Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Joey Pelupessy signs a new deal with the Owls, keeping him with the club for the 2020-21 season.

Extra patrols are being carried out in a Sheffield park in response to concerns over anti-social behaviour and drug use, police say.

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Additional patrols are being made in and around Endcliffe Park and on Rustlings Road after "multiple" reports of problems in the area, according to South Yorkshire Police.

Insp Colette Fitzgibbons said: “Endcliffe Park is a wonderful space in our city and it’s become even more important since the start of lockdown, with lots of people using it for exercise, and as restrictions ease, meeting up with friends.

“Unfortunately, over the last few days we have had reports of anti-social behaviour happening in and around the park. This has been disruptive to people living nearby and other park users, which isn’t acceptable."Insp Fitzgibbons added that several of the reports centred around groups of teenagers and she has issued a plea to them to "think about your actions and what impact it could have on others".

The 88-year-old will walk to a different care home every day for 10 days.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with sexually assaulting two women in separate incidents in Wakefield.

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The boy, who can't be named because of his age, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the Thornes Park Area on Wednesday 27 May.

He's also charged with sexually assaulting another woman in the Agbrigg area on Friday 29 May.

The teenager appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday, where he was remanded into custody.

He's due to appear again at the same court on Friday 5 June.

Anyone who was in the Denby Dale Road area between 12:00 and 18:30 on Wednesday 27 May, or in the Montague Street area between 13:00 and 14:00 on Friday 29 May, is being urged to contact West Yorkshire Police.

Dozens of protesters have "taken a knee" for George Floyd at a protest outside York Minster.

The protest, held yesterday evening, followed the death of the 46-year-old African-American, who died after a white police officer restrained him by kneeling on his neck.

Following a minute's silence, protesters marched through the city.

Isabel Ringrose, from York Stand Up To Racism, says: "Stand Up To Racism called for a national day of action under the hashtag #TakeTheKnee, to show solidarity with the protests in America, showing anger at the death of George Floyd."

Taking a knee has become symbolic to the Black Lives Matter movement after former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first protested against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling down during the American national anthem in 2016.

Four officers have been charged in relation Mr Floyd's death. Derek Chauvin, the officer seen kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck is charged with second-degree murder.

The other three officers, previously uncharged, face counts of aiding and abetting murder.

A CCTV image has been released after a man in Barnsley was seriously injured after being attacked with metal bars.

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The 37-year-old man needed hospital treatment after being chased from Park Road onto California Gardens just after midnight on 7 January, before being assaulted with metal bars, say police.

Officers believe the incident was "targeted".

PC Laura Clarke said: “I am now appealing for help to identify those in the CCTV image as we believe they hold vital information."

Anyone with information about the incident or who recognises the men in the image is asked to contact police.

A number of buildings in Hull city centre were bathed in purple light last night in a "statement against racism", Hull City Council has said.

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The illuminations were in memory of George Floyd, who died after being arrested by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 25 May. Footage of the arrest shows a white police officer kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck while he was pinned to the floor.

His death sparked global protests against racism and police brutality through the Black Lives Matter campaign.

Councillor Steve Wilson, Hull’s Lord Mayor, said: “Hull is a multi-cultural city and we are united with those across the world who are struggling against racism and other forms of prejudice.

“Reflecting our proud status as a City of Sanctuary, in illuminating our buildings, we join George Floyd’s family in their sentiment of peaceful protest and will continue to stand against any kind of prejudice.”

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A national academy chain has been accused of putting teachers and pupils at "serious risk" by failing to prepare properly before reopening after the coronavirus lockdown.

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The Unison and GMB unions have reported David Ross Education Trust (DRET) to health and safety authorities after saying it did not leave enough time to discuss the risks with teachers and unions or train them in the new ways of working.

In a joint statement, they said: "We believe [failings at DRET] have placed the health and safety of pupils and staff at serious and imminent risk."

The trust, which runs which runs 34 schools across Lincolnshire, Northampton, Leicestershire, London and East Yorkshire, said the safety of staff and children was its "top priority" and its risk assessments were "robust".

It said it had "worked hard" to share all its information with the unions and staff were involved in developing plans in the two weeks before reopening.

A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Executive confirmed they were assessing the unions' claims.

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of a Doncaster woman last month.

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Michelle Morris was fatally injured at a property on Ramskir View, in the Stainforth area, on 24 May, South Yorkshire Police said.

The 52-year-old was found with serious head injuries and died in hospital three days later

The force said two men aged 47 and 33 and a 24-year-old woman, who were originally arrested on suspicion of assault, have now been rearrested on suspicion of murder.

All three have since been released on bail.

A prep school which provides choristers for York's cathedral is to close because of a cash shortfall caused by the coronavirus crisis.

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The independent Minster School is run by the Chapter of York Minster and has origins dating back to 627 AD.

