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  1. Kirklees bin strike: Union takes new proposal to memberspublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    The trade union behind this week's Kirklees bin strike has agreed to take a new proposal to its members in a bid to resolve the dispute.

    Bin Strike

    Unison will recommend the proposal at a meeting at lunchtime following a discussion with the Kirklees Council yesterday.

    The planned week-long strike is part of a row between the council in Kirklees and members of the Unison union.

    The dispute centres on union claims of bullying and workers being refused leave to help dying relatives or sick children.

    Today's strike action will continue, a joint statement between Kirklees Council and Unison says.

  2. Murder inquiry after woman found deadpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    A 35-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body is discovered in York.

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  3. Strike action to hit Sheffield Supertramspublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Supertram services in Sheffield will be affected by strike action next week, it's been confirmed.

    SupertramImage source, Getty Images

    Tram operator Stagecoach says it's because of a planned strike by members of the Unite union.

    The action means Supertram services will not operate on Monday 9 July and Thursday 12 July.

    Replacement buses will operate a reduced service, the company said.

  4. Murder investigation after body of woman foundpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    A murder investigation is under way in York after a 25-year-old woman was found dead at a property in the city.

    Tang HallImage source, Google

    Police and paramedics were called to Fourth Avenue in the Tang Hall area at 13:00 yesterday, after concerns were raised for the welfare of the woman.

    They found her dead inside the property.

    A 35 year-old local man was arrested later in the day, after police found him in his vehicle on a nearby street.

    Witnesses or anyone with information are being asked to contact police.

  5. Police name River Aire death teenagerpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    West Yorkshire Police have released the identity of a 17-year-old boy who died after going into the River Aire, in Kirkstall, last week.

    Callum DawsonImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The body of Callum Dawson, who was living in Leeds, but was from Bradford, was recovered from water in the early hours of Wednesday, following a search of the area.

    Officers say Callum's death is not being treated as suspicious and the Coroner’s Office has been informed.

  6. Ed Miliband to DJ againpublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Doncaster North MP Ed Miliband is returning to Radio 2 to reprise his role as a DJ.

    Ed Miliband under Radio 2 logo

    The former Labour leader, 48, will returns as guest host on current affairs programme, The Jeremy Vine Show, next week.

    Ex-Conservative leader and Brexiteer Lord Howard will also present three shows.

    Mr Miliband previously stint on the show saw him attempt extreme death metal singing.

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    My death metal career has really taken off since my performance with Napalm Death on the show last year, but I wanted to give something back to the place where it all began."

    Ed Miliband, Doncaster North MP

  7. Watch: Teams prepare for model rail record attemptpublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Andy Kershaw
    BBC Radio Sheffield News

    Students from Doncaster colleges will try and break a world speed record later using model trains.

    I'm at the Mallard pub near the Frenchgate Centre in the town, opposite the railway station, to see the teams as they prepare.

    It's been done to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Doncaster-built steam locomotive Mallard's 126mph record speed run.

    They won't be trying to beat that time in full scale though - It's in OO gauge instead:

  8. Watch: Inside fire damaged schoolpublished at 09:44 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Joanita Musisi
    Reporter, BBC Radio York

    More than 30 firefighters were called out to a North Yorkshire school on fire at about midnight last night.

    The school's gymnasium has collapsed as a result.

    Fire crews remain at the scene this morning.

    I'm on the scene and took this film which shows where firefighters stopped the fire from spreading past a corridor and into the main building:

  9. City music festival director dies aged 36published at 09:31 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Tramlines Festival organisers pay tribute to Sarah Nulty's "tenacity, vision and work ethic".

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  10. Listen: Fatal Leeds crash - MP questions Highways Englandpublished at 09:20 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    A West Yorkshire MP says he's going to have an urgent meeting with the organisation in charge of the region's roads, following a car crash which claimed four lives in Leeds at the weekend.

    Caelan Megson, 21, Brandon Frew, 19, Declan Grove, 19, and Matt Walshaw, 18, all died on the Leeds outer ring road, when their car collided with a taxi in the early hours of Saturday.

    Local MP, Stuart Andrew, says he's talking to Highways England, because he believes the road gives a false idea of how fast people can drive on it:

  11. Sarah Nulty: Further tributes to Tramlines organiserpublished at 09:04 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Tributes have been paid to the Tramlines music festival organiser Sarah Nulty, who has died aged 36.

