Summary

  • Leeds Alzheimer's man Sky bill 'unnecessary'

  • Football fan's lifetime ban for 'dead son' tweet to Sheffield United player

  • Man appears in court charged with murder of Halifax woman

  • Major Leeds motorway upgrade plan to beat congestion

  • City Council's 'regret' over schooling shortcomings for children with special needs

  • 'Pop-up' Shakespearean theatre for York will be of 'enormous benefit' to city

  • Morale 'plummeting' among South Yorkshire Police officers - Survey

  • Number of 'ugly' shops in Bradford reaches 'pandemic' level

  • North Yorkshire to benefit from mobile chemotherapy unit

  • Updates on Wednesday 30 August 2017

  1. Burnley sign Huddersfield striker Wellspublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 31 August 2017
    Breaking

    Burnley sign striker Nahki Wells from Huddersfield Town for £5m on a three-year deal.

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  2. That's all from Wednesday...published at 06:30

    Those are all our updates from across Yorkshire on Wednesday 30 August 2017.

    Want to find out what's happening where you live on Thursday 31 August? Just click here.

  3. Who could move and who needs what?published at 23:39 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    As the hours tick down, Phil McNulty and BBC Sport colleagues assess what each Premier League club needs before the transfer deadline.

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  4. Our five top stories todaypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 30 August 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, but before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

    1. Anger over Alzheimer's man's 'unnecessary' Sky bill
    2. Football fan handed lifetime ban for 'dead son' tweet to Sheffield United's Billy Sharp
    3. Man appears in court charged with murder of Halifax woman
    4. Number of 'ugly' shops in Bradford reaches 'pandemic' level
    5. Leeds? It's t'best in t'world. Well, Europe anyway...

    See you tomorrow.

  5. Fines for anti-social behaviour in Rotherhampublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is hoping to bring in new rules which would mean they'd be able to fine people who use foul language, who are littering or consuming alcohol.

    A recent public consultation about the proposals have been supported by 94% of people consulted.

    If approved, the Public Spaces Protection Order will apply for three years in the parts of town shown on the map below:

    mapImage source, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
  6. Council 'fails' autistic childrenpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    Campaigners said children with autism suffer from a lack of classroom support.

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  7. Man hit on the head in Bradford car theftpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    A delivery driver who was taking phone cards to a shop in Bradford has been attacked with a piece of wood and had his car stolen.

    Portsmouth aveImage source, Google

    It happened at about 15:00 yesterday when the man, who is in his 40s, was going back to his silver BMW in Portsmouth Avenue, Undercliffe after dropping off the cards.

    He was then approached by two Asian males in dark clothing who demanded the keys to his car, he was then struck with what police think was a piece of wood.

    They took his keys and drove off in his car and a silver 4x4 - the man was taken to hospital with a slight head injury.

  8. Slimmer Richard Whitehead scores national recognition after losing 14 stonepublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    Bradford Telegraph and Argus

    A Bradford slimmer has scored national recognition after losing 14 stone., external

    Richard Whitehead, 47, was one of just 38 men to win a place at the semi-finals of Slimming World's Man of the Year 2017 competition after his weight loss, where he met former England defender Wayne Bridge.

    SlimmerImage source, Bradford Telegraph and Argus
  9. Major Leeds motorway upgrade plan to beat congestionpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    Larry Budd
    Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    Plans for a major upgrade for one of West Yorkshire's most congested roads have been unveiled.

    Elland Road roundaboutImage source, Google

    They include proposals to use part of the hard shoulder, external on the M621, one of the main routes into Leeds city centre, as an extra lane.

    Highways England says the motorway is already very congested at peak times - and that's only going to get worse.

    Ideas to help improve traffic flow include adding an extra lane to the roundabout at Elland Road stadium (pictured), and converting parts of the hard shoulder into an extra lane.

    New technology could also be introduced to advise people how fast to drive, depending on how busy the road is.

    It could start in 2020 - but the works could take two years.

  10. Leeds United winger signs new three-year dealpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    BBC Sport

    Leeds United winger Stuart Dallas has signed a new three-year deal.

    Stuart DallasImage source, Rex Features

    The 26-year-old Northern Ireland international would have been out of contract at the end of the season.

    He has scored eight goals in 80 league appearances for the Elland Road side since joining from Brentford in August 2015.

    "I'm happy here and it's where I want to be. I feel as if I'm going to be part of something special this season," he told BBC Radio Leeds.

  11. Doncaster Airport named best small airport in the countrypublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    Doncaster Airport has been voted best small airport in the country by Which? magazine readers.

    The airport scored 87% overall, beating all airports in the North and Midlands by as much as 20%.

