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Sophie Mei Lan Malin with today's headlines from the Yorkshire Post.

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00:00 Hi, I'm Sophie Mayline-Maylin and here are today's news headlines.

00:04 DJ Young Glee has shared a Leeds rehab has helped him recover.

00:09 He may have been seen playing with some of the top DJs and artists across the world.

00:15 But then he started to struggle with drugs and the East End.

00:19 We've got that feature all in the Archer Post.

00:22 Now the former mayor of Middlesbrough, Andy Preston, has had his home and country estate reduced by 1.4 million by estate agents.

00:33 Now a proposal to build affordable housing in North Yorkshire in the area of Richmond is set to be approved by planning.

00:41 Whilst planning officers have said that they have achieved their target for affordable housing,

00:47 it looks like the plans in open countryside will be approved by North Yorkshire Council.

00:53 Now our Yorkshire Lionesses had a great day in the end yesterday when they beat Nigeria.

01:00 Nigeria, who dominated the game, have been knocked out by the England women team, who are 3-4-2 on penalties.

01:08 The nail-biting game also saw a player being sent off with Lauren James stamping on her opponent in a Beckham-esque foul.

01:16 But despite that, the England women's team clung on to penalties.

01:20 And Yorkshire's Rachel Daly scored, as well as three other penalties which were scored against Nigeria, who we beat 4-2.

01:29 On August 12th, the England women's team will now be playing Columbia or Jamaica in Australia.

01:40 That's all from us today. Check out theyorkshirepost.co.uk for all the breaking news, as well as following us online at the Yorkshire Post.

01:48 And of course, don't forget to pick up a copy of the newspaper for all your exclusive stories.

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