Summary

  • Sheffield stab death: Murder accused appears in court

  • Children who died in North Yorkshire M62 crash named by police

  • £300m Meadowhall expansion gets go-ahead

  • Lorry route for North Yorkshire fracking site given go-ahead

  • Dewsbury man is one of two jailed over 'truly horrific attack' on woman

  • Work under way on South Yorkshire's new Boeing factory

  • State of children's dental health in Bradford discussed in Parliament

  • Updates on Tuesday 12 September 2017

Live Reporting

Elly Fiorentini, Oli Constable and Nick Wilmshurst

  1. Weather: Calm start but warning in place for 75mph winds later

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    A bright start with showers and then very windy overnight.

    Here's Owain with Tuesday's weather.

  2. Employers need to do more to stop modern day slavery

    New research from the University of Sheffield says employers need to do more to clamp down on modern day slavery in the UK.

    Men

    The investigation found that workers employed by agencies can be exploited, while firms are kept in the dark.

    Senior politics lecturer Dr Genevieve LeBaron says failing to monitor outsourced recruitment meant they found some workers were being mistreated.

  3. Travel: Most trains running on time this morning

    Most trains are running to time this morning although the 06:24 Doncaster to London Kings Cross and the 06:54 service are running late. The 06:59 to Adwick is delayed with no departure time given.

    You can check how your rail journeys by clicking on the links below:

  4. Travel update: Slow traffic on M1 southbound following accident

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    All three lanes have just reopened on the M1 southbound at Meadowhall following an earlier accident.

    Very slow traffic due to earlier accident on M1 Southbound between J34 A631 (Meadowhall) and J33 A630 (Catcliffe).

  5. Good morning: All the latest news from across Yorkshire

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Hello. The good news is that it is a better start to the day than yesterday. However there's a weather warning in place for later in the day.

    Welcome to BBC Local Live coverage for Yorkshire. We'll be here throughout the day to keep you up to date with the latest news, sport and weather.

    Here's a picture of York this morning where it is so peaceful and calm.

    York as dawn starts to break

    And here's a stunning picture of last night's sunset in Rotherham from BBC Weather Watcher Watergypsyrach.

    Rotherham sunset