Breaking news, sport, weather and travel updates from across North, West, East and South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

A women's safety awareness event in Lincoln is marred by the appearance of the "horrific" slogan.

League One leaders Hull have to settle for a point as midfielder Greg Docherty earns a draw at Shrewsbury.

Callum Morton's second-half equaliser for Lincoln prevents Sunderland from closing the gap to the top two after a draw.

Struggling Southend see their hopes of a big three points extinguished by a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at 10-man Scunthorpe.

George Williams rescues a late 2-2 draw for League Two strugglers Grimsby in a thrilling finish at Mansfield.

A live Instagram broadcast includes comments about gang rape and equating women to objects.

Fire officers are asking people to stay away from the King George Dock area of Hull.

A West Yorkshire woman, made redundant three times during the pandemic, has found her "dream role" after calling in to a radio phone-in.

Image source, Annabelle Smith

Annabelle Smith, 29, from Leeds, lost her job as a marketing manager in March, a property company role in May and finally as an assistant gym manager in December.

Ms Smith said she was "despondent" after successfully researching, applying and interviewing for jobs, only to lose them when a new round of lockdown restrictions kicked in.

After taking part in a careers discussion on BBC Radio 5 Live, she was offered a job by one of the panellists, Catherine Shuttleworth, who runs marketing agency Get Savvy, which is also based in Leeds.

Her new employer said she liked Ms Smith's "energy and tenacity" on the radio.

"I wanted to help her out and give her some advice, but as we were talking I found out about her experience and it fitted what we were looking for," she said.

"A vacant position turned up and so it seemed like an opportunity."

After an interview and formal job offer, Ms Smith has started her "dream role" at the agency.

"It was surreal," she said. "Neither of us knew we were going to be on the show. It was almost fate."

A £45m scheme to replace all of Bradford’s street lights with LED lighting is set to begin later this month.

The Smart Street Lighting Project is expected to see 56,500 lights upgraded to LED bulbs, and about 15,600 ageing lighting columns replaced.

A new report on the scheme says the work will be rolled out one ward at a time – with work in Tong running from next week to early May.

Other wards in the south of Bradford will follow, with Bowling and Barkerend after, then Little Horton.

The work will move then move north and is due to end in the Bingley Rural ward in March 2024, according to Bradford Council.

The project will drastically reduce the authority’s energy bills, with the new lights proving more environmentally friendly, it adds.

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Rail operator Northern has apologised after a temporary shelter promised for Wakefield Kirkgate Station was not built over the winter.

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Train chiefs had promised a structure would be put up on Platforms 2 and 3 at the station so passengers weren’t left exposed to the elements during the coldest months of the year.

The platforms have been without shelter since a waiting room was demolished in 2019 and plans by another operator to build a replacement, with toilets, stalled due to the Covid pandemic.

Pete Myers, Northern’s stakeholder manager, told a public meeting on Thursday that building a temporary shelter had proved impossible because it would not have withstood the weather.

He said: “I do apologise to our customers who’ve had to stand outside this winter. It’s certainly not something we’d have wanted them to do.

“We did look at putting a temporary structure up but in the end the wind was so great it would have been ludicrously costly."

Mr Myers insisted the plans to build a new permanent waiting room would still go ahead and would be completed by Grand Central.

He added: “It is back on now and it will happen."

A cat is recovering from surgery after managing to crawl to his home in Lincolnshire despite suffering serious stab wounds in an attack.

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One of the stab wounds suffered by Lynx punctured his liver and he needed emergency surgery on 1 March to save his life, according to the RSPCA in Grimsby.

RSPCA inspector Thomas Hutton, who's now investigating the attack, says the fact Lynx is still alive is a "miracle".

"Vets said the two wounds were around 3cm deep and had been caused by some sort of blade. One had punctured his liver and the other had gone straight through his spleen.

"Thankfully, Lynx was lucky to survive and has now recovered from his surgery and is doing really well."

Mr Hutton added: "It’s incredibly concerning to think someone may have inflicted these wounds on Lynx deliberately."

The RSPCA in Grimsby has asked anyone with information about the incident to get in touch.

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Proposals to build up to 30,000 new homes in the Bradford district could damage an "important heritage landscape", campaigners say.

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A new Local Plan sets out potential sites for housing across Bradford, including the village of Thornton, where the literary sisters were born.

