Two people have appeared in court accused of the murder of a woman found dead in woodland near Leeds.

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The body of Sinead Wooding, 26, was discovered by joggers near Alwoodley Crags car park in Stairfoot Lane on 14 May.

Akshar Ali, 26, of Kings Road, Leeds, and Yasmin Ahmed, 27, of Reginald Mount, Leeds, both denied the charge during a hearing at Leeds Crown Court.

They were remanded in custody and will stand trial on 13 November.

At the same court hearing, Asim Ali, 20, of Kings Road, Leeds and Vicky Briggs, 25, of Throstle Road, Leeds, both denied a charge of assisting an offender. They were released on bail.

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The M1 is currently closed northbound in South Yorkshire at junction 34 for Meadowhall.

It's due to an accident involving a van and a lorry.

Traffic's already back to junction 33 for Rotherham and the Sheffield Parkway.

A signed diversion is in place and you also can't join the northbound side of the M1 at that junction currently.

Residents of high-rise tower blocks in Leeds are being told that their "safety and well-being is paramount" by the city's leaders after the devastating Grenfell Tower block fire in London.

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Leeds City Council says it's carrying out an immediate review of all fire safety and prevention measures at its tower blocks to make sure that they "continue to be robust and fit for purpose".

High-rise blocks in Leeds have undergone a £12m refurbishment programme over the last three years, which has included improvements in fire safety.

Some of that work included re-cladding and the council says that the type used is "fire retardant and is different to the cladding used on the Grenfell flats".

Mick Lunney
Barnsley reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

A councillor from Barnsley has walked blindfolded around the town centre to help understand how "street clutter" can affect the visually impaired.

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Roy Miller, the cabinet's spokesperson for places, took part in the task as part of a scheme to ensure Barnsley town centre is accessible for all.

He wore special glasses and said walking around streets like this "really put the issues blind and partially sighted people face in perspective".

One year on from the murder of Jo Cox MP, people have come together in Birstall to celebrate her life.

The MP died after being attacked in the town last year.

Today, people all over the country are joining in the Great Get Together to celebrate her vision of community cohesion.

The current MP Tracy Brabin (pictured above) is in the town and has been joined by pupils from Field Lane Primary school:

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BBC Look North and ITV Calendar are joining forces tonight for the Great Get Together in memory of murdered Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox.

It looks like other bits of the TV schedule are up to it too!:

Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent at Erin Hills

Sheffield's two professional golfers had mixed rounds on the opening day of the US Open.

Matthew Fitzpatrick finished two under par but Danny Willett had a bit of a stinker ending nine over par:

The second round gets under way at 22:00 BST tonight and you can listen to coverage here.

A handcuffed prisoner has escaped from police after a hospital visit in Leeds.

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Daniel Brown, 22, ran off from officers on Wednesday morning after being led out of St James's Hospital, where he was being treated.

He ran off towards the Shakespeare Tower blocks pursued by officers but he managed to give them the slip.

Police say they conducted an "extensive search of the area" but they couldn't find him

Officers say that he doesn't pose a risk to the public but that they "need to find him and take him back into custody."

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The draw for the first round of the 2017/18 League Cup has just taken place in Thailand.

There's some local derbies to look forward to as well with Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday playing Chesterfield.

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The other local ties see Barnsley at home to Morecombe, Sheffield United v Walsall, Rotherham United against Lincoln City and Leeds United welcome Port Vale to Elland Road.

Ties will be played midweek during August.

I know the weather for the weekend is forecast to be good, but it looks like someone's hoping for sun hot enough to melt the heart of stone:

Bradford-based supermarket Morrisons has been fined £10,500 for ignoring the wishes of customers over marketing emails, the Information Commissioner’s Office, external (ICO) said.

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The supermarket chain sent 130,671 emails to people who had already opted out of marketing related to their More card.

“These customers had explicitly told Morrisons they didn’t want marketing emails about their More card.

Morrisons ignored their decision and for that we’ve taken action,” said ICO deputy commissioner Simon Entwisle.

Hundreds of schoolchildren have gathered to sing remember Jo Cox on the anniversary of her murder last year.

About 500 children came together on Heckmondwike Green to sing songs and celebrate the late MP's life and beliefs.

Events called the Great Get Together are going on around the country all day, you can see what everyone's upto by following #GreatGetTogether, external

League One Doncaster Rovers sign Chelsea forward Alex Kiwomya on a three-year deal.

You may have noticed this huge mural being painted on the side of a re-vamped office block in Leeds in recent days - it's set to be the tallest painting of its kind in the country.

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The team behind the painting have been given four weeks to complete the picture, but at just over a week in, they are at the halfway stage.

It's not been an easy task for the artists, they've had to go through specialist training to enable them to work at a knee trembling 137ft.

They have been using a special metre-wide cradle to paint the huge mural and have been using a special grid system to make sure they're painting on the right part of the wall.

Two people deny murdering Sinead Wooding whose body was found in woodland near Leeds.

Nick Wilson
BBC Radio Sheffield

A 34-year-old man has been jailed for over a decade after being convicted of multiple robbery offences in Sheffield.

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Byron Dearnley, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court for three counts of robbery, three counts of possession of a bladed article and one count of grievous bodily harm.

He'd earlier pleaded guilty to the charges and was jailed for a total of 10 years and eight months.

Yorkshire seamer Ryan Sidebottom is not reconsidering his plan to retire at the end of the season despite his good start.

A care home nurse who failed to call 999 or a doctor when a resident had a suspected stroke has been struck off.

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Jacqueline Osborne was on a night shift at Greasbrough Residential and Nursing Home in Rotherham (pictured) when the woman had a fall in June 2013.

The resident showed signs of having had a stroke, or mini-stroke, but instead of calling for help Ms Osborne decided to wait overnight.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has struck her off the nursing register.

Today marks the first anniversary of the murder of Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox.

The 41-year-old was shot and stabbed in Birstall, in her West Yorkshire constituency of Batley and Spen, on 16 June 2016.

To mark the first anniversary of her death, her family and friends have urged people to hold events that celebrate her life.

With that in mind, Upper Batley High School has renamed one of its buildings after Mrs Cox.

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Firefighters tackled a huge blaze overnight, external close to a Rotherham warehouse which involved waste metals, wiring and cylinders.

Image source, Tim Ansell