Summary

  • Man, 18, charged with murder over Leonne Weeks' death

  • Doncaster man convicted of PE teacher's one-punch killing

  • Jo Cox Foundation raises almost £2m

  • Ripon sinkhole victims' wait to go home continues

  • Jobs to go as Rotherham school crossing wardens cash is pulled

  • Appeal for York girl Katie Rough's family reaches target

  • Australian Toovey named coach of new Bradford side

  • Tourists flocked to Yorkshire in 2016, latest figures show

  • Live updates on Friday 20 January 2017

  1. Our five top stories from todaypublished at 18:30 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    Well that's all from us for today, we'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire. 

    But before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today: 

    1. 18-year-old man charged over the death of Dinnington girl
    2. Jo Cox Foundation raises almost £2m
    3. Ripon sinkhole victims' wait to go home continues
    4. Man convicted of killing PE teacher with one punch
    5. Coach of new Bradford rugby league side named

    See you next week.

  2. Nile Wilson is live!published at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Nile Wilson

    Leeds' Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson is with us live.

    He'll be answering questions and explaining what he's up to via a Facebook live broadcast below.

    You can also watch it back if you didn't catch him the first time around:

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  3. Newcastle and Brighton or Leeds and the Owls?published at 18:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    SAM's Championship table 2016-17Image source, BBC Sport

    Newcastle and Brighton to win promotion from the Championship? 

    That is the prediction of a special computer programme - but how do you think it will finish?

  4. Do you know the people in this photo?published at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Can you help solve the mystery of this photograph? It was found tucked under a drawer of a sideboard that was bought on the internet from Cornwall.

    Mystery photoImage source, Michelle Vincent

    The sideboard is now in North Yorkshire, but the new owner says that this photo has written on it that it was taken in Burncross near Sheffield.

    It also carries the name "G.H. Burton" and its current owner really wants to find the photo's real owner.

    If you think you know whose it is, then why not drop us a line and we can see if we can get you reunited. 

  5. Accrington sign Owls midfielder Clarepublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    League Two side Accrington Stanley sign Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Sean Clare on loan until the end of the season.

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  6. Well-known York office block to become hotelpublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live, York

    This was once the building where thousands of people from York went to work once they'd left school:

    Yorkshire House where Malmaison will build a new hotel

    Yorkshire House, on the corner of Rougier Street and Station Rise, has been one of York's most iconic and prominent office blocks for the last 50 years.

    Now, it's to be converted into a 120-bedroom hotel, with city councillors voting last night to allow the Malmaison chain to move into the city despite some objections to the plans.

  7. Man left with fractured eye socket after road rage attackpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    A man's been badly injured in a road rage attack near Huddersfield. 

    Thick Hollings RoadImage source, Google

    A 24-year-old was left with a broken nose and a fractured eye socket after being assaulted on Thick Hollings Road in Meltham on Wednesday, 11 January. 

    The attacker - who wore glasses - is described as being white, in his late 40s or early 50s - with grey, thinning hair. He was driving a blue Vauxhall Vectra.   

  8. Government looking for company to build HS2 trainspublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    The government's looking for a company to build the 60 high speed trains that'll run on a new HS2 line between Yorkshire and London. 

    HS2Image source, HS2

    It's thought the trains will carry more than 300,000 passengers a day.

    It's still a while before you'll be able to buy a ticket, the first part's not due to open until 2027 and the line won't come here until 2033. 

    But this contract is worth £2.75bn and the successful company will be announced in 2019.

  9. Sheffield apprentice hoping for national titlepublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Mick Lunney
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    A Sheffield student is in the running to be named as National Apprentice of the year. 

    Melissa LoonamImage source, Melissa Loonam

    Melissa Loonam is a part-time mechanical engineering student at Sheffield Hallam University.

    She's working with Rolls Royce on her apprenticeship. 

    She's one of three finalists in the Higher or Degree Apprentice of the Year category in the Apprenticeship of the Year Awards, external taking place in London.  

  10. Huddersfield sign striker Quanerpublished at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Huddersfield Town sign Union Berlin striker Collin Quaner for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

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  11. York Rescue boat team training in Cardiffpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live, York

    The team from York Rescue boat have been put through their paces.  The volunteer team patrol York's rivers and helped out in the Christmas floods of 2015.

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  12. Booked for success - take an online tour of town's new librarypublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    The first glimpse of Halifax's brand new library has been tweeted by Calderdale Libraries, external, doesn't it look posh!

    Halifax LibraryImage source, Calderdale Libraries

    It's due to open later this year on land that has been disused for years near the Piece Hall and will house the new Central Library and Archive. 

    You can take a tour of the new building and its facilities here, external.

  13. 'Reckless' child heart surgeon struck offpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    A surgeon who made a number of errors at a hospital's child heart unit is struck off.

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  14. How much council tax should go to South Yorkshire Fire Service?published at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Rebecca Kerry
    Journalist, BBC Radio Sheffield

    Asking people if they want to pay more tax might be shrugged off as a daft question.

    Firefighter at blazeImage source, SYFR

    Right now the question of how much council tax , externalgoes to South Yorkshire Fire Service is being asked in a consultation before a decision is made next month.

  15. Halifax man Darren Moorhouse died of a stab woundpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    A man in Halifax died after being stabbed in the chest, the results of a post mortem examination found. 

    Darren MoorhouseImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    A murder investigation is under way after Darren Moorhouse died in Ovenden on Wednesday. 

    Two men aged 33 and 25 are in custody

    A 31-year-old woman who was questioned has been released without charge.

  16. Traffic and travel: Warning over protest march in Leedspublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    If you're heading into or out of Leeds at about 17:30 this afternoon, be prepared for some delays:

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  17. Single punch death man convictedpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Lewis Siddall died after he was punched in the head in a bar in an "unprovoked" attack.

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  18. Cell block demolition begins at former Northallerton prisonpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live, York

    The final stage of the demolition of Northallerton’s former prison has begun.

    The jail was shut down by the Ministry of Justice as part of a modernisation programme. 

    The block is the last of the buildings to be demolished. That will leave five listed buildings which will all be used in future redevelopment of the area.

    Hambleton District Council leader Mark Robson at Northallerton PrisonImage source, Hambleton District Council

    Next month Hambleton District Council will choose which developer partner they want to work with to transform the site. 

    The council is hoping that it could be used for retail, leisure, education and housing.  

  19. New Year resolution gone up in smoke?published at 15:37 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Mick Lunney
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    It's roughly the time of year when many New Year Resolutions bite the dust.

    The gym clothes, the treadmill, the diet and other things can become something to try again next year.

    In York, the council's trying to help people who want to pack in the cigarettes.

    Do these things help? Tell us.

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  20. Shea Peter Heeley charged with murder of Leonne Weekspublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    Mick Lunney
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    The man charged with murder over the death of 16-year-old Leonne Weeks, external is Shea Peter Heeley, 18, of Doe Quarry Lane in Dinnington.

    Leonne WeeksImage source, Leonne Weeks

    Leonne's body was found on Monday morning just off Lorden's Hill in Dinnington, she had multiple stab wounds.

    A 26-year-old woman who was arrested over the Ms Weeks' death has been released on bail.

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    We are still appealing for witnesses, particularly anyone who was in Dinnington on the evening of Sunday 15 January, into the following morning who saw or heard anything suspicious."

    Martin Tate, Det Ch Inspector