Summary

  • Woman arrested after man dies in Leeds house fire

  • Sheffield man jailed for killing friend in 'one punch' row over football

  • 'Claudia's Law' clears final hurdle in Lords

  • Teenager denies York flat murder

  • Body in River Aire thought to be missing man

  • Luxury city centre store in second ram-raid

  • Government urged to consider release of Orgreave files

  • Official opening of £33m Wakefield Eastern Relief Road

  • Updates on Thursday 27 April 2017

  1. Birmingham City 2-0 Huddersfield Townpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 29 April 2017

    Harry Redknapp's Birmingham City beat Huddersfield Town to stay out of the drop zone despite Che Adams' early red card.

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  2. Tour de Yorkshire 2017 gets under waypublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 28 April 2017

    The cycle race returns for its third year as elite riders compete over three days of competition.

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  3. That's all from Thursday.....published at 06:44 British Summer Time 28 April 2017

    Those are all the updates from Thursday 27 April.

    Want to get all the latest news, travel, sport and weather for Friday 28 April 2017?

    click here.

  4. The rise and rise of the city festivalpublished at 05:20 British Summer Time 28 April 2017

    More than 180 acts are taking over the city centre for this year's Live At Leeds festival.

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  5. Our five top stories todaypublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Well 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. Woman arrested after man dies in Leeds house fire
    2. Two white cars sought after second ram-raid on Leeds designer store
    3. 'Claudia's Law' clears final hurdle in Lords
    4. Shaun Skelton death: Teenager denies York flat murder
    5. Shopper felt 'emotionally blackmailed' after finding anti-meat sticker on packet

    See you tomorrow.

  6. Barnsley's Roberts out for final gamespublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Barnsley captain Marc Roberts is to miss their final two matches of the Championship season with an ankle injury.

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  7. Appeal to find owners of metallic bowlspublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Are you missing these metal ornaments?

    Sorry, I'm not really sure how to describe them, maybe brass or copper bowls?

    Anyway, if you've had some stolen, the police have got them:

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  8. Four died in Hemsworth 'Fast and Furious' car race accidentpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Four people died when their quad bike was hit by a car at 140mph as vehicles raced in scenes likened to the film The Fast And The Furious, a jury has heard.

    Four died in raceImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Ryan Beal, 20, Brandon Brown, 20, Alexandra Binns, 18, and Terrie Kirby, 16, were killed when the quad bike they were riding was hit by a Nissan 350Z.

    The Nissan was taking part in a race on the A6201 Hemsworth bypass at the time.

    Five people deny encouraging dangerous driving while two have admitted causing death by dangerous driving.

  9. Tour champion hands over 5,000th bike to librarypublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    The reigning Tour de Yorkshire champion Thomas Voeckler was in Leeds today to to hand over the 5,000th donated bike to a Bike Library.

    Bike libraryImage source, Welcome to Yorkshire

    Bike libraries were launched as a legacy of the Tour de France and Tour de Yorkshire and aims to give every child in Yorkshire access to a bike. 

    More than 40 bike libraries have been launched across the county, creating 36,000 chances for children to ride a bike. 

    Thomas Voeckler was at Richmond Hill Primary School today to hand over the 5,000th bike, it was the first school to open as a bike library.

    It has since gone on to help hundreds of disadvantaged children ride bikes.

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    I think that any initiative that gets people cycling will benefit the sport.”

    Thomas Voeckler, Tour de Yorkshire champion

  10. Halifax woman, 19, charged with terrorism offencespublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    A teenager from Halifax has been charged with six offences contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006, disseminating terrorist publications.

    Counter Terrorism officers said the 19-year-old woman has been remanded in custody and will appear before Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow.

    The un-named woman was arrested on 20 April 20.

    The arrest, which took place near to the woman's home address, was pre-planned and as a result of a pro-active, intelligence led investigation by the North East Counter Terrorism Unit, officers said.

  11. Charity calls for more volunteers to tackle child abusepublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    The NSPCC is calling for more volunteers to help children in South Yorkshire understand and speak out about abuse. 

    The children's charity has been to Thurlstone Primary School with Barnsley Football Club and the Mayor of Barnsley drumming up support for their Speak Out, Stay Safe campaign.

