Summary

  • Rotherham carer who stole £20,000 from 'vulnerable' women sentenced

  • Former miners watch as Kellingley pit tower is demolished

  • 'Explosion' heard as thieves steal cash machine in Bradford

  • Leeds bingo hall targeted by armed robbers

  • Government questions South Yorkshire devolution referendum plan

  • International driverless car research to start in York

  • Fears for missing Scarborough teenagers

  • Last letter from Leeds teenage soldier goes on display

  • Appeal to keep 'second home' Mexborough youth centre open

  • Live updates on Friday 10 November 2017

  1. Our top five stories todaypublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    That's all from us for today, we'll be back on Monday from 06:30 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire.

    Before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

    1. Rotherham carer who stole £20,000 from 'vulnerable' women sentenced
    2. Kellingley Colliery: Former mine's landscape to change forever
    3. 'Explosion' heard as thieves steal cash machine in Bradford
    4. Leeds bingo hall targeted by armed robbers
    5. Last letter from Leeds teenage soldier goes on display

    See you next week.

  2. £1,000 reward after bird of prey attackedpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Rob Rose
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says it is offering a £1,000 reward for information that will lead to the conviction of the person who shot a bird of prey in the Stainborough area of Barnsley.

    Injured buzzardImage source, RSPB Birders

    The appeal follows the death of a buzzard last August which was shot and badly injured.

    Attempts were made to treat the bird but it had to be put down

  3. Missing Scarborough teenagers could be in Londonpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017
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    A missing teenage girl from Scarborough is with a 15-year-old boy and they could be in London police say.

    Missing teensImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    Annabelle Addison, 15, is missing with 15-year-old Michael Moore, they haven't been seen since 4 November and don't have any money available to them.

    Officers say they left Scarborough by train and they are currently in the Cambridge or London areas but they also have links in Leicester, Northampton, the West Midlands, Merseyside and Norfolk.

    North Yorkshire Police say that anyone with any possible sightings of Annabelle and Michael should "get in touch without delay".

  4. Cathedral World Cup: Lincoln and York neck and neckpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    It's the poll that's capturing the attention of the Twittersphere and at the time of writing York and Lincoln are neck and neck in the Cathedral World Cup!

    TwitterImage source, Twitter

    You can make the difference and vote for your favourite (ours, obviously) here, external.

  5. Travel update: Busy on all routes in West Yorkshirepublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

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    It's all looking like a busy Friday night on the roads tonight.

    By the way, we're pretty sure this bridge isn't in West Yorkshire:

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  6. Travel update: Crash on M62published at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

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    Looks like we could be in for some delays on the M62 tonight:

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  7. What's the difference between a Cathedral and a Minster?published at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Alex Rhodes
    BBC Local Live, Lincolnshire

    As we've told you, Lincoln Cathedral is currently locked in a battle with Durham Cathedral, Bristol Cathedral and York Minster.

    At the time of writing Lincoln and York are neck and neck! , external

    Lincoln Cathedral

    A lot of people are asking what the difference is between a Minster and a Cathedral so here it is...

    Essentially a Minster is a church built in the Anglo-Saxon period as a missionary church whereas a Cathedral is the seat of a Bishop.

    So grounds for disqualification?

    Alas not. York Minster is technically both a Minster and a Cathedral (much to the relief of the Archbishop of York no doubt).

    Just greedy if you ask me...

  8. Halifax arsonist jailed for five yearspublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    A 54-year-old woman who poses a "significant threat to the public" has been jailed for five years after setting fire to a neighbour's house in Halifax.

    Anne CampbellImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Anne Campbell admitted arson with intent to endanger life having started a fire at a house on Willowfield Crescent.

    Bradford Crown Court was told Campbell was drunk when she committed the arson attack in April.

    Campbell was jailed for five years with a further five-year extended licence period as the judge said she posed a risk of significant threat to the public.

  9. Youth Parliament takes over Commons chamberpublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    The Houses of Parliament will take on a different look later when members of the Youth Parliament take over the Commons chamber for a series of debates on issues which matter to young people.

    Issues being discussed include the need for a "curriculum for life" and public transport.

    Kitty Jackson, from Scalby, is member of the youth parliament for North Yorkshire East and is looking forward to the experience:

  10. Delays on buses in South Yorkshirepublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    BBC News Travel

    If you fancied an early getaway from work in South Yorkshire, it won't be as quick as you'd hoped:

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  11. Triathlete, 11, left 'devastated' after bike theftspublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Rob Rose
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    An 11-year-old triathlete has been left devastated after his bike was stolen in the Wiggington area of York.

