A man has died in a fire at a house in Doncaster.

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Firefighters were called to Leamington Gardens, in the Intake area, at about 01:00 this morning.

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue said the body of the man was found inside the "completely smoke logged" property.

A fire service spokesperson said a joint police and fire investigation into the cause has begun but it is not thought to be suspicious.

A man who ran 100 miles in one day has raised more than £2,200 for charity.

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Gavin Pittman set out to run 100 miles running back and forth between the Standedge Tunnel in Marsden and Huddersfield New College, clocking up the miles in just over 22 hours.

His aim was to raise £850 for the Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team.

He's since raised more than £2,200 in donations.

Gavin, who runs for Marsden Racers, set off at 05:00 and was joined by a number of fellow club runners along the way.

Up to 25 cases of Covid-19 have been identified at the largest British Army garrison, a public health official says.

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Dr Lincoln Sargeant, director of public health for North Yorkshire, told the BBC Catterick Garrison has recorded the coronavirus cases in recent weeks.

The figures have been passed on to North Yorkshire County Council.

An Army spokesperson said: "We can confirm that a number of service personnel at Catterick Garrison are currently self-isolating following a small number of personnel testing positive for Covid-19.

"The health and wellbeing of our personnel remains a priority and, in line with government guidance, we are taking appropriate measures to support individuals affected."

Look skywards tonight and you could be rewarded with a shooting star spectacle.

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The Draconid meteor shower is set to reach its peak on Wednesday evening.

It's estimated that around five shooting stars should be visible overhead every hour; the event will be visible in UK skies.

Meteor showers are usually associated with comets; as these balls of ice and dust orbit the Sun, it releases clouds of dust and ice.

Meteor showers, or shooting stars, can be seen when the Earth passes through streams of tiny debris, causing streaks of light.

The Draconids are expected to be most spectacular on 6/7 and 7/8 October.

While most other meteor showers are best seen in the early hours, the Draconids are best seen in the evening, after nightfall.

Staff help entertain and relax children who have gone in to hospital for surgery.

A team at Leeds Children's Hospital has been recognised for its work helping to calm children before and after major operations.

The play team at Leeds run activities for young patients to help them understand why they're in hospital while one-to-one painting sessions can help distract and entertain them.

Now the team has been named Health Play Specialist of the Year 2020 by the Starlight Children's Foundation in recognition of its work throughout the pandemic:

The interior of one of the towers along York's historical walls is to be exposed for the first time in 200 years as part of repairs.

Tower Two, near Baile Hill Terrace, has deteriorated over the past five years and needs to be stabilised, City of York Council said.

The damage was caused by infilling during the 18th or 19th Centuries.

The walls, described by the council as "the most complete and finest in England", will remain open.

A temporary walkway will be set up allowing a view of the works in progress.

Ian Milsted, of York Archaeological Trust, said; "It will be a surprise to many people that the walls were never designed to have this kind of walkway or that sections of the walls were filled in to create the path.

"The contents of the tower, a rubble infill, are pushing the tower causing it to bulge and crack.

"This will be the first time in 200 years that the inside of this tower will be exposed, and with the infill removed, more of the historic tower will be visible for generations to come."

The work is expected to last at least four months.

A mother and her partner are accused of murdering Keigan O'Brien, two, at their Doncaster home.

A man's been charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Bradford.

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Police were called to the incident in Harris Street on Monday.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "Officers were called to reports of a 34-year-old man found with injuries consistent of stab wounds to be chest and legs.

"He remains in hospital being treated for his injuries."

A 27-year-old man was arrested at the scene and has been charged with attempted murder.

He's due to appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court today.

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The extension of HS2 to Leeds "will probably not now go ahead", Labour former transport secretary Lord Adonis has claimed.

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He made the comment after the Government deferred decisions on the design of that section of the high-speed railway until after publication of an Integrated Rail Plan for the North and the Midlands.

Lord Adonis warned that this means ministers are "delaying indefinitely" the building of HS2 between Birmingham and Leeds.

He wrote on Twitter, external: "The Government is only now going ahead with the Manchester leg of HS2 and is delaying indefinitely the eastern leg to Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby.

"By deferring decisions on (the) eastern leg of HS2 while confirming (the) Manchester leg, the Leeds leg will probably not now go ahead. Phase 2b will probably become just Manchester."

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Rail minister Andrew Stephenson said the Government was "considering the best approach to get the most benefit for Leeds, the North East, and the East Midlands".

It was also "prioritising development of the western leg into Manchester", he added.

Five people have been arrested after shots were fired at a house in Rotherham.

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The property on on Winterwell Road in West Melton was reportedly shot at last night at about 23:00.

The shots caused damage to a window and the inside of the house but no-one was injured, according to South Yorkshire Police.

Four men, aged 41, 30, 48, and 40, and a 17-year-old boy have all been arrested in connection with the incident.

The South Yorkshire force says an increased number of officers are in the area today as an investigation into the incident takes place.

A police drone is being used to search for a 72-year-old man missing from York since last Wednesday.

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Joseph Cafferkey, from Acomb, hasn't been seen since lunchtime on 30 September.

Police say it's known he visited his local Post Office at about 09:25 that day, and a worried neighbour reported him missing on Friday, 2 October after he failed to attend a doctor’s appointment.

Mr Cafferkey's disappearance is described as being out of character and his family and friends are becoming "increasingly concerned for his welfare," according to North Yorkshire Police.

It's thought Mr Cafferkey, who speaks with a strong Irish accent and is described as white, of medium build, with receding grey hair, doesn't have access to a mobile phone or money.

