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  • Crash deaths: Boy, 15, detained for car crash which killed five

  • Crash deaths: Boy 'acted in supremely dangerous way'

  • Crash deaths: Sentence 'too lenient' say sisters of one of victims

  • Man accused of Skipton Aldi murder charged with assault

  • Jobs at risk as Eon closes Wath-Upon-Dearne office

  • 'Smoke and mirrors' claim over over Northallerton hospital consultation

  • Tree-felling to resume in Sheffield next week

  • North Yorkshire chippy named best in UK at industry awards

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  1. Terriers chairman to sleep at stadiumpublished at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    Chairman Dean Hoyle will spend the night before Huddersfield's match against Swansea in March sleeping in a concourse at the club's stadium for charity.

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  2. Wakefield rogue landlords under the spotlightpublished at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    There's a plan to get tough on rogue landlords in Wakefield.

    KeysImage source, Getty Images

    In future, they could be fined as much as £30,000 each time they fail to fix or improve a property when told to do so by the council.

    Wakefield Council operates a voluntary scheme which recognises and rewards landlords who manage their properties to a good standard.

    The idea to fine landlords who don't maintain properties correctly is expected to be discussed later by council officials.

  3. One hundred days to go until Yorkshire goes Tour-tasticpublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    The countdown continues to the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire, external, which will run from 3 May to 6 May and will take in a host of places across Yorkshire.

    Route MapImage source, Tour de Yorkshire

    With just 100 days to go, people across the route are gearing up for the race...

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  4. Have you seen David from Sheffield?published at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    Jenny Cork
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Police in Sheffield are asking for your help to find 45-year-old David Craig.

    David CraigImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    He's not been seen since yesterday morning.

    David was last seen in the Greystones area at about 07:30.

    He's described as white, about 5ft 9ins tall, of slim build with dark greying hair and a short grey beard.

  5. Watch: A cloudy start, brighter laterpublished at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    Yorkshire will see plenty of cloud this morning, with outbreaks of rain - but things will improve later on.

    Watch my full forecast here:

  6. Horsebox destroyed in Ryedale arson attackpublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    A horsebox has been destroyed by fire and another nearby vehicle sprayed with obscene graffiti in North Yorkshire.

    The incident happened on Bleaberry Lane, near Scrayingham in Ryedale, at about 13:30 on Saturday, with the horsebox fire being treated by police as an arson attack.

    Anyone with information about what happened, especially anyone who passed the area and saw anyone acting suspiciously, is being asked to come forward.

    Drivers with dash cam footage from the area at or around the time of the incident are also being sought by police.

  7. Airedale Hospital strike threatpublished at 08:33 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    Healthcare workers at Airedale Hospital in Keighley, West Yorkshire, are to be balloted on industrial action.

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    The Unison, Unite and GMB unions are fighting plans to set up a private company to run some of the hospital's services.

    Airedale NHS Trust says such a company would help things like building and purchasing services work more efficiently.

  8. Listen: Sheffield woman vows to rid waterways of plasticpublished at 08:24 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    A woman from Sheffield has vowed to clear up discarded plastic from local waterways after watching the BBC TV programme Blue Planet II.

    Frances Bridget says she's organising a group of people to collect the plastic waste in the waterways around the woods near where she lives in Heeley:

  9. Yorkshire's Kyle Edmund into Australian Open semi-finalspublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    Beverley's Kyle Edmund has stunned third seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open.

    Kyle EdmundImage source, AFP

    Edmund was playing in the last eight of a major for the first time but showed few nerves in a 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 win.

    The world number 49 becomes only the sixth British man to reach the last four at a Grand Slam in the Open era.

    He will play top seed Rafael Nadal or sixth seed Marin Cilic on Thursday for a place in the final.

  10. 'I may get a deadly hereditary disease - should I find out?'published at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    If you could see how the rest of your life might play out would you want to?

    Jackie HarrisonImage source, Benjamin Paul

    Jackie Harrison, from Brighouse in West Yorkshire, has a 50-50 chance of a disease that has taken her mother, uncle and grandfather.

