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Hundreds of staff in one county are yet to be vaccinated while recruitment fears pervade elsewhere.

A review of monuments in Bradford has recommended a new local memorial to Commonwealth soldiers.

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The review was commissioned by the authority's leader in the light of the Black Lives Matter campaign.

One of the recommendations of the report is for the council to support the creation of a memorial to those soldiers from Commonwealth countries who died in World War One and Two.

It also recommends a transparent process for decisions about any new statues and monuments in streets and parks.

recommends the council use the City of Culture 2025 bid to create a lasting celebration of the district's diversity and migration to Bradford for previously untold stories and contributions to be heard.

It is to be discussed at meeting of the council's executive meeting on 2 November.

Natalie Glanvill
Reporter ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Humberside

Bars and nightclubs in Northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire may be affected tonight as part of a nationwide boycott by young women and their allies over drink spiking.

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Campaign group Girls Night In has organised a boycott of clubs and bars on Wednesday night in cities across the UK.

Students at the University of Hull have voted to close their campus nightclub Asylum tonight in solidarity.

It's after Humberside Police confirmed they are investigating a report of someone being spiked by injection in Hull at the weekend as well as a second potential incident.

Holly Burton, president of inclusivity and diversity at the Students' Union told ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Humberside that more could be done at venues to help keep women safe:

Giles McNeill, ex-leader of West Lindsey, has admitted stealing from Conservative Party coffers.

Gratas Mitkus, Mantas Vitkus and Liudvitkas Luksys targeted their victim in a Tesco car park.

Jared O'Mara is alleged to have submitted false invoices to parliament totalling £28,650.

Natalie Glanvill
Reporter ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Humberside

Humberside Police say a body has been found in the search for a Goole teenager who went missing from her home on Sunday.

Formal identification hasn't taken place yet however the family of 18 year-old Zara Sweet have been informed and are being supported by officers.

A Humberside Police spokesperson said they are treating the death as unexplained but don't believe there to be any suspicious circumstances.

Four custom-built and very unusual buggie-type vehicles have been stolen by thieves in Barnsley.

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The vehicles were stolen from a business in Hemmingfield Road, Wombwell, between Saturday 16 October and Monday 18 October, said South Yorkshire Police.

Officers are looking for witnesses or anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact them.

PC Louise Phillips said: “We also want to hear from you if you’ve been offered one, or some of its parts, for sale."

Natalie Glanvill
Reporter ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Humberside

Dozens of striking scaffolders in Scunthorpe say they'll continue their industrial action until they get a fair pay deal.

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The 60 employees of Actavo, who work on the British Steel site, walked out four weeks ago in a long-running dispute over pay.

Actavo says it regrets the decision taken by Unite the Union and its members.

It also said the dispute predates its contract with British Steel.

Today is expected to be a mostly cloudy and unsettled day with outbreaks rain moving in from the west at times. A few areas will remain drier with largely cloudy skies.

Tonight, it will remain cloudy and unsettled with further outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west at times. It will remain mild overnight.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore says the issue is being "swept under the carpet" in Bradford.

The number of birds of prey illegally killed in the UK has hit record levels, according to the RSPB's annual report.

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The charity's Birdcrime report says 137 offences were recorded in 2020, with 26 taking place in North Yorkshire, making it the worst area in the UK for the seventh year in a row.

Victims in the county included 16 buzzards, two peregrine falcons, two red kites and one goshawk.

The RSPB say two-thirds of the deaths in North Yorkshire were "directly related to grouse shooting" and has called on the government to licence driven grouse moors.

Mark Thomas, Head of Investigations UK, said: “Although we have become used to the illegal killing of birds of prey, the figure for 2020 is truly shocking.

“The RSPB welcomes the announcement by the Scottish Government to licence driven grouse moors there, but this has to happen now in England as well.

"Licensing should be conditional on compliance with wildlife protection laws, and if breached, should result in removal of the right to shoot."

Three women explain how drink spiking has impacted them ahead of a nationwide venue boycott.

Wigan miss the chance to go top of League One as they lose at home to Lincoln.

Matt Buse's first-half goal sees Wealdstone upset National League leaders Grimsby.

Campaigners plan to carry 38 coffins across London to demand smart motorways are scrapped.

The teenager set up a fake gift voucher website and bought a haul of Bitcoins which soared in value.

Drivers of the most polluting vehicles will be charged to enter Sheffield city centre after the council agreed to introduce a Clean Air Zone (CAZ).

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From late 2022, some buses and HGVs will be charged £50 per day to enter the inner ring road, with some taxis being charged £10.

Private cars and electric or greener vehicles would be exempt.

The move would encourage drivers to choose and upgrade to cleaner vehicles, Sheffield City Council said.

At a city council meeting on Tuesday, councillors agreed to approve the plans.

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Councillor Douglas Johnson said the CAZ was a "really important" move to clean up the air.

He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "It's a step forward towards a much cleaner city, a much greener city and a city that people want to live in and you can live in because it's going to be healthier with more to do for the future."

The CAZ will be enforced using automatic number plate recognition cameras.

North Yorkshire grandfather Steven Peacock took up the piano after his diagnosis in 2018.

The "much-needed" transformation would see the department double in size, health bosses say.