A Conservative MP has been criticised by Marcus Rashford for saying it was a "parent's job to feed their children".

Kevin Hollinrake, who represents Thirsk and Malton in North Yorkshire, originally tweeted about the success of the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

One user replied asking why it took a footballer to stand up for hungry children, prompting the MP's remark.

The high-profile Premier League footballer, who has campaigned on the issue, said the MP should talk to families before commenting.

Mr Hollinrake has been contacted for comment.

The public inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack begins later.

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The hearing comes more than three years after Salman Abedi set off a bomb as people left a concert on 22 May 2017, killing himself and 22 others, including six people from Yorkshire.

It was due to start in June, but was delayed by the trial of Abedi's brother Hashem, who was jailed for at least 55 years for 22 murders on 20 August.

The inquiry is being held at Manchester Magistrates' Court, less than a mile away from where the bombing happened.

It was established on 22 October 2019 by Home Secretary Priti Patel with the aim of investigating the victims' deaths.

Ms Patel said it was "vital that those who survived or lost loved ones... get the answers that they need and that we learn the lessons, whatever they may be".

Hull City sign defender Alfie Jones from Premier League side Southampton for an undisclosed fee.

Rescue teams have been searching overnight for a walker missing in the Yorkshire Dales.

Image source, Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team

The Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team says it was called to search for a missing walker in the area between Gunnerside Gill and Tan Hill.

Writing on social media, external just before midnight a spokesperson for the team said: "Multiple teams and RAF Leeming MRT search into the night along with Police air support.

"The person remains missing."

With Leeds finally back in the Premier League, the man in charge when they were last in the top flight relives their dramatic fall from grace.

A cloudy and wet start with spells of rain, some heavy, moving through during the morning.

As the day continues it will become increasingly windy.

Tonight will remain cloudy and dry with occasional clear spells:

A Labour MP has urged the government to help after Haribo UK announced proposals that she said could see hundreds of jobs lost in Yorkshire.

The confectionery company, which has factories in Pontefract and Castleford, confirmed it had begun discussions with staff about proposals to "protect the long-term future of Haribo manufacturing" in the UK.

Yvette Cooper, MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, described the news as "grim" and said the area needed urgent help from the government to see how jobs can be saved.

On her Facebook page Ms Cooper said: "Haribo is a really important employer in Pontefract, with a hard-working workforce who have kept going throughout the Covid crisis, which makes it even more of a blow for the town and for everyone who works there."

She added: "Wakefield Council have already put a team in place to help support the workforce but we also need urgent help from the government, to see how jobs can be saved and also to make sure more jobs aren't lost in the town and to support new jobs.

Tom Gordon, a Liberal Democrat councillor on Wakefield Council, tweeted that 207 jobs were at risk and he hoped to meet Haribo UK in the next week.