Adam Laver

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Adam LaverBBC News, YorkshireAnne Scargill, the former wife of the trade unionist who led the 1984-85 miners' strike, has died. A key activist and campaigner during the strike, Anne Harper married Arthur Scargill in 1961, but the couple divorced in 2001. Born and raised in Barnsley, she was a co-founder of the Women Against Pit Closures movement following the mass pit colliery shutdowns by Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s.

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Adam LaverBBC News, YorkshireOfficers investigating the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to. British Transport Police said the incident had taken place in the underpass at York railway station on 29 March. The force said the girl had been approached by a male who spoke to her briefly before assaulting her. Anyone who recognises the man or has information about the incident is asked to contact police.

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Adam LaverBBC News, YorkshireA man from North Yorkshire who used an encrypted phone network to sell drugs and machine guns has been jailed for more than 26 years. Just one month after he was released from prison in March 2020, Nathaniel Hollywood, 39, began to broker the sale of multiple firearms to other criminal associates. The weapons he offered for sale included AK-47 assault rifles and Skorpion and Uzi sub-machine guns.

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Steward beaten unconscious by City fans - courtAdam LaverGetty ImagesThree men appeared at Leeds Crown Court regarding the incident in HartlepoolA Bradford City fan has avoided jail after beating up a steward when he was told to leave a match. Devon Pringle, 32, attacked a steward at Hartlepool United's ground Victoria Park on 15 March 2022.

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Image source, GoogleImage caption, The collision happened on Carlisle Street East in SheffieldA 63-year-old pedestrian has died after being hit by an HGV in Sheffield. Emergency services were called to Carlisle Street East at around 13:30 BST on Tuesday following reports of a collision. South Yorkshire Police said the man, who has not been formally identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.