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A body found in the River Thames in London has been confirmed as that of missing York student Harvey Parker.

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Mr Parker (pictured), 20, from Lambeth, south London, was last seen leaving Heaven nightclub by Charing Cross station in Westminster at about 02:15 on 17 December.

Officers recovered the body near to Embankment, Westminster, after being alerted by the RNLI shortly before midday on Tuesday.

Inner West London Coroner's Court confirmed the body was Mr Parker on Thursday.

The day before the University of York student went missing he'd spent the afternoon at an escape room with his family, before heading off to see a music concert in Brixton.

He then went to the nightclub at about midnight.

Images released on Tuesday showed him on Craven Street, before he walked south towards the Embankment.

The death is being treated as unexplained, police said.

More traffic lanes and improved signalling is aimed at reducing Leeds city centre vehicle numbers.

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Police are reassuring residents in a rural North Yorkshire community that they believe the death of a local woman, which is being treated as a murder, is an isolated incident.

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A man has been arrested and an investigation has begun after the woman's body was found at a residential property in Thornton-le-Dale near Pickering.

In a statement from North Yorkshire Police, Det Supt Wayne Fox said: "Inquiries are continuing in our efforts to establish the circumstances which led to the death of a local woman on Wednesday 5 January.

"I want to reassure the local community that, while this is a tragic event, North Yorkshire Police are satisfied we are currently dealing with an isolated incident."

The force says there will be an increased policing presence in the area for some time and people who have concerns should speak to officers.

Anyone with information which could assist the investigation has been asked to contact police by calling 101.

Phillip Badwal, 25, murdered his father Santokh Singh at their home in Bradford in November 2020.

Finds from an archaeological dig next to Hull's busiest road are being highlighted on national TV.

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More than 9,500 bodies have been exhumed from the Trinity burial ground during excavations at the site as part of a £355m scheme to revamp the A63.

Archaeologists began working on the dig, described as "the largest ever scientific excavation of a post-medieval burial ground in northern England", in October 2020.

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Finds at the site include an 18th Century jail, a suspected World War Two bomb site and traces of a medieval settlement.

The results of the excavation are being shown on Digging for Britain at 20:00 tonight on BBC 2.

PC Christopher Hudson, of Huddersfield, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a cemetery.

A schoolgirl was sexually assaulted as she walked on a wooded path in Leeds, police say.

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The victim was approached by a man and subjected to a serious sexual assault at about 15:30 on Wednesday between Farnley Academy and Maple Croft, New Farnley.

The girl managed to break free and ran off, officers said.

Her attacker is described as a tall, white man, aged in his 40s, with short brown hair.

A police cordon is currently in place while an investigation into the incident takes place.

Temporary Det Supt Tony Nicholson said: “We're treating this very seriously and have safeguarding officers supporting the victim while we continue to establish the full circumstances."

Anyone who witnessed any part of the incident, or who saw anyone fitting the description of the suspect in the area around the time of the offence, is asked to contact police.

Fatjon Oruci, 22, from London, died of catastrophic injuries following violent disorder in the town.

A South Yorkshire MP has called for Lord Nazir Ahmed to be stripped of his peerage after the former Labour peer was found guilty of sexual offences against two children in the 1970s.

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On Wednesday, Lord Ahmed of Rotherham (pictured) was convicted of a serious sexual assault against a boy and the attempted rape of a young girl.

Sheffield Crown Court heard the repeated sexual abuse happened in Rotherham when Ahmed was a teenager.

Writing on social media, external, Rother Valley Conservative MP Alexander Stafford said: "In light of Lord Ahmed being found guilty of heinous crimes against children, I am writing to the Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, calling for the removal of his title."

Although Ahmed resigned from the House of Lords in 2020, only an Act of Parliament with Royal Assent can strip him of his title.

The 64-year-old, who was created a life peer in 1998, also resigned from the Labour party in 2013.

Mr Stafford has started a petition calling for Ahmed's title to be removed, describing it as "an insult to his victims".

He said: "There is no getting away from the fact that this paedophile is in possession of a peerage and this is absolutely and categorically unacceptable. He should be stripped of this immediately.

"I will be speaking to my colleagues in the Department of Justice to ensure that this individual is not allowed to continue to hold a peerage, which would be an insult to his victims."

Ahmed is due to be sentenced next month.

Police say they are increasing patrols in the area to reassure residents.

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A one year-old Thomas Moore - who later became known as legendary fundraiser Captain Tom - is one of the famous names found in the newly released 1921 census.

