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

Live Reporting

Andrew Barton, Oli Constable and Nick Wilmshurst

  1. Fracking company increases its access to Yorkshire sites

    Petrochemical firm Ineos has increased the area where it can explore for shale gas in and around York.

    It has struck a deal with another energy company to take over their licences.

    Shale gas boatGetty Images

    Ineos has taken over the shale gas interests of a French energy company in Yorkshire, Cheshire and the East Midlands.

    It means Ineos has access to more areas of shale gas than any other company in Britain.

    Here it now has a minority stake in some of the licence areas operated by Igas and Cuadrilla - these are to the west of York and up towards Easingwold and also in to East Yorkshire.

    The company already has licences in its own right for large parts of North Yorkshire. 

  2. Primark set for Parkgate move

    Primark has confirmed they're to close their Rotherham high street store, and relocate to the Parkgate retail park.

    PrimarkPrimark

    The move will create 40 new jobs, with work on the unit starting next week. There's currently building work for a Costa Coffee drive-through.  

    The new unit will be in place of what was the BHS restaurant and could be opening around the start of 2018.

  3. In pictures: Behind the scenes at the Northern Ballet

    Photographer Justin Slee has gone backstage with the Leeds-based Northern Ballet company as the dancers prepare for their new production based on the life of Giacomo Casanova.  

    Take a look at a selection of his pictures below, and go here to find even more :

    DancersJustin Slee
    DancersJustin Slee
    DancersJustin Slee

  4. York City manager on sudden departure of Derwin Martina

    BBC Sport

    York City manager Gary Mills has spoken for the first time since the departure of Derwin Martina.

    The defender was released on Tuesday just minutes after playing for the reserves. 

    That's despite him signing for the club just four days earlier and being an unused substitute in their league win over Eastleigh last Saturday.

    Mills says there wasn't enough left of the season for Martina to get up to speed:

  5. George Galloway to write children's books

    Former Bradford West MP George Galloway has signed a deal to write a series of children's books.

    George GallowayGetty Images

    He made the announcement  on Twitter , saying they would be about an "ethical pirate".

    The title of the series is "Red Molucca and the Good Pirate" and is due to be published later this year.

    Mr Galloway has already written a number of novels for adults, including the "Fidel Castro Handbook" and "Mr Galloway goes to Washington".

  6. Cineworld coming to Barnsley

    The company behind the £120m town centre development in Barnsley says it will build a Cineworld on the site.

    The Glass WorksThe Glass Works

    The multiplex will be built alongside a bowling alley, mini-golf centre, Lazer Quest, and restaurants, according to The Glass Works.

  7. Fryston's Scott banned until 30 June

    Fryston Warriors player Steve Scott is banned until 30 June by the Rugby Football League after the brawl in the Challenge Cup tie against Keighley.

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  8. Listen: Budget money for roads will 'go nowhere'

    York's transport boss says money pledged for roads in yesterday's Budget will "go nowhere". 

    The Chancellor announced £90m to help "pinch points" on northern roads. 

    But Councillor Ian Gillies, from City of York Council, says that wouldn't even cover half the cost of turning York Ring Road into a dual carriageway:

  9. Do you recognise these men?

    If you do recognise them, police in Leeds would like you to get in touch...

    BurglarWest Yorkshire Police

    Officers would like to speak to them after a burglary on Westwood Side in Morley on 13 February.　

    It happened during the afternoon when two men got in the house by the back doors, but left empty-handed.

    Man WYP would like to speak toWest Yorkshire Police

  10. Yorkshire's afternoon weather forecast

    Paul Hudson
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    This afternoon will be dry and mainly sunny though windy, with high temperatures of about 12C (54F).

    Weather graphic

    Tonight will be dry and clear at first, but turning cloudy later. 

    Minimum temperature will be about 2C (36F) with a touch of ground frost in places.

  11. Traffic and travel: Delays on Bradford-Skipton line

    BBC News Travel

    More problems for rail passengers at Bradford Forster Square Station - this time for those heading for North Yorkshire.

