Two more men have been arrested in connection with the death of a Lincoln man in May.

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Sam Davies, 23, was found with serious knife wounds in Coleridge Gardens, Lincoln, on Thursday and later died.

Five men have already appeared in court charged with his murder

Two males, aged 17 and 20, were arrested on suspicion of murder earlier today, according to Lincolnshire Police.

Det Ch Insp Richard Myszczyszyn, said: "This is an ongoing investigation and I’d like to thank the local community for their support.

"Our inquiries continue and we will continue to work diligently following Sam’s tragic death."

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A council in Yorkshire has pixelated a video of a meeting after an "offensive gesture" was made, it's been revealed.

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The meeting in York, held at council headquarters West Offices on Monday at 10:00, was live-streamed on Youtube.

It was later taken down and edited, with a council report saying: "The reason for this is because the webcast contains an offensive gesture.

"The edit is that the offensive gesture has been pixelated."

The meeting was a decision session for councillor Nigel Ayre, the executive member for finance and performance.

Mr Ayre is not the person pixelated out of the video.

The council has now uploaded an edited version of the video to its Youtube channel.

The incident appears to take place during the public participation part of the meeting, when a member of the panel is briefly blurred out of the video.

City of York Council has since issued an apology over the incident.

A council spokesperson said: "We truly apologise for the inappropriate actions by one of our staff, which occurred in a recent public meeting.

"The individual has apologised to the person involved and is sincerely sorry for any hurt or offence that has been caused."

An alleged racist attack on a schoolboy is being investigated by police in Bradford.

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It’s reported to have happened in Cowpasture Road in Ilkley at about 15:20 on Thursday.

A 14-year-old boy has been interviewed under caution in relation to an assault on a teenage boy, and inquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances, officers confirmed.

The victim was treated in hospital for injuries.

The BBC understands Ilkley Grammar School, where both boys attend, is now working with families to support students.

In a statement to BBC Radio Leeds, the school said it does "not tolerate discrimination or prejudice of any kind."

The school added:"Where a student falls short of our expectations, we take swift and robust action in line with our school policies".

An appeal has been launched after a man was attacked following a collision between two vehicles in Rotherham, police say.

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The victim was attacked following a collision between a white BMW and a black Vauxhall Astra on Smithy Bridge Lane, Greasbrough, on Tuesday 25 May at about 17:30, according to South Yorkshire Police.

Ten minutes before the crash, the driver of the BMW had reported the Astra was driving in a dangerous and threatening manner as they travelled along Potter Hill, police said.

Both vehicles pulled into the lay-by and the driver of the white BMW was assaulted by the driver of the second vehicle. He suffered minor injuries in the incident, officers confirmed.

Any witnesses to the attack or anyone with dashcam footage of the assault, or the moments leading up to the collision, is asked to contact police.

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Two people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into theft and fraud allegations at a funeral firm in York, police say.

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A 53-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman from York were arrested on Sunday, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Both have been released on bail while an investigation takes place, police said.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: "We understand families immediately affected by this investigation will be concerned and distressed and they are our priority at this early stage.

"We are working closely with the City of York Council to put measures in place to mitigate the impact on bereaved families including support from bereavement counsellors.

"The investigation is in the early stages and we expect it to take some time."

A spokesperson for Hayley Owen Funeral Directors said: "We are co-operating with North Yorkshire Police in respect of their ongoing investigation, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage."

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A man wanted in connection with a serious sexual offence in Huddersfield is being sought by police.

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Officers say Mario Sztojka (pictured), 25, is a regular visitor to the Heckmondwike and Huddersfield area.

He is wanted in relation to a sexual assault on a woman in the Viaduct Street area between 02:20 and 02:30 on Wednesday 26 May, police said.

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Det Ch Insp Marc Bowes, said: “We have been conducting a number of inquiries into this incident and officers have been supporting the victim.

"I am now appealing for information from the public to help us locate Mario Sztojka."

Anyone who has information about his whereabouts is asked to contact police.

A total of £850,000 is to be spent cracking down on burglary and theft in South Yorkshire, it's been revealed.

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The money from the government’s £25m Safer Streets Fund will be spent on improvements to CCTV and home security equipment, police said.

Ch Insp Paul Ferguson said: "This will provide a host of new policing equipment to continue our efforts to disrupt criminality in South Yorkshire.

"We know the impact burglary has on residents. This significant investment will be of huge benefit to us all."

A spokesperson for the force said: "The money will also be used to remove graffiti and clean up litter as well and hosting community crime prevention events."

The £850,000 represents an award of £432,000 for Sheffield and £418,000 for the Dearne Valley, police said.

The body of a 27-year-old man has been recovered from a West Yorkshire reservoir after reports of a swimmer getting into difficulty in the water last night, police say.

Emergency services were called to Ponden Reservoir at Scar Top, near Keighley, shortly before 18:00 on Tuesday.

Searches were carried out by the police, fire service, National Police Air Service and specialist police divers.

The body of a man was recovered just before 22:00, according to West Yorkshire Police.

The victim was identified as a man who is from outside the West Yorkshire area.

Det Ch Insp Andy Farrell, said: "We are continuing to investigate today following a major search at the reservoir last night which sadly resulted in divers recovering the body of a man.

"This has been a tragic incident in which a man has lost his life and I would like to remind people of the extreme dangers posed by swimming in or entering open water not designated for such use."

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A CCTV image of a man police want to speak to in connection with a fatal stabbing has been released.

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Corey Jacob Dobbe, 23, (pictured below), was found injured on Harleston Close, Hull, on Sunday night where he died a short time later despite efforts to save him.

Det Ch Insp Alan Curtis said it was believed Mr Dobbe and his attacker were known to each other and that there was no wider threat to the public.

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Det Ch Insp Curtis said: "The man shown in these CCTV images is shown with a white hooded sweatshirt on, white trousers and trainers.

"Someone knows who this man is and where his is. We urgently want help from the public to identify and to speak to him about the incident.

He added: "At this stage we don’t know if he is local or has travelled to the city from elsewhere."

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Kemar Livingstone Plummer tried to smuggle the drugs in food packets through Manchester Airport.

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Coronavirus cases are rising across Yorkshire, driven by the Delta variant.

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All but one area, Scarborough, saw a rise in cases in the latest week, compared with the previous week, while new infections rose sharply in Leeds, Calderdale, Craven, Richmondshire and Rydale.

In the week to 10 June, Leeds had the highest infection rate in the area of 139 cases per 100,000 people.

This is nearly double the national average, but still far lower than the major hotspot areas such as Blackburn in north west England.

The majority of cases seem to be confined to younger people, with rates being highest among the 20-24 and 15-19 age groups.

Lincolnshire health bosses have said the government’s decision to delay the lifting of Covid restrictions was the "right decision".

The prime minister says he is determined the remaining coronavirus restrictions in England will be lifted on 19 July, despite concern that a rise in deaths could force a change of plan.

Boris Johnson said the measures must remain in place until then because of the rapid spread of the Delta variant.

Despite seeing an increase in Covid-19 rates, Lincolnshire remains "still far lower" than other areas of the country with an infection rate of 28.5 per 100,000 population, compared to the England average of 67.1.

Prof Derek Ward, director of public health for Lincolnshire County Council said: "The key thing is by waiting for the four weeks we're giving ourselves a chance to roll out the vaccination programme.

"In Lincolnshire about six out of 10 people have had two doses, that extra four weeks will give us the chance to get that figure over the two thirds the prime minister has announced.

"It will also give us the chance to offer a first vaccination to every adult over the age of 18."

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A five-star luxury hotel and wedding venue in the Yorkshire Dales looks set to be refused permission to use a helicopter landing pad at the site.

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Grantley Hall, an 18th Century mansion near Ripon which opened as a hotel after a £70m refurbishment in 2019, wants to use an existing helipad to attract top events, but the plan has been recommended for refusal at a council meeting next week.

After a previous application was rejected in March 2020, the hotel said it had restricted flights to no more than three a month to address concerns over noise disruption to nearby residents and animals.

It also said it could lose £650,000 in income if the helipad is not made available to the type of clients it wants to attract.

However, a council planning officer has questioned how the helipad could fetch that much money and said the restricted number of flights would still have too great an impact on the area.

They said in a report: "Concerns are raised the content of the business plan does not directly appear to correlate with the small number of flights proposed.

"Nor is it considered that the visitors arriving by this manner are likely to be direct spending with other attractions in the area, rather they will fly in and fly out."

As part of its application, Grantley Hall commissioned its own noise impact report which concluded restricted flight times and paths would mean access to the helipad would be carried out in the "quietest manner".

A Lincolnshire drug smuggler who stashed hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine among cereal, coffee and baking mixes has been jailed for seven and a half years.

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An investigation was launched after Kemar Livingstone Plummer, 35, of Wintringham Road, Grimsby, arrived at Manchester Airport on a commercial flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 9 January 2020, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).

Plummer’s suitcase was 4kg heavier than it had been when he checked in earlier that morning.

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Two packets of brownie cake mix, a packet of banana flavoured cereal, a pancake waffle mix, a Jamaican fruit cake mix and a pack of Jamaican gourmet coffee were found in the case, officers said.

A full search revealed a total of 3.5kg of cocaine hidden within the six food boxes.

This would fetch an estimated £122,000 if sold wholesale, or around £277,000 if sold on the UK streets, the NCA said.

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Following the discovery of the drugs Plummer was arrested on suspicion of drug importation offences and remanded in custody.

On Friday 11 June Plummer was jailed for seven and a half years at Stockport Crown Court after being found guilty of importing cocaine.