Summary

  • Leeds man held in Turkey terror raid

  • Teenagers arrested after taxi driver injured in shooting

  • Removal of cladding continues at Sheffield tower block

  • York soldier honoured to mark Passchendaele anniversary

  • Urgent repairs for Sheffield Old Town Hall

  • 'Steampunks' gather in Whitby

  • Updates on Monday 31 July 2017

  1. That's all from Mondaypublished at 06:35 British Summer Time 1 August 2017

    Those are all the updates from Monday 31 July.

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  2. Boat owner admits safety failingspublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Two young fishermen died from carbon monoxide poisoning as they slept on the boat in Whitby harbour.

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  3. Our five top stories todaypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    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.

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

    1. Leeds man held in Turkey terror raid
    2. Teenagers arrested after Huddersfield taxi driver shooting
    3. Major delays on M62 after tanker fire
    4. Jet 2 aircraft in three 'emergency incidents'
    5. Commuters come a cropper on Leeds station's escalators

    See you tomorrow.

  4. Charity benefits from Bramall Lane pre-season friendlypublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Rob Staton
    BBC Radio Sheffield

    A pre-season friendly at Bramall Lane between Sheffield United and Stoke City has raised over £7,000 for a charity after £1 per ticket sold for the match was donated to the UK Solidarity Fund.

    Captains and match officials at pre season friendlyImage source, Sheffield United FC

    It's been revealed that £7,092 was given to the cause after that amount of people attended the game, with the money going to help families affected by terror attacks in the UK such as recent incidents in London and Manchester.

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    The tragedies have been hugely impactful, particularly at Manchester where innocent local people having a night out at a pop concert were so tragically caught up in the attack."

    Kevin McCabe, Sheffield United co-owner

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    It’s important that we as a club do what we can to offer our support to those affected by such terrible events."

    Peter Coates, Stoke City chairman

  5. Rotherham Hockey Club's 90th birthday celebrations announcedpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Andy Giddings
    Sports Editor, BBC Sheffield

    This year marks 90 years since Rotherham Hockey Club was founded and the club has announced a number of events to celebrate the milestone.

    They'll host a hockey festival on Saturday 9 September with a youth tournament taking place the following day.

    Rotherham Hockey Club logoImage source, Rotherham Hockey Club

    On Saturday 16 September players past and present are being asked to participate in an inter-club mixed tournament.

    The final highlight will be the following day when the official opening of the new pitches will take place.

    If you once played for the club, you can find out more about the celebrations here, external.

  6. Concern over hospital patient who has gone missingpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Have you seen missing Leeds man Ian Grant?

    Ian GrantImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The 66-year-old was last seen yesterday at about 18:40 at Leeds General Infirmary.

    He left the hospital where he was an inpatient and has not been seen since.

  7. Veolia expects compromise over Sheffield incinerator contractpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Veolia expects to reach a compromise with Sheffield City Council over its waste handling contract in the coming months, the head of the French environmental services company has said.

    Veolia logoImage source, Getty Images

    This follows the council's plans to try to cut costs and even at one point last year threatened to cancel their contract with the company which includes bin collection, recycling, waste recovery and waste incineration which is due to run until 2036.

    Waste handling costs in Sheffield are among the lowest in Britain and it's believed that Sheffield City Council want to reduce the cost of the contract significantly to help ease the pressure on its budget.

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    Negotiations are continuing with Sheffield, I am rather confident we can find an agreement in the next months."

    Antoine Frerot, Veolia chief executive

  8. Chicken van driver charged with drink-driving offencepublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    The driver of a van full of chickens has been charged with drink driving offences after being stopped on the A1M.

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    North Yorkshire Police stopped the van near Bramham at about 14:00 last Friday, the driver, a 63-year-old man from Durham, failed a breath test and was arrested.

    Officers say his van contained several live chickens, which they then arranged to be looked after in temporary accommodation.

    The man is due to appear at York Magistrates' Court on 17 August.

  9. Escalators users urged to take carepublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    CCTV footage from Leeds station has captured some of the escalator accidents of people with luggage.

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  10. Windows smashed at Leeds Gypsy and traveller charitypublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Four windows have been smashed on the headquarters of the Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange.

    Leeds Gate

    Police have confirmed they are investigating criminal damage caused some time between 10:15 and 10:30 on Saturday by “several young people”.

    Leeds GATE is a charity that aims to give a voice to the Gypsy and traveller community.

    The charity’s chief executive Helen Jones said she thought the attack might have been deliberate as no other shops or properties in the Cross Green area were damaged.

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    I think we’ve been targeted deliberately. There are other buildings in the area that could’ve just as easily been attacked and weren’t.”

    Helen Jones, Leeds GATE

  11. Missing man may have been 'seeking shelter from the rain'published at 16:18 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Police in Sheffield are urging people to check around their property for a missing man.

    Officers are "deeply concerned" for the safety of a 19-year-old from the city who hasn't been since the early hours of Sunday morning

    Alex WilsonImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Alex Wilson was last seen at about 02:10 in the city centre when he was walking past the Ibis Hotel on Shude Hill near to the Park Square Roundabout.

    South Yorkshire Police say that he hasn't been in contact with his friends and family and that they have a team of officers searching for him.

    Police think he may have tried to shelter from the torrential rain that night and are urging people in the area to check the areas surrounding their property.

