Four things you should know in Yorkshire today

A tragedy is unfolding at Allerton Bywater between Leeds and Castleford following the discovery of three bodies; there is an outcry as a rare collection of photographs is moved from West Yorkshire to London; Harrogate can breath a sigh of relief after two criminals were deported to Poland; and Yorkshire collectors have joined in the celebrations for Action Man's 50th birthday.
Police forensic officers at the scene at Beeston Way in Allerton Bywater, near Castleford.Police forensic officers at the scene at Beeston Way in Allerton Bywater, near Castleford.
Police forensic officers at the scene at Beeston Way in Allerton Bywater, near Castleford.

Here are four things you need to know so far today:

Police investigate triple deaths

Three people, believed to be a woman and two children, have been found dead at a house at Allerton Bywater near Castleford.

Pristine Action Man toys that were stored in the garage and loft of former Palitoy salesman Doug Carpenter, up for auction at Vectis Auctions at Thornaby, Teesside. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday May 27, 2015. For decades Doug Carpenter, 88, kept boxes of pristine toys in his garage and loft, little realising there were collectors who would pay a fortune for the unpackaged goodies from the 1960s and 1970s. See PA story SALE Action. Photo credit should read: Tom Wilkinson/PA WirePristine Action Man toys that were stored in the garage and loft of former Palitoy salesman Doug Carpenter, up for auction at Vectis Auctions at Thornaby, Teesside. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday May 27, 2015. For decades Doug Carpenter, 88, kept boxes of pristine toys in his garage and loft, little realising there were collectors who would pay a fortune for the unpackaged goodies from the 1960s and 1970s. See PA story SALE Action. Photo credit should read: Tom Wilkinson/PA Wire
Pristine Action Man toys that were stored in the garage and loft of former Palitoy salesman Doug Carpenter, up for auction at Vectis Auctions at Thornaby, Teesside. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday May 27, 2015. For decades Doug Carpenter, 88, kept boxes of pristine toys in his garage and loft, little realising there were collectors who would pay a fortune for the unpackaged goodies from the 1960s and 1970s. See PA story SALE Action. Photo credit should read: Tom Wilkinson/PA Wire

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Photo finish for Bradford

A decision to relocate a collection of 400,000 rare photographs from the National Media Museum in Bradford to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum has been branded “an appalling act of cultural vandalism.”

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Exhibition curator at the National Media Museum, Bradford Brian Liddy secting pictures for the new exhibition in Gallery One,  The Lives of Great Photographers. which runs from 15 April 2011  4 September 2011. Pictured looking at a contact sheet of Tony Ray-Jones images.
Picture Bruce Rollinson.    4 April 2011.Exhibition curator at the National Media Museum, Bradford Brian Liddy secting pictures for the new exhibition in Gallery One,  The Lives of Great Photographers. which runs from 15 April 2011  4 September 2011. Pictured looking at a contact sheet of Tony Ray-Jones images.
Picture Bruce Rollinson.    4 April 2011.
Exhibition curator at the National Media Museum, Bradford Brian Liddy secting pictures for the new exhibition in Gallery One, The Lives of Great Photographers. which runs from 15 April 2011  4 September 2011. Pictured looking at a contact sheet of Tony Ray-Jones images. Picture Bruce Rollinson. 4 April 2011.

Harrogate spared blight of Polish brothers

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Two brothers who were involved in a crime spree in Harrogate have been deported back to Poland.

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Toying with the idea of becoming a collector

As Action Man celebrates his 50th birthday, a Sheffield auctioneer has offered Yorkshire Post readers some top tips on how to make a killing with collectible toys.

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