More than 800 families on benefits in Yorkshire have been left with just 50p a week to pay their rent.

Since November a £20,000 benefits cap was introduced, to encourage people to find work. 

Now a BBC Panorama investigation has found thousands of families across the UK have had their housing benefit cut to just 50p. 

Kim Carmichael hasn't worked for nearly nine years, because of injury and illness. She says £20,000 a year doesn't go far:

Here are the figures for the number of households in Yorkshire on housing benefit of 50p a week:

• Leeds 223
• Sheffield 151
• Bradford 142
• Wakefield 89
• Kirklees 68
• Doncaster 61
• Rotherham 55  
• Barnsley 39
• Selby 10
• Harrogate 6
• York 4
• Craven 2
• Ryedale 2
• Richmondshire 1  

Amanda White
BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

A swimming instructor from Fangfoss, near Pocklington, has told me her training to become a racing jockey is going well.

Stella Riley is one of 12 novice riders who will battle it out in a big charity horse race at York races in June. 

The MacMillan charity day, which takes place in front of 20,000 racegoers, has raised £7m for charity since it was founded in 1971.

Stronger powers to stop anti-social behaviour could be introduced to a North Yorkshire town. 

Scarborough Council wants to introduce a Public Space Protection Order in the Castle, Central and North Bay areas, where there are more than 2,500 incidents of anti-social behaviour each year.

Councillors in the town are expected to approve setting up an area to target people committing certain offences.

If approved, anyone caught drinking, taking drugs or urinating in those areas could be fined up to £1,000.

Andy Giddings
Sports Editor, BBC Sheffield

Sheffield United, external could gain promotion back to the Championship tonight if results go their way. 

The Blades need to beat Coventry City, external and hope Fleetwood , external lose to Oxford United, external .

Here's United boss, Chris Wilder:

I'll bring you full match commentary of the game, tonight from Bramall Lane, in BBC Radio Sheffield's Football Heaven from 6pm.

More than half of the people who challenge North Yorkshire County Council over parking fines are successful, it's been revealed. 

Between January and October last year, of the 11,058 complaints about tickets issued to motorists in the council's car parks, 5,765 were upheld.

In Scarborough, drivers were less successful, but 40% of those who challenged fines did get them cancelled.

Meanwhile more than a third of parking fines handed out in parts of West Yorkshire end up being overturned, when drivers challenged them. 

During the same period, almost 2,500 complaints about tickets issued by Calderdale and Kirklees Councils were upheld.

Paul Walker
BBC Radio Sheffield presenter

Are you heading to Flamingo Land near Pickering in North Yorkshire tomorrow?

If so, you might find yourself sitting on a rollercoaster next to 105 year old Jack Reynolds from Chesterfield.

It's his birthday this week and each year he does something to mark the occasion, last year he got a tattoo and in 2015  he took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge! 

His daughter Jayne spoke to me on BBC Radio Sheffield earlier: 

Nick Wilson
BBC Radio Sheffield

A 31-year-old man has been bailed after being arrested on suspicion of murder, in connection with the fatal shooting of a Sheffield man.

Assel Al-Essaie, 23, died in hospital after being shot in the chest in the Walkley area of the city on 18 February. He was taken to hospital but died soon after.

South Yorkshire Police said the 31-year-old was arrested on Tuesday and has been released on bail.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

It brings the total number of arrests to 11 but no charges have been made.

Police continue to appeal for anyone with information to come forward.

The Tour de Yorkshire trophies have been welcomed to Harrogate with open arms.

This year, the spa town hosts the Stage 2 finish of the men’s race and also the finish of the women’s race on Saturday.

Image source, North Yorkshire County Council

The Y-shaped trophies were welcomed by Nigel Avison, Harrogate council’s Director of Economy and Culture, and Laura Crisp, from Bettys of Harrogate, on Montpellier Hill.

Members of Wheel Easy and Cappuccino cycling clubs cycled up to welcome the trophies back to Harrogate.  

The race starts in Bridlington, external on Friday 28 April and finishes on Sunday 30 April in Fox Valley, Sheffield, where the winners will get their hands on the trophies.

BBC Sport

Here are the latest sports headlines across the county:   

• Sheffield Wednesday are back into the top six of the Championship after a 2-0 win over Rotherham United at the New York Stadium
• Leeds United remain fifth in the table after last night's 2-0 defeat at Brentford
• Halifax Town missed out on the chance to go second in National League north after a goalless draw with Brackley
• York City manager, Gary Mills, says they put in one of their worst performances in a while as they missed the chance to move out of the National League relegation zone after a 2-0 home defeat to Bromley
• Leeds Rhinos back-rower, Brett Ferres, has been banned for six games for a 'crusher' tackle on Wigan centre Oliver Gildart

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

Most places will remain dry, with the odd brighter or sunny spell, especially in the east.  

Here's my full forecast:

It seems it's not just West Yorkshire towns wanting to tackle problems with air quality - we mentioned the possibility of diesel tax in Leeds earlier.

Today an "air pollution action plan" is being delivered to Sheffield City Council. 

The Green Party is behind the "Let Sheffield Breathe" campaign, which calls on officials to make a strategy to bring air quality in line with European standards . 

Natalie Bennett, from The Green Party says the impact of toxic particles can be devastating:

Leeds defender Liam Cooper admits an FA charge of violent conduct after a "stamp" on Reading's Reece Oxford.

Leeds is expected to be one of dozens of areas where motorists could be charged to drive a diesel car.

The government is this month expected to announce up to 35 towns and cities where it plans to discourage motorists from driving diesel vehicles. 

Leeds is said to be one of the most polluted cities in the country. In October,  proposals were announced  for a clean air zones in the city by 2020.  

Rachel Hartshorne is from the action group Healthy Air Leeds, she says charging diesel drivers would be unfair:

Barnsley and Cardiff City play out a goalless draw in a scrappy game at Oakwell in the Championship.

A police pursuit in the Selby area last night ended with a man being pulled from a canal because he couldn't swim. 

Leeds United concede two first-half goals at Brentford on their way to a second away defeat in four days.

It's only a yeast extract and yet it inspires implacable loathing or deeply-felt affection and now researchers in York claim Marmite could be good for you. 

The high concentration of vitamin B12 is said to increase levels of chemicals that protect against neurological disorders, according to a study by the University of York.

They believe it encourages the body to produce the neurotransmitter that "regulates the delicate balance of activity needed to maintain a healthy brain".

Image source, bbc

Researchers tested 28 healthy volunteers, half of which were given Marmite, while the rest were given peanut butter. 

Those who ate a teaspoon of Marmite every day for a month showed a 30% decrease in their brain's response to visual patterns. 

Study author Dr Daniel Baker said, "this is important for preventing overactive neural responses, which might in extreme cases result in seizures." 

The study, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, is thought to be the first to show how dietary choices can affect the brain's neural processes - and now the news is 'spreading!'

Steven Fletcher's double helps Sheffield Wednesday beat neighbours Rotherham to climb back into the play-off places.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Here are the latest news headlines across the county:      

• An "air pollution action plan" is being delivered to Sheffield City Council today. The "Let Sheffield Breathe" campaign wants a strategy devised to bring air quality in line with European standards
• There are calls for more help to be given to landlords in North Yorkshire who are struggling to insure properties flooded in December 2015
• Leeds is expected to be one of dozens of areas where motorists could be charged to drive a diesel car

BBC Weather

A rather cloudy morning is expected, perhaps leading to the odd spot of drizzle across the Pennines. 

However the vast majority of places will remain dry , with the odd brighter or sunny spell, especially in the east.