Researchers in Leeds have shown how flying robots could spot and fix cracks in road surfaces.

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The drones have been proposed as a solution to a £40m repair backlog in Wales.

It comes after University of Leeds scientists demonstrated a drone that sprays asphalt via a 3D printer.

Leeds City Council is already working closely with the university and is looking to pioneer the use of drones in a concept described as "self-repairing cities".

A new state-of-the-art mobile operating theatre is due to be delivered to an East Yorkshire hospital later.

The new operating theatre will allow Goole and District Hospital to carry out an extra 120 operations a month.

It will be on site for six months to help relieve winter pressures.

Pam Clipson, director of strategy, planning and performance at North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust, says medical staff will be able to keep up during their busiest time:

Super League side Leeds Rhinos sign Gold Coast Titans centre Konrad Hurrell on a three-year deal.

York-based house builder Persimmon Homes is expected to reveal plans for a new £10m brick factory near Doncaster later.

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The facility, at the former glass bulb site in Harworth (pictured), will produce an estimated eighty million bricks a year.

Simon Usher, Persimmon managing director, says it's a great location because of the excellent "extraction possibilities for aggregate, minerals, sand and gravel".

Leeds boxer Ivan Hope Price wins Britain's first gold at the 2018 Youth Olympics with victory in the flyweight division in Buenos Aires.

A beech tree in Leeds which was grown into the letter "N" to woo a sweetheart 100 years ago has been crowned England's Tree of the Year.

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In a public vote, people overwhelmingly chose Nellie’s Tree in Aberford as the 2018 winner.

The tree was grafted from three saplings to form the letter "N" by Vic Stead who would make a daily walk to see his girlfriend Nellie, who he later married.

Nellie's tree will now go on to a further competition, along with three others, to enter the European Tree of the Year awards.

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A chilly and bright start this morning, but patchy fog may take a while to clear in places.

A fine and dry day should follow with plenty of sunshine and light winds.

It'll be a chilly evening with skies remaining clear and winds remaining light:

A petition with almost 8,000 signatures has been handed in to Parliament calling for the site of the former Bootham Park Hospital in York to stay in public hands.

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The mental health unit was closed suddenly three years ago, after being found "not fit for purpose" and is due to be sold to the highest bidder.

A public meeting will be held in York later to debate the future of the site.

The petition, which calls for the city centre site to be retained "within the health sector", was presented to the Commons by Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central.

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

However, the 07:17 Bradford Interchange to Leeds service is currently running about 22 minutes late.

In the east of the region, Hull Trains says it's still running a reduced service. You can click this link for more information, external.

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A road in East Yorkshire remains closed this morning following a fire at a pub yesterday afternoon.

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At its height, about 35 firefighters tackled the blaze at the three-storey Londesborough Hotel in West Street, Bridlington.

It's not yet known how the fire in the upper floor and roof areas started.

Emergency services say they'll reassess the situation this morning.

Sheffield Council said it needs to 'think again' before pulling out the well-tended verge.

Former Sheffield MP Nick Clegg has pulled out of a meeting in the city due to security concerns.

The former Sheffield Hallam MP was due to attend an event at Sheffield University being put on by the Young Liberals group tomorrow.

His office said after lengthy discussions with both the students union and the university they had no option but to cancel.

The university said it had been happy to host the event.

A boy from Huddersfield who has been missing for almost two months could be in Skegness according to police.

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Eli Jones, also known as Eli Child, was last seen in the Fixby area of Huddersfield at 01:30 on 29 August.

The 16-year-old has links to Skegness.

West Yorkshire Police say there have been no confirmed sightings of him since he was reported missing.

Faster and more frequent trains into Hull will form part of a multi-billion pound bid to improve transport links in the north.

The plans being put forward by Northern Powerhouse Rail include upgrading the lines from Sheffield and Leeds.

Sheffield, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle would become key hub stations under the proposals.

It's believed the plans could create 850,000 jobs, and generate an extra £100bn for the northern economy.

Once finalised, the plans will be put forward to the government for approval.

A police officer has spoken out after a colleague was assaulted in Shipley.

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A man has been charged following the attack yesterday, in which a female officer was left with bruising around her eye.

PC Cath Gallimore wrote on social media: "This is happening all to often these days, we know it's not acceptable."

She added: "Too many cops brush it off as part of the job, it isn't."

Sheffield City Council has said it will have more talks with a couple who were asked to dig up flowers they'd planted on a grass verge outside their home.

Brian and Sally Williams had been told to remove a bed of flowers, which they have tended for three decades, because they were a "danger" to road users.

Sheffield City Council then sent a letter to the couple, who live in Loxley.

It told them the work had to be done within a week or they would have to pay for the council to do it.

But now, the 28-year-old shrubs will stay for a little while longer after the council went back on their original decision.

Councillor Jack Scott from Sheffield City Council said: "This issue has come about because a local resident complained they were restricting access.

"I hope to meet with Mr and Mrs Williams in the near future and I can assure them that no action will be taken until those discussions have taken place.”

Humberside Police have tweeted that a property which caught fire this afternoon in Bridlington is unstable.

Gas and electricity supplies have been turned off in the area surrounding the Londesborough Hotel:

Meanwhile, the Bridlington Spa has said that it has acted as an unofficial refuge and has provided refreshments to people not allowed back in their homes following the fire.

A man has been left in a critical condition after an assault in the Barnsley area last night.

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Members of the public found the 28-year-old seriously injured in an alleyway just off Coniston Road in Oakwell at about 18:00.

He was taken to hospital with injuries to his head and upper body and remains in a critical condition.

Police are now reviewing CCTV to find out what happened to the man.

They say their investigation is "in the early stages".

Scarborough Council has appointed a contractor to manage the project to demolish and rebuild some of its Grade II-listed beach chalets following a landslip, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The chalets at the resort's South Bay are leaning at a 45-degree angle after a retaining wall collapsed behind them in March.

At first, it was feared that a major defect in the land may have been the cause, but, following investigations, the failure of the wall was found to be to blame.

Access to the popular Clock Café, situated above the chalets, has also been restricted since the incident.

Councillor Mike Cockerill, the council's cabinet member for major projects, has appointed Haskoning DHV to design, project manage and supervise the works to the chalets and retaining wall.

The initial cost to the council is £78,000.

Due to the complexities of getting planning permission to demolish and rebuild a listed building, it is not anticipated that the chalets will be back in place until January 2020.

Leeds station is getting a brand new roof to improve the look and feel of its main entrance.

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The work has been announced by Network Rail and the East Coast Main Line Railway Board.

The existing wood roof will be replaced with a polymer one.

It's expected to be ready by this time next year.

The work is part of several upgrades to be announced at Leeds Station in the coming weeks