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  1. Shakespearean theatre pops up in Yorkpublished at 01:34 British Summer Time 25 June 2018

    The man behind a temporary replica venue says the Bard would recognise it (except the scaffolding).

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  2. Wakefield Trinity 44-22 Widnes Vikingspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    Wakefield Trinity run in eight tries to consign Super League bottom side Widnes to an 11th straight defeat.

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  3. Man dies after being hit by a carpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    The pedestrian was hit by a car close to the Bull pub at Broughton on Saturday night.

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  4. Fourth arrest over woman's stab murderpublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    A 16-year-old boy from Barnsley is held on suspicion of assisting an offender and theft.

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  5. Woman seriously injured in sex assaultpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    Police say the woman was subject to an "horrific attack" in Leeds city centre on Saturday.

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  6. Man shot dead was 'dad in a million'published at 00:21 British Summer Time 24 June 2018

    Adam Chadwick was killed in a struggle with three masked men outside a house in Harehills, Leeds.

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  7. Yorkshire bat out draw with Hampshirepublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 23 June 2018

    Yorkshire survive the final day at the Ageas Bowl to secure a Championship draw with Hampshire.

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  8. Fabric covers for mastectomy bagspublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 23 June 2018

    Fiona Walden, from Dinnington, came up with the idea after undergoing breast surgery.

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  9. Street murder accused appears in courtpublished at 10:14 British Summer Time 23 June 2018

    Police had previously released a CCTV image of Dawid Szubert victim in a bid to identify him.

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  10. Mapping England's World Cup squadpublished at 00:16 British Summer Time 23 June 2018

    Mapping England's World Cup squad - the northern dominance of Gareth Southgate's 23 players.

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  11. Castleford 19-18 Wiganpublished at 22:18 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Jamie Ellis lands a last-minute drop goal as Castleford come from 12-4 down to beat second-placed Wigan.

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  12. Hampshire strike early against Yorkshirepublished at 22:02 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Two early Yorkshire wickets keep their game with Hampshire in the balance going into the final day.

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  13. Wakefield MP to look into 'fast fashion' fall-outpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    The social and environmental impact of "fast fashion" is to come under scrutiny by MPs as part of efforts to make the industry sustainable.

    Fashion is having a "huge" environmental impact, requiring toxic chemicals and producing climate-changing emissions, Environmental Audit Committee chairwoman and Wakefield Labour MP Mary Creagh has said.

    The committee's inquiry will examine the carbon, resource use and water footprint of clothing throughout its life-cycle and will look at how clothes can be recycled and waste and pollution reduced:

  14. Attempted murder case thrown outpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Two men were charged over a shooting at a takeaway in Huddersfield in March.

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  15. Rotherham missing man appealpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Police are asking for the public's help to find Giedrius Liulys, who has gone missing from Rotherham.

    Giedrius LiulysImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Mr Liulys, from East Dene, has not been seen since 22:30 on Thursday 21 June.

    The 30-year-old is said to have an interest in Thrybergh Country park and is reported to have been wearing green trousers and a grey top when he went missing.

  16. Bradford sign Wolves winger Seedorfpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    League One side Bradford City sign winger Sherwin Seedorf - nephew of Dutch legend Clarence - on loan from Wolves until January.

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  17. Bridge works mean Leeds road closurespublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Roads will be closed in Leeds this weekend while maintenance work on two bridges is carried out, drivers are being warned.

    Henconner Lane BridgeImage source, Google

    Henconner Lane Bridge (above) in Bramley and Valley Farm Bridge in Rothwell will both have work undertaken to replace expansion joints.

    The work at Henconner Lane will take place from 07:00 to 18:00 on both days.

    On Saturday, a full closure of the southbound carriageway will be in place where Henconner Lane crosses the Stanningley Bypass. The following day the northbound carriageway will be closed.

    The works are expected to be completed by 18:00 each day, but the closure order can remain in place to allow the contractor to work later should it be needed.

    The work at Valley Farm Bridge will take place on three consecutive nights where the A1 Wakefield Road crosses the A639 between 20:00 and 05:00.

    To allow the work to be undertaken, the A61 will be closed during these hours with a signed diversion in place.

    This will only impact southbound traffic, northbound A61 traffic will be unaffected.

  18. Do you recognise these stolen items?published at 16:54 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    A bag containing what police believe are stolen items of jewellery and coins has been found in a bush in the Herringthorpe area of Rotherham.

    Four coins and a broochImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    They were found last month at the junction of Shenstone Road and Chatterton Drive.

    The jewellery is thought to have been stolen and police want to get the items back to their rightful owners.

  19. Late night access to Penistone market under threatpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 22 June 2018

    Penistone's landmark market barn could be fully closed at night amid fears that young people could cause serious damage there, .

    Penistone Market Barn with bunting from the tour de Yorkshire

    The oak-structured building has become a magnet for young people, with them being blamed for damage and litter despite the installation of CCTV.

    Now, it seems open access to the building could come to an end following years of wrangling between Barnsley Council and Penistone Town Council.

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    The head of the markets team will be looking at the costs of securing the building out of hours."

    Councillor Andrew Millner, Barnsley Council