A man who climbed over a gantry at Leeds railway station, disrupting thousands of passengers' journeys and costing rail firms more than £1m has been jailed for six months.

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Peter Myers, 36, of no fixed abode, initially refused to come off the gantry and trained police negotiators were called to the scene, with delays to services for about nine hours on 30 May.

Myers, who was taken for an assessment but found not to have mental health issues, admitted a charge of obstructing an engine or carriage by using the railway unlawfully.

In a statement after the sentencing Network Rail said: "We welcome this sentence as this was an act which put his life in danger, delayed passengers and caused widespread disruption to services."

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Two police officers bitten by a Heckmondwike man escaped serious harm – because he was yet to put his false teeth back in, external.

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TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has opened the RHS Garden Harlow Carr Flower Show as the famous garden celebrates its 70th anniversary.

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The three-day event, in Harrogate, runs from today until Sunday and features talks, demonstrations and a host of specialist nurseries and trade stands.

Titchmarsh, the RHS Ambassador and Vice-President, who celebrated his 70th birthday on 2 May, says: "If I look any bit as good as the flowers here do at 70 I'll be very happy.

"How very nice to share a birthday with Harlow Carr. It's a very special place and it deserves to be cherished by all Yorkshire folk."

Kaiser Chiefs have added a second date in Hull early next year "due to phenomenal demand".

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The Leeds rockers' show at the city's Bonus Arena on 21 January sold out soon after tickets went on sale this morning.

It's now been announced that the I Predict A Riot stars will play another show at the same venue on 20 January.

Joe Clarke and Tom Kohler-Cadmore are charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

A Yorkshire MEP has hit out at a newly-elected MEP after she described a free iPad she was given as part of her new role as an example of "the corrupt gravy train" of the EU.

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Annunziata Rees-Mogg‏, a Brexit MEP for the East Midlands and sister of Conservative MP Jacob, posted on Twitter about the "shiny new iPad I was given by the European Parliament for no very obvious reason".

Responding, Labour MEP Richard Corbett said she wanted to "rubbish everything about the EU, even when you know the truth.

"The Parliament gives you an iPad configured to parliamentary work, so you don’t need so many paper documents, saving money and trees, and can work more effectively," he added.

Hundreds of school students have been taking part in a climate change protest in Sheffield city centre.

About 200 people marched through the city to Sheffield Town Hall.

It's part of International Climate Change Day.

This photograph gives a truly bird's-eye view of Headingley as England play Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup.

The West Yorkshire Police helicopter crew, based at Carr Gate, near Wakefield, have shared this fantastic aerial snap of the famous sports ground in Leeds bathed in sunshine:

The Temporary Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police has been named as the preferred candidate to take on the role full-time.

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John Robins, who has been in the role on a temporary basis since December, has been named as Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson's preferred candidate.

Mr Robins joined West Yorkshire Police in 1990 and was appointed Deputy Chief Constable in 2017.

A panel will confirm West Yorkshire's new Chief Constable next month.

Former chief Dee Collins retired in April over "health issues".

An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire in Harrogate town centre this morning.

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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFR) were called to Station Parade shortly after 09:00 this morning after a shop caught fire.

At its height 40 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze.

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An NYFR spokesman said the response is now being scaled back and crews are now damping down hotspots and checking for fire spread.

Peter's owner has been told the dog's unusual "quirk" doesn't seem to be causing him any pain.

Northern mayors and council leaders want more investment in transport after figures showed train services have got worse, despite the push of a Northern Powerhouse.

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Cities like Leeds, Sheffield and Hull were encouraged to work together both in rivalling London and the South East and to "take on the world", with more jobs and opportunities.

But five years on, doubt has been cast on just how successful the project has been, with transport being one key area that officials want to improve.

The number of cancelled and significantly late trains on TransPennine Express and Northern franchises more than doubled from 20,000 in 2014-15 to 47,000 in 2018-19. It meant that almost one in every 20 services was either cancelled or more than 30 minutes late arriving at its destination.

Mayor of the Sheffield City Region Dan Jarvis, said the government should see the north as "an asset, not a liability" and said Westminster had "let the north down".

Judith Blake, leader of Leeds City Council, said: "The northern authorities are working much more closely together and that's a real benefit.

"The real difficulty we have is that (transport) schemes are delayed and there's a real lack of commitment to rebalancing the economy."

A woman has appeared in court charged with murdering her two teenage sons in Sheffield.

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Sarah Barrass appeared at Sheffield Crown Court earlier, accused of killing Tristen and Blake Barrass, aged 13 and 14 respectively, following an incident at a house in the Shiregreen area of the city last month.

Brandon Machin, 37, who is also accused of murdering the two boys, appeared in court by video-link.

Ms Barrass, 34, is also charged with three counts of attempted murder against two other children.

No pleas were entered during the 20-minute hearing, which relates to an incident at a house on 24 May.

A trial date has been fixed for 12 November at Sheffield Crown Court.

Judge Jeremy Richardson QC remanded Ms Barrass and Mr Machin in custody.

A fire in a shop in Harrogate earlier is now out, according to a bus company.

Nearby roads remain closed, including those near the bus station, following the fire on Station Parade:

Thousands of community events have been organised for the Great Get Together weekend which kicks off today and which is inspired by murdered West Yorkshire Labour MP Jo Cox.

Mrs Cox, 41, was killed in Birstall, part of her Batley and Spen constituency, in June 2016 by Thomas Mair.

Events are happening as far afield as Hawaii, Dubai and Portugal as part of the third annual event.

People are coming together for friendship, food and fun under the banner of #More in common, according to the campaign.

Firefighters in Harrogate say they're making good progress dealing with the aftermath of a blaze in the town centre and they believe they've stopped it spreading into neighbouring buildings.

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North Yorkshire Fire Service crews have been tackling the fire, between Beulah street and Station Parade, since about 09:00.

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They posted photographs of the emergency response, with West Yorkshire Fire Service assisting in the operation.

Andrew Brodie, North Yorkshire Fire Service's Chief Fire Officer, has tweeted, external saying "Lots of disruption to traffic and business, we'll get it open ASAP."

The bus station in Harrogate has been closed after a fire broke out in the centre of the town.

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Firefighters were called to Station Parade earlier this morning after a shop between Station Parade and Beulah Street caught fire.

Harrogate Borough Council said the both Station Parade and the bus station had been closed.

Local bus operator The Harrogate Bus Company says a number of its services are affected, including:

• The 36 to Leeds is running as normal and can be caught from the stop at Victoria Gardens, the next stop after the bus station, or the Royal Hall or Prince of Wales roundabout.
• The 36 is still running to Ripon, although it's missing out on the town centre loop, instead running from Prince of Wales roundabout along West Park, past Betty's, down to the Royal Hall and on to Ripon.
• The 2A and 2B are running and can be caught from the stop by the Convention Centre.
• The 3 to Jennyfield is turning around at the Royal Hall.
• The 6 can be caught from Crown Hotel/White Hart Hotel.
• The 1 to Knaresborough and the 7 to Wetherby and Leeds are turning around at the Odeon, they can be caught from the bus stop there.
• The 24 is running too and can be caught from the bus stop opposite the Royal Hall.

Members of the public travelling to Harrogate District Hospital have been warned that there may be disruption on the roads due to the fire.

This footage shows firefighters tackling a blaze at a shop in Station Parade in Harrogate.

About eight fire crews are currently at the scene:

Police have warned members of the public to "keep all windows and doors closed" due to a fire in the centre of Harrogate.

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North Yorkshire Police say there are "numerous road closures in place" while emergency services deal with the fire at a shop between Beulah Street and Station Parade, near the town's bus station.

A fire in the centre of Harrogate is affecting buses at the moment.

The Harrogate Bus Company shared an updated on its services this morning: