Summary

  • Live updates on Monday 21 August 2017

  1. WWI nurse death centenary marked in Leedspublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    A ceremony is to be held later at St James's Hospital in Leeds to mark the centenary of the death of one of two British women killed during World War One and buried in Belgium.

    Nellie Spindler

    Nellie Spindler, from Wakefield, died aged 26 in a blast at a hospital three miles from the front line near Ypres in 1917.

    Ms Spindler was buried with full military honours and is the only woman buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, among 10,000 men.

    Ms Spindler joined the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service and in July 1917 she was transferred from France to Belgium.

    Working for No 44 Casualty Clearing Station she helped treat seriously injured soldiers at a hospital situated within the range of German shells at the Battle of Passchendaele.

  2. Listen: 'It's one of those things that sticks in your mind' - The Full Monty 20 years onpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    Toby Foster
    Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    Can you believe that this month marks 20 years since The Full Monty was first released?

    It's one of the biggest films of all time, and was set and filmed in Sheffield.

    To mark the anniversary, there's a special screening in the city tonight, with a guest or two from the movie in attendance.

    Members of the Unite the Union Brass Band played on part of the film's soundtrack and their manager, John Lee, says he has special memories of the filming 20 years ago:

  3. Pedestrian seriously hurt by car in Huddersfieldpublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    A pedestrian suffered serious injuries at the weekend after being hit by a car in Huddersfield.

    The 64-year-old man was hit by a blue Kia Picanto as he walked beside Manchester Road at about 21:30 yesterday evening.

    He was taken to Leeds General Infirmary for treatment where he remains at this time.

    Anyone who saw what happened, or saw the car or pedestrian before the collision, is being asked to contact police.

  4. North Yorkshire bridge roadworks warningpublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    Motorists are being warned about roadworks starting at a North Yorkshire river bridge today.

    BridgeImage source, David Martin/Geograph

    The work's expected to last all week at Thornton Bridge, a grade II-listed bridge which crosses the Swale between Brafferton and Cundall, near Boroughbridge.

    From Wednesday, the bridge will be closed overnight for three nights running from 20:00 to 06:00.

    The first part of the job is due to finish on Saturday, but more work is due to start at the end of the month.

    The second phase will also include overnight road closures and will run into September.

  5. Watch: A dry and bright start, rain likely laterpublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    Lisa Gallagher
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Dry and bright with sunny spells for Yorkshire this morning.

    The sunshine will turn hazy this afternoon as the cloud continues to thicken, with some rain likely later.

    Watch my full forecast for Monday here:

  6. Listen: Emergency meeting over anti-social behaviour in Doncaster townpublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    Kevin Larkin
    Doncaster Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    The mayor of a South Yorkshire town has called an emergency council meeting later today to reveal an alternative plan to tackle social problems blighting the area.

    Earlier this year, BBC Radio Sheffield spoke to residents of Edlington, near Doncaster, at a meeting held in March about some of the issues they were facing:

    Edlington's mayor, Frank Arrowsmith, says although the vast majority of local residents are decent people, he believes they're being let down by council officials and the police who apparently haven't turned up to meetings of a task force set up to deal with the problems.

    So just how bad are things? This is what Mr Arrowsmith has to say ahead of today's planned meeting:

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    Anti-social behaviour and incidents of criminal damage and burglary have also reduced significantly in the past few months. We recognise there is still much work to do, but Edlington remains a key priority for us."

    Claire Scott, Head of service communities, Doncaster Metropolitan Council

  7. Search goes on for pet parrot stolen in Bradford burglarypublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    The search is continuing this morning for a family's pet parrot which was stolen during a burglary in Bradford.

    Barney the parrotImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The 10-year-old African grey, called Barney, was snatched from an address in Cleckheaton Road between 08.30 and 13:30 on Thursday.

    West Yorkshire Police said the bird had been stolen along with computer and garden equipment.

