Summary

  • Three Rotherham men found guilty of child sex abuse in 1990s

  • Ann Maguire inquest: Attacker smiled at arresting officer

  • Calls for road changes after fatal crash

  • Honours for Jo Cox police officers

  • Cost of policing anti-fracking protests in North Yorkshire doubles

  • Motorcyclist killed in Barnsley crash

  • Strike threat by Sheffield beer lorry drivers

  • Anti-terror blocks installed around York Minster

  • 'Heartbreak' for Blunkett over guide dog death

  • Updates on Thursday 16 November 2017

Live Reporting

Andrew Barton and Mick Lunney

  1. Victim tells of child abuse impact on her life

    Following the jailing of three men for indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Rotherham, their victim says she's determined to not let them steal her life.

    Sajid Ali, Zahir Iqbal and Riaz Makhmood who are all now in their late 30s and from Masborough, have been sentenced this afternoon. Ali and Iqbal have been given seven-and-a-half years, Makhmood six years and nine months. All three were teenagers when they carried out their crimes.

    Their victim is now married and her statement about the effect of the men's actions has been read out by the prosecution in the case.

    I could not bring myself to talk about it as I felt guilty and disgusting, even though I now realise none of it was my fault. I've tried everyday to put these things behind me and while I manage most of the time they still haunt me. I'm determined not to let my perpetrators steal my life as they stole my youth. My teenage years were ruined by their disgusting sexual acts."

    Victim statement

    Sheffield law courtsGoogle

  2. Sex offenders sentenced over abuse of 12-year-old girl

    Oliver Wright
    BBC News Online, Yorkshire

    Three men from Rotherham who passed a 12-year-old girl round as they indecently assaulted her when they were teeneagers have been sent to prison this afternoon.

    The men, Sajid Ali, Zahir Iqbal and Riaz Makhmood who are all now in their late 30s and from Masborough were arrested as part of an investigation into historic child sex abuse cases.

    Sajid Ali and Zaheer Iqbal have been jialed for seven-and-a-half years, Riaz Makhmood has been given six years and nine months.

    Ali, Iqbal and MakhmoodSouth Yorkshire Police

  3. Looking after hens improves mental health in older people

    A conference in Wakefield has been told that the mental health of older people improves if they look after hens.

    HenEPA

    Senior doctors have praised the project which is installing chicken coops in care homes.

    So far about 40 old people's homes across Yorkshire and the Humber have signed up to the scheme with residents are looking after hens.

  4. Nine years for Sheffield child rapist

    Kate Linderholm
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Steven FraserSouth Yorkshire Police

    A man's been jailed for multiple rape over the period of more than a year.

    The girl, who was under 16, eventually confided to her mother about the actions of 25 year-old Steven Fraser.

    As well as rape he was charged with a string of related offences against her.

    Fraser, of Perkyn Road, was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court last month and has been sentenced today.

    Fraser scared and intimidated her and as such she felt as though she had to comply with his atrocious demands. The victim has shown immense courage in giving evidence during the trial, which has ultimately resulted in Fraser receiving this substantial custodial sentence today."

    Detective Steve Evans, South Yorkshire Police

  5. Motorcyclist dies in Barnsley crash

    Mick Lunney
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    A man's died after his motorbike and a 4x4 car collided in Barnsley yesterday.

    Crash sceneGoogle

    It happened at tea-time on Upper Sheffield Road near its junction with Knowle Road.

    The 49-year-old victim came from Doncaster and police have been supporting his family.

    Officers are keen to hear from witnesses, especially the driver of a white van who was on the road just before the crash.

  6. Watch: A19 gaps 'must be shut' after woman's crash death

    Gaps in a road's central reservation must be closed-off after a woman was killed when a van went through one and hit her car, a coroner said.

    Sonia Rose, 83, died on the A19 near Northallerton after a van veered from the opposite side of the dual carriageway into her path.

    Sonia RoseFamily handout

    Speaking at her inquest, coroner Michael Oakley said drivers using the gaps were risking lives and Mrs Rose's family is also campaigning to make the road safer.

    This dashcam footage shows the final moments leading the fatal crash:

  7. Bradford City's female football fans featured in exhibition

    The terrace cheers of Bradford's female football fans have been captured in a new photography exhibition.

    Female fansNudrat Afza

    Photographer Nudrat Afza, who was first taken to a Bradford City game in 2014 by a family friend, said she was struck by how many other women were there, cheering, singing and shouting.

    It gave her the idea for the City Girls project and she took the pictures on visits to the Valley Parade ground over the following three years.

    Female fansNudrat Afza

    In the 1960s and 70s there was a lot of racism on the football terraces in England, so cricket was the game I grew up with and I knew nothing about football

    Nudrat Afza

  8. New anti-flood pipeline under Malton rail tracks

    Work's been completed on a new pipeline under a railway line which should ease flooding in Malton in North Yorkshire.

    Malton

    It'll mean floodwater can be pumped away more quickly.

    The area by the level crossing in the town was hit by flooding in 2015, but pumping had to stop every time a train went past.

