Most of Yorkshire is expected to be placed in the two toughest tiers of coronavirus restrictions when the national lockdown ends next Wednesday.

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock will set out the plans in the Commons later, with a review promised by 16 December.

BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said she understood only a "handful" of areas would be in the lowest tier.

Most areas would be in tier two with "significant numbers" in tier three - the highest level.

Differences between the tiers include limits on where households can meet up - for instance, in the new tier one, the rule of six applies indoors and out.

In tier two, the rule of six remains outdoors but there is no household mixing indoors.

Tony Pulis claims his first point as Sheffield Wednesday boss in a draw at Swansea City.

Hull FC appoint former Warrington and Huddersfield full-back Brett Hodgson as their new head coach.

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The University of York is part of a £5.4m project to make 'greener textiles' from household waste.

James Vincent
Political Editor BBC Look North

You know what it's like - get the Spending Review document... first thing you do is CTRL+F it for 'Yorkshire'.

Don't tell me I'm the only one doing that.

There weren't many returns for that search this time around - but it's not a normal Spending Review.

The new Levelling Up Fund of £4bn will be open to all parts of the country - meaning the north will have to compete with other places for money.

Changes to the Green Book, the rules government uses for deciding whether a project is value for money, mean that schemes up here might get another look.

And we finally got some detail on the Shared Prosperity Fund - the stack of cash designed to replace EU regional development money.

Towns and cities up here will be looking very closely at how they can get that - having had first dibs on a lot of the money given out by the EU in the past.

Find out more with the key points from today's announcement here.

Wakefield Trinity sign Samoa stand-off Mason Lino from National Rugby League side Newcastle Knights on a three-year deal.

Millions of pounds worth of funding is being promised to Yorkshire for improvements to transport from 2022, the government has announced.

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The Sheffield City Region, which encompasses South Yorkshire, is getting £171m to improve transport with a new bus rapid transit link, according to the Treasury.

There's also funding for improvements to the A1 between Doncaster and Darrington near Pontefract.

In West Yorkshire, £30m is being given to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to pay for active and sustainable travel across Bradford, which includes new cycle lanes.

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has been named on The Best Fifa Men’s Coach 2020 shortlist, it's been announced.

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Bielsa took Leeds United to the Premier League last season - ending a 16-year hiatus from England's top division.

He joins fellow Premier League manager Jurgen Klopp.

Fifa says the winners will be chosen via a "combined voting process involving the captains and head coaches of all national teams around the globe, an online ballot of fans and submissions from a select group of more than 200 media representatives".

Voting will take place between 25 November and 9 December, with the results being announced during a ceremony on 17 December.

Infection rates across North Yorkshire are falling with hopes the county could be put in Tier Two.

The 65-year-old former builder says the Court of Appeal setback has left him feeling "powerless".

A teenage girl was left "shaken and upset" after two men in a pick-up truck followed her after she got off a bus in North Yorkshire.

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The incident happened happened at about 16:10 on Tuesday in Richmodshire, say police.

After leaving the bus outside The Brownlow Arms in Caldwell village, the girl set off in the direction of Forcett.

She then "became aware of an old-style Toyota Hilux pick-up truck without a canopy crawling behind her," police said. The vehicle then overtook her and stopped.

The girl told officers the two men inside the vehicle were staring at her and when she reached for her phone the vehicle left in the direction of Forcett.

The men are described as aged between 20 to 30. One has a beard and the other has dark hair.

Anyone with information about the men or the incident is asked to call police.

A second teenager has appeared in court charged with murder following the shooting of a man in Sheffield.

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Ramey Salem, 20, was found seriously injured at a property on Grimesthorpe Road South on 16 November. He died later in hospital.

Aaron Yanbeck, 18, of Abbeydale Road, is accused of Mr Salem's murder and a further charge of conspiracy to murder in a separate incident on 31 October.

He appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court earlier and was remanded.

Mr Yanbeck has also been charged with conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life between 3 October and 17 November, and possession of an offensive weapon, South Yorkshire Police said.

His co-accused, Jabari Fanty, 18, of Broadhead Road, Sheffield, appeared in court on Tuesday and was remanded in custody.

Both defendants are due to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 26 November.

Two men have gone on trial accused of killing 21-year-old Tcherno Ly in August 2019.

Cannabis worth more than £750,000 has been seized from a West Yorkshire village following a series of raids, say police.

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Officers say they found more than 700 cannabis plants in nine raids this month on cannabis farms on Clayton Avenue, Smeaton Road, Cross Street and Tom Wood Ash Lane, in the village of Upton near Wakefield.

It's believed the street value of the recovered plants, when cultivated, would be in excess of £750,000.

Five suspects were arrested as part of the operation which also saw weapons recovered from properties including a bladed weapon and suspected pepper spray, according to West Yorkshire Police.

Temp Insp David Lockwood said: “A substantial amount of high value cannabis has been taken as a result of the raids.

"The scale of this operation will send a clear message to those involved in crime that we have the capability to act quickly and at scale to dismantle drugs factories wherever they appear."

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People living in Scarborough have been praised for their efforts in bringing the coronavirus infection rate down, but have been warned that they are “not out of the woods yet”.

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The seven-day infection rate in the borough has halved in the last two weeks from the second-highest in England at more than 600 cases per 100,000 people to 296 per 100,000.

Dr Lincoln Sargeant, North Yorkshire’s director of Public Health, said: "I think we have had falls in Scarborough which are certainly greater than we would expect just from the effect of the lockdown.

Dr Sargeant said despite the fall the battle was not over and that the county “was not out of the woods yet”.

He also warned people despite the relaxation of social distancing rules for Christmas people should not put loved ones at risk.

He said: “Even though certain things might be permitted it may not be in your best interest.

“There may be some families that could bring together three households but they choose not to because they've looked at individual circumstances and decided it wouldn't be safe to do so."

Wigan Warriors turn on the style, running in five tries as they brush aside Hull FC to reach the Grand Final.

A giant fatberg weighing as much as a car has been found blocking a city centre sewer in Leeds.

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The 1.5-tonne mass was recovered from a sewer in City Square outside the Queens Hotel, say Yorkshire Water.

It took four nights for a team from the company to break the blockage into pieces after fat built up in a 100m section of sewer.

The firm said in some sections the fat had blocked up to 60% of the sewer, preventing sewage from flowing naturally toward sewage treatment works.

Mark Hammond from Yorkshire Water, said: “This incident took a lot of time, effort and teamwork to remove.

“While pouring fats and greases down the drain may seem harmless, we know the build ups caused by frequent disposal of these liquids can have significant consequences.

“We’d urge everyone to help fight fatbergs in our sewers by disposing of fat and oils in the bin," he added.

A property that was at the centre of "anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and prostitution" in Hull has been closed by a court.

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The address, which is on Coltman Street, was targeted by police after several incidents of illegal behaviour, Humberside Police said.

Tim McGowan, from the force, said the court order bans people from living at or visiting the property for three months and will bring an end to the "misery" it's caused nearby residents.

He said: “We know the impact that having a property like this in your area has on your sense of safety and wellbeing and it’s not something we’re prepared to tolerate.

“We have continued to take action against the occupants of this address, carrying warrants, seizing drugs and weapons, making arrests and disrupting their activities."

Huddersfield Giants' former New Zealand and Samoa prop Suaia Matagi joins Castleford Tigers on a year-long loan deal.