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  1. CCTV appeal over Leeds car park sex attackpublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    New details have been released of a sexual assault which took place in Leeds after a woman got into a car believing it was a taxi.

    CCTV image of VW carImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    A 21-year-old woman got into a Volkswagen Golf at The New Bay Horse pub in Leeds during the August bank holiday weekend. She was attacked after the driver took her to a car park in Middleton Grove, police said.

    The woman had been on a night out with friends in Hunslet and was left "traumatised" following the serious sexual assault in Car Park A of the John Charles Centre for Sport on Sunday 29 August.

    Police said following the assault the attacker drove the victim near to her home. The woman then contacted police at about 23:15.

    John Charles Centre for SportImage source, Google

    The suspect is described as Asian, in his early 20s, about 5ft 10ins tall, with short brown hair and a short trimmed beard.

    As part of the investigation into the incident, CCTV pictures have been released of the suspect's car passing various cameras on the journey.

    The registration of the car is not visible, but expert analysis concluded it was a silver or grey Volkswagen Golf Mk6, thought to have been manufactured between 2008 and 2013, officers said.

    CCTV image of VW carImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Det Insp Damian Roebuck said: "We hope the information on the car, along with the physical description of the offender and the locations and timings involved, will mean someone will recognise him."

    Anyone who recognises the car, or details of the suspect, is asked to contact police.

  2. People urged to get Covid booster before Christmaspublished at 13:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Health bosses say they want as many people as possible to get jabbed before Christmas.

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  3. Streets in Harrogate and Leeds most expensive in Yorkshirepublished at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    BBC Radio York

    The most expensive street in Yorkshire is in Harrogate, new research suggests.

    Fulwith Mill Lane, HarrogateImage source, Google

    A property in swanky Fulwith Mill Lane in the town will set you back an average of almost £1.8m, according to statistics compiled by the Halifax Bank.

    It is followed by Ling Lane in Leeds, where the average property costs just over £1.5m.

    Ling Lane, LeedsImage source, Google

    Average prices are based on transactions between 2016 and 2021 using Land Registry figures.

    The most expensive street in England and Wales is in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, where the average property costs almost £29m.

  4. Man forced to hand over money from cash machinepublished at 11:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    A man was forced to go to a supermarket cash machine in a Lincolnshire town and hand over the money he withdrew from it, police have said.

    CCTV image of suspectImage source, Lincolnshire Police

    A CCTV image has been released by police of a man officers want to talk to about the incident, which saw the victim taken to an ATM at Morrisons on Uffington Road in Stamford.

    The suspect is described as a white man, wearing dark coloured trainers, blue jeans and a dark coloured top.

    Oficers say he was also wearing a dark cap, glasses and a face mask.

    Anyone who recognises the man pictured, or who has information about the incident, is being asked to contact police.

  5. 'It breaks my heart' - Daughter's appeal over missing dadpublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    The daughter of a missing Barnsley man has appealed again for information more than two years after he disappeared.

    Richard DysonImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Richard Dyson (pictured above), 58, was reported missing in November 2019. Police believe he may have been killed.

    Six men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and released under investigation since his disappearance.

    Mr Dyson's daughter, Bethany Dainty, says the holiday period is especially hard on the family as her father's birthday is on Christmas Eve.

    "This will be the third birthday for Dad we will have been without him and I still feel in shock," the 21-year-old says.

    She adds: "It was such a happy time of the year and now I dread it and I can’t enjoy it anymore. It breaks my heart over and over again."

    CCTV still from petrol stationImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    South Yorkshire Police have released CCTV footage (above) of Mr Dyson at a petrol station on Sheffield Road in Birdwell on 16 November 2019, the day before he disappeared.

    Det Ch Insp Mark Oughton says: "We know Bethany and her family are still being tormented by Richard’s disappearance and are hoping this footage might be a trigger for a memory someone has locked away that might be released upon seeing the footage.

    "Somebody knows where he is - and we hope they might now come forward to bring this ordeal to an end for Bethany and everyone who knows and loves Richard."

  6. Bank-free North Yorkshire town to get banking 'hub'published at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Knaresborough is to become one of the first places in the UK to get a new "banking hub" as part of a scheme offering basic cash services on high streets.

    Knaresborough market placeImage source, Google

    The North Yorkshire town's last bank branch closed in March, leaving just two ATMs.

    The proposed hub would see the major banks offer their services on different days of the week.

    According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of bank branches across the UK has fallen from more than 11,300 in 2012 to under 7,000.

    In Knaresborough, residents have been forced to travel to Wetherby or Harrogate - several miles away - since the closure of the Halifax branch in March.

    The town's Conservative MP Andrew Jones said: “This is great news for Knaresborough, a town starved of its banking facilities, and I am sure this new facility will be well-used by residents, businesses and visitors.”

    The site for the hub will be decided in the new year.

  7. Ferry crewman takes passenger 270 miles to partypublished at 09:39 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Mark Mitchell makes a 500-mile round trip to get Hilary Spinks to her "Turkey and Tinsel" holiday.

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  8. Grimsby's final games of 2021 postponedpublished at 09:11 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    Grimsby Town's remaining two fixtures of 2021 are postponed due to a continuing number of positive Covid-19 cases in their squad.

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  9. Spalding man charged with murder after two attackspublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    A man has been charged with murder after one man died and another was seriously injured in two separate attacks in a Lincolnshire town.

    Darren KirkImage source, Lincolnshire Police

    Darren Kirk, 52, died following an assault at a property in Cygnet Court, Spalding, on Monday, police said.

    A second man, aged 46, was taken to hospital on Monday after a serious assault at an address in Bowditch Road.

    Wayne Rule, 45, of Cygnet Court, Spalding, has been charged with murder and attempted murder.

    He is being held in custody and is due to appear at Lincoln Magistrates' Court later.

  10. Super trawler owners 'devastated' by fishing dealpublished at 06:52 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    The owners of the UK's biggest fishing vessel say the post-Brexit deal with Norway is not enough.

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  11. Shocking fillers: Charity's strangest donationspublished at 06:19 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2021

    False teeth, a scorpion in formaldehyde and a lamb castrating tool feature on the bizarre gift list.

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  12. Archaeology staff will not face compulsory cutspublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2021

    The world-renowned archaeology school at the University of Sheffield is set to close in 2024.

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  13. Two guilty of garden fork stabbing murderpublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2021

    Stephen Bellamy died in hospital after he was stabbed in the head by Stephen Beach and Luke Teague.

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  14. The sanitary kits keeping girls in schoolpublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2021

    A group of volunteers provide hand-made sanitary products to girls in developing countries.

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  15. Rugby league player jailed for girlfriend abusepublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2021

    Daniel Igbinedion's victim urged anyone else in an abusive relationship to seek help.

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  16. Man jailed over 'cowardly' stab murderpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2021

    Patrick Sean Clayton is jailed for stabbing Jason Clark who died in the hallway of a flat.

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  17. Club owner's mum gives out Covid tests all nightpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2021

    Rich Gilbert says 30% of people arriving at his nightclub didn't know they needed a Covid passport.

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  18. Murder victim named as double assault suspect heldpublished at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2021

    A 45-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, police say.

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  19. Police release CCTV images of missing studentpublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2021

    Harvey Parker, 20, who has autism, was last seen leaving Heaven nightclub near Charing Cross.

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