An exhibition of images captured by a team of photographers aiming to cover every square kilometre of the Yorkshire Dales National Park has opened.

Image source, Mark Butler/F Clens/Andrew Lambert

Sixty amateur and professional snappers donned their walking boots and took a photo at each point where Ordnance Survey map grid lines intersected in the park boundary.

About 1,000 images were submitted over 18 months, with each participant covering an average of 16 sq km each.

A collection of the best photos has gone on display in Leyburn.

Image source, Yorkshire Dales Grid Project

The Yorkshire Dales Photographic Grid Project saw each photographer allocated a section of land, with all photos taken as part of the project collated in an online gallery, external.

Volunteers were told to seek permission from the landowner to take a photo if their grid square intersection fell on private land.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park now covers a total of 2178 sq km, with the team hoping to have covered it all by the end of 2018.

Do you know these men? Police want to speak to them after a cash machine was attacked in Bradford.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Police say that thousands of pounds has been taken in similar attacks in the London and Hertfordshire areas and that they could be linked.

The attack in Bradford happened on 30 June when two men damaged the cash machine at the Tesco Express on Bolton Road and attempted to steal cash.

Officers say it's believed they were disturbed and ran off on foot towards Groveway.

The mum of a young Ariana Grande fan from Sheffield who was caught up in the Manchester terror attack in May says the atrocity has taken a huge mental toll on her daughter.

Image source, Lisa Newton

Amelia Mae Thompson escaped from Manchester Arena physically uninjured by the attack but has been left deeply traumatised by the events of that night, her mum Lisa says.

She's currently receiving counselling and getting speech therapy for vocal chords left damaged from screaming.

Last month, Amelia was nominated to take part in a professional photo shoot with digital photographer Imelda Bell and she decided she wanted to use it as an opportunity to pay tribute to the people who died in the attack.

The image shows her in a floor-length purple dress with a long train holding up a lantern. At her feet sit 22 candles – one for each of the people who died:

Image source, Imelda Bell

Police are appealing for help in finding missing 75-year-old Holmfirth man David Lister.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Mr Lister was last seen leaving Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, on Acre Street, at about midnight.

He was wearing a blue-and-white horizontal-striped shirt, blue jeans, blue boat coat and he was carrying a green bag.

Police say they're concerned for his welfare and if anyone has any information about his whereabouts they're being asked to get in touch.

People who feed gulls in towns on Yorkshire's east coast could face fines, Scarborough Council is warning.

The move comes as new signs are put up in Scarborough, Filey and Whitby to try to deter people from feeding the birds in a bid to try to reduce the number of so-called "gull muggings".

Last year, plans to fine people for feeding gulls were ruled out by Scarborough Council as "counter-productive".

A council report last September said 22 people in Scarborough, Whitby and Filey had been attacked by gulls in the previous six months.

And earlier this year, Scarborough Council approved the use of hawks to scare away gulls in seaside towns over fears "someone will be killed" in a bird attack.

Pauline, from Hunmanby, near Scarborough, says she's had to change where she walks her dog in the town because of gulls swooping down on her head:

And speaking on BBC Radio York's Breakfast Show, Jim from Humanby says the gull problem is so bad that his cat, Toby, had to fight off a seagull which seemed to be trying to pick him up:

The opening ceremony for the Special Olympics in Sheffield will be held in the city tonight.

The games are for athletes with learning disabilities and cover a wide range of sports including tennis, swimming and bowling.

Sheffield United's Bramall Lane stadium is expected to play host to about 20,000 people, as ex-Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley headlines the event.

Three big name stars are hosting proceedings: Harrogate's Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter, who plays the role of head butler Mr Carson, F1 broadcaster Suzi Perry and former Sheffield United, Leeds United and Bradford City player and football pundit Chris Kamara.

The Flame of Hope will be carried through Sheffield to the stadium as part of the celebrations.

Two teenagers who'd gone missing from Bradford have been found "safe and well", according to police.

As we mentioned yesterday, Bethany Stokes and Ikra Hussain had disappeared from their homes.

Police have thanked members of the public for their help in finding them.

The "bi-mode" trains planned for rail journeys between Sheffield and London are slower than the electric trains which were previously planned for the route, the government has admitted.

The trains, set to be in place by 2022, can use electricity and diesel, but according to rail operators are less powerful, heavier and more expensive to maintain.

Reductions in journey times of up to 20 minutes on the route, promised by the government when it scrapped electrification, will come from track improvements which are already under way rather than the trains themselves, the Department for Transport has confirmed.

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

Today in Yorkshire will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain moving northwards this morning, heavy in places, mostly in the east.

