Doncaster Council said the "cutting edge space" would enhance Doncaster's wonderful cultural heritage

A North Yorkshire RAF squadron is celebrating its centenary today with a nationwide flypast of RAF bases.

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The Tucanos T Mark1 aircraft of 72 (Reserve) Squadron, based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, were members of 'The Few' who defended the country from invasion during the Battle of Britain.

Four of the Squadron's aircraft will fly across the South Coast, over RAF Stations which were operational during World War Two, landing at RAF Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire at 15.45.

Claire Renwick
BBC Radio Sheffield

A Sheffield man's due in court today, over a shooting in the Spital Hill area of the city last week.

Mustaffa Abdullah, aged 22, from the Pitsmoor area, is charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

A 33-year-old man was shot following a dispute between members of the Somalian and Kurdish communities on Wednesday afternoon.

He's since been released from hospital.

Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield

June 2007 will live long in the memory of Yorkshire residents as the time when region was hit with major flooding.

One of the areas hit was Toll Bar near Doncaster and a decade on I've been to meet Doreen Leith who's house was struck by the water:

Police in South Yorkshire are growing increasingly concerned about Mark Britton who has been missing from Sheffield since the early hours of this morning.

The 46-year-old was last seen in the Nether Edge area of the city at about 05:30 and is described as being of medium build, with a shaved head and tattoos on his arms.

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Anyone with information is being urged to contact the police via 101.

Sheffield Star

Terrified residents have claimed that no alarms or sprinklers, external were activated following this morning's arson attack in a block of Sheffield flats.

Emergency services rushed to North Bank flats on Willey Street at around 06:30 after residents reported a fire on the sixth floor stairwell.

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Yesterday marked 20-years since the first Harry Potter book was published and these students at York University were so excited about it they took to the air - well almost.

They play the famous flying quidditch game - a wizarding sport played on broomsticks - but they're very sensible about it and try to keep their feet on the ground!:

The owners and landlords of private tower blocks in Bradford are being urged to have cladding tested following the Grenfell Tower fire earlier this month.

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Bradford Council don't own or control any tower blocks in the city but are urging private owners to get free cladding checks from the Department for Communities and Local Government, external.

The authority also says it's checking schools for dangerous cladding and is looking back through its records of all buildings over 18 metres high.

They also point out that if people have concerns about their own safety they can request a visit from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Ian White
BBC Look North

I'm in the Broomhall area of Sheffield where work has begun to remove the cladding that's failed a government test at Hanover tower block.

Sheffield City Council's decision to carry out this work comes after they discovered the cladding used is not what they thought it should be.

It's currently unclear how long the process will take but residents have not been evacuated from their homes.

The Arts Council has announced which organisations it will fund from next year - West Yorkshire is set to get £86m from April 2018 for four years.

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The council say that 24 organisations in Leeds alone will benefit, with Bradford Literature Festival,Opera North, Ilkley Literature Festival and Mikron Theatre Company in Kirklees set to get extra cash.

One of the biggest winners is Red Ladder Theatre company based in Leeds, who just a few years ago had their funding dropped.

The Arts Council say that it's now part of six organisations which forms the "backbone of the country’s arts and cultural infrastructure."

A 65-year-old man from Huddersfield has been jailed for sex offences after he was caught with a boy in his car and it was discovered he had sent 250,000 messages to boys.

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Nigel Delaney, of New North Road was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Burnley Crown Court yesterday.

Delaney was arrested in April 2016 after he was found driving on the M65 with a 15-year-old boy from Accrington in his car. He already had an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Officers seized his phone and discovered the hundreds of thousands of messages sent to young boys across Lancashire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. .

Delaney pleaded guilty to 27 counts, including attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming and causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.

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There are around ten miles of queues on the M62 westbound this lunchtime after a caravan overturned:

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Traffic England say that there are two hours of delays as the debris is cleared away at J22.

There are no injuries as a result of the crash.

Police say that lane one is now open, but don't expect things to get back to normal for another couple of hours.

Charlotte Rose
BBC Radio Sheffield Political Reporter

Alison Teal, Nether Edge councillor for the Green Party, has been served with a legal notice by Sheffield City Council for her involvement in protests against the council's tree felling programme.

The councillor was previously arrested for protesting against tree felling, however these charges were dropped against her and 13 other campaigners.

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The latest action is a letter from the council's Assistant Director of Legal Services, which warns Ms Teal the council is seeking an injunction to stop her taking part in future protests, as well as damages.

The letter says that the council will start proceedings against her and others on 12 July, unless they promise not to take part in further direct action.

Leeds Rhinos sign Catalans Dragons half-back Richie Myler on a three-year deal, starting next season.

Toby Foster
Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

Sheffield youngster Seth Charles aged nine has already completed three half marathons!

His quickest solo time is one hour and 57 minutes and he has completed the distance with his dad, David, in one hour, 49 minutes.

The two of them joined me in the studio and Seth told me why he decided to start running:

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England's women cricketers are playing their second World Cup group game today against Pakistan in Leicester with two Yorkshire players making the team.

Barnsley's Katherine Brunt will be leading the bowling attack, with Danielle Hazell also in the side.

Here's the moment the squad arrived at Grace Road earlier:

England lost the toss and have been put into bat.

It's an important game for the hosts following defeat to India in the first group match.

You can listen to ball-by-ball commentary of the match via the BBC Sport app and here.

Sixteen-year-old Kakapo the cat prefers to hitch a ride rather than stay at home.

And she never walks when a shoulder-carry around Leeds is on offer:

Joanita Musisi
Reporter, BBC Radio York

A little bit of cricketing history is being created at Headingley this week, as Yorkshire play their first ever day-night county championship match.

They're using a pink ball, rather than the usual red one, to try and help the players see it more clearly during the evening and when the floodlights are turned one.

But for at least one player, Yorkshire captain Gary Ballance, it's caused a new set of problems, because he's colour blind and when he's previously played in pink-ball matches he's struggled to see the ball.

So can anything be done to help him? Harrogate Optician, Jonathan Nixon, is a big cricket fan:

You can here ball by ball commentary of day two Yorkshire v Surrey by simply clicking here:

Arts Council England have announced which organisations in South Yorkshire will receive their funding.

Sheffield has been given a total of £13,930,224 over the next four years from April 2018.

The 21% increase will go to 11 organisations across the city including Sheffield Doc/Fest.

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Two organisations in Barnsley - including Barnsley Museums - will get a combined amount of £2,506,000 over the next four years.

Three organisations in Doncaster- including Doncaster Musuems - get £2,203,524 over the same period, with one organisation in Rotherham - Grimm & Co - being awarded £281,756 between 2018 and 2022.

It's just been announced that Yorkshire is set to recieve more than £157m in arts funding over the next four years from the Arts Council.

The funding will give more money to musicians, arts festivals, theatres, production companies and museums across the region.

More to follow...