It's been revealed a man who used to live in West Yorkshire was investigated over claims he was a Nazi war criminal.

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Stanislaw Chrzanowski, 96, who used to live in Holmfirth, died last year.

It's now emerged he'd recently been under investigation in Germany on at least 30 counts of killing civilians in Belarus in 1942.

Mr Chrzanowski, came to Britain after being taken as a prisoner of war and joining Allied forces.

His case was first brought to the attention of British police when his stepson, John Kingston, sent a dossier of evidence to the Metropolitan Police's war crimes unit.

Three men are on trial accused of murdering Aseel Al-Essaie in Sheffield in February 2017.

Renovation work on a theatre in Bradford where Charles Dickens performed is expected to be discussed today.

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Bradford Council plans to restore the sandstone exterior of St George's Hall.

Councillor John Pennington claims to have seen an advert in a national newspaper for a show taking place at the venue early next year and he's expected to ask about whether it'll be ready in time.

Bradford council owns the building and originally said it would be ready by early 2017 - before a series of setbacks meant the expected completion date had been moved to late 2018.

St George's Hall is thought to be one of the first ever public buildings in Bradford city centre.

Charles Dickens read extracts from A Christmas Carol there on December 28 1854.

A disgruntled gamer is thought to be behind a hoax email sent to about 400 schools in England, including some in North Yorkshire, threatening to bomb school grounds if money was not paid.

A number of schools in London and Manchester as well as those in Yorkshire were evacuated, but police said there was no evidence the threats were terror-related.

The email appeared to come from gaming server VeltPvP, but the company said the account had been "spoofed" and the message had not come from them.

The US firm's 17-year-old CEO told the BBC he suspected the hoax emails had been sent by a disgruntled Minecraft player in a bid to damage VeltPvP's reputation.

BBC Weather

It's the first day of spring today and the weather seems to be aware of that astronomical fact.

It's a cloudy start for some with a few spots of rain, but it'll dry up later and the skies will brighten.

Tonight, clear skies and light winds are expected, causing frost and some patchy freezing fog.

Investigations are continuing today after a 15-year-old boy was charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of a woman in Sheffield.

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South Yorkshire Police were called to Gibbons Drive (pictured) in the Norton area of the city soon after midnight on Saturday.

A 24-year-old woman had been stabbed in the upper body and suffered "life-threatening injuries", police said.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested and is due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court today.

He also faces a charge of possession of an offensive weapon and has been remanded in custody.

A 25-year-old man arrested shortly after the stabbing has been released without charge.

Police said the victim remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital, and have appealed for information.

BBC News Travel

The trains appear to be back to normal in Yorkshire after the latest wintry conditions disrupted some journeys over the last few days.

You can check below to see if your train is running on time:

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

Nearly £1bn is needed to fix potholes on Yorkshire's roads.

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That's according to a report out this morning from the Asphalt Industry Alliance which says road users claimed £3m in compensation last year.

Nearly 190,000 potholes were filled in across Yorkshire and the Humber last year according to the survey.

The report found it would cost over £900m to fix every road in the area, and that councils in the north have less money to spend on road repairs than elsewhere in England.

Stanislaw Chrzanowski died before he could be prosecuted over the deaths of civilians in Belarus.

John Marquis scores twice as Doncaster ease their relegation concerns with victory against out-of-form Bradford.

Hundreds of schools in England were sent an email saying a bomb would be detonated on their grounds.

Sir Kevin Barron, John Healey and Sarah Champion won a defamation case over comments made by Jane Collins MEP.

A 24-year-old woman suffered "life-threatening injuries" after being stabbed in Sheffield.

The two surgeons who 30 years ago carried out the world's first heart, lung and liver transplant reflect on their "extraordinary" achievement.

The men were charged as part of the National Crime Agency's Operation Stovewood investigation.

Goggles are being used by police pilots to protect themselves against any laser attacks.

Yorkshire's top stories so far today include:

• Investigation into alleged abuse at Harrogate Army College collapses
• Teenager charged with attempted murder in Sheffield
• North York Moors runners rescued in 'worst-ever conditions'
• Sheffield scientists' multiple sclerosis 'breakthrough'
• York named Britain's 'best place to live'

We're starting to see a worrying trend on the BBC Look North Sport Relief challenge...

Presenters Harry, Amy and Paul are pulling and pushing their famous red sofa across Yorkshire.

At the same time, it seems they're also getting more familiar with some local hostelries:

Yorkshire Evening Post

The best friend of a teenager who died after taking ecstasy at Leeds Festival had offered to supply him with drugs shortly before his death, a court heard, external.

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Is this the most well-travelled ginger tom cat in the country? He was found on board a coach heading from North Yorkshire to Newcastle:

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Named Wendall by his rescuers, who've now handed him to Cats Protection, it's thought he may have travelled up to 215 miles on the coach between Pickering and Newcastle.

There were no passengers on the journey as it was heading for routine maintenance - and it isn't known when he got on.

Catherine Hubbard, from Cats Protection, says: "We are appealing far and wide in the hope that Wendall's original owners see this plea.

"As he was not microchipped, we have no way of tracing his owners."