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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:
The family of murdered Wakefield schoolgirl, Elsie Frost, are calling for a new inquest, more than 50 years after she was killed.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceElsie was stabbed to death in a tunnel beneath a railway line in Wakefield.
She was killed as she walked home from her school's sailing club, close to the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Canal.
Image source, WEST YORKSHIRE POLICENo-one has ever been convicted of killing her and the prime suspect, Peter Pickering, died earlier this year as police were preparing to charge him.
Elsie's brother and sister are now launching a crowdfunding appeal to pay for legal fees as they fight for a fresh inquest.
A fine start for most with spells of sunshine.
It's likely to be cloudy this evening and overnight, which may even thicken up enough to produce the odd spot of drizzle.
It's 70 years since the NHS came into being and today it employs almost 130,000 people across Yorkshire.
Image source, PAThe health service was introduced by the post-war Labour government as part of its drive to build the welfare state during the late 1940s.
A special service will take place later at York Minster to pay tribute to NHS staff and patients.
Some of York and North Yorkshire's best known buildings will also be flooded with blue light as part of the NHS's birthday celebrations.
York's Bar Walls, Clifford's Tower and York Minster are among the landmarks taking part.
The body of a murdered man was dumped in a builder's bag on moorland, a court has heard.
Image source, Family photoPolice secretly taped prison visits with the alleged killer of Tyron Charles, 29, in order to find his body.
Bradford Crown Court heard Mr Charles was found in a bag behind a wall on marshy land near Oxenhope in October.
James Sutcliffe, 29, of Hill Crest Road in Denholme, Bradford, denies his murder.
His parents, of the same address, are charged with perverting the course of justice.
Richard Wright QC, defending Mr Sutcliffe, said there was no doubt his client hid the body, told lies and misled police.
But he told the jury the defendant was forced to dispose of the body and play along with the story that Mr Charles was missing.
The trial continues.
Police secretly recorded prison visits to find the body of 29-year-old Tyron Charles, a court hears.
Read MoreMagid Magid made the announcement while chairing a Sheffield City Council meeting.
Read MoreThe top stories from across Yorkshire so far today include:
A BBC World Cup commentator from York has described England's win against Colombia last night as an "excruciating" experience.
Guy Mowbray commentated on the game for the BBC's Match of the Day highlights programme.
Speaking from Russia, he said working on last night's game was very emotional::
Do you recognise this man? Police want to speak to him in connection with a sexual attack on a 19-year-old woman in York last week.
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceThe attack happened in the early hours of Wednesday 30 June at an unknown address in the city, police say.
A CCTV picture has been released of a man who police hope could help them with their investigation.
Officers are also hoping to speak to a taxi driver who picked a man and woman up from the Clifford Street area of York at about 01:40 and took them to an address near Fourth Avenue.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact police.
Litterbugs in the Craven district of North Yorkshire are to be hit with £150 fines.
Image source, Getty ImagesNew national regulations, introduced in April this year, mean councils can now increase the level of civil penalty notices for littering.
As a result, Craven District Council has agreed to raise the fine, from £80 to the maximum amount of £150.
If the offender pays within 14 days, the amount will be reduced to £100, but if the fine is unpaid by the due date, the penalty amount doubles.
Quote MessageCleaning up the streets and countryside currently costs the taxpayer around £800m each year in England. I'm pleased councillors have decided to adopt this increased fine, which we hope will deter those tempted to damage our beautiful countryside."
Councillor Carl Lis, Craven District Council
A crow has been filmed greeting visitors to a Yorkshire castle by asking "Y’alright love?" in a broad Yorkshire accent.
The unique conversation took Lisa and Mark Brooks by surprise on a recent trip to Knaresborough Castle in North Yorkshire:
Michael Cansfield has visited seven European countries to watch matches with local supporters.
Read MoreSheffield's Lord Mayor does not have the power to ban US President Donald Trump from visiting should he want to, according to the city council.
Magid Magid, a former refugee from Somalia, officially made the "ban" announcement while chairing a council meeting earlier.
He made the announcement while wearing a sombrero, which he said was in "solidarity" with Mexico.
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A council spokesperson said: "The council does not have the power to ban anyone from the city, and neither do any individuals.
"Full Council may, through a collective, democratic debate and process, agree to condemn the views of an individual or organisation.”
Green party councillor Mr Magid, 28, was elected earlier this year as Sheffield's youngest mayor.
A York man visited seven European countries to watch the World Cup with local fans.
There are no plans to "de-list" the headstocks at a former Doncaster colliery, after it was announced it would cost about several million pounds to restore them, Historic England says.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe two structures at the former Hatfield Colliery both have listed status because it was believed they had a rare internal lattice pattern, but it's now thought that's not the case.
Historic England says the headstocks were listed as a pair and "the significance remains".
Doncaster Council had earlier said it would cost about £4m to repair and restore the headstocks at the site.
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews have dealt with almost four times as many outdoor fires this year compared to last, according to new figures.
Image source, DNWXSince the start of the month, fire crews have been called to 62 fires on grassland, scrub land and playgrounds, compared to 17 incidents last year.
The number of children across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Humber region being referred for gender reassignment has risen dramatically, new figures show.
Image source, Wiki CommonsThe number of under-18s feeling trapped in the wrong body has risen six-fold in the last five years, according to figures obtained by the BBC.
In Yorkshire and the Humber, the number of people referred for gender realignment rose from 37 to 271 in the past five years.
In the East Midlands, which includes Lincolnshire, the number rose from 24 to 153 cases.
A total of 42% of those referred went on to have hormone therapy.
This was the scene at the height of a blaze at a plastics company in Brighouse earlier this afternoon.
About 90 firefighters tackled the fire at Crompton Mouldings on Sherwood Road which broke out at about 14:15.
No-one was injured, according to the fire service.
Video by Gary Bradley used with permission.
This is the latest picture from the scene of a major fire in Brighouse.
According to the fire service, the blaze hasn't spread and no-one's been injured.
The blaze, at Crompton Mouldings on Sherwood Road, started at about 14:15.
About 90 firefighters have been tackling the blaze:
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