The confectionery giant Nestle has lost its latest attempt to register the shape of its four-fingered KitKat as a trademark in the UK.

The chocolate bar is made at its York factory.

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The Court of Appeal rejected its effort to overturn an earlier High Court ruling.

Nestle insists the shape of its four finger KitKat is iconic, but attempts to trademark the design have been fiercely resisted by its rival Cadbury for many years.

The UK high court said last year that the bar was not distinctive enough to merit protection.

A spokesperson for Nestle said they are "disappointed by the Court of Appeal judgment" and the firm is now "considering next steps."

Firefighters think a 20,000m² fire on Ilkley Moor last week was caused by a barbecue.

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West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say that after investigating the cause of the blaze they believe it was started by the "careless disposal of a barbecue".

Fire officers are warning that people should not be having barbecues on the moorland.

Have you seen this missing man in Leeds?

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Ashley Kilvington, 28, was reported missing yesterday from his home in Tinshill. 　

Police say he has links to the Preston, Blackpool and Manchester areas, and is thought to be in one of those areas or possibly in Leeds. 　

More now on a sex abuse compensation case.

Sheffield City Council will have to pay £91,000 in compensation to a former employee after he was sexually abused by a council official in the 80s.

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In December last year Roger Dodds (pictured) admitted indecently assaulting four men and a young boy. The ex-council boss forced teenagers to engage in sex acts to get grant payments.

He was sentenced to 16 years in prison in February,since his conviction, a number of other people have come forward alleging they too were abused by him.

Richard Rowe, who waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued the council who allowed Dodds to retire on a full pension in 1993 despite widespread knowledge among staff of his conduct.

Mr Rowe will also be paid for loss of earnings.

Cara Thorpe
BBC Radio York

The horse racing season gets underway in York today.

The first event of the year is the three day Dante Festival, which will see 35,000 people head to the course over between now and Friday.

Anthea Morshead is the Assistant Clerk of the Course:

Sheffield city council have been ordered to pay £91,000 in compensation to a former employee who was sexually abused by a council official.

Richard Rowe, who has waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued the council after being assaulted by Roger Dodds in the early 1980s.

Dodds was sentenced to 16 years in prison in February for a series of assaults on colleagues and students who came to his office seeking educational grants from the city council.

Mr Rowe will also be paid for loss of earnings - a figure expected to run to tens of thousands of pounds.

Three people arrested over the murder of a Leeds woman at the weekend remain in custody - two have been released without charge.

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The men, a 70-year-old and a 32-year-old, have been released without charge after being arrested in connection with the murder of Sinead Wooding.

The 26-year-old's body was found by joggers in woods near to Alwoodley Crags car park on Sunday.

Two men, aged 26 and 20, and a 27-year-old woman remain in custody and police are still at the scene.

Yorkshire Evening Post

If you've got childhood memories of having fun in ball pits, an event in Leeds could be the perfect throwback., external

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Have you seen the latest surprise from the Thirsk Yarnbombers?

These ladies are in the habit of covering public place structures in the town with decorative knitted or crocheted material as a form of street art.

Their latest endeavour resulted in 60 knitted bollard covers.

They include some that resemble ice creams and one which shows two dogs boxing - I'm not kidding, press play to see for yourself:

Tanya Arnold
BBC Look North

I've been lucky enough to cover sport for a living and know that it's a career a lot of young people would love to follow.

On Tuesday in Hull, I'll be talking about how you can get started in sports journalism as part of BBC Radio 1's 2017 Academy event.

Also taking the stage for this workshop will be Sheffield's Dan Walker from Football Focus, Ore Oduba and Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington.

It's part of a much wider event that the BBC is running and you can apply for tickets for our talk and others here., external

Leeds United offer Charlie Taylor a new two-year deal, despite the left-back's likely move away from Elland Road.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

The world of cinema is turning back the clock in Scarborough today.

Three silent films are being screened as part of the Yorkshire Silent Film Festival at the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

All are accompanied by live piano playing.

Image source, Stephen Joseph Theatre

Silent movies were made from the late 1880s to the early 1930s, with dialogue transmitted through gestures, mime and title cards.

Today's films include the 1929 Alfed Hitchcock thriller, Blackmail (pictured above) and Cecil B Demille's Chicago, made in 1927.

Image source, Stephen Joseph Theatre

Buster Keaton's slapstick comedy, Sherlock Junior, first released in 1924, is also being shown.

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Other Yorkshire Silent Film Festival events are taking place in Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Leyburn, Ossett, Saltburn, Sheffield, Thirsk and York.

Harry Gration
Presenter, BBC Look North

Ahead of the general election I'm hosting a debate at The Leadmill, external in Sheffield next Wednesday at 15:00, focusing on young voters and people voting for the first time.

The panel includes Louise Haigh from Labour, Shaffaq Mohammed from the Lib Dems, John Booker from UKIP, Natalie Bennett from the Green Party, with the Conservatives still to announce who'll be representing them.

It's a joint venture between the BBC and The Star, external newspaper, which you'll be able to hear on BBC Radio Sheffield in the lead up June 8 and here's why I think you should get involved:

For your chance to be at the recording, you need to be a young or first time voter and we need your interest via email to radio.sheffield@bbc.co.uk

Please include a contact telephone number and which political party you support as we need to ensure a balanced audience.

Shamir Masri
BBC Look North

Sheffield boxer Kell Brook's fight with Errol Spence takes place at Bramall Lane in Sheffield a week on Saturday.

His promoter, Eddie Hearn, has taken to social media to tell fans only a few tickets remain for the event to see the life-long Blade box at the Sheffield United ground.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Fire crews have rushed to the aid of a horse called Elvis, who found himself stuck in a bog up to his shoulders, in a boggy field in Jervaulx on the edge of the Dales.

Image source, Rob Horton, North Yorkshire Fire Service

As you can see, Elvis was rescued using a lot of manpower.

Image source, Rob Horton, North Yorkshire Fire Service

Large animal rescue equipment and a local farmers tractor was also used during the three-hour rescue operation.

Image source, Rob Horton, North Yorkshire Fire Service

After being 'all shook up' by his ordeal, Elvis was returned unharmed to his owner .

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Sheffield Children's Hospital , externalis on the look out for people to become one of the trust's governors.

The role would see you join a group of people who represent the views of the public, patients, carers, staff and partner organisations and act as a link between Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the local community.

A list of the voluntary vacancies can be found here, external but you'll have to be quick as the deadline is 17:00 today.

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Widnes head coach Denis Betts says new loan signing Rangi Chase can start again at the Vikings.

The number of people out of work and claiming benefit in the Yorkshire and Humber region fell by 3,000 to 134,000 between January and March.  

That means that the unemployment rate in our region stands at 4.9%.

Nationally, unemployment has fallen again, this time by 53,000 to 1.54 million.

Kat Cowan
BBC Radio Sheffield

Research has been released today which looks at whether you can be both fat and fit.

A study of 3.5 million Britons suggests that having excess fat increases the risk of suffering heart disease by half, even when blood pressure and cholesterol levels are normal.

To find out a bit more about this I've been out to meet Lucy Arnold who's a personal trainer from Sheffield and her client Jill to see what they think:

The 2017 horse racing season starts today in York, with three days of racing at the Knavesmire.

Thousands of people are expected for the The Dante festival which begins this morning.

Here our suggestion for seven things you should do if you're going: