Leeds boxer Josh Warrington says he's never been better prepared as he weighs in for his first world title fight tomorrow evening.

He's taking on the reigning IBF World Featherweight Champion Lee Selby in the long-awaited clash in front of a home crowd at Elland Road.

Olympic champion Nicola Adams will fight on the undercard.

Ahead of the bout, Warrington says: "Any time I have been down to Elland Road, I've always taken a couple of moments just to visualise it.

"I've taken a couple of minutes to look around and look at the crowd and just get myself used to it. It excites me."

Network Rail is hoping to re-open the East Coast Main Line route through Northallerton soon following an earlier incident.

Train services have been at a standstill for some time and there are some replacement bus services in operation:

England batsman and Yorkshire captain Gary Ballance is taking a break from cricket because of "personal reasons".

If you've ever been to Light Night in Leeds, you'll know it's a pretty spectacular event, with lots of the city's buildings lit up in a dazzling and spectacular fashion.

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But have you ever thought you could have a go at it yourself?

For this year's event, the city council wants people and organisations to come up with ways to transform the Civic Hall on Millennium Square.

This year's Light Night theme is "progress and innovation" and you get to let your creative juices flow by using a huge digital projector which will light up the landmark building.

The deadline for submissions is 15 June, with interviews scheduled for later next month.

Rotherham council is offering to pay for people to train as childminders after a recent slump in numbers.

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In a bid to boost childminder numbers, the council's Early Years' Services will offer to cover the cost of training sessions worth £150.

Numbers have declined due to people retiring or leaving the profession, the council says.

A shop has opened in Sheffield which allows people to fill reusable containers with items such as pasta, coffee and washing up liquid.

Staff at Unwrapped, on Crookes Road in Sheffield, say the shop allows people to buy products with zero plastic waste.

Kirsty Burnet and Bex Atkinsonl, who have opened the shop, say small changes can make a big difference:

At 28, Magid Magid is Sheffield's youngest ever Lord Mayor and the first Somali to hold the post.

A man has died after a crash on the Leeds Outer Ring Road this morning.

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The 29-year-old was driving a grey BMW at about 06:20 this morning when it collided with a lorry in Lower Wortley, near Stonebridge Lane.

The man died at the scene and police say they're now investigating exactly what happened.

The road will stay closed for "some time", officers say.

West Yorkshire Police say they want anyone who saw what happened to come forward.

Artist Rachel Whiteread's sculpture in Dalby Forest has been deferred to try for another location.

Trains running north from Yorkshire are currently at a standstill near Northallerton.

Emergency services are dealing with an incident.

It is affecting Virgin East Coast, CrossCountry and Transpennine Express services:

A 29-year-old man has died after a crash this morning on Leeds' Outer Ring Road.

More to follow.

More than 70 student flats could be built at Sheffield's iconic Park Hill flats during the next phase of the landmark's redevelopment, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

A joint application for the third phase of the development was submitted to Sheffield City Council by Alumno Student Developments Limited and Urban Splash.

The plans detail a total of 74 "student accommodation units".

Wigan Warriors sign ex-Castleford and Leeds full-back Zak Hardaker, who will join when his 14-month drugs ban ends in November.

An elderly woman has gone missing from her home in Leeds and police say they're "very concerned" for her.

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Marga Bates was last seen at her home in Brooklands Court in Seacroft at about 23:00 last night.

The 89-year-old may appear confused, say police.

She was possibly wearing blue trousers or jogging bottoms, a vest top and a blue jacket but could also be wearing pyjamas.

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All lanes have now reopened on the A1(M) northbound following an accident between J43 and J44.

Delays are starting to ease:

The number of organ donations from Black and Asian communities in Yorkshire has more than doubled.

It's thanks to a campaign to get families talking about the issue.

But doctors say the consent rate is still very low when compared the number of white families agreeing to donation when they lose a loved one.

In the last year consent for organ donation from Ethnic minority groups in Yorkshire has more than doubled from 16% to over 40%, the rate is 70% in white families.

Josh Warrington says it is his destiny to "reach the top of the mountain" and claim rival Lee Selby's IBF world featherweight title on Saturday.

Do you recognise this man from Scarborough?

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Police want to speak with him following the theft of alcohol from a shop in Cayton.

It happened at about 22:50 on 12 May.

Officers say the man in the CCTV image above could have information that would "assist the investigation".

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Some good news if you're currently stuck on the A1(M) near Leeds, Highways England have just re-opened all lanes.

There are almost six miles of tailbacks northbound however leading up to where the crash was at J43.

So while you're waiting to get going again, here's a nice arty picture of some traffic taken in the queues.

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The A1(M) northbound has long delays leading up to J44 after a crash this morning.

there are currently still five mile queues up to the scene of the collision near Leeds.