The lighting of 600 candles is part of a programme of events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

A campaign's under way to save Yorkshire's so-called "rhubarb triangle" after a farmer agreed to sell land to housing developers.

Janet Oldroyd Hulme runs a farm in the area between Leeds, Morley and Wakefield, famous for "forcing" the rhubarb by growing it indoors under dark, warm conditions in long, low sheds.

The company wants to sell some of its land so about 130 homes can be built.

Rothwell Councillor Karen Bruce says the scale of the proposed development has shocked many local residents.

But Mrs Oldroyd Hulme says she needs the money to ensure the future success of her business:

A protest is expected to take place later outside Rotherham Town Hall against plans to drill for shale gas in the village of Harthill.

The town's council is due to meet today to decide whether to allow energy giant Ineos to begin shale gas exploration there.

Residents have joined up with Friends of the Earth and the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England to combat the fracking plans.

Protester Deborah Gibson, from Harthill Against Fracking, say residents feel very strongly about the issue:

Plans to drill for shale gas at Kirby Misperton, a village on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, have attracted protesters since May 2016.

Third Energy was granted permission to frack for shale gas there by North Yorkshire County Council, but final approval by the government has still not been given.

Figures released later this morning are expected to show an increase in the number of rough sleepers in Yorkshire, according to homeless charities.

One homelessness hotspot is York, where a total of 18 rough sleepers were counted last year.

However, the figures for those homeless and sleeping in temporary accommodation is much higher.

City of York Council says it works with rough sleepers all year round and offers extra accommodation during the winter months.

BBC Weather

After a chilly start most parts should be dry at first with some sunny spells.

Cloud will increase to bring showers in the afternoon, heavy in places, and with some snow on the Pennines.

The showers will continue in coastal areas overnight, but becoming dry inland with some clear spells, allowing local frost to develop by morning.

It seems Leeds United's going back to the drawing board after a huge outcry from fans yesterday over the club's new crest.

The badge was described as "awful", "horrendous" and "shocking" after it was unveiled on Wednesday.

Almost 70,000 people have now signed an online petition calling for the logo to be scrapped.

The club's Managing Director, Angus Kinnear, says the new owners will launch a fresh consultation:

BBC News Travel

If you're catching a train this morning, things appear to be running pretty much to time from stations across Yorkshire at the moment.

You can check the full details for your journey here:

• York station, external
• Leeds station, external
• Wakefield station, external
• Sheffield station, external
• Doncaster station, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Hello and welcome to BBC Local Live in Yorkshire on Thursday 25 January 2018.

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

The blustery conditions are expected to continue for much of the county today, so we might see a few more BBC Weather Watcher pics of wildly swaying branches like this one:

If you'd like the rest of Yorkshire to enjoy some of your pictures, you don't have to be a BBC Weather Watcher.You can send them in by simply clicking here.

The family of Steven Mullins say they were only made aware of his murderer's release days afterwards.

Primary schools send out warning letters after pupils receive "explicit and inappropriate" images.

Here are our top stories from today:

1. "Is this a joke?": Leeds United's new crest sparks upset
2. Family "let down" over release of boy's killer
3. Sex images sent to York schoolchildren's phones
4. North of England struggling to have say over public transport, it's claimed
5. "Spice" drug taking its toll on Sheffield streets

Updates on breaking news stories, sport stories and travel news will continue here throughout the night.

Police in York are trying to find two men who approached a 16-year-old girl earlier today.

It happened this morning near the National Railway Museum on Leeman Road as the girl was walking to school.

The man approached the girl and told her to "walk", but she managed to get away from him.

However, she was then approached by a second man who also offered to walk with her.

Police don't know if the two are linked.

Both men are described as Asian, with the first in his early 30s and chubby and the second being of skinny build and carrying a grey and blue backpack.

Did you know that the Leeds Discovery Centre has a collection of 10,000 bird eggs?

No, neither did I, but they do and staff there have just documented them - each and every one - including these:

Image source, Leeds Museums and Galleries

The eggs are kept at a state-of-the-art storage facility at Clarence Dock and includes specimens from around the world.

Among the collection is a penguin egg taken during one of Ernest Shackleton’s famous Antarctic expeditions.

During WWII, almost all the eggs in the collection were destroyed when the museum took a direct hit during an air raid.

However, the numbers of eggs went up again after the law changed for private egg collectors in the 50s.

So, now you know...and not one single egg pun. Eggcellent!

West Yorkshire's most popular jazz festival is to get a £30,000 boost from the Arts Council.

Image source, Elizabeth Baker

The money for Marsden Jazz - which costs £150,000 a year to put on - will be used to find new ways of fundraising.

The event was first staged in 1992 and about 10,000 people visited the festival last year.

In 2017, the festival received national recognition on BBC Radio 3 who described it as "one of the UK's most adventurous jazz festivals".

Leeds Bradford Airport is celebrating record passenger numbers.

Image source, Google

Figures show over four million people travelled through the airport in 2017.

That's the third successive year of growth.

August was the busiest month with 520,000 passengers flying through Leeds Bradford Airport.

Police in part of Rotherham are "working hard" to combat an increase in reported burglaries, according to the South Yorkshire force.

Image source, Google

Detectives in Swinton say those efforts have so far resulted in one man being sent to prison.

Det Insp Mark Oughton said: "We’re aware the local community is feeling concerned about the rise in both domestic and commercial burglaries in the area.

"It’s understandable the increase in reports has led to increased worry, but we are working hard to combat this issue and identify those responsible for these crimes," he adds.

Two flood warnings remain in place in North Yorkshire following heavy rain last night combined with snow melt.

Image source, Getty Images

The Environment Agency warnings, external are both for the river Ouse - at Naburn Lock and York - and mean "flooding is expected".

The Foss Barrier (pictured) is in operation and floodgates along the Ouse in York are closed.

Water levels are expected to peak this afternoon and remain high throughout tomorrow.

Three flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible, are also in place on the lower River Nidd, the tidal River Ouse and the upper River Ouse.

BBC News Travel

The queues on the M62 eastbound are growing after an earlier crash between J29 and J30.

There are almost nine miles of standing traffic after the crash which has closed three lanes:

Image source, Alex Rosenberg

The crash is also causing big problems for people on the M621 too, which will inevitably cause problems for people leaving work from the city centre.

There are now delays of one-and-a-half hours and Highways England says things won't get back to normal until 20:00 this evening.

The controversy over the new Leeds United badge rumbles on this afternoon.

At the time of writing nearly 30,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the idea to be dropped:

Image source, Change.org

The club launched its new emblem at 12:00 today saying it was proud to reveal it and that it represented the passion surrounding the team.

However, fans on Twitter and Facebook have been busy venting their disapproval of the new badge and have been getting in touch with us at BBC Yorkshire with their views:

BBC News Travel

A crash between J29 and J30 of the M62 eastbound has closed three lanes this afternoon:

Highways England says there are delays of about an hour from J27, the M621 junction, to J30 A642.

That's a queue of about six miles.

It's also affecting the M1 as it approaches the M62: