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  1. Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Morecambepublished at 22:26 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Second-half goals from George Byers and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing give Sheffield Wednesday victory over struggling Morecambe.

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  2. Doncaster Rovers 0-5 Rotherham Unitedpublished at 22:09 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    League One leaders Rotherham cruise to a 5-0 win at bottom-of-the-table Doncaster.

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  3. Freeman joins Millwall on loanpublished at 19:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Millwall sign Luke Freeman on loan from Sheffield United for the rest of the season.

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  4. South Yorkshire Mayor brands PM 'unfit for office'published at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    South Yorkshire's Mayor has branded the Prime Minister "unfit for office" following a report into allegations of gatherings in No 10 during Covid lockdowns.

    Boris JohnsonImage source, Reuters

    Senior civil servant Sue Gray investigated 16 gatherings, 12 of which are subject to a Met Police investigation.

    Her report found "some of the behaviours surrounding these gatherings is difficult to justify" and said there were "failures of leadership and judgement" in No 10.

    Dan Jarvis (pictured below), Mayor of South Yorkshire and Labour MP for Barnsley Central, said: "Sue Gray’s report reveals a failure of leadership and judgment at the highest level of government."

    Dan JarvisImage source, LDRS

    He added: "It's a damning indictment of Boris Johnson who has continually proven himself to be fundamentally unfit for the office he holds."

    An updated report on lockdown parties in No 10 will be published by Sue Gray once police finish their inquiries, Downing Street has said.

    Boris Johnson met Tory MPs on Monday to reassure them and promise a shake-up of how No 10 is run.

  5. Autism centre assault claims investigatedpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    A mother says her 18-year-old son has been left with bruises by staff at the centre in Bolton.

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  6. Spalding police investigate man's 'unexplained' deathpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    The death of a 34-year-old man in a Lincolnshire town is currently being treated as "unexplained", police say.

    Park Road, SpaldingImage source, Google

    The man was found at a property in Park Road, Spalding, at about 09:10 on Monday morning, according to Lincolnshire Police.

    A 38-year-old man who was present in the property was arrested in relation to the other man's death and he has been released on bail while inquiries continue, officers say.

    A cordon remains in place and investigations are continuing to establish the cause of the man's death.

    Anyone with information which could help police is being asked to contact the Lincolnshire force.

  7. Man cleared of attempted murder of police officerpublished at 17:36 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Jamie Burke was found not guilty of the attempted murder of the plain-clothes officer in Scunthorpe.

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  8. Plan to scrap NHS jab requirement causing 'chaos' - Unionpublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    The possible scrapping of compulsory Covid vaccinations for front-line NHS staff has caused "chaos", a Yorkshire Union leader has said.

    NHS worker being vaccinated.Image source, PA Media

    Health Secretary Sajid Javid told MPs ending the compulsory vaccination policy was now under consultation in light of the fast-spreading Omicron variant.

    The policy, announced last year, meant front-line NHS workers in England would have to be fully vaccinated by 1 April, needing a first jab by this Thursday.

    But Mr Javid told the Health and Social Care Select Committee last week that it was right to "reflect" on the policy now Omicron was dominant.

    However, it is understood no final decisions have been made.

    Staff had faced redeployment or dismissal, prompting protests against the policy and some NHS workers considering moves to other UK nations.

    Natalie Ratcliffe, Unison's Yorkshire and Humberside regional organiser, said: "Trusts are struggling with staffing and struggling with the fact they may have to dismiss people.

    "This jab exodus is of the government's making and these rules have caused absolute chaos."

    She added: "As a union we are encouraging people to have the vaccination, but it should be a personal choice."

    The Department of Health and Social Care has previously insisted the policy was "the right thing to do to protect patients".

  9. Gove on levelling up: UK over-centralised for too longpublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    London elites "haven't really understood all of the problems" faced by people in towns such as Grimsby and Cleethorpes, says Michael Gove.

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  10. Three further arrests over town centre stab deathspublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Janis Kozlovskis, 17, and Ryan Theobald, 20, died after being stabbed in Doncaster on Saturday.

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  11. Radio show helps DJ, 91, 'keep young'published at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Patrick Murphy broadcasts twice a week on hospital radio in Bradford.

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  12. Villagers cut off after thieves steal cablepublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    The theft happened on Mareham Lane in Scredington, near Sleaford, at about 20:30 GMT on Thursday.

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  13. Hull Tesco Jack's store to close in new shake-uppublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    BBC Radio Humberside

    Tesco has confirmed plans to close the Hull branch of its Jack's store and convert the Immingham branch into a main superstore.

    Jack's branded shopping bagImage source, Reuters

    The supermarket chain says it is making changes to the discount brand which has 13 sites across the UK, affecting 130 jobs.

    The Immingham store was among the first to open back in 2018, but the Hull store only welcomed its first customers in July last year.

    Tesco also said that meat, fish and deli counters at 317 store sites would be also be shut down because of changes in customer demand.

  14. Accrington sign Owls striker Adedoyinpublished at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Accrington Stanley sign striker Korede Adedoyin from fellow League One club Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.

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  15. Man's 'unexplained' death investigated by policepublished at 14:58 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Lincolnshire Police say a 34-year-old man was found dead at a property in Spalding on Monday.

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  16. PM 'not out of the woods' - North Yorkshire MPpublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    BBC Radio York

    Boris Johnson "isn't out of the woods yet, by any means" - but everyone is innocent until proven guilty, a North Yorkshire Conservative MP has said.

    Kevin Hollinrake MPImage source, Conservative Party

    Kevin Hollinrake, the MP for Thirsk and Malton, told BBC Radio York: "At this point in time it is pretty limited in terms of what he [Boris Johnson] was involved in.

    "Going into his own garden and attending the cutting of his birthday cake, I don't think that's something that the Prime Minster, particularly at this point in time, should have to resign for."

    On Monday, Mr Johnson was accused by the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer of being focused on "saving his own skin" rather than key issues, after findings into No 10 lockdown parties were published.

    The update, delivered by senior civil servant Sue Gray, blamed a "failure of leadership" for rule-breaking in Downing Street.

    A number of MPs have said they are waiting for Ms Gray's full report to decide on the fate of the PM's leadership.

  17. Flack ex-fiancé admits harassing journalistpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Andrew Brady admits using social media to cause distress to columnist and presenter Dan Wootton.

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  18. 'No manslaughter charge' over smart motorway deathpublished at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    National Highways "cannot be held liable for the offence of corporate manslaughter", police say.

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  19. Cable theft leaves residents without landline or broadbandpublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Residents of a Lincolnshire village have been left without landline or broadband after 1,000m of copper cable was stolen, police said.

    Mareham lane in ScredingtonImage source, Google

    The BT cable was taken from Mareham lane in Scredington at about 20:30 on 27 January, according to Lincolnshire Police.

    A spokesperson for the force said: "The offenders may have been along the side of the road while they stole the cables, and they may have had a van working at night in a remote location.

    "We are keen to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at the time of the offence, as well as any information about vans carrying large amounts of cable in the surrounding area."

    Extra "high visibility" police patrols are currently taking place overnight in the area, officers confirmed.

    Anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at the time of the theft is asked to contact police.

  20. Witness appeal after teenager seriously injured by carpublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 1 February 2022

    Police have launched an appeal after a 14-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was hit by a car.

    Deerlands Mount in SheffieldImage source, Google

    The girl was hit by a grey Audi on Deerlands Mount in Sheffield between 16:45 and 17:00 on Sunday 23 January, officers said.

    The teenager was taken to hospital with serious injuries. She has since been released and is recovering at home, according to South Yorkshire Police.

    Officers have spoken to the driver of the Audi, who was not injured in the incident.

    Anyone who saw the collision, or who has dashcam footage that could have captured the incident, is being asked to contact police.