Summary

  • Man arrested for 'suspected bullet' at fracking site

  • Clifford's Tower visitor centre opponents win right to legal appeal

  • Plans for biggest building project in York for 30 years

  • Jeremy Corbyn visits Bradford

  • Doncaster murder remains a mystery 12 years on

  • New York-style city centre park plan for Leeds

  • HMP Doncaster sex offender rise 'to reduce violence'

  • Campaign stepped up for two Yorkshire men jailed in India

  • TV star joins 'idling' motors debate in Sheffield

  • Huddersfield 'needs up-market boost for night economy'

  • Updates on Thursday 12 October 2017

Live Reporting

Andrew Barton, Nick Wilmshurst and Rob Rose

  1. Firefighters tackle flat fire in Goldthorpe

    If you've seen South Yorkshire fire crews at work this morning in Goldthorpe, it seems they've been dealing with a fire at a flat.

    They were called about 07:00 this morning.

    Only one fire engine is still at the scene, nobody was hurt or had to be rescued.

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  2. Listen: Drivers 'idling' outside schools could be 'fined twice'

    Motorists who park outside schools and leave their engines running could be fined twice says Sheffield City Council Cabinet member, Jack Scott.

    More than 1,000 people backed plans to introduce fines to help tackle the issue - the biggest response the city council has had to a consultation this year.

    He spoke on BBC Radio Sheffield this morning following a public debate last night:

  3. Listen: Science centre adds up for engineering students

    An £11m centre for science, technology, engineering and maths at Sheffield Hallam University opens today.

    It's known as the STEM centre.

    Karen Vernon-Parry is the deputy head of department for engineering and maths.

    She says it's filled with projects for students to work on including racing cars and wind tunnels:

  4. Woman, 80, left 'extremely shaken' after discovering house burglar

    An 81-year-old woman has been left "extremely shaken" after discovering a man stealing cash and jewellery from her home.

    The elderly woman was sitting in the living room of her flat in Woodhouse, when she heard a noise coming from the bedroom.

    When she went to investigate she was confronted by a man who then forced the door shut and escaped through a window.

    He was wearing a green tracksuit and left the area between Skelton Lane and Water Slacks Drive.

    The incident happened about 17:00 on Monday, 9 October, anyone with information should contact South Yorkshire Police.

  5. Clifford's Tower visitor centre opponents win right to legal appeal

    Campaigners trying to stop a visitor centre being built at the foot of Clifford's Tower in York have won the latest round in their fight.

    They've been granted permission for a hearing at the Court Of Appeal.

    TowerEnglish Heritage

    The City of York Council approved English Heritage's £2m plans for a visitor centre below the 13th Century tower last October.

    Campaigners had previously likened the proposed building to a "toilet block".

    Independent councillor, Johnny Hayes, raised money thorough crowdfunding for a judicial review, but the judge ruled in favour of English Heritage.

    Councillor Hayes found out yesterday that he's been given permission to appeal against that ruling.

    Clifford's Tower is the last remaining part of York Castle.

    In 1190 it was the site of one of the most notorious incidents in English history, when about 150 Jews were massacred after taking refuge there.

  6. Man arrested for 'suspected bullet' at fracking site

    A man's been arrested for on suspicion of possessing ammunition at North Yorkshire's fracking site.

    He was one of six people arrested at the Kirby Misperton site yesterday.

    ProtestKirby Misperton Protection Camp

    Police say a "suspected bullet" was seized and the man was arrested on suspicion of possessing ammunition for a firearm.

    Five other people were arrested at the site yesterday.

    A 38-year-old woman and a 49-year old man were arrested on suspicion of obstructing a police officer, in two separate incidents.

    Two women were arrested on suspicion of obstructing the highway and another woman was arrested on suspicion of obstructing the highway and a police officer.

    The company Third Energy plans to start the process of fracking there before the end of the year.

  7. Listen: Huddersfield 'needs up-market boost for night economy'

    Huddersfield needs to have a more up-market night-time culture to help it back to a thriving economy.

    That's one of the main recommendations in a report to officials in Kirklees who looked at the ideas last night.

    Simon Frewin has a restaurant on Queensgate. He's pleased with the plan:

  8. Listen: Campaign stepped up for Britons jailed in India

    Relatives of six former British soldiers imprisoned in India, including two from Yorkshire, are marking the fourth anniversary of their arrest by stepping up the campaign to free them.

    Paul Towers from Pocklington near York and Nicholas Simpson who's from Catterick, north Yorkshire, are among those being held.

    Their lawyer Stephen Askins says the families are desperate for more to be done:

    They were jailed for five years after Indian authorities ruled the American anti-piracy ship they were working on wasn't properly authorised. The men have continued to protest their innocence.

    Their families will today hand in a petition to Downing Street with more than four 400,000 signatures.

  9. Sex offenders put in HMP Doncaster to 'cut violence'

    Hundreds of alleged or convicted sex offenders have been placed in a prison to tackle high levels of violence, a report has found.

    The HM Inspectorate of Prisons report found levels of violence at the jail had reduced sharply but still remained high.

    Doncaster prisonGoogle

    Inspectors said the "deliberate policy" was aimed at "stabilising" the population at privately-run HMP Doncaster.

    This had been done without adequate measures to support the men and the risk they pose, the report said.

    Serco said staff had worked hard to address complex challenges.

    The Prison Officers' Association said increasing the number of sex offenders in jails could help reduce violence because they largely had a less volatile temperament towards staff and other inmates compared to prisoners with non-sexual offences.

  10. Your weather forecast for Thursday

    Look North's Abbie Dewhurst has the weather forecast:

  11. Huddersfield sign Roche from Bradford

    Super League side Huddersfield Giants sign Bradford Bulls forward Colton Roche on a two-year deal.

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  12. Check your train journey this morning

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

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

  13. Good morning: Join us for today's live coverage

    Andrew Barton
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Thursday 12 October 2017.

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

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