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  13. Dozens waiting 12 hours for A&E treatment

    York and Scarborough hospitals are falling well below the target for the number of people waiting more than four hours in A&E, new figures reveal.

    Scarborough Hospital

    A total of 78% of patients were seen in that time during January - the target is 95%.

    Amost 50 people spent 12 hours or more waiting to be seen in A&E, the figures show.

    It's much better news for Harrogate Hospital, though, with 94% of patients seen within four hours.

  14. Listen: Flying inside Bradford's National Science and Media Museum

    Bradford's National Media Museum has changed its name and has announced that the slightly singed spacecraft which took Tim Peake to the International Space Station is coming to the city.

    The craft will go on show at the newly re-named  National Science and Media Museum .

    The venue's new name has been announced this morning, along with plans for a £1.8m interactive gallery including the Soyz TMA-19M craft.

    The other main new attraction is Wonderlab, which the museum says "explores the science of light, sound and images".

    Lorna Williams is its curator and says as part of Wonderlab, people will be able to make themselves appear to fly: 

  15. Two injured after car drives wrong way in Leeds

    This car was involved in a short police pursuit this morning and was driven the wrong way on a road in Leeds before crashing into a Volvo:

    CarWest Yorkshire Police

    Dewsbury Road was closed for a short time while the cars were taken away.

    Officers are now carrying out forensic tests on the car to try find who owns it. 

    Two people in the Volvo received minor injuries 

  16. Listen: Four mums in a boat - Yorkshire Rowers 'wanted to inspire kids'

    Andrew Barton
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    A book documenting the journey of four women from North Yorkshire as they rowed across the Atlantic in 67 days is out today.

    The Yorkshire Rows - as they've become known - took on the 3,000-nautical mile trip back in 2015. 

    The four originally became friends when they joined the same Saturday morning rowing club and, as they rowed the River Ouse, they dreamed of "going on a life-changing adventure".

    I think it's safe to say that dream came true!

    They raised money for two charities, Maggies, which supports people with cancer, and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. 

    Niki Doeg explains what else possessed them to do it:

  17. Barnsley Council to give £70m for town centre development

    Oli Constable
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Barnsley Council is to give £70m to fund the second phase of the town centre retail and leisure development.

    Public squareThe Glass Works

    The Glass Works is a £120m scheme and will see a cinema, bowling alley, mini-golf, and Lazer Quest built in the centre of Barnsley.

    Part of the regeneration has already seen the markets moved and plans for a central library submitted.

    It's thought 800 new retail and leisure jobs will be created when the scheme is completed in May 2020 if it gets planning permission.

    This has been a priority for the council for many years now and we are finally moving forward and giving Barnsley what it deserves; a vibrant town centre."

    Sir Steve Houghton, Council leader

  18. Watch: If your name's not on the door, you're not coming in

    Take a step inside Club 28, the world's smallest nightclub which just happens to be in Sheffield:

  19. Otley's world champion to ride in Tour de Yorkshire

    It's just been announced that Otley's World and Commonwealth Champion Lizzie Deignan will be riding in the women's race of this year's Tour de Yorkshire.

    Lizzie DeignanGetty Images

    The three day event is now just 50-days away, with the women's stage taking place on Saturday 29 April and will be run on the same course as the men's event.

    The race is expected to attract hundreds of thousands to Yorkshire, with the whole event broadcast on ITV4, something that rarely happens with women's racing.

    It’s a more challenging route this year and that’s one of the great things about the Tour de Yorkshire, that we’re able to compete on the exact same roads as the men.”

    Lizzie Deignan

  20. Watch: 'Stoneface's' new creation

    Andy Kershaw
    BBC Radio Sheffield News

    This morning, I've been to meet Sheffield artist Andrew Vickers, who's pretty handy with a mallet and chisel.

    He's known as "Stoneface" in Storrs Woods, where he creates his pieces out of stone, wood, or anything else that's lying around: