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  1. Man in court over village deathpublished at 11:43 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Angela Rider was found dead at a property in a North Yorkshire village on Monday.

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  2. Watch: Third Charlton brother hopes for England call-uppublished at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

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    We all know that two Charlton brothers are World Cup winners, but now a third is looking to make his England debut at the age of 71.

    Tommy Charlton is the younger brother of Manchester United legend Sir Bobby, who turned 80 last October, and Leeds United great Jack, who is 83 in May.

    Between them they earned 141 caps for England and now Tommy is attempting to break into the over-60s national walking football team after being invited for trials in Burnley on Saturday.

    Tommy, a grandfather of six, retired from amateur football aged 24 because of injury and currently plays for the Mature Millers walking football club in Rotherham:

  3. Travel update: M1 disruption near Wakefieldpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    BBC News Travel

    The M1 northbound near Wakefield is currently closed as the carriageway is undergoing emergency repairs.

    There are queues of about five miles and it's also having a knock-on effect on public transport:

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    The work is happening just after J39 and Highways England says it doesn't expect things to return to normal until after midday.

  4. Rail delays blamed on weather faultspublished at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Hull Trains cancels all of its London services and there are further cancellations on the east coast mainline.

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  5. Man in court over Cawood deathpublished at 11:03 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    A man has appeared in court accused of murdering a woman in a North Yorkshire village.

    AngelaImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    Angela Rider's body was found at a house in Cawood, between York and Selby, on Monday.

    Her family paid tribute to the 51-year-old, describing her as a "beautiful mum and wonderful daughter".

    Adrian Rodi, 49, of Chestnut Road, Cawood, was remanded in custody by magistrates in York and is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday.

  6. Listen: Men 'should consider social care roles'published at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Hundreds of jobs are vacant in North Yorkshire's social care system and the county council says it's facing a struggle to fill the roles.

    The council's running a recruitment campaign and says it needs to employ more care workers than ever before.

    Reda Djama used to work as an accountant, but is now part of the social care team in Knaresborough.

    He thinks more men should consider a career in caring:

  7. Travel update: Queues build on M1published at 10:36 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

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    There are queues stretching almost four miles on the lead up to this, best avoid if you can:

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  8. Travel update: Two lanes closed on M1published at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

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    Travelling to West Yorkshire from South Yorkshire?

    Best allow a bit more time:

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  9. Your chance to see the Tour de Yorkshire trophiespublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Trophies for this year's Tour de Yorkshire are setting off on their own tour next week.

    TrophyImage source, Tour de Yorkshire

    They'll be visiting each of the tour's eight start and finish towns - Beverley, Doncaster, Barnsley, Ilkley, Richmond, Scarborough, Halifax and Leeds - as they follow the route of the tour.

    They've been made by hand by Thomas Fattorini Ltd, founded in 1827 by Antonio Fattorini, an Italian speaking immigrant who settled in Yorkshire.

    Map of tour de yorkshireImage source, Welcome to Yorkshire

    The business designed and made the FA Cup in 1911, which Bradford City won that year.

    The 2018 race has been extended to four days and will be held from 3 to 6 May.

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    The trophy tour is a fantastic opportunity for communities to build up their excitement for the upcoming Tour de Yorkshire."

    Sir Gary Verity, Welcome to Yorkshire

  10. Disruption to trains because of weather-related faultspublished at 09:39 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    There will be no services on Hull Trains between Doncaster, Retford, Grantham and London King's Cross because some of their trains are affected by snow and ice.

    Virgin Trains East Coast have also cancelled five trains today.

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    We are working around the clock to complete the repairs"

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  11. Senior officer defends Sheffield tree protest policingpublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Assistant Chief Constable David Hartley has defended the police record on dealing with tree protests in Sheffield.

    It follows concerns raised by Lib Dem peer and Sheffield City Councillor Paul Scriven that the level of policing was over the top.

    Here's Ass Ch Con David Hartley on BBC Radio Sheffield this morning:

    The tree felling and replacement programme is part of Sheffield City Council's £2bn Streets Ahead project, which the authority says is to improve roads and footpaths in the city. About 5,500 trees have been cut down since 2012.

    The authority insists those earmarked for felling are either "dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory".

    However, campaigners say many of the trees classed by the council as "damaging" or "discriminatory" are healthy specimens which should not be cut down.

