Summary

  • Nearly 300 weapons handed in during West Yorkshire amnesty

  • Rt Rev Philip North will not take up Bishop of Sheffield role

  • Murder investigation launched after death of man in Doncaster

  • Trains on East Coast mainline delayed by problems with power lines

  • Dozens waiting 12 hours for York and Scarborough A&E treatment

  • Teenager seriously sexually assaulted in Scarborough

  • Bradford's National Media Museum changes its name

  • Miners' strike policing inquiry 'would have been witch hunt'

  • Bradford-based Morrisons profit rises as recovery continues

  • Updates on Thursday 9 March 2017

  1. That's all from Thursday...published at 06:30

    Those are all the updates from Thursday 9 March 2017.

    Want to get all the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from across Yorkshire on Friday 10 March 2017? Just click here .

  2. 'Major disruption' on East Coast Main Linepublished at 21:34 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Passengers affected include shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who has pulled out of Question Time.

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  3. CPS asked to consider 1965 murder chargepublished at 21:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Police have been questioning a man, 79, over Elsie Frost's killing after arresting him a second time.

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  4. Our five top stories todaypublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Well 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. Nearly 300 weapons handed in during West Yorkshire amnesty
    2. Overhead wire damage affecting east coast trains
    3. Bradford's National Media Museum changes name
    4. Teenager seriously sexually assaulted in Scarborough
    5. Former Yorkshire MP George Galloway to write children's books

    See you tomorrow.

  5. Chris Mears and Jack Laugher win second World Series silver in Guangzhou published at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Olympic champions Chris Mears and Leeds' Jack Laugher added another silver medal to their collection at the Fina/NVC Diving World Series in Guangzhou.

    Chris Mears & Jack LaugherImage source, Rex Features

    The Britons, who also  won silver in Beijing last week,  scored 86.58 for their hardest dive - the front two-and-a-half somersault triple twist piked.

    They finished with 92.34 for the front four-and-a-half somersault tucked and a final score of 450.60 points.

    China's Cao Yuan and Xie Siyi won gold with a score of 466.02.

  6. Extra buses to be provided during rail strike actionpublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    The company that runs most train services in Yorkshire says it'll put on around 300 extra replacement bus services during a strike on Monday.

    Northern Rail

    Members of the RMT union are walking out over plans to run trains without guards. 

    The operator also says that Northern rail tickets will also be accepted on all Arriva Bus services during the strike.

  7. McDermott does not fear Leeds sackingpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott says he is "cool" with the open letter chief executive Gary Hetherington released to fans.

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  8. Clergyman turns down Bishop of Sheffield positionpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    A Church of England bishop has turned down a promotion to Bishop of Sheffield after his new flock protested about his opposition to the ordination of women priests.

    Philip North

    The Rt Rev Philip North, who is currently the suffragan Bishop of Burnley, was selected as the next diocesan Bishop of Sheffield in January.

    There was opposition, because Mr North is a member of the traditionalist Catholic wing of the church, which does not accept women priests.

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    It is clear that the level of feeling is such that my arrival would be counter-productive in terms of the mission of the Church in South Yorkshire and that my leadership would not be acceptable to many."

    The Rt Rev Philip North

  9. Bishop abandons role in ordination rowpublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017
    Breaking

    The Right Reverend Philip North has announced that he will not take up the role of Bishop of Sheffield after controversy over his position on the ordination of women bishops.

    More to follow.

  10. When a bucket and sponge won't do...published at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Oli Constable
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    On my lunch break yesterday I spotted these high-wire window cleaners trying to clean the windows at Kelham Island.

    Not a job if you're scared of heights, water, or windows.

    Window cleaners
  11. Rescue team awarded after saving man's lifepublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Oli Constable
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team has been awarded for their "challenging" rescue that saved a man’s life last year.

    Mountain rescue team accept awardImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    The volunteers rescued a 77-year-old man who became lost on the moors on Tuesday 8 November 2016.

    The man was lost near Penistone and called 999 as the cold night drew in.

    They carried the pensioner over one-and-a-half miles over rough and slippery terrain in the pitch-black to a 4x4 vehicle.

  12. East Coast Main Line: 'Chaos' reported amid delays of over two hours published at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    The problems continue on the East Coast main line. Trains between Doncaster and Grantham will be delayed by up to two hours or even completely cancelled, external

    Disruption is expected to continue until the end of the day and some commuters aren't happy:

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    Three replacement coaches are heading to Newark but because of the earlier crash on the A1 Virgin Trains East Coast isn't sure when they'll arrive. 

  13. Thieves steal charity boxes from church in Leedspublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Burglars have stolen money from charity boxes from inside a church in Leeds. 

    Lower Wortley Methodist ChurchImage source, Google

    The thieves struck on during Monday night at the Lower Wortley Methodist Church. 

    After ransacking the church, they also took a laptop, an electronic Casio keyboard and two projectors. 

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    It is appalling that someone would target a place of worship in this way."

    Sgt Chris Craven, West Yorkshire Police

  14. Travel update: Bus replacements cannot runpublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    BBC News Travel

    If you've been affected by the cancelled trains on the East Coast Mainline, this is a great addition to your day:

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  15. Trains delayed and cancelled after damaged wirespublished at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Trains through Doncaster and York have been either delayed or cancelled after damage to overhead wires.

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  16. Here's a scene that's better baa nonepublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Sheffield's North West local policing team posted this on Twitter of some newborn lambs at Stacey Bank Farm, Loxley.

    Looks like they got to have a look around, on a day where three lambs were born.

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  17. Overhead wire damage affecting east coast trainspublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Virgin Trains East Coast have just tweeted these pictures from the scene or wire damage that is cancelling trains.

    I'm sure their engineers can see what's wrong because I haven't got a clue.

    Wire damageImage source, Virgin Trains

    You might want to check with your train operator before travelling today, as Virgin Trains say they are strongly advising customers not to travel unless necessary.

    Wire damageImage source, Virgin Trains
  18. Hour and a half delays on East Coast mainlinepublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    It's not great on the roads or on the tracks today it seems. 

    If you're travelling between Doncaster and Grantham then you could be waiting an extra 90 minutes because of overhead line problems at Retford.

  19. Driver clocked doing almost 100mph on M1published at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    West Yorkshire Police have been catching drivers breaking the speed limit this afternoon.

    Speed radar screenImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    They're sat on the M1, north of Woolley and have caught one driver doing almost a ton on the motorway.  

    WYP say they've reported the driver, who clocked 99mph.

  20. Listen: Tracing the lives of Yorkshire's transported convicts published at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2017

    The University of Sheffield is offering people in Yorkshire a way of finding out some of the murkier details about their 19th century ancestors.

    They've been working with universities here and in Australia to create a database of convicts sentenced at the Old Bailey.

    Many were transported to Australia and Dr Larrissa Allwork says there's a lot of information available: