franchised rail operators, Hull Trains hasn't been given government funding during the pandemic.

Diana Johnson, MP for Hull North, says: "There is a danger that Hull Trains won't be around when demand returns to the rail industry once we've got through lockdown.

"We know other rail operators are being subsidised with several billion pounds already committed and that's far more than Hull Trains is asking for.

"I think this is going to be a real problem for the operator unless the government steps in and provides support," she added.

All three Hull MPs have written to the government asking it to provide financial support to the firm.

The Department for Transport says it's working closely with Hull Trains to discuss government support and says it's keen to see it return to the network as soon as conditions permit.

A man from North Yorkshire developed the same brain tumour as his wife in a "one in a million" coincidence and sent selfies while awake during surgery to remove it.

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Jim Murphy, from Cawood, near York, was treated for a glioblastoma multiforme, 18 years after wife Gill developed the same condition.

Mr Murphy, 54, said: "What are the chances of that? You just couldn't make it up could you?"

The Asda buying manager said he "helped guide the surgeons" while awake for five hours of his operation.

The craniotomy took place at Hull Royal Infirmary during lockdown, with both Mr Murphy and the surgical team wearing full personal protective equipment due to the risk of Covid-19.

Mr Murphy said: "In a bizarre way, I really enjoyed the surgery. It was like a great meeting at work where I was one of the key decision-makers helping to guide the team on how far they could go."

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with an incident at a cricket club in Holmfirth, police have confirmed.

A 17-year-old male, from Holmfirth, who can't be named for legal reasons, has been charged with assault against one person and with a racially aggravated public order offence against another person.

A 16-year-old female, from Huddersfield, who also can't be named for legal reasons, has been charged with a public order offence.

They are both due to appear before Leeds Magistrates' Court later today, police say.

Inquiries into the incident are continuing, according to West Yorkshire Police.

Though medical staff are in the Covid-19 firing line, there has been a surge of interest in healthcare as a career.

An "exceptional" senior detective has been cleared of allegations he failed to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of a three-year-old boy in West Yorkshire.

Kyle Campbell was jailed last year for murdering Riley Siswick at his Huddersfield home in February 2016.

A misconduct hearing concluded Det Supt Mark Swift did not breach professional standards during the inquiry.

But West Yorkshire Police said "misconduct was proved on a limited basis" for two other officers.

The panel ruled Det George Bardell and Pc Oliver Scoones will face no further action, the force said.

Campbell is serving a minimum of 20 years, while the boy's mother, Kayleigh Siswick, was given a seven-year jail-term for causing or allowing the death of her son.

A referral was made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) in December 2016 by West Yorkshire Police in relation to the initial investigation, which was led by Mr Swift and did not result in a prosecution.

The force described the inquiry as "lengthy and complex".

It said one allegation was proved against Mr Bardell and two against Pc Scoones, both of whom breached the standard of professional behaviour in relation to duties and responsibilities.

A nine-year-old Sheffield boy with cerebral palsy, who was inspired by Captain Tom Moore's NHS charity walk, has raised more than £100,000.

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Tobias Weller, from Sheffield, uses a walking frame and was only managing about 50m a day before the coronavirus lockdown began.

But he has now walked more than 26.2 miles after setting himself the challenge over 70 days on the street outside his home.

Nicknamed Captain Tobias by supporters, he completed the challenge by walking less than 750m at a time last week.

Setting an initial target of £500, the £100,400-plus he's now raised will go to his two favourite charities: Sheffield Children's Hospital and Paces School, which he attends.

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