A Syrian refugee in Calderdale is using honey to get others into work and improve the economy.

Dr Ryad Alsous is a food scientist and bee keeper from Damascus who came to Huddersfield in 2013.

He's now started the Buzz project which will train others how to make honey and other products such as Royal Jelly.

Kim Strickson is from the project's steering group. She says it's causing a bit of a buzz in the area:

Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield

The family of a 19-year-old man who drowned in Sheffield canal basin earlier this year are calling for better safety measures at the site.

Image source, Wilson family

Alex Wilson (pictured) died following a night out in the city centre in July. His body was recovered from the canal by police divers.

Mr Wilson's sister, Samantha, says his family wants further deaths to be prevented and is calling on the Canal and River Trust to take more action.

Responding, the trust says its thoughts are with Mr Wilson's family and adds that the site is lit and there are escape ladders, railings and life-rings in place:

Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield

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Following a crash earlier this week in Doncaster a woman has now died from her injuries.

23 year-old Maxine Jimmison was driving one of two cars which collided on Askern Road in Carcroft on Tuesday morning.

The driver of the other car has minor injuries and police want to hear from anyone who may have seen the vehicles in the area at the time; details here, external.

The announcement that the Tour de Yorkshire will be extended from three to four days in 2018 has been described as "fantastic news" by the boss of the sport's UK governing body.

The Tour will run from Thursday 3 May to Sunday 6 May next year, that's one day longer than the prestigious cycling event has previously run since its launch in 2015.

The Asda Women's Tour de Yorkshire is also to double in size in 2018, running for two days from Thursday 3 May to Friday 4 May.

Julie Harrington, British Cycling's chief executive, says: "This is fantastic news, not just for Yorkshire, but for cycling in Great Britain.

"Adding a day to the men’s event and doubling the duration of the women’s race will give even more people a chance to see our great sport at close quarters."

Leeds United defender Conor Shaughnessy signs a new four-year deal with the Championship leaders.

Amy Nagy
BBC Radio Sheffield

A crash which left a six-year-old child with serious injuries in Sheffield has prompted an appeal for help from the police.

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The boy was injured in a collision with a blue Ford Transit van in Aughton Crescent on the Manor estate at about 17:05 on Monday afternoon.

The van is believed to have been travelling in the direction of Hastilar Road South.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information is being asked to contact police.

Four people taking part in an anti-fracking protest in North Yorkshire have been charged with obstructing the highway.

A 23-year-old man, a 40-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman have been charged with obstructing Habton Road in Kirby Misperton on Wednesday.

Several protests have been held outside the Third Energy site where fracking - the process of drilling into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at rock to release the gas inside - is due to start by the end of the year.

The four people charged by police are due to appear at York Magistrates' Court on 19 October.

The extension of the Tour de Yorkshire from three to four days next year will bring "far-reaching" benefits to the county, the event's organisers have promised.

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Announcing that the Tour will run from Thursday 3 May to Sunday 6 May 2018, Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Sir Gary Verity says it's "absolutely tremendous news".

"This decision will help us attract even bigger names in the future and allow us to design a more varied and spectacular route," says Sir Gary.

"Our race is growing in stature all the time and the next two editions will hold even greater prestige given that Yorkshire is also hosting the UCI Road World Championships in 2019."

The Tour de Yorkshire cycle race is to be extended from three to four days in 2018, it's just been announced.

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The prestigious competition, which attracts about a million spectators and which generated about £60m for the local economy in 2016, will be held between Thursday 3 May and Sunday 6 May next year.

Thousands of spectators have lined the route of the Tour since it was launched in 2015 after the success of the Tour de France Grand Depart which was held in Yorkshire the year before.

The Asda Women's Tour de Yorkshire is also to double in size next year, it's been revealed, increasing from one to two days on Thursday 3 May and Friday 4 May 2018.

Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield

We all know weddings can be costly: the cars, the gown, the dinner, the flowers, the...well, it's a long list anyway...

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For some people there can be a way of keeping costs down, but how about charging guests £150 to attend?

