A nine-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and autism has raised more than £146,000 by walking two marathons.

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Tobias Weller, known as Captain Tobias by his supporters, used a walker to cover the 52 miles (84km) on the street where he lives in Sheffield.

The money will be shared between Sheffield Children's Hospital and the Paces special school that Tobias attends.

He finished his challenge accompanied by Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill.

Tobias was joined by hundreds of cheering supporters as he completed the last stage.

"It feels amazing to have completed both marathons," Tobias said at the end.

"I feel fantastic. Thank you for clapping and cheering me every step of the way. You are all awesome".

Tobias said he was now taking a rest, but added: "I love doing challenges so who knows what will be around the next corner?"

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A house known for drug use and prostitution has been closed and the tenant evicted after months of anti-social behaviour, say police.

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Humberside Police were granted a court order to permanently shut the property after the occupant breached a previous court-imposed ban on having visitors.

PC Tim McGowan said: “We do a lot of patrolling with partners in the area and had identified this address to be problematic, with many local residents also raising their concerns. Working with the housing association, warning letters had been issued to the address but it had failed to rectify the issues we were seeing.

“Now that we have a full closure in place, the occupant has been evicted from the property, unable to return, and the housing association have secured the property to prevent any further criminality."

The body of a dog has been found inside a bag dumped in a South Yorkshire public park.

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The RSPCA was called by police officers to Tinsley Meadows Park in Sheffield following the discovery on Saturday.

The charity said the body of a female German shepherd was stuffed inside a Royal Mail parcel sack.

RSPCA inspector Vanessa Reid said she suspected the dog had only recently died.

Ms Reid said the dog was not microchipped and had no identification tag on its collar.

"It's incredibly sad to find this beautiful, seemingly healthy dog dumped in such a way," she said.

"She's in a really good condition so it's unclear how she perished and whether it was in suspicious circumstances but I'd certainly like to speak to her owners."

An appeal was started after the family "lost everything" as the house caught fire in the storm.

Campaigners sent private investigators to film secretly inside two Spearmint Rhino clubs.

A lifeboat crew says it's "in awe" of a 10-year-old boy who survived for more than an hour at sea using life-saving advice he'd seen on television.

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The boy was reported missing near Scarborough Spa in the town's South Bay just after 19:00 on Friday., external

The RNLI says: "A shoreline search was conducted by the lifeboat crew who recovered the boy near Vincent Pier after having been swept by the tide and wind nearly the entire distance across South Bay.

"He was found floating on his back in the water with his arms and legs spread shouting for help - precisely the advice the RNLI gives to anyone in the water needing assistance."

Lee Marton, Coxswain at Scarborough Lifeboat Station, says: "We were told he’d been watching lifeboat rescues on the BBC documentary Saving Lives at Sea and had followed the advice given on the show.

"We’re very much in awe of this incredible lad, who managed to remain calm and follow safety advice to the letter in terrifying and stressful circumstances - had he not, the outcome might have been very different."

A woman whose home burst into flames after being struck by lighting is "lucky to be alive" her son says.

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Christine Brooks's home in Garths End in Haxby, near York, was struck at about 20:00 on Friday.

Her son, Liam, who rushed home after a call from a neighbour, said: "I turned the corner and saw the whole roof on fire and flames spewing out of every window in the house."

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He says his mum told him there was a bright, white flash and "pure silence" followed by "smoke and flames everywhere."

"To walk away with minor burns and frazzled hair after something like that, someone was looking after mum that day," he added.

Five fire crews from Huntington, York and Acomb attended the scene.

The service says the fire caused "extensive fire, heat and smoke damage to the property."

Motorists are being warned to expect delays on the M62 after two lorries collided between Brighhouse and Ainley Top.

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The collision happened earlier this morning on the westbound carriageway between junctions 25 and 24.

Highways England say one lane is currently closed and due to the "complex recovery of the severely damaged HGVs, some lanes are likely to remain closed until early afternoon".

A campaign group has called on a Labour MP to lose the party whip over an alleged anti-Semitic tweet.

Barry Sheerman tweeted about a "run on silver shekels" in an apparent reference to a rumour about two high profile Jewish businessmen missing out on peerages.

The Huddersfield MP deleted the post and said he was "deeply sorry that my clumsy tweet has caused offence".

The Campaign Against Antisemitism said he should face disciplinary action.

A spokesperson for the group said: "His first reaction on hearing two prominent Jewish businessmen supposedly missed out on peerages is to think about 'silver shekels', alluding to both classic and modern anti-Semitic tropes about Jews corrupting politics with money."

After deleting the tweet Mr Sherman posted another tweet saying: "I apologise for my earlier tweet. I did not intend the meaning which has upset many, and I am very sorry for the upset and offense I have caused."

In June, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer dismissed MP Rebecca Long-Bailey from her role as shadow education secretary saying she had retweeted an article containing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.

People tempted to swim in rivers are warned of cold water dangers after a man drowns.

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Harrogate Town sealed promotion to the English Football League for the first time in their history with victory over Notts County at Wembley.

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Goals from George Thomson, Connor Hall and Jack Diamond saw Simon Weaver's side run out 3-1 winners in the National League promotion final to secure their second promotion in three seasons.

Town had never played at Wembley prior to their meeting with Notts County, but they looked unfazed by the occasion as they dominated the first half.

Weaver, who took over the club in 2009, told BBC Radio York: "It's a dream come true. It's an unbelievable experience."

Harrogate, who only turned professional for 2017-18 and won promotion to the National League that season, now face a very tight turnaround before the League Two season gets under way on Saturday, 12 September.

In accordance with EFL regulations they will need to rip up their artificial pitch and replace it with grass.

Weaver said the players will get two weeks off before coming back in for pre-season before their debut campaign in the EFL.

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An 18-year-old man died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a North Yorkshire river on the UK's hottest day of the year, rescue services said.

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Emergency services were called to Linton Falls, on the River Wharfe, near Grassington, at about 19:45 on Friday.

Rescue teams attempted to resuscitate the man but he was pronounced dead at the scene, the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) said.

A spokesman for the UWFRA said: "The team were called to an 18-year-old male in difficulty whilst swimming in the River Wharfe at Linton Falls.

"The team co-ordinated the rescue with the fire service. CPR was administered by the rescue services but unfortunately the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Martyn Hughes, a watch manager with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, tweeted: "Despite frantic efforts by many, we were unable to save the young man."