Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq files a legal claim against the club after making allegations he suffered racist abuse.

People are being asked to help police find a York woman who is wanted for offences of theft, assault and possessing cannabis.

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Chelsea Briggs, 25, who also has links to Colwyn Bay in North Wales, failed to attend York Magistrates’ Court on 11 December, police say.

A warrant has since been issued for her arrest, but despite "extensive inquiries" North Yorkshire Police says officers have so far been unable to find her.

They're now asking anyone who knows where she is to contact them.

A man from Hull is among three people arrested on suspicion of sexually exploiting children in North Lincolnshire, police say.

The 49-year-old man from Hull, together with a 31-year-old man from Scunthorpe and a 38-year-old man from Wrawby, remains in custody, according to Humberside Police.

The arrests are the latest phase of a joint operation between Humberside Police and North Lincolnshire Council to target those believed to be exploiting vulnerable young people, the force says.

Det Sgt John Shepherd, from Humberside Police, said: “Our biggest priority is protecting young people and by working with our partners in this way, we can ensure they are given the care, support and guidance they need and that they are removed from dangerous situations."

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A seasonal ban on dogs on some parts of beaches in Scarborough is set to be extended for three years.

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The current Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) which places controls on where pets can be exercised expires on 7 January 2021.

However, councillors have today given their backing to extending the PSPO for another three years.

The Order includes a number of restrictions on where dogs can be walked and kept on leads.

It covers the main sections of beach at Scarborough South Bay and North Bay, Whitby West Cliff and Tate Hill, Filey and Sandsend.

The ban runs from May until the end of September each year, although it was paused this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It includes fines of £100 for a dog fouling offence and £75 for a breach of an exclusion order or a dog being off a lead.

The restrictions still require the approval of the full council when it meets again next year.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) suggests options on the future of the high-speed line.

A drink-drive motorist has admitted killing a man in a crash the week before Christmas last year.

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Thomas Edgar, 27, of Fern Court in Rotherham, crashed a VW Polo on Bawtry Road in the town on 21 December 2019, killing Jason Maxfield, 31.

Edgar was more than twice the legal drink-drive limit when he was tested by police officers.

At Sheffield Crown Court, he admitted causing death by careless driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Edgar was found with 72 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after the crash. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.

Edgar will be sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on 22 January.

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As Ministers prepare to review coronavirus restrictions tomorrow, could York go into tier one - medium alert coronavirus restrictions, external?

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A teenager has died after being hit by a car in Wakefield, police have confirmed.

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The pedestrian, a 16-year-old boy, was hit by a silver Chevrolet Matiz outside the Star Inn on Stanbridge Lane at about 17:50 on Saturday.

He was taken to hospital suffering from serious injuries but died later, according to West Yorkshire Police.

Anyone who saw what happened, or who has footage from the area at about the time of the incident, is being asked to contact police.

A mini bus at a nursery in North Yorkshire has been targeted by vandals five times, police say.

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The vehicle belongs to Little Footsteps Nursery on Columbus Ravine in Scarborough.

A police spokesman said: "It was damaged on five occasions, with the latest incident being reported on Wednesday 9 December.

"It involved a suspect damaging the rear tyres of the minibus with what is thought to be a screwdriver."

A member of management at the nursery said: "Seven tyres have been damaged in the five incidents leaving the wheels completely flat."

Officers believe the attacks are happening during the night and into the early hours.

Anyone with information about the damage is being asked to contact the North Yorkshire force.

An emergency temporary court is to open in Hull in the new year to help cope with the backlog of cases which has built up during the Covid pandemic.

The Hull "Nightingale Court," which the Ministry of Justice says will be based at Hull University, follows on from other temporary courts which opened in Birmingham and Lancaster this week.

It will be followed by more in Staffordshire and Cirencester by the end of January.

The government says it is putting an extra £110m into courts system this year to help ease the pressures of Covid.

It aims to eventually have 40 extra court rooms sitting, mostly hearing family and civil cases and some criminal prosecutions where the defendant is not being held in custody.

In October, independent criminal justice analysts predicted that the backlog in crown courts alone could reach almost 195,000 cases by 2024 unless the government doubles capacity.

A suspect grenade found at an address in South Yorkshire yesterday was a replica, police have confirmed.

