Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

A man has denied being the owner of a dog which attacked and fatally injured a neighbour.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

David Ellam, 52, was attacked as he walked his Yorkshire terrier, Rolo, near his home in Sheepridge, Huddersfield, last August.

At Leeds Crown Court, Aaron Joseph, 29, denied being the owner of a dog that caused injury while dangerously out of control in a public place.

Mr Joseph was released on bail and a trial date has been set for 5 February.

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

A book about York has been returned to a library 36 years late!

The book entitled "Our Beautiful Homeland - York", by I P Pressly, was finally returned to Pocklington Library with the following note attached ...

Image source, EastRidingLMA

The identity of the borrower is unclear and librarian Jess Thewlis explains what fine could be imposed:

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

South Yorkshire police need your help with this photo: 

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

They want to know if you can identify anyone in it.

They don't know when the photograph was taken, but writing on the back says it includes officers from a range of forces across Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.

If you know anyone, South Yorkshire Police have asked you to get in touch via their social media, external pages.

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Fire Service have thanked their colleagues in Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue for their assistance in putting out a fire, external near Rishworth in West Yorkshire on Sunday night.

The fire was put out by 03:00 on Monday morning.

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

South Yorkshire Police have confirmed missing teenager Amirah McNellie,15, has now been found. 

They've also thanked everyone who retweeted the appeal.

Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News

More than £12m is to be spent on updating Rotherham's Interchange.

The site first opened in 1971 and is the main bus terminus for routes into the town.

The redevelopment was triggered following a fire there in May 2016.

Tracy Gee
Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

West Yorkshire MP, Paula Sherriff, is holding a debate in the Commons today about the push to get free sanitary products available in all schools. 

BBC Radio Leeds found that some girls are skipping school during their periods - because their families can't afford them.

Well, following my exclusive story this morning thousands of sanitary products were delivered to Freedom4Girls, external to help vulnerable girls in Leeds.

Waste management company Yorwaste will manage and operate all North Yorkshire County Council's household waste recycling centres, it has been announced.

The agreement, which comes into force n 1 April, means Yorwaste will manage all 20 sites across North Yorkshire and it will see 84 staff who were employed by previous contractor Kier transfer to Yorwaste.

Ian Fielding, the council's Assistant Director for Waste and Countryside Services, said users should see little change.

Phil Connell
Look North

A North Yorkshire care home has been fined £50,000 following the death of one of its residents. 

Dora Strickland, who was 90, took her own life by jumping from an upstairs window at the Red Lodge care home in the New Earswick area of York in 2011. 

The owner of the home, the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, was yesterday found guilty of failing to adequately assess the risks she faced. 

I've been following the case at York Crown Court:

Charlotte Rose
BBC Radio Sheffield Political Reporter

The Brexit Secretary David Davis has been talking in the House of Commons about how the government plans to replace all EU laws once the UK leaves the European Union.

He talked of a "Great Repeal Bill" where EU rules will be brought in to British law before decisions are made on how they are dealt with, amended or scrapped.

In response, the Sheffield Hallam MP, Nick Clegg feels ministers will soon come to a fork in the road.

Paulette Edwards
Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

Martin Strong is hanging up his scissors and comb after 45 years of hairdressing at Stephen's Hairdressers in the Stannington area of Sheffield.

Over that time he's seen (and heard) plenty about his clients' lives and he joined me to chat about his career.

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Well today, there's 45 of them, back-to-back at the University of Sheffield.

It's a 24-hour marathon for charity and includes talks from physicists, lawyers, linguists, historians, engineers and Medics.

Catherine Annabel is the lady behind the marathon effort:

A teenager missing from Leeds has been found safe, say police.

Charna Plant, 15, was reported missing after being last seen at 12:20 BST on Monday at her home in Kirkstall.  

West Yorkshire Police say they have now located her.

BBC Sport

Yorkshire are taking part in a friendly match as their United Arab Emirate (UAE) tour comes to a close.

If they can bat like this when the real stuff gets under way next week, supporters are going to have a very enjoyable season!

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Three masked thieves have robbed a shop at knifepoint in North Yorkshire.

The raid happened when the gang entered the One Stop Shop on North Leas Avenue in Scarborough on Friday 24 March.

They brandished knives and escaped with cash.

Police have now released CCTV images from the raid to try and jog people's minds.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Three people have been arrested and bailed but police want to hear from anyone who may have seen, or knows something about, the robbery.

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

The first ever Rotherham Comedy Festival began last night.

It's taking place in venues across the town and features comedian Joe Lycett doing stand-up tomorrow night.

Ged Jenkins-Omar is the organiser:

The woman found dead in the lake of a popular park in Leeds has been identified.

Police were called to Waterloo Lake in Roundhay Park at about 09:20 on Tuesday after a man who was out jogging spotted the woman in the water near to the Lakeside Cafe.

The body was recovered by the fire service and the scene was cordoned off.

Police now say there are no suspicious circumstances and they have been able to identify her.

Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

A French Cold War aircraft will arrive at its new home in Yorkshire this afternoon.

Image source, Yorkshire Air Museum

The Mirage Four was built as part of France's independent nuclear deterrent during the war. 

This one has been given to the Yorkshire Air Museum near York by the French government. It will be the only one on display outside France.

Nathan Turvey
BBC Radio York News

Plans for York to be promoted as a safe night out are being discussed by officials in the city later. 

There are calls for the council to work with the city's tourist board, police, and business organisations to aim for purple flag status. 

They're like the Blue Flags awards earned by beaches and are given to town and city centres that meet or surpass standards of excellence in managing the night-time economy.

Lib Dem Councillor Ashley Mason says there are a number of things that have to be taken into account: 

Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield

An inspection of Sheffield Health and Social Care by the Care Quality Commission has rated the Trust "Good". 

This is an improvement from the previous rating of "requires improvement" with eight out of the 10 core services now rated in the "Good" bracket.