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  1. Missing Dewsbury teenager foundpublished at 09:25 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    A teenage girl missing from West Yorkshire since Saturday has been found, police say.

    Officers say Mina Hashmi, 14, who went missing in the Dewsbury area, has been found "safe and well".

  2. M62 in West Yorkshire re-opens after serious collisionpublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    Traffic is beginning to move again after a serious accident on the M62 in West Yorkshire.

    M62Image source, Google

    Police closed one lane of the westbound carriageway earlier causing traffic to back up between J32 at Pontefract and J31 at Castleford.

    Officers say the accident has now been moved to the hard shoulder and all three lanes have been re-opened.

  3. Watch: Today's weather forecastpublished at 08:50 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    Lisa Gallagher
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    A fair amount of cloud today with some bright or sunny spells at times but also some some showery bursts of rain.

    There will be further showers this evening and overnight.

  4. Campaign to create turtle dove habitats in North Yorkshirepublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    Farmers in North Yorkshire are being encouraged to create habitats in a bid to save the turtle dove.

    Turtle DovesImage source, Richard Bennett/North York Moors National Park

    Population of the small bird has declined in the UK by 95% since the 1970s, according to the RSPB.

    The North York Moors National Park Authority, which is running the project, said there were fewer than 100 nesting birds in Yorkshire.

    Project Officer Richard Baines said: "We've now got to a point where we're rescuing the species."

    The North Yorkshire Turtle Dove Project, which involves several organisations including the RSPB, Forestry Commission and Scarborough Borough Council, is training land owners and encouraging them to plant specific seeds to increase areas of habitat for the birds.

    "We want farmers to sow a special seed mix by broadcasting it on a special plot they've created, which will grow specific flowers that will come up the following year and provide fantastic food for turtle doves," said Mr Baines.

    The RSPB said a lack of seed food on farmland in the summer and habitat loss had resulted in a reduction of nesting attempts during the birds' breeding season.

  5. Open-top bus parade for Premiership Bladespublished at 07:59 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    Thousands of Sheffield United fans are set to celebrate the club's promotion to the Premier League this evening.

    Sheffield UnitedImage source, PA

    Huge crowds are expected to line the streets as the Blades mark their return to the top flight for the first time in 12 years with an open-top bus parade and and civic reception at the Town Hall.

    The parade starts at Bramall Lane at about 17:30 and is due to arrive at the Town Hall at 18:30.

    Several roads, will be closed including Furnival Road, Fargate, Leopold Street and Burgess Street., external

    The council says trams aren't likely to be affected by the road closures, but warns some bus services are likely to be disrupted.

  6. Yorkshire's weatherpublished at 07:35 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    BBC Weather

    Today will be fairly cloudy with showers, some of which could be heavy.

    Tonight will have showers at first with more persistent rain moving in later on:

    Weather graphic
  7. Missing Dewsbury teenager may be in Leeds or Huddersfieldpublished at 07:14 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    A 14-year-old girl has gone missing in West Yorkshire, police say.

    Mina HashmiImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    Mina Hashmi was last seen in the Dewsbury area on Saturday wearing a black top and jeans.

    Officers believe she may be in the Leeds or Huddersfield area.

    Anyone who sees her is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police.

  8. Harry Potter steam railway given lottery grantpublished at 06:55 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    A 180-year-old steam railway which has featured in several blockbuster films has been given a £4.4m lottery grant for a preservation project.

    Steam railwayv on North York MoorsImage source, Graham Staples

    The North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs steam trains between Pickering and Whitby, attracting about 300,000 passengers a year.

    It's been used in films such as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Phantom Thread, with Daniel Day-Lewis.

    The grant will be used to make four carriages wheelchair-friendly, renew the bridges at Goathland Station bridges and create a new carriage stabling point close to Pickering.

    The railway runs along 24 miles (39km) of steep inclines and remote landscapes.

    It is owned and operated by a charitable trust that employs 100 people, also relying on about 1,000 volunteers.

  9. Check your Yorkshire train journeypublished at 06:42 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    BBC News Travel

    If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this 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:

  10. Police launch hunt for man after death of womanpublished at 06:31 British Summer Time 7 May 2019

    Humberside Police are warning people not to approach a man they want to speak to in connection with the death of a woman on Monday.

    Ian HamerImage source, Humberside Police

    Officers say they want to speak to Ian Hamer, 53, in connection with the death of a woman in Worlaby, near Barton-Upon-Humber.

    He's believed to be driving a white BMW reg FX15 UWU.

    Police say people who see him should contact them straight away and should not approach him.

    The woman has not been identified and no further details about her death have been released.