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    We would ask you to please check any out buildings or overgrown areas, it is possible that Alex may have been seeking shelter from the torrential rain."

    Ch Insp Lydia Lynskey, South Yorkshire Police

  12. Jet 2 aircraft in three 'emergency incidents'published at 16:00 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    It's emerged that a Jet2 aircraft which made an emergency landing at the weekend has been involved in three separate incidents.

    AirmasksImage source, Phillipa Bell

    A flight from Ibiza to Leeds was diverted to Barcelona on 16 July - On Friday, the same plane was diverted to Frankfurt after a similar incident.

    Passengers on both flights described how oxygen masks were released as the aircraft began to descend at speed.

    It's now emerged the same aircraft veered off the runway at Manchester airport in October 2009.

  13. New Sheffield school plans are approvedpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Amy Nagy
    BBC Radio Sheffield

    Sheffield City Council has given planning permission for a new school to be built in the Woodside area of the city.

    Building work on Astrea Academy will begin before the end of the summer and will incorporate the existing Grade II listed former Pye Bank Board School building.

    Artist impression of Astrea AcademyImage source, Sheffield City Council

    The plan is for the school to take in pupils from September 2018.

    The academy, construction company and architects will be running events for parents and the surrounding community in the autumn to talk more about what will be in store once the location opens.

  14. Boat owner pleads guilty over double carbon monoxide deathspublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    The owner of a fishing boat on which two Northumberland men died has pleaded guilty to two charges over their deaths.

    At Leeds Crown Court, Timothy Bowman-Davies, from Pembrokeshire, admitted failing to ensure the boat was safe and that the equipment on board was in good working order.

    The boat

    Mark Arries, 26, from Blyth, and Edward Ide, 21, from Amble, were found dead on the boat, which was moored in Whitby harbour, in January 2014.

    They were poisoned by carbon monoxide after lighting the grill of a butane gas cooker fitted in the wheelhouse to warm the sleeping area.

    Later reports showed that the men may not have died if the boat been fitted with a carbon monoxide alarm.

  15. Concern over falling numbers of traffic officerspublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Jonathan Cowap
    Presenter, BBC Radio York

    New figures have shown there's been a significant fall in the number of dedicated traffic police officers in North Yorkshire over the past 10 years.

    A Freedom of Information request reveals there were 94 in 2007, compared to around 60 now.

    Former Yorkshire UKIP MEP, Godfrey Bloom is now the lead patron of the Alliance of British Drivers and he said replacing officers with cameras has been a failure:

    In response the Home Office say factors such as improvements to technology are important to effective policing and not just the actual numbers of staff.

  16. Concerns grow for missing Sheffield teenagerpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Oli Constable
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Police have released fresh pictures as they try to find missing 19-year-old Alex Wilson from Sheffield.

    Alex was last seen at around 02:10 on Sunday morning near the Ibis Hotel near Park Square roundabout after being dropped off by a taxi on Arundel Gate at 01:46.

    CCTV stillImage source, SYP

    Police say he has not been seen since and he has not been in contact with any of his family or friends which is out of character.

    Alex WilsonImage source, Family photo

    Alex is 6ft 2in tall and of a slim build.

    On the night Alex was wearing black coloured jeans, brown suede Vans boots and a blue, checked wrangler shirt with elbow pads, however on the last CCTV sighting of him on Shude Hill, he is seen not to be wearing the shirt.

  17. Watch: Travellers come a cropper on Leeds station's escalatorspublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    The summer holidays are here and we can all relax and unwind, this is unless you use the escalators at Leeds Train Station.

    Network Rail who own the site have released this CCTV of people falling over the station's escalators because their suitcases are too heavy.

    Some of the people featured had to be treated for injuries:

  18. Can you help find missing Wakefield teenager?published at 15:05 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    A 16-year-old girl has gone missing in Wakefield, do you know where she is?

    Sumaiyah HussainImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Sumaiyah Hussain, was last seen near Pinderfields Hospital at 10:00 this morning.

    Police say that she has links to areas in Kirklees.

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    We are concerned for Sumaiyah's welfare and this is very much out of character for her."

    Det Insp Mark Atkinson, West Yorkshire Police

  19. Second emergency landing for Jet2 flight in as many weekspublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Clive Settle
    Newsreader, BBC Radio Leeds

    An investigation has begun after a Jet2 aircraft made an emergency landing in Frankfurt.

    It was the second emergency event on the same aircraft in as many weeks.

    Oxygen masks were deployed on the flight run by the Leeds-based tour operator while it headed to Prague on Friday.

    AeroplaneImage source, PA

    The airline says it was due to a "technical fault" and senior engineers are working to establish a cause.

  20. Watch: Boycott's 100th century in jeopardy?published at 14:37 British Summer Time 31 July 2017

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on TMS

    While commentating on England's win in the third test against South Africa at the Oval, I decided to have a bit of fun at the expense of Yorkshire legend Geoffrey Boycott while we were commentating together on Test Match Special.

    Basically me and my other colleagues pretended that we'd seen a press release which states that he didn't get his 100th first class century at Headingley after all!

    Take a look:

    You can listen to ball-by-ball commentary of the final test of the series which begins at Old Trafford on Friday and in-play highlights are available via the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app.