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A man from Hampshire is due to be sentenced for attempting to murder four children by hitting them with a hammer before crashing a car.

Owen Scott, 29, of Fawley, Hampshire, admitted to four counts of attempted murder and dangerous driving at Sheffield Crown Court last month.

He was arrested on August 23 2017 after the car he was driving crashed into a pub near Penistone in South Yorkshire with the four children on board.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

It'll be sunny at times this morning, but there may well be showers too.

Watch my full forecast here:

Plans to knock down a Leeds city centre building and construct a new 36-storey skyscraper for students in its place are due to be discussed later.

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If approved the new tower block will be built on the current site of Hume House (pictured), a five-storey 1960s block near Leeds Arena, and would be the tallest building in the city.

The new building, which would have space for over 700 students, would be over 130m tall and, because of its position, would be seen from most parts of the city.

The vision, according to a report to be seen by councillors, is to provide "a landmark building for Leeds" and to "provide a significant addition to the skyline of the city".

Ian Youngs
Entertainment and Arts Reporter, BBC News

When author Kamila Shamsie challenged the book industry to publish only women in 2018 to help address a gender imbalance in literature, just one publisher took up the challenge - the Sheffield-based company And Other Stories.

It was almost three years ago that Shamsie suggested "a concerted campaign to redress the inequality" in publishing.

Arguing that there was a gender bias in book awards, reviews, top publishing jobs and prestige afforded to authors, she suggested that 2018, the centenary of women over 30 in Britain getting the vote, would make a good Year of Publishing Women.

Women would be prominent in review pages and blogs, shop windows, festival line-ups and prize shortlists, she predicted.

The response? A lively debate about opportunity in literature ensued, but only one person responded to the call to arms. Read all about it here.

North Yorkshire Police's Deputy Chief Constable says the force "needs to do much better" after a report found it was one of three forces in England failing to record thousands of reported crimes each year.

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Both North Yorkshire Police and Thames Valley Police are only noting 80% of crimes reported, according to the report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, external (HMICFRS).

Almost one in five crimes in North Yorkshire are "not properly being recorded" - something the HMICFRS says is "inexcusable".

North Yorkshire's Deputy Chief Constable Lisa Winward says the force "needs to do much better" when recording crimes and adds it is working on the recommendations for improvement.

A 14-year-old girl has gone missing in Leeds.

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Brandine Gyimaah was last seen in the Beeston area, wearing a black Tommy Hilfiger jumper and black jeans.

Police say they are "concerned for her welfare" and anyone with information about where she might be is asked to contact police.

A coroner in Sheffield is reviewing the case of a disabled woman who went into hospital for a routine eye operation and died there less than a month later.

The parents of 23-year-old Laura Booth say her death in 2016 was due to failings by the Royal Hallamshire Hospital to understand her disability.

Today, mental health charity Mencap is calling for the government and the NHS to ensure no healthcare professional can set foot in a hospital without proper training on learning disability.

BBC News Travel

If you're heading into Leeds city centre at the moment - or planning to - be aware there are some major delays on the roads.

Here's the latest from the police:

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

Some sunny intervals this morning but there is the chance of some showers as well, possibly a little wintry in nature.

This afternoon, there'll be further periods of sunshine but also the chance of a shower.

The top temperature will be about 8C (46F):

A rising number of children in Yorkshire are being banned from driving, years before they're legally old enough to even get behind the wheel.

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A BBC investigation has found the number of teenagers disqualified across Yorkshire has risen by 64% over four years, with 92 teenagers aged 16 and under receiving court disqualifications.

Last November, five people from Leeds died after a 15-year-old crashed the car they were in.

More than 1,000 driving bans were issued in 2017 in the UK to children not legally old enough to be behind the wheel.

Children as young as 12 were among those banned, with 33 disqualifications issued in total during 2017 for those aged 13 and under.

The statistics were given to the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act.

Headingley will be one of five cricket grounds to host the 2023 Ashes Tests, the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed.

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The famous Leeds ground joins Edgbaston, The Oval, Lord's and Old Trafford to host England v Australia matches in the series.

The ECB also announced that Leeds, along with six other cities, will host the new eight-team Twenty20 tournament in 2020.

The BBC will broadcast live TV coverage of the new men's domestic T20 tournament each summer from 2020 to 2024.

BBC News Travel

If you're catching a train today, things appear to be running 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

North Yorkshire's police force is inadequate at reporting crime and is potentially failing victims, according to the national police watchdog.

A report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary says the force fails to record one crime out of every five.

North Yorkshire Police says it logs every call it gets and is making improvements to the way it works.

One publishing company has taken up a challenge to put out only books by female authors this year.

One teenager describes driving at speeds of 135mph when he was under age.

Passenger trains will be able to overtake slow freight trains travelling through the Hope Valley.

The cost of policing anti-fracking protests drops to its lowest level in six months, the police and crime commissioner says.

Yorkshire's top stories today include:

• South Yorkshire terrorism suspect appears in court
• Huddersfield A&E campaigners hold race
• Sheffield's 'free land, free build' bid for C4 HQ
• Potentially fatal bacteria found at popular water park
• Barnsley pools close due to being 'too shallow'

Updates on breaking news and travel will continue throughout the night.

A new bus which is powered by gas from sewage is being trialled in West Yorkshire.

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Arriva, who are trialling the new double decker on their 163/166 route, say that passengers won't be subjected to any nasty smells though.

The low emissions bus was developed by Scania and is fuelled by gas produced by anaerobic digestion of food waste and sewage.

The company says carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by 84% compared to even the cleanest diesel engines on the market.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Bradford brothers have been jailed for helping to set up a cannabis factory which could have flooded a city with £3.5 million of the drug., external

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