Four things you should know in Yorkshire today

Today we heard how two cars were seen racing shortly before a pedestrian was killed in Leeds; heard how a judge's intervention could save thousands of trees in Sheffield; were warned about the outbreak of a Victorian disease in Scarborough; and learned of growing concern over staffing levels at hospitals in Wakefield, Pontefract and Dewsbury.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Mar 2016, 17:08 BST
Updated 22nd Mar 2016, 17:12 BST
Gladstone Road Primary School.Gladstone Road Primary School.
Gladstone Road Primary School.

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

‘Racing’ drivers in death crash

A jury in Leeds has heard how two drivers were racing on a road in the city before a 25-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed.

James Gilbey, who was killed in the hit and run on Stanningley Bypass.James Gilbey, who was killed in the hit and run on Stanningley Bypass.
James Gilbey, who was killed in the hit and run on Stanningley Bypass.

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Judge to consider evidence in tree row

A High Court judge is preparing to analyse the latest stage of a dispute about a council tree-felling programme in Sheffield.

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James Gilbey, who was killed in the hit and run on Stanningley Bypass.James Gilbey, who was killed in the hit and run on Stanningley Bypass.
James Gilbey, who was killed in the hit and run on Stanningley Bypass.

Scarborough warning over scarlet fever

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Parents at a Scarborough school are being urged to look out for symptoms of scarlet fever after two pupils were diagnosed with the disease.

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Wakefield hospitals trust ‘heading for disaster’

An MP has warned that a Yorkshire hospitals trust could be heading for disaster if staffing issues are not urgently resolved.

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