The fate of the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough is still undecided, just under a month after the town council's planning committee approved an application to knock down the former venue.

Government officials are still considering whether to allow the demolition of the historic seafront building to go ahead.

The theatre opened in 1921 and hosted an array of famous artists, including The Beatles, before closing in 2014.

Campaigners had hoped to run it as a charitable trust but the council has judged it is not sustainable as a theatrical venue.

Work on its demolition is scheduled to start before the end of the year.

But after the vote campaigners fighting to save the building pinned their hopes on Communities Secretary Sajid Javid holding a public inquiry into the decision, which could delay demolition for up to a year.

His department says it's "received a number of requests to call in the planning application" and will decide on the next step "in due course".

Children in part of South Yorkshire are helping to excavate the remains of an historic castle close to their school.

Pupils from New Pastures Primary School, in Mexborough, will take part in the excavation of test pits at the Castle Hills site.

It's a scheduled monument and the site of an 11th century motte and bailey castle.

The project's been organised by the Dearne Valley Landscape Partnership (DVLP), with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Sally Gawthorpe, a community officer with the DVLP, says she's excited about what pupils might uncover:

Children who live near a controlled red light zone in Leeds are being put at risk because of dirty needles and violence, local residents claim.

The zone is the first scheme of its kind in the UK and is intended to make life safer for sex workers.

But residents in Holbeck say used needles are being found outside the managed zone and they're accusing the police of doing more to protect vulnerable sex workers than young people.

The police say they are taking local residents' concerns seriously and the approach is under continuous review.

A cloudy start for most, with a few outbreaks of drizzle likely.

This evening it'll be rather cloudy with hill fog and outbreaks of drizzle spreading east.

Some patchy mist or fog could then develop across lower levels by dawn.

A man's been taken to hospital after being attacked in York.

Image source, Google

The 37-year-old suffered a head injury in the assault on Navigation Road on Monday evening.

Two men have been arrested and released on bail while police enquiries continue.

Officers want anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.

Helen Bailey
BBC Radio Sheffield News

BBC Radio Sheffield is now at the big five-oh. Yes, it's celebrating its 50th birthday today.

Magical things can happen when BBC loclal radio listeners take up a cause...

You can see the result below which came after somebody had the idea of remaking the classic song Common People by Sheffield's very own Pulp to mark the big birthday.

The station appealed for people to appear in the video, singing the song in large and small groups, shooting scenes in Sheffield's famous Leadmill club, on trams and in the street.

We hope you like the result:

Heritage campaigners have expressed concern for the future of "one of the most important historical buildings in Leeds" after it was put up for sale.

Image source, Ken Grey/Leeds Civic Society

Temple Works, in Marshall Street, is due to be sold at auction next month with no reserve price.

The Grade I-listed building had been earmarked for renovation by Burberry, but the plans were dropped.

Leeds Civic Trust Director Martin Hamilton said he was treating news of the sale "with some trepidation".

Cameras could be put into licensed taxis in Barnsley as part of plans being considered by the town's council.

Cameras have already been installed in taxis in nearby Rotherham after a 2014 report said 1,400 children had been abused in Rotherham and taxi drivers had played a "prominent role".

The Professor Alexis Jay report, external found hundreds of children were subjected to sexual abuse in the South Yorkshire town between 1997 and 2013.

The committee noted the concerns raised relate to a "very small minority" of drivers in Rotherham but they had undermined public confidence.

Installing cameras in taxis would provide reassurance to both drivers and passengers and would help ensure their safety, according to Barnsley Council.

Keeper Jonny Maxted is the hero as the 10-man Guiseley beat Accrington 4-3 on penalties to reach the FA Cup second round.

An online campaign raising funds to "change the life" of a rough sleeper who was locked out of his usual alcove has received hundreds of donations.

Image source, Lara Seamer

Lara Seamer set up a JustGiving page, external on Saturday after spiked chains were attached to two pillars on Fetter Lane, York, to block the gap between.

Rob, a Polish man who is thought to have learning disabilities, has sheltered there for more than a year.

Ms Seamer, 20, said she has since had international offers of money and help.

The page, which has reached more than £3,750 in under four days, aims to find him a permanent place to stay and help him learn to read.

The chains, at the rear of Queens House, were removed on Monday morning.

BBC News Travel

Emergency services are currently dealing with an incident between Sheffield and Nottingham, blocking all lines.

As a result of this, trains running through these stations may be delayed by up to 60 minutes or cancelled.

Things do, however, appear to be running pretty smoothly on the rails in other parts of Yorkshire this morning.

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

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Wednesday 15 November 2017.

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

We start today with one of a series of shots of the Emley Moor transmitting station in West Yorkshire:

BBC Weather Watcher Lee Ward, who took the picture, says of it: "Missing Emley Moor mast top, reward for safe return!"

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