Searches earlier in the week took place in the Acomb and York area, including St Nicks Nature Reserve at Layerthorpe. Today a drone is searching other areas of the city.

Anyone who sees Mr Cafferkey is asked to contact police immediately.

CCTV footage showing the moment a gunman opened fire on a group of friends in Sheffield has been released by police.

Stephen Dunford was one of at least two men who fired shots at the group, seriously injuring a 12-year-old-boy and narrowly missing a second boy.

Dunford, 25, of Fellbrigg Road, Sheffield, was jailed earlier today for life with a minimum term of 19 years after he was found guilty of attempted murder and a number of firearms offences.

Two businesses in Hull have been fined £1,000 for breaching the 10pm curfew on restaurants and pubs.

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The 10pm curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants in England was introduced by the government following a recent increase in cases of coronavirus.

Hull City Council has not named either of the business or the nature of the breach.

Councillor Mike Thompson, portfolio holder for Public Protection, said: “The measures brought in by government are designed to protect people and control this terrible virus.

“As a local authority, we have a responsibility to residents and to businesses who adhere to the rules, and we will therefore not accept businesses that flout these measures."

Rotherham United winger Chiedozie Ogbene is set for four months out of action following knee surgery.

Barnsley's Bambo Diaby is banned from football for two years after he is found guilty of breaching anti-doping regulations.

A three-bedroom house in East Yorkshire is being built by a robot, in what has been described as a UK first.

Instead of labourers, the house in Everingham is being built by a robotic bricklayer created by Construction Automation.

The company said it would increase productivity, build better quality houses and improve health and safety on sites.

But a union said automation "poses a serious threat to jobs".

David Longbottom, who formed the Pocklington-based firm alongside fellow entrepreneur Stuart Parkes, said its automatic bricklaying robot was laying all the bricks, blocks, and mortar and could "build around corners".

Construction started on 28 September and the company expected the build to be finished in two weeks but "teething problems" mean it is likely to be completed in three weeks.

"It is the first house in the UK to be built by a robot," he said.

Hundreds of students in Sheffield are self-isolating because of a rising number of coronavirus cases at universities in the city.

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The University of Sheffield has halted face-to-face teaching after recording almost 600 cases since 28 September.

Meanwhile Sheffield Hallam University says it's has had 373 cases reported to it since 21 September.

Some of those in isolation have taken have taken to putting signs in their window, including these spotted at Sheffield Hallam's The Forge student accommodation.

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In the week to 3 October the infection rate across Sheffield was 320.4 per 100,000 people.

The city was named as an "area of enhanced support" by Public Health England last week.

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A gang member who shot a 12-year-old boy in a drive-by shooting has been jailed for life after a judge ruled he was a "hardened and dangerous criminal".

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Stephen Dunford, 25, seriously injured the boy after he opened fire on a group of people in Northern Avenue, Sheffield, from a passing car on 12 January. During his trial jurors heard doctors have been unable to remove the bullet.

A second boy narrowly avoided injury when a bullet passed through the hood of his jumper, inches from his head.

Dunford (pictured above), of Fellbrigg Road, Sheffield, was later recorded rapping about the incident from prison, at one stage saying: "Have you ever had gun smoke go in your face. Swear I can't forget that taste."

He was convicted of attempted murder and a number of firearms offences following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court last month. He also pleaded guilty to an offence of dangerous driving.

Jailing him at Sheffield Crown Court for a minimum of 19 years, Judge Jeremy Richardson QC said Dunford posed an "immense danger" to the public and warned: "I have no idea when or if it will ever be safe to release you".

"Those who use guns to perpetrate gang related drug crime will be punished severely when they are brought to justice," he said

"That boy was the victim of a drive-by shooting [and] the consequences for him have been very serious. The consequences for the local community have been equally serious.

"The streets of this city or any other city in this country must not be allowed to become the venue for gangland violence involving guns."

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A second man, 26-year-old Brandon Bailey, of Manor Park Way, Sheffield, was jailed for 10 years and six months after he was convicted of conspiracy to possess a firearm and pleaded guilty during the trial to possession of criminal property after police found £19,700 in cash at his home.

A Leeds-based businessman suspected of being a major money-launderer has surrendered property worth about £10m following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA).

The NCA says Mansoor Mahmood Hussain - known as Manni - acted for gangsters, including a murderer and drug trafficker to launder their profits through a property empire.

Mr Hussain, 40, has given up 45 properties he owned across Leeds, Bradford, Cheshire and London following a settlement sealed at the High Court last week.

Though never convicted of a crime the NCA say they had intelligence linking him to serious gangsters - but could not obtain the detailed evidence needed for charges of money laundering.

Instead, in 2019, they turned to the relatively new power of an Unexplained Wealth Order which required the businessman to open his books and show how his wealth had come from legitimate sources.

The NCA has now announced that Mr Hussain has given up fighting the case against him and has agreed a settlement in which he has handed over the vast majority of his empire - 45 properties, apartments, offices and homes. The settlement also includes the brand name Poundworld, which Mr Hussain bought after the original chain's demise.

Graeme Biggar, head of economic crime at the NCA, said: "This case is a milestone, demonstrating the power of Unexplained Wealth Orders, with significant implications for how we pursue illicit finance in the UK.

"This ground-breaking investigation has recovered millions of pounds worth of criminally-obtained property.

"It is crucial for the economic health of local communities such as Leeds, and for the country as a whole, that we ensure property and other assets are held legitimately."

The BBC has attempted to contact Mr Hussain for comment.