Next year, Ben Farina, from Rotherham, and Clare Moran (pictured) are due to marry, but their big day will actually spread over three days, and guests are being asked to chip in £150 each.

Image source, Ben Farina

Mr Farina says he's not being "tight" and insists the idea has "gone down well" with guests.

"People always pay a large amount of money to go to a wedding anyway, so why not have it paying towards the actual wedding rather than just to a business owner?" he says.

"I sold it to them a bit like an all-inclusive holiday, so all the food and drinks will be incorporated in that cost."

North Yorkshire-based UK power producer Drax has announced that its chief executive, Dorothy Thompson, will step down and leave the group at the end of this year.

Image source, Drax

She will be replaced by the firm's current finance chief, Will Gardiner.

Ms Thompson, who has been in charge for 12 years, was one of the few female chief executives of a FTSE-listed company.

Drax generates 7% of the UK's electricity at its power station near Selby.

Ms Thompson remains a non-executive director of the Bank of England, with her term set to expire at the end of July 2018.

During her time at Drax, the company has been switching from coal-fired power generation to using biomass fuel instead.

Harrogate Police's Sgt Paul Cording is doing his bit to try and reduce the number of deaths on the roads:

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

Many areas dry and breezy with fairly cloudy skies, feeling rather warm.

However, there will be rain later in the day.

Watch my full forecast here:

Detectives investigating a knifepoint robbery at a Leeds phone shop have released an e-fit image of the suspect.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

The man went into the Phones 4 U shop in Harehills Lane, Harehills, at about 12:30 on Monday 4 September.

He threatened the owner with a knife before stealing a number of phones and tablet computers, along with cash from the till.

Anyone with information about the robbery, or who recognises the man in the picture, is being asked to contact police.

The family of a teenager from Sheffield who drowned in the canal at Victoria Quays is calling for improved safety measures in the area.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

Alex Wilson, who was 19, disappeared after a night out at the end of July.

Alex's sister, Samantha Darby, says his family wants to prevent any more deaths and believes more lighting in the canal area would help.

The Canal and River Trust say it's aware of the family's concerns and is awaiting the outcome of an inquest.

The inquest's due to be held later into the death of Moors Murderer Ian Brady.

He and his lover Myra Hindley tortured and murdered five children in the 1960s and buried their bodies on Saddleworth Moor between Yorkshire and Manchester.

The 79-year-old child killer died in a secure hospital May this year after spending more than five decades behind bars.

More parents in South Yorkshire need to talk fire safety to their children, according to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.

Image source, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

The fire service's comments come in light of a recent survey, external which has found that just 43% of parents questioned had talked through safe ways to escape a house fire with their children.

On the upside, most people who were asked were well aware of how to make their homes safer in terms of fire risk.

Smokers who are trying to quit are being advised for the first time by public health bosses to use e-cigarettes.

It comes as the number of people successfully stopping smoking has reached its highest ever level.

Sales of e-cigarettes have been rising steadily since they first went on sale in 2007 in the UK and since 2012, they've replaced nicotine patches and gum to become the most popular choice of smoking cessation aid in England.

Sami Mohammed, who runs an e-cigarette shop in Leeds, says he opened it after successfully using them to stop smoking five years ago:

Staff at a North Yorkshire foodbank say use has more than doubled in 12 months - and it could be down to changes in the benefit system.

Staff at Selby Foodbank say it's helped nearly 900 people over five months this year.

Elsewhere in North Yorkshire, Northallerton food bank reports one of its busiest months on record.

Earlier this month the York Foodbank charity reported an almost 50% increase in food parcels handed out during August compared to the same period last year.

The government says it's misleading to link foodbank use to any one issue.

BBC Weather

Dry and breezy first thing in Yorkshire with rather cloudy skies and feeling warm.

Rain will arrive from the west and spread eastwards through the day, reaching eastern parts after midday.

The rain should gradually clear to the east during the evening, leaving clear skies and light winds.

Becoming quite cold with perhaps some mist and fog in places by dawn.