The high-speed railway between London, the Midlands and North of England will be scaled back.

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The government's preferred routes for the HS2 high speed railway north of Birmingham have been confirmed.

The council says it is lawfully removing damaged trees but campaigners say healthy ones are also being felled.

Tom Sylvester and Julie Baum's wedding pictures were taken in temperatures as low as -9C (15F).

The HS2 announcement means no new stations will be built in South Yorkshire.

Tom Sylvester and Julie Baum were married at the Rothera Research Station on Adelaide Island to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Championship leaders Hull Kingston Rovers sign Leeds Rhinos captain Danny McGuire on a two-year contract from next season.

That's all from us for today, we'll be back tomorrow from 06:30 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire.

Updates on breaking news will continue throughout the night, but before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

1. Final decision on HS2 routes through Yorkshire
2. Northern Lights could appear over Yorkshire
3. Man arrested after woman dies in crash near Wakefield
4. Armed robbery at Leeds city centre watch shop
5. Sprinklers to be fitted to all council tower blocks in Doncaster

See you tomorrow.

Today the government revealed where they want the new HS2 line to go through Yorkshire, here's what we know:

• No maintenance depot for Crofton
• 16 new homes to be demolished
• Ed Miliband brands consultation 'sham'
• Timescale for high-speed route
• HS2: Statement due to demand from MPs

We now know where the government want to put the line for HS2, in our region it means that it will follow the M1 and the M18.

Image source, HS2

In 2033, when you'll actually be able to buy a ticket, and travel on the high-speed line between Sheffield and Leeds and London.

The trains themselves will go as far north as Newcastle, via York, but will use the existing East Coast line at some point out of Leeds.

The government's preferred routes for the HS2 high speed railway north of Birmingham have been confirmed.

Image source, HS2

The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, said: "Britain's new railway line will bring huge economic benefits across the country and help ensure this government delivers on its promise to spread wealth beyond London and the south-east.

"We will now press ahead with building the line, while continuing to ensure affected communities get appropriate support and are treated with fairness, compassion and respect."

Doncaster MP and former leader of the Labour party Ed Miliband has branded the route for HS2 announced today as "wrong and perverse."

In a statement on his Facebook page, external, he says that the release from the Department for Transport "flies in the face of evidence, logic, and above all, the economic needs of South Yorkshire."

He's against the line going through Sheffield's centre saying "the Meadowhall route would be better for jobs, regeneration, journey times, connectivity and for tackling the inequalities we face."

He added: "The government and HS2 should be ashamed about the way they have gone about this decision. Their arguments do not add up, the consultation was a sham, and the residents have been ignored."

If you're excited about the prospect of HS2, just a reminder of the time scale:

• Bill for Phase 2b (the Yorkshire part) to be put before parliament in 2019
• Royal assent 2022
• Building starts 2023
• Jump on a train 2033.

It seems that the statement by the Transport Secretary comes after pressure from MPs of all parties:

HS2, the proposed high-speed rail line, the route of which has been confirmed today, is controversial.

Is it worth the money? Some are due to lose their homes.

Image source, PA

Philippa Oldham - Head of Transport and Manufacturing at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers - said HS2 can only be of benefit to the country:

She said: "By freeing up the capacity on the East Coast Mainline, West Coast Mainline, through the HS2 route we'll be able to shift some of our freight network onto the rail network from the road network.

She added "What's been really interesting is that those devolved regions have put transport at the heart of their policies."

If you need someone to look through this HS2 document from the government with a fine toothcomb, then BBC Look North's Tom Ingall is your man...

The government has confirmed, external its new HS2 rail links.

It said routes would be built between Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and the East Midlands.

Image source, HS2

The decision will mean new connections between Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and the East Midlands – with all of them being linked to London by the line.

The government said the lines would bring a "massive economic boost" for the north and the Midlands by increasing productivity and creating new business opportunities.

"Today’s announcement will mean journeys from Birmingham to Manchester in 40 minutes – a trip that takes more than 80 minutes on services currently."

There's been anger from Conservative and Labour MPs over Chris Grayling's failure to make a Commons statement on the routes for the second phase of HS2.

Image source, Getty Images

And the Speaker has suggested he would make the Transport Secretary answer questions "at some length" if Mr Grayling was forced to come to the Commons tomorrow.

The complaints were led by the former Labour leader, Ed Miliband, who said the information seemed likely to be "sneaked out" and called it a "gross discourtesy".

Michael Fabricant, a Conservative whose constituency is affected by the line, said it was "outrageous that this major item of public expenditure which is affecting my constituents and those of many others is not being reflected by a statement here today".

Ed Milliband has been tweeting about the release of the Department for Transport route for HS2, he points out that more people were against the M18/eastern alignment route.

In the document it says "271 respondents expressed support for the proposal to amend the route to the M18 / Eastern alignment. In contrast, 4,157 respondents expressed opposition to the proposals.