Kat Cowan
Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

Meet Chris!

He's been queueing outside the new Ikea store in Sheffield, external since 4am this morning to make sure he's the first customer through the door.

The swedish furniture maker opened for the first time at 10am this morning.

A passenger plane is being held in the area after taking off from Leeds Bradford Airport with what's being described as a 'com issue'.

It was John Keats in his poem To Autumn who talked about a "season of mists."

And that's certainly been true over the past few mornings, but it's also the season of leaves magically changing colour, before falling to form a carpet of crunch on the ground.

Our BBC Weather Watchers have been quick to capture the transformation.

If you look closely at this one you can see a pooch almost disappearing into the landscape of fallen leaves.

Brian Muelaner, the National Trust's ancient tree advisor, , externalsays the British weather over the summer and autumn this year has been just right to create spectacular colours.

I think he might be right there - how about this for a crimson rust red display in Mirfield?

If you have a great pic to share, just email us here.

If you're catching a train this morning, will you grab a cuppa along the way?

And how good is your rail-side restaurant - would you give it an award?

People in Hebden Bridge would, in fact they have. As a result the station café in the town has been named best in the UK.

Chris Hyomes, from Rail Future, which ran the competition, says the cafe has brought the station back to life:

Businesses are being told to make the most of Huddersfield Town's promotion to the Premier League.

A special "business breakfast" is being hosted by the club this morning.

It's been predicted that top flight football in the town could be worth tens of millions of pounds to the area's economy.

Mike Garside runs a hotel and restaurant in Emley Moor - he says they're already seeing a boost in bookings:

Would you like to be an extra in a special film to celebrate BBC Radio Sheffield's 50th birthday in November?

Well they're remaking a Sheffield classic - Pulp's 'Common People'- and they need YOU to star in it.

Filming will take place in Sheffield on Sunday October 22nd and they need a big crowd for the finale and they'd love that crowd to be made up of the people of South Yorkshire.

Get in touch if you're interested by emailing radio.sheffield@bbc.co.uk and they'll contact you with more details.

Ex-Wolves striker Leon Clarke scores twice as Sheffield United beat 10-man Wanderers to go second in the Championship.

Birmingham City get their first win since 12 August as Isaac Vassell's late goal gives them victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

A special visitor has been helping to teach children at St.Barnabas Primary School in York where food comes from and about the benefits of healthy eating.

She's called Eve and even though she's just two and half year old she's had a big job to do.

The towns and cities that will host the starts and finishes of next year's tour de Yorkshire will be announced later.

The bike race will be four days long next year, including an extra day for the women's race.

This year's Tour De Yorkshire was watched by more than two million people.

Day one began in Bridlington and ended in Scarborough. Day two started in Tadcaster and crossed the finish line in Harrogate and day three set off from Bradford and finished in Sheffield.

At the moment the start and finish points for next year are a closely guarded secret - we'll have all the details later.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

Brightening up later, mostly dry with plenty of sunshine too.

Here's my full forecast:

Ways of tightening up anti terrorism measures will be discussed by officials from across North Yorkshire later.

A report going before senior councillors in York says they'll develop more measures to protect city centre locations from a possible attack.

Meanwhile Harrogate Council is upping security at its Christmas Markets and Scarborough Council says its working closely with the police on anti terror measures.

Phil Pinder chairs York's retail forum and says its important those who work and live in the city think about a "terror plan":

BBC Weather

Early low cloud and patchy rain will quickly clear after dawn.

Prolonged sunny periods are likely to follow, giving a pleasantly warm and dry day.

It'll be dry and clear through the evening, but cloud will increase overnight with periods of occasionally heavy rain arriving later.

Animal rights activists have set up an online petition calling for a ban on sheep racing at Masham Sheep Fair in North Yorkshire.

The campaign, which has attracted more than 60,000 signatures, claims the racing is "unnatural, exploitative... and frightening."

Image source, Getty Images

Petition organiser Lambentations has caused similar events to be cancelled .

A competition organiser said the sheep ran to their feed trough and running was a "normal activity" for them.

Co-founder of the Lambentations group Samantha Francis said "using animals for entertainment is exploitative".

Mark Cunliffe-Lister, the landowner who owns the sheep, said: "the sheep used to live in the field all year" and running to the feed was "part of their normal activity".

Sheffield City Council has run up a £250,000 legal bill defending tree felling operations, the BBC has discovered.

Image source, PA

The sum, which includes legal services, involves court hearings in 2016 and 2017 involving the Streets Ahead scheme.

Campaigners said the cost to taxpayers in the city "could have been avoided".

A council spokesman said it took a "pragmatic approach" and had sought the "best possible deal" for taxpayers.

As part of Streets Ahead, an ongoing £2bn project to improve roads and footpaths in Sheffield, about 5,500 trees have been cut down since 2012.

The BBC has learned £149,660 was spent on costs connected to an order stopping people holding up work by standing inside safety zones erected around the doomed trees.

A further £103,701 was spent after campaigners took legal action in 2016, claiming the council had failed to assess the environmental impact of the felling.

BBC News Travel

Rail services across Yorkshire appear to be running pretty much to time so far this morning.

However the 07:04 from Bradford Interchange to York is posted as running about 40 minutes late.

You can click on the links below to keep up-to-date with the live departure boards for:

• Leeds Railway Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external
• York Railway Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external

A school ban on sausage rolls and other "unhealthy" foods in pupils' lunchboxes has divided opinion.

Image source, Getty Images

The new policy at Shirley Manor Primary Academy in Bradford states parents will be called if banned foods are found in packed lunches.

Steve Fryer, whose son's sausage roll was confiscated, said the school should "stick to teaching kids".

Others have praised the school for healthy eating, according to comments on the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, external.

Image source, Google

The policy, external says pupils are encouraged to show their packed lunches to staff before and after they have eaten.

It states pork pies, sausage rolls and pepperoni sticks should not be included and neither should fruit squash or flavoured water.

It says this is because they are high in salt and saturated fat and the school is keen to promote a balanced diet.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Thursday 28 September 2017.

We'll be with you until 18:00 with all the latest news, weather, travel and sport updates from across Yorkshire.

We've had a bit of a mist theme each day so far this week to kick us off and with great photographs being sent in like this, today is no exception:

If you have a great pic to share, or want to get in touch with us about what's happening where you are, just email us here.