  9. Criticism over house building: What is a Local Plan?

    This morning the Local Communities Secretary has said that his "patience has run out" with two Yorkshire councils over their "failure" to produce a local plan for housing.

    House buildingPA

    Speaking in Bristol, Mr Javid said since the local plan process was introduced over 13 years ago, 15 local planning authorities still hadn't "managed to get a plan adopted" and are "showing particular cause for concern".

    But what is a local plan?

    On the Department for Communities and Local Government's website, they describe them as "the heart of the planning system."

    They're meant to detail where and when housing will be built, what kind of housing is needed and what is likely to be needed in the future.

    They should be written by the local authorities and don't just concern housing, they also look at the local economy, community facilities, environment and infrastructure.

  10. Strike threat by Sheffield beer lorry drivers

    Kate Linderholm
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    There could be strike action before Christmas by more than 100 lorry drivers in Sheffield in a dispute over staffing,working hours and equipment to load lorries.

    Tradeteam premisesGoogle

    They work for Tradeteam Limited and are based in Shepcote Lane in Tinsley.

    The drivers deliver for Coors, Carlsberg, Greene King, Mitchells & Butlers and Whitbread.

    Their union, UNITE, says if the action goes ahead it'll hit supplies to hundreds of clubs, pubs and restaurants.

    A ballot on industrial action begins today and we've approached the company for comment.

    This dispute is not about pay, but about the welfare of our members who are fed up with being fobbed off by the management, who could solve this dispute with investment in employing more drivers to ease the pressure on delivery times and the introduction of the appropriate machinery to facilitate the loading of the vehicles."

    Harriet Eisner, Unite regional officer

  11. York Minster concrete anti-terror blocks installed

    Anti-terror blocks at York Minster are now in place.

    mINSTER

    A security barrier made out of 12 blocks has been placed in a line at the front of the cathedral.

    The barriers are made from a reconstituted natural stone mix, which has been specially selected, so the blocks appear similar to Yorkstone.

  12. Three guilty of historical sexual abuse
    Breaking

    Three men have been have been found guilty of indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl when they were teenagers in the mid 1990s.

    The men, who are all from Masbrough, Rotherham, were arrested as part of an investigation into historical child abuse cases carried out by the national crime agency. The court heard how they befriended the 12-year-old victim and passed her around the group .

    They are due to be sentenced at 14:00 at Sheffield Crown Court.

  13. Listen: Patience runs out over local plan for housing

    The Local Communities Secretary has said that his "patience has run out" with two Yorkshire councils over their "failure" to produce a local plan for housing.

    Building a houseGetty

    York and Calderdale councils are two of 15 across the country that Sajid Javid has highlighted as showing "particular cause for concern".

    He said that he is writing to them, warning that if they don't act, Whitehall could write the plan for them, or a third party could step in.

    Mr Javid cited the example of York, which he said had not had a local plan since 1954:

    We're waiting to hear back from York and Calderdale Councils for their response.

  14. In pictures: The colour of the dark

    An ever vigilant Yorkshire bobby has spotted the light in the dark.

    Can you see the hint of reflection and refraction making it's way through the heavy gloom?

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  15. In pictures: HM Queen Elizabeth visits Hull

    HM Queen Elizabeth is on a visit to Hull today. Here are a few pictures of her early moments in the city:

    HM Queen in HullPA

    HM Queen Elizabeth arrived in Hull by train on Thursday morning

    Royal visitPA

    There was an enthusiastic welcome for the royal visitor at the station

    Royal visitPA

    Young and not as young turned out to show support for Queen Elizabeth this morning in Hull

    Royal visitPA

    There's no doubting the amount of affection the city has for the Queen

  16. Body found at Sheffield tower block

    Wendy Middleton
    BBC Radio Sheffield

    Police sent four cars and a crime scene van to a block of flats in Sheffield today.

    They put a cordon in place at the Cliffe block on Stannington Road.

    Now officers say a man's death at the flats has no suspicious circumstances.

    Cliffe flatsGoogle

  18. Listen: Match day spending a big earner for Sheffield Wednesday

    Mick Lunney
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Sheffield Wednesday is one of the most expensive clubs in the Championship when it comes to season ticket costs.

    The club charges the second highest price in the Championship for its 'cheapest' season ticket at £455.

    The price of football survey also says the club has the second most expensive cup of tea in the league at £2.50.

    Rob Wilson is an expert in football finance at Sheffield Hallam University:

  19. Comedian heads to Yorkshire

    Peter Kay is returning to stand-up comedy with his first live tour in eight years.

    Peter Kay

    He'll play 26 dates across 2018 and 2019 - including two nights in Leeds.

    The star of Car Share and Phoenix Nights will be on the road from April 2018 to March 2019,

    During his last tour in 2010 he played to over 1.2 million people.

    That officially ranks with the Guinness Book of World Records, as the biggest selling comedy tour of all time.

  20. Heckingbottom plays down Sunderland link

    Barnsley boss Paul Heckingbottom says he has had no contact with Sunderland about their managerial vacancy.

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