A woman has died in a fire at her flat in Sheffield in the early hours of this morning, the fire service has confirmed.

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The woman, who is in her 30s, was found in the property following the blaze at about 02:00 this morning on Becket Road, Lowedges.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the fire.

Staff at a supported living service in Sheffield have turned their back garden into a beach after their annual trip to the seaside was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Residents at Beighton Road in Woodhouse can enjoy the beach hut and promenade while kicking back in a sun lounger without even leaving the city.

Jane, who lives at Beighton Road, said: "It's like a palace and it's lovely. It makes me feel happy."

Helen Robinson, manager of the service, said: "I think one of the nicest things about it is you can hear all the conversation and the chatting [with the residents] and what they're going to do, and what they're planning to do. It's lovely."

Police say they are growing "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a Romanian woman who was last seen at a supermarket in Halifax yesterday.

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Elena Stoica was seen at about 14:15 at Sainsbury’s on Wade Street.

Elena, who doesn’t speak any English, is described as white, about 5ft 2ins tall, of slim build with short black hair.

When last seen she was wearing a green jacket, blue trousers with white flowers and black shoes.

Police believe she has links to the Hough area of Halifax.

Anyone who sees her is being urged to contact police.

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A woman's died following a collision between two vehicles in a village near North Ferriby in East Yorkshire last weekend.

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The incident involved a white Vauxhall Corsa and black Jaguar XF on Melton Bottom, near the village of Melton, just after 18:00 on Saturday 29 August.

Two men also suffered injuries, not thought to be life-threatening, according to Humberside Police.

Anyone who saw the collision or who has dash cam footage of the moments prior to it is being asked to contact police.

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A man's been arrested following a robbery in which a large amount of cash was stolen at knifepoint from a shop in a North Yorkshire village.

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Two knife-wielding men wearing balaclavas approached security staff as they filled a cash machine at the Co-op on Finkle Hill in Sherburn-in-Elmet at about 08:20 on Friday 21 August, police say.

Nobody was injured during the robbery.

A 25-year-old man from Leeds was arrested on Monday at Manchester Airport in connection with the incident and has been released on bail, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Meanwhile, detectives say they believe a white Ford S-Max car with dark tinted windows, which was later found burned out on Saxton Lane, is linked to the robbery.

Anyone who was travelling on Saxton Lane between 08:15 and 09:00 on 21 August and who saw the car or who has dashcam footage of the vehicle is being asked to come forward.

Anybody who witnessed the robbery or who has information about what happened is also being asked to get in touch with the North Yorkshire force.

Chalets for hire on the East Yorkshire coast were all snapped up within minutes of them going on sale yesterday, the council has said.

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Within minutes of the council's phone lines opening, all 75 chalets were snapped up.

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A woman has died following a collision involving two cars in East Yorkshire last week.

A white Vauxhall Corsa and a black Jaguar XF were involved in the crash, which happened on Melton Bottom, Melton, at about 18:05 on Saturday, Humberside Police said.

A woman died and two men were injured as a result of the crash, according to police.

Anyone who saw what happened, or who saw either of the two vehicles in the moments before the collision, is being asked to get in touch with the Humberside force.

A "disruptive property" in Hull which has been raided by police four times this year and which saw large-scale fights take place has been closed after "substantial" quantities of drugs were found there.

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The house, on Freehold Street off Spring Bank, was shut down following months of criminal and anti-social behaviour, Humberside Police said.

In total, four drug raids were carried out in January, April and July, according to police.

PC Tim McGowan said: “We have been taking enforcement action against this property since the start of this year following reports of drug dealing and large scale disorder taking place there.

“On three occasions, quantities of cannabis and cash were discovered and seized, with the final warrant seeing us find substantial quantities of cannabis."

"Large scale violence" involving knives, planks of wood, CS gas and chilli spray took place there, police added.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs, Humberside Police said.

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Children in North Yorkshire are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school this week than if they catch coronavirus, a senior health official has said.

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Dr Lincoln Sargeant, the county’s director of public health, said the risk of pupils getting seriously ill from Covid-19 is dwarfed by what he described as the “certainty of long-term harm” if they do not attend classes.

Dr Sargeant said: "Very few, if any, children or teenagers will come to long-term harm from Covid-19 due solely to attending school.

“There is an overwhelming need for children and young people to return to school now, not just so they can catch up with missed studies, but also for their mental health and their wider development," he added.

Thousands of pupils have begun returning from today after North Yorkshire County Council said all students in all year groups are expected back behind their desks.

Teachers have more than three months of schooling to catch up on, and classrooms will look different with one-way systems, screens keeping students apart and staggered start times.

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A man who asked a group of teenagers in Sheffield to pick up some dropped litter was punched in the face and knocked unconscious, police say.

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The 72-year-old man challenged the group on Arundel Gate, outside Poundland, at about 20:15 on Saturday 22 August.

An unknown man then approached the victim, shouted at him and punched him in the face.

The victim was knocked unconscious after banging his head, police said.

A CCTV image (above) has now been released of a man police want to speak to in connection with the attack.

Anybody who recognises the man in the picture is being asked to get in touch with police.

A 39-year-old man ws found dead at a flat in Doncaster has been named by police in South Yorkshire.

A crackdown on violent crime has seen about £250,000 worth of drugs seized and 11 people arrested in a Sheffield suburb in the last month, police say.

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Work throughout August in Burngreave to disrupt crime saw a number of people arrested for suspected offences including assault, possession with intent to supply and wounding, according to the South Yorkshire force.

Four people were also arrested on recall to prison, police say.

Following a stabbing in August, three men were arrested and banned from the area.

Meanwhile, a car was stopped and found to contain about £50,000 worth of suspected Class A and Class B drugs, resulting in the driver being charged.

And three drug warrants in the area led to £200,000 worth of Class B drugs being seized.

Sgt Ben Hall, from South Yorkshire Police, said: "Local knowledge is vital to successful proactive policing. We have great links with local organisations and community groups and this means we know exactly where we should be targeting our resources.

“For example, we’ve had a number of positive stop-searches because of community intelligence and we’ve also made several vehicle seizures."