Health bosses in North East Lincolnshire say they are working with employers to tackle recent outbreaks of coronavirus cases in some of the region's factories.

Officials say they want to stop any further increases and they are now working with employers get on top of the issues.

Geoff Barns (pictured), the Deputy Director of Public Health in North East Lincolnshire, said: "Factories have always been an area where Covid can take over because of the nature of the environment.

"There's a lot of people working in close proximity to one another in indoor environments and people often travel together to get into factories.

"So they've always been the places we've seen the biggest outbreaks and once they get into these environments, particularly if a lot of people aren't vaccinated, then numbers can increase really rapidly."

A man claiming to be a plain clothes police officer looking for a sex offender stopped a group of women and offered to escort them home, police say.

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The man asked for names, addresses and social media account details, but left when they asked members of the public for help, police said.

The suspect approached the women on Piccadilly, York, at about 21:40 on Thursday 17 June, according to North Yorkshire Police.

The man is described as white, aged in his mid 20s-30s, 5ft 10ins tall, with short gingery/light brown hair and a short beard.

At the time of the incident he was wearing shorts, a brown t-shirt or polo shirt and flip-flops, officers said.

A spokesperson for the force said: "A genuine police officer will identify themselves by showing you their warrant card.

"This is proof of their identity and authority. If you want to verify their identity, you can ask for their collar number and call 101 to check they are who they claim to be."

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has been approached in a similar way is being asked to contact police.

A teenage girl has been treated in hospital in York after being injured in what police described as "an altercation involving a group of young people."

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The incident near to Millennium Bridge happened just before 21:00 on Friday 18 June, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Two other female teenagers have been arrested and released on bail while an investigation takes place, police said.

A spokesperson for the force said: "We want the public’s assistance to help establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

"In particular we need information about any other individuals who may be involved, and want to hear from anyone who has any footage of the incident."

Police are urgently searching for a man who was convicted of murder in 1998 who is wanted for recall to prison.

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William Kerr (pictured), 59, was found guilty of the murder of Maureen Comfort in Leeds in 1996.

He was released from prison on licence in August 2020, however that licence has since been revoked, police said.

Kerr was known to have connections in Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire Police has urged anyone with information about his location to contact the force.

His licence was revoked due to his behaviour, which included failing to attend appointments with his probation supervisor and failing to live at an approved address, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Kerr has previously absconded on two separate occasions: from a bail hostel in Hull in 2015 and from an open prison in Suffolk in 2017.

Officers said anyone with information about his whereabouts should get in touch with the North Yorkshire force "as a matter of urgency".

A 13-year-old boy's been arrested after a teenager suffered serious injuries following an assault in Castleford, say police.

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A boy aged 13 was treated in hospital for wounds to his hands following the incident in the Queens Park Drive area between 15:00 and 16:00 on Sunday, 20 June, according to West Yorkshire Police.

A video of the attack was circulated on social media, police said.

Det Insp Kristy Wright, said: "I appeal to anyone who witnessed this incident and/or has footage of it to get in touch.

"We have increased high visibility patrols in the area to reassure the community and are continuing our ongoing work with local schools to warn about the dangers of carrying a knife."

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Additional asymptomatic testing is due to begin today in parts of Leeds and Calderdale where cases of Covid-19 are "rising sharply".

Hyde Park, Headingley, Little London and Woodhouse have seen an increase in cases, particularly among younger people, Leeds City Council said.

PCR tests are being offered at new pop-up testing centres, including at the University of Leeds.

Testing centres are opening at Cinder Moor in Woodhouse Lane, the Gryphon Centre at the University of Leeds and the Mandela Community Centre in Chapeltown Road.

The rate of infection in Leeds overall is 161 cases per 100,000 people, according to council data.

However, it said the area including Headingley and Hyde Park had a case rate of 841 per 100,000 people and Little London and Woodhouse's case rate stood at about 337 per 100,000 people.

Extra testing is also being rolled out in Ryburn, Sowerby Bridge, Illingworth and Mixenden in Calderdale.

Calderdale Council Director of Public Health Deborah Harkins,said: "We're in a race between the Delta variant and the vaccine.

"We hope the extra testing will push down the size of the peak caused by Delta to allow time to offer the vaccine to all adults."

Misconduct panel hears how PC Matthew Breathwick shared the footage with colleagues on Snapchat.

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A new public body in charge of rail services should be based in York, according to council leaders.

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City of York Council boss Keith Aspden (pictured outside York railway station), has written to the government asking for the new Great British Railways headquarters to be based at York Central.

The Department for Transport announced in May the new Great British Railways body will be created to own the rail infrastructure, set fares and timetables, collect fare revenue and run and plan the network.

It will be launched in 2023.

Councillor Aspden and leader of North Yorkshire County Council, Carl Les, have written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP, to push for the headquarters of the organisation to be based at York Central.

Their letter says: "Given York and North Yorkshire’s existing strengths in the sector, it would seem to be the ideal location for Great British Railways."

There are around 5,000 rail jobs based in York already – representing about 10% of the national rail industry.

Train operators based in York include LNER, Northern Railway and Grand Central.

Network Rail employs 1,000 people in York and its training hub is based in the city.

Councillor Aspden said: “York is the heart of the rail industry in the north, with our existing rail links, sector jobs and highly skilled workforce, so makes sense for the headquarters of the government’s flagship rail body to be based in the city."

A man who was the subject of a wanted person appeal after a 52-year-old man was stabbed "multiple times", including in the neck, in an attack in Leeds, has been arrested.

A 50-year-old-man was arrested last night in connection with an incident on Sunday, June 13, which resulted in a 52-year-old man being found by police in an alleyway off Hebden Green, Whinmoor.

The man was taken to hospital for treatment and is in a stable condition.

The victim was arrested on suspicion of attempted wounding in relation to the incident, officers added.

A 33-year-old man arrested on Thursday in relation to the same incident remains on police bail, it's been confirmed.

An appeal's been launched following a gunpoint robbery by a group of six men in Rotherham, police say.

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Six men armed with shotguns forced their way into a property in Foljambe Drive on 11 June, woke and threatened the occupants and demanded they hand over valuables, according to South Yorkshire Police.

The occupants, a man and a woman in their 30s, were not injured in the incident and nothing was taken, police said.

A spokesperson for the force said: "We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have seen a white Nissan Juke or a dark blue Ford in the area at around midnight."

Anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious at the time is asked to contact police.

One hospital trusts says it expects to see 1,000 more patients this month.

An academy team will retire a shirt number worn by a promising footballer who drowned earlier this month.

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Tomi Solomon (pictured), 13, died after jumping into the River Calder at Brighouse, West Yorkshire, on 1 June.

His family described the Bradford City Academy player as "a very happy boy who lived for football".

The club said it would retire the number eight shirt across the academy so it would "remain with Tomi Solomon forever".

Tomi, born in Leiden in the Netherlands, represented Bradford City's under-13s and played for the club for three years.

At an inquest earlier this month, Bradford Coroner's Court heard Tomi jumped into the river from the bridge at Huntington Road, but did not resurface and his body was later recovered by police divers.

He was confirmed dead more than three hours after going missing.

Police are renewing an appeal for witnesses after a motorcyclist died in hospital following a collision with a Ford Transit van in Huddersfield.

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A Yahama YZF and the van collided at the junction of Holmfirth Road and Tinker Lane shortly before 19:30 on 3 June, according to West Yorkshire Police.

The Yamaha, which was travelling in convoy with a Kymco Lite Moped, had been travelling behind the van on Holmfirth Road, prior to the collision, police said.

The collision took place as the van turned right from Holmfirth Road onto Tinker Lane.

The West Yorkshire force say the 17-year-old male rider of the Yamaha died on Friday 18 June following the collision.

The 21-year-old male rider of the Kymco moped was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in connection with the matter.

He has been released from police custody while an investigation takes place, police said.

Anyone who witnessed this crash, the circumstances leading up to it, or who has dash cam footage of the incident is asked to contact police.

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It is thirty years since Flight Lieutenant Julie Ann Gibson entered the history books as the RAF's first female pilot.

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Julie, who completed her training at RAF Finningley, near Doncaster, said receiving her RAF Flying Badge - also known as 'wings' - was "the most amazing day".

"I was incredibly proud and excited having a career flying in the air force," she said.

And, while there were other women in training at the time, she said she was aware of the significance of her own breakthrough.

"The day that I got my wings was just the very beginning of opportunities for women being able to succeed in areas where men had always had the opportunity to," she said.

"There were other women who closely followed getting their wings.

"I think what we all hoped was that it would become the norm so that women could be selected for all jobs in the RAF without too much being said. That was the hope."

Two people were stabbed while at a house party in North East Lincolnshire at the weekend, police say.

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Emergency services were called to a disturbance at an address on Gilbey Road in Grimsby at 22:30 on Saturday, according to Humberside Police.

A spokesperson for the force said: "Two men and a woman were arrested following a house party which ended with two people injured.

"One person reported a knife wound to their hand and a further man with knife wounds was located a short time later having left the address."

Three people arrested have been released by police while an investigation into events takes place, police said.

Extra police officers will be in the area today.

Any residents with concerns are asked to speak to officers about their worries.

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed at a bus station in Leeds at the weekend, police say.

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Emergency services were called to Pudsey bus station shortly after 22:30 on 18 June where a 29-year-old man was found with a serious stab wound to his back, according to West Yorkshire Police.

A 17-year-old male has been charged with Section 18 wounding with intent and possession of a knife in a public place, following the incident, police say.

He is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court today.

Det Insp Andrew Lockwood, said: "We are treating this incident very seriously and are carrying out extensive inquiries to establish the full circumstances.

"The victim is continuing to receive treatment in hospital, and we are monitoring his condition.

He added: "We would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident at the bus station or who has any information which could assist the investigation."

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Friday's Super League match between Hull KR and St Helens has been postponed after three more Hull KR players tested positive for Covid-19.

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The three tested positive over the weekend - after two team-mates returned positive results last week.

Nine other Robins players have been forced to isolate as close contacts.

Under the Rugby Football League's Covid-19 protocols, a team can apply to postpone a match if seven or more players are unavailable.

Any Hull KR players selected to play for the Combined Nations All Stars against England on Friday have also been stood down.

The clubs will liaise with the RFL about a rearranging the fixture for another date but, with the Super League table to be decided on points percentage in 2021, it is possible the game will not be played.

The Robins ended a 12-year wait for a win at Wigan on Friday, with coach Tony Smith telling BBC Radio Humberside after the game that his side had faced a "backs-to-the-wall effort on and off the field" because of the Covid-19 cases.

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were seriously injured in a machete attack at a Doncaster boxing club, say police.

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A group of machete-wielding men entered Skellow Grange Boxing Club on Thursday 17 June shortly before 19:00 and attacked two men, according to South Yorkshire Police.

The two victims were taken to hospital with serious injuries and remain in hospital, police said.

An 18-year-old Doncaster man arrested on Sunday on suspicion of attempted murder, is being held in police custody, officers confirmed.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact police.

A CCTV image has been released of a male wearing "distincive clothing" after an incident of burglary and fraud in Lincoln, police say.

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Bank cards were stolen from a property in College Close, Lincoln on 12 April and then used to buy tobacco and cigarettes from the Co-op at Riseholme Road, according to Lincolnshire Police.

Officer say they hope the distinctive clothing worn by the man in the image will help people identify him.

He's described as a white male, medium to slim build, wearing a blue baseball cap with white letters or a logo on the front, black zip-front fleece jacket, grey jogging bottoms and black trainers with three silver stripes.

A spokesperson for the force said: "He was wearing a light blue surgical mask, obscuring the bottom half of his face, but we hope the distinctive clothing will help identify him."

Anyone who recognises the man in the image is asked to contact police.