An inquest has been opened and adjourned at Bradford Coroner's court into the death of 11-year-old Ursula Keogh.

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The coroner David Urpeth heard that Ursula had a history of self harm.

He was told that Ursula's mother raised concerns after receiving a text message from her daughter saying "I love you but so sorry."

Ursula's body was discovered in Hebble Brook in Halifax on 22 January, the inquest has been adjourned until April.

A former Bradford Safeguarding Children Board administrator is described as a "predatory paedophile".

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

If you were with us yesterday, you'll have seen the start of a piece of beach art in Scarborough by the artist James Brunt.

He makes the most of the natural environment around him using rocks and fossils he finds on the beach.

Here's what his creation looked like a short while after he started it:

So I thought you might like to see what the finished product looked like - five hours after he first began his work:

Image source, James Brunt

A BBC survey has found that in Yorkshire two thirds of secondary schools have scrapped at least one arts subject from their GCSE options. These include music, art, drama and design technology.

A total of 70% of secondary schools have also cut the number of timetabled lessons/hours available for creative subjects.

Soprano Lesley Garrett, who was born in Doncaster, has become involved saying there are huge industries based on the arts in this country:

A former chairman of Ilkley Parish Council is starting a five year jail sentence after a judge branded him a "predatory paedophile."

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Heathcliffe Bowen, 50, of Woodlands Rise, Ilkley, was cleared on one charge, but was convicted of six allegations, relating to attempts to engage children in sexual activity and attempting to meet one child after sexual grooming.

He was also found guilty of distributing four indecent images of under 18s.

Bowen admitted possessing over 25 indecent images of children when police arrested him.

A 23-year-old woman from North Yorkshire, who has ovarian cancer, has had her hair shaved off, along with a group of her friends, to raise awareness of the disease.

Megan, who's a single mum from York, has been told she has a one in five chance of surviving.

Her friends also want to raise money for Megan, to make some memories with her seven-year-old daughter:

Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News

It’s the 50th Anniversary of the publication of the novel ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ by Barnsley born Barry Hines.

Fifty copies of the literary classic which was made into the film Kes are being given away to mark the anniversary and connections to the town.

Casper's Fish and Chip Shop in Hoyland is just one of five locations to receive copies of the novel, from The Dearne Valley Landscape Partnership.

Residents and visitors to the town centre will be able to find free copies at Irish bar O'yle in the Wall, Casper's Fish and Chip Shop, The Knave and Kestrel Pub, NHS Hoyland Centre and the Hoyland Library.

In Yorkshire two thirds of secondary schools have cut at least one arts subject from their GCSE options, including music, art, drama and design technology.

Schools told the BBC that the increased emphasis on core academic subjects, together with funding pressures, were the most common reasons for cutting back on resources for creative subjects.

Nick Bowen is head of Horizon Community College in Barnsley and says it is a tough juggling act.

Leeds United supporters are being urged to come up with their own designs for the side's new crest.

It's after this a design put forward by the club was ridiculed on line and branded "awful and horrendous".

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The new badge is set to mark the club's centenary in 2019 and be used from the start of next season.

But within hours of the new badge being revealed, 51,000 people had signed an online petition, external to have it changed.

The entries by fans will be whittled down to a shortlist and then voted on by season ticket holders.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

Transgender people are waiting up to two and a half years for initial consultations at NHS gender identity clinics.

This is despite an NHS England pledge in 2016 to bring waiting times to below 18 weeks by 2018.

The clinic with the shortest waiting time is Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Service at 51 weeks.

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The average wait from receiving a GP referral to getting a first appointment is 18 months.

NHS England said providers are "working to expand treatment teams and reduce waiting times".

More now on the 86-year-old veteran who walked 86 miles for charity being recognised for his endeavours by the prime minister.

Jeffrey Long, from Bingley, West Yorkshire, raised more than £120,000 for The Royal British Legion in 2017 when his sponsored walk went viral.

The former paratrooper's fundraising campaign was given a boost after comedian Jason Manford posted a link to his JustGiving page.

The attention resulted in his total going from £300 to £75,000 within 24 hours, eventually reaching beyond £120,000.

Mr Long is the latest recipient of the Points of Light award, which recognises outstanding volunteers who are making a change in their community and inspiring others.

In a letter to Mr Long, Theresa May said: "The story of your fundraising has inspired millions of people and you should be incredibly proud"

This was his third consecutive birthday walk, after he did 84 miles along Hadrian's Wall for his 84th and 85 miles along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal for his 85th.

Liz Roberts
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield

The Barnsley Central Labour MP Dan Jarvis has announced his intention to stand to be Sheffield City Region Mayor.

There's a vote for a regional mayor in May. He's the third Labour candidate to throw his hat in the ring.

Former Sports Minister and Sheffield MP Richard Caborn and Sheffield Councillor Ben Curran also want to be the Labour candidate.

Mr Jarvis, who was elected in Barnsley Central on 2011, says he'll try to remain as an MP even if elected. In a statement he said:

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

It'll be a largely fine and bright day today for our region.

Here's my full forecast:

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Here's the big music news I teased you with earlier, but was barred from telling you about until now: Lionel Richie is heading to Scarborough.

The US singer-songwriter will say 'Hello' to his fans and hopefully have them dancing 'All Night Long' when he takes to the stage in the town in June.

The singer, 68, says he plans to perform hits from across his back catalogue, up to the present day.

Tickets for Richie's concerts go on sale on February 2.

The West Yorkshire debt charity, Christians against Poverty, says council tax hikes across West Yorkshire this spring, will make life more difficult for struggling families.

Bills are likely to jump by almost 6% in Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford and by nearly 5% in Leeds and Wakefield. That would mean annual bills in a band D property will have risen by more than £200 in five years.

Pete Woodcock is a politics lecturer at the University of Huddersfield:

A "chav-themed" party held by a university hockey club is being investigated by a students' union after the University of Leeds described it as "ill-judged".

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The women's hockey club at Leeds University Union held a "chav night" social last Wednesday.

The Tab, externalwebsite showed Instagram photos of women in tracksuits, drinking Lambrini and covered in fake tattoos.

The union said it had received complaints from a group of students.

The Tab said the invitation to the evening, posted on the hockey team's closed Facebook group, told members to dress as "lower-class" people and included a dictionary definition of "chav" as "a young, lower-class person typified by brash and loutish behaviour".

Yorkshire re-sign India Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who helped them win the 2015 County Championship, for the 2018 season.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Another big name is heading to Scarborough this summer.

But I'm not allowed to tell you until 08:00 this morning who it is - that's why I've only included a tease of a picture. Hopefully I've not given it away.

This latest announcement comes just a week after the news Britney Spears is playing the town's Open Air Theatre as part of her UK tour in August.

I'll reveal who the latest name to come to the North Yorkshire coast is at 08:00 this morning.

A man accused of being involved in the death of his daughter in Pakistan in an alleged "honour killing" has died.

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Samia Shahid, a 28-year-old from Bradford in West Yorkshire, died while visiting relatives in the country in July 2016.

Her father, Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid, 52, had been held as a suspected accessory and was released on bail.

He died on Sunday in a hospital in Lahore, his family confirmed. The cause of death has not yet been revealed.

A Sheffield dairy says it's seen an unprecedented rise in enquiries from people who want to swap plastic bottles to glass.

Hillsborough Dairy usually gets one or two calls from potential customers a week.

But last week it had 30.

Milkman, Chris Brooks, has a theory as to why more people want to ditch plastic on the doorstep: