Sheffield tree protesters hold vigil at oak tree due for felling
'No evidence' to suggest boy found hanged had been bullied
Dying daughter calls for Bradford Andrea Dunbar memorial
Questions in Parliament over TransPennine rail electrification plans
Scarborough hit by rising tide of debt, according to new figures
Race hate victims urged to speak out
Sheffield 'carbuncle' wins new award for 'striking' style
Selby bypass fully open again after three years
Life-saving Sheffield teen backs Restart a Heart campaign
Updates on Monday 16 October 2017
At least 100 children need adopting across South Yorkshire, according to new figures.
The stats comes from the One Adoption agency which works with local authorities to help re-home vulnerable children.
Claire, who adopted a brother and sister from Sheffield earlier this year, says people need to know that the adoption process has become a lot easier of late:
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway took a trip back in time at the weekend as it celebrated its annual Wartime Weekend:
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesThe event brought together hundreds of enthusiasts, re-enactors and visitors to the stations and villages along the railway between Grosmont and Pickering, recreating life as it was in the 1940s:
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesEach station along the line was transformed into a different wartime scene, with a variety of performances and re-enacted scenarios.
At one point, World War Two re-enactors marched along the line of the railway in Pickering:
Image source, AFP/GettyA wartime street was re-created in Pickering and in Goathland Home Guard demonstrations took place.
Meanwhile, Leivisham was transformed into the German-occupied French village of Le Visham:
Image source, AFP/Getty ImagesThis year marked the 25th anniversary of the Railway in Wartime event.
A man's been given a caution by police for possessing a bullet at an anti-fracking protest in North Yorkshire.
The 54-year-old was arrested at the protest at Kirby Misperton last Wednesday.
An investigation showed the bullet was live ammunition, say police.
The man's received a caution for possession of ammunition without a firearms certificate.
We've been sent in a few pictures of the sun looking very menacing today, including this from Wakefield:
BBC weather presenter Simon King said it's due to the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara.
The strange sun has been spotted mostly in South and West Yorkshire, as well as other areas around the UK.
The below was snapped in Sheffield this lunchtime:
Simon King adds that debris from forest fires in Portugal and Spain is also playing a part.
The dust has caused light to be refracted and reflected in longer wavelengths, making it appear red, he says.
Just like it does, in fact, in this very spooky shot from Emley:
Simon King says: "Ophelia originated in the Azores where it was a hurricane and as it tracked its way northwards it dragged in tropical air from the Sahara."
This means dust from the Sahara has been brought with it, he adds.
A machete-wielding masked man has robbed a man in Leeds this morning as the victim was depositing business takings at a bank in Leeds.
Image source, GoogleThe 38-year-old man was robbed outside the NatWest bank on Harrogate Road in Chapel Allerton just after 10:00.
The masked man threatened him and grabbed a bag of cash before leaving in a grey Volkswagen Polo.
The man who was robbed wasn't injured, but officers say he was "understandably shaken by what has happened" and have urged anyone with information to call them on 101.
Quote MessageWe currently have a cordon in place at the scene and are carrying out enquiries into the incident."
Det Insp Charlotte Hails, West Yorkshire Police
Katie Galbraith
Local Live, BBC Sheffield
The new engineering building at the University of Sheffield, otherwise known as The Diamond, has been recognised for its outstanding innovation.
Image source, The Institution of Structural EngineersIt has won the Large Structures by Large Company category in the annual Yorkshire Structural Awards run by the Yorkshire Regional Group of the Institution of Structural Engineers.
The Diamond houses specialist laboratories, lecture theatres and study areas for 5,000 students. The judges say: "It is a beacon of striking contemporary architecture and engineering."
Just last year, the same building was nominated for the Carbuncle Cup award in a competition run by architecture magazine Building Design.
Campaigners calling for justice for the victims of historical child sex abuse at a Yorkshire care home are due to hand in a petition to Downing Street later.
The petition, which has more than 60,000 signatures, calls for a change in the law to make it easier for victims to claim compensation, many years after the abuse took place at St Williams school in Market Weighton (pictured).
The current time limit for victims to claim compensation is three years.
Nearly 250 men claim they were abused as children at the care home.
BBC News Travel
Another picture of an accident, this time on the M62.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceThis crash has happened in the past hour on the exit slip of J22 at Ripponden.
Police say it's down to one lane as recovery crews get to the scene, officers say that motorists should "pass with care."
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of the manslaughter after an 80-year-old man died following a visit to a chiropractic clinic.
Image source, GoogleThe man died suddenly following treatment at Chiropractic 1st in York on 11 August, police said.
North Yorkshire Police has not released his name, but he has been named by the York Press, external as retired bank manager John Thomas Lawler.
The arrested woman, 40, has been released under investigation.
A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a teenager riding a bicycle in Wakefield.
It happened at about 09:30 yesterday morning on Barnsley Road at the junction with Seckar Lane, when a grey Yamaha motorcycle hit a cyclist who was travelling as part of a group.
The 48-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police say.
The 13-year-old cyclist suffered minor injuries and was treated by ambulance staff.
