Summary

  • Moorland body confirmed as missing man

  • Jail for man who helped 'exorcist' minister to abuse women

  • Sisters sent back to Romania following operation at Doncaster airport

  • Drugs and 'large quantity' of cash seized in South Yorkshire prison operation

  • Failed cash machine ram-raid leaves new hole-in-the-wall in Whitby

  • Leeds mum calls for more school counsellors after son's GCSE suicide

  • Public meeting to examine collapse of Yorkshire schools trust

  • 'Mindless individual' destroys newly-laid Scarborough road by wheel spinning

  • Technical problem forces Flying Scotsman back to depot

  • Updates on Thursday 19 October 2017

  1. That's all from Thursday...published at 06:30

    Those are all our updates from across Yorkshire on Thursday 19 October 2017.

    Want to find out what's happening where you live on Friday? Just click here.

  2. Council to sue over wheel-spin damagepublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    The driver shredded part of the road's surface and will cost £50,000 to repair, the council says.

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  3. Our five top stories todaypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    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 throughout the night, but before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

    1. Missing Tyron Charles confirmed as Oxenhope moorland body
    2. Jail for man who helped 'exorcist' minister to abuse
    3. Sisters sent back to Romania following operation at Doncaster airport
    4. Failed ram-raid leaves new hole-in-the-wall in Whitby
    5. Homemade motorbike seized in Bradford

    See you tomorrow.

  4. Watch: Harry gets into musical spiritpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    Look North host Harry Gration came over all musical when linking up with Simon McCoy on the News Channel earlier today.

    Don't give up the day job, Harry!

  5. Warning over bogus workmen in Batleypublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    Police are warning people to be on the look out for bogus tradesmen after an elderly lady was conned out of more than £3,500 in Batley.

    Bromley roadImage source, Google

    Earlier this month two men claiming to be a roofers knocked on the door of a woman in her 80s and asked her if she needed any work doing.

    They asked for £3,720 from her but didn't return to carry out the work, leaving her out of pocket and with the unfixed problem with her roof.

    They are both white, one is in his late 20s, slim and claimed he lived in Soothill and the other was in his 50s medium build and told the lady he worked from Bradford.

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    These men targeted a vulnerable elderly lady. The work was not carried out and they have not been contactable since."

    Det Insp Mark Catney, West Yorkshire Police

  6. Superhero masks for children undergoing cancer treatmentpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    Children with cancer who are being treated in Leeds are being given special masks to help make the experience less scary.

    Superhero mask

    Doctors at St James' cancer ward have come up with superhero masks children can wear while they are undergoing radiothreapy.

    The masks must be worn so that the patients don't move around while they're having the treatment.

    But now they can wear personalised masks so that they can look like their favourite character.

  7. Quad bike topples down hill after crashpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    Cave rescuers captured footage of the out-of-control bike after a crash.

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  8. Sheffield City Council delays affected boy's educationpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    A schoolboy did not receive the right education for more than a year because of council delays in putting into place a support package for his needs.

    Sheffield Town HallImage source, Dave Pickersgill

    Sheffield City Council was late in completing a plan and resolving issues with his school about funding, an investigation found.

    It meant the boy limited the GCSEs he took based on what he thought he could achieve without the right support.

    The council has apologised and said it was making changes.

  9. Travel update: Slow going in parts of Yorkshire for evening rush hourpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    BBC News Travel

    It's a damp and dark evening rush hour around Yorkshire tonight.

    In Leeds it's congested on the normal routes and there's a problem for people getting the bus to Skipton from Leeds

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    In fact, things are looking slow in Leeds and Bradford in general

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    And in Harrogate there are some delays too:

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  10. Search on for First World War heirlooms in Doncasterpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    Katie Galbraith
    Local Live, BBC Sheffield

    People with a family connection to Doncaster are being asked to search their attics and sheds for family heirlooms like the ones pictured.

    Group of soldiers featuring James DysonImage source, Jane Harrison

    The organisers of an exhibition called Doncaster 1914-18 At Home, At War are holding a First World War Roadshow on Sunday 29 October at Doncaster Mansion House and people are being urged to bring along their finds.

    A panel of experts aims to help unlock the wartime secrets behind those family heirlooms.

    Ruby BirkbyImage source, Allan Birkby

    They'll also identify objects to star in a grand finale exhibition launched in 2018 marking the centenary of the First World War.

  11. Sisters sent back to Romania following operation at Doncaster airportpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    Katie Galbraith
    Local Live, BBC Sheffield

    Border Force Officers at Doncaster Sheffield Airport dealt with two Romanian sisters who had travelled from Bucharest.