    Det Con Sarah Hamer said: "Any burglary is devastating for the victim, but in this case it's even more upsetting for the family with Barney also being taken.

    "Barney does speak, and it's likely he will be making a lot of noise wherever he is being kept."

  8. 'Astonishing' anti-social behaviour sparks dispersal order extensionpublished at 07:54 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    A dispersal order put in place on a York estate hit by "high-level" anti-social behaviour has been extended.

    chappyImage source, Google

    It was brought in for the Chapelfields area on Thursday, and will now run until at least 17:30 today.

    It means groups of youths can be arrested if they don't move on.

    Police say groups of up to 30 youths were involved in over 25 incidents of anti-social behaviour in the area over a period of nine days.

    Oficers said the level of behaviour was "just astonishing", and elderly residents were left scared in their own homes.

  9. Monday's weather forecast for Yorkshirepublished at 07:41 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    A dry morning, with cloud thickening from the southwest, bringing hill fog and rain later in the afternoon.

    This turning heavy and persistent at times, mainly across the Dales.

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    Some brighter spells possible later, mainly in the south.

    Tonight, rain will ease away during the first half of the night, with most places dry by dawn.

  10. Listen: Abused 'for being different' - Fresh guidance on online hate crimepublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    Online hate crimes should be treated as seriously as offences in person, according to new guidance for prosecutors in England and Wales.

    The pledge to toughen the response to online abuse is part of revised Crown Prosecution Service rules for hate crimes.

    The guidance also refers for the first time to incidents specifically against bisexual people.

    The CPS says it is setting out more clearly what victims should expect.

    Nell Stockton, from Barnsley, a transgender woman and campaigner, says she's suffered social media abuse for being different and welcomes today's new guidance:

  11. Watch: Wakefield car park goes out with a bangpublished at 07:12 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    A multi-storey car park in Wakefield which was built in 1971 has been demolished in a controlled explosion.

    The Rishworth Street site was destroyed as part of plans to redevelop the city's civic quarter, with the demolition carried out at 07:15 on Sunday

    A surface-level car park will be created on the site while a developer is sought.

    Denise Jeffery, deputy leader of Wakefield Council, said: "By demolishing it we hope it will help attract developers who are interested in investing in this part of the city."

    This was the moment the car park ceased to be after 47 years of service to the city:

  12. Traffic and travel: Delays in Farsleypublished at 07:00 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    BBC News Travel

    If you're in Farsley, Leeds, this morning, be aware that there are problems on the roads there at the moment due to an earlier incident.

    As traffic increases during the rush hour, it looks like there could be some delays on roads leading to the Ring Road:

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  13. Check your train journey this morningpublished at 06:51 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    BBC News Travel

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

    However, according to National Rail Enquiries, the 06:36 Doncaster-Kings Cross service is currently running about 20 minutes late, the 07:12 Doncaster-Kings Cross service has been cancelled and the 06:45 York-Liverpool Lime Street service is running about 25 minutes late.

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

  14. Sunk World War One U-boat given protected statuspublished at 06:39 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    The wreck of a World War One U-boat which sank off the coast of Whitby has been given protected status.

    Gun on sunk subImage source, Historic England

    The submarine sank 40 ships before being bombed in 1918 with the loss of all its crew.

    Historic England said the site "comprises important elements of our maritime heritage".

    John Glen, minister for arts, heritage and tourism, said: "The listing of the U-boat wreck off Whitby is also particularly poignant as we continue to mark the centenary of World War One and remember the sacrifices of those who fought 100 years ago."

    The U-boat has been described as a German Imperial Navy UC-70 mine-laying submarine.

    It was discovered as part of work to research and survey submarine losses within UK territorial waters around England.

  15. Good morning: Join us for today's live coverage across Yorkshirepublished at 06:30 British Summer Time 21 August 2017

    Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Monday 21 August 2017.

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

    As we're starting to say farewell to the summer, I thought we'd begin today with a vision of sunshine and hope from York:

    sunny minster

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