Summary

  • M1 closed near Leeds

  • Funeral of stabbed supermarket worker Jodie Willsher

  • Two fight for life after bus stop crash

  • Tree protest arrest in Sheffield

  • Men released following human trafficking raids

  • Rail commuters warned of industrial action on some trains

  • Ex-Queen Ethelburga teacher banned for pupil relationship

  • Call for urgent meeting over North York Moors fracking

  • Sheffield casino closes doors after 42 years

  • Plans for York flood defences go on show

  • Barnsley politician wages war on fly-tippers

  • 'Catch' to Owls season ticket refund offer

  • Updates on Wednesday 10 January 2018

  1. Drivers stuck for hours after M1 crashpublished at 22:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    The M1 was closed in both directions after a lorry overturned.

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  2. Quadruple amputee girl 'to return home'published at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Doctors thought Kia Gott may not survive after having all four limbs amputated when she contracted Meningitis C.

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  3. Our five top storiespublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    That's all from us for today, we'll be back tomorrow from 06:30 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire.

    Updates on breaking news will continue throughout the night, but before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

    1. One man injured in M1 lorry crash which closed road for several hours
    2. Funeral held for supermarket stab victim
    3. Teenager and woman fight for life after bus stop crash
    4. Ex-Queen Ethelburga teacher banned for pupil relationship
    5. Barnsley councillor wages war on fly-tipping

    See you tomorrow.

  4. M1 closed for hours near Leedspublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    A lorry driver's been taken to hospital after his HGV overturned on the M1 in west Yorkshire this afternoon.

    The southbound carriageway between J46 and J45 near Garforth is closed, and traffic Northbound is being held while debris is cleared.

    The motorway has been closed for several hours.

  5. 'No journalists are left in this van overnight'published at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    This helpful bit of information was spotted on the back of a satellite truck.

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  6. M1 closure: Both carriageways remain closedpublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    The M1 remains shut between J46 and J45 near Leeds this evening after a lorry overturned:

    M1Image source, Highways England
  7. Fed up of fly-tipping? One man in South Yorkshire has waged war on it...published at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Jenny Eells
    Digital Producer, BBC Radio Sheffield

    This man's SERIOUSLY fed up with the situation in Barnsley...

    You've been sharing your views on the BBC Radio Sheffield Facebook Page, external...

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    It happens everywhere, I've seen it around where I live in Shirebrook, there is no excuse, they need to do more enforcement."

    Ken Swain

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    It would be better if tips didn't charge a fee, but was paid for through council tax, cheaper in the long run and we wouldn't have this eyesore all the while."

    Glenda Meeson

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    This is now happening behind work buildings on industrial estates too where my gymnastics club is where children have to walk through to get to the door. It's beyond a joke."

    Kim Waterhouse

  8. M1 crash: Debris being clearedpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Highways England has been keeping people up-to-date with the situation on the M1.

    They're cleaning up the debris after a lorry overturned between J46 and J45 near Leeds, they hope to reopen the northbound carriageway soon:

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  9. M1 closure - police warningpublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    If you are stuck in the traffic on the M1 after the lorry crash, a word of warning from West Yorkshire Police:

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    The motorway remains closed in both directions between J45 and J46 near Leeds.

  10. Listen: Coroner calls for safety measures after deathspublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    A coroner's to ask the Government to consider safety measures on the A64 in Ryedale where two couples died just weeks apart.

    Julie Gough and her partner David Tinker were the first to lose their lives when they were hit by a minibus while crossing the road at Crambeck last May after a night out in York.

    Two other pedestrians died nearby the following month.

    BBC Look North's Peter Harris says the coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death on Julie Gough and David Tinker at the inquest into their deaths in Northallerton.

  11. Two hour delays after lorry overturns on M1published at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    A man has been injured after a lorry overturned on the M1 northbound between J45 and J46 this afternoon, both carriageways have been closed for several hours.

    BBC Look North's Clare Frisby has been stuck at the scene of the accident for two hours:

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  12. Stab victim remains in hospital after attack in Sheffield barpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Sheffield Star

    A man stabbed on a night out in Sheffield remains in hospital, external today - nine days after the attack.

