Work to return the final sections of stained glass to York Minster's Great East Window is due to get under way today, nearly a decade after they were removed.

It's part of an £11.5m restoration project at the Minster.

The window is the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the UK and is considered one of the great artistic achievements of the Middle Ages.

Liz Green
Presenter, BBC Radio Leeds

It's been watched by millions on TV and tonight the stage version of Fat Friends has its world premiere in Leeds.

The musical, by Leeds' very own Kay Mellor, hits the stage at at the Grand Theatre ahead of a UK tour.

It centres on the lives of a group of women trying to slim down, including one who's determined to fit into her wedding dress.

I went down to meet the cast at final rehearsals:

Nick Wilson
BBC Radio Sheffield News

MPs from across the North have lined up in Parliament to demand a "fairer deal" on transport funding.

They were taking part in a backbench business debate on the issue in the Commons.

The government's defended its record, saying it's working hard to overcome decades of under-investment.

But Labour MP for Barnsley Central, Dan Jarvis, says the differences in infrastructure spending between different parts of the country are clear:

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A cloudy and breezy start to the day.

Outbreaks of rain will spread from the west through the morning.

Watch my full forecast here:

A Cold War bunker in York has joined archaeological remains and rarely seen works of art from across the UK whose secrets have been fully revealed online for the first time.

Image source, Google

English Heritage has worked with Google to create walk-around online images of 29 sites across England., external

The partnership uses digital technology including Google Street View and high-definition cameras.

As well as the York bunker, other sites include Tintagel Castle in Cornwall and the labyrinthine corridors and workshops of the Victorian J W Evans silver factory in Birmingham.

Matt Thompson, head of collections at English Heritage, says: "We've been able to bring people closer to our historic masterpieces than ever before, open up our storehouses to a global audience, and showcase hitherto unseen artefacts."

Amit Sood, director of Google Arts & Culture, says it's "proud to share these wonders and stories with a global audience".

Last week we told you about the blind South Yorkshire man preparing for the New York Marathon.

Simon Wheatcroft, from Doncaster, was planning on using new "haptic" touch navigation technology to help him navigate the course by himself.

If successful, he'd become the first person to ever run the 26.2 miles wholly reliant on it.

So how did he do? This is what he's told us:

Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was left with a broken jaw following a collision with a car in York.

The crash happened on Foss Islands Road at about 17:50 on Friday 27 October.

A black car collided with a bicycle being ridden by an 18-year-old man, causing him to fall off his bike. The driver then drove off from the scene.

The cyclist was treated at York Hospital and was later discharged.

Police are asking for people's help in identifying the driver and the vehicle involved in the collision.

The driver has been described as a white male, in his 30s, about 5ft 8ins tall, with dark hair and unshaven. He's thought to have been wearing dark clothing.

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

The BBC's Voice of Bradford has been found...

Faisal Motin, a 24-year-old working for HMRC, has been given a one-year paid contract to work with the BBC after being picked from more than 100 hopefuls.

He auditioned last month in front of judges who included BBC Radio Leeds' Gayle Lofthouse and Keeley Donovan from BBC Look North.

Find out more about him here:

The widow of the man who tried to stop West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox being murdered last year is due to receive the George Medal on his behalf at Buckingham Palace later.

Image source, PA

Bernard Kenny, 77, was stabbed in the stomach as he went to the aid of Mrs Cox, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, when she was fatally shot and stabbed in Birstall in June 2016.

After the attack, more than 80,000 people signed an online petition calling for Mr Kenny to be awarded the George Cross for his bravery.

He died of cancer in August, aged 79.

James Graham
Reporter, BBC Radio5live

As the latest retail industry figures show a sharp slowdown in non-food retail sales, the BBC takes a look at the problems one High Street in Rotherham is facing.

There's an early morning bustle at Fitzwilliam & Hughes, a Rotherham cafe over-looking the Minster and its gardens.

It's a corner plot in a listed building, it feels like a choice spot, but co-owner Matthew Leather is glum about the town.

"So many businesses have come and gone in the three or four years we've been here. There isn't the footfall or the attractions in Rotherham so they've not been able to last," he says.

"If I didn't have a business in Rotherham I wouldn't come because there's nothing to attract you."

Rotherham Borough Council says it's working on that. Find out more here.

BBC Weather

It's a cloudy and mild start to the day you're waking up to this morning in Yorkshire.

Outbreaks of rain will spread from the west through the morning, but turn lighter and more patchy in nature as it dies out to the east through the afternoon.

Fresh and gusty southerly winds will veer northwesterly and ease this afternoon with a maximum temperature of about 11C (52F).

Have you seen 81-year-old John Sparkes? He's been missing from his home in Leeds since yesterday afternoon and police are concerned for his welfare.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Mr Sparkes was last seen at about 16:15 on Monday on Ryedale Way in Tingley.

He is described as white, 5ft 10ins tall and of slim build. He has white hair.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is being asked to contact police.

BBC News Travel

Things appear to be running pretty smoothly on the rails so far this morning across Yorkshire.

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

• Leeds Railway Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external
• York Railway Station, external
• Sheffield Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external

There's been a big rise in the number of people using food banks in parts of North Yorkshire where Universal Credit has been rolled out.

According to figures by the Trussell Trust food bank network, York has seen an increase of more than a third since changes to the benefit system were introduced earlier in the year.

The charity's now concerned the situation will get worse as Christmas approaches.

Peter Clark, from York, had to wait for over three months for his Universal Credit after losing his job in the summer.

He's told the BBC: "It's supposed to be six weeks for initial payment and now I've waited 15 weeks.

"It's just ridiculous. If it wasn't for the help of my local church community, the help of foodbanks and the help of family, I'd certainly be starving and out of a place to live by now."

The government has promised it will make it easier for people to receive a loan to tide them over while they wait for the benefit to kick in.

David Ward
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Tuesday 7 November 2017.

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

Yesterday's cold start to the day made for a flurry of frosty photos from our BBC Weather Watchers.

Here are a couple with which to start today's milder morning:

If you have any photos you’d like to share with the rest of Yorkshire, you can send them in by simply clicking here.