    An adult's bike was also taken during the theft from a garage on Green Dikes between Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 of November.

    The two stolen bikesImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    A white and black adult’s Cube Attain bike and black and red child’s Giant Defy bike were stolen.

    The owners of the bikes are now unable to compete until they can get suitable replacements.

    Anyone with information should contact the police on 101 or crime stoppers on 0800 555 111.

  12. Last letter from Leeds teenage soldier goes on displaypublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    A letter written by a teenage soldier - his final one - from the front lines of World War One is going on display in Leeds.

    Horace IlesImage source, Leeds City Council

    The letter, which is being shown to the public ahead of Remembrance Sunday was written by Horace Iles, who was was just 14-years-old when he signed up to fight with the Leeds Pals in 1914.

    Like many others he lied about his age so he could enlist, and on 25 May 1916 he wrote to his sister Florrie from the trenches in France.

    He said in the letter “Just a few lines hoping to reach you in the best of health as it leaves me at present, I was discharged from hospital about two days ago. I am sorry I have not written to you before but I had kept putting it off but at last I have written.”

    LetterImage source, Leeds City Council

    Horace was killed five weeks later at the age of 16 on the first day of The Battle of the Somme and Florrie’s reply which arrived two days after he was killed was returned to her unopened.

    Private Iles’ letter will be on display in the museum’s Collectors Cabinet and will be available to view following this weekend’s Remembrance Sunday services.

  13. Do you know who this is? Police want to speak to himpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Police in North Yorkshire have released pictures of a man want after two trailers were stolen in Castleton.

    CCTVImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    They are thought to be worth about £2,700 and were taken from the North York Moors National Park depot on Tuesday night.

    Anyone with information is being asked to contact police.

  14. Travel update: A1 clear after lane blockedpublished at 15:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    BBC News Travel

    Good news if you were heading off early for the weekend:

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  15. German Christmas market opens in Leeds todaypublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Demi Clayton
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    The annual Christkindelmarkt German Christmas market has returned to Leeds, staying open until Christmas Eve.

    German Christmas markets

    Millennium Square has been transformed into a festive village, complete with 40 wooden chalet stalls selling gifts, toys, decorations and authentic German food and drink.

    The traditional Christmas carousel ride also returns, along with indoor venues and various family entertainment.

    The market will be open Monday to Saturday from 10:30 to 21.30 and 10.30 to 19.30 on Sundays.

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    It adds to that perfect picture that people have of Christmas. People come along, buy traditional gifts, have a drink and have a good time - it brings people together”

    Robin McLachlan, Trader

  16. Manslaughter jury bribe gang jailedpublished at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    The gang offered £500 to jurors to return not guilty verdicts in a manslaughter and fraud trial.

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  17. Five sprinkler systems funded by fire authoritypublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Rob Rose
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    The South Yorkshire Fire Authority says it will fund the installation of water sprinklers in five housing schemes around the county.

    Sprinkler headImage source, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

    South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority has made money available and invited social housing organisations to bid for funding.

    The projects where the sprinklers will be fitted are

    • Autism Plus, Thorne- a 15 bedroom residential care facility
    • Berneslai Homes, Barnsley- six residential care homes
    • Great Places, Rotherham- a 24 flat complex
    • South Yorkshire Housing Association, Rotherham- five bungalows for high-dependency residents
    • Target Housing, Rotherham- four bedroom converted care facility
  18. Cash machine thieves 'blow up' shoppublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Police have said the explosion could have caused death or serious injury.

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  19. Top award to lecturer over pier designpublished at 14:29 Greenwich Mean Time 10 November 2017

    Rob Rose
    BBC Yorkshire Live

    A lecturer in Sheffield has been awarded the Stirling Prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects for his design of a pier.

    The new pierImage source, Sheffield Hallam University

    Oli Cunningham, a senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, worked on redesigning Hastings Pier in East Sussex after it was badly damaged by a fire in 2010.

    He said: "The people of Hastings are the real winners. The local community refused to give up when the project looked impossible. I feel very privileged to have been involved."

    The pier which was originally built in 1872 underwent a multi-million pound redevelopment, judges described it as "a masterpiece of regeneration".