Today marks the 50th anniversary of what racial justice campaigners have described as one of Yorkshire's most shameful episodes

'The first victim of racist policing': Who was David Oluwale?

A CCTV image has been released after a firework was put through a letterbox in an arson attack on a house in Hull. It happened last Thursday just before 8pm.

Police appeal after firework put through letterbox in Hull

Hundreds of protesters peacefully marched through the centre of Leeds in the city's first 'Kill the Bill' protest.

Hundreds march through Leeds in 'Kill the Bill' protest

Officers patrolling the area will be joined by the Lincolnshire Road Safety camera team to police the roads and say they will "take action where necessary".

Police warnings ahead of Lincolnshire bike and car meet in Willingham

Pat Grainger was raped and murdered in Sheffield in August 1997. Her body was dumped in a brook near her home but her killer has never been found. On the 23rd anniversary of her death a £10,000 reward is being offered to catch the killer.

Pat Grainger: Renewed appeal to find killer 23 years on

Mohammed Sohail Aziz, aged 23, and Suhail Akhtar, aged 20, died after their car crashed into a road barrier on Bradford Road in the early hours of Friday 17 July. Both men were from Dewsbury.

Police watchdog continues investigation after two die in Brighouse police chase

Incidents in the county have more than doubled to 945 in 2018/19, compared to 347 in 2014/15.

Almost six thousand vehicles were stolen in the county between April 2018 and March 2019.

West Yorkshire has the fourth highest number of vehicle thefts in the UK

Jerome Cawkwell has been jailed for three years. The 24-year-old has also been handed a driving disqualification of five and a half years.

Man who cost a young boy his leg after a motorbike crash in Hull has been jailed

Five women, all from Barnsley, were arrested yesterday morning on suspicion of ill treatment or wilful neglect by a care worker. 

Five arrests in Barnsley care home neglect investigation

A total of 285 plants were found inside the address, along with around 4kg of carefully cut dried cannabis

Hundreds of cannabis plants discovered at address in Hull

Alison Danks went missing from her home in Marske on 23 May.

Body found on East Yorkshire beach identified as missing 39-year-old woman

South Yorkshire Police is urging anyone who recognises the man in the image to contact them.

Police appeal launched after robbery of 13-year-old boy in Barnsley

West Yorkshire Police has arrested three men on suspicion of murder.

Murder investigation launched following death of man in Bradford

The 20-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday 16 June on suspicion of criminal damage.

Man arrested after two swans shot and killed in Leeds

West Yorkshire Police is appealing for information following what it has described as a targeted attack.

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