Residents in part of East Yorkshire say their quality of life is being severely damaged by ongoing problems caused by a nearby former tip.

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City Plant, which ran the waste facility at Newport, near Gilberdyke, was fined after failing to meet conditions of their environmental permit and it was closed in 2013.

The site is currently being repurposed and landscaped, but as that work takes place, the smell is back, according to people who live nearby.

Roy Hunt, from the parish council, said: "The stink we have now is very very similar to what they were importing in 2014.

"It's basically substandard compost that hasn't been properly composted. It's similar - but worse - from what you get from a farmer's muck-spreading, except it's 24 hour, seven days a week as they're operating the site."

A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said: "We have received seven reports across the last five weeks concerning odours at Gilberdyke Landfill.

"We are investigating these reports and have notified the contractors concerned."

The pub was stripped of its licence after police found people hiding during lockdown.

Scarborough's Sea Life centre is to open its doors again next month after the government announced some leisure venues could get back in business as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased.

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The government announced earlier this week that providing social distancing rules are followed, some venues will be allowed to reopen from 4 July.

Sea Life, which has a site in Scarborough, has said it will reopen with "extensive measures" in place to keep people and animals safe.

Temperature checks, pre-booked time slots and enhanced cleaning throughout the day are some of the measures being implemented, along with the social distancing guidelines.

A total of 165 people have tested positive for coronavirus at a meat factory in West Yorkshire which is at the centre of a localised outbreak, it's been confirmed.

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The cases are at the Kober factory in Cleckheaton - a supplier to Asda - where the whole workforce has now been offered testing, according to Kirklees Council.

These positive cases are being followed up by the NHS Test and Trace programme and those affected are being advised to self-isolate for seven days, a joint statement from the council, Public Health England and Kober says.

Anyone identified as being a close contact of a positive case at the factory is being advised to self-isolate for 14 days.

Rachel Spencer-Henshall, director of public health at Kirklees Council, said: "I’d like to thank Kober for acting quickly and working with us and Public Health England to help manage this outbreak.

"They reopened their factory on 23 June on a reduced capacity and only colleagues that have been tested and declared fit to return are on site."

Ms Spencer-Henshall added that they were "satisfied" with health and safety measures at the Kober site, which include separation of colleagues on different shifts and checking the temperature of workers before they enter the site.

People are being asked to respect outdoor spaces in South Yorkshire during the current heatwave after one city park was pictured covered in litter this morning.

Endcliffe Park in Sheffield is shown in one photograph strewn with rubbish after the popular spot was crowded with sun-worshippers yesterday - the hottest day of the year so far.

Sheffield City Council has appealed for people to respect communal areas such as parks and to keep them "clean and tidy".

In an earlier statement, the authority said: "We’ve put in extra resources and are working really hard to keep them looking lovely and safe for visitors, but we need everyone to do their bit.

"If the bins are full, please take your rubbish home and recycle what you can."

However, the council says that after seeing the latest pictures showing litter, it would see if further messages were necessary in a bid to tackle the problem over the summer.

A gold medal-winning swimmer from York is calling on the government to reopen swimming pools, days after it was announced only some leisure facilities will be allowed to open again as coronavirus restrictions are eased.

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James Wilby, who has represented Britain at two world championships and participated at the Commonwealth Games, is supporting a petition which has been signed by thousands of people calling for swimming pools to be allowed to re-open .

The petition has been organised by governing body Swim England after swimming pools - as well as spas, indoor gyms and bowling alleys - weren't included in plans to reopen some leisure venues.

In a tweet, the York swimmer says: "This is crazy. Places of arguably greater risk opening before swimming pools and gyms!

"Physical fitness and mental wellbeing can be done safely in pools with Swim England working hard to provide support so venues are ready to go."

A driver is being sought by police after a teenage girl was approached and offered a lift in East Yorkshire yesterday.

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Police say the 15-year-old was offered a lift as she walked along Wolfreton Lane in Willerby at about 15:00.

The driver is described as being white, about 25 years old, with short dark hair and a small dark black beard.

He was driving a black car, Humberside Police say.

The girl refused a lift and reported it to police when she got home.

Any witnesses to the incident, or if anyone experienced something similar in the area, is asked to get in touch with police.

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Sheffield man earlier this year.

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Jordan Marples-Douglas, 23, was found with multiple stab wounds at a property on Woodthorpe Road on Friday 6 March. He died at the scene.

This morning, a 22-year-old man from Derbyshire was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in connection with Mr Marple-Douglas' death, police say.

He is the third person to be arrested in connection with the death.

Earlier this year, Ben Jones, 25, of no fixed abode was charged with the murder of Mr Marples-Douglas.

A 21-year old Sheffield woman who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender is currently on police bail, South Yorkshire Police added.

BBC Weather Watchers

Yorkshire looks great pretty much all the time, of course, but in the sunshine we're currently enjoying there aren't many better places...

On the back of the hottest day of the year so far, we're set for another heatwave today.

These pictures, taken by our BBC Weather Watchers, show clear blue skies across the county:

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Shelly's photo from Ryhill in West Yorkshire (above) shows poppies flowering in a field.

Meanwhile, Bridlington harbour looks calm this morning, as Octopuck's picture shows:

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Rivelin Valley, near Sheffield, looked colourful on Wednesday, if Rich's photo above is anything to go by.

And a field of poppies in Gate Helmsley, North Yorkshire, looks great thanks to Picture it Pete's photo below:

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A pub has been stripped of its licence after police found drinkers hiding in cupboards during the coronavirus lockdown.

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The Pitsmoor Hotel in Sheffield was raided by police on 24 April after reports it was still serving customers.

The Staffordshire Arms, also licensed to Paul Greasby, has had its licence removed too.

The decision was made at the council's licensing committee meeting on Tuesday.

In March, the government ordered that pubs, restaurants and other businesses must close in an attempt to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 virus, and the legislation said owners could be given a prohibition notice and fined if they opened their establishments.

If they broke the prohibition notice then magistrates could impose potentially unlimited fines.

The Pitsmoor Hotel was forced to shut after the raid on 24 April, with South Yorkshire Police and Sheffield City Council issuing the pub with a prohibition order.

But when police returned the next day, following reports from the public it was still serving customers, officers found people were on the roof "to make it look like no-one was inside", a report to the council licensing committee said, external.

The licence holder, Mr Greasby, had also been served a prohibition notice for The Staffordshire Arms in Burngreave.

Police said the sports car was hit after stopping on the M1 because of "mechanical failure".

Leeds City Council is one of several of the largest local authorities in the UK which say they may have to declare themselves effectively bankrupt unless the government gives further support.

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Five councils, including Leeds, say emergency spending controls - so-called section 114 notices - could be needed due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Section 114 notices are issued in England when a council cannot achieve a balanced budget.

Nearly 150 authorities have forecast a combined budget shortfall of at least £3.2bn, the BBC has found.

The government said it was working on a "comprehensive plan" for councils.

Whitehall has already given £3.2bn funding to all English councils in two tranches to help cover coronavirus costs.

A Barnsley post office has been closed until Friday after a number of staff tested positive for coronavirus.

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Staff at Barnsley Delivery Office were tested, with a number of people coming back positive, Royal Mail said.

It comes after a deep clean was carried out earlier this week following a positive test.

In a statement, Royal Mail said: "Following further positive tests for coronavirus at the Barnsley Delivery Office, we have taken the decision to close the office until Friday as a precautionary measure.

"During this time we will carry out an additional intense, enhanced clean of the building. We are working to keep disruption to mail deliveries to a minimum as we address the concerns of our colleagues.

"As part of this process, we are diverting mail to another nearby unit."

A brand new Lamborghini has been involved in a crash on the M1 in West Yorkshire - just 20 minutes after it was purchased.

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Police were called to a two-vehicle collision at Junction 40 of the motorway, near Wakefield, at about 13:10 yesterday.

The Lamborghini had stopped on the main carriageway due to "mechanical failure" and was then hit from behind by a van, officers believe.

The van driver suffered head injuries, though they are not thought to be serious, police add.

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The future of a popular heritage railway in North Yorkshire is more secure following donations of over £350,000 thanks to a crisis appeal to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The North York Moors Railway usually runs regular steam services from Pickering to Whitby, but staff were forced to close the line, shop and tearooms due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Chris Price, general manager of the railway, says members of the public and loyal members of staff have rallied together to show their support.

Mr Price said: "I’m incredibly optimistic about the railway’s future. However, the next few months are undeniably going to be a challenge for us.

"The amount raised will help secure us for a few more weeks. We’ve managed to drastically reduce running costs, but even in its closed state there are utilities, insurance, maintenance, and security.

"These costs will rise even further once the government’s job retention scheme ends in October.”

To cut costs, the railway has cancelled this year’s annual Steam Gala event, which was planned for September.

BBC Weather

Dry, hot and humid again today, with near-perfect sunshine.

Temperatures peaking into the high 20s to low 30s Celsius.

Sunshine to finish the day.

It will be dry, warm and humid overnight, although there is a slight risk of one or two isolated showers moving up from the south:

Have you seen Anita Haigh? She's gone missing from her home in Almondbury and police are appealing for help finding her.

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Ms Haigh, 52, was last seen leaving her home at about 04:00 on Wednesday morning.

Members of her family are "very concerned" for her welfare, officers say.

She is described as white, 5ft 4ins tall, with light brown shoulder length hair and of average build.

She was last seen wearing a long, dark coloured cardigan and sandals.

Police have issued this image of Ms Haigh leaving her home in the early hours of yesterday morning in the hope it may jog someone's memory:

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Anyone with information about her whereabouts is being asked to contact police.

Roger Clarke cannot visit his wife, who has dementia, as she lives in a nursing home.

Anthony Martial scores his first senior hat-trick as Manchester United cruise past Sheffield United behind closed doors at Old Trafford.

A high of 32.6C is recorded at Heathrow, with temperatures likely to rise as the week continues.