Summary

  • Otley mum and Leeds student named as latest Manchester attack victims

  • Silences held across Yorkshire to mark Manchester attack deaths

  • Queen's hospital visit to Harrogate girl injured in Manchester attack

  • Three men charged in Rotherham child sex abuse inquiry

  • Sheffield man awarded £8m NHS negligence payout

  • Garry Monk resigns as Leeds United head coach

  • Updates on Thursday 25 May 2017

  1. Wakefield Trinity 28-26 Huddersfield Giantspublished at 22:32 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Ben Jones-Bishop helps Wakefield to a dramatic Super League victory over Huddersfield with a brace of tries at Belle Vue.

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  2. Leeds Rhinos 40-0 Warrington Wolvespublished at 22:10 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    Matt Parcell scores a hat-trick for Leeds Rhinos as they comfortably beat a poor Warrington side at Headingley.

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  3. Follow our news coverage on Fridaypublished at 06:50 British Summer Time 26 May 2017

    That's all for our coverage across Yorkshire on Thursday.

    If you want to follow our news, sport, weather and travel updates on Friday, click here

  4. Arena attack victim relives explosionpublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Caroline Davis Osborne was with bombing victim Wendy Fawell just moment before the explosion

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  5. Fundraising appeals launched for Yorkshire terror attack victimspublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Jonny McGuigan
    BBC Look North

    A number of online fundraising appeals have been set up to raise money for the families of the Yorkshire victims of Monday's terror attacks in Manchester.

    Wendy FawellImage source, Family photo

    Wendy Fawell, 50, from Otley, travelled with her friend Caroline and their children to the Manchester Arena. An appeal is now underway, external to raise money for her family.

    Klis familyImage source, Family photo

    Angelika and Marcin Klis from York were in the area waiting to pick up their children from the concert at the arena. A crowd funding campaign, external has been launched by Marcin’s former employer to raise money for the couple’s children.

    SorrellImage source, Family photo

    Fourteen-year-old Leeds schoolgirl Sorrell Leczkowski travelled to Manchester with her family, though it’s understood she did not attend the concert. Her mother and grandmother were also injured in the attack and are both being treated in hospital, an appeal is aiming to raise money, external for Sorrell’s mum Samantha.

    Kelly BrewsterImage source, Family photo

    Kelly Brewster, 32, from Sheffield died as she tried to protect her niece from the explosion at the concert. An online appeal, external aims to gather funds for her father.

    Courtney BoyleImage source, Family photo

    Leeds Beckett University student Courtney Boyle, 19, who was originally from Gateshead, was also killed in the attack.

  6. Mother named as bomb attack victimpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Wendy Fawell, 50, travelled with her friend Caroline and their children to the Manchester Arena.

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  7. Leics batsmen dominate at Derbyshirepublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Centuries from Colin Ackermann and captain Mark Cosgrove put Leicestershire in command on day one against Derbyshire.

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  8. Three charged in child sex abuse inquirypublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    The men face charges in the National Crime Agency's Operation Stovewood investigation.

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  9. What we know now: More Yorkshire victims of Manchester terror attack namedpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Victims

    That's all from us today, we'll be back from 06:30 on Friday.

    Today, we learned that the Manchester suicide bomb attack on Monday had claimed the life of another person from Yorkshire.

    Wendy Fawell, a 50-year-old mother from Otley who had travelled to the venue with her friend Caroline and their children, died following the Manchester Arena attack. Caroline was seriously injured by the bomb.

    Today, more tributes were paid to Yorkshire's other victims.

    Kelly Brewster, 32, from Sheffield died as she tried to protect her niece.

    Martin and Angelika Klis, from York, were at the arena to pick up their two daughters following the concert.

    And 14-year-old Leeds schoolgirl Sorrell Leczkowski has been remembered as a "delightful member" of her school's community.

    Meanwhile, tributes have also been paid to Leeds Beckett University student Courtney Boyle, 19, who was originally from Gateshead and who also died as a result of the attack.

    We'll see you tomorrow with all the latest updates from across Yorkshire.

  10. Watch: Ballet world premier takes place in Doncasterpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    The world premier of a new ballet of the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, external is due to take place in Doncaster later.

    The story tells of an unlikely friendship blossoming during World War Two.

    Daniel de Andrade, from Leeds-based Northern Ballet, says it's a poignant story about "deep loss":

  11. Watch: Yorkshire's silent tributes to Manchester attack victimspublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    People across Yorkshire joined a nationwide one-minute silence at 11:00 this morning to remember the victims of the terror attack in Manchester on Monday night.

    Locations including shopping centres, university campuses and schools fell silent to remember the 22 people who died:

  12. Rotherham United sign Tranmere Rovers defender on two-year dealpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Rotherham have signed Tranmere defender Michael Ihiekwe on a two-year deal.