    Should she take a test to find out whether she will get it too - and could she cope with the result?

    The BBC's Sarah Bowen has been following her story...

  11. Oops! Britney hits us one more time...published at 07:50 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    International pop star Britney Spears is to hit the stage at Scarborough's Open Air Theatre this summer, it's been revealed.

    BritImage source, Rhodes Media/BBC

    The Baby One More Time singer has just announced plans to head to the Yorkshire seaside town as part of her Britney: Piece of Me tour in August.

    Britney is one of the most successful entertainers in pop history, with nearly 100 million records sold worldwide.

    She became a household name as a teenager when she released her first single Baby One More Time.

    Tickets for the Las Vegas to Scarbados tour go on sale this Saturday.

  12. Deaf people in Sheffield face 'discrimination' - Reportpublished at 07:39 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    Deaf people in Sheffield are facing discrimination when it comes to accessing health and social care services, it's being claimed.

    The findings have been revealed as part of an investigation by the city's Healthwatch watchdog, which talks to patients about their experiences.

    The Not Equal report, external suggests people who are deaf are getting poor service in places like surgeries and hospitals due to a lack of interpreters.

    Margaret Kilner, from Healthwatch Sheffield, says services for deaf people in the city need improving:

  13. Fire at Leeds tyre workshop 'under control'published at 07:24 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    There's been a large fire overnight at a tyre fitting workshop in Leeds.

    Fire engineImage source, Science Photo Library

    At its height, about 50 firefighters and 10 engines were involved in tackling the fire on Tong Road in Farnley.

    The blaze is now under control, according to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

  14. North Yorkshire woman, 94, sits in dark in fear of billpublished at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    A 94-year-old woman from North Yorkshire who is in dispute with her electricity provider sits in the dark at night because she is afraid she might "run up an unpayable bill".

    nPOWERImage source, bbc

    Dorothy Hattersley, who lives alone in Knaresborough says she has not been billed correctly by Npower since 2012.

    She says she "lives in dread of who is going to come knocking at the door".

    Npower says it's looking into the matter and is working to resolve things as soon as possible.

  15. Check your rail journey this morningpublished at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    BBC News Travel

    If you're catching a train this morning, things mostly appear to be running pretty on time from stations across Yorkshire just now.

    You can check the full details for your journey here:

  16. Yorkshire's Tuesday weather forecastpublished at 06:58 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    BBC Weather

    A mild and increasingly windy day is expected, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle spreading east during the morning.

    Weather graphic

    Any lingering showers will soon ease this evening, with clear spells likely before midnight.

    However rain and strengthening winds then spread east, turning squally for a time around dawn, with gales likely.

  17. Roof rescue as fire crews tackle Sheffield house blazepublished at 06:49 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    Two people were rescued from a house fire in Sheffield in the early hours of this morning.

    Fire crews were called to the blaze, at a property on Ellesmere Road in Burngreave, at about 03:15.

    As part of the operation, one person was rescued from the roof of the house.

  18. Body found in River Calder in hunt for missing girlpublished at 06:39 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    Police looking for a missing 11-year-old schoolgirl have found a body in a river.

    Ursula KeoghImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Ursula Keogh, from Halifax, was last seen at about 15:30 on Monday dressed in her school uniform.

    The body of a young girl was found by police in the River Calder at Paris Gates in Halifax later.

    Her family have been informed.

    A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said they don't believe there are any suspicious circumstances.

    "Inquiries will remain ongoing to determine a cause of the death," a statement said.

  19. Good morning: Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 06:30 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2018

    Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Tuesday 23 January 2018.

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

    I don't imagine that Scarborough is the first place you'd think of if you're hoping to spot a deer - and yet here one is, as caught on camera by one of our BBC Weather Watchers:

    Deer

    You don't have to be a BBC Weather Watcher to contribute to our shared visual splendour.

    If you'd like the rest of Yorkshire to enjoy some of your pictures, you can send them in by simply clicking here. We'd love to see them!

  20. Bill blunders leave woman, 94, in darkpublished at 22:11 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2018

    Dorothy Hattersley is frightened of what she might be charged after a series of errors.

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