James Mason takes over from Sir Gary Verity at the tourism body Welcome to Yorkshire.

Police say they're "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a 14-year-old girl from South Yorkshire who's been missing since the weekend.

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Tabitha Zhakata, from Rotherham, was last seen at about 17:50 on Saturday at Meadowhall in Sheffield.

She is described as black, of medium build and with black hair. She was last seen wearing a khaki green coat, grey jeans and grey trainers.

Anybody who has seen her is being asked to call police.

Students at Sheffield Hallam University are going into their second week of strike action in solidarity with striking staff.

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Students claim they are being asked to "grass up" lecturers by filling in a form showing which teaching sessions have been missed due to the strike.

The university said the form enabled them to monitor disruption to students.

The online form asked students to name the member of staff who had not appeared, along with the time, date, course and module.

Members of the University and Colleges Union at Sheffield Hallam are taking action over pay and conditions as part of a national dispute.

Almost 3,000 runners took part in South Yorkshire's "most popular" running race, organisers say.

The Percy Pud sees runners take on one of the most scenic routes in Sheffield, going past Dam Flask reservoir in the Loxley valley.

With the 3,000 places selling out in a record-breaking time of one hour and 45 minutes, organisers say it's "without doubt the most popular running race in South Yorkshire".

Both male and female course records were broken, with Omar Ahmed of Birchfield Harriers winning the race in 29:00, breaking the previous course record by more than 13 seconds.

Rio 2016 Olympian and Qatar 2019 World Championship finalist Eilish McColgan broke her own course record of 32:23 by winning in 31:48 - a career 10k personal best.

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The Larder Club on Blake Street will support the rehabilitation of ex-inmates of HMP Askham Grange.

Tourism organisation Welcome to Yorkshire has announced who will take over as its new chief executive.

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James Mason, 41, who was born and raised in Bradford and was previously chief operating officer at Bradford City FC, will take up the post in the New Year.

He'll take over from Sir Gary Verity who resigned on health grounds in March and who has since faced allegations of bullying and inappropriately claiming expenses.

Mr Mason said: "I know the organisation has been through a challenging period and I understand the need for transparency going forward...I really can't wait to get started."

Peter Box, chair of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: "This is a new start for Welcome to Yorkshire and I’m very much looking forward to working with James to build on the organisation’s fantastic foundations."

A new picture has been released of a 12-year-old boy who has been missing from his home in South Yorkshire for five days.

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Jamie O’Sullivan was last seen at about 12:00 on Haigh Moor Lane in the Swallownest area of Rotherham on Wednesday.

He hasn't been seen or heard from since.

This new image has been released in a bid to find him, with police officers thinking he may be in the Beighton area.

He is described as about 5ft 4ins tall with a slim-medium build and short blonde mousey hair.

He is reported to be last seen wearing a black puffer-style coat, black school trousers, black trainers and a white shirt.

A statue of a Sikh soldier has been unveiled in a West Yorkshire park to commemorate the thousands of Sikhs who fought and died in the two world wars.

The £65,000 Indian bronze statue was revealed at Greenhead Park in Huddersfield on Saturday.

Donations have helped pay for the 6ft-high monument, the Sikh Soldier Organisation said.

Huddersfield was chosen because of its "vibrant" Sikh community, it added.

Kalvinder Bhullar, of the Sikh Soldier Organisation, said: "It is a stunning sculpture and an emotional piece."

More than 83,000 Sikhs were killed and many more wounded during World War One and World War Two, the organisation added.

A road in Sheffield is closed this morning following a "serious" crash between a bus and a pedestrian.

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It's outside the One Stop shop, near the junction with Beaver Hill Road.

South Yorkshire Police say officers were called to the scene at about 07:35.

More information as we get it...

BBC Weather

After a cold start, this morning will be dry with hazy sunshine at times.

This afternoon will become cloudy but should stay dry.

Tonight is expected to stay dry with cloud breaking to leave a few clear intervals:

A number of schools in West Yorkshire are due to re-open today after they were closed last week because of the norovirus winter vomiting bug.

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The schools include Leeds City Academy and Leeds East Academy, as well as Beckfoot Oak bank and Beechcliffe Special School in Bradford.

A number of other schools across Yorkshire have been shut in the past couple of weeks following similar outbreaks.

Public Health England said it expects such illnesses to circulate in schools at this time and good hand hygiene could help prevent norovirus spreading, external.

BBC News Travel

If you're planning to use the tram-train between Sheffield and Rotherham this morning, it looks like you'll have to change your plans.

"Power issues" have hit the line and no services are currently running:

BBC News Travel

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Monday morning, the vast majority of services appear to be generally running on time.

However:

• The 08:31 York to Glasgow Central service has been cancelled
• The 08:40 Hull to Manchester Piccadilly service has been cancelled
• The 08:41 Bradford Forster Square to Skipton service has been cancelled
• The 08:52 York to Manchester Airport service has been cancelled
• The 09:11 York to Burley Park service has been cancelled
• The 09:18 Leeds to Manchester Airport service has been cancelled
• The 09:38 Leeds to Lincoln service has been cancelled
• The 09:40 Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly 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

Police are appealing for witnesses after two men died when the car they were travelling in hit a tree in North Yorkshire.

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The men, aged 21 and 26, were in a silver Ford Focus which crashed on the A19 at Whitley, on Friday night. They died at the scene, North Yorkshire Police said.

The car was travelling north on a stretch of the road between Doncaster and Selby.

Anyone with information about the incident is being urged to contact police.