Yorkshire breaking news: Latest updates

Summary

Open-top bus parade in Sheffield city centre marks Blades triumph
Steel firm creates 300 jobs in South Yorkshire
Trans prisoner Vikki Thompson 'misplaced in male jail'
Extra police to be recruited to tackle Rotherham child sex exploitation
Man has lucky escape from crashing car in Leeds
Famous Whitby restaurant could be closed for three months after fires
Live updates on Tuesday 2 May 2017

Live Reporting

Elly Fiorentini, Nick Wilmshurst and Adam Pinder-Smith

Sketchy service from Grantham to Wakefieldpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
If you were on a train from Grantham to Wakefield last night and you left this drawing for one of the workers on the service, I think you have a new fan:
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Are you ready Sheffield for today's football celebrations?published at 11:29 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News
...The city is!
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Advance warning of A1 closure overnight at Scotch Cornerpublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
The A1 will be closed in both directions due to roadworks during the night.
The work begins tonight and ends on the 4th of May. It's at the A66/A6108/Middleton Tyas Lane junction (Scotch Corner). The closure is from 2000-0600.
Dozens more officers being hired for ‘hugely challenging’ Rotherham abuse inquirypublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Yorkshire Post
Dozens of extra police officers from across the country are being recruited to join a massive investigation into the Rotherham child abuse scandal., external
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Cyclist Caleb Ewan thanks Yorkshire for support along Tour routepublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
He didn't win the overall event but this is a lovely message from Australian cyclist Caleb Ewan. Somehow I think he'll be back.
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Steel firm creates 300 jobs in South Yorkshirepublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Steel giant Liberty House is to create 300 jobs at its sites including Rotherham, Stocksbridge and Brinsworth in South Yorkshire.
Image source, PA
The company is to also make multimillion-pound investments to secure the future of the plants.
The announcement was made as Liberty formally completed a £100m deal to acquire the Speciality Steels division of Tata Steel UK.
The move will protect the roles of 1,700 existing staff at the three sites.
LISTEN: Magpie Cafe chef 'gutted' after two fires at famous venuepublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Investigations are under way after a second fire badly damaged the iconic Magpie café in Whitby.
Crews were called to the harbour front restaurant on Sunday night after a fire broke out on the top floor.
Then yesterday afternoon the cafe's roof was again engulfed in flames. Paul Gildroy is the Head Chef at the café and says he's heartbroken.
This picture by Marshall Hamilton shows the extent of the blaze.
Travel update: All back to normal towards Hullpublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
BBC News Travel
Some good news if you were Hull bound today...
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Harrogate endurance cyclist to be remembered at memorial in the townpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Cyclists are being invited to celebrate the life of a Harrogate endurance cyclist who died in an accident in March.
Mike Hall died in a collision with a car while riding in the Indian Pacific Wheel Race in Australia.
Race organisers said his death was a "great loss to the global cycling community".
A memorial event will be held for the 35-year-old at the Pavillions of Harrogate today at 12.45 BST.
In pictures: When the Tour de Yorkshire came to townpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Well, that's it, the bank holiday weekend is over and for most of us it's back to the grindstone.
So to lift our spirits a little, let's relive some of the best moments on the Tour de Yorkshire, where 2.2 million people came to line the route.
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Vandals destroy club's dugoutspublished at 09:38 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Members of Hartshead AFC were greeted with this sight when they arrived at their pitch over the Bank Holiday
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The club play in the West Yorkshire Association Division One and had recently done up their pitch because they could be promoted next season, they're currently second in the league.
The dugouts were funded by members of the club, who tweeted: "Hard work, time and own money to make our pitch acceptable for if we gained promotion, just for it to be ruined."
Image source, Hartshead AFC
Travel update: A1M southbound partially blocked at Doncasterpublished at 09:27 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
A1(M) Southbound exit slip road partially blocked, slow traffic due to broken down lorry at J38 A638 / A1 Doncaster By-Pass (Red House).
Traffic is still able to exit the motorway just after the broken down lorry
Power off in Rotherhampublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
If you can't put the kettle on in Rotherham or your laptop has stopped. Here's why.
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WATCH: Behind the scenes of the Tour de Yorkshirepublished at 09:18 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
If you doubted how many people turned out for the Tour de Yorkshire then take a look at BBC Yorkshire's behind the scenes video of what it takes to police such a mammoth event.
The police say it was a "magnificent weekend" and there were no arrests.
Sheffield United to tour city after league title winpublished at 09:06 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Sheffield United will celebrate winning the League One title later today, external.
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There's an open top bus tour around the city and a civic reception at the town hall later.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend, with the parade leaving Bramall Lane at about 18:00 and arriving at the Town Hall just before 19:00.
Then just before 20:00 the players will gather on the Town Hall steps for photos and to be showered with confetti.
If you can't get there we'll be live from the streets of Sheffield later on to bring you all the atmosphere.
York City chairman's statement about club's relegationpublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
The chairman and owner of York City Jason McGill says he takes the blame for any decisions which have led to the club being relegated.
In a statement he admits the appointment of Jackie McNamara as manager didn't work and as a consequence has been a major cause for the current situation.
Jason McGill goes on to say that Jackie, who was made CEO after he stood down as manager last October, has "made some important changes behind the scenes and I trust him".
He says following relegation they could have parted company with Gary Mills but he has made an offer to the manager to stay on.
LISTEN: Yorkshire Dales widow calls for lower drink-drive limitpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Mike Kemp
Reporter, BBC Radio York
Lorraine Allaway's husband Bob was killed 19 months ago by a drink driver who was on the wrong side of the road just outside of Settle
Since then she has campaigned to get tougher sentences for anyone caught drinking and driving.
Now she's campaigning for the drink-drive limit to be lowered to nearly zero. She's been telling me why.
Have you seen this girl?published at 08:13 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Sarah Wakefield
BBC Radio Leeds News
West Yorkshire Police are searching for a missing girl from Halifax.
Izabella Vorosova is 12-years-old and said to be wearing grey leggings and carrying a backpack.
Image source, West Yorkshire Police
Man arrested after another heroin death in Yorkshirepublished at 07:57 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Sarah Wakefield
BBC Radio Leeds News
A 43 year old man has been arrested following another death which is thought to be linked to deadly batches of heroin being sold in Yorkshire.
A man has died after being found at a house in Fitzwilliam near Wakefield on Sunday.
Six people died in drug-related incidents across Yorkshire last month.
WATCH: This is so cute - Leo the pony brings out smilespublished at 07:27 British Summer Time 2 May 2017
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Residents at this Sheffield nursing home seem to love their therapy pony.