No single party has manage to win a majority in the local elections in Ryedale.

The Conservatives secured 12 seats while independents took 11.

Of the remaining seven seats five went to the Liberal Party and two to the Liberal Democrats.

The party has overall control of the council for the first time in 20 years, but loses seats elsewhere.

There are road closures in place across Harrogate this afternoon as the men's race rocks up to the town.

North Yorkshire County Council have been kind enough to provide a map for anyone who's wondering where they can and can't drive.

If you're close to any of the closures I've heard from a colleague that there are a couple of decent Tea Rooms to wait things out in.

The Conservatives have lost control of Richmondshire Council.

After boundary changes saw the number of council seats drop to 24, the The Tories were only able to secure 10, while a further 10 went to independents, three went to the Liberal Democrats and one was taken by the Green Party.

A woman has been jailed for eight years after she strangled her partner to death.

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Sheila Lockridge (pictured above), 66, attacked her partner of 30 years, Dianne Williamson, 70, at Lodge Gardens in Gristhorpe, near Filey, on 2 September.

The court heard after strangling Ms Williamson she rang police to say: "I strangled her, she's dead".

Lockridge, of Lodge Gardens, Gristhorpe, denied murder but admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility.

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Det Ch Insp Mark Pearson said: "This was a brutal and tragic end to a 30-year relationship in which Dianne Williamson suffered at the hands of Lockridge.

"My thoughts are with Dianne Williamson’s family at this very difficult time.

"No sentence could ever compensate for the loss of their mother and grandmother."

The moment Gerald Ramsden is elected after a dead heat in Hambleton.

On Sunday, the race will be heading to Howarth, famous home of the Bronte sisters.

Cycling fans have been encouraged to visit a museum in the village, dedicated to the ground-breaking writers:

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Police in West Tanfield appear to have found Where's Wally at this year's Tour de Yorkshire.

Officers were pictured alongside a man, wearing thick black-rimmed glasses and a red and white bobble hat, just like the character from the series of children's books.

Sgt Paul Cording shared the picture on Twitter and said: "It appears our colleagues policing the Tour de Yorkshire have found him."

The Conservatives have narrowly held on to control of Selby District Council, despite losing six seats.

The Tories secured 16 of the 31 seats on the council, Labour took eight, the Yorkshire Party took four and the remaining three went to independent candidates.

Turnout in the election was 31%.

Team Drops cyclist Abby-Mae Parkinson has been wished good luck by Bradford Grammar School, where she was once a pupil.

The school shared a picture of the former student, who took part in the women's Tour de Yorkshire race this morning.

On Twitter, the school said "this time last year Abby was inspiring her old classmates" as part of a recycling initiative.

Image source, Bradford Grammar School

A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder in relation to an incident at a block of flats which left a 47-year-old man with head and pelvic injuries.

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The incident happened on the third floor of a block of flats in Fourth Avenue, York, at about 18.40 on Wednesday.

A 52-year-old man appeared at York Magistrates' Court earlier charged with attempted murder, wounding with intent and false imprisonment.

He has been remanded in custody to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 24 May.

The Tour de Yorkshire really is an event that brings together people of all ages.

We've seen plenty of photographs of school children cheering the riders on.

And now, here's the residents of Long Meadow care home with accompanying bunting welcoming cyclists to Ripon earlier today.

A number of cylinders of nitrous oxide have been stolen from a hospital in East Yorkshire.

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Humberisde Police said several 40kg cylinders were taken during a burglary at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham in the early hours of 30 April.

The force has appealed for information relating to the break-in and warned the gas, more commonly known as laughing gas, could be dangerous if used incorrectly.

The Mayor of the Sheffield City Region Dan Jarvis has been speaking in Barnsley just before the men's race started this afternoon.

Labour MP for Barnsley Central said the event was a "big bonus" for the town, bringing "prestige and profile" along with thousands of visitors.

He said: "You can see by the number of people here today, there's a huge amount of enthusiasm for it, people are really excited about the fact it's back here in Barnsley this year.

"It's a great event and I'm a big supporter of it."

And they're off! Stage two of the men's Tour de Yorkshire has begun in Barnsley.

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After leaving South Yorkshire the riders - hopefully in slightly drier conditions than yesterday - will wend their way up through Pontefract, Garforth and Harrogate, before reaching Bedale at about 17.50.

Dutch rider Jesper Asselman will be wearing the blue leader's jersey after storming to victory in Selby on day one.

Horses and ponies left in fields without adequate food or shelter were "skin and bone", a court hears.

Catering staff at an NHS trust are set to receive a pay rise following two days of industrial action.

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Unison the union said the workers at Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust would receive a nationally-agreed pay rise for NHS staff.

Their jobs were transferred to private firm Sodexo in 2017, which confirmed it had reached agreement with the trust on new pay rates.

Sue Cookman, from Unison, said the workers were "jubilant".

The Conservative party has retained its control of Hambleton District Council:

Labour have kept hold of Bradford Council in the local elections:

The Labour Party has kept control of Sheffield Council after winning 13 of the 28 seats available in Thursday's local elections - three fewer than they won the last time seats were up for election in 2016.

The Sheffield result reflects the national picture as the Liberal Democrats have made gains winning 11 seats, the Green Party won four seats and UKIP didn't win any.

Nationally, the Conservatives have lost over 500 councillors, while Labour have also seen dozens of losses and both the Lib Dems and Greens have made gains.

Including the seats not up for election this year, the council is made up as a whole of 49 Labour councillors, 26 Lib Dem councillors, eight Green councillors and one UKIP councillor.