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He is listed as the son of Wilfred, 36, a building contractor in Keighley, and Isabel, 34, whose occupation was described as "household duties".

The family, which also included Thomas's four-year-old sister Freda, lived in a six-bedroom property at the time the census was completed.

However, it wasn't until almost 100 years later that Sir Captain Tom Moore became a household name, when he raised more than £30m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden.

The census also shines a light on the impact of the First World War and the Spanish Flu pandemic.

Two lanes have reopened on the A1(M) in both directions near Wetherby after a lorry hit the central reservation and overturned in the early hours of this morning.

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The incident closed all lanes in both directions between junction 44 and junction 45 for several hours, according to National Highways, external.

Writing on social media, external, the roads organisation said: "Two lanes of three have now reopened in both directions on the A1(M) at Wetherby.

"Lane three will remain closed on both carriageways for the remainder of the day due to central reservation damage."

Three men and a woman were arrested in connection with the man's death in Boston in December.

Rotherham United striker Freddie Ladapo submits a transfer request.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was dragged along the road when his car was stolen in Sheffield, leaving him with serious injuries.

The victim, in his 50s, had gone into a shop on Handsworth Road in Handsworth at about 14:00 on Tuesday when his black Volkswagen Golf was taken by an unknown man.

South Yorkshire Police said the Golf's owner attempted to stop the thief and was dragged for some distance down the road as the car was driven off.

The vehicle was then driven left into Fitzalan Road and has since been discovered by officers while they were searching Glenholme Way and Ravenscroft Avenue in Richmond.

The injured man remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, according to South Yorkshire Police.

Acting Det Supt Lee Freeman says: "I am keen to speak to any witnesses who saw the incident, saw the vehicle’s movements after it was stolen, witnessed the vehicle being abandoned or those who have any information that would assist this investigation."

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BBC Radio Humberside

An East Yorkshire beauty queen, due to compete in Las Vegas later this month, has had her US visa application turned down because of her Syrian heritage.

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Leen Clive, who holds a British passport and lives in Hessle, is due to fly to the states with her husband and their six-month old daughter to represent Great Britain in the finals of the "Mrs World" competition.

But she's being refused entry to the country because she was born in Damascus.

Speaking to BBC Radio Humberside, Mrs Clive says: "My husband and my baby girl had their visa granted, but mine was refused - and the only difference is my place of birth.

"I applied with a British passport, I am representing Britain and I'm a British citizen, so I had no idea I'd be banned from the US."

Since arriving in the UK in 2013, the 29-year-old has learned to speak English and is currently training to be an NHS doctor.

Emma Hardy, Hull West and Hessle Labour MP, has said she is trying to intervene to rectify the situation.

Mrs Clive says: "I'm still hopeful. I know I'm running out of time, but if someone from the embassy could look at my application then things could be different. It just takes common sense."

The US Embassy has been approached by the BBC for comment

Ben John was ordered by a judge to read classic novels after being found with a bomb-making manual.

Leeds United says parents of children who run on the pitch at Elland Road could face a year-long ban from matches following a recent string of incidents.

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In several games, young supporters have been seen to encroach onto the pitch and run towards players - often asking for their shirts.

The club has reminded fans that entering the field of play at any time is a criminal offence.

It said in recent months this has been more important than ever due to the risk of spreading the coronavirus, with anybody entering the pitch, technical areas, tunnel and dressing rooms needing special permission from the club.

"We will have a zero-tolerance approach to those invading the pitch and those putting players at risk, with football banning orders issued to any supporters identified," a club spokesperson said in a statement.

"The recent trend with incidents have included young supporters being sent onto the pitch and this will not be tolerated whether it is before, during or after a game.

"In these cases the parents or guardians of the juniors in question will be given a one-year ban from matches."

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Bradford Political Reporter

Medical trials are under way in West Yorkshire to create a single vaccine to treat the childhood illness whooping cough.

Bradford is one of 12 centres across the country taking part, with research also being carried out in Australia.

It could be the first time a nasal vaccine is available for the disease, which affects the lungs and breathing tubes.

Consultant paediatrician Doctor Anil Shenoy, from Bradford’s patient recruitment centre (PRC), says: "This is a very exciting and important trial for Bradford, and we are proud to be taking part in what is a world-first clinical trial.

"We are looking to recruit children aged from six to 16. We are now in the process of contacting local schools and local GPs."

The team is also using the Born in Bradford project - a study which tracks the lives of people in the city - to help recruit participants.

The PRC is based at Bradford Royal Infirmary and is one of only five in the UK.