Tommy Makinson scores a hat-trick as champions St Helens with a confident victory over a struggling Wakefield.

West Brom sign 23-year-old Huddersfield striker Karlan Grant for £15m.

Assistant boss Danny Orr is to leave Castleford Tigers at the end of the 2020 season to seek new opportunities.

Volunteers are being sought to help turn a derelict Hull cinema which was bombed during World War Two into a national memorial.

The National Picture Theatre on Beverley Road, was hit by German bombs in 1941, leaving just the facade.

Work is under way to turn it into a memorial and education centre covering civilian life in the city during the war.

Councillor Darren Hale said the site was "incredibly important to Hull".

Several takeaways in Sheffield have been fined £1,000 each for "ignoring" coronavirus rules, the council says.

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The eight unnamed venues were fined for the first time over the last week.

The council said they were "a mix of cuisine types".

The businesses "ignored" advice and warning letters, the council said, and were visited following reports from the public as well as spot checks by the council.

Steve Lonnia, head of licensing at Sheffield City Council, said: “There is no excuse for any business to breach the rules which are in place to keep people safe, prevent the spread of infection and keep our city open.

"We will continue to monitor and investigate businesses to make sure they are doing their bit and in the case of takeaways, unless they comply with the 10pm curfew and the regulations with regards to delivery and collections we will be forced to take further action."

Wigan Athletic sign Rotherham centre-back Curtis Tilt on loan until January.

Students self-isolating at the University of York have been told to wait in their room in the event of a fire and let others out first.

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The university's Health and Safety Services told students to wait for a minute before leaving "to allow non-isolating individuals to exit".

In total 288 staff and students at the university have tested positive for coronavirus.

The guidance to isolating students stated: "When the alarm sounds; stay in your room for one minute then make your way to the nearest refuge (this will allow non-isolating individuals to exit the building)."

Self-isolating students were then asked to contact the university's Security Services from a refuge area and wait to be told if they needed to evacuate the building.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said officials had contacted the university after being made aware of the guidance.

The university said it had since "updated and changed" its guidance. however, it has not yet made it clear if the advice to self-isolating students is still applicable.

Almost £8,000 has been raised for the family of a 20-year-old man stabbed to death in Hull last week.

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Abdullah Balouchi was found seriously injured on Peel Street on 7 October and died later in hospital.

A fundraiser was started by a friend to raise money for the family of Mr Balouchi.

Organiser Danielle Key wrote on the fundraiser that the money would go towards "funeral arrangements and any additional help they may need during this difficult time".

Three men and a 17-year-old boy have been charged with murder and remain in police custody.

Rotherham United sign Derby County winger Florian Jozefzoon on loan until the end of the season.

The cinema was bombed in 1941 but 150 picture-goers all escaped without serious injury.

Two men have been charged with the murder of a man who died after being found injured at a house in Barnsley.

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The man, 42, was found at house on Pinder Oakes Cottages on Monday but died in hospital two days later.

He was discovered at the address after a 43-year-old man went to the town's hospital with serious head injuries.

Gabriel Andrei, 40, and Florin Andrei, 44, of Pinder Oakes Cottages appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with murder.

Both men were remanded into custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 19 October.

South Yorkshire Police said the 43-year-old man in hospital in a stable condition.

A Bradford boy's pictures depicting "a side of life that has disappeared" from the city have gone online.

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The exhibition, called Lad Wi' Camera, external, shows the early photographs of Christopher Pratt, who was born in the city in 1888. He started to take pictures in about 1900 when he would have been aged 12.

Archivist John Ashton said Pratt was "born in a prosperous house and could afford all the latest gear as not many people owned a camera then".

Pratt took many photos of nature around where he lived but also made forays into inner-city Bradford, taking pictures of conditions there.

The two men appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with murder.

An East Yorkshire landmark, known for a legend involving drunken fairies, is no longer at risk of being destroyed.

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Willy Howe, near Burton Fleming, is an ancient mound dating from 2400-1500BC.

Legend has it that a drunk man discovered a group of fairies partying in the mound and was offered a drink.

He emptied the drink and stole the cup, with it eventually being handed to King Henry I.

Historic England says it has been working with the farmer whose land it is on to save it being eroded by shrubs and brambles.

Grants from Natural England and Historic England have enabled Willy Howe’s owner to "suppress the unwanted vegetation and enable public access".

Historic England added there are now plans for a path and signage to the mound - and link-ups with other similar landmarks in the region.

A gaming museum in Sheffield say they have only survived through the pandemic after a huge fundraiser and support from video game developers.

The National Videogame Museum raised more than £200,000 at the start of lockdown.

They also received help from developers such as Sumo Digital, who make games like LittleBigPlanet.

Connor Clarke, who works for the museum, said: “It’s been really difficult keeping the museum going over the last six months. We’ve had to put in a lot of Covid precautions such as big plastic screens and hand sanitising stations.”

As part of a week-long BBC celebration, BBC Arts has dedicated a full day to bringing the UK's fantastic museums to a global audience.

A debt charity says 28% of people in Yorkshire have seen their income drop since the pandemic began.

People living in York are being asked to "work together to protect the people and places we love" after it was announced the city would face further coronavirus restrictions.

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York was identified as being in Tier 1 on Monday as part of the government's new coronavirus alert system.

However, from Saturday it will now be placed in Tier 2 - which is high - with some restrictions coming in as the city tries to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

It means people living in York will not be able to socialise with people not in their household or social bubble while indoors.

This is to be reviewed in 14 days, the council said.

Councillor Keith Aspden, leader of City of York Council, said: “Our businesses have stepped up and created controlled safe spaces for people to safely enjoy the city. It is crucial that we continue in this spirit, shop local and work together to protect the people and places we love.

“Together with our partners, we will continue to lobby the government for further financial support for our local businesses during this difficult time, as it is absolutely critical that the government unlock more funding for businesses and to ensure employment support in areas with additional restrictions."

A wallet holding a lock of his late wife's hair was stolen from the man in a supermarket.

York's Labour MP, Rachael Maskell, says moving the city into Tier 2 of the government's new three-tier system won't stop the spread of the virus.

On Monday, York was placed in the Tier 1 category - which is medium.

However, Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has announced it's now being moved into Tier 2 from Saturday - with restrictions on meeting people inside.

Speaking in the House of Commons Ms Maskell said: "I do not believe the measures in Tier 2 are going to be sufficient to stop the spread of the virus in our city, which is rising incredibly sharply, in the older population too.

"York experiences real challenges every winter because of the capacity issues at the hospital and without taking more acute action now, I'm concerned we're going to be in serious difficulty in just a few weeks time."

The Health Secretary acknowledged the spread of the virus in York saying "the number of cases increased by 60% in York over the last week."

Mr Hancock said: "My message to everybody in York, a city I know and love, is that it is so important all of us abide by these rules and reduce social contact - that way we can start to get the increase in the number of cases in York coming down."

Gemma Dillon
Political Reporter, BBC Radio York

With West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire already placed in the high risk tier there was a degree of inevitability that York would soon follow – quite how soon has come as a bit of a surprise to some.

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The move up from the medium to high alert level comes just days after the new tier system was unveiled by the government.

Local officials are broadly supportive of the move but are questioning why York wasn’t placed in the high tier on Monday given the number of coronavirus cases the city has.

York's coronavirus rate per 100,000 people in the week to 11 October was 258.3, an increase from 195.6 the week before.

People living and working in the city will be living under a new set of rules from Saturday.

There is a hope though that the new restrictions will help stem the rise in transmissions of the virus – and experts say the city is a "long way off" needing to be placed in the "very high" tier.