In 1861 French tightrope walker Charles Blondin performed his feat across The Piece Hall in Halifax.

A nest of peregrine falcon chicks has been found in a very unusual location near Hull.

The family nest is 100ft high amid the noise and smells of a chemical plant on the Humber Estuary at Saltend.

Staff at ethanol manufacturer Vivergo have built a hide just 20 yards away so the peregrines can be observed.

Peregrines are the fastest members of the animal kingdom.

When they become adults, the chicks will be capable of reaching 200mph during their high-speed dives.

Here's a bird's eye view from the top of the tower:

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Weather presenter, BBC Look North

A fairly cloudy day with some sunny spells and a few showers possible.

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A tiny village cricket club in North Yorkshire has won the final of a national competition played at Lord's.

Folkton and Flixton cricket club, based between the two villages near Scarborough and Filey, has won the National Village Cricket Cup.

The team beat Hampshire side Liphook and Ripsley by 72 runs on Sunday.

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The club, which was playing at a junior level just last year, has been trying to get to the final stage of the competition for more than 50 years.

More than 2,500 people have watched a recreation of a daring Victorian tightrope walk performed at Halifax's landmark 18th Century Piece Hall.

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In 1861, French tightrope walker Charles Blondin performed his high-wire stunt across the Piece Hall.

Now, more than 150 years later, the same feat has been re-staged at the Grade-I listed building by high-wire performer Chris Bullzini.

He crossed an 8m long rope, about 26ft above the hall courtyard:

Image source, Charlotte Graham

The Piece Hall Trust said that on Saturday night he walked along the rope "several times, blindfolded, once on a bike and completing incredible arobatics, all without a net".

Nicky Chance-Thompson, chief executive of the trust, said: "If you think of iconic tight-rope walks, then Blondin's incredible feat at Niagara Falls in 1859 is often the one that comes to mind.

"Not many people know that just two years later, he performed at The Piece Hall, and to see it re-created by The Bullzini Family has been truly amazing."

The family of a 21-year-old man who was stabbed to death in an alleyway in Sheffield have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

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Kavan Brissett was stabbed in the chest off Langsett Walk, in Upperthorpe, on the evening of 16 August. He died in hospital four days later.

Four teenagers were arrested in connection with his death.

Mr Brissett's family said: "Please, we would ask that anyone with any information come forward and allow us to give Kavan the dignity of justice.

An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and released under investigation.

Two boys, aged 17, and a 16-year-old boy were held on suspicion of conspiracy to rob. One of the 17-year-olds was released on bail.

People with knives in the Humber region are being asked to start handing them in from tomorrow, with the promise of no questions being asked by police.

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Knife bins will be located in police stations in the region for a week.

Between Tuesday and next Monday the sealed bins will be located at police stations in Beverley, Bridlington, Goole, Grimsby, Hessle Road, Osborne Street and Scunthorpe.

There will be no need to complete any forms or speak to an officer or staff member, according to police.

Det Supt Jo Roe, overseeing the knife amnesty for Humberside Police, said: "The campaign is about keeping our communities safe by continuing to rid our streets of as many knives as possible."

More than 200 knives, including Samurai swords, were handed in to Humberside Police during last year's amnesty.

An ex-soldier from Leeds who has been sentenced in Turkey after joining a Kurdish armed group has said he is "begging" for the UK government to help him.

Image source, Joe Robinson

Joe Robinson was given a seven-and-a-half year jail term after volunteering with the YPG, which was fighting so-called Islamic State in Syria. Turkey regards the YPG as a terrorist group.

The 25-year-old told ITV News he was "emotionally drained", external.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said officials were ready to provide Robinson with further assistance and had raised the case with Turkish authorities.

"We have been following this case very closely and have raised it with the Turkish authorities," she said.

BBC Weather

A bright start with a few misty patches with cloud building through the day.

Some evening sunshine is expected to develop for a time

Overnight cloud will build from the southwest, with the threat of rain at times:

Proposals to build 500 homes and a school next to an ancient peat bog in York "will end a hidden jewel", members of a city wildlife trust fear.

Image source, Jono Leadley

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT), which manages Askham Bog, is concerned the scheme will lead to a lowering of the water table and will dry it out.

Prof Alastair Fitter, an ecology specialist at YWT, said Askham Bog, a 120-acre site that was left behind by a retreating glacier 15,000 years ago, "really is a hidden jewel - for its size it's the richest place in Yorkshire for wildlife."

Developers Barwood Land said it had "taken on board" the comments made by the YWT.

A spokesman said: "We have spent six years undertaking a significant amount of technical work to understand and develop the scheme proposed."

The revised plans would have "no adverse impact on the bog", the developers added.

BBC News Travel

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

However:

• The 08:00 Bradford Interchange to York service has been cancelled
• The 08:02 Wakefield Westgate to Leeds service 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
• Hull Station, external
• Doncaster Station, external
• Wakefield Westgate, external
• Bradford Interchange, external
• Bradford Forster Square, external

Three fire crews are still damping down at the scene of fire at a waste recycling centre in Sheffield over the weekend.

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The picture above shows what firefighters were faced with when they arrived at the scene on Saturday night.

At its height, about 40 firefighters tackled the blaze on Clement Street in Darnall.

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Plumes of smoke could be seen across Sheffield and people living nearby were told to keep windows and doors closed.