Lincoln City edge ever closer to securing a League One play-off spot thanks to a narrow win at Shrewsbury.

The University of Lincoln says a ceremony planned for September will now be held in April 2022.

Grimsby Town are relegated back to the National League after five seasons in the English Football League.

Newport County take a big step in securing a play-off spot with a convincing win to leavs Scunthorpe hovering above the drop zone.

The parents of Laura Booth want her death to change treatment for people with learning disabilities.

Fireworks have been found on moorland near where a wildfire has been burning since Sunday.

A BBC crew filming at the scene discovered a box labelled Cosmic Chaos on Marsden Moor, near Huddersfield.

The cause of the blaze, which has spread across 2 sq miles (5 sq km) is not yet known, but bonfires, fireworks and barbecues are banned on the National Trust site.

The blaze began on Sunday amid "tinder-dry" conditions caused by warm weather, with 70 firefighters dealing with the blaze on Tuesday.

Despite no confirmation it was these fireworks which started the fire, it shows recent evidence of the rules being ignored by some visitors on the moors.

Clive Settle
BBC Radio Leeds News

A new £80m School of Arts at Leeds Beckett University (LBU) is being opened to the public - but only online for now.

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Covid-19 restrictions mean that few people are allowed into the specialist building in Portland Street, so a new 3D virtual tour of it is being launched, claimed to be the biggest ever commissioned anywhere in the world.

The building, designed by architects Hawkins/Brown, will support more than 2500 students and 100 staff studying, teaching and producing research in film, TV, technology, sound, music, drama, dance, and fashion.

There'll be a professional standard recording studio, 180-seat performance theatre, a 220-seat movie cinema, as well as dedicated TV, film, green screen and black box studios.

Professor Peter Slee, Vice Chancellor of LBU said, “This incredible new building offers our talented students, staff and creative-industry partners access to world leading facilities. It underpins the powerful claims our city can make as a capital of culture and a thriving creative economy”.

Do you recognise the vehicle in this CCTV image? It's been released after a speeding incident involving a van with a distinctive number plate in Barnsley.

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A red Mercedes van which has a distinctive black bonnet was recorded travelling through Midhopestones at 53mph in a 40mph zone on 10 March, according to South Yorkshire Police.

It was displaying the number plate R800GUE, which is unregistered, police said.

Officers who have released this image say they are "keen to trace the owner."

Anyone who recognises the van or who it belongs to is asked to contact police.

A Hollywood film director has paid tribute to North Yorkshire villagers after shooting scenes for an upcoming blockbuster in the area.

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Director Christopher McQuarrie described residents of Levisham as "lovely and welcoming".

Tom Cruise (pictured), who plays Ethan Hunt in the franchise, was spotted waving to onlookers during filming last week.

Mr McQuarrie said the production would return for "one last bit of mischief".

Posting on Instagram to his 85.5k followers, the director wrote: "What would Mission be without a bit of local color?

"Our sincerest thanks to North Yorkshire Moors Railway, the Office for Road and Rail, Eddie Draper, Riley's & GB Rail Freight and, of course, the incredibly lovely and welcoming people of Levisham.

"We had an amazing week (and remarkably fair weather) in fabulous Yorkshire."

A haul of thousands of cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £6m have been found a derelict factory in Lincolnshire, police say.

About 7,000 plants were found being cultivated in a unit on West End Road, in Frampton on 22 April after reports of suspicious activity, according to Lincolnshire Police.

The force said two males aged 15 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of the production of a controlled drug and have been released on police bail, officers said.

Det Insp Paul Coleman said: “This is a significant find and I am pleased the operation allowed us to take a huge amount of cannabis out of circulation to prevent criminals from profiting from them.

A 330ft (100m) long sand drawing of a lifeboat has been created on Scarborough Beach to raise awareness of a campaign raising funds to "keep lifesavers kitted and trained to deal with emergencies."

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In preparation for what's expected to be a busy summer period, the RNLI says it's putting out its own mayday call, by asking supporters to take part in The Mayday Mile, external, which challenges people to cover one mile in any way they like between 1 and 31 May.

To raise awareness of the campaign a group of RNLI volunteers have helped to create a giant sand drawing on Scarborough Beach, inspired by a Shannon Class lifeboat – the newest class of RNLI lifeboat used by the charity to save lives at sea.