  12. Travel: Disruption on railspublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    There's still a lot of disruption with the trains.

    A train coming into a station.

    There are changes and cancellations to services between London, Leeds and Hull throughout the day as operators continue to fix trains that were damaged in the recent bad weather.

    Virgin , externaland Hull Trains , externalare both affected and you're being advised to check your train is running before you travel.

  13. Listen: Heritage 'threatened' by museum closurespublished at 08:27 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Campaigners in West Yorkshire are warning the heritage of small towns will be under threat if their museums are shut down.

    MPs are due to debate their importance in Westminster this afternoon.

    Jax Lovelock wants to reopen Dewsbury Park Mansion museum, which was recently closed by the council.

    She says deprived areas suffer the most from closures:

  14. Five people 'made 2,000 calls to ambulance service'published at 07:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    A BBC Investigation has found that just five people were responsible for nearly 2,000 calls to the Yorkshire Ambulance Service last year.

    Ambulance

    The figures show one person called the service nearly 600 times in a year and come as demand on the ambulance service continues to rise.

    Health bosses say many repeat callers are suffering from mental health problems and need support.

  15. Yorkshire best friends' film premiere is dream come truepublished at 07:35 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Teenage dreams of the Silver Screen will come true for two best friends in York tonight.

    York film stillImage source, Dreamchasers Films

    Bradford's Scott Elliott and Sid Sadowskyj wrote a wish list when they were 16.

    On it was an ambition to make a film and now, 16 years later, they're about to go to the red carpet premiere at York's Everyman Cinema with their film "Scott and Sid" which depicts their lives.

    Sid said: “York was the perfect filming location, it’s great our story can be brought to life with the help of the Yorkshire landscape."

    Scott Elliott said: “To film in the region we grew up in was an honour.”

    The friends raised £1m to fund their dream

  16. Women in poor countries to get Jo Cox aid moneypublished at 07:15 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Aid money will be given to help women in poor countries, in memory of murdered west Yorkshire MP Jo Cox.

    Jo CoxImage source, Cox family photo

    Thomas Mair was jailed for life after shooting and stabbing to death the mother-of-two in Birstall, West Yorkshire, a week before the EU referendum vote.

    The International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt says the Jo Cox Memorial Grants will be given to grass roots organisations which the Labour MP campaigned for.

    Jo's sister, Kim Leadbeater, says the grants are a reminder of her sister's passion to help others.

  17. Peer's tree questions to South Yorkshire Police chiefpublished at 07:01 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Questions are being asked about the policing of Sheffield's tree protests.

    Extra officers were deployed on Monday when a protest against tree felling in the city took place on Abbeydale Park Rise.

    Tree shreddingImage source, PA

    Liberal Democrat peer, Lord Scriven, a former Leader of Sheffield City Council, has sent a list of questions to the Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, Stephen Watson, following the higher police presence this week.

    The council, which is planting new trees after removing existing ones, insists the trees earmarked for felling are either "dangerous, dead, diseased, dying, damaging or discriminatory".

    However, many of the trees classed by the council as "damaging" or "discriminatory" are healthy specimens which campaigners say should be saved.

    Instead they say amendments should be made to surrounding pavements and roads.

  18. Check your train journeypublished at 06:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    BBC News Travel

    Things appear to be running reasonably smoothly on Yorkshire's rail routes at the moment.

    But if you plan to use Virgin East Coast today it's worth checking first, because some alterations to the timetable have been made as a result of the recent extreme weather conditions.

    You can keep up to date with the very latest by clicking on the links below:

  19. Here's Lisa with your weather forecastpublished at 06:46 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    Look North's Lisa Gallagher has your weather forecast:

  20. Angela Rider: Man, 49, charged over Cawood deathpublished at 06:31 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2018

    A man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was found dead in a North Yorkshire village.

    AngelaImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    The body of Angela Rider, 51, was discovered at a house in Cawood, between York and Selby, in the early hours of Monday.

    The man, aged 49, also of Cawood, was arrested in Hawkshead, Cumbria, and charged on Tuesday evening.

    He is due to appear at York Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning.

    In a joint family statement, Ms Rider's daughter Sara, her mother Wendy Brown and her sister Tracy Mills described her death as a "devastating loss".

    "Angela was the most beautiful, fantastic mum, a wonderful daughter and the best sister anyone could have wished for," they said.