Summary

  • Investigation into Bradford supermarket fire

  • Fire crews deal with Selby rubbish fire

  • Cautions after Ched Evans accuser named on social media

  • West Yorkshire villagers topple maypole

  • Lunch hour? more like 15 minutes in Yorkshire

  • Updates on Wednesday 26 April 2017

  1. That's all from Wednesday....published at 06:32 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Those are all the updates from Wednesday 26 April.

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  2. Breweries, a bridge and the Tour of hopepublished at 00:20 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    How Tadcaster, a town famous for breweries and a broken bridge, is trying to redefine itself through the Tour de Yorkshire.

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  3. End 'secrets' over Orgreave, MPs urgepublished at 00:15 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Files relating to the violent clashes between police and striking miners are withheld until 2066.

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  4. One-Day Cup: Derbyshire v Northantspublished at 21:53 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Listen to live BBC Radio Derby commentary as Derbyshire face Northants in the One-Day Cup.

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  5. Climbing wall installed on grain silopublished at 20:19 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Roktface at ROKT climbing centre in Brighouse will provide climbers with routes of up to 36m high.

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  6. Buyer confirmed for £20m villagepublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    The sale of the village is due to complete on Friday, the agency handling the sale says.

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  7. North Yorkshire village soldpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    A Ryedale village which went on sale last year for £20m has been sold. 

    VillageImage source, Cundalls

    Norfolk-based farming and property investment company Albanwise is due to complete the deal to buy West Heslerton, near Malton, on Friday. 

    It went on sale after the death of the estate's owner - it had been in the same family for more than 150 years. 

    The company has already held a meeting with villagers.

  8. Our five top stories from todaypublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    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. Teenage girl raped in Doncaster
    2. Police renew appeal over missing Sheffield woman and daughter
    3. Ex-Lib Dem MP David Ward sacked as candidate
    4. Man jailed after indecent images investigation
    5. Tour de Yorkshire: Where to watch

    See you tomorrow.

  9. Man charged over jogger attackpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    A man is charged over an assault on a woman who was out jogging on a canal towpath.

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  10. Village maypole gets health checkpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    It required dozens of volunteers in the village to take the maypole down safely.

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  11. Arriva Trains North urge RMT to 'get back around table'published at 17:48 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    A 24-hour rail strike on Northern services will go ahead after talks failed to resolve a dispute over the role of guards.

    Northern Trains

    A row between the RMT union and Arriva Rail North over plans for driver-only-operated trains has already led to one strike, at one stage this week the strike looked like being lifted. 

    RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: "The responsibility for the inevitable disruption lies wholly with the company" and that Arriva Trains North were trying to "bulldoze through" plans. 

    But Richard Allan from Arriva Rail North said “It is hugely disappointing that RMT is making demands rather than working with us. We urge them to get back around the table.”

  12. Man denies murdering love rivalpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Prosecutors say Craig Preston was beaten to death by a love rival, his partner and three teenagers.

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  13. Employment agency goes into administrationpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    An employment agency based in West Yorkshire says it's going into administration.

    Sports DirectImage source, PA

    Transline, which is based in Brighouse had supplied temporary workers to Sports Direct's warehouse in Derbyshire.

    It also recently lost a contract with Amazon. The company announced it is in administration in Leeds today.

  14. Teenage girl raped in Doncasterpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    A teenage girl has been attacked and raped in Doncaster last night.

    Regent streetImage source, Google

    The attack happened in the Balby area of the town at about 19:40.

    The 16-year-old was walking along Regent Street when she was approached by a man. He attacked her and then he ran off from the area. 

    Detectives say that they don't have a description, but that "officers are working with the girl to obtain one".

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    The girl and her family are being supported by our specially-trained officers and we have a number of resources investigating this incident."

    Supt Neil Thomas, South Yorkshire police

  15. Dolly's library scheme turns page in Castlefordpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    The Dolly Parton Imagination Library scheme is coming to the Airedale Library in Castleford near Wakefield, external.

    Imagination LibraryImage source, Imagination Library

    People who register will be sent one age-appropriate book each month by post, right up until their child’s fifth birthday. 

    Babies born after the 1 September 2016 can be signed up for the scheme and those that attend the library on 3 May will get a free Peter Rabbit book.

    The scheme originally launched in Parton's home county of Sevier, Tennessee in 1996. 

    It now runs in the US, Canada, Australia as well as the UK.

  16. Search for relatives of Ryedale 'love poem' prayer book couplepublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    A charity shop worker who found a prayer book containing a personalised wartime love poem is appealing for help to reunite it with the family.

    Book

    The book belonged to a couple in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, and turned up nearly 300 miles away at a charity shop in West Sussex.

    Shop worker Julie Angell‎ said she wanted to reunite it with the couple's living relatives.

    The book was given to Nancy Harrison by her husband Jim while he was serving in North Africa in 1943.

    A hand-written message reads: "With love to Nancy, in remembrance of our wedding day, 14th September 1938."

  17. Police renew appeal over missing Sheffield woman and daughterpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    A fresh appeal has begun in to the disappearance of 22-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter.

    Besfortha Bharaj  and her daughter EliaImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Besfortha Bharaj and her daughter Elia were last seen on Thursday 20 April in the Shirecliffe area of Sheffield at noon.

    This new photograph has been published by South Yorkshire Police anyone with information is being asked to call 101 and incident number 1193. 

  18. Off-duty officer nabs suspect after stolen car crashes in Leedspublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    An 18-year-old burglary suspect who was involved in a crash in West Yorkshire was arrested after the stolen car he was driving was involved in an accident.

    CrashImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The incident happened last night when the police were called to a crash at Leeds' Outer Ring Road at West Park.

    The car had been stolen from the Keighley area and an off-duty police officer was first on the scene and managed to catch the man who was behind the wheel.

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    The 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent and burglary. He has been released as investigations continue.

  19. Ex-Lib Dem MP David Ward sacked as candidatepublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Former Bradford East MP David Ward has been sacked as a Lib Dem general election candidate, party leader Tim Farron says.  

    David Ward

    Mr Ward, who planned to stand in his former constituency, caused controversy in 2013 when he accused "the Jews" of atrocities against Palestinians.

    His party membership has been suspended and an independent panel will carry out an investigation after the election.

    Mr Ward expressed "sadness" over his sacking and denied being anti-Semitic.

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    I believe in a politics that is open, tolerant and united."

    Tim Farron, Liberal Democrats

  20. Green Party launch manifesto in Sheffieldpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Charlotte Rose
    Political Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    The Green Party is in Sheffield making a manifesto commitment to scrap tuition fees, reinstate educational maintenance grants and guarantee funding for universities after Brexit. 

    The party's former leader, Natalie Bennett, will contest the seat in the Sheffield Central constituency.

    Speaking outside the University of Sheffield, deputy leader Amelia Womack outlined the party pledges and said corporations and businesses should stump up the money for the policies.

    The Conservative Party, The Labour Party, The Liberal Democrats and UK Independence Party are also set to launch their manifestos soon.