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That's all from us for today. We'll be back tomorrow from 06:30 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire.

Updates on breaking news will continue here throughout the night, but before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

1. Burglar started fatal Wakefield house fire to destroy break-in evidence, court hears
2. In pictures: York Minster helicopter rescue
3. Ex police chief "asked staff to chauffeur his wife"
4. Profits at Doncaster-based DFS slump
5. Leeds Light Night: All you need to know

See you tomorrow.

Preparations for Leeds Light Night are well under way.

The city-wide event takes place over the next two nights and includes aerial acrobats, a light-up maze, an organ powered by the human mind and a huge inflatable moon.

On Briggate, there'll also be giant desk lamps.

Here's what they look like in daylight, they should look amazing tonight:

Image source, Leeds City Council

The man was taken ill while touring the Minster

Voice of Bradford

In two days' time you'll have the opportunity to become the BBC's Voice of Bradford!

It's a great chance to become become part of the BBC team for 2018 - all you need is a bit of character and personality.

Get yourself down to the Alhambra in Bradford from 09:30 on 7 October.

Take a look at these familiar BBC faces to tell you a bit more:

Houses in Barnsley which are due to be demolished have been set on fire by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service in a bid to create realistic scenarios for emergency crews to tackle.

The exercise saw firefighters wearing breathing apparatus enter the flame-filled house to rescue lifelike mannequins.

The soon-to-be-demolished properties on Baden Street were made available for live fire and rescue training by Barnsley Council and Berneslai homes.

Fire bosses say as the number of house fires in the country continues to fall, it's vital that crews are trained in the most authentic conditions possible so they're ready to respond should real incidents occur.

Some good news this afternoon about a man we reported had gone missing from his home near Halifax yesterday:

Yorkshire Post

An appeal has gone out to trace the remaining relatives of the only woman ever to be awarded the George Cross in peacetime, external.

Image source, Yorkshire Post

A man has died after a violent attack outside a McDonalds in the centre of Huddersfield.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Graham Bell (pictured), 37, died at Leeds General Infirmary yesterday from head injuries after the assault which happened at the weekend.

Two boys, aged 15 and 16, have been arrested on suspicion of assault and have been bailed.

Police say they want to speak to anyone who was in the Kirkgate and John William Street areas at about midnight on Saturday into early Sunday and who might have seen the attack.

The bomb squad has been in Leeds this afternoon after police found a suspicious item during a drugs raid.

Officers were at Elford Place West earlier today during a raid as part of an investigation.

A cordon has been put in place on the street and a number of houses in the area have been evacuated

The bomb squad was called in after explosives were found.

West Yorkshire Police say the discovery is not terror-related.

BBC News Travel

We're now heading towards the evening rush hour and with the second day of Northern rail strikes, things are already looking busy.

Image source, Daniel Maguire

Northern say that their services will begin to wind down from about 17:00, with "very few" services running past 19:00.

So how's it looking in your city tonight? Here's our handy guide to where's busy.

Tap on your city's name to get the latest travel info.

The darker lines on the maps show where the worst of the traffic is.

Leeds, external:

Image source, Google

Sheffield, external:

Image source, Google

York, external:

Image source, Google

Plans for a major upgrade of Rotherham's transport interchange have been submitted.

Image source, Jefferson Sheard Architects

Proposed improvements to the interchange (artist's impression above) include new seating, flooring, lighting and glazing.

The Interchange was last refurbished in 1995 when it was extended and Frederick Street was pedestrianised as part of town centre improvements.

Work is expected to start in Spring next year and is due to last for about 12 months.

South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and Rotherham Council are currently considering the best option to minimise customer disruption while the refurbishment is carried out.

Two North Yorkshire rubbish dumps have inspired a new book of poetry.

Writer Dr John Wedgwood Clark spent months exploring two sites, one in Rufforth and one in Scarborough.

He says he got the idea after being inspired by the finds that archaeologists made when digging through ancient tips and middens.