The rain will turn more showery by this afternoon with perhaps a little brightness developing across the Pennines.

Watch my full forecast here:

There's been little improvement in mobile phone coverage in the Yorkshire Dales in the last four years, a new report reveals.

Image source, Getty Images

That's despite the Yorkshire Dales National Park hoping to provide at least basic mobile phone coverage to all clusters of properties by next year.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Management Plan, external says "little or no progress" has been made to improve coverage.

The National Park is also behind schedule in building enough new houses for local residents, the report suggests.

BBC Sport

Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale says his players are failing to deal with the pressure and expectations of playing for the county.

Image source, Allsport/Getty Images

His comments come after their disappointing County Championship slump at Scarborough against Essex yesterday.

Yorkshire crashed to an eight wicket defeat inside two days after being dismissed for a paltry second innings 150.

Gale says the team "need to get back to basics".

"I look down the team sheet and I believe in this group of players. There are definitely players there who can make big runs in first class cricket," says Gale.

"It just happens that they're all out of form at the same time. It's not through lack of effort...but as soon as they get to the crease, everything seems to go out of the window and that can only be down to the pressure."

People are being asked for their views on plans to build thousands of new homes in part of West Yorkshire.

The government estimates more than 17,000 will be needed in Calderdale by 2032.

The council says it's proud of its record of building on brownfield sites, but some of the homes will have to be built on greenbelt land.

Calderdale councillor Daniel Sutherland says: "We live in one of the most fantastic places and we need to create new places to live and work, while maintaining the quality of life we enjoy in this green land."

A six-week draft plan consultation started in July, with a final draft expected by Christmas.

A former police officer who was sacked from the South Yorkshire Force after admitting misconduct in public office is due to be sentenced later.

Image source, PA

Adrian Pogmore, 51, from Whiston in Rotherham, admitted filming people who were sunbathing naked and a couple having sex.

Pogmore had filmed people using the force helicopter.

Four other members of the helicopter crew were last week cleared of misconduct charges after a three-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court.

A cloudy day with patchy rain, turning more persistent with some locally heavy bursts during the afternoon.

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain this evening.

This may be persistent, with some very heavy bursts possible in the south with a strengthening breeze.

A 70-year-old woman who died in a collision on the A64 in North Yorkshire last week has been named as Jackie Lamb from Settrington, near Malton.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

The crash happened on the A64 near Scagglethorpe at about 15:00 on Monday 31 July, with three vehicles - a black Kia Sportage, a silver Hyundai i20 and a red Citroen Berlingo - involved.

In a statement, external, members of Mrs Lamb's family say they're "devastated" at her death and she will be "sorely missed".

"Jackie was a much-loved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, great aunt and friend to many. She was a well-known and much-loved figure in Settrington and beyond," they add.

Anyone with information about the collision is being asked to contact North Yorkshire Police.

BBC News Travel

If you're heading out to catch a train this morning, you'll be glad to know the services across our region seem to be generally running to time at the moment.

However, if you're travelling to, from or through Huddersfield, be aware that there may be delays and disruptions until about 08:15 after an earlier incident, external.

You can click on the links below to keep up to date with the live departure boards for:

• Leeds Railway Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external
• York Railway Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external

A man's body has been found at a house in Doncaster.

Image source, Google

Officers were called to an address on Winnipeg Road, in Bentley, at about 20:30 after ambulance staff made the discovery.

The death of the 56-year-old man is being treated as unexplained, say police.

A 62-year-old woman has been arrested.

More than 40 maternity units in England closed their doors to expectant mums at some point last year, including several in Yorkshire, new figures show.

Image source, Science Photo Library

Responding to a Freedom of Information request, a total of 42 out of 96 trusts across the country said they had shut maternity wards temporarily on a total of 382 occasions.

The most common reasons given were too few staff and not enough beds.

The Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, which runs Pinderfields, Dewsbury and Pontefract hospitals, says it closed its doors to new admissions five times last year, to maintain safety and staffing levels.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says it closed its unit 10 times last year due to "high activity and staffing".

Image source, PA

The government said closures are "well-rehearsed" and it was "misleading" to say they were down to staff shortages.

The Royal College of Midwives said sometimes it was right to close a unit and divert new admissions when the safety of mothers and babies already being treated in the hospital might be compromised, for example.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Tuesday 8 August 2017.

We'll be with you throughout the day with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates.

It looks like today's going to be a wet one, which follows hot on the heels of yesterday's blustery conditions.

It was certainly windy enough for a bit of kite flying, which if you look really closely to the picture above, you'll see taking place in this BBC Weather Watcher picture of Embsay Reservoir.

If you've a cracking photo or something else interesting to share, you can do so by simply clicking here.