The proposals are currently open for public consultation until 24 March, external and, if approved, would be implemented over the next 20 years.

Michael Stewart, who founded and runs the Bronte Stones Heritage Walks, which attracted celebrity attention when it started three years ago, says: "In this particular spot, you will basically see the backs of people's houses and fences.

"People from all over the world come here and they stop and take photographs. It's the first part of the trail where they see the moors they've come to visit."

However, Yvonne Carmichael, from South Square Arts Centre, in Thornton, says: "It's really great to think about more people moving to the area who might like to get involved in community projects

"They've got to build the houses somewhere, but similarly we can see how lots of new housing is going to have a real impact."

Warmer weather and the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions could lead to a surge in wildlife crime, according to Lincolnshire Police.

Image source, Lincolnshire police

Wildlife crime is any activity that goes against legislation protecting the UK's wild animals and plants.

It includes causing pain and suffering to animals and pushing species closer to extinction and it can be linked to other serious crimes like firearms offences and organised crime.

Lincolnshire Police said: "We are asking the public to remain vigilant and report any incidents or suspicious activity to us.

Up to 20 cars were vandalised earlier this week on one West Yorkshire street, leaving residents with hundreds of pounds' worth of damage, police say.

Image source, Karen Cusworth

The vehicles, on Waterloo Road in Pudsey, were "keyed" late on Monday night or early on Tuesday morning.

Residents say they've been left "fuming", with one - who wished to remain anonymous - saying they were "shocked at the sheer amount of damage".

The victim said it would cost about £400 to have their car resprayed, adding that for some people the damage could cost thousands.

Image source, Freya Wood

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "Two male youths have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and released while an investigation takes place."

Anyone who witnessed anything suspicious at the time, or who has any information which might assist the investigation, is being asked to contact police.

One worker who had to sleep at her job argued she should be paid minimum wage for the whole shift.

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More than half of eligible adults in Lincolnshire have now been given their first dose of Covid-19 vaccination.

The latest data shows 321,832 of Lincolnshire’s estimated 640,000 people aged over 18 have been vaccinated.

Lincolnshire County Council’s director of public health Derek Ward said the latest figures were “fantastic”.

However, there is a warning from public health bosses to Lincolnshire residents not to get too complacent.

It comes as Lincolnshire’s infection rate sits around 85 per 100,000 population, compared to England’s 60, with nearly 130,000 tests having now been carried out.

However, Mr Ward said the prospect of people getting relaxed about the numbers was an “ongoing concern”.

"It’s really important we remember we’re still in a stay-at-home lockdown. I know you know everybody’s sick and tired of it.

"But if we want to avoid an increase in our cases, let’s not make any mistake here. If everybody just goes out and forgets the rules we will see a big increase in our cases."

Conservation work on an 18th Century South Yorkshire castle has been scheduled around the pregnancy of bats in the structure.

Image source, National Trust/Bat Conservation Trust/Hugh Clark

Stainborough Castle, near Barnsley, where work is taking place to protect a turret, is home to four species of bat.

The castle was built by Thomas Wentworth in 1708 to impress friends and visitors following a feud with family members at the nearby stately home, Wentworth Woodhouse.

Robert Bell, principal ecologist advising the project taking place in Wentworth Castle Gardens, said the site is used by bats all year round, including noctules, common pipistrelles and Natterer's bats as well as the brown long-eared species (pictured above).

Mr Bell said: "We're timing works so the brown long-eared bats are not disturbed in their maternity roost locations."

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Specialist bat boxes have been placed around the site and an ecologist is at the castle each day to ensure the animals are not disturbed.

The roosts within the castle are to either be kept or re-created, to ensure the animals continue to live at the site in the future.

A total of 10 new orchards are to be planted across the East Lindsey area of Lincolnshire, it's been confirmed.

Image source, East Lindsey District Council

East Lindsey District Council has secured cash for the orchards from a Natural England funding programme.

The saplings have already been delivered and are going to planted at the following locations:

• Westgate Fields, Louth
• Mawson Gardens, Belchford
• Wainfleet All Saints
• Grainthorpe
• Tower View, North Somercotes
• Horsington
• Wainfleet St Mary
• South Willingham
• The Gatherums, Louth
• Cromwell Place, Tattershall

Manager Barbara Sykes and assistant Julie Paul-Slack abused vulnerable people at a Rotherham care centre, a court heard.