Summary

  • Brothers' funerals held after fatal Leeds crash which killed five

  • North Yorkshire location chosen for 3,000 new homes

  • Campaigners 'devastated' over Sheffield memorial trees decision

  • North Yorkshire smaller fire crews decision reversed

  • Ofsted reveals up to 20 illegal schools across the North

  • Two arrested after police cars are rammed in Leeds pursuit

  • Landmark Whitby cafe reopens after fire

  • Prof Mary Beard backs Sheffield school Classics funding appeal

  • Don't You Want Me? - Human League star denied access to airport lounge

  • Birthday treats for Yorkshire polar bears

  • Updates on Thursday 15 December 2017

Live Reporting

Andrew Barton, Rob Rose and Nick Wilmshurst

  1. Good morning: Join us for today's live coverage

    Andrew Barton
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Thursday 14 December 2017.

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

    I thought we'd let the sun have a look in at the start of the day today - and not just the majestic orb itself, but the halo it creates over Yorkshire:

    Halo

    BBC Weather Watcher Pauline sent this pic in, saying it was the first sun halo she'd ever seen. They're produced by light interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere, by the way.

    If you've taken any pictures you'd like to share with the rest of Yorkshire, you don't have to be a BBC Weather Watcher to see them published. You can just send them to us by clicking here.