Four things you should know in Yorkshire today

Today we saw 12 men who repeatedly raped and sexually abused a teenage girl receive heavy jail sentences; were warned of the dangers of small batteries after a toddler almost died; learned that Yorkshire and the North is lagging behind the South in the roll-out of smart-card machines at railways stations; and got the taste for a pulled pork recipe with a romantic twist.

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

‘Arrogant’ Keighley rapists jailed for 130 years

A gang of 12 Asian men branded as “arrogant” have been jailed for a total of 130 years for repeatedly raping a teenage girl in Keighley.

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Now even the train tickets are delayed

Yorkshire is being left behind in the roll-out of state-of-the-art ticketing machines across the country’s rail network with just five stations in the county now equipped with smart card technology.

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Parents warn of dangers of button batteries

Doctors at Sheffield Children’s Hospital have been praised after saving the life of a two-year-old who swallowed a button battery which burned through her lung.

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You’ve pulled! That’s the rub

A butcher in Ilkley has developed the world’s first aphrodisiac meat-rub that he claims will spice up your love life on St Valentine’s Day. And no, we’re not telling porkies.

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