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Houses on Cliff Road in Darfield, near Barnsley, were evacuated after a suspected grenade was found at a property at about 15:20.

A cordon was put in place, motorists were asked to avoid the area and people living nearby left their homes.

The bomb squad were called to the scene and confirmed the grenade "was a replica and was not a live device," South Yorkshire Police have said.

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The families of thousands of Hull’s poorest children are set to receive £15 vouchers to cover free school meals over Christmas.

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Hull City Council has unveiled plans to give the vouchers to the families of about 12,500 children eligible for free school meals during the holidays.

Parents will be asked to confirm a supermarket of their choice by text or email before a voucher is then posted to them.

It comes as the council previously reimbursed free school meal families with £10 vouchers to cover the cost of food during October half-term.

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A West Yorkshire man who severed his hand in an accident has left hospital after having it reattached.

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Jason Merritt, from Leeds, was cutting up firewood in his back garden with a circular saw when he caught his hand in the blade.

He now has feeling back in some of his fingers after he underwent eight hours of surgery at Leeds General Infirmary.

Mr Merritt said the accident on Friday 13 November happened in a "matter of seconds".

He said: "I've just had me arm a bit too close to the blade as it was spinning and it's caught my jumper and took me in. Before I knew it my hand was hanging to one side."

Mr Merritt, who was alone at home, started shouting for help. His neighbour Kevin Dransfield climbed over the fence to assist him.

An air ambulance was sent and a doctor from the helicopter treated him before he was rushed to hospital with a police escort.

He now faces 18 months of physiotherapy to try and regain the full use of his left hand.

Many tier three areas have falling infection rates but the virus is spreading elsewhere.

Houses have been evacuated after a suspected grenade was found in South Yorkshire, according to police.

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Officers were called to an address on Cliff Road in Darfield, near Barnsley, at 15:20, said South Yorkshire Police.

A cordon has been put in place and people living nearby have been asked to leave their homes as a precautionary measure, said the force.

The road is currently closed and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

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

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Nearly one in 20 listed buildings in Leeds are "at risk" of severe neglect or decay, according to the city council.

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The latest Buildings at Risk register, which is set to be discussed by councillors, lists 112 Grade I and II-listed sites in the city which are falling into disrepair.

These sites include Temple Mill in Holbeck (pictured), Calverley Old Hall in Woodhall Road and Ledston Hall in east Leeds.

It also contains 15 council-owned sites including Adel Reformatory, Stank Hall on Dewsbury Road and Abbey Mills in Kirkstall.

The report says the authority is taking “active measures” to reduce the number of buildings at risk, with prominent listed buildings set to be brought back into use soon.

These include First White Cloth Hall, Victoria Mills and the former Majestic Cinema.

The number of buildings deemed at risk has fallen since the last survey and accounts for just under 4.5% of the 2,478 listed buildings in the city, the report adds.

A man arrested twice in the same week for drug-driving is among over 50 motorists in North Yorkshire found to be driving while under the influence since the start of December, police say.

Since the start of the month, a total of 55 drivers have been arrested as part of a drink and drug-driving operation - eight of those after collisions, according to North Yorkshire Police.

One man in his 20s from Scarborough has been arrested twice, the force said.

He was arrested this morning on suspicion of drug-driving after previously being arrested on 8 December, officers added.

Traffic Sgt Andy Morton said: "Anyone who’s convicted of drink-driving faces at least a 12-month driving ban, which would mean losing your licence for the whole of 2021, possibly longer.

“Worse still, they stand a far greater chance of fatally injuring an innocent person.

“So our message this year is simple: 2020’s been a terrible year, don’t make it even worse by drink driving."

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a series of "linked" attacks in Doncaster at the weekend, police say.

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Officers were called to reports a man had been assaulted on Urban Road in Hexthorpe at about 03:55 on Saturday morning.

A 29-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and is in hospital in a stable condition, according to South Yorkshire Police.

About the same time, officers received a report of a number of vehicles being abandoned on Greenfield Lane.

Then at about 04:10 a second man was found injured on Cleveland Street, police said.

The 29-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: "Detectives are currently treating the three incidents as linked. There is no wider risk to the public."

Two men, aged 26 and 29, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and are being held in police custody while an investigation takes place.

Anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious at either location is being asked to contact police.