Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield News

Too many children aren't "socially mobile" enough in Bradford and Doncaster, according to the government.

Image source, Reuters

It's now including both areas in a programme of support to increase life opportunities.

Education Secretary Justine Greening reckons that improving opportunities for schoolchildren from disadvantaged backgrounds will help Britain succeed once it has quit the EU.

She's making a speech today about the issue:

A women's charity in Rotherham has been saved from closure.   

Apna Haq works with black and ethnic minority women and girls who're facing or are at risk of sexual abuse and violence. 

Rotherham council had cut its funding to the charity. 

But they've now secured £500,000 from the National Lottery which will keep it open for three years.  

Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York

Plans for a multi-million pound redevelopment of York's Castle Museum have been revealed. 

Image source, Bill Henderson

Proposals include a new link building between the two former prison buildings which house the museum.  

The York Museums Trust, which runs the site, says it would also like to create a second entrance.

The trust says it wants to transform the area for visitors which could include a new riverside walk.  It also says it'll apply to the Heritage Lottery Fund for financial support for the project.

Kevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Sheffield

Police say a recent attack on a woman is causing understandable concern for people living near Denaby Craggs in Doncaster.

They're pledging extra patrols in the area involving police horses and dogs as a way of reassuring the public.

In the incident a 29-year-old woman suffered head injuries, external when she was attacked by a man who had his face covered.

West Yorkshire Police say they received a call about a " suspicious package" at 08:39 this morning. 

Officers say the cordon and road closures have now been lifted and that the scene is undergoing forensic examination and inquiries are continuing.

An incident which closed roads and a shopping centre in Leeds appears to have been resolved.

Forensic officers are now at the scene at the Victoria Gate shopping centre. 

A cordon which has been in place all morning has now been lifted on Vicar Lane  - but Eastgate is still closed. 

Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield

The song 'You Can Leave Your Hat On' from the Full Monty film has been given a cheeky twist.

In an effort to get more people to quit smoking a range of workers have been doing their own version of the song to promote nicotine patches.

It's part of a campaign from the city council.

Image source, Sheffield City Council

A teenager from Batley who went missing in the early hours of this morning has been found.

Police have thanked members of the public for their help in finding 15-year-old Kasie Fawcett.

Jericho Keys
Reporter, BBC Radio York

I had a nostalgic trip this morning as I looked at 1,000 postcards from my home town of Whitby.

They date back to the start of the 1900s and they'll be auctioned next month in Malton.

Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield

After a big hole appeared in a city centre store's car park in Sheffield efforts continue to prevent any flooding problems.

The hole appeared near the Decathlon store on Monday.

The shop says it's business as usual today. 

Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York

This video from Network Rail is shocking and unbelievable. Two adults not only risked their own lives but that of a toddler as well.

You'll see them climbing over a locked level crossing gate at Seamer station near Scarborough. It happened on New Year's Eve.   

Not happy with doing it once, they then risk all their lives again:

Network Rail and British Transport Police are warning people of the dangers if level crossings are not used properly.

This was the second incident in Yorkshire over the last few weeks.

Three weeks ago, CCTV footage showed how a man pushing a bicycle was almost killed by a train at Ducketts level crossing in Pudsey, Leeds.

Here's the latest from the scene in Leeds city centre, with an Army robot in action after a cordon was put in place around the Victoria Gate shopping centre and nearby roads.

We'll bring you any more updates from the scene as they happen.

Nick Wilson
Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

A 26-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with the death of a 16-year-old girl in Dinnington, near Rotherham.

The girl, named locally as Leonne Weeks, was found dead on a path on Monday morning near Lordens Hill in Dinnington.

The ongoing incident in Leeds city centre is affecting many bus services. Here are the latest details:

Here are some more pictures from the scene in Leeds city centre where roads around the Victoria Gate shopping centre are currently cordoned off due to an ongoing incident.

Emergency services and the Army are currently on the scene. 

BBC Radio Leeds reporter Charles Heslett is out in Leeds city centre covering the ongoing incident in the Eastgate and Victoria Gate shopping centre area.

This is the scene there a short time ago

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Leeds

Police are now widening the cordon in Leeds city centre in the Victoria Gate and Eastgate areas as emergency services and the army deal with an ongoing incident.

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Leeds

I'm out in Leeds city centre where the Victoria Gate shopping centre's been closed and Eastgate is currently cordoned off after an incident.

The army is now here too. 

This was the scene a short time ago:

Image source, bbc

This is the scene in the centre of Leeds just now where the Victoria Gate shopping centre has been closed due to an incident.

A cordon is also currently in place on Eastgate.

More details as we get them.

The incident in Leeds is now having an effect on city centre traffic: