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00:00Good morning, everyone. It's Thursday the 21st of November, and here are this morning's top headlines from the Doncaster Free Press website.
00:07For some good news this morning, a girl who went missing in Doncaster this week has been found safe and well.
00:1316-year-old Alona went missing from the Balby area on Monday morning, and concerns grew after she'd been missing for three days,
00:20before an update was issued this morning stating that she had been found.
00:24A woman was sentenced in court last week after running a series of fraudulent beautician training courses
00:30under false pretenses. 26-year-old Hannah Kendall from Barnsley had advertised herself as a qualified beautician,
00:37offering paid training courses which she claimed would lead to qualifications.
00:42Nine victims, including several in Doncaster, told police that they had received no legitimate qualifications from their training.
00:50Kendall was given an 18-month suspended sentence and ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work.
00:57South Yorkshire is set to receive £17 million in government funding to improve the region's bus services.
01:04The investment aims to enhance popular routes, protect rural services and increase bus use.
01:10Doncaster North MP Ed Miliband praised the announcement, describing the funding as a crucial stop on the journey to deliver better bus services across the country.