Cheers to Alice Bacon!published at 16:37 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Yorkshire's first female MP is remembered with a rhubarb-themed beer named after her, and now on sale in the House of Commons.
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Cheers to Alice Bacon!published at 16:37 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Motorcyclist seriously injured after crashpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a minibus in Leeds this morning.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceIt happened at a junction on Bullerthorpe Lane at about 11:00.
The biker's injuries are not though to be life-threatening.
West Yorkshire Police have reminded motorbike riders to make extra checks when pulling out at a junction.
Geese shot dead and dumped in North Yorkshire riverpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Dozens of adult and juvenile geese have been found shot and dumped in a North Yorkshire river.
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceAbout 25 greylag geese were found by walkers last week between Harper Wath footbridge, near Aysgarth, and Worton.
Such were the numbers of dead geese, it was initially feared there could have been a large-scale wildlife poisoning incident, police say.
However, x-ray pictures (above) show the birds had recently been shot with a shotgun.
It is an offence to take or kill these birds during the closed season which runs from 1 February to 31 August.
Quote MessageWe need to know how these birds came to be shot and apparently dumped in the river, and I would urge anyone with any information about this incident to contact me."
PC Julian Sutcliffe, North Yorkshire Police
Mum 'started to shut down' as son's health failedpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Tom Airey
Reporter, BBC News OnlineThe mother of a Leeds teenager found in an emaciated state who later died said she "started to shut down" as her son's health deteriorated.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceDawn Cranston has told Leeds Crown Court that 18-year-old Jordan Burling's (pictured) condition worsened in April 2016 - two months before his death at the family home in Farnley.
Ms Cranston, 45, denies manslaughter along with Jordan's grandmother Denise Cranston, 70, and sister Abigail Burling, 25.
All three also deny an alternative count of causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable person.
The trial continues.
In pictures: Yorkshire in focuspublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Our BBC Weather Watchers have been quick to snap the breezy and sunny conditions across Yorkshire today:
The multi-coloured sky above Dewsbury looked very impressive at 09:00 this morning.
The wind was pushing the clouds above Aldwark, in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, along swiftly an hour later.
And a solitary walker looks to have been the sole occupant of a sunny and probably breezy beach at Sandsend on the Yorkshire coast at noon.
Police appeal over fake handymanpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Police in North Yorkshire are asking for help finding a man who poses as a handyman and who targets vulnerable people.
Image source, North Yorkshire PolicePaul Ternent, 52, from the Bournmoor area of County Durham, persuades his victims to take out loans on his behalf and they have also given him large sums of money, police say.
North Yorkshire Police, working with Trading Standards officers, want to speak to him about several alleged frauds, thefts and money laundering offences against people in Whitby.
Poorly maintained Sheffield housing 'risking lives'published at 15:21 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Tenants in a part of Sheffield are living in such bad conditions their lives are being put at risk, a council report has warned.
Image source, Sheffield City CouncilThey council has published some shocking pictures, external of the houses it's inspected in the last three years.
The authority's inspected 150 properties over three years, and found 400 serious, and in some cases dangerous, defects.
Some flats above food shops in London Road, Abbeydale Road and Chesterfield Road were "serious fire risks", the council says.
Image source, Sheffield City CouncilCouncil inspectors found inadequate toilet facilities, serious disrepair, dangerous living conditions and poor management at some of the properties.
Image source, Sheffield City CouncilLandlords in the area will now have to pay £750 to go on an approved register after city councillors agreed to introduce a "selective licence" scheme on 668 properties.
Air pollution crackdown planned for York city busespublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
There could be a crackdown on some buses going into York city centre in a bid to tackle air pollution.
Image source, GoogleCity of York Council's started a consultation on introducing a clean air zone.
It comes after the World Health Organisation said last month the city is one of the worst places in the country for dirty air.
Any public or locally-run bus which goes into the clean air zone five or more times a day should emit ultra-low emissions.
Not your usual Summer Solsticepublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Some of the more unusual ways people across England marked the longest day of the year.
Read MoreSouth Yorkshire roundabouts get World Cup makeoverpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
OK, so it's less of a makeover and more just someone adding two red lines...
...But mini-roundabouts across Yorkshire are getting a World Cup flavour with them being turned into a Saint George's Cross.
