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A dry and cloudy morning is expected followed by an afternoon of sunny spells and a light south-westerly wind.

Tonight should see a fine evening with late spells of sunshine:

Rail passengers are being urged not to travel on the East Coast Main Line this bank holiday weekend because of major engineering work on the route.

Network Rail is carrying out more than 400 engineering projects as part of a £1.2bn upgrade.

There'll be no trains in or out of London Kings Cross as work takes place to increase capacity on the East Coast Main Line, the firm has warned.

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The work means the section between Peterborough and London will be completely closed for the first time in 20 years.

It means potential disruption for people heading to events like the Ashes at Headingley, the Leeds Festival and the Ebor Festival in York.

BBC News Travel

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

However:

• The 08:30 Wakefield to London Kings Cross service has been cancelled
• The 09:39 Doncaster to Cleethorpes service has been cancelled

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

Hundreds of rugby league fans have paid tribute to a young player who was found dead in a hotel room at the weekend after his first professional match for Batley Bulldogs.

Archie Bruce, 20, was found dead on Sunday in his hotel room, the morning after making his debut for the Championship side at Toulouse.

A post-mortem examination found he died as a result of asphyxiation.

Archie grew up playing at amateur club Dewsbury Moor, where fans gathered last night to remember him.

Flowers were laid and a minute's applause was held in remembrance of the player.

Rail passengers planning a bank holiday getaway are being urged to avoid travelling from Kings Cross.

WBC champion Deontay Wilder vows to "get rid" of Luis Ortiz and Tyson Fury in his coming fights amid "surreal" scenes at a restaurant opening in West Yorkshire.

England bowler Jofra Archer says he is "flattered" to be compared to South Africa great Dale Steyn after taking 6-45 on day one of the third Ashes Test.

Callum Cooke joins Bradford City on a season-long loan from Peterborough United.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

The number of seats at York’s long-delayed new Community Stadium is set to be increased.

Image source, City of York Council

City of York Council has submitted a planning application to add an extra 399 seats to the design, taking the number to just over 8,500.

The stadium, which will be home to York City Football Club and York City Knights Rugby League Club, was first proposed in 2009.

A council report says the seating is now complete on three of the stadium stands, with them all due to be finished by the end of this month.

The construction of the stadium is expected to be complete by the end of the year, it adds.

Dancers at Spearmint Rhino in Sheffield breached more than 200 regulations, a report finds.

Rural communities are being asked to help the fire service following a series of arson attacks in East Riding and North Lincolnshire.

Image source, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

As wheat crops are harvested and stored, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service says it needs help limiting deliberate fires.

This means farmers are asked to move hay and straw into secure buildings away from livestock and fuel.

It also asks for regular checks of firefighting equipment at farms and making sure rubbish is cleared away to stop the temptation for arsonists.

Sheffield Wednesday defender Matt Penney joins Bundesliga 2 side St Pauli on a season-long loan.

A man has been jailed after raping a woman as she walked to work in Woodseats earlier this year.

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Matthew Jowitt, 18, of Cartmell Road, pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and one count of assault by penetration.

He has been jailed for eight years with four years on extended licence.

The broad daylight attack was described as "horrific and cowardly" by the Crown Prosecution Service on a "vulnerable and defenceless woman".

The woman was dragged into woodland on Ulverston Road, Woodseats in May.

The victim, a 27-year-old woman, has been praised for her bravery.

A pair of marble sculptures which have been unseen for decades have finally gone on display in York after being locked away since the 1970s.

Young Centaur and Old Centaur are thought to have been carved by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi in Rome in 1755.

They were bought by City of York Council in 1949 and placed in two wall arches in the city's Assembly Rooms.

However, it was decided the location was an "inappropriate" place for the sculptures to be displayed and so they were put in storage.

It's not been revealed how much the pair are worth.

A meeting of senior councillors next week will decide their future, but for now they've gone on temporary display in the city’s art gallery.

Returning to Wembley for the inaugural 1895 Cup final is a bonus for Sheffield Eagles and Widnes after some dark days.

A coroner warns of the dangers of drink-driving after four men are killed in a crash after a party.

A man who's been sentenced for setting fire to Ilkley Moor earlier this year committed "a deliberate act of environmental vandalism", according to the Moorland Association.

Image source, Bradford Council

The blaze, started by Mohammed Zulkifl, 20, of Rufford Street, Bradford, was one of several that raged above White Wells on Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire during hot weather in April.

Dozens of fire crews were already dealing with two other major fires there when Zulkifl started the third.

He's today been sentenced to 27 months in a young offenders' institution.

Amanda Anderson, director of the Moorland Association, said: “This case highlights the devastating consequences of uncontrollable wildfires on our moors. Zulkifl deserves his custodial sentence.

“Wildfires caused by arson are deliberate acts of environmental vandalism. They release thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gases poisoning our planet."

According to The Moorland Association, putting out the Ilkley moor fires cost the fire service more than £62,000.

This year has been a "horrific year" for the UK with 135 wildfires recorded so far, according to the association, which says it's "a very worrying trend".

A man has died following a car crash near Driffield last week.

It happened at about 18:20 last Thursday on the A164 between Hutton Cranswick and Driffield.

The man was a passenger in a Ford Fiesta, which collided with a Ford Ranger.

Initially, he was taken to hospital with minor injuries, but the 68-year-old died in hospital later that evening.

Witnesses to the crash are asked to get in touch with police.

Crews were already tackling two major fires on Ilkley Moor when the 20-year-old started the blaze.

Police officers in Sheffield are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who could help them in connection with a recent armed robbery at a shop.

It happened at about 22:45 on Tuesday 13 August at the Select & Save store on Lowedges Road.

A man used a knife to demand money from the till before a member of the public intervened, leading to the offender fleeing empty handed.

The man pictured could help police with their inquiries, South Yorkshire Police said.

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