Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

The departure of Claudio Ranieri from Leicester City has left a vacancy at the premiership side that needs to be filled, one of the contenders is David Wagner according to the Press Association. 

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The news agency say that he "has earned many plaudits for the work he has done at the Terriers" and that he could be the "short-term fix" Leicester need to keep them in the top-flight.

But BBC Radio Leeds' sports team don't think he's going anywhere:

The Huddersfield middle-distance runner and former mile world record holder, Derek Ibbotson, has died aged 84.

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He's pictured above left approaching the finish line of a very muddy three mile race in 1956.

Known as "Ibbo" he set a time of 3.57:2 to break the world record in 1957. 

He won a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the Melbourne Olympics the year before and also went on to run a mile in four minutes flat.

John Lewis has announced that 387 roles will be cut from its department stores  as part of a shift towards online shopping. 

The company, which has branches in Leeds, Sheffield and York, says the changes will affect administration staff in its carpet, curtain and blinds fittings service. 

Almost 800 staff could be affected by redundancy, but would be able to apply for new posts - though these would total less than 400. 

John Lewis has not identified which of its 48 stores will be affected.  

A car driver has been jailed for 10 years after he killed a cyclist in Bingley last July.

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Akash Rashid, 22, of Bradford (pictured), was jailed for dangerous driving and drugs offences at Bradford Crown Court today.  

Andrew Platten who was 55, and described by his family "as a respected and dedicated academic", was cycling along Cottingley Cliffe Road when he was struck by Rashid's Vauxhall Vectra. He died at the scene.　

West Yorkshire Police said officers had tried to stop Rashid's car after seeing the driver acting suspiciously. 

Officers said the car had "sped off and collided" with Dr Platten a short distance away.

Plans for a new hotel in Scarborough's North Bay have taken a step forward, after the borough council agreed in principle to see one built near the water park.

Last July saw the town's new £14m water park open the doors and since then a pub and a restaurant have also sprung up nearby. 

Developers Benchmark say an operator is interested in opening a hotel in the same area, but needed a quick agreement from the council who own the land

They now have that, but planning permission will still be needed for the project to come to fruition. 

Some good news this lunchtime, 14-year-old Katie Hutchinson from Leeds has been found safe and well.

Kay Crewdson
BBC Radio York

The BBC is currently asking for nominations of local music heroes and venues for a historic blue plaque that will be put in place on BBC Music Day on Friday 9 June.

With that in mind I sent BBC Radio York breakfast reporter, Jericho Keys along to Masham today to find out what sort of names had played at Masham Town Hall.

What I wasn't expecting, was this:

The South Yorkshire Housing Association has been named as one of the top 100 best not-for-profit companies to work for by The Sunday Times, for the second year running.

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The housing association, which has 6,000 properties across South Yorkshire and employs over 550 people, is listed at number 40 - a rise of 22 places from last year's rankings.

They were recognised for allowing staff to shape their own training and development.

Jonathan Cowap
Presenter, BBC Radio York

North Yorkshire's former deputy chief constable Tim Madgwick was a fixture in the force for nearly 30 years after joining in 1988 at the age of 30.

He rose through the ranks, starting as a beat bobby and finally retiring earlier this month as the force's second-in-command.

This morning he came into the BBC Radio York studio to talk to me about his career. 

He's on record as saying his biggest regret is the failure to find out what happened to missing York chef Claudia Lawrence , so I asked him if he was hopeful those responsible will be found: 

Former Sheffield Wednesday striker Gary Madine has been accused of showing a lack of respect after a video emerged of him using insulting language towards Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp.

Madine now plays for Bolton, third in League One, who take on United, who are in first place, at Bramall Lane tomorrow. 

It's not clear when the video was made, but the fact that it's been posted on social media this week has irritated Blades boss Chris Wilder:

You can listen to commentary of Sheffield United v Bolton on BBC Radio Sheffield (FM frequencies) tomorrow from 15:00.

Both West and North Yorkshire Police were involved in pursuing a car for more than 40 minutes earlier today.

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Officers began to chase a car in the early hours of this morning through Wakefield and the pursuit didn't come to an end until they boxed the car in on York's outer ring road.

Both forces say they worked together to bring the chase to an end and three men in their 20s were arrested for possession of a class A drug with intent to supply.

Have you seen this missing 14-year-old from Leeds?

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Katie Hutchinson was last seen at about 16:30 yesterday. 

She has been missing before and is known to frequent the city centre.

She was last seen wearing dark jeans and a dark jacket with a fur collar.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact police.

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Scientists in Yorkshire believe they have come a step closer to unlocking the "enigma code" that causes the common cold, external .

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Researchers at the Universities of York and Leeds have published the workings of a "hidden code" within the gene family that includes the cold, polio, and foot-and-mouth disease.

If you're one of the five million people watching Let It Shine on a Saturday night you may now recognize the name Jonnie Halliwell.

The Rotherham singer is into the final of the BBC One talent show which is looking for men to be in a new stage show based on the music of Take That.

Jonnie and his new groupDrive now need to impress Gary Barlow, Martin Kemp, Danni Minogue and special guest judge Robbie Williams for one final time.

He says the people of South Yorkshire have been behind him all the way:

You can watch Jonnie in the final of Let It Shine on Saturday at 18:55 on BBC 1.

Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live

Traffic calming measures on Main Street in East Ardsley, between Leeds and Wakefield, have left local residents anything but calm.

A couple of years ago, Leeds City Council spent over £20,000 on making the area a 20mph zone and putting in speed humps along part of the street. 

Now, they've taken out some of the speed humps at an additional cost to the taxpayer.

Locals say that cars often speed down the thoroughfare and sometimes mount pavements in a bid to avoid slowing for the existing traffic calming measures.

Many locals say they have speed humps where they don't want them and none in the areas that need them.

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York City have signed Cheltenham Town midfielder Asa Hall on an initial 28-day loan deal .

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The 30-year-old began his career as a trainee at Wolverhampton Wanderers but never played for the West Midlands club before leaving for Birmingham City.

Despite spending four years at St Andrews, Hall also failed to make an appearance for the Blues. 

Most of his league appearances have been for Luton Town, Oxford United, Shrewsbury Town and Cheltenham, where he signed in 2014.

Hall could make his debut for the Minstermen in Saturday's FA Trophy quarter-final with Brackley Town.

The President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield says aerospace giant Boeing's decision to build its first ever European factory in South Yorkshire is a major triumph for the region.

Professor Sir Keith Burnett says the announcement contributes to a "new Industrial Revolution for the UK - one centred on science and innovation, but working hand-in-hand with industry."

Boeing's plans would see a new manufacturing facility at a site next to the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, where it already works in collaboration with the University of Sheffield:

Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live

Bradford Council has voted to increase council tax in the new budget.

It means bills will rise by roughly 5% during the next financial year. 

Cuts totalling £14m will also be put in place - leading to a reduction of some services.

Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live

Temporary workers in Yorkshire say they're losing hundreds of pounds in wages because they're being exploited by the companies that pay them. 

So called "umbrella companies" act as middlemen between contractors and employees. 

Some workers, including those working in education or the construction industry, have said they're being forced to pay extra national insurance and administration fees. 

It's been claimed the firms only charge pre-agreed fees but this construction worker says he took legal action:

BBC Sport

Almost three million women were encouraged to get active last year - but there's still a gender gap when it comes to exercise. 

Sport England says men are more likely to exercise than women and it wants to change that. 

Tim Summerfield is the Community officer at York City Football Club Foundation and has studied why women aren't involved in sport or exercise. 

He says there needs to be more inclusion across the board: