内容摘要：In South Yorkshire, Coppard called for more trains, station improvements and better connections to Leeds, York, Manchester, London and elsewhere.

In South Yorkshire, Coppard called for more trains, station improvements and better connections to Leeds, York, Manchester, London and elsewhere.

Before being sentenced, Matar stood and made a statement about freedom of speech in which he called Rushdie a hypocrite, according to the Associated Press."Salman Rushdie wants to disrespect other people," said Matar, clad in white-striped jail clothing and wearing handcuffs. "He wants to be a bully, he wants to bully other people. I don't agree with that."

Sir Salman was not in the court for his assailant's sentencing on Friday.Matar was convicted of attempted murder and assault in February, 2025, following an intense trial during which Sir Salman detailed the moment when he felt certain that he was going to die.During the two-week trial, he testified that he saw a man rushing towards him while on stage at the historic arts institute in Chautauqua, New York.

He said his assailant's eyes "were dark and seemed very ferocious".Sir Salman told the court he initially did not realise he had been stabbed, thinking instead that he had been punched.

Matar stabbed Sir Salman 15 times in total including to his cheek, chest, eye, neck and thigh.

Prosecutors argued that the attack was targeted.Data from Surfers Against Sewage shows there were 31 alerts in 2024, compared with four in 2022.

Yorkshire Water said the alert system had been accidentally triggered due to two damaged outflow pipes and two damaged valves which had been letting in seawater.The company said it was spending £1.3m on repairs.

When investigating the spill alerts, engineers discovered ground subsidence had caused damage to two underground pipes.A plastic pipe was found compressed into an oval shape and a concrete pipe had partially collapsed, allowing groundwater into the system.