Plans have been submitted for one of Leeds' most historically significant buildings on the city's oldest street.

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First White Cloth Hall, Kirkgate, dates back to 1711 and is one of the oldest surviving cloth markets in Yorkshire, but has fallen into serious disrepair.

Property company Rushbond, which owns the nearby Corn Exchange, aims to revive the Grade II-listed building.

Subject to approval, the company is hoping for construction work to start in early 2018.

Police are appealing for help to identify five men in connection with disorder at a Derby County Football match.

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An incident took place during the Sheffield Wednesday fixture at Pride Park Stadium on Saturday 21 October.

If you recognise anyone pictured, you are being asked to contact Derbyshire Police on 101.

A public meeting about the trouble-hit Wakefield City Academies Trust is to be held this evening.

The Trust said in September it no longer wanted to run 21 schools in West, South and East Yorkshire.

The government is trying to find new sponsors.

The National Education Union and local MP Mary Creagh will be speaking at the meeting in Wakefield.

A judge who sentenced a teenager for the killing of seven-year-old girl Katie Rough in a York park has said it was a "truly exceptional case".

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The teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons, sat with her head down, clutching a soft toy, throughout the hearing.

She was flanked on screen by a court usher and a youth team leader who confirmed the girl's name when she was asked to identify herself by the judge, Mr Justice Soole.

The judge told her: "The gravity of the offence of killing a small child speaks for itself."

He said: "The level of danger to the public is high.

"In the circumstances of your continuing silence, the critical question is whether there is any reliable estimate as to how long that danger will continue."

A judge at Leeds Crown Court has ordered that a teenager who killed a seven-year-old girl in York be detained for life with a minimum term of five years.

Katie Rough was smothered and slashed with a Stanley knife by the teenager.

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The girl, who was 15 at the time and cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility in July.

After spending 12 weeks in a special assessment unit, the teenager was sentenced on Friday.

The girl who is now 16 years old appeared via a video link and throughout the hearing stared at the floor.

There was, the court heard, "clear and unequivocal evidence that she still posed a dangerous risk to members of the public" and that so far she'd been "unwilling and unable to address her behaviour."

Her barrister said this wasn't a "malicious manoeuvre," but a coping mechanism, as she was still suffering from post traumatic stress.

A judge at Leeds crown court has ordered that a teenager who killed a seven-year-old Katie Rough in York be detained for life with a minimum term of five years detention.

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Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield

A centre in Sheffield which provides support for vulnerable chronic street drinkers has unveiled its new refurbished facilities today.

Ben's Centre, located on on North Church St, helps 150 vulnerable people each year and serves about 2,500 meals.

I spoke with Sue Smith, the centre manager, about how important the facilities are:

A little earlier we told that police were appealing for any information about a missing 15-year-old girl from Leeds.

In response to the appeal, Tia Pugh from Armley has been found safe and well.

Huddersfield Examiner

Examiner readers have no shortage of suggestions on how to spruce up Almondbury’s sad-looking Christmas tree.

The Examiner reported how residents had labelled the Christmas tree provided by Kirklees Council as an embarrassment with some calling it “horrendous” and “a mess”., external

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BBC News Travel

A little earlier we brought you news that a lorry had become stuck under a bridge on whitehall road (A58) in the Holbeck area.

Emergency services have now managed to remove the vehicle from the wedged position and both lanes are open.

This 15-year-old girl has gone missing in Leeds.

Do you know where she is?

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Tia Pugh, from Armley, is white, 5'8" tall, medium build with long, straight, dark brown hair and is thought to be possibly wearing a short black coat.

She was reported missing at 22:15 last night after failing to return home from college.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the West Yorkshire Police Special Operations Room at Elland Road via 101, quoting log number 1933 of November 2023

A campaign to stop the closure of a North Yorkshire swimming pool steps up a gear this morning.

The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust say they will close New Earswick Swimming Pool next March, because it's running at a loss and would cost too much to repair.

Carol Runciman is Liberal Democrat councillor in New Earwick.

She reckons "people power" could keep the pool open:

If you're driving in the Holbeck area, might be worth avoiding Whitehall road (A58).

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A lorry is stuck under a railway bridge, blocking the lane heading west bound into Leeds city centre.

The incident was reported earlier this morning and emergency services are present.

Rail services have not been affected.

A "large scale" cannabis farm worth around £60,000 has been discovered by police in a property on Sharrow Vale Rd, Sharrow, Sheffield.

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During the search, police also found and arrested a man who is thought to be in the UK illegally.

Teacher training students are being taken on tours of secondary schools in Bradford today, to try to boost recruitment.

Schools in the city have struggled to find enough teachers in recent years.

But more than 200 teachers have been recruited since the bus tours began two years ago.

One of York's biggest employers says its bringing in new rules to make it more family friendly.

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The insurance company Aviva says male and female staff will receive half a year's leave on full pay on the arrival of a new child.

Aviva says its part of plans to create a level playing field for men and women in the workplace.

Work has been stopped on tree felling in Sheffield this morning after a protester entered the area where council contractors are working on trees on Abbeydale Park Rise.

Yesterday we brought you news that UK cities will no longer be able to bid for the European Capital of Culture title in 2023 because of Brexit.

That news put an end to the city of Leeds' hopes of securing the title.

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The city submitted a bid four weeks ago with £1m being spent on the application including investment from many businesses.

A day on from the European Commission's decision, Leeds Bradford International Airport has expressed its disappointment, but is hoping a solution can be found.

In a statement officials at the airport said: "As a big supporter, we have been able to witness the incredible amount of hard work that's gone in to supporting the Leeds bid."

Tim Iredale
Political editor, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

The supply of fuel to Drax power station is being slowed down because of a lack of investment in rail, according to the people who run it.

The site generates electricity by burning wooden biomass pellets.

They are transported by train, with Drax Power claiming it is taking a whole day for them to travel from Liverpool Docks across to the site near Goole.

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There are currently delays of up to 60 minutes and some cancellations on trains between Grantham and Doncaster due to a broke down train at Retford.