Summary

  • Police officer 'unaware' of helicopter sex filming

  • Three trials expected over Hillsborough deaths

  • Sheffield Council 'unaware' of Amey corporate manslaughter conviction

  • Violence and drug use 'unacceptably high' at Leeds jail

  • Radio station loses licence over 'terror talks'

  • Repairs begin on vandalised 'Downton Abbey' railway carriages

  • Updates on Thursday 27 July 2017

  1. Driver writes off new £200,000 Ferraripublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 28 July 2017

    He had the car for only an hour before he lost control on the M1 in South Yorkshire.

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  2. Special Olympics torch relay beginspublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Former England manager Sam Allardyce lent his support to the event ahead of the games in Sheffield.

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  3. Our top five stories todaypublished at 18:00

    Oli Woodcock
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

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

    Before we go, let's look back at a selection of our top stories from today:

    1. A police officer who was in a South Yorkshire Police helicopter when a couple were caught on camera having sex in their garden tells a jury he didn't know his colleague was filming

    2. Three trials are anticipated for the six men facing charges relating to the Hillsborough disaster, the Crown Prosecution Service says

    3. Acts of violence and drug use in Leeds Prison are unacceptably high, according to a new report

    4. Sheffield community radio station Iman FM is told by media watchdog Ofcom that it will not be going back on air

    5. Volunteers work to clear-up and repair valuable carriages vandalised on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

  4. Yorkshire in pictures: Making tracks in North Yorkshirepublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Thanks to Dale Heppinstall for sending us this great shot of the landmark Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire:

    Viaduct

    The viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway, in the valley of the River Ribble.

    It's made up of 24 (count 'em!) arches and is 400m long.

  5. Your weather forecast for Yorkshirepublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Abbie Dewhurst
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    Bright spells this evening with heavy showers tending to ease.

    Clear spells to start the night, becoming rather cloudy with outbreaks of showery rain.

    The minimum temperature will be about 11C (52F).

    Weather graph
  6. Heart-lung patient meets transplant surgeon who saved her life 30 years agopublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    A woman from York, who had a heart and lung transplant operation at Papworth Hospital, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of her surgery by being reunited with the doctor who transformed her life.

    Carol Town with  Professor John WallworkImage source, PA

    Carol Town, 63, who was born in Upminster in Essex (now east London) in 1954, was five years old when she was diagnosed with a rare condition that leads to irreversible lung damage.

    At the time she was diagnosed, most patients with the condition died before they reached 30.

    Once referred to Papworth Hospital, she waited for 18 months for organs to become available.

    Mrs Town was on the way home from work when she got a message from the hospital to say suitable organs had been identified for her transplant in July 1987.

    At the time of the operation she thought it would only give her four extra years of life, which she says "felt like a long time".

    Her surgery was a success and she was discharged in time for her fourth wedding anniversary in August 1987.

    She says the treatment gave her a new lease of life and she quickly learned to run, swim, cycle and ride horses for the first time.

    After recovering for the surgery Ms Town eventually climbed her first peak, Pen-y-Ghent in the Yorkshire Dales, then took part in the Transplant Games.

    Mrs Town met the surgeon who gave her the live-saving operation, Professor John Wallwork, who is now chairman of Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, at a special ceremony at Pembroke College in Cambridge.

    She said: "The transplant gave me so much.

    "It completely transformed my life and allowed me to do things I never thought possible, like see my son grow up and have a rewarding career.

    "I'll probably never know who it was who donated their heart and lungs to me, but I am so grateful to them for giving me a second chance at life."

  7. Blades sign Chelsea goalkeeper Blackmanpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Championship side Sheffield United sign Chelsea goalkeeper Jamal Blackman on a season-long loan deal.

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  8. Radio licence lost over 'terror talks'published at 17:39 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Ofcom has revoked the station's licence for broadcasting lectures by an alleged al-Qaeda leader.

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  9. Helicopter officer 'unaware' of sex filmspublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Matthew Lucas told a court he did not know his colleague was recording a couple having sex.

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  10. Driver's 'miracle escape' on M1published at 17:28 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    The pictures in this tweet from South Yorkshire Police say it all, really.

    Astonishingly, cuts and bruises were the only result:

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  11. Watch: Eleven-year old's 161-mile trek to Maltonpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    An 11-year-old boy is in the middle of a 161-mile walk which will finish in North Yorkshire to raise funds for injured jockeys.

    Jack Lander's taken on the nine-day challenge and is due to arrive in Malton on Monday.

    His target is Jack Berry House, a rehabilitation facility for those injured while racing horses:

  12. Man arrested over spate of arson attacks in Barnsleypublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Gina Bolton
    BBC Radio Sheffield News

    A 28-year-old man's been arrested in Barnsley in connection with a series of arson attacks.

    Officers were called to Charles Street, Worsbrough, in the early hours of Monday where three cars had been set alight.

    They were also called to further incidents later in the day in Oakwell and Kendray.