    The 22-year-old suffered life threatening injuries when violence flared in Crystal on Carver Street in the early hours of New Year's Day.

    Crystal nightclubImage source, Sheffield Star
  13. Travel update: M1 crash causing public transport problemspublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    BBC News Travel

    The accident on the M1 is causing public transport problems too:

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  14. Teenager and woman fight for life after bus stop crashpublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Two teenage girls have been injured after a car crashed into a bus stop in Huddersfield this morning - one was airlifted to hospital.

    CrashImage source, Google

    It happened on Wakefield Road at about 08:15 when a grey BMW 5 Series car hit the bus stop near the junction of Broad Lane in Moldgreen.

    A 47-year-old woman and two girls, a 15 and 17-year old, were injured - the 47-year-old and the 15-year-old were left with life-threatening injuries.

    The driver of the car was also taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

    West Yorkshire Police say they're looking for witnesses.

  15. Sheffield United sign midfielder and strikerpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    BBC Sport

    Sheffield United have signed Wolves midfielder Lee Evans for an undisclosed fee on a four-and-a-half-year deal and Manchester United striker James Wilson on loan until the end of the season.

    Lee EvansImage source, Getty Images

    Evans, 23, spent the first half of the campaign on loan with League One side Wigan, scoring three times in 24 games.

    Wilson, 22, has not played a senior game since a serious knee injury picked up while with Derby in October 2016.

    Both players could feature against city rivals Sheffield Wednesday on Friday.

    According to the terms of his transfer to Wolves from Newport in 2013, the Welsh side will receive 15% of Evans' fee, which is reported to be £750,000.

  16. A self-healing mobile phone? Yes, really...published at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Katie Galbraith
    Local Live, BBC Sheffield

    So, how would you like a mobile phone that mends itself?

    It could be a step closer today.

    Sheffield Hallam University research centreImage source, Sheffield Hallam University

    Sheffield Hallam University has just received a £300k grant for research into self healing materials.

    They're part of a project which is aiming to create materials for use in inaccessible places such as deep-sea cables or radioactive sites.

    But the scientists that in the future they could potentially come up with smartphones with screens that can mend themselves if they become damaged.

  17. Police officer 'assaulted' by tree protesterpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    Jenny Cork
    BBC Sheffield news

    A 57 year old man has been arrested following a protest on Sheffield's Meersbrook Park Road over felling of trees in the city.

    South Yorkshire Police have told the BBC that officers attended Meersbrook Park Road, Sheffield at around 12:20 today following a report that a group of people were obstructing the road.

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    The majority of the group were compliant with officers requests to leave the area, however a 57-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of wilful obstruction of a highway. He has also been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer. The officer suffered minor injuries during the incident which did not require hospital treatment."

    South Yorkshire Police

  18. One man injured in M1 lorry crashpublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    An overturned lorry has closed the M1 near Leeds this afternoon, one man has been injured according to West Yorkshire Police.

    This is the latest picture from the scene:

    Lorry crashImage source, Highways England/Crown Copyright

    It's not clear if anyone else has been involved, the air ambulance has landed.

  19. Sheffield trees protest arrestpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018
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    Jenny Cork
    BBC Sheffield news

    A 57-year-old man's been arrested in Sheffield on suspicion of wilful obstruction of a highway.

    Campaigners say it was during a protest on Meersbrook Park Road.against the felling of trees in the city.

    Sheffield Trees with protest banner

    The trees are being felled as part of Sheffield City Council's £2bn Streets Ahead project, which the authority says is to improve roads and footpaths in the city. About 5,500 trees have been cut down since 2012.

    The authority insists those earmarked for felling are either "dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory".

    However, campaigners claim many of the trees classed by the council as "damaging" or "discriminatory" are healthy specimens which should not be cut down.

  20. M1 shut latest: People leave cars to look at crashpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2018

    An overturned lorry on the M1 near Leeds has stopped traffic in both directions this afternoon between J45 and J46.

    People on the motorway have left their cars to get a better look at the crash site:

    People on the road

    Drivers have reported not moving for the last 30 minutes.

    Highways England say the road could be closed until 18:00 tonight.

    It's not clear if there are any injures.