    Michael IhiekweImage source, Getty Images

    The 24-year-old made 42 appearances for Rovers in 2016-17 but was out of contract at the end of June.

    He helped the Prenton Park side finish second in the National League before defeat by Forest Green in the promotion final.

    "I'm buzzing. It's taken a week or so to sort everything out but now it's done I'm made up," he told the club website.

  13. Do you speak Croatian?published at 17:34 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Andy Kershaw
    Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    Yosip Korbar moved from Croatia to Sheffield in the 1990s to work in the city.

    He recently brought his mother to the city after she was diagnosed with dementia - however she speaks no English.

    Yosip is now asking for people across South Yorkshire who speak Croatian to get in touch with BBC Radio Sheffield so his mum has someone other than himself to chat with.

    If you can help please email radio.sheffield@bbc.co.uk:

  14. Leeds buses pull over to mark minute's silencepublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Bus users around Leeds have described the moment the buses they were travelling on pulled over to mark this morning's one-minute silence in tribute to the victims of the Manchester attack.

    This was the scene on the number 40 bus earlier:

    No. 40 busImage source, Becky Oxley

    One of the passengers, Becky Oxley, said on Facebook: "The driver acknowledges the minute's silence by stopping the bus and telling people why and then pausing. What an absolute gentleman."

    First Bus, which operates many of the buses in Leeds, says it told drivers they could pull over "if it was safe to do so" and to tell their passengers what they were doing.

  15. Seven-year-old girl injured in hit-and-runpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    A seven-year-old girl has been hurt after being hit by a motorbike in Bradford whose rider then drove off.

    Oak LaneImage source, Google

    It happened at about 17:20 yesterday as the girl was crossing Oak Lane.

    She was taken to hospital for treatment but luckily she only had minor injuries  

    Police think there were two people on the motorbike, which was driven off towards Manningham Lane.

  16. Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers to support West Yorkshire Policepublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Officers from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary are being deployed in West Yorkshire in the wake of the Manchester Arena attack, West Yorkshire Police has confirmed.

    Armed police

    In a statement, Assistant Chief Constable Angela Williams says: "People may have anticipated seeing soldiers deployed on patrol, but as far as West Yorkshire is concerned at present, the military are back-filling other sites.

    "These officers' dress is almost identical to that of our own officers, so visually, the public will see little difference.

    "I would again remind the public that, while the 'critical' status means an attack in the UK is expected imminently and that it could happen anywhere in the UK, at this time, there is no specific information about West Yorkshire."

  17. Uni's tribute to 'lovely, bright, hardworking' studentpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    More tributes have been paid to Leeds Beckett University student Courtney Boyle who has died following Monday's suicide attack at Manchester Arena.

    Courtney BoyleImage source, Courtney Boyle/Facebook

    Miss Boyle, 19, and her mother's partner, Philip Tron, 32, had travelled from Gateshead to attend the Ariana Grande concert on Monday.

    Professor Peter Slee, Vice Chancellor at Leeds Beckett University, said: "The whole university community is deeply saddened by this tragic news. Our hearts go out to Courtney's family at this terribly distressing time.

    Prof Slee said Miss Boyle was a "lovely, bright and hardworking student" and that she had achieved excellent marks in her first semester.

    "She was enjoying university life and had built strong friendships. For all of these reasons, she is a great loss to the university and to her fellow students," Prof Slee added.

  18. Watch: 'Reach out, and break barriers'published at 16:59 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Since Monday's bombing in Manchester, faith communities across the UK have been giving their reaction to the attack which killed 22 people and injured many others.

    South Yorkshire's Muslim communities are among those who've released statements condemning the attack, including the Muslim Welfare House of Sheffield, external.

    Fiyza Awan, from the group, says people need to talk to each other more following the attack in Manchester in an effort to break barriers:

  19. Wakefield sign Walker from St Helenspublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Wakefield Trinity sign prop Adam Walker from Super League rivals St Helens on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

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  20. Three men charged in Rotherham child sex abuse inquirypublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 25 May 2017

    Pritti Mistry
    BBC News Online

    Three men have been charged as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation and abuse in Rotherham.

    Asghar Bostan, 47, of East Bawtry Road, Rotherham, is accused of raping a female.

    Mohammed Yasin, 36, of Lilycroft Road, Bradford, and Qaiser Iqbal, 35, of Bingley Road, Bradford, are both charged with taking a child away from a responsible person and intentionally arranging or facilitating the travel of a female for the purposes of sexual abuse.

    The offences are alleged to have taken place in the town between 2003 and 2006, the National Crime Agency said.

    All three are due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on 21 June.