'Bullied' Halifax soldier jailed for Catterick Garrison attack
Hundreds take part in anti-terror exercise at Meadowhall
Vulcan bomber could be 'ground-running' by summer
Record numbers for Scarborough's Coastival fest
Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter gets £10m boost
Patrick Stewart on mission to learn Huddersfield Town chants
Updates on Monday 20 March 2017
A specialist police team set up to investigate crimes against MPs has looked at more than 50 complaints in the six months after the murder of West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox .
Image source, Brendan CoxThey include cases of hate-filled messages, harassment and criminal damage.
Last year, it emerged that nearly £640,000 was spent bolstering security for MPs following the death of Ms Cox in June.
Kevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
It's been a record-breaking year for Scarborough's Coastival festival.
Image source, GoogleMore than 25,000 people came to the event this year, an increase of 7,000 on the previous year.
Organisers believe the town got a Coastival economic boost of £250,000 when the event took place in February.
Police are "increasingly concerned" about a missing girl, 15, who was last seen on Thursday.
Charley Tilbury, from Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, is originally from the Crawley area. However, police believe that she has travelled north and could be in Leeds in West Yorkshire.
Charley is described as a white female, about 5’6 tall and of medium build. She has long dark hair which is sometimes worn up. When she went missing she was wearing an electric blue top, blue jeans, a green jacket with a fur lined hood and grey trainers.
Image source, Devon and Cornwall PoliceKevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Sheffield's Cultural Industries Quarter is to be extended in a £10m project.
Flats, offices and restaurants all form part of the Alsop Fields which is in the Sidney Street area,
The name comes from the 18th century description of the same neighbourhood,
Image source, HR MediaKevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Police are searching for a missing Doncaster teenager.
Sixteen-year-old Leo Watson was last seen on Thursday evening in the Intake area.
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceOfficers believe he may have had access to a dark blue Renault Megane with the registration number HN55 VVG.
Anyone with information is asked to contact South Yorkshire Police on 101.
A "flood alert" is in place on the River Ouse in the Yorkshire Dales and the riverbank in York city centre, following heavy rain at the weekend.
A "flood alert" means "flooding is possible - be prepared".
The level of the River Ouse in central York is currently 2.15m (7ft 1inch) meaning there is water on some lower riverside footpaths.
No further rise is now expected, but levels will remain high through the afternoon before starting to fall this evening.
The Environment Agency say they will continue to monitor the situation and update the information here, external as new forecasts become available.
Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams , external is to visit the University of Huddersfield to host talks on spirituality.
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesDr Williams will address audiences at a conference announced for Tuesday July 11, speaking about the role of faith in healthcare before delivering the annual Harold Wilson lecture, both of which are open to the public.
Dr Williams was Archbishop of Canterbury between 2002 and 2012.
Quote MessageHe is deeply passionate about spirituality and about compassionate approaches to supporting people. Spirituality was distinct from religious faith, although for many people there was an overlap."
Dr Melanie Rogers , Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield
Kevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Sheffield is the snooker city.
But aside from the World Championships at the Crucible, there's a lot going on in the grassroots game as well.
We've been down to the Stephen Harrison Snooker Academy, which is celebrating 10 years of helping young people with physical and learning difficulties.
Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
An amicable divorce sounds like an oxymoron, but that's the ethos behind a York-based company called Divorce Hotel, which has just held its first weekend helping a couple to untie the knot.
The company's website, external offers an office divorce, an online divorce - or a hotel divorce over a weekend.
They say a "hotel philosophy means everything takes place in a relaxed environment with all kinds of comforts and facilities at your disposal."
David Leckie, Divorce Hotel's UK manager, says there was a good reason to base the business in York and the couple involved went off afterwards to "watch the rugby together":
Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
A primary school is broadcasting important announcements in Polish on its radio station to help get messages across to Eastern European parents.
Polish-speaking teaching assistant Tomasz Turowski is doubling up as a radio presenter at Miriam Lord Primary in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
His 20-minute shows can be heard in the playground as parents drop off and pick up their children.
Kevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
South Yorkshire Police have sent us some images from last night's anti-terrorism exercise at Meadowhall .
Emergency services and 856 volunteers were involved in the realistic simulation which took place in the early hours.
Image source, South Yorkshire Police
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceJulia Bryson
Journalist, BBC Local Live
A bomb disposal team was called to a second suspected arson attack at a Bradford restaurant.
Image source, GoogleFire crews were called to Raja's Appetisers Bar on Leeds Road at 02:00 to put out a small fire in the basement.
Police said a suspicious device was later found on the premises and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers were called.
The building was evacuated while the area was made safe. West Yorkshire Police is investigating whether it is related to a similar incident which happened at the restaurant on 6 March.
Roads have now reopened and people have been allowed to return to the area.
A dementia charity in Rotherham's in with a chance of winning up to £50,000 this Spring if they get enough public votes.
Lost Chord is one of a number of groups competing for National lottery funding in the People's Projects competition, external .
The charity provides dementia friendly music sessions across South Yorkshire and in several major cities across England.
Helen Muller is the Chief Executive of the charity - she says the work of the charity will continue until a "cure for dementia" is found:
Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Leeds
Drivers in West Yorkshire are being warned to be on their guard following a spate of thefts and robberies where elderly women have been targeted at the wheel.
Incidents have been reported in Leeds, Bradford and Kirklees.
Victims are followed in their car and bumped at low speed.
When both cars stop, the victim is told their brake lights are not working; tricking them into getting out to check.
While the victim is distracted, the suspects steal handbags and cash from the car and make off.
Quote MessageThis is a relatively unusual method for criminals to use to commit robberies and theft. While we don't want to cause unnecessary alarm we do want to make people aware of what has been happening so they can be suitably on their guard."
Det Insp Neil Thompson , Leeds District Crime Team
Kevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
A missing Sheffield man has been found safe and well.
Charles Dyson, 62, was found in Sheffield this morning.
Police are thanking the public for their help in the search.
Kevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
People are being warned to take care when travelling through Sheffield.
Sheffield Council says it's had reports of flooding on Walkley Bank Road and Fitzalan Square.
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Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
She's the acclaimed Yorkshire author who brought us Chocolat, as well as many other novels which have been published in over 50 countries.
Now, Joanne and her Storytime Band, external are coming to Leeds Beckett University later this week.
If you follow her on twitter, external , you'll also know all about her live storytelling in 140 characters.
She's been explaining on BBC Radio Leeds how that first came about:
The Vulcan is to be put in storage while work starts on a visitors' centre.
Read MoreGiant machines from Yorkshire’s lost pits were back up and running for one day only, external at the National Coal Mining Museum for England.
Image source, Tony Johnson/Wakefield ExpressKevin Larkin
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Officers are asking for help to find a Sheffield man who hasn't been seen since Saturday morning.
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceCharles Dyson was last seen in the Norton/Woodseats area.
Police say the bruises on the 62-year-old's face will no longer be there.
They believe Charles will be in dark clothing and often wears Iron Maiden t-shirts.
Anyone with information is asked to call South Yorkshire Police on 101.
