Sheffield Wednesday full-back Liam Palmer extends his contract until the end of the 2022-23 season.

It is agreed that Rotherham Council needs to do more to tackle the extent of abuse.

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A woman from North Yorkshire who has worked in the NHS for over 30 years says she will quit her job rather than have a coronavirus vaccine.

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Earlier this week the government announced front-line NHS staff will need to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus from next spring to remain in their jobs.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid told MPs he was planning a deadline of 1 April for workers to be fully vaccinated.

Anita, an audiologist based in Harrogate, told BBC Radio York: "At the moment I'm not ready to have the vaccine, at this time I'm not ready.

"If that means I have to give up 32 years, all that money wasted on training me to do my job, then that's what has to happen, but I just don't think it's fair."

From midnight on Wednesday, all people working in England's care homes have had to have both coronavirus vaccinations if they want to stay in their jobs, unless they have a medical exemption.

Government figures show there are still 32,000 carers who are not fully vaccinated.

The former deputy PM says he has given up his car as his "small contribution" to cutting carbon emissions.

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A Covid-19 memorial is set to be unveiled in a South Yorkshire town centre later this month.

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The £210,000 bronze sculpture in Barnsley, which the council says "commemorates those who have died during the pandemic and pays tribute to key workers and volunteers", will be unveiled on 22 November in The Glass Works Square.

The sculpture will depict seven figures cast in bronze, including a young girl, an older man, a volunteer, a nurse, a carer, a police officer and a teacher, to reflect "everyone affected throughout the pandemic", the authority adds.

Called Reverence, it depicts working people and has been cast in bronze by sculptor Graham Ibbeson in collaboration with Lockbund Foundry in Oxfordshire.

Barnsley poet Ian McMillan has provided the artwork’s words: "Barnsley’s fierce love holds you forever in its heart".

Council leader Sir Steve Houghton said: "The pandemic continues to affect us all and it is important we have a way to reflect on those we’ve lost and those who work so tirelessly in our communities."

Dean Gaffney, who played Robbie Jackson in the soap, admitted driving 54mph in a 40mph zone.

A bus carrying school pupils which crashed in Lincolnshire this morning has been safely recovered, external, say police.

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Sixty children from several local schools were on board the double decker when it left Meadow Lane, near North Hykeham, just before 08:30.

The road was closed for several hours but has since reopened, external, Lincolnshire Police has confirmed.

There were no serious injuries in the incident, but one child suffered a broken arm and another was taken to hospital as a precaution, the force said.

A spokesperson for Stagecoach East Midlands, which operates the service, said: "Our immediate thoughts are with the children involved and their families.

"We are giving the police our full support in helping to investigate and establish the circumstances of the incident."

The boy, 12, can get the Covid-19 and flu jabs though his mother objects, a judge in Grimsby rules.

Detailed plans for a new "mega-prison" in East Yorkshire are due to be examined by councillors later.

The jail at Full Sutton - where a Category C facility will be built alongside the current maximum security Category A and B wings - is part of government plans for 10,000 new prison places nationally.

The 1,440-inmate jail has already been given outline planning permission by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and it will now examine plans for the layout and design of landscaping for the site.

Some villagers have expressed concerns that the prison won't be adequately concealed.

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Wolds Weighton ward councillor Leo Hammond said: "An effective screen is vital to protect local residents, I can see the current much smaller prison from my house about five miles away.

"Residents living 300m away from the proposed prison will be detrimentally impacted."

Nick Hardy, from the Ministry of Justice, said a soil bund up to 3m high would be built and 1,770 trees and shrubs planted to help screen it.

The new Full Sutton prison would be the first of four in England, with construction set to start in July 2022 and finish by 2025 if the plans are passed.

Council officers have recommended plans be put on hold before their final approval.

A number of pupils inside a school bus when it left a country road in Lincolnshire received "cuts and bruises", police say.

Sixty children from several local schools were on board the double decker when it left Meadow Lane, near North Hykeham.

The road has since reopened, external, Lincolnshire Police has confirmed.

There were no serious injuries in the incident but one child suffered a broken arm and another was taken to hospital as a precaution, the force added.

Ch Insp Phil Vickers said most of the pupils on board were unharmed, with a small number suffering "cuts and bruises".

He also stressed that, contrary to initial reports, the bus had not overturned.

Members of the British Railways Ex-Servicemen’s Association are due to lay their final remembrance wreath in York today.

Every Armistice Day the group pays tribute at the railway memorial on Station Rise in the city.

However, membership has declined and there are now only six ex-servicemen within its ranks.

Chairman Shaun Houldridge says: "The loss of the association pulls at your heart strings.

"There are so many members and people I’ve known in the association that are sadly no longer with us.

"It’s a shame we’re having to close, but time marches on and none of us lives forever, apart from those whose names are actually etched in stone and they will live forever more."

Armistice Day, on 11 November, marks the day World War One ended, at 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

A two-minute silence is held at 11:00 every year to remember the people who have died in wars.

Remembrance Sunday is also marked each year on the second Sunday in November.

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Emergency services are currently attending reports of an overturned school bus on Meadow Lane, external, in North Hykeham in Lincolnshire.

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Lincolnshire Police said there were no reports of any serious injuries and have advised parents to go to St Christopher's School on Hykeham Road.

Brant Road and Meadow Lane remain closed.

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Hundreds of fake and unsafe toys being sold across Doncaster town centre have been seized by Trading Standards officers.

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A week of enforcement action has so far been carried out, focusing on businesses selling illegal and counterfeit items.

The haul included over 1,000 items such as toys, scooters, ornaments and watches, with all the items seized either unsafe or counterfeit, officers said.

In addition to the seizures, some shops were also told to remove notices which were found to be contravening consumer rights by refusing refunds or exchanges.

Council officers will now assess the items seized and consider a range of enforcement options, including prosecution of those found to be selling the items.

Trading Standards officers say they will continue to visit premises in the town centre and further afield to ensure compliance in the run up to Christmas.

Councillor Joe Blackham, cabinet member for enforcement, said: "If people are out buying toys and gifts, we want them to have confidence in the goods they have purchased."

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Sam Fender, Kasabian and Madness have all been announced as headliners for next year's Tramlines festival in Sheffield.

They will join The Wombats, James, Declan McKenna, Sigrid, Becky Hill and locals Reverend and The Makers and Little Man Tate.

The inner-city music festival takes place from Friday 22 July 2022 at Hillsborough Park.

This year's Tramlines festival was a government test event shortly after some coronavirus restrictions were lifted.

Timm Cleasby, Tramlines operations director, says: “After the amazing spirit everyone brought to Tramlines 2021, and how the team delivered an amazing festival in challenging times, we’re all back working hard to make 2022 better than ever.

"I honestly can’t wait to be back in the park and having a blast with Sheffield again."

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Ideas about how people can play their part in tackling the climate emergency have been discussed at Yorkshire's first climate summit which has been held in Leeds.

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An action plan by the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission, external includes 50 points to address climate change locally and to help achieve the region’s 2038 net zero target.

The report specifies the need for “significant progress” by 2030.

The commission was formed in March this year and the plan has been developed with the input of over 500 people.

Jatinder Singh Mehmi (pictured), one of the commissioners and the co-chairman of Sikh Alliance Yorkshire, says the solution has to start with communities.

He says: "We need to solve some of the wider issues in society to tackle climate change.

"Some of those communities don't have a voice - they're not connected to the politics of climate change.

"So, we need to solve some of the underlying problems. Climate change isn't just an environmental issue, it's a social issue."

The report also stresses the need for the region to be “climate ready” to face increasing risks from climate change.

The plans also include a hydrogen research centre in collaboration with the University of Sheffield.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust admitted 59 Covid-positive patients in the week to 31 October.

Pupils from five primary schools are making 1,500 poppies for a North Yorkshire landmark in time for Armistice Day tomorrow.

They're creating a Field of Poppies in the grounds of Knaresborough Castle by recycling petals from last year’s memorial wreaths.

These will form part of a larger installation of about 30,000 knitted or crocheted poppies on display at the castle.

Armistice Day, on 11 November, marks the day World War One ended, at 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918.

A two-minute silence is held at 11:00 on 11 November every year to remember the people who have died in wars.

Remembrance Sunday is also marked each year on the second Sunday in November.

This year marks 100 years since the nation’s collective Remembrance traditions were first brought together.

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A West Yorkshire farmer says he's facing a costly clean-up after having what appears to be an entire cannabis farm dumped on his land.

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Heath Ramsden (pictured above), who lives in the Holme Valley near the A616 Sheffield Road, says scores of bags of plants, lighting, ducting and other equipment used to grow the drug has been thrown into his fields.

He says the people responsible first visited in August and have since returned several times to target the remote rural road at Mole Clough near New Mill.

Mr Ramsden said he burned the first bags of waste but when others turned up he sought assistance from Kirklees Council.

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However, he was told that the council would not accept responsibility as the rubbish – including empty nutrient tubs, compost, bulb boxes, fans, ducting and huge metal filters as well as cannabis plants – was on private land.

Kirklees councillor Nigel Patrick (pictured below), said residents should not have to deal with the problem.

He said: "This is criminal and hazardous waste. The police should be dealing with it. I'm appalled they're not.

"The biggest problem is, where do you get rid of it? The landowner has discovered it. Does it now become his responsibility to clear it?"

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A West Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed the force had received reports of waste being fly-tipped on private land in the Holmfirth area "which is alleged to be related to criminal activities".

Inquiries are under way to identify those responsible, the force added.