Local Democracy Reporting Service

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been invited to North Yorkshire for crisis talks over the future of the Sirius Minerals potash mine.

Image source, Sirius Minerals

Yesterday, Sirius announced it had cancelled plans to raise £403m through a bond sale for the mine near Whitby, blaming “market conditions”, including Brexit and lack of Government support for the decision.

The project is set to be the world's largest mine for polyhalite, a naturally occurring fertiliser used in agriculture. It's due to open in 2021 and create more than 1,000 jobs.

It will now undergo a six-month review of four different options for a new financing plan to resume the project.

The leader of Scarborough Borough Council, Councillor Steve Siddons has now written to the Prime Minister urging him to take immediate action to secure the future of the company.

He said: “I want to discuss how the Government can support this vital project, ensuring it delivers the jobs so urgently needed in the area.”

An inquest is due to start today into the death of a worker at a caravan factory in East Yorkshire two years ago.

Paul Heath, 64, died at Swift Caravans in Cottingham in October 2017.

He was fatally injured after an incident involving a forklift truck.

A man is critically ill in hospital after a crash involving a motorbike and a car yesterday.

South Yorkshire Police said the motorbike collided with a red Mini Cooper at about 17:15 on Stopes Road, Stannington.

The 35-year-old rider has been taken to hospital in a critical condition, police say.

A new £5m Centre for Climate Change backed by the University of York opens today.

It's been set up to explore ways people can directly reduce their own carbon emissions and influence others and has been praised by Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg (pictured).

The Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) at Cardiff University, is a collaboration between Cardiff, Manchester, York and East Anglia universities and the charity Climate Outreach.

Ms Thunberg, who is credited with raising global awareness of climate change, said: "What you're trying to achieve with CAST is important - we need to take drastic measures to change our lifestyles and our current social and economic system.

"So I wish you the best of luck. Continue, I stand behind you."

BBC News Travel

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

However:

• The 09:20 service from Bradford Interchange to Leeds is running about eight minutes late

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

A murdered toddler might still be alive if social services had given police more information, a misconduct panel has heard.

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Three-year-old Riley Siswick, was found dead at his home in Huddersfield in February 2016.

Det Ch Supt Nick Wallen said Kirklees Council should have told police of another incident which happened before Riley died. That incident cannot be reported for legal reasons.

Det Ch Insp Mark Swift and Det Insp George Bardell allegedly failed to appropriately supervise the first investigation into Riley's death, which did not result in a prosecution.

PC Oliver Scoones is alleged to have attempted to influence a witness.

A post-mortem examination showed Riley died after his bowel was ruptured.

Det Ch Supt Wallen led a later investigation which led to Kyle Campbell, the partner of Riley's mother Kayleigh Siswick, being jailed for life for murder.

Siswick was sentenced to seven years for causing or allowing the death of her son, who suffered a "slow and painful death".

It will be a fine and dry day though there may be a little bit of patchy cloud in places. Temperatures will get up to about 18C.

Overnight it will be clear and cool with temperatures around 7C.

Resident's of Queensbury near Bradford say they woke up to a "massive, loud bang" in the early hours of Monday morning after a car collided with a lamp-post.

Image source, Amy Jade

Amy Stone, who took these pictures, says she heard people shouting and ran outside at about 02:30.

Image source, Amy Jade

Outside she saw "a car had gone between a building and a skip," resulting in scaffolding and a lamp-post being knocked down.

West Yorkshire Police confirmed it's investigating the incident on High Street.

The force says: “A man, who was believed to the driver of the vehicle, was spoken to by the attending officers. There were no injuries."

Anyone who saw what happened is asked to contact the force.

An NHS service for gambling addiction has opened in Leeds - the first of its kind outside London.

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The Northern Gambling Service will aim to help people with the most serious problems, including those at risk of suicide.

It has been commissioned by NHS England and Gamble Aware and is run by Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust.

An estimated 340,000 people across the UK have a serious gambling addiction, according to the Gambling Commission.

Ben Tozer's late goal secures a thrilling League Two home victory for Cheltenham over Bradford.

Jake Hastie's second-half equaliser sees Rotherham come from behind to claim a League One draw at Sunderland.

Armand Gnanduillet's late header ends Blackpool's winless run and inflicts a first league defeat of the season on Doncaster.

Castleford Tigers wrap up the Women's Super League leaders' shield with a thumping 44-0 win over York City Knights.

Kent's Matthew Milnes and Harry Podmore pass 50 wickets as they bowl out Yorkshire for 269 but do not enforce the follow-on.

The way transport in York could look in the future is being debated at a meeting organised by the city's Bus Forum.

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They'll be discussed ideas such as a congestion charge, a free city centre bus and buses from villages to park and ride sites.

The group has joined forces with York Civic Trust to carry out a survey on transport which will then be passed on to City of York Council.

Leeds' Mel B says an unhappy marriage left her isolated from her home and family as she announces she's moved back in with her mum.

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The Spice Girls singer was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder following the end of her relationship with Stephen Belafonte.

Mel B, full name Melanie Brown, has claimed the relationship was emotionally and physically abusive.

The film producer was cleared last year of physically and verbally abusing Mel during their marriage.

The star has reunited with her mother and spoke on ITV's Lorraine about what drove her to reconnect with her family in Leeds.

Asked what had made her reconnect with her family, she said. "For me when my dad died, I thought I can't be in this kind of marriage anymore."

"My mum is there and she and helps me with cooking and cleaning, and it reminds me of when I was back home when I was younger."

Hull KR winger Ryan Shaw leaves after four seasons to join Championship rugby union side Yorkshire Carnegie.

New research by the University of Sheffield suggests a simple arthritis drug could be used to help some patients with blood cancer.

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Academics looked at cases of people who had polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythermia.

They found those taking the arthritis drug methotrexate saw fewer symptoms including night sweats, fatigue and itching.

Dancers at Spearmint Rhino have protested to keep the Sheffield club open.

Five people in total now face charges over Aleksander Pawlak's death in Wakefield.