The above roundabout is in Dinnington, South Yorkshire.
Seen someone else really getting into the World Cup spirit? Send us a photo.
Bradford man in court charged with terrorism offencespublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
A Bradford man has appeared in court charged with arranging to send almost £300 to another person knowing it may be used for terrorism.
Image source, Getty ImagesAsim Majid, 29, of Cranbourne Road, is also accused of having a book that is likely to be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
Mr Majid is charged with agreeing to transfer £280 to someone, knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect the money would or may be used for the purposes of terrorism earlier this year.
He indicated he would be pleading not guilty to both charges.
He was arrested on 13 June by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North East following an investigation.
He has been remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 29 June.
Leeds man who murdered boy is captured in South Americapublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
A Leeds man wanted by police after murdering a 12-year-old boy has been caught in Colombia.
Alistair Weekes, 36, previously from Armley, is yet to serve a 20-year sentence for the murder of 12-year-old Danny Gubbels in the Dutch city of Breda in 2010.
He was sentenced on appeal to 20 years in prison in 2015 but was not present for the verdict.
A three-year manhunt then started, culminating in his arrest on last week, West Yorkshire Police, external say.
The Dutch authorities will be asking their counterparts in Colombia for his extradition, the force adds.
Quote MessageThis arrest is the result of a detailed investigation and proves that justice knows no boundaries. There may be many thousands of miles between West Yorkshire and Colombia but by working together with partners we have shared resources, information and intelligence to bring Weekes back where he belongs."
Det Ch Insp Carl Galvin, West Yorkshire Police
Watch: Fire 'under control' at Doncaster scrap yardpublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
These were the scenes earlier at a fire at a Doncaster scrap yard.
Firefighters have been dealing with the blaze for a few hours, but say it is under control.
Roads around the area have been closed:
Tree protester contempt case thrown outpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Paul Brooke was accused of breaking an injunction preventing any intervention against tree felling.
Read MoreWheelchair vote prompts calls for Commons reformpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
There have been calls for a reform of "archaic" Commons rules after a sick Labour MP had to enter the lobbies in a wheelchair to cast her vote.
Image source, HOUSE OF COMMONSNaz Shah, who represents Bradford West, said she felt she'd been stripped of her dignity after being told she would have to vote in person during Wednesday's Brexit Bill debate.
Labour has accused the Conservatives of suspending a convention which spares ill MPs from having to vote.
Mystery 'murder victim' identifiedpublished at 13:34 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Police had previously released a CCTV image of Dawid Szubert victim in a bid to identify him.
Read MoreFlood defence plans being shown to residentspublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Four options to improve flood defences in Otley, near Leeds, are being shown to residents.
It was hit by flooding three times at the end of 2015, with seventy-four properties affected.
Leeds City Council was given £2m to spend on reducing flood risk - and will choose one of the schemes after today's drop-in session.
Barnsley murder victim namedpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Police have named a man found dead in Barnsley as Dawid Szubert.
Image source, South Yorkshire PoliceThe 38-year-old, who was living on Park Road and originally from Poland, was found just outside Mandela Gardens on Sunday afternoon.
A post-mortem examination carried out earlier this week showed he died from a head injury.
A 27-year-old man from Barnsley has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Crews tackle blaze at scrap yardpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
Firefighters have been dealing with a blaze at a scrap yard at Marsh Gate in Doncaster.
Image source, GoogleIt is understood crews have the fire under control and are damping down.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is expected to get under way.
Marsh Gate road is currently closed from its junction with York Road.
Plans to move landslip prone A59 across valleypublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 21 June 2018
People are being asked to have their say on plans for a new road to bypass the unstable and currently closed A59, at Kex Gill in North Yorkshire.
Image source, North Yorkshire County councilThe road between Skipton and Harrogate has a history of landslips and was closed after a large crack appeared in its surface at the end of May.
North Yorkshire County Council's preferred option to fix the issue is for "the realignment of the road to the other side of the valley."
The plan will be on show at a drop-in event at Norwood Social Hall between 10:00 and 15:00 on Saturday.
Quote MessageThe current closure highlights how important it is to realign the A59 at this point. We want to engage local people, keeping them informed and listening to their views, so I hope people will comment on the proposals."
Councillor Don Mackenzie, Executive member for highways, North Yorkshire County Council