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    Over the last year charity has spoken to 26,294 children and visited 107 schools.  

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    It's really important children understand what abuse is. Our goal is to speak to every child and go into every primary school. To do that - especially in South Yorkshire - we need more and more volunteers."

    Lynda Gooch, NSPCC schools organiser

  12. Appeal over two missing Leeds teenagerspublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Have you seen these missing teenagers from Leeds?

    Missing teenagersImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Michaela Reed and Conner Buckle, both aged 17, haven't been since they left for school yesterday.

    Police say that they think Michaela from Bramley and Conner from Armley are together in the Leeds area. 

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    We do believe they are together and may well be somewhere in Leeds."

    Det Insp Marc Bowes, West Yorkshire Police

  13. Tour de Yorkshire 2017: The basics you need to knowpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    The Tour de Yorkshire 2017 gets under way tomorrow and thousands of people are expected to line the route during the three-day event.

    So what are the basics about the race and what how can you get more information? Look no further!

    TdYImage source, Getty Images

    What time does the Tour de Yorkshire start?

    • Stage 1 - Bridlington - 12:35
    • Stage 2 - Tadcaster - Women's 09:20 - Men's 14:10
    • Stage 3 - Bradford - 12:30

    What's the route of the Tour de Yorkshire?

    This is an easy one, for all the route information on all three stages have a look here, external.

    Can I keep up-to-date with the race if I stay at home?

    You can! We'll be running a special text service for all three of the stages and you can watch the action on ITV 4.

  14. Search for man after attempted burglarypublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Do you recognise this man? Police have released a efit of a man after an attempted burglary in Sheffield.

    EfitImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    The man knocked on the door of a house in Hayfield Place, Frecheville, on 14 April and shouted at the owner.   

    He then tried to push the door open but was unsuccessful. Police say they believe he stayed in the area for a short while afterwards.  

  15. Knights and Ealing opt out of promotionpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders opt not to go up to the Premiership, if they win the Championship play-offs.

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  16. Raid police find gun, drugs and cash in propertypublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    A gun, drugs and thousands of pounds in cash have been found in a raid by police at a property in Sheffield.

    Endcliffe Vale RoadImage source, Google

    Marcus Jarrett, 25, of Endcliffe Vale Road, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm, possession with intent to supply class A drugs and possession of criminal property (proceeds of crime).

    As well as cash, a handgun and 1.5kg of suspected heroin and crack cocaine were found at the property.  

    Mr Jarrett was remanded in custody by Sheffield Magistrates’ Court and will next appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday 30 May.

  17. Watch: Blast from the Blades' pastpublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Sheffield United fans are currently celebrating their return to the Championship, but it wasn't so long ago they were gracing football's top table.

    Cue THAT Keith Gillespie goal, the Premier League's 'Goal of the Day'.Why? Why not:

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  18. Private firm's wardens on litter patrols now in Rotherhampublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    Wardens from a private company are on the streets of Rotherham this week with targets to meet on people dropping litter and those whose dog's foul public places.

    Litter wardens in RotherhamImage source, Rotherham Borough Council

    Rotherham council has joined forces with Doncaster in a shared service operated by a private company, Kingdom, which already operates in Doncaster issuing fixed penalty notices for these types of environmental crime. 

  19. Claudia's Law passing: 'A real milestone'published at 14:39 British Summer Time 27 April 2017

    More now on a bill aiming to assist the families of missing persons which has cleared its parliamentary stages. 

    The Guardianship Bill is known as Claudia's Law, in memory of Claudia Lawrence, 35, who went missing on her way to work in York in 2009. 

    Claudia

    The law enables someone with an interest in the property of a missing person to be named as a guardian by a court 90 days after they have gone missing.

    Peter Lawrence, Claudia's father, said the bill's passing was a "real milestone" which would help many families. 

    Susannah Drury, from the Missing People charity, said, "it will help to lessen the strain on thousands of families dealing with the emotional distress of having a missing loved one." 

    North Yorkshire Police believe she was murdered but despite a lengthy police investigation and a number of arrests no-one has been charged in connection with her disappearance.