Summary

  • Second arrest over teenager's death in Rotherham

  • Leeds house fire stab woman 'unlawfully killed'

  • Partial victory for disabled people over bus wheelchair spaces

  • Leeds' Victoria Gate shopping centre at centre of police incident

  • Mother of Claudia Lawrence 'devastated' at scaling back of investigation into missing daughter

  • West and South Yorkshire are dog fighting 'hot spots', RSPCA figures reveal

  • Live updates on Wednesday 18 January 2017

Live Reporting

Elly Fiorentini, Mick Lunney and Nick Wilmshurst

  1. Tadcaster pylon fire caught on camera

    It looks like there were quite dramatic scenes in Tadcaster in the early hours of this morning:

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  2. Traffic and travel: Busy on South Yorkshire's roads

    BBC Travel

    It's turning out to be a busy one on the roads in South Yorkshire this morning:

    • Heavy traffic's reported on the A18 in both directions in Doncaster at Racecourse Roundabout
    • It's also currently heavy on the A57 northbound in Sheffield at the A630 junction
    • And expect some delays on the A57 Sheffield Parkway westbound in Sheffield at the A61 Derek Dooley Way junction

  3. West Yorkshire is dog fighting 'hot spot'

    There's been a rise in the number of calls to the RSPCA about organised dog fighting in West Yorkshire.

    Dog

    The charity says the county is in the top three "hot spots" for the illegal bloodsport.  

    Nearly 5,000 calls about organised dog fighting in England and Wales have been made to the RSPCA since 2006, according to figures released to the BBC.

    The charity said there had been a total of 137 convictions in the same period.

    The maximum sentence for offenders is six months in prison and/or an unlimited fine, but campaigners want it to be raised to up to three years.

  4. Your headlines this morning

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live, York

    Here are the stories making headlines around Yorkshire so far this morning:

    • Sheffield Council's contract with waste contractor Veolia could be under threat, it's emerged

  5. Watch: Yorkshire's Wednesday weather forecast

    Owain Wyn Evans
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    It'll be a cloudy start to the day with some mist and fog patches across parts of North Yorkshire in particular.

    We'll hang on to a lot of that cloud today with limited brightness.

    Watch my forecast here:

  7. Traffic and travel: Yorkshire's roads

    BBC Travel

    Things look as though they're generally running smoothly on the roads in Yorkshire this morning. 

    However, there are a couple of problem areas:

    • Heavy traffic's reported on the A64 Seamer Road northbound in Scarborough near the B1427 Queen Margaret's Road junction. In the roadworks area
    • There's also currently heavy traffic on the A658 Pool Bank New Road southbound in Pool at the A660 Leeds Road junction

  8. Good morning: Latest updates from across Yorkshire

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live

    Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Wednesday 18 January 2017.

    We'll be with you throughout the day with the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates.

    In the news this morning, there's been a rise in the number of calls to the RSPCA about organised dog fighting in West Yorkshire.

    More on that story and more through the day.

    Also please feel free to send us your news, pictures and comments via yorkshirelive@bbc.co.uk.