Two men from West Yorkshire have been sent to prison for child rape, sexual assault and sexual activity with children.

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Michael Peters, 71, from Halifax (pictured right) and Andrew Bristow (pictured left), 48, from Normanton, were arrested by Police in Calderdale in July 2015.

Officers found a large bag of shredded photographs from Peters' property and police say that these were "painstakingly pieced back together" revealing more than 300 indecent images.

Several of them showed men committing sexual offences against a child, including Peters.

Bristow was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years and Peters was sentenced to six years.

Both will have to sign the sex offenders register for life.

BBC Radio 4

This week Clare Balding has been rambling through Nidderdale in North Yorkshire.

She began her walk at Pateley Bridge:

You can listen to the whole walk here.

BBC Radio 4

We all know at least one person who speaks way too southern.

You probably take the rise out them for it.

But rather than simply laugh and point at them , why not help them with this handy one minute guide on how to speak properly, like a Yorkshire person..

Ann Maguire's family are allowed to challenge a coroner's decision to exclude evidence from pupils at her inquest.

Peter McNerney
BBC Radio Sheffield

Two brothers from Sheffield have been jailed after heroin with a minimum street value of over a £750,000 was discovered at their home.

Sajid and Abid Hussain were arrested after 11kg of heroin was found in cupboards and the attic at their home in Burngreave Road.

A hydraulic press was also discovered in the attic which had been used for packaging the heroin into blocks.

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They both pleaded guilty at Sheffield Crown Court where Sajid was sentenced to eight years and Abid to seven-years.

New lock gates have been delivered to the Pocklington Canal which begins 14-miles from York.

They will allow a further two miles of the waterway to be opened up to navigation, bringing the Thornton and Walbut Locks back into use.

At the moment the canal runs for 9.5 miles, through nine locks, from the Canal Head near Pocklington to the River Derwent.

The gates will be installed at Thornton Lock and two miles of the canal will be dredged in a £250,000 project.

The work is due to be finished next year.

Hampshire Police has issued an appeal across South Yorkshire for information about Kieran Longhurst.

Mr Longhurst, aged 19, of no fixed address, was arrested in connection with a rape investigation in Havant, but subsequently he failed to return on bail and the south coast force now believe he may be in the Sheffield area.

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Detectives say he is 6ft 6in tall, thin and with brown hair swept to the side.

Any information is to be passed on by calling 101.

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

A man serving a sentence at HMP Doncaster has had his stay extended by a year after threatening another inmate with a weapon.

Thomas West, aged 23, originally from the Rossington area of Doncaster, will have the extra year added to the two-year, four-month sentence he was given for burglary.

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He appeared at Sheffield Crown Court today for sentencing, after he pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article at an earlier hearing.

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

I'm sure, you've had International Museum Day, external circled in the diary for months ...

Well, being serious for a moment, there's lots of great ones across Yorkshire including these in Barnsley:

If you're looking for some inspiration for your visit then there's plenty to look through across the White Rose county here, external.

Paulette Edwards
Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

The first Wentworth Music Festival, external takes place at Wentworth Woodhouse, external on Sunday 28 May.

Conisbrough's Tony Christie is on the bill, as is Lemar.

So is he looking forward to the event?

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

There's currently a ongoing police investigation with their helicopter deployed over one part of York this afternoon, which North Yorkshire Police, external have confirmed via social media:

BBC Radio York have been told that a helicopter has been deployed but at this stage the force are unable to give any more details.

We'll keep you updated with any developments as we get them

The Yorkshire Party has demanded the setting up of a parliament for the county in its election manifesto.

The party launched the document, external in Wakefield and said it is fielding 21 candidates, up from the 14 it had in the 2015 election.

Stewart Arnold, the party's leader, said it wanted to "invigorate the often stale, tribal politics we have in Yorkshire".

Mr Arnold said the amount of devolution Yorkshire had received was "nothing".

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

A charity with bases in Barnsley and Leeds says they've redistributed enough surplus food to create almost 1.4m meals for local people in need over the past 12 months.

FareShare Yorkshire, external receives good quality and in-date surplus food and redistributes it to more than 170 local organisations.

Image source, FareShare

Now the charity is calling on more food producers, suppliers and catering companies to work with them to redistribute their surplus food.

They're also looking for more volunteers to help pack and deliver the food to the charities who need it.

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Earlier we were telling you about a New York style plan for Leeds where a disused railway viaduct could be turned into an elevated park.

So what if Yorkshire adopted other big apple landmarks?

How about the Statue of Liberty in Scarborough?

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Or the Empire State Building just around the corner from Nandos on Boar Lane in Leeds?

Image source, Michel Porro/Getty/BBC

Charlotte Rose
BBC Radio Sheffield Political Reporter

It's day four of my tour of South Yorkshire armed with a giant cardboard cutout of Big Ben.

All week I've been on the streets speaking to you about the important issues that might help you decide how to vote in the general election on 8 June.

Today's stop is Barnsley:

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

South Yorkshire Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl in the North Anston area of Rotherham.

She was walking through Kendall woods off Woodsetts Road last Monday at around 08:15 when a man is understood to have sexually assaulted her.

It is believed that a passing member of the public may have disturbed him and the girl, who was not injured, is receiving support from specially trained officers .

The suspect is described as being white, over 20-years-old, with a brown beard and wearing a grey tracksuit bottoms and a black hooded top.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101.

Prime minister Theresa May has promised a "mainstream government that would deliver for mainstream Britain" at the Conservative party manifesto launch in Halifax.

Launching the Conservative manifesto, external, Mrs May said a strong economy and delivering Brexit were top priorities. The manifesto drops a pledge not to raise income tax or National Insurance.

It also outlines plans to fund social care in England: People with estates worth more than £100,000 will have to contribute to the cost of their care.

But no-one will have to sell their property to fund residential or home care in their lifetime or that of their surviving partner.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the Conservatives of proposing a "tax on dementia".

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

What were you doing on this day in 1991? Helen Sharman from Sheffield was about to become the first Brit into space.

Last year marked the 25th anniversary of her flight to the Mir Space Station and here she is at the National Science Museum where they had an exhibition marking her mission.

Image source, Steve Parsons/PA Wire

I've been through the archives here at the BBC this morning and found a clip of Helen's mum talking to BBC Radio Sheffield in 1991 after she safely returned to Earth:

Earlier I showed you a pic of the latest vehicle to take up space in North Yorkshire's police garage.

Since then I've followed a few leads, shaken down a few suspects and through subtle questioning, arrived at a full confession.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

It turns out, despite being fitted with flashing blue lights and a siren, it’s not an operational police vehicle, instead it's making guest appearances at country shows as part of police efforts to engage with rural communities.

But the one thing it doesn't have is a name - yet anyway!

North Yorkshire Police are running a competition to find one.

To be eligible, the entry must be from a child attending a primary school in North Yorkshire or the City of York.

The best name will be chosen the Chief Constable, and the winning entry will be offered a visit to their school by North Yorkshire Police and their agricultural patrol vehicle, Tractor McTractorface.

Just joking! I'm sure no one will suggest that as a name.

A felt dog has made its way from West Yorkshire to the Vatican, where it was part of an audience with Pope Francis.

Image source, Jackie Harrison

The toy is one of about 500 made by 51-year-old Jackie Harrison from Brighouse, to raise awareness of Huntingdon's disease.

Ms Harrison started the campaign Hounds 4 Huntingdon's in 2016 in support of her brother who has the disease.

The Pope hosted the world's largest gathering of the Huntingdon's community in the Vatican.