Oliver Wright
BBC News, Yorkshire

The boss of Yorkshire Water says a hosepipe ban which came into place earlier is expected to last until winter.

More than five million householders in the region have been barred from using hosepipes for activities such as watering the garden, washing the car or filling a paddling pool.

It comes after months of extremely hot and dry weather caused reservoir levels in Yorkshire to drop to just over 50%.

Nicola Shaw, chief executive of Yorkshire Water, tells BBC 5 Live: "I expect [the ban] to last until the winter as that is when the reservoirs will have recharged."

The former triathlete took part in the 50th Oxenhope Straw Race on Sunday.

BBC Yorkshire Political Editor James Vincent catches up with some of them a year after the election.

The Heckmondwike Ringway project would see a disused railway track turned into a pathway.

Slow the Flow uses natural flood management methods in the Calder Valley to help mitigate risk.

Unsafe and illegal e-bikes are a "crisis hiding in plain sight", Leeds MP Fabian Hamilton says.

The money will be used to strengthen defences and natural flood management in the Calder Valley.

Fire crews worked with police and Northern Powergrid as they tackled the blaze in Huddersfield.

Understaffing, poor leadership and unsafe medicine management put residents at risk, the CQC says.

Lorraine Bradley headed to a school in West Yorkshire while three times over the drink-drive limit.

Pick-up was parked at base when it had winch and blue lights removed by thieves.

The service has been reinstated, after commuters called it an "utter shambles".

The seven buildings have been hailed as"inspiring, sustainable places to live and work".

A demonstration was held against delays to the planned redevelopment of Leeds General Infirmary.

The structure on Gasworks Street has been a familiar sight on the town's skyline for decades.

Rachel Reeves has said she would now support any expansion, despite previously opposing the plans.

Campaigners say the chancellor's support for Heathrow expansion is "mad, bad and irresponsible".

The Year Over Yorkshire campaign will see hundreds of names carried on the tail of the helicopters.

Two whistleblowers also believe the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s maternity units are unsafe.

Home exchanges give travellers the chance to experience someone else's way of life abroad.