Rashid to take break from red-ball cricketpublished at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
England all-rounder Adil Rashid will only play white-ball cricket for Yorkshire during the 2018 season.
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Skipton man dies after being trapped beneath forklift truck
Mothballed Rotherham steel furnace to be reignited
North Yorkshire fracking protesters claim 'little victory'
Stolen Mercedes gets stuck down Leeds ginnel
Funeral of Dales TV star Hannah Hauxwell to be held
Big increase in Chinese visitors holidaying in Yorkshire
Barnsley Metrodome pools back in action
Charles and Camilla visit West and South Yorkshire
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Rashid to take break from red-ball cricketpublished at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
Cost of policing fracking protests reaches £670kpublished at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
Almost £670,000 has been spent by North Yorkshire Police staffing protests at a proposed fracking site in Ryedale.
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceMeanwhile, the amount of money the force spends every month continues to go down.
Latest figures from the Police and Crime Commissioner show that it cost just over £48,000 last month, - compared to £58,500 in December.
He's the full list of costs since protests began at the site.
- £80,238 up to 31 August 2017
- £101,476 in September 2017
- £233,704 in October 2017
- £147,881 in November 2017
- £58,488 in December 2017
- £48,101 in January 2018
The expenses include overtime, food and travel and don't include the cost of assigning officers to the site at Kirby Misperton on a day-to-day basis.
Man injured at West Yorkshire abattoirpublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
A man in his 20s has been airlifted to hospital after being injured at an abattoir in West Yorkshire this morning.
Image source, Yorkshire GrittersWest Yorkshire Police say they were called to Yorkshire Halal Meat Suppliers on Wakefield Road in Ossett just before 11:40.
The man was taken to Leeds General Infirmary by air ambulance but officers say his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Fewer home safety visits by South Yorkshire fire servicepublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
From next month only homes deemed to be at greater risk of a serious fire will be visited in safety checks by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.
Image source, SYFRThe service has been paying visits to everyone who has requested a home safety check, meaning tens of thousands of homes have been visited in the last decade.
The change to the system will now mean fewer visits because the service says too often they send out officers to inspect premises which are not at high risk of fire.
Quote MessageThose who self-refer themselves to us, but who are deemed to be lower risk based upon these criteria, will be offered the information and advice to carry out a home safety check themselves."
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
Police and ambulance at West Yorkshire abattoirpublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
We're getting reports of an ongoing incident at an abattoir in Ossett this morning.
Image source, Yorkshire GrittersIt's not yet clear what has happened but eyewitnesses report having seen the air ambulance, three specialist ambulances and several police vehicles.
Image source, Yorkshire GrittersWe'll bring you the latest as we get it.
MP's Lego alter-ego launches social media accountpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
A Yorkshire MP is offering a new model for politicians' social media accounts, by posting pictures of his own Lego alter-ego at work in his constituency., external
Stuart Andrew, Conservative MP for Pudsey, has seemingly found a new audience thanks to photography showing "Stuart Legodrew."
Image source, Yorkshire PostMan in court over boy's crash deathpublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
Patrick Veitch faces three charges in connection with a crash in which an 11-year-old boy died.
Read MoreTravel update: Traffic lights out in Leedspublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
BBC News TravelThis has been causing some delays heading out of Leeds city centre this morning:
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End of twitter postWatch: X-Wing Fighter built in Doncaster gardenpublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
Kat Harbourne
BBC Local Live, SheffieldGardens gnomes are bit passe for Ricky Butler.
He's a man who doesn't do things by half; and his impressive Star Wars-style X-Wing Fighter takes up a big part of his back garden.
He's been showing me his creation:
Piece Hall prepares for royal visitpublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will be visiting Halifax tomorrow.
Image source, Getty ImagesThey'll be here to see the recently restored Piece Hall and will be unveiling a new commemorative plaque as well as ringing the original trading bell.
You can go and see them for yourself when they arrive at the piazza tomorrow morning - they'll be played in by the Black Dyke Brass Band.
Make sure you're there early though, as security will be tight and extra bag checks will be carried out.
They will also visit nearby Square Chapel Arts Centre and Dean Clough.
Quote MessageWe know that His Royal Highness has a keen interest in architecture and believe he will be impressed with the sensitive restoration that already has received two national awards."
