Summary

  • Three arrested on suspicion of murder after man's body found in Rotherham

  • Murder investigation launched in Leeds after homeless man's death

  • Man airlifted to hospital after shooting in Dewsbury

  • Murder probe continues in Halifax after woman's body found in house

  • South Yorkshire charity criticises government's counter-terror strategy

  • Four hurt as car crashes into tree in North Yorkshire

  • Investigation continues after man seriously hurt in Leeds stabbing

  • Decision delayed over North Yorkshire green energy plant

  • Bramham Iron Age skeletons to go on display in Leeds

  • Updates on Tuesday 29 August 2017

  1. Bramham Iron Age skeletons to go on display in Leedspublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Two Iron Age skeletons uncovered beside the A1 near Leeds are to go on display in the city for the first time.

    SkullImage source, Leeds Museums and Galleries

    The 2,000-year-old bones lay side by side under land near Bramham, said Leeds City Museum.

    Once the location of a late Iron Age settlement, Wattle Syke was the resting place of a man, aged about 25 to 35, and a woman over 45.

    They were found buried together in archaeological excavations during 2007 and 2008.

    In all, a dozen skeletons are to be displayed. The other Yorkshire remains include a soldier discovered in a mass grave near the site of the Battle of Towton in 1461 during the Wars of the Roses.

    Also part of the exhibition are the remains of a medieval female religious hermit from the Church of All Saints in Fishergate, York.

  2. An emergency wedding?published at 14:17 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    I've heard of wedding shackles but it looks like this bride took it a step further!

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  3. Travel update: Incident in Dewsburypublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    BBC News Travel

    We're getting reports of a police incident in Dewsbury this lunchtime.

    It's happening on Low Road in both directions between Beckett Lane and Pilgrim Avenue.

    An Air Ambulance has been in attendance and police officers remain on scene.

    We'll bring you more as we get it.

  4. Leeds murder investigation: Victim was homelesspublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    A man who died after being found injured outside Leeds railway station this morning sparking a murder inquiry was homeless, police have confirmed this lunchtime.

    Train station sceneImage source, Paul Buckley

    Police have named the dead man as 39-year-old Terry Bailey, who is known to have been a rough sleeper, but who also lived in the South Leeds area.

    Officers say he was known to them as a "street drinker" and was sleeping rough near the Queens Hotel.

    Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder,

  5. Prevent scheme 'built on Islamophobia'published at 13:48 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    The government accuses a JUST Yorkshire report about the Prevent strategy as peddling "falsehoods".

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  6. Stub it out: Number of Leeds smokers hits new lowpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    The number of people who smoke in Leeds is at a new low, according to new figures released today.

    CigaretteImage source, PA

    The latest figures show that since 2004 there are almost 59,000 fewer smokers in the city.

    Thirteen years ago 30% of the city lit up, but now just 17.8% smoke.

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    Everyone who has managed to stop smoking deserves congratulations as smoking continues to cost lives."

    Doctor Ian Cameron, Director of public health, Leeds City Council

  7. Four hurt as car crashes into tree in North Yorkshirepublished at 13:20

    Four people from Teesside were taken to hospital for treatment after a serious collision in North Yorkshire on Bank Holiday Monday.

    RoadImage source, Google

    The crash happened at about 14:30 when a blue Ford Fiesta travelling along the B6265 from Pateley Bridge towards Ripon left the road and hit a tree near the G&T Ice Cream Parlour at Risplith.

    A 28-year-old man was taken to hospital by air ambulance suffering from serious injuries to his abdomen.

    The other three occupants of the car, a man and two women, were taken to Harrogate District Hospital where two of them remain in a serious condition.

    The road was closed for several hours while police carried out investigations at the scene.

    Anyone who witnessed the crash, or who saw the Ford Fiesta before the incident, is being asked to contact North Yorkshire Police.

  8. Murder investigation after body found in Rotherhampublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found at a flat in Rotherham.

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    Emergency services were called to Badsley Moor Lane just after midnight following the discovery of the body of a 43-year-old man.

    An investigation is now under way into the circumstances surrounding his death.

    Two men, aged 19 and 23, and a 30-year-old woman, are being held in police custody.

  9. Murder investigation in Rotherhampublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 29 August 2017
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    A murder investigation's been launched in Rotherham after the discovery of a man's body.

    More to follow.

  10. Accrington sign Thorniley on loanpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Accrington Stanley sign defender Jordan Thorniley on loan from Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.

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  11. Sheffield department store celebrates 145th anniversarypublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Toby Foster
    Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    Sheffield's Atkinsons department store is celebrating its 145th birthday.

    The family business began on the Moor in the city centre when John Atkinson opened a small drapery store in 1872.

    It's one of the biggest family-owned shops in the UK and is now in the hands of his great grandson Nicholas.

    I've been for a look around and while I was there they got me to make an in-store announcement:

    And Nicholas told me the secret to the store's continuing success is its dedicated employees:

  12. After the big party comes the big clean-uppublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    When you get about 100,000 people together for the Leeds Carnival, you can expect some litter to get left behind when they go:

    LitterImage source, Leeds City Council
    LitterImage source, Leeds City Council

    But if you were travelling around the site of Carnival this morning, you probably won't have seen anything out of place - and it's all down to these guys:

    Clean upImage source, Leeds City Council

    Leeds City Council's Cleaner Neighbourhoods Team was out from 04:00 this morning tidying up around Chapeltown Road and Harehills Avenue.

    Top work fellas!

  13. Football kit a flash in the pan?published at 11:56 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    On Friday we told you about a North Yorkshire football team cooking up a storm.

    Bedale AFC's strip is made of sausages. Well we've got some pics of the kit in the flesh, so to speak.

    Sausages

    The bangers and clash strip has gained notoriety on internet football sites.

    SAUSAGES

    It's even been tipped to win "worst kit of the season" award.

    If you know of kits which might also make that list, you can let us know by simply clicking here.

  14. Public praised after busy bank holiday weekendpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Police have thanked the public after a weekend which saw hundreds of thousands of people come to West Yorkshire.

    Leeds festival

    Officers made a total of 32 arrests at the Leeds Festival - 20 of which were for drugs offences - and five at Leeds Carnival.

    There were 16 fewer arrests at the festival than last year, with about 60,000 people at each of the three days.

    Thousands also came to Headingley stadium for England's second test against the West Indies.

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    We would like to extend our thanks to all those who took part in the events and who helped to make it a real success that Leeds can be proud of.”

    Ch Spt Paul Money, West Yorkshire Police

  15. Tatt'll do nicely! Sheffield man's tattoo tribute to famous Swedish storepublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Oli Constable
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    How excited are you about the new Ikea store opening near the Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield?

    Are you counting down the days until 28 September and is it, perhaps, exciting enough for you to get a tattoo to celebrate?

    Well, that's what Matt Lee has done in anticipation of the store opening next month - and I've been to see the "ink" for myself:

  16. Bank Holiday sunshine across Yorkshirepublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Adam Pinder-Smith
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    The sun has been shining all Bank Holiday weekend and our BBC Weather Watchers have been out taking some great photos from across the White Rose county.

    Here's Linton upon Ouse near York in the sunshine on Sunday:

    BBC Weather Watchers photographImage source, BBC Weather Watchers

    Next stop South Yorkshire, where this one arrived from Totley in Sheffield:

    BBC Weather Watchers photographImage source, BBC Weather Watchers

    Finally, West Yorkshire where this picture from Ilkley was taken yesterday afternoon:

    BBC Weather Watchers photographImage source, BBC Weather Watchers

    You can sign up to become a BBC Weather Watcher in moments and your snaps could end up being used in the weather forecasts on BBC Look North.

  17. Listen: Sheffield Carnival's successful returnpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    Nick Wilson
    BBC Radio Sheffield

    Sheffield Carnival made a colourful return to the city yesterday after years in the wilderness.

    People at Sheffield CarnivalImage source, Tim Dennell

    Once an annual event, it fizzled out during the 1990s but it came back with a bang this Bank Holiday in a sun drenched Norfolk Park:

    Sheffield Carnival paradeImage source, Tim Dennell

    As well as a carnival, there was also a parade, drumming workshops and stalls for all the family.

    I headed up yesterday to meet the lady who put it all together, Andrea Risden:

  18. Decision on Ryedale green energy plant put offpublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    A decision over plans for a green energy plant between Malton and Scarborough has been put off by county councillors.

    PlantImage source, Knapton Green Energy

    The company behind the venture has now asked for more talks with planning officers who've recommended that permission for the site, off the A64 at Knapton, be refused.

    Knapton Green Energy says the plant would create green energy from non-recyclable waste that would otherwise go to landfill, incineration or be exported.

    The firm says it could produce enough electricity for 16,000 homes a year.

    The application is expected to go back before the planning committee next month.

  19. Headingley test set for gripping final daypublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 29 August 2017

    BBC Sport

    The fifth day of the second test match between England and the West Indies takes place at Headingley today.

    England are hoping to push for victory in Yorkshireman Joe Root's first match as captain at his home ground.

    The game has swung from one side to the other over the first four days, but England seem to have the upper hand thanks to a partnership between Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes.

    Here are some highlights from yesterday's action:

    After a shower in Leeds, play is now due to get under way at 11:15 this morning - weather permitting - with ball-by-ball commentary from the BBC's Test Match Special.

    And don't forget you can watch in-play highlights via the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app.