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Standing at the back of the lifeboat – which was created by the RNLI alongside expert sand artists, Sand in Your Eye – is a RNLI crew member, to give the illusion that the craft is answering a Mayday call out at sea.

The lifeboat’s bow features the number 349, to highlight the number of lives that were saved by the charity’s lifeguards and lifeboat crews last year.

Adam Sheader, Volunteer Crew Member, RNLI Scarborough, said: "Through The Mayday Mile, we’re hoping to raise enough funds to keep crews and lifeguards kitted and trained to deal with emergencies – and to come home safe themselves."

Four males have been arrested in connection with the death of a teenager who was stabbed during a street fight in Bradford, police say.

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Police were called to Duckworth Lane at midnight on Thursday where large groups of men were fighting and damage had been caused to cars.

Muhammed Mujahid Hussain, 19, was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary with a single stab wound but later died.

Four males aged, 16, 17, 17 and 18, have been arrested in connection with the incident, police said.

Warrants of further detention have been obtained for two other males aged 18 and 20 arrested on Saturday, West Yorkshire Police said. They remain in custody.

A 20-year-old man previously arrested on suspicion of violent disorder has been released on conditional bail and a 17-year-old male arrested on suspicion of violent disorder has been released without charge, officers confirmed.

Laura Sugden is campaigning to get crossbows licensed after her partner was killed by their neighbour.

A sharp rise in Covid-19 infection rates in part of North Yorkshire is due to a workplace outbreak, according to public health officials.

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Selby had the highest infection rate in England for the seven days to 22 April at 111.5 cases per 100,000 people.

North Yorkshire County Council said it was offering extra testing support to the un-named business.

The outbreak would mean the case rate would show a "short-term increase" before starting to drop, it added.

Selby recorded 101 new cases in the week to the 22 April, more than double the 44 recorded in the previous week when the area had an infection rate of 48.6 cases per 100,000 people.

The area with the second highest rate, Kirklees in West Yorkshire, recorded 68.9 new infections per 100,000 people in the latest week.

The average rate for England was 24.8.

The line up for Sheffield's Tramlines music festival has been announced.

Tramlines, which was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, will go ahead this year, organisers said.

The event at Hillsborough Park in Sheffield from 23-25 July will include headliners The Streets, Royal Blood and Richard Ashcroft.

The line-up will also feature The Kooks, Dizzee Rascal and The Fratellis.

The festival which started in 2009 as a free event, was postponed last year due to Covid-19 regulations.

However those who bought tickets will be able to use them for 2021's event, organisers said.

Tim Cleasby, operations director for the festival, said: "We're keeping a close eye on developments and will act accordingly should things change."

Two motorcyclists have died in a collision in North Yorkshire, say police.

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A blue BMW R1200RT motorbike being ridden on the A6108 just outside Masham and a red Moto Guzzi motorbike travelling in the opposite direction, collided just before noon on Sunday, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Both drivers, a 57-year-old man and a 59-year-old man, both from North Yorkshire were pronounced dead at the scene, the force said.

The BMW was travelling from the direction of Leyburn, the Moto Guzzi was travelling towards Leyburn, officers added.

Anyone who saw the incident or who has dashcam footage of the collision, or of either vehicle driving along the A6108 before the crash, is asked to contact police.

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a solicitor was shot dead, say police.

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Khurm Javed, 30, also known as Khuram, died after he was found injured on Clough Road, Sheffield on 10 April.

An 18-year-old man, from Sheffield, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, South Yorkshire Police said.

Two other men, who were arrested on suspicion of the same offence on 12 April, have been released under investigation, the force added.

Mr Javed died when he was shot following a confrontation between two parties, detectives previously said.

Anyone with information about Mr Javed's death is urged to contact police.

A man's died after being stabbed in the head with a garden fork in Grimsby, police say.

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Officers were called to Rutland Street in Grimsby at about 18:40 on Saturday where the 36-year-old man was found with wounds to his head.

The victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died yesterday, according to Humberside Police.

Two men have since been charged with murder following the incident and are due to appear at Grimsby Magistrates' Court later today, police said.

Det Ch Insp Christine Calvert said: “Although this was an isolated incident between individuals known to each other, we appreciate such a tragic incident of this nature has caused shock to the local community.

“Our thoughts are with the man’s family and loved ones at this incredibly difficult time."

Geoffrey Broome, who had a previous caution for spanking a boy, is jailed for four years.

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