Summary

  • Victim named in Rotherham murder inquiry

  • Two charged over 'rough sleeper' death appear in court

  • Three men arrested over Bank Holiday stabbing in Leeds

  • York councillors asked to 'stand aside' during investigation

  • Man charged with attempted murder over Leeds shooting

  • £14m plan to shore-up Scarborough cliffs set to get go-ahead

  • Barnsley FC chairman Watkins to leave role

  • Search is on for 6ft-long 'crocodile' stolen from Leeds home

  • Updates on Thursday 31 August 2017

  1. That's all from Thursday...published at 06:30

    Those are all our updates from across Yorkshire on Thursday 31 August 2017.

    Want to find out what's happening where you live on Friday 1 September? Just click here.

  2. Jane Tomlinson charity funds reach £10mpublished at 00:33 British Summer Time 1 September 2017

    Ten years since her death the fund in Jane Tomlinson's name has raised £10m for good causes.

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  3. Barnsley sign Gardner and McBurniepublished at 23:57 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Barnsley sign Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner and Swansea City striker Oli McBurnie on loan until the end of the season.

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  4. Burton sign Brayford, Miller and Allenpublished at 23:50 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Burton sign Sheffield United defender John Brayford, Tottenham striker Will Miller and Rochdale midfielder Jamie Allen.

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  5. Owls' Winnall joins Derby in swap dealpublished at 23:39 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Derby County sign Sam Winnall and Maikel Kieftenbeld, while Jacob Butterfield moves to Sheffield Wednesday on loan.

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  6. Millers bring in Onariase and Towellpublished at 23:34 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Rotherham sign Brentford defender Manny Onariase on a two-year deal, plus Brighton midfielder Richie Towell on loan.

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  7. Blades sign Donaldson and Heneghanpublished at 23:29 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Sheffield United sign Birmingham striker Clayton Donaldson and Motherwell defender Ben Heneghan for undisclosed fees.

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  8. Anderson & Middleton join Port Valepublished at 22:03 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Port Vale sign Burnley defender Tom Anderson on a season-long loan and Doncaster midfielder Harry Middleton on a one-year deal.

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  9. Oxford sign Mowatt and Mousinhopublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Oxford United sign Barnsley's Alex Mowatt on a season-long loan and Burton defender John Mousinho on a two-year deal.

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  10. Gillingham sign Clare on loan from Owlspublished at 20:08 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    League One side Gillingham sign midfielder Sean Clare on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until 3 January.

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  11. Bradford sign goalkeeper Raederpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    League One side Bradford City sign goalkeeper Lukas Raeder on a short-term deal until January.

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  12. Fracking to begin 'before end of year'published at 18:53 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    The firm behind plans says it is confident it will get final approval as protests continue.

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  13. Two in court over 'rough sleeper' killingpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Terry Bailey died in hospital after being attacked early on Tuesday near Leeds railway station.

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  14. Our five top stories todaypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 31 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. Victim named in Rotherham murder inquiry
    2. Men charged with manslaughter appear in court
    3. York councillors asked to 'stand aside' during investigation
    4. 'It was the bleakest day' - Ex-MP Mulholland on losing Leeds seat in General Election
    5. Can you help find Leeds' missing crocodile?

    See you tomorrow.

  15. What's it like to land a Boeing 737 aircraft?published at 17:50 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Former pilot Jim Paris talks through the landing procedures of a Boeing 737 aircraft.

    The footage was shot inside a simulator at Real Simulation, Harrogate.

  16. Train strikes set for Yorkshirepublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Don't forget that train services operated by Northern Rail are due to be disrupted tomorrow as the RMT Union stages strike action.

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    The union says members working for Arriva Rail North will walk out tomorrow and on Monday, in a row over driver-only operated trains.

    The company says it's prepared to guarantee jobs and pay for all conductors until the end of its franchise.

  17. CCTV released after sexual assault in Leedspublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Do you recognise this man? Police want to speak to him after a woman was sexually assaulted in Leeds.

    CCTVImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The attack on the 19-year-old woman happened on Kirkgate in the early hours of Monday 7 August.

    If you can help, call police on 101 with any information you may have.

  18. Linton Bridge to reopen at the weekendpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    The Linton Bridge will be officially reopened this weekend, 20 months after the devastating floods over Christmas 2015.

    Linton BridgeImage source, Leeds City Council

    The grade II-listed bridge over the River Wharfe between Linton and Collingham will be officially reopened at 12:00 on Saturday.

    The bridge suffered significant damage to its foundations after flooding caused damage to parts of West Yorkshire.

    But engineers working on the bridge have made it safe again by creating a "bridge within a bridge" to repair and strengthen it.

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    The damaged bridge was highly unstable and could have collapsed completely, with the loss of its heritage value."

    Cllr Richard Lewis, Leeds City Council

  19. Watch: Shot Leeds war hero meets five-year-old fundraiserpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    An Iraq War veteran from Leeds has met a five-year-old fundraiser who has completed a triathlon to raise money for the Help the Heros charity.

    Simon was shot in the head in 2006 after going to repair an army vehicle that was under fire.

    He lost one eye completely and 90% of the vision in the other.

    Tempy Pattinson, of Darlington, told Simon Brown why she did a triathlon, despite being scared of riding her bike:

  20. Men charged with manslaughter appear in courtpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 31 August 2017

    Two men have appeared before Leeds Magistrates court charged with the manslaughter of a homeless man in the city.

    SceneImage source, Paul Buckley

    Daniel Goodall, 42, of Poplar Mount, Bramley, Leeds, and Jamie Loftus, 28, of Hope Farm in Derby have been remanded in custody until they are due to appear before Leeds Crown Court on 28 September.

    The charges are in connection to the death of 39-year-old Terry Bailey who was assaulted outside Leeds railway station on Tuesday morning and died in hospital.