Roger Marsh OBE, Piece Hall Trust
Watchdog report 'not good news' for North Yorkshire forcepublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
A report which says the North Yorkshire Police force is "inadequate" is "not good news", according to the county's Police and Crime Commissioner.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, the police watchdog, says the North Yorkshire force is failing to record one crime out of every five and is potentially failing victims, something it describes as "inexcusable."
Julia Mulligan (pictured), North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner, says there's no evidence the force is "massaging the crime figures" or of "victims not getting a service".
Ms Mulligan says recording crime figures is a complicated administrative issue, but admits the force's performance is "not good nonetheless."
The illegal 'rush' of under age drivingpublished at 10:58 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
"Mikey" started driving illegally in West Yorkshire when he was 16-years-old.
Read MoreWatch: Ruling due over Yorkshire UKIP MEP libel feespublished at 10:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
Liz Roberts
Political Reporter, BBC Radio SheffieldA decision is expected to be made later over whether UKIP should pay the legal fees in a libel case involving its Yorkshire MEP Jane Collins.
It's thought the £650,000 costs could bankrupt the party.
Here's how we got here:
Barnsley bones: Investigations continue into man's deathpublished at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
Further excavations and forensic testing are to be carried out at a site in Barnsley where human bones were found 10 days ago.
The discovery was made in a field at Swaithe and police say they're continuing to treat the death as "unexplained".
A cordon at the site remains in place and the bones, which have now been confirmed as those of an adult male, are thought to have been there for up to four years.
However, the results of a post-mortem investigation were inconclusive, police say.
Quote MessageThe area of discovery does raise concerns as it is rural and off the beaten track. While there haven't been any clear indicators at this time that signify an offence may have taken place, we most definitely are not ruling this out and there is still a vast amount of work to be done."
Det Supt Martin Tate, South Yorkshire Police
'More children living in poverty' - TUCpublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
Thousands more children across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are in poverty because of public sector pay caps and benefit cuts, it's being claimed.
An extra 14,000 children have fallen into poverty in Yorkshire since 2010, according to the TUC.
In the East Midlands, which includes Lincolnshire, the figure is also about 14,000.
The BBC has contacted the government for comment but is yet to receive a response.
Man charged over Sheffield school crashpublished at 10:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
BreakingA man's been charged with several offences after a car crashed into a school building in Sheffield earlier this week.
Police were called to Fir Vale School on Tuesday morning after a car crashed into its front entrance at the height of the morning run.
Aqib Quamar, 23, of Firth Park Road, Sheffield, is charged with criminal damage, communicating false information, dangerous driving and driving while being disqualified.
He's been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Sheffield Magistrates' Court later.
A 20-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the incident has been released under investigation.
Yorkshire train delays after incident at Beverleypublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
There are currently problems on the trains this morning between Beverley and Driffeld.
Emergency services are dealing with an incident.
Services between Hull, Bridlington and Scarborough are expected to be disrupted until at least 11:00.
Council's legal action to recover £7m bypass repair costspublished at 09:36 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
North Yorkshire County Council says it's on the brink of legal action against Highways England to recover £7m it's had to spend to repair the A63 Selby bypass.
Image source, GoogleThe road, designed to drive heavy goods vehicles away from the town centre, was built by Highways England in 2003 and transferred to the County Council in 2009.
According to the council, only a short time after the transfer the road started to deteriorate badly.
An inspection was carried which found there were problems with the road structure and its construction, the council says.
The local authority carried out repairs, described as "lengthy and very costly", but has since failed to reach an agreement with Highways England over who should cover the cost.
It says it may now start legal action to recoup the money.
Police concern over missing Leeds womanpublished at 09:21 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
Police say they're "concerned" for the welfare of a Leeds woman who's been missing for over a week.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceJade Richardson, 26, was last seen on Alma Street, at about 10:30 on Wednesday 7 February.
She's described as white, 5ft 1ins tall, of medium build, with long, black hair.
She was last seen wearing a black blouse, black leggings, cream overcoat and black shoes.
Anyone with information about Jade's whereabouts is being asked to contact police.
Barnsley Metrodome pools still out of actionpublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2018
Plumbing problems continue to dog Barnsley Metrodome, meaning not enough water can get into the swimming pools at the site.
Image source, GoogleIt's a blow for users of the popular venue as it's half-term in Barnsley, meaning the pools would normally be full of families.
Metrodome management say they're very sorry and efforts are continuing to fix the problem but in the meantime the pools remain closed to the public.
In a statement on the Metrodome website, external, they say: "We hope to have the pools re-open as soon as possible."
