Five Sheffield United fans given Football Banning Orders after disturbance
Belle Vue £12m development plan revealed
Four-year-old Scarborough boy 'hanged' by hoodie
Further arrests outside Kirby Misperton fracking site
Leeds city centre cordon removed after suspicious package dealt with
'Mammoth' cannabis factory discovered in Sheffield
Concern grows over missing Bradford teenagers
Scarborough flats evacuated after gas leak
Take Me Out contestant 'took own life' after losing job
New Tinsley 'chimneys' set to dominate Sheffield skyline
Updates on Wednesday 20 September 2017
Emergency services are responding to a serious incident in Bradford city centre. A woman has suffered serious injuries in a road traffic collision in Leeds Road, near its junction with Vicar Lane., external
Image source, Bradford Telegraph and ArgusFive Sheffield United fans were questioned by police in South Yorkshire yesterday in connection with a disorder at the Riverside Stadium during and after their match with Middlesbrough on 12 August.
Image source, Getty ImagesAll five, who are aged between 17 and 34, were given Football Banning Orders and released while investigations continue.
Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Yorkshire Live
Yorkshire's reputation as a world-class cycling destination has been further enhanced by becoming the first place in the UK to be officially recognised by cycling's world governing body as a UCI Bike Region.
Image source, Welcome to YorkshireSir Gary Verity (pictured right), from tourism organisation Welcome to Yorkshire, accepted the award on behalf of the White Rose county at a ceremony in Norway, where the UCI Road World Championships are currently taking place.
The county was one of five cities and regions to receive the accolade this year, along with Fyn in Denmark, Belgium's Heusden-Zolder, plus Gelderland and Woensdrecht which are both in the Netherlands.
Quote MessageWe are thrilled that Yorkshire has been granted UCI Bike Region status and it is testament to the great work that has been done and continues to be done across the county."
Sir Gary Verity, Welcome to Yorkshire
Due to the ongoing incident at Kirkgate Market in Leeds, bus passengers in the city centre face long delays just now:
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A bomb disposal team has now arrived at Leeds Kirkgate Market after a suspicious package was found earlier.
The entire market was evacuated after it was found earlier today and a wide police cordon remains in place:
Image source, @dukeoflimbsA bomb disposal team is on its way to Kirkgate Market after it was cordoned off earlier, police have confirmed.
A suspicious package was found at the market, leading to the site being evacuated and a wide police cordon being established in the surrounding area.
More to follow...
Adam Pinder-Smith
BBC Yorkshire Live
Sheffield Arena has announced a new sponsor which will see the name of the venue changed from today as part of the deal.
Image source, GoogleA six-figure investment by Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) will see the Don Valley site known as the FlyDSA Arena for the length of the three-year initial agreement.
Quote MessageWe are absolutely delighted to be working with DSA on this new chapter of the Arena's history. Both are integral to the region's economy and the significant contribution from both organisations supports the continued growth of visitor’s to South Yorkshire."
Alex Pettifer, Deputy chair, Sheffield City Trust
Police are dealing with a suspicious package at Leeds Kirgate Market this lunchtime.
Officers started setting up the cordon at about 12:00 and it remains in place:
Leeds City Council have now clarified exactly which streets are currently closed off:
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Here are the latest updates from First West Yorkshire concerning the state of bus services in Leeds city centre.
Several streets around Kirkgate Market remain cordoned off after the discovery of a suspicious package:
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Staff at Leeds Kirkgate Market were told by police to completely close the site immediately after the discovery of a suspicious package.
Market bosses were told by officers to evacuate the site after the discovery earlier this morning.
The market remains behind a police cordon at the moment and several bus services have been affected by road closures in the city centre, though the bus station remains open.
BBC News Travel
Just to clarify the situation at Leeds bus station:
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These are the latest pictures from Leeds city centre where a police cordon's in place following the discovery of a suspicious package in Kirkgate Market a little earlier:
Bus services in Leeds city centre are currently being affected by the closure of several streets around Kirkgate Market.
The market's been evacuated and a police cordon established after the discovery of a suspicious package, police have confirmed.
This is the situation on the buses:
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Kirkgate Market in the centre of Leeds has been evacuated and a cordon's been set up while police examine a suspicious package, it's been confirmed.
These are the latest pictures from the scene:
Vicar Lane, Kirkgate, York Street and New York Street are currently closed while investigations continue.
More details as and when we get them...
It seems that Kirkgate Market in Leeds has been closed and the area has been cordoned off.
More details as we get them:
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Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire
Remember we told you yesterday about a runaway wooden jetty which had vanished from a riverside garden in Nether Poppleton, near York?
Image source, Jan ShannonIt appears to have washed up about 10 miles downstream at Cawood:
Image source, Mathew SellarsIt was found after a nice bit of detective work by some of the crew members from the York Rescue Boat.
The jetty's owners, Jan and Mike Shannon, are delighted to hear it's been found, but say they're "surprised it managed to travel so far".
They also say they're "amazed" it passed through Naburn Lock on the way.
Wakefield Trinity sign Catalans Dragons second-rower Justin Horo on a two-year deal.
Read MoreSouth Yorkshire Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in relation to an arson incident in the Hyde Park area of Doncaster.
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceIt happened at about 13:30 on Thursday 10 August, when someone on the 11th floor of Sandbeck House Flats in Grove Place lit an item before dropping it into the rubbish chute, which then caused the bins to be set alight.
The complex was evacuated by the emergency services due to smoke which filled the entire building.
Anyone with information is asked to call 101.
Quote MessageOur investigation into this extremely serious incident is continuing and I’d like to ask that anyone who recognises the man pictured in this CCTV image to please contact us."
Detective Constable Karen Grave, South Yorkshire Police
Fancy a first class seat on your next rail journey, but don't want to pay a price well into three figures for the privilege?
Image source, PAVirgin Trains East Coast may have the answer: passengers can bid for empty first class seats on a new smartphone app shortly before departure.
Prices start from £5 for a seat in first class carriages, which feature complimentary food and drink, free wi-fi, reclining leather seats and extra legroom.
Upgrades are initially available on some weekday services from London King's Cross to Edinburgh, Leeds, Newcastle and York, with more routes expected to be added.
Each auction starts about two-and-a-half hours in advance and ends 30 minutes before the train departs.
Here's a bit more about children from Yorkshire who've made it to the final of a national driving competition.
Motorists aged between 10 and 15 have been taking driving courses on private land and the best have been put forward by their instructors for the final.
One of them is Coban from Ossett, who thinks the lessons will give him an advantage in the future.
Here he is behind the wheel:
