The battle over the planned HS2 high-speed rail route in South Yorkshire is set to go to court. 

Campaigners are launching a bid for a judicial review to ask a judge to examine if the decision-making process for the route has been correctly followed. 

Ministers say the service will improve the transport network and boost the economy, but there's been controversy about the exact route of the line and its effect on those living near it.  

BBC Radio Sheffield's Kevin Larkin has more details:

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Here are some of the stories which are making the news this Wednesday morning:  

• About 50 firefighters bring a blaze at a block of flats in Moortown, Leeds, under control
• People who wrote offensive messages on social media about Syrian refugees being resettled on the North Yorkshire coast could be prosecuted
• The deputy leader of Sheffield City Council hopes a £175m development will bring jobs to the city

Peg Alexander
Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

I'm in Moortown, Leeds, this morning where about 50 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at the Leafield Towers block of flats.

Some residents are reported to have been evacuated from the building after the fire started at about 05:45.

When I arrived, there were a lot of people standing out on the balconies here, and I could see firefighters on the top three storeys flashing their very powerful lamps checking there was nobody up there.

No-one has been seriously hurt and the fire has been confined to the flat where it started, West Yorkshire Fire Service has told me.  

Most of the fire engines have now gone from the scene, but I can still smell quite a pungent odour in the air.  

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A grey start in places with mist and low cloud gradually lifting. 

Some bright spells will develop for a time.

Watch my full forecast here:

BBC Travel

On the trains, things look as though they're generally running smoothly at Yorkshire's main stations.  

Keep up-to-date with the live departure boards for Leeds Railway Station, external, Wakefield Westgate, external, York Railway Station, external, Sheffield Station, external and Doncaster Station, external.

More on the news that fire crews have been tackling a blaze at a block of flats in Leeds.

The fire started at about 05:45 at Leafield Towers in Moortown.

Some residents had to be evacuated from the building but no-one has been seriously hurt, West Yorkshire Fire Service has confirmed.

The blaze has been confined to the flat where it started, the fire service adds.

Fire crews are tackling a blaze in a block of flats in North Leeds.

More details to follow.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Wednesday 15 February 2017.

We're starting with a rare and wonderful sight: two robins perched together on a branch at Linton on Ouse in North Yorkshire:

BBC Weather Watcher Jess's Reserve snapped this on Valentine's Day at the Moorlands nature reserve.

As well as providing you with unusual ornithological sights like this, we're here throughout the day keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, sport and weather from across Yorkshire.