    The man has been arrested on suspicion of arson.

    He's since been released under investigation as enquiries continue.

  13. Watch: Vandal-hit North Yorkshire Moors carriages get some TLCpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    The clean-up of historic carriages vandalised on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is well under way.

    Seven teak cars, used in the filming of ITV drama Downton Abbey, were damaged on Sunday.

    Damage to the carriages, which date from 1930 to 1950, was extensive, with windows smashed and furniture and fittings damaged.

    Now a major clean-up operation is under way in Pickering:

  14. Challenge Cup: 'Bruising game' ahead for Leeds Rhinos - Lilleypublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Leeds Rhinos have named their 19-man squad, external for Saturday's sold-out Challenge Cup semi-final against Hull, which includes the return of captain Danny McGuire.

    Challenge CupImage source, Allsport/Getty Images

    He's one of nine changes from last week's Super League clash at Wigan with Brett Ferres and Liam Sutcliffe both back in contention after injury.

    Half-back Jordan Lilley is hoping to feature in his first ever Challenge Cup semi-final and says he knows exactly what to expect from Hull:

    "They're going to come out all guns blazing. We got one over on them - a tight affair at 10-7 - so they'll come with a game plan and they'll try to execute it. But we've got a game plan and it's going to be a bruising game," he says.

  15. Dame Jenni champions Barnsley's Civicpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Mick Lunney
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Barnsley Civic has welcomed one of the town's most famous voices to be its new champion - with Dame Jenni Murray joining journalist Sir Michael Parkinson and ballerina Tala Lee-Turton.

    Barnsley Civil visualisationImage source, Four23

    Built in the 1870s as a public hall and now an arts centre and "culture hub", a £5m fundraising campaign aims to open up the whole of the Grade II-listed building, adding a new theatre, cafe, and extended gallery.

    Dame Jenni says access to the arts is "incredibly important" from a very early age:

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    I had that range of culture, right down to going to Locke Park in Barnsley where they hosted an open air musical every summer, so you saw Oklahoma or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers performed. That formed the basis of my life, really."

    Dame Jenni Murray

  16. North Yorkshire council's 'record' crackdown on environmental crimepublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    A North Yorkshire council says it's issued a record number of fines in the past three months in a crackdown on environmental crime.

    Craven District Council workersImage source, Craven District Council

    Craven District Council says it's been operating a zero tolerance approach to things like littering, fly-tipping, and dog fouling.

    A total of 19 enforcement actions, including fixed penalty notices, were issued between 1 April and 30 June, the council says.

    It says it bought a number of surveillance cameras earlier this year to aid Operation Cleaner Craven.

  17. Sheffield Council 'unaware' of Amey corporate manslaughter convictionpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Charlotte Rose
    BBC Radio Sheffield Political Reporter

    Sheffield City Council wasn't aware that the company carrying out its highways maintenance programme had a conviction for corporate manslaughter when it signed a 25-year deal with them, a court's heard.

    Save me sign on treeImage source, PA

    Today is the second day of a hearing, with the city council trying to get a court order to stop protests over tree-felling as part of the council's £2bn Streets Ahead contract with Amey.

    Paul Billington, the council officer in charge of the Streets Ahead work, has been giving evidence at the High Court in Leeds.

    Mr Billington said neither he personally, nor the city council, knew of the conviction before the £2.2bn contract was signed with Amey

    The firm was convicted in December 2011 of a health and safety breach which led to the death of a worker. This was not declared when Amey was bidding for work.

  18. Watch: Doncaster's 'lost' Sand House re-emergespublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Kevin Larkin
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    The secrets of Doncaster's "lost" Sand House are being revealed at a new display at the town's Frenchgate shopping centre.

    The Sand House was carved entirely out of sandstone and had a range of carvings in tunnels underneath the house.

    The tunnels were sealed up in 1984, but students at Doncaster College, external have re-created them in a virtual way for the exhibition:

    Also in the exhibition is a modern day sculpture made of sand rather than sandstone.

    Meet Henry, who's named after Henry Senior, the creator of the original Sand House:

    Henry sand sculpture
  19. Watch: Coastal concern in Filey over fishing rule changepublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    Salmon fishermen who work off the North Yorkshire coast are warning that proposed licensing changes could kill off the industry where they live.

    New regulations being considered could mean fishermen are prevented from passing their licences to the next generation when they retire, to protect fish stocks.

    Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake has met with workers in Filey to listen to their concerns:

  20. Listen: 'There's still discrimination' - Gay rights campaigner says more work still to dopublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 27 July 2017

    A leading North Yorkshire gay rights campaigner says more work still needs to be done to tackle homophobic bullying.

    It's now half a century since a major law was changed which allowed gay relationships.

    The Sexual Discrimination Act 1967 decriminalisted homosexual acts between two men over 21 in private.

    One of the chairs of York LGBT Forum, Kevin Sell, says although huge steps have been taken since then, it's still not enough: