Shanaz Gulzar, chair of Bradford 2025, says the city has "huge ambitions and so much potential”.

A new justice centre will open in Leeds as more civil service roles are moved out of London.

Daniel Boulton is jailed for a minimum of 40 years for killing Bethany Vincent and Darren Henson.

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Ambulance waiting times outside York and Scarborough hospitals have rocketed as the health system buckles under "extreme pressure", NHS leaders have been told.

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Ambulance crews had to wait more than an hour on 675 occasions before seriously-ill patients could be passed into the care of medics in December 2021, up from just 44 times in December 2020.

Consultant cardiologist Steven Holmberg told directors of the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust an increase in ambulance handover delays last month was "extraordinary – completely unprecedented".

Waiting times for cancer treatment and diagnostics are also under "extreme pressure," Mr Holmberg said.

Wendy Scott, the trust’s Chief Operating Officer, said Covid was hitting hospital capacity, staffing numbers, and the ability to discharge patients back into the community.

York Hospital had four Covid positive wards as of last month, with three Covid positive areas at Scarborough Hospital and almost 1,000 staff across the trust off sick as of January 11.

Boulton is apprehended by officers after fleeing the scene of a double murder in Louth.

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Teachers at a private school in Sheffield are going to strike for the first time in almost 150 years following a dispute about pensions.

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Sheffield Girls' High School teachers opposing plans to withdraw from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme are said to have shown overwhelming support for industrial action following a trade union ballot.

The school is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust group of independent schools and it’s set to be the first strike in the trust’s 149-year history.

The National Education Union says staff would be at least 20% worse off on average with the annual amount they receive in pension payments.

The union says 95% of its teacher members voted in favour of strike action, on a turnout of 84% in a ballot covering all 23 independent schools in the trust.

The trust will make a final decision at the end of February and urged the union not to call for strike action before then.

Potential strike dates are still to be decided.

Hug on a Tray provides free TV sets and goody bags for patients at St James's Hospital.

Lisa Squire wants to see tougher penalties and forced treatments to prevent sex crimes escalating.

The dinosaur fossil, dating back millions of years, was found on the foreshore near Scarborough.

A number of roads in Bradford are closed due to an ongoing police incident.

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Officers are at New Line, Greengates, where a man is refusing to leave a property, West Yorkshire Police said.

A number of emergency services, including armed police officers, are at the scene.

"Road closures are in place around the scene while officers work to bring the incident to a safe conclusion," a spokesperson for the force said.

The complex of listed buildings was the seat of York's governance until 2013.

Beverley Town Council discovered in November it had not paid any bills for its gas use since 2004.

An image has been released of a man police want to talk to after bank cards were stolen from a home in Rotherham and used at a shop in Sheffield.

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The bank cards were taken during a burglary at a house on Green Oak Drive at about 15:00 on Sunday 19 December 2021, according to South Yorkshire police.

Three fraudulent transactions were then made at a shop on Barnsley Road, in Sheffield, at about 19:00 on the same day.

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

Weapons have been seized and seven teenagers arrested after reports of a fight in Keighley, police said.

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Officers were called to reports of a disorder in Lawkholme Lane just after 18:30 on Monday.

The group of 16 to 19-year-olds ran off through Victoria Park but were tracked and found using CCTV, according to West Yorkshire Police.

One teenager has been released while an investigation into the incident takes place, the other six males remain in police custody.

Insp John Barker said: "This incident has caused some concerns in the community given the use of weapons and the age of the suspects.

"High-visibility patrols will be out in the area to provide reassurance to local residents."

No-one was injured in the fight which police believe was an isolated incident.

Anyone who saw what happened is asked to call police.

A man has been seen on a number of occasions exposing himself to park users in Leeds, police say.

A man has been arrested after a large fire at a West Yorkshire primary school, police say.

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Emergency services were called to Ash Green Primary School at about 19:50 on Tuesday, after the intruder alarm was triggered.

At its height, 50 firefighters were needed to tackle the blaze at the school on Clough Lane, Mixenden.

West Yorkshire Police said the man found at the scene was arrested and taken to hospital for treatment.

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The blaze was put out by 22:30, but West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service remained at the school overnight for damping down.

Head teacher Mungo Sheppard said staff and the local community are "devastated but we will all get through this together".

Police said the fire is being treated as suspicious and asked for anyone with information to contact them.

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Park users in Leeds are being asked to film or photograph a serial flasher.

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It follows a male exposing himself and "committing a lewd act" in bushes near to Elmete Hall in Roundhay Park (pictured), at about 12:30 on 27 January, according to West Yorkshire Police.

Two further reports, on 21 January at about 13:00 and 13:20, were lodged in the same area.

A total of 11 sightings have been reported since mid-August last year, all occurring in the afternoon, officers said.

Across those incidents, the suspect has been variously described as being between 5ft 7ins and 6ft tall, slim to muscular build, with short dark hair.

Clothing descriptions have included a black hoody or jacket, blue jeans, tracksuit bottom shorts, and a black beanie hat.

Insp Richard Horn, said: "We recognise the concern these incidents are causing to women using the park and will be maintaining increased patrols to reassure them.

"Where people can help us is in reporting incidents immediately and where it’s safe to do so, trying to film or photograph the suspect on their mobile phones to assist in identifying him."

He added: "A clear facial image of him would be invaluable to the investigation."

Matthew Drapper says the session which took place at a church in Sheffield led to years of trauma.

Elliot Watt salvages a point for Bradford with an equaliser seven minutes from time in a scrappy 1-1 League Two draw against Leyton Orient.