York Minster said coronavirus has meant it has suffered a "catastrophic loss of income" and now anticipates a £5m hole in its budget for the school.

The school called the closure "terribly sad" for parents, staff and pupils.

The Minster's Dean the Right Rev Dr Jonathan Frost said the school - which has existed in its current form since 1903 - will close at the end of summer term.

The 180 pupils, aged four to 13, will be helped find places at other schools, with the 40 chorister pupils educated at nearby St Peter's School with the same choirmaster.

Engineering giant Rolls-Royce will cut 100 jobs from its Rotherham site, it's been announced.

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It is part of a previously-announced cost-cutting exercise that will see the company slash its global workforce by a fifth, following a drastic fall in air travel because of the coronavirus.

About 3,000 jobs are expected to be cut across the UK.

The firm's base in Derby is expected to bear the brunt of UK job losses, with 1,500 roles expected to be axed.

In Rotherham, where the company has an advanced blade casting facility, 100 jobs will go - a third of the workforce.

The factory, at the Advanced Manufacturing and Research Centre in Catcliffe, Rotherham, opened in 2015 and makes blades for its aircraft engines.

A plan to create a veterans' village for former servicemen and women in East Yorkshire has been granted conditional approval by Hull City Council.

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The scheme, led by the Hull 4 Heroes charity, seeks to build 48 single-storey homes on a site in Hull.

Plans also include provision for a rehabilitation facility, market garden and community facilities.

The project, believed to be the first of its kind, is being supported by Nick Knowles, star of BBC's DIY SOS show.

Earlier, Mr Knowles said: "It is hugely important that we start to see our veterans in any city across the country as a resource and not as a problem."

Councillor Daren Hale, deputy leader of Hull City Council, said: "This is a fantastic and innovative project that we are proud to support, further highlighting the council's commitment to veterans in the city."

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A seriously ill man who does not want to live with a stoma should be allowed to die, a Court of Protection judge has ruled.

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The man, in his 30s, has a history of bowel problems and is sedated in intensive care in Barnsley Hospital after undergoing major surgery.

A stoma is an opening in the abdomen with a bag attached to collect faeces or urine.

Specialists said he has a 60% to 70% chance of surviving but the patient made a written "advanced decision" saying he would not want to live with a permanent stoma, having "hated" living with a temporary stoma previously.

Bosses at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, who have responsibility for his care, asked Mr Justice Hayden to decide what was in the man's best interests.

They said a decision needed to be made because it would be some time before the man regained the capacity to make a decision for himself.

In a written ruling, published on Wednesday, Mr Justice Hayden said the man had endured a "decade of serious ill health" and had a "desperately reduced" quality of life.

"He has made a practical, utilitarian calculation that life in these circumstances is not what he wants," he said.

"In a real sense this is not a case about choosing to die, it is about an adult's capacity to shape and control the end of his life."

Towns already exposed to "economic shocks" could feel the impact of coronavirus, a study warns.

Dr Waqas Ilyas was treated on the same Covid 19 unit where he worked at Hull Royal Infirmary.

Horizon Care, which runs the homes in Sheffield, said it had always followed government guidance.

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Plans for 200 houses on a wildlife haven – which could have led the way for hundreds more homes – have been refused by Sheffield councillors.

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Residents have been campaigning for months to save Owlthorpe Fields, near Crystal Peaks, and had collected a 1,000-name petition against developing the site with up to 500 homes.

The first phase was for 200 properties by Avant Homes, but councillors overwhelmingly rejected it – against their own planning officers’ advice.

There were concerns about the loss of wildlife and green open space, an increase in traffic and the lack of affordable housing.

The plot was one of three which could be developed, but councillors said they wanted to see a holistic plan for the whole area, not just sites developed in a piecemeal way.

More cycling routes are to be created in Hull after the council was awarded a £1.36m grant from the government.

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A new segregated route will be introduced on Sculcoates Bridge, with Hull City Council also pledging to repaint and extend other key cycling routes.

Money will also be spent to create more space for cyclists as part of the authority's local plan to make cycling more attractive for people.

Councillor Daren Hale said: "This money will support the council’s plans to encourage more people to use cycling as a mode of transport, while keeping people safe as they choose to move around the city in the safest way possible.

“The city is experiencing a cycling renaissance and we want to make sure we can maintain that momentum.

"Hull currently sits at number eight in the top 10 league table for cycling to work, with 8% of our residents cycling to work, compared to just 3% nationally.

"This is a league table we want to get to the top of, and as an authority we will do all we can to sustain and encourage this trend."

Beach-goers in North Yorkshire are being warned about a poisonous species of fish which has been spotted on the coast.

Weever fish have venomous spines along the dorsal fin, live in shallow water and can be easily stepped on.

They part-bury themselves in the sand and sting unsuspecting people who might step on them.

Members of the public have seen "a large number" of the fish on the coast in North Yorkshire, according to the RNLI in Redcar.