Scunthorpe midfielder Tom Pugh signs a new one-year deal with the club with the option of a further year.

More than 4,000 fans are expected at the Oakwell Stadium in South Yorkshire this evening as Barnsley FC welcomes fans for the first time in 14 months.

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It's as coronavirus restrictions ease in line with national guidance.

Six people or two households can now meet indoors, with overnight stays allowed.

Pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers indoors. The region's cinemas, theatres, museums and tourist attractions are also re-opening.

Tonight's match is the club's most important game in a decade: a Championship play-off semi-final first leg with Swansea City.

A total of 4,500 tickets were made available to fans via a ballot.

As one operator retires its fleets of InterCity 125s, tributes are paid to the railway workhorse.

Vandals have dumped rubbish and cut trees that are hundreds of years old at a nature reserve in Lincolnshire.

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Police believe the "substantial damage" at Ancaster Valley, near Grantham, has happened in the past two weeks.

Tyres, wood and household items have been dumped there and branches have been cut from trees.

Det Con Aaron Flint said: "These sites are extremely fragile and highly vulnerable to damage.

"This is not only a mindless and selfish act of vandalism but also a serious crime against our environment."

Rachel Shaw, from Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, added: "This is a senseless act of vandalism to a wonderful nature reserve."

The area is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, meaning an unlimited fine can be handed to anyone causing intentional damage.

Lincolnshire Police said the penalty up until 2015 was a fine of up to £20,000 but that has now changed, giving the courts the power to give any fine.

A teenager has been treated in hospital after being stabbed in a North Yorkshire village in the early hours of Sunday morning, police say.

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The 18-year-old man was stabbed in Thorpe Willoughby near Selby at about 02:00, according to North Yorkshire Police.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident, police said.

A police spokeswoman said: "We recognise such an incident will have been alarming to local people, however, please be reassured the wider community were not believed to have been at any risk at any time.

"Residents may continue to see an increased police presence in the area as we continue our investigation, including carrying out house-to-house and CCTV inquiries."

There are big changes across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire today as coronavirus restrictions ease in line with national guidance.

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Six people or two households can now meet indoors, with overnight stays allowed.

Pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers indoors. The region's cinemas, theatres, museums and tourist attractions are also re-opening.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "Together we have reached another milestone in our roadmap out of lockdown, but we must take this next step with a heavy dose of caution."

Ahead of the reopening of indoor hospitality today John Senior, who chairs South Bay Traders' Association in Scarborough, said there was an appetite for the "familiarity" of English resorts.

Many businesses also reported high numbers of advance bookings, such as at Number 21 guest house in York.

Owner Simon Boyle said: "I can't put it into words how excited we are, we can't wait for people to come back into the house, make it feel alive again."

Here's how the rules have changed?

• People can now meet indoors in groups of up to six or two households, or in groups of up to 30 outdoors. Overnight stays are allowed
• Pubs, bars and restaurants can serve customers indoors
• Museums, cinemas, children's play areas, theatres, concert halls and sports stadiums can all reopen, as can hotels
• Social distancing guidance is changing and contact with other households like hugs is a matter of personal choice

BBC Weather

After a cloudy start with occasional showers sunny spells should develop.

Heavy, possibly thundery, showers are expected by noon and to continue through the afternoon.

Rain should ease this evening allowing clear spells to develop:

A man who suffered fatal stab wounds in a fight in a Sheffield street has been named by police.

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Armend Xhika (pictured), 22, died at Northern General Hospital on 13 May.

His death followed reports of two fights on Earl Marshall Road in Burngreave and Kirton Road in Pitsmoor.

Another man in his early 20s was injured during the disorder and remains in hospital.

Two men in their 30s and a man in his 20s have been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said.

A second man in his 20s arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and a female in her 20s arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released from custody, officers said.

Supt Ian Scott said: "I remain keen to hear from anyone who witnessed this incident.

"Reports suggest there were a number of residents in Earl Marshal Road who witnessed the disorder. If you saw anything at all, or know who was involved, please contact police today."