Summary

  • Northallerton teens charged with conspiracy to murder

  • Hillsborough disaster report urges change of attitude and culture by public bodies

  • Six men arrested over Leeds shotgun 'murder attempt'

  • Asbestos found dumped in Yorkshire Dales National Park

  • Passengers left 'scared' over Leeds bus attacks, claims driver

  • Sheffield raids net £50k cannabis operation

  • On-the-run Scarborough drugs plot gang member jailed

  • Updates on Wednesday 1 November 2017

  1. Suu Kyi stripped of Freedom of Sheffieldpublished at 01:04 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2017

    The city council took the decision over the Myanmar leader's response to the Rohingya crisis.

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  2. Councils may hold devolution 'referendum'published at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2017

    Voters would be asked to chose between the Sheffield City Region and Yorkshire-wide deals.

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  3. 'Wagner is emerging from Klopp's shadow'published at 21:21 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Gary Lineker explores Huddersfield boss David Wagner's friendship with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in an in-depth interview for The Premier League Show.

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  4. Boys charged after probe by terror policepublished at 18:28 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Both 14 year olds are charged with conspiracy to murder and one is also charged with aggravated burglary.

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  5. Our five top stories todaypublished at 18:00

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

    1. Northallerton teens are charged with conspiracy to murder
    2. Hillsborough disaster report supports new law to ban cover-ups
    3. Passengers left "scared" over Leeds bus attacks, claims driver
    4. "A lot of unhappy people": North Yorkshire village divided over fracking protests
    5. Firefighters attacked six times last night in West Yorkshire

    See you tomorrow.

  6. Watch: What do cyclists make of West Yorkshire's Cycle Superhighway?published at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Work has started on an extension to the Leeds-Bradford Cycle Superhighway which will see it go through Leeds city centre.

    The route will be extended along Wellington Street to City Square, from Queen Street to Westgate and along the line of St Peter's Street.

    The Superhighway connects Leeds and Bradford and is already over 14 miles long.

    But is it popular with cyclists?

  7. Northallerton charges: Teens remanded in custodypublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    More on the news that two teenagers arrested by counter-terror officers have been charged with conspiracy to murder.

    The boys, both aged 14, were arrested in Northallerton on Saturday.

    A number of properties were searched in the market town and items were seized and examined by police.

    One of the boys is also charged with aggravated burglary.

  8. Northallerton teens charged with conspiracy to murderpublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017
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    Two teenagers arrested by counter-terrorism police in Northallerton have been charged with conspiracy to murder.

    The pair, both 14, were arrested at their homes in town on Saturday.

    They have been remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court tomorrow.

  9. Stolen cats spark police appeal in Scarboroughpublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Have you seen these cats? They were stolen during a burglary in Scarborough last week.

    catsImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    The robbery was carried out on Wednesday 25 October in a flat on Cromwell Parade.

    The cats were stolen alongside a wedding ring and their owner is said to be "very distressed".

    Anyone with information is being asked to contact North Yorkshire Police.

  10. Asbestos found dumped in Yorkshire Dalespublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Asbestos has been discovered dumped by fly-tippers in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

    AsbestosImage source, Craven District Council

    The toxic substance was left on hills above Hetton with a specialist company now needed to remove it at a cost of more than £1,000, according to Craven District Council.

    There have been a number of similar cases, the council says, and it's now asking for people to come forward so they can catch the people behind the fly-tipping.

    Asbestos can be harmful if it breaks up and its fibres disturbed. Exposure to the substance can cause mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer.

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    Fly-tipping this material is extremely irresponsible. It's also particularly shocking that this waste has been dumped in a picturesque part of the National Park."

    Paul Ellis, Craven District Council

  11. Sheffield raids net £50k cannabis operationpublished at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    A Sheffield street was locked down and a man was arrested this morning as police uncovered a £50,000 cannabis operation.

    PoliceImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Just after 09:00 this morning, officers raided three houses on Edenhall Road, in Arbourthorne.

    A cannabis factory containing 49 plants was discovered in one of the houses.

    A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis. He has been interviewed by officers and released under investigation.

    Cash totalling about £5,000 and a small amount of cannabis was seized from another property, and about £120 of suspected amphetamine and a small amount of cannabis was recovered from the third address.

    Sgt Lee Kaighan said: "The warrants this morning have been very successful, with the recovery of 49 cannabis plants, which had the potential to have an estimated street value of around £1,000 per plant."

  12. On-the-run Scarborough drugs plot gang member jailedpublished at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    The final member of a drugs gang which plotted to supply cocaine in Scarborough has been jailed for a total of 20 years after going on the run.

    Paul Daniel HeatonImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    Paul Daniel Heaton, 26, of Sidney Road, Manchester, went on the run as his accomplices were jailed following a major police investigation.

    He was arrested in North Wales and appeared at York Crown Court today, where he was sentenced to 20 years behind bars.

    A judge jailed him for six years for conspiring to supply class-A drugs and one year for failing to surrender to custody.

    He also received a 13-year jail term for an assault in Greater Manchester in July this year in which a man in his 20s suffered serious injuries while Heaton was wanted on warrant.

  13. Missing woman from Kirklees: Can you help?published at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    A 61-year-old woman from Kirklees has gone missing after a trip to London yesterday.

    Penelope JacksonImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Penelope Jackson, from Honley, went to St Pancras Station in London on Tuesday and was reported missing this morning

    She'd been staying in the Huddersfield area and has links with the Leicester area.

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    We are concerned for Penelope's well-being as she may be in need of medication."

    Det Insp Mark Atkinson, West Yorkshire Police

  14. Watch: Blind Doncaster runner uses high-tech to run New York Marathonpublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Blind South Yorkshire athlete Simon Wheatcroft is to race solo in the New York Marathon using special technology to warn of obstacles.

    If successful, the Doncaster-based athlete will become the first blind person to run a marathon wholly reliant on "touch" - otherwise known as haptic - technology.

    Using a wearable device he'll navigate the route by detecting nearby obstacles, sending out small vibrating alerts via arm and chest pads.

    Mr Wheatcroft, who lost his sight from a degenerative eye disease in his teens, helped develop the technology with specialists in the USA:

  15. Listen: Harassment allegations will spark 'new age of accountability' - Haguepublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Former Conservative Party leader and ex-North Yorkshire MP William Hague says he hopes an "era of great change" is on the way in the Houses of Parliament.

    Mr Hague's comments come after several reports have emerged of alleged harassment and abuse involving MPs in the Palace of Westminster.

    The Prime Minister Theresa May says any allegations of serious sexual abuse in Parliament should go to the police and has promised a new "independent" process to handle complaints.

    Mr Hague, the former MP for Richmond, says a change is coming at Westminster, but he doesn't want it to turn into a witch hunt:

  16. Passengers left 'scared' over Leeds bus attacks, claims driverpublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    A West Yorkshire bus driver has spoken out after her bus was targeted by stone-throwing yobs in parts of east Leeds.

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    The driver, who wants to remain anonymous, has told the BBC that youths smash bus windows, set them on fire, open doors with the emergency button and throw things at drivers.

    She says that on her route, the gangs are worst in the Halton Moor, Middleton, Gipton and Old Farnley areas as well as at the Bramley bus depot.

    The driver says one passenger was hit by a stone thrown through the window, while a Facebook user claims a brick came through a bus window and landed on an empty pram.

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    We don't get much support from passengers as they're scared - and really it's up to us to make sure they're OK and safe."

    Leeds bus driver

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    Services were suspended in the Halton Moor area on the night of 26 October because of the risk to passengers and drivers, according to bus company First West Yorkshire.

    The operator says it's "working with police to identify the individuals involved, as these acts could have led to a serious incident".

    The police have been accused by some people on social media of not doing enough to tackle the problem, but a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson has responded with this statement:

    "The local Neighbourhood Policing Team is attending a multi-agency meeting in Garforth tomorrow with the local authority, bus service and other key partners to ensure a focused response.

    "Increased visible patrols are also specifically targeting the areas concerned," the statement adds.

  17. Two arrested in Dewsbury over bogus charity collection claimspublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Two women have been arrested in Dewsbury after reports of people fraudulently collecting money for a boy in Pakistan with cancer.

    Collection tin

    The alarm was raised at about 09:00 after the pair called at a house on Thornhill Street, in Savile Town, asking for donations.

    Police say there have also been other reports of similar incidents in the Dewsbury area over the past couple of weeks.

    Two women have been arrested in connection with this incident and enquiries are ongoing, say police:

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    If you are being asked to donate to money, ensure the collector is carrying legitimate identification."

    PC Carrie-Ann O’Keefe, West Yorkshire Police

  18. Listen: 'A lot of unhappy people' - North Yorkshire village divided over fracking protestspublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Some people living near a site in North Yorkshire where fracking is due to start by the end of this year say they've had enough of disruption caused by protests being held.

    Several local residents say repeated road closures in Kirby Misperton, in Ryedale, are making them "prisoners in their own homes".

    They've been speaking to the BBC for the first time since protests against plans to drill for shale gas in the area began six weeks ago.

    Jack Atkinson says the village is split in its view of the protests and the protesters:

    Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at rock to release the gas inside.

    Opponents say it can cause water contamination, earthquakes and vehicles going to and from the site could lead to noise and traffic pollution.

    Third Energy has not received final consent to begin fracking, but expects to start before the end of the year.

  19. Concerns grow for missing Rotherham manpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2017

    Have you seen Lee Mackenzie? The 34-year-old was reported missing from the Wath-Upon-Dearne area of Rotherham this morning.

    Lee MackenzieImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    He's described as about 5ft 10ins tall, with short brown hair and is of a slim build.

    Police say they're growing concerned for Mr Mackenzie's welfare.

    Anyone who's spotted him, or knows where he is, is being asked to contact police.