Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

Starting dry this morning, but showers will spread their way east later.

Watch my full forecast here:

This was the scene on the M62 westbound near J27 (Morley/Gildersome) a short time ago - and yes, those are lots of dead chickens littering the road:

Image source, West Yorkshire Police/Traffic Dave

Police are currently working with Highways England to get them cleared, but obviously there will be major delays in the area while that continues:

Image source, West Yorkshire Police/Traffic Dave

A notorious criminal who murdered a father-of-three by driving a car into him has been jailed for 26 years.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

The attack on 40-year-old Amriz Iqbal took place in October as he walked along Sandford Road in Bradford Moor with a friend.

The pair were hit by a Kia Sedona being driven by Bradford criminal Mohammed Nisar Khan (pictured left), 41, of Holme Lane, Tong - known as "Meggy".

Mr Iqbal, from Bradford, died from his injuries in hospital, but his friend Adnan Ahmed was not badly hurt in the crash.

Khan was found guilty of murdering Mr Iqbal, attempting to murder Mr Ahmed and two charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Tony Grant (pictured right), 39, of Queens Road, Bradford, who was in the car with Khan, was also found guilty of the murder charge and the two conspiracy to pervert the course of justice offences.

He was also jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years to be served before being considered for release.

A third defendant Salman Ismail, 31, of Hollin Road, Shipley, was found guilty of an arson charge over the attack at the service station and the two conspiracy offences. He was jailed for 17 years.

The body of man's been found at a property in Scarborough, police say.

Image source, Google

It was discovered by officers last night at about 17:40 on Marlborough Street.

Police say they've begun an investigation into the circumstances of the death of the man who is believed to have been in his 70s.

A family has been reunited with their father's old toolbox after police in Sheffield appealed for help finding its rightful owners:

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

Officers found the handmade box, which police said contained "wonderful" old tools and looked to be "sentimental to someone", in Richmond Park earlier this week.

After a post on Facebook, Morris Hackett from Hollinsend came to collect the heirloom on behalf of his brother who inherited it from their dad.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

In a Facebook post, South Yorkshire Police said: "Although upset by the damage caused, he was happy to get it back and hopefully repair it."

Police are appealing for witnesses after a head-on crash near York left four people injured.

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A white Seat Ibiza and a cream coloured lorry collided on the westbound entry and exit slip road of the A64 at Copmanthorpe at about 13:10 on Tuesday.

The female driver of the car and two passengers were taken to hospital after suffering what police describe as "serious non-life threatening injuries".

A third passenger was treated at the scene, while the HGV driver was uninjured.

North Yorkshire Police has appealed for witnesses or anyone who may have dash-cam footage of the crash to come forward.

A £3.6m painting from the National Gallery is hanging on the walls of an East Yorkshire doctor's surgery.

The self-portrait by 17th Century female artist Artemisia Gentileschi is on loan to the Pocklington GP's office as part of a scheme to display art in "unexpected venues".

Gentileschi was born in Rome in 1593 and started painting in her teens.

She was the first woman to become a member of the Academy of the Arts of Drawing, the artists' academy in Florence.

The painting was bought for the nation in 2017 and underwent five months of restoration work before going on display.

Director of the National Gallery, Dr Gabriele Finaldi, said: "The gallery has never done a tour like this, taking a masterpiece to unexpected venues where it can be enjoyed by people who may not be able to see it in Trafalgar Square."

The painting will be on display in the surgery until 11 May.

BBC Weather

Most areas are starting dry today with sunny spells this morning.

This afternoon there'll be the risk of showers, some heavy and thundery, with most easing by the evening:

Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to identify in connection with a robbery in the toilets at Wakefield Westgate railway station.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

The victim, aged in her 20s, was followed into the cubicle by a man at about 15:15 on 28 April.

West Yorkshire Police said the suspect then covered her mouth and demanded money before fleeing with a quantity of cash.

Anyone with information about the man in the CCTV image is being asked to get in touch with police.

BBC News Travel

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Thursday morning, most services appear to be running to time.

For all the latest live updates from the county'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

Voters will head to the polls later for council and mayoral elections across Yorkshire and the whole of the country.

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Elections are being held for 248 English councils and six mayors.

Polling stations for the vote - spanning metropolitan and district councils and unitary authorities - open at 07:00 and close at 22:00.

This is the biggest set of local elections in England's four-year electoral cycle, with more than 8,400 seats being contested.

For details of elections in your area click this link, scroll down to the bottom of the page and type your postcode in the box provided.