An operation where undercover police officers ride on buses has reduced the number of stone-throwing attacks on vehicles, police say.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

There were 56 incidents of criminal damage involving First Yorkshire bus services between October and December – an average of seven per week.

The cost of repairing damaged buses a year is around £70,000, the company said.

Since the officers were introduced, the number of attacks have dropped to three a week in east and south Leeds, West Yorkshire Police said.

Staff from First West Yorkshire have also been talking to Year 7 and 8 pupils, who are the age group most likely to be involved.

The police said these kind of attacks on buses, and other vehicles, present "obvious dangers" to drivers and passengers.

A man has been charged with assault after a police officer was attacked in Doncaster town centre over the weekend.

Image source, Google

Ricky Alan Clarke, 24, of Carr Road, Edlington, is due to appear at Doncaster Magistrates’ Court today.

The incident happened at about 15:00 on Sunday 24 June, just after the England versus Panama World Cup game.

The police officer suffered a black eye.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and careless driving following a single vehicle collision in York.

A red Volkswagen collided with the level crossing on Haxby Road at 12:45 on Sunday 24 June 2018.

The driver was taken to hospital with non-threatening injuries and has since been released.

Just take a moment to appreciate this breath-taking view of Huddersfield this morning:

Image source, NPAS Carr Gate

The photograph was posted by the National Police Air Service Carr Gate, external on Twitter. What a view the pilots get from their helicopter...

If you've got any sunrise snaps you'd like to share with us, we'd love to see them. Just email us here.

Riverside Court in Knottingley must now improve or face closure.

French midfielder Timothee Dieng turns down a new deal at Bradford City to sign for League One rivals Southend United.

Who hasn't dreamed of a dip in a cool swimming pool over the past few days of sweltering weather in Yorkshire?

This tawny owl in North Yorkshire certainly had the right idea - taking a quick and refreshing swim:

It was caught on camera at the Robert Fuller Gallery in Thixendale on Thursday.

Robert says: "These birds are nocturnal and rarely come out to bathe like this in daylight.

"But what is particularly unusual is to see a tawny owl drinking.

Some of South Yorkshire's stab victims have refused to co-operate with police because they are members of rival crime gangs, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Image source, Getty Images

Police say "ongoing vendettas" mean victims won't talk to them as they're part of organised crime groups.

There's been a recent spate of knife crime incidents in South Yorkshire which have left victims, including a teenager, dead or badly injured.

Chief Constable Stephen Watson said: "Most knife crime is done by young people. My message to parents is: Do you know what your children are doing? Have you had this discussion with them? It is very much a team effort."

Detailed plans for a multi-million pound project to move a North Yorkshire road which is regularly affected by landslips are due to go on show at the weekend.

Image source, North Yorkshire County Council

The A59 between Harrogate and Skipton has been shut for several weeks because of the risk of land movement at Kex Gill.

A landslip in January 2016 led to the road being shut for eight weeks.

North Yorkshire County Council hopes a proposed diversion could be in place in 2019.

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A fine and sunny start for most and staying dry and sunny for the rest of the day.

Watch my full forecast here:

The legendary Tour de Yorkshire bike race is to be featured in a computer game, it's been revealed.

Image source, Swpix.com

The Tour was launched in 2015 following Yorkshire's successful hosting of the 2014 Grand Depart leg of the Tour de France.

More than two million spectators enjoyed four days of spectacular cycling action in the Tour de Yorkshire in May.

The race is now set to feature in Pro Cycling Manager, a cycling simulation game which lets players take control of one of the world's top cycling teams.

In the 2018 release of the game, the Tour de Yorkshire route will be featured alongside the 2018 Tour de France.

A man has been arrested after armed police chased a car from a Rotherham petrol station.

Officers were called to reports of an injured man in a car at the Jet petrol station on Meadow Bank Road, Deepdate, at about 19:50 last night.

The car then left the petrol station followed by police and it was stopped shortly afterwards.

The driver, 39, was arrested and a male passenger, also 39, was taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries.

Armed police with guns drawn were seen by local residents on nearby streets and a large police cordon remains in place this morning.

Budget cuts will almost certainly hit frontline services, North Yorkshire Fire Service has warned.

The service says it's facing a shortfall of £2.5m over the next four years.

The savings need to made by 2020 and could cost the equivalent of about 40 full-time firefighters.

Councillors have been told that although losing firefighters would be a "last resort", it cannot be ruled out if other savings don't work.

The county's fire authority has also discussed letting full-time firefighters retire without replacement, relying more on temporary workers and cancelling some new building projects.

Leeds has more fast food restaurants than any other council area in England, new figures show.

The statistics, from Public Health England, reveal that there are 957 eateries selling food such as burgers, pizzas and kebabs in the city.

More than a quarter of restaurants across the country sell fast food, the report shows.

Blackpool also has the highest density of fast food outlets with 232.2 per 100,000 in England.

At least 40 local authorities in England now have policies to restrict the growth of new takeaways, Public Health England says.

Wakefield Council announced plans to ban new takeaways opening on routes to and from schools earlier this week.

Some low cloud and mist this morning, but breaking up and retreating back towards more eastern parts.

Sunny spells this afternoon, but low cloud may become more widespread again later in the day:

A man is due in court in Sheffield later charged with murdering a 59-year-old man in the city.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

The body of Glenn Boardman (pictured) was found by emergency crews called to a house on Steven Close in Chapeltown at 00:30 on Tuesday.

A post-mortem examination found Mr Boardman had been stabbed to death.

Michael Andrew Goddard, aged 50, of Steven Close, Chapeltown, is due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court this morning.

More than 50 suspected drink or drug-drivers have been arrested by North Yorkshire Police over the last fortnight, the force has revealed.

Image source, PA

Eleven arrests were made within 24 hours of the England v Panama game on Sunday, police say.

Most of those arrested over the past two weeks blew almost twice the legal limit and six of the recorded readings were more than three times the limit.

A total of 26 of the 53 people arrested have now been charged.

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire today, most services seem to be running pretty much to time at the moment.

However, the 07:56 service from York to Burley Park has been cancelled, the 07:21 train from York to Hull is delayed and the 07:33 Bradford Interchange to Huddersfield has been cancelled

For all the latest live updates from Yorkshire's main railway stations, click on the links below:

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

A 26-year-old man from Sheffield has been charged after a woman was sexually assaulted in Leeds city centre.

Image source, Google

The 19-year-old suffered facial injuries during an assault near the inner ring road in the city at about 03:00 on Saturday.

Samuel Fortes has been charged with rape and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

He is due to appear before magistrates in Leeds on Friday morning.

Champions Leeds Rhinos suffer a seventh successive Super League defeat as they are well beaten at Wigan.