    Doncaster Sheffield AirportImage source, Google

    Officers say the women initially claimed to be travelling alone and one woman said she was coming to work in a restaurant in Bradford, but that after further interviews they both revealed they planned to work in the sex trade.

    Officers were concerned they were at risk of exploitation and both were returned to Romania for their own protection.

    A separate case last month saw entry refused to two other Romanian women where officers were concerned they were being trafficked into the sex trade. They had landed with no money and no obvious means to access funds.

  12. Listen: Bradford women encouraged to talk about street harassmentpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    It's claimed more then a third of women in one part of Bradford have experienced being harassed on the street.

    The charity, Bradford Hate Crime Alliance, has carried out the research in the Great Horton Area, as part of a campaign to help put a stop to it.

    It hopes the recent allegations about Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, will encourage more women to talk about their experiences.

    Miya is a student in the city and says more women should report experiences of harassment:

  13. Police look for man after ninety-four-year-old burgledpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    Do you know this man? Police want to speak to him after a 94-year-old woman was robbed in her own home in Halifax.

    EfitImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    On Monday this week, the woman answered the door around lunchtime at her home on Green Lane in Bradshaw.

    She took off the chain and a man opened the door and let himself in saying that her water must be turned off to avoid it flooding.

    The 94-year-old asked him to leave but after he'd gone noticed her purse and bank cards had been stolen.

  14. Two knives seized in Barnsleypublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    Katie Galbraith
    Local Live, BBC Sheffield

    Two weapons have been seized by officers from Kendray’s Neighbourhood and Tasking Teams who were carrying out a warrant in the Don Drive area.

    KnivesImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    They were acting on intelligence and concerns raised by people living nearby.

  15. Guiseley: National League side to go full-time 'forthwith'published at 15:42 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    BBC Sport

    National League strugglers Guiseley are to go full-time.

    GuiselyImage source, Rex Features

    The Yorkshire side are playing in the fifth tier for the third successive season, having been promoted from National League North in 2015.

    The Lions are 22nd, three points adrift of safety.

    They said in a statement:, external "We have brought forward the decision to go full-time in order to give ourselves the best chance of achieving our goals this season."

  16. Listen: Plans to close taxi loopholepublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    The government's poised to close a legal loophole which is said to be putting young people at risk by allowing taxi drivers to operate without meeting council-imposed standards.

    There's particular concern in Rotherham where more than 1,400 children were abused between 1997 and 2013, with an official report finding, external taxi drivers had played a "prominent role".

    Under current rules drivers licensed by other councils can operate in a town even if their application for a local licence has been rejected.

    But Transport Minister John Hayes (pictured) says the licensing situation cannot continue as it is:

  17. Missing Tyron Charles confirmed as Oxenhope moorland bodypublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    A body discovered on moorland near Bradford has been identified as that of missing man Tyron Charles.

    Tyron CharlesImage source, Family handout

    The 29-year-old was found near Nab Water Lane, in Oxenhope, on 11 October by detectives investigating his disappearance.

    A post-mortem examination found he had died from a gunshot wound. Mr Charles was first reported missing on 6 September.

    James Sutcliffe, 28, of Hill Crest View, Denholme, has been charged with his murder.

  18. Sheffield house 'closed' over anti-social behaviourpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    Katie Galbraith
    Local Live, BBC Sheffield

    Police have applied for a house connected to anti-social behaviour in the Lane Top area of Sheffield to be closed.

    Closure noticeImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    A week ago the house on Barnsley Road was issued with a one-week temporary closure order ahead of a Sheffield Magistrates' Court hearing yesterday (Wednesday 18 October) where a closure order for three months was granted, external.

    The property is also subject to a Community Protection Notice requiring the occupants to clear the land and garden surrounding it because of the impact it's having the quality of life of those living nearby.

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    This house has been at the centre of local community concerns for antisocial behaviour and associated crime, which we absolutely will not tolerate."

    Sgt Nick Kean, South Yorkshire Police

  19. Listen: Eight-organ transplant man's 15,000-mile challenge cut shortpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 19 October 2017

    A man who had his major organs replaced has had to return from an ambitious 15,000-mile trip earlier than expected.

    In 2015, Adam Alderson, from North Yorkshire, underwent a 17-hour operation after he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

    Having recovered from the surgery, he recently set off on a journey through 20 countries with fundraising team the Yorkshire Yaks to raise money for the charities which helped him.

    But the trip was cut short in Kazakhstan because he was not well enough to continue. He had already travelled over 10,000 miles through 11 countries

    Adam and his wife Laura returned from the trip while other members of the team have carried on: