A community leader at a Leeds mosque targeted in an arson attack this morning says local residents will not be divided by the arsonist's actions.

The doorways of a mosque and a gurdwara in Beeston were set on fire in the early hours of this morning.

West Yorkshire Police said the attacks were being linked and the premises were "specifically targeted".

Amjad Hussain, secretary of the Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque, said: "Something like like this always brings us together as a community."

Mr Hussain confirmed no-one was hurt in the fire at the mosque.

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Leeds United have held talks with former Argentina boss Marcelo Bielsa and hope to appoint a new head coach by the end of the week.

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The BBC understands the Championship club have been speaking with the 62-year-old about replacing Paul Heckingbottom.

Former Barnsley boss Heckingbottom was sacked last week after just four wins in 16 games.

Bielsa has previously managed in his native Argentina, Spain and France.

He was also in charge of Chile's national team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

A man and woman were dragged from their beds by thieves, who then tied them up and threatened to pour boiling water over them.

Officers are linking the incident in Maltby to a theft from a mini market in Bramley the following morning and have released CCTV of that incident:

Police said the couple were asleep in a flat above Ellie's Takeaway on Maltby High Street at 12:30 on 21 May, when they were woken by four men who demanded cash.

At 2:25 the following morning three men forced themselves into the mini market and took money, tobacco and electronic cigarette items.

Police believe the same men were involved in both incidents.

The government should "get a grip" of the Northern trains timetable saga, according to the leader of Leeds City Council.

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There have been repeated delays and cancellations on parts of the rail network after Northern bought in a new schedule for its trains.

Councillor Judith Blake, the Labour leader of Leeds City Council, said the situation proved the region should have more say on how the region's transport network was run.

Leeds United hope to have a new head coach in place by the end of the week, with Marcelo Bielsa favourite for the role.

Thousands of steelworkers' jobs in towns and cities across the country are under threat because of the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, according to a new study by the GMB union, external.

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The GMB listed Parliamentary constituencies most at risk and placed Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Newport East, Corby and Aberavon in south Wales, in the top five.

The union said the steel industry supports more than 34,000 jobs, with annual wages of more than £1 billion contributing £230m in tax and national insurance contributions.

It said the study highlighted the potential impact of steel tariffs on the UK economy.

Ian Toothill conquered Mount Everest despite being told he had only months to live.

Police have said arson attacks on a Sikh temple and Muslim mosque in Leeds this morning are being investigated as "hate crimes".

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The mosque and gurdwara, both in Beeston were attacked in the early hours of this morning, but only their doorways were damaged.

West Yorkshire Police said the attacks were being linked and the premises were "specifically targeted".

Det Insp Richard Holmes from West Yorkshire Police said: "We are treating both these incidents as linked, we do believe these premises have been specifically targeted.

"Clearly we will always treat incidents of this nature very seriously and will be doing everything we can to identify those responsible and bring them to justice."

The lakes at Barnsley's Cannon Hall Park, external are looking decidedly muddy as dredging work gets under way as part of a £3m restoration project.

Specialist contractors are removing an estimated 20,000 cubic tonnes of mud and silt from the lakes.

It will cost a third of the total funding for the project, which has been provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The banks will also be cleared of overgrown plants enabling the lakes to be seen from the Hall.

A new footpath following the route of the original Georgian path is also being installed and will allow visitors to see part of the park for the first time.

Work is expected to be completed by 2020.

The seafront theatre opened in 1921 and campaigners fought to keep it open.

A mosque and a gurdwara in Leeds have been attacked by arsonists this morning.

The attacks happened between 03:40 and 04:20 this morning at the Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque and nearby Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha Gurdwara, both in Beeston.

Fire officers say "a liquid" was used to start a fire at the doors of the places of worship, but only damaged the doorways.

Police said they were treating the fires very seriously and patrols in the area were being increased.

A lorry-load of rubbish is going to be dumped in the centre of Harrogate today in a bid to highlight the cost of fly-tipping.

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It's part of a council awareness campaign about the problem of fly-tipping in the Harrogate district.

There were more than 600 incidents last year, which cost over £40,000 to clear up.

A Harrogate Borough Council spokesman says: "Most people don't realise they risk getting a criminal record if the person who takes away their rubbish isn't properly licensed and doesn't dispose of it responsibly.

"As well as mattresses and furniture, council staff are having to deal with an increase in white goods and items relating to renovation works."

The council says it hopes the display of fly-tipped rubbish, part of the Crime Not To Care campaign, will encourage residents to "think twice about their responsibilities".

A police officer has been injured after being rammed by an escaping suspect in Saltaire last night.

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The police car was written-off in the crash which happened "at speed" during a pursuit near Bradford, police say.

The suspect then abandoned the car he was driving.

The officer had to go to hospital for treatment for a minor injury after the police car was rammed and later said on Twitter they were "not happy".

The demolition of Scarborough's Futurist Theatre has begun, bringing the final curtain down on nearly 100 years of its history.

A long-running campaign to save the building failed after Scarborough Borough Council announced in October last year that its demolition was to go ahead as planned.

Campaigners had hoped to run it as a charitable trust, but work has finally begun on knocking down the venue which opened in 1921.

During its life, it hosted an array of famous artists, including The Beatles, Shirley Bassey and Ken Dodd, before closing in 2014.

The Futurist was originally built as a cinema, but the stage was extended in the late 1950s to enable it to host live performances.

Scarborough Borough Council says the preferred bidder to take over the site is Flamingo Land, a large visitor attraction near Pickering in Ryedale.

They want to build a new year-round tourist attraction on the site.

Friends of a terminal cancer patient from Sheffield who climbed Everest have fulfilled his final wish and laid his ashes to rest at the top of Ben Nevis.

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Ian Toothill, 48, said he wanted to become the first cancer patient to scale the world's highest mountain after he was told his bowel cancer had returned and he only had a few months to live.

The Sheffield Wednesday fan reached the summit of Everest a year ago today and planted a flag of rivals Sheffield United there in a bid to boost donations to cancer charity Macmillan.

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Mr Toothill died in January 2018 and his ashes have now been placed in a cairn with a plaque marking the spot on Ben Nevis.

One of his friends, Richard Barker, said: "People have come from Belgium, London, Berlin and 13 of us went up Ben Nevis to place his ashes."

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Ian's mother's ashes have been laid to rest alongside, with Richard Barker explaining: "We thought it was fitting to take his mum up with Ian and put them together at the top of Ben Nevis which was very, very touching."

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A Barnsley cat is up for being named Cat of the Year 2018 after it helped his owner through a tough time recently.

Two-year-old Awol, who was a stray before being taken in, is up for the accolade after helping owner Nicola Hamblett cope with the death's of family and friends.

Could this kitty be the country's most caring cat?:

Concerts celebrating furniture makers are not exactly two a penny, but one taking place in West Yorkshire this evening looks like being a, er, "top drawer" affair...

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It's exactly 300 years since Thomas Chippendale, who was to become Britain’s most famous furniture maker, was born in Otley and baptised in All Saints Parish Church.

To commemorate his life and achievements, the church is holding an evening of music from the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Born in Otley in 1718, Thomas Chippendale became a famed cabinet maker in London, designing furniture in the mid-Georgian style.

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In 1754, he published The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director,a book of his designs, which made him a household name.

Chippendale furniture is highly valued: a Padouk Cabinet that came up for auction in 2008 sold for £2,729,250.

Last December, delicate removal work began at Temple Newsam in Leeds (pictured above) to relocate treasures made by Chippendale for an exhibition marking 300 years since his birth.

Some 25 titles across the north of England call for a summit to tackle the train disruption.

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A cloudy start with a little drizzle, but it will gradually brighten with sunny spells extending southwards.

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What police officers have described as a "rainbow-wrapped police van" is due to form part of the York Pride parade on Saturday.

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The multi-coloured cop carrier is a fully operational police vehicle.

The van also carries messages around hate crime reporting and displays both the key theme of this year’s York Pride event #FLAGITUP and the Twitter address of the force’s LGBT network @NYP_LGBT, external.