Two men in Yorkshire have been arrested as apart of a national crackdown on guns by police.

Image source, PA

In Bradford police stopped a car on Old Road and arrested the 49-year-old driver. Officers then searched a house and business premises in the city and found and seized 59 guns.

Armed officers were used in the operations, which also included an operation on Meadowhall Road in Sheffield. A 24-year-old man was arrested and two handguns were seized.

Both men have been released pending further enquiries.

Andy Giddings
Sports Editor, BBC Sheffield

Were you planning on being at Owlerton tonight for the Sheffield Tigers v Newcastle in speedway?

Well, sadly it's been postponed due to the inclement weather over the last few days.

Image source, Sheffield Tigers

It's not yet been announced when the fixture has been re-scheduled for.

As people across Yorkshire cast their vote in the general election, Sally Baines, of West Yorkshire Police spots democracy in action, with a delicious choice of potential candidates:

Image source, PC Dave Wise

She was actually following up on a tip-off from a colleague in Worcester about potential sustenance before the rigours of the day ahead.

Paul Walker
BBC Radio Sheffield

Ian Toothill from Sheffield is one remarkable chap.

He's got terminal cancer and only months to live, but that hasn't stopped him climbing Mount Everest to raise money for charity.

The lifelong Sheffield Wednesday fan also agreed to put a Sheffield United flag on the summit to mark his achievement after a friend said they'd donate £1,000 to the cause if he did!

He's just got back to the UK and told me what it's like at the top of the world's highest mountain:

Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

BBC Music Day returns next week for 2017 with lots of events happening across Yorkshire to celebrate.

The main event is next Thursday when the special blue plaques to commemorate musical heritage will be unveiled across England including ones in South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

Image source, BBC Music

There are also various events taking place over the next few days in Sheffield, Doncaster and Bradford looking at a variety of genres.

More information on those can be found here.

Nick Wilson
BBC Radio Sheffield

Thames Valley Police are growing concerned for two missing teenagers who could be together and in South Yorkshire.

Image source, Thames Valley Police

15-year-old Laiton Kennedy (pictured left) and Michael Cross, aged 13 (pictured right) were last seen in Reading, Berkshire on Monday evening but could now be in Doncaster or Barnsley as it's believed they have links to both towns.

Any information can be passed on by calling 101.

North Yorkshire Police are keen for people to feel safe as they cast their vote in the general election today:

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

More now on the multiple drug-dens found in a park in Leeds, just metres away from where children play.

Needles and syringes have been spotted in the bushes, which people living in the area think could be dangerous and infectious.

Antony Newby runs a fitness club in Armley Park, he's angry drug needles have been left lying around.

There are claims today that roadworks in Sheffield city centre are putting people's lives at risk.

It's part of a major scheme to improve and develop the city centre.

This local bus driver says the roadworks are an accident waiting to happen:

Sheffield Council says a road safety team has carried out a full assessment of the highway surrounding the development site.

They are appealing to drivers and pedestrians to be patient and follow the signs when driving from the city centre via Charter Row.

One of the worlds most famous actors has recorded a message for everyone taking part in this weekend's York Pride.

Sir Ian McKellen, famed for his roles as Gandalf in The Lord of the Ringsand The Hobbit trilogies, has extended his support to York Pride 2017 in a video to the charity in which he calls Pride “terribly important."

For the first time ever students and teachers from every state secondary school in York will join around 8,000 people at the parade.

Here's Sir Ian's message:

Wakefield Trinity winger Ben Jones-Bishop has signed a new three-year deal with the Super League side.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

Starting cloudy with outbreaks of rain which will become heavier and more persistent through the morning.

Here's my full forecast:

A charity worker from West Yorkshire has secured a place in a national stand up comedy competition.

So You Think You're Funny? aims to discover new unsigned talent from across the country.

Past winners of the event have gone on to become famous comedians. They include names such as Lee Mack and Peter Kay.

Vicky Brown is from the Women's Comedy Workshop in Bradford and says it's time women got the recognition they deserve:

The worlds top horse riders are competing at the Bramham International Horse Trials near Wetherby today.

The famous event combines dressage, cross country and show jumping at Bramham Park.

The competition has become so popular an extra day of dressage has been added to fit all entrants in.

Organisers say they're expecting 60,000 people to visit over the four days of the event.

Some people living near the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster have expressed concerns over it's expansion plans.

Yesterday the park revealed plans to build more animal reserves, a 150-bed hotel, shops and restaurants on an additional 150-acres of land.

There will be be a couple of public consultation events next week and outline planning permission is expected to be submitted later in the summer.

These people, living on a housing estate across the road from the park, have mixed views on the proposals:

Starting cloudy with outbreaks of rain which will become heavier and more persistent through the morning.

Some brighter spells will break through later though as the rain clears to the north but heavy showers following. Becoming breezy through the day.

Any remaining showers will clear through the evening, but further showers will start to push in from the west through the second half of the night.

Calls have been made for a clean-up of Armley Park in Leeds after multiple drug-dens were found near where children play.

Needles and syringes have been spotted in the bushes, with residents concerned they're dangerous and infectious.

Antony Newby runs Trailblazers Fitness in Armley Park.

He says children are constantly picking up drug paraphenalia there:

People across Yorkshire are preparing to cast their vote in the general election.

Polls open at 07:00 at more than 40,000 polling stations across the country, with counting starting once voting ends at 22:00.

A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 46.9 million people registered to vote.

There are 8 Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire is divided into 14 Parliamentary constituencies and 22 MPs are being elected in West Yorkshire.

There'll be extra police patrols with armed officers in some areas.

BBC News Travel

On the rails across Yorkshire so far today most services are on time.

However the 06:46 from Doncaster to Southampton Central is cancelled and the 07:14 from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria is posted as delayed - everything else seems to be running to time,

You can click on the links below to keep up-to-date with the live departure boards for:

• Leeds Railway Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external
• York Railway Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Thursday 8 June 2017.

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

After a rainy day yesterday there's some more on the way today but if, like yesterday in Scarborough, it clears to leave a sunset like the one sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Voniboro, it's not so bad.

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.