    Sheffield-band Reverend and the Makers led tributes on twitter as they prepare to play this year's festival later this month:

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    Across Sheffield, Sarah was described as a "cultural leader" by friends and colleagues:

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    In a statement, festival organisers said Sarah had passed away following a brief illness.

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    Tramlines began as a free city-wide festival in 2009, and this year moved to Hillsborough Park.

    It attracts thousands of music fans from across the country.

  12. Watch: More footage of school building collapsepublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Joanita Musisi
    Reporter, BBC Radio York

    I'm at the scene of a fire which has caused a building to collapse at a North Yorkshire school.

    Fire crews were called to Sherburn High School near Tadcaster just before midnight and remain on scene this morning.

    This film shows the smouldering remains of one of the school's buildings:

  13. CCTV pictures released in knifepoint robbery investigationpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Police have released CCTV images of three people they want to speak to about a knifepoint robbery in West Yorkshire.

    SuspectsImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    The incident happened at about 19:00 in Mirfield in the Calder Valley on 20 May.

    Officers say a 16-year-old male was walking along Taylor Hall Road with two friends and was pushing his moped.

    He was approached by three males, one had a knife and demanded his bike before punching him in the face.

    A second male then produced another knife and threatened the victim.

    Two males then jumped onto the bike and rode off, with the third male walking alongside them.

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    We're releasing these images in the hope members of the public will come forward with any information about this incident."

    Det Con Robert Brook, Huddersfield CID

  14. Police called to Kirklees bin strike picketpublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    Kevin Larkin
    Political reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    Police have been called out to a bin strike picket line in Huddersfield.

    Kirklees bin strike

    I'm at the scene and heard a council worker claim Unison members were padlocking the gate shut - the union have strongly denied this.

    The dog unit has also been called out, but both have left now.

    The week-long strike is part of a row between the council in Kirklees and members of the Unison union.

    The dispute centres on union claims of bullying and workers being refused leave to help dying relatives or sick children.

  15. Watch: Building collapse at school firepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    One building has collapsed following a fire at a North Yorkshire school.

    The fire service says crews from Tadcaster, Selby, Pontefract and Leeds were called out to Sherburn High School just before midnight.

    The incident is now being scaled down, but two appliances remain at the scene.

    Here's the latest footage from the scene:

  16. Check your Yorkshire train journeypublished at 07:46 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    BBC News Travel

    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.

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

  17. 'No money' for Scarborough asylum seeker housing proposalpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    A proposal to house up to 20 asylum seekers in a North Yorkshire town has been rejected by councillors because of financial concerns, according to the Local Democracy Reporter Service.

    Asylum seekeersImage source, Getty Images

    Scarborough Borough Council voted against a Home Office request to become an "asylum seeker dispersal area".

    Dispersal areas are used to house people while their asylum applications are processed.

    Bill Chatt, Cabinet member for housing, told councillors more than 2,000 people were on the housing waiting list in Scarborough.

    Mr Chatt raised concerns about the cost of supporting asylum seekers whose applications were refused.

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    We don't have the money, the staff or the housing stock to do this."

    Bill Chatt, Cabinet member for housing

  18. Tributes to Sheffield Tramlines Festival organiserpublished at 07:01 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    The director of Sheffield's Tramlines Music Festival has died.

    Sarah NultyImage source, Simon Butler

    In a statement issued last night, festival organisers said Sarah Nulty had passed away at the age of 36 following a brief illness.

    Tramlines began as a free city-wide festival in 2009.

    In recent years it has attracted more than 100,000 people.

    Crowd at Tramlines

    Alex Deadman from the festival said: "Sarah dedicated her whole working career to the Sheffield music industry.

    "Her tenacity, vision and unbreakable work ethic are the reasons the festival can celebrate its tenth anniversary.

    "She was the life and soul of Tramlines," he added.

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    We would like to celebrate Sarah’s huge talent and the profound impact that she has had on the lives of so many people over the years."

    Tramlines Festival

  19. West Yorkshire week-long bin strike beginspublished at 06:47 British Summer Time 3 July 2018

    A week-long bin strike is getting under way in part of West Yorkshire.

    Bin being emptied

    It's part of a row between the council in Kirklees and members of the Unison union.

    The dispute centres on union claims of bullying and workers being refused leave to help dying relatives or sick children.

    The union has called for the council to employ an "adequate" number of bin collectors and arrange manageable bin rounds so staff can use their holiday allowances.

    The council said services to residents were the "number one" priority.

    It said it had previously reached an agreement with the union "over holidays, workloads, working practices and allegations of harassment and bullying", but the union had "walked out of talks".