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
A protester who's climbed a tree in Sheffield which is expected to be cut down by council contractors in the next few days says he's prepared to stay up there for a week if necessary.
The man is one of a number of protesters who are currently gathered at the Vernon Oak, on Vernon Road in Dore.
People at ground level have this morning passed food, a sleeping bag and a pillow to the man in the branches above.
BBC Radio Sheffield reporter Andy Kershaw has speaking to the man in the tree:
If you encountered a delay on the M1 this morning northbound, this is why:
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceThis crash happened at J38-39 and closed the fast lane for about an hour this morning.
Luckily, the driver escaped with a "slight injury", according to West Yorkshire Police.
Manchester City Council has been honoured by its historic rivals for its response to the bomb attack on the city's arena, which killed 22 people.
Image source, PAThe authority was presented with a special award at the annual Yorkshire Awards, held in Leeds on Friday.
Six people from Yorkshire were killed in the attack on the Manchester Arena.
Council leader Sir Richard Leese said it was "a touching reflection of the spirit in which our friends from across the Pennines stood together with us".
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will face questions later about why the rail link between Leeds and Manchester may not be electrified.
That news was announced a couple of months ago, but tonight a group of MPs will get the chance to ask Mr Grayling about his decision.
In 2015, the Department for Transport said electrification of the whole route - which goes through Manchester, Leeds and York, external - would be complete by 2022.
The Transport Secretary has since said electrification will instead be used "where it makes a difference".
Today is the first meeting of the new Transport Select Committee and it's there to get to the bottom of why the Department for Transport makes the decisions it does.
Chris Grayling will be giving evidence and is likely to be asked about how current policy serves the public, and why certain transport projects get money while others don't.
Police say they're increasingly concerned about a North Yorkshire man who's not been seen for three days and they've issued an "urgent" appeal for information about his whereabouts.
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceRichard Taylor, 30, from South Milford was reported missing at 18:00 last Thursday after he failed to return home after going on an errand to repair a tyre in the Knottingley area.
Officers say the vehicle he was driving, a gold Ford Ranger Wildcat pick-up truck (pictured). was found parked in a lay-by on Gateforth New Road, near Selby Golf Club, at about 20:00 on Saturday.
It was left unattended, but the keys were inside the vehicle.
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceMr Taylor's family say it's out of character for him not to return home or have any contact with them via phone or text message.
They say he's a prolific user of Facebook, but his account has been inactive while he has been missing.
Richard is white, 5ft 6ins tall, with mousy hair, of slim build with blue eyes. He was wearing jeans and a t-shirt when he was last seen.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is being asked to contact North Yorkshire Police.
A vigil is currently taking place in Sheffield at a tree which is expected to be cut down this week.
About 30 protesters are currently at the Vernon Oak, on Vernon Road in Dore, and someone has climbed into the branches of the tree.
BBC Radio Sheffield reporter Andy Kershaw is at the scene:
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The tree is due to be felled as part of Streets Ahead, an ongoing £2bn project to improve roads and footpaths in Sheffield, which has so far seen about 5,500 trees cut down since 2012.
Sheffield City Council insists those earmarked for felling are either “dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory" but campaigners say some healthy trees have also been lost.
Campaigners claim many of the trees classed as “damaging” or “discriminatory” are healthy specimens which should not be cut down.
BBC Sport
Even for an international sportsman, Bradford-born Jonny Bairstow's story is extraordinary...
Image source, Allsport/Getty ImagesThat the Yorkshireman has had his share of setbacks on the way to becoming one of the leading wicketkeeper-batsmen in the world, or that the young Bairstow was an extremely talented footballer and rugby player are noteworthy, but only a small part of his tale.
Jonny's father, David, had a 20-year career with Yorkshire and played four Tests for England. In 1998, he took his own life.
To mark the release of his autobiography, A Clear Blue Sky, Bairstow spoke to former England captain Michael Vaughan for a BBC Radio 5 live special to be broadcast on Thursday 19 October.
Here he speaks about the suicide of his dad:
A Sheffield musical about a teenage boy who wants to be a drag queen has scooped two theatre awards.
Image source, Johan PerssonEverybody's Talking About Jamie won best musical production at the UK Theatre Awards, with its star John McCrea named best musical performer.
The UK Theatre Awards reward the best stage shows outside London.
Everybody's Talking About Jamie, based on a 2011 BBC TV documentary, began at Sheffield Crucible in February and is about to transfer to the West End.
It tells the story of 16-year-old Jamie - played by McCrea - who wants to follow his dream of becoming a drag performer. It was inspired by BBC Three's Jamie: Drag Queen at 16.
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
It will mostly dry but increasingly windy today.
A spot of rain or two is possible at first, mainly in the north, but these should ease away through the morning.
Here's my full forecast here:
Selby's bypass has finally fully reopened, three years after intermittent roadworks first began there.
The A63, which was designed to keep heavy goods vehicles away from Selby town centre, opened for the first time in 2004, but has had to be rebuilt because of problems with the way it was constructed.
North Yorkshire County Council said the material used to surface the road had "failed".
The work's been carried out in stages since 2014 during the summer months.
