Out of the five seats declared so far, Labour has lost one to the Lib Dems.

The total turnout for the local elections in Wakefield is 26.86%, the city council has announced.

They make it look easy.

Voter turnout in Leeds has fallen by 0.1% from the last election.

Jeanette Sunderland says activists have worked very hard.

Patience is a virtue:

The ballot boxes have arrived and counting is under way in Leeds.

Molly Williams
Local Democracy Reporter

When counting starts there will be 28 tables on the floor, each counting the votes for separate wards.

Safe seats Manor Castle and Arbourthorne are expected to be announced first.

The count will run through the night with all results expected to be announced by about 03:00.

The mayoral count is taking place the following day from 10:00.

Votes from Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and Sheffield will be counted and added up, with the final results expected by midday.

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Here's how it ended in Doncaster for stage 1 of the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire., external

It was a Yorkshire lad who took the line, too.

We are back tomorrow with stage 2 coverage from Barnsley to Ilkley.

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Wow, great photo.

Harry Tanfield takes stage one of the TdY2018.

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You might think that work being suspended on the M621 for the Tour de Yorkshire overnight might mean the somewhat irksome 30mph limit was lifted.

We phoned Highways England to find out.

It's no. It'll still be 30 mph. Sorry...

Here's what it's like to whizz by cheering locals in the Tour de Yorkshire 2018.

No lycra needed for this experience.

Crowds are building at the finish line in Doncaster for the end of today's Tour de Yorkshire stage.

The riders will be grateful of the flat landscape and it'll help them reach maximum speed as a long day in the saddle concludes.

Bradford College has said it hopes to avoid strike action by continuing a dialogue with union members.

Members of the University and College union (UCU) voted 88% in favour of the strike.

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A spokesperson for the college said it was "still assessing the results of our voluntary redundancy scheme" but expected "to resolve a significant proportion of the required reduction".

The college said it would continue to work with the local UCU branch to "minimise the prospect of compulsory redundancies".

Palpable expectancy in Hatfield as the men's Tour de Yorkshire race heads their way.

It's claimed that Doncaster Council has not implemented new restrictions which protect disabled taxi passengers from further discrimination.

Only a quarter of councils across Yorkshire have created so-called Section 167 lists, which are needed to hold taxi drivers to account if they discriminate against disabled passengers.

A change in the Equality Act in April last year means taxi drivers could face a fine of up to £1,000 if they refuse to transport wheelchair users or attempt to charge them extra.

But the rules only apply to vehicles listed on Section 167 lists, which councils need to create.

Councils, including Doncaster, Rotherham, York, Wakefield and Scarborough haven't done so despite a government-recommended deadline of October 2017.

Nearby councils of Sheffield and Barnsley have completed all the necessary paper work.

Doncaster Council, external didn't say why they hadn't implemented the new restrictions but added all their Hackney Carriage vehicles are wheelchair accessible.

Muscular Dystrophy UK along with disability campaigner Doug Paulley said the research 'lays bare the complex problems around the law change', with many councils 'confused as to their obligations and the being public unsure of their rights'.

The pair are calling for the Department for Transport to make the lists mandatory, arguing that the current system has proven 'unworkable'.

Prosecutors allege they "worshipped" students behind the Columbine High school shootings in the US.

In Bradford, the council has apologised after a voter was turned away by an official for not bringing photo identification to the polling station.

None was necessary and Bradford is not one of the five areas trialling voters bringing ID.

Dr Chrys Harris did not have her polling card or photo ID, and clerks would not let her vote.

After polling station staff called their superiors, she was allowed to vote.

A Bradford Council spokesman said: "We apologise to the very small number of voters concerned who were asked to provide ID to vote in one Shipley polling station today."

The problem was dealt with as soon as officials were alerted, the council said.

"To confirm, there is no requirement for voters to provide ID to cast a vote and a further message has been issued to all polling staff," the spokesman added.

Thousands of pounds worth of cannabis plants have been seized from two houses in Huddersfield.

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West Yorkshire Police raided the houses on Winton Street and Moor Bottom Road on 27 April and yesterday respectively.

Officers seized 21 plants in total.

A 52-year-old man was arrested for cultivation and production of cannabis