A medieval gold ring discovered by a metal detectorist in York, after being underground for 500 years, has gone on display in the city.

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The 15th Century ring, a gold band with ruby and emerald gemstones, thought to be a love token, was discovered by metal detectorist Paul Ibbotson in a field in Fulford in December 2016.

It was later legally declared as treasure and sold to the York Museums Trust for about £20,000.

It's now gone on display at the Yorkshire Museum in York.

If you want to know more about the ring you can click here to listen to Lucy Creighton of the Yorkshire Museum explaining its history.

A person has been found dead after a serious farm fire in Slaithwaite this morning.

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Emergency services were called to a blaze at a property (pictured) on Holt Head Road at about 07:40.

Five engines attended and one appliance is still at the scene.

An investigation is underway to understand the circumstances of the death.

A police officer called to reports of debris on the M62 last night found himself facing the jumbo task of rescuing an elephant.

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The West Yorkshire Police traffic officer, PC Willis, known on social media as Motorway Martin, found the bright green elephant abandoned on the hard shoulder.

The elephant, which appears to be a part of a children's fairground ride, was removed to safety with the help of a highways officer.

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Motorway Martin tweeted: "So I was sent to a report of debris on the M62 this evening.

"I was not expecting to see this - after all, it's a motorway not a trunk road!"

Highways England thanked PC Willis for removing the elephant and said: "Certainly could have been a lot worse, thankfully nobody was injured."

A union says the government needs to help steel firms in the UK after Liberty Steel announced plans to axe about 280 jobs in South Yorkshire.

About 250 jobs in Stocksbridge, 17 in Rotherham, and 15 in Brinsworth are set to be cut as well as 70 in Newport.

Liberty Steel has blamed "challenging" market conditions and a lingering reduction in demand for UK steel products.

Ross Murdoch, national officer of the GMB union, said: "Once again we have more bad news for the UK steel industry. A country that doesn't produce its own steel for key infrastructure projects and shipbuilding is a county that's destined to fail.

"Our steelworkers deserve better than this. The government urgently needs to intervene and ensure steel companies in the UK receive the backing they have long called for on energy costs and business rates.

"GMB will of course engage with the company to mitigate any losses for our members and will continue to campaign with our sister steel trade unions to bring about the support and investment required."

Police have issued a photo of a man they want to trace in connection with the importation of cannabis.

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Saul Gentles (pictured), 26, has connections across Yorkshire, including to Selby, Goole and Leeds, according to North Yorkshire Police.

Officers looking for him have so far been unsuccessful in finding him and are now asking for the public's help.

Anyone who sees him or knows where he is is asked to get in touch.

Castleford recover from 20-0 behind to stun Wigan with an astonishing second-half turnaround.

A steel company has announced plans to cut about 280 jobs in South Yorkshire in response to "challenging" market conditions and a lingering reduction in demand for UK steel products.

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Liberty Steel Group is proposing to cut around 250 jobs at its plant in Stocksbridge, 17 in Rotherham and 15 in Brinsworth, as well as about 70 in Newport, South Wales.

The company said the move followed a review of its UK business, leading to a decision to reduce its workforce at certain plants to match sustainable production forecasts.

The firm has said it will now consult with unions over the plans.

Liberty Steel Group is planning to cut 355 jobs in South Yorkshire and South Wales after a review of its UK business in response to "challenging market conditions and a lingering reduction in demand for UK steel products", the company has announced.

An 81-year-old man has died after being hit by a truck in Heckmondwike.

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The man was struck by the vehicle in Westgate at about 14:45 on Wednesday.

West Yorkshire Police said he died in hospital after suffering serious head injuries.

The force has appealed for any witnesses to the incident to come forward.

A clinic in Yorkshire for people who want to change gender is receiving 100 new referrals a month, four times the number it's funded to cope with, the BBC's learned.

Almost 2,000 people are on the waiting list at the gender identity clinic in Leeds.

The system has been described as "broken" by an ex-soldier who has been waiting to see a consultant at the Leeds Service for three years.

Andrea Halliley, 51, says: "Life is pretty much hell - you are living everyday a battle within yourself no matter what's going on outside.

"The longer and longer it's dragged out you're made to feel marginalised and you're made to feel that you're not important."

A prison in South Yorkshire has been given the highest possible rating after a recent inspection.

It's the second consecutive time HMP Hatfield near Doncaster achieved the "good" rating.

The inspection report stated Hatfield was "unequivocally safe".

Staff and efforts to prevent reoffending, were also praised.

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A stretch of York's famous city walls have been closed for an investigation into damage to be carried out.

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At just over two-miles (3.2km) long, the walls are the longest medieval town walls in England.

A spokesman for the City of York Council says a team is examining an area between Lendal Bridge and Station Rise, where cladding on an archway through the wall has come away.

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The archway dates back to the 1960s when the hole in the wall was made bigger as part of the road widening scheme.

It's hoped the section of the wall closed for structural inspections will reopen on 17 January.

A pilot who survived a helicopter crash died a week later from a blood clot in his lungs, an inquest heard.

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Nigel Feetham, 36, from Hedon, East Yorkshire, crashed during an event at Breighton Aerodrome, North Yorkshire, on 17 July 2016.

Hull Coroners' Court heard that although the helicopter was "a crumpled wreck", Mr Feetham's injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.

Dr Mark Egan told the inquest his death was due to a pulmonary embolism.

He also had a deep vein thrombosis in his calf, the court was told.

Four passengers on board suffered head, back, chest and leg injuries when the former military aircraft crashed to the ground of the former World War Two airfield, which was hosting a 1940s-themed event at the time.

The inquest continues.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

It will be cloudy and dry for most today though we may see some showers across North Yorkshire.

Temperatures will vary across the region between about 6C in the north and 11C across Lincolnshire.

Overnight it will remain cloudy with some patchy rain in places:

Motorist are being warned to expect delays of up to an hour on the M62 following a multi-vehicle collision

The incident occurred at Junction 26 on the westbound carriageway earlier this morning.

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

However:

• The 08:17 service from Doncaster to Leeds has been cancelled
• The 08:34 service from York to Edinburgh is running about six minutes late
• The 08:36 service from Wakefield Westgate to Leeds has been cancelled
• The 08:44 service from York to Plymouth is running abut 44 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

Northern leaders are calling on the government to fix a rail "bottleneck" in Manchester causing delays to the "whole of the north of England".

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Two meetings were held in Leeds yesterday to address rail issues - the Rail North Committee followed by the board meeting.

Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, told the board meeting upgrades to Manchester stations were "crucial" as the rail "pinch points" in the city caused challenges to the whole of the north of England including Liverpool to Leeds and Darlington.

Rail Minister Rail Chris Heaton-Harris told the meeting to expect to see a "significant change very soon" in response to criticism of Northern rail.

Northern has faced problems in recent years, including disruption caused by cancellations after the introduction of new timetables in May 2018.

Rail chiefs from Northern and Transpennine Express apologised at the Rail North Committee meeting for recent poor performances.

Latest figures show 13,500 adults on the waiting list for gender identity treatment in England.

Leeds Rhinos legend Rob Burrow says he has been boosted by his meeting with a motor neurone disease specialist.

The role of Scarborough Borough Council in setting up a Business Improvement District (BID) along the Yorkshire coast is being investigated.

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Scarborough Borough Council says it's commissioned the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) to undertake "an independent and impartial investigation of the role of the council in carrying out the ballot for the Yorkshire Coast BID in 2018."

Some businesses in Whitby, Filey and Scarborough said they didn't