"I thought it would be good to get beyond the wire and explore that hill we often see from the bypass, that has a cloud of gulls over the top of it, and get a perspective on our contemporary culture by looking at our rubbish.

"It is truly awe-inspiring the quantity of rubbish that accumulates on the mound."

Dr Clark was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Today programme and read one of his poems:

A man and his eight-year-old daughter died in a house fire in Wakefield started by a burglar who wanted to destroy evidence of a break-in across the street, a court has heard.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Andrew Broadhead, 42, and his daughter, Kiera (both pictured above), died in the blaze at their home in Ash Crescent in Stanley on 19 October last year.

Mr Broadhead's wife, Sara, and elder daughter, Mia, escaped.

Daniel Jones, 29, of Spawd Bone Lane in Knottingley, is alleged to have poured petrol through the front door and letterbox and set it alight, believing the Broadhead family were away from home.

Jonathan Sharp, prosecuting, has told jurors at Leeds Crown Court that Mr Jones had no grudge against the Broadheads: "He did it to destroy evidence of another crime he had committed a few days earlier."

"He had burgled a nearby house, he feared the consequences of him doing that and he thought that some CCTV from the Broadheads' house might show him doing the burglary," Mr Sharp added.

The court heard that following the blaze, the defendant carried out a number of internet searches on news websites to find out what was being reported about the incident.

Mr Jones denies two counts of murder.

The trial continues.

BBC News Travel

Oh dear, Leeds' traffic woes continue today.

Not only were there big problems on the roads this morning in the city centre, there are now problems elsewhere:

Here's another view of an airlift operation carried out earlier today from York Minster's central tower after a tourist became unwell:

Image source, TomBellis@URYnews

A coastguard helicopter rescue team carried out the airlift after the man fell ill on the tower's viewing platform.

The rescue operation began just after 11:00 this morning.

The man's condition, or how he became ill, is not known.

A 39-year-old man's been arrested after a woman was robbed of her handbag in Bradford on Monday.

Image source, Google

The attack took place at the junction of Southfield Lane and Low Green Terrace at about 12:30.

The 74-year-old victim had to be treated in hospital for her injuries which were not serious.

Officers say they're still looking for her handbag, which has a black shadow pattern in the material, and a jewelled keyring.

Hand-knitted woollen bands known as "twiddle muffs" are being handed out in Sheffield in a scheme to help vulnerable people stay safe.

Image source, SYP

The idea is to give them to people with conditions like dementia or Asperger's to keep their hands busy during stressful times, such as hospital appointments.

The twiddle muffs come with various items attached to them, such as buttons, keys, zips and ribbons and it's hoped by giving people something to focus on they're less likely to become stressed or wander off.

Angela Ford, president of the Stocksbridge and District Women’s Institute, said: "Over the last few months, our wonderful ladies have made hundreds of twiddle muffs, which have been donated to the A&E department as well as to numerous local nursing homes and to individuals living with dementia and children and young adults with autism."

South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire Service are now backing the scheme

Andy Foster, from South Yorkshire Police, says: "Our aim is to protect vulnerable adults and these interesting, comforting aids could help us to do just that."

As part of Light Night in Leeds tonight there's the chance to play a huge organ with just the power of your mind.

A special headset records your brainwaves and a computer uses that to play the organ and change the light show at Leeds Town Hall.

Here's how it works:

A former nurse who set up a specialist GP service in Rotherham to look after vulnerable people has won a National NHS Award for Compassionate Care.

Jean McVann is based at the Gate Surgery, external where she started the service which was originally for asylum seekers and refugees but which was expanded to other vulnerable groups like the homeless and those with addiction problems.

Jean says it's important to look beyond labels like "homeless" or "addict".

She says: "In many instances, once you do have a label, it's difficult to access health care.

"We went out there giving out the message that we don't want to see your label - what we want to do is look at the whole person and care for any health problems."