Man denies trying to kill four children in Barnsley car crash
Army instructors deny physical abuse at training camp
Former University of York student cleared of rape
Five charged over anti-fracking protest in North Yorkshire
West Yorkshire prison officers' fears over 'drug-soaked' letters
A1(M) reopens after earlier crash near Boroughbridge
Plans for new £300m Leeds Quarry Hill neighbourhood revealed
More arrests over Sheffield United match violence
Digital signals boost for Leeds-Manchester rail services
Ripper investigation items auctioned
University of Leeds 'best in north'
Updates on Friday 22 September 2017
Jenny Eells
You know the alphabet, of course, after all you've been reciting it since you were in primary school.
But can you say it backwards, no mistakes...and beat a time of just seven seconds?
Yup. Seven seconds. Give it a go. It's not easy...
One person who's got it down to a "T" (pardon the pun) is 97-year-old Phyllis Knight who lives at Oakwood Grange Care Home in Royston, Barnsley:
A man from Bradford has been charged with two terrorism offences.
Farooq Rashid, 42, of Ducy Crescent, is charged with disseminating a terrorist publication and possessing a publication likely to be useful to a terrorist.
He was arrested last October and initially bailed until February, then re-bailed until September.
Mr Rashid has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court later.
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
After a dry and often sunny morning, increasing cloud will bring patchy light rain later in the afternoon.
Watch my full forecast here:
The A1(M) northbound between junction 48 (Boroughbridge) and junction 49 (Dishforth) will remain closed until further notice, police have confirmed.
Image source, Highways England/Crown CopyrightHowever, lane three of the carriageway is expected to re-open at about 10:00 to allow "trapped traffic to disperse", police say.
However, motorists are still being advised to avoid the area if possible following a collision between two lorries earlier this morning.
Drivers currently travelling northbound on the A1(M) are advised to leave at junction 46 and use the diversion on to the A168, rejoining the A1(M) at junction 49.
BBC News Travel
More on the A1(M) northbound closure near Boroughbridge...
Though it had looked like the road could re-open between junction 48 and junction 49 within the hour, it now seems the wait isn't over yet:
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Letters thought to be soaked in drugs are being photocopied by prison officers, with the copies handed to inmates instead, a new report into a Yorkshire jail has revealed.
Image source, GoogleBogus legal mail - letters purporting to be from prisoners' legal representatives which are actually impregnated with drugs - is a "significant problem" at Wealstun Prison, near Wetherby, the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB) report says, external.
The Prison Service has seen a rise in complaints from prisoners at the Category C jail, as legal mail is not supposed to go unopened to prisoners, according to the report.
Both prisoners and officers have been hospitalised following an increased level of violence caused by psychoactive substances at the prison, the IMB report adds.
Some good news for motorists hoping to travel on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire this morning...
It looks like the big delays near Boroughbridge following a two-lorry crash could begin to calm down - but it could be another hour or so before things start to get better:
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Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
When Sheffield's football teams meet there's always a special atmosphere, however such games between United and Wednesday also increase the risk of trouble between fans.
With that in mind, there's due to be a big police presence this coming weekend - with about 300 officers set to be at Hillsborough for Sunday's Championship clash, the first time the two sides have met since 2012.
The South Yorkshire force says the vast majority of fans will be there to enjoy the game - and for those who don't, Assistant Chief Constable Tim Forber has this message:
These are the latest pictures from the A1(M) which remains closed northbound after a serious accident involving two lorries earlier this morning.
Image source, HIghways England/Crown CopyrightThe road is closed northbound between junction 48 (Boroughbridge) and junction 49 (Dishforth), with a diversion in place.
Image source, HIghways England/Crown CopyrightDrivers are being warned they could be waiting up to an hour and 20 minutes to get through the affected area.
Demonstrations are expected to begin again later outside the gates of a site in North Yorkshire where fracking is expected to get under way by the end of the year.
Yesterday saw one person injured and five arrested during protests near the site at Kirby Misperton in Ryedale.
Police have now arrested a total of 12 people in the past two days as campaigners attempt to prevent equipment getting on to the site.
North Yorkshire Police says its officers will continue to talk to demonstrators, but will take action if they break the law.
There's been a significant increase in the number of referrals to the NSPCC children's charity in Yorkshire and Humber, it's been revealed.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe charity made 450 referrals to child protection agencies in the region last year following reports of children being affected by domestic abuse - a 28% increase from the previous year.
Overall, the RSPCC says it received nearly 5,000 calls reporting domestic abuse across the UK in 2016-17.
Campaigners wanting funding for a Doncaster domestic violence charity have staged a protest inside a council meeting.
Supporters of the Women's Aid charity held up a banner in Doncaster Council chamber reading: "You cut, we bleed".
Campaigners want the council to fund the charity, which was set up after Doncaster Women's Aid closed its doors last April.
The new group got going with a grant from the council of £30,000.
The authority says it only ever promised the money as a start-up loan, but group members claim the council has sufficient money to help out as it has about £97m in reserves.
These are recent images from the A1(M) near Boroughbridge where there are currently major delays following a crash between two lorries:
Image source, Highways England/Crown CopyrightThe road remains closed northbound between junction 48 (Boroughbridge) and junction 49 (Dishforth) with a diversion in place:
Image source, Highways England/Crown CopyrightDrivers are being urged to avoid the area, use alternative routes and allow extra time for their journeys.
Feeling chilly at first this morning, with mist and fog patches soon clearing.
After a dry and often sunny morning, increasing cloud will bring patchy light rain later in the afternoon.
It will be a largely cloudy and misty night with patchy rain or drizzle, and fog on hills.
More on this morning's problems on the A1(M), where the northbound carriageway is currently closed between junction 48 (Boroughbridge) and junction 49 (Dishforth) due to a serious collision.
Image source, GoogleOfficers were called to reports of a crash involving two HGVs at about 05:00 this morning.Emergency services are working at the scene and the road is expected to remain closed for some time.Police are urging people to avoid the area, use alternative routes, and allow extra time for their journeys this morning.
Officers at a West Yorkshire prison have photocopied letters sent to inmates over fears some mail may be soaked in drugs, according to a new report, external.
Image source, GooglePrisoners and officers have been hospitalised following an increased level of violence caused by psychoactive substances at the Category C HMP Wealstun, near Wetherby.
An independent monitoring board report into the prison says many of the substances smuggled into prison come over the wall.
But it added: "Where there is suspicion that incoming letters have been soaked in drugs, they are photocopied."
BBC News Travel
Rail services across Yorkshire appear to be running pretty much to time so far this morning.
However the 06:23 from Bradford Interchange to Leeds is currently running 17 minutes late which means it's not expected to depart Bradford until about 06:40.
You can click on the links below to keep up-to-date with the live departure boards for:
BBC News Travel
If you're heading for the A1 in North Yorkshire at the moment, be aware that there are big problems near Boroughbridge just now:
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