Oli Constable
BBC Radio Sheffield

A teenage boy who died in a collision on the M18 in South Yorkshire last weekend has been named.

He was 17-year-old Gheorghe Ciuca, from Oldham, who was a passenger in a black car involved in a collision at about 19:30 on Saturday evening.

He was thrown from the car and subsequently collided with another vehicle travelling in the same direction and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

Two men travelling in the car with him suffered minor injuries.

South Yorkshire Police are appealing for anyone with any information about what happened to contact them on 101.

Rob Staton
BBC Radio Sheffield

Celebrations might be continuing in West Yorkshire after Huddersfield Town beat Sheffield Wednesday to reach the Championship play-off final last night.

However, in South Yorkshire it's far from a party atmosphere this morning.

A key decision at the climax of the match was Owls striker Jordan Rhodes deciding not to take a penalty in the shoot-out.

Head coach Carlos Carvalhal told me why after the match:

Sheffield is being used to help drive up the number of recruits to teach languages.

Silverdale School's playing a leading role in a government programme to attract foreign-language speakers into teaching:

A drug dealer who stabbed a man to death in his own home and then returned days later to burgle the property has been convicted of murder.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Philip Craig, 38, killed Christopher Laskaris, 24, at his flat in the Hyde Park area of Leeds in November.

Craig, from Leeds, then went back to the flat in St John's Close, where his victim's body remained, to take more possessions.

He was jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years at Leeds Crown Court.

Craig pleaded guilty to burglary at a previous hearing for which he was sentenced to three years, to be served concurrently.

BBC News Travel

If you're planning on heading to the station this morning, everything seems to be running smoothly with no major delays to services across Yorkshire so far.

Of course this could change, so if you are getting the train to work, click on the links below to keep up-to-date with the live departure boards for:

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• Bradford Forster Square, external
• York Railway Station, external
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A North Yorkshire teenager who setup a swimming club for children with disabilities will be presented with the prestigious Diana Award later.

Sixteen-year-old Jemima Browning was inspired by her brother Will, who has Down's Syndrome, to set up Stingrays swimming club in Tadcaster.

Jemima will receive the honour at a ceremony presented by Princes William and Harry.

She says she's quite surprised to be meeting the two Princes:

Huddersfield Town are through to the Championship play-off final at Wembley.

They beat Yorkshire rivals, Sheffield Wednesday, on penalties, in a dramatic tie at Hillsborough last night.

The shootout finished 4-3 to Huddersfield.

The step up to the Premier League, if the Terriers can beat Reading, is estimated to be worth around £200m.

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A dry, bright but chilly start with some sunshine.

Showers bubbling up from late morning, but these will be generally isolated, with plenty of sunny spells in-between.

Here's my full forecast:

A soldier who died in World War One has been reburied with full honours after his remains were identified by DNA matching.

Pte Henry Parker was identified after DNA from bones found in France in 2015 was matched to his great-nephew.

Image source, Crown Copyright

The soldier, born in Scarborough and raised in East Yorkshire, died aged 22 during the Battle of the Somme.

He was laid to rest with full honours in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Warlencourt in France.

Pte Parker died on 26 September 1916. His remains were found where he had fallen in a field near Martinpuich.

About 25 members of his extended family attended the ceremony, which came after the Ministry of Defence researched his identity.

Yorkshire will play host to the launch of another general election manifesto today.

Image source, Reuters/Yorkshire Party

The Conservatives will be in West Yorkshire to set out their plan for the country.

Theresa May's promising to curb immigration and stop giving winter fuel payments to wealthier pensioners.

Meanwhile the Yorkshire Party, which campaigns for greater devolution of spending powers from London to the region, will outline their priorities in Wakefield.

Omar was the same size as all the other kittens in his litter when he was taken home by his owner Stephy Hirst in 2013.

Image source, @OMAR_MAINECOON

But now the 120cm (3ft 11in) Maine Coon from Melbourne, Australia, could be the world's longest domestic cat.

After the supersized feline found internet fame to match, Ms Hirst said Guinness World Records contacted her to send in his measurements.

The current record-holder is a 118cm (3ft 10.5in) Maine Coon from Wakefield.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Thursday 18 May 2017.

We'll be with you throughout the day with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates.

The recent clouds and rain have given rise to some wonderfully dramatic sunsets over the last few days.

A good excuse to start with a cracking pic of Whitby, sent in by BBC Weather Watcher, Yorkshire Lad.

If you snap anything interesting, which you'd like to show off to the rest of Yorkshire, you can send it in by simply clicking here.