    AirportImage source, PA

    The airport was the highest placed in the UK, for small airport, in the rankings of 18 other airports.

    Steve Gill, chief executive of DSA said: “We are simply thrilled to have topped this annual survey. Feedback like this is fantastic for the airport.

  12. Police issue CCTV after serious sexual assaultpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    Do you know this man? Police in Leeds want to speak to him after a serious sexual assault in the city.

    CCTVImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The attack on a 37-year-old woman happened on Moor View in Holbeck, at about 19:00 on bank holiday Monday.

    Officers say the man they want to trace was driving an old-shaped silver Ford Fiesta.

    If you can help, call police on 101.

  13. Wednesday sign defender Van Akenpublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    Championship side Sheffield Wednesday sign Heerenveen defender Joost van Aken for an undisclosed fee.

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  14. Rotherham sign Fulham goalkeeper Rodakpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    League One side Rotherham United sign Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodak on a season-long loan deal.

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  15. Sheffield shop hit by ram raidpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    A shop in Sheffield has been hit by ram-raid thieves.

    Two cars were used to damage the front of the Eton, external clothing store on Division Street in the early hours of today.

    Police are appealing for witnesses.

    mapsImage source, Google
  16. Man appears in court charged with murder of Halifax womanpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    A 27-year-old man from Leeds has appeared in court charged with the murder of 23-year-old Jessica King whose body was found at a house in Siddal on Sunday.

    Front door of house

    Jordan Thackray from East Grange View, Belle Isle, was remanded back into custody and is due to appear at Bradford Crown Court on Friday 1 September.

    There was no application for bail.

  17. North Yorkshire to benefit from mobile chemotherapy unitpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    A mobile chemotherapy unit to serve North Yorkshire is about to hit the road.

    The £700,000 facility has been bought by the charity York Against Cancer and will start operating next week.

    It means cancer patients from areas like Selby and Malton wont have to travel to York or Scarborough for treatment.

    Mobile Chemo UnitImage source, YAK
  18. Leeds? It's t'best in t'world. Well, Europe anyway...published at 15:22 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    Earlier on, I was telling you about the fact Europe's biggest "three manual" organ - one which has three rows of keys - can be found in Leeds.

    But it turns out Leeds has actually got quite a few of "Europe's biggest" things...

    So relax, get your thumb ready and take a trip with us through some of the other "Europe's biggest" the city has on offer:

    Kirkgate Market

    Kirkgate Market

    Kirkgate Market in the city centre is big. It's very big. In fact - you guessed it - it's so big that it's the biggest indoor market in Europe.

    It has been selling food and goods to the people of the city for more than 150 years.

    Eat that Milan...

    Westgate Tunnel

    Westgate tunnelImage source, Google

    You might drive through it every day and you might not think much about it - but you're going through one of the city's most impressive assets.

    Fact fans can now boast that the Westgate tunnel on the A58(M) - Leeds Inner Ring Road to you and me - is the longest unventilated road tunnel in Europe.

    Bosh, 'ave that Paris...

    Temple Newsam

    Temple NewsamImage source, Leeds City Council

    If the excitement of having Europe's longest unventilated tunnel in town wasn't enough, then how about the city being home to the world's (So not just Europe, eh? What about that...) most expensive wallpaper.

    Take a look at the wallpaper in the Chinese Drawing Room at Temple Newsam, external. It was literally taken from a book and stuck up on the walls in the 1820s.

    A copy of that book recently sold for £7.3m. Surprisingly you can't buy it from your local DIY shop.

    Have the most expensive wallpaper in the world do you, Berlin? No, didn't think so...

  19. Police seek learner driver after pylon knocked over in Rotherhampublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    Officers are trying to trace the driver of a car with learner plates after an accident left two people with minor injuries and an electrical pylon in the road.

    It happened at around 20:30 on Friday 25 August.

    A car, thought to be a grey Ford Focus, crashed with a black VW Scirocco on Doncaster Road, Hooton Roberts, Rotherham which led to an electrical pylon falling into the road.

    The driver of the grey car then fled the scene.

    mapImage source, Google

    Anyone with information can contact South Yorkshire Police on 101, external.

  20. Anger over Alzheimer's man's 'unnecessary' Sky billpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 30 August 2017

    A man from Leeds with Alzheimer's has been paying hundreds of a pounds a month for "unnecessary" utilities and services, his niece has claimed.

    Hands

    Rachel Holdsworth says her uncle, 72, pays bills, including £110 for a Sky TV and phone package, £120 for gas and electric and £35 for boiler servicing.

    She said she realised he was making the "unnecessarily large payments" while helping with his finances.

    Sky has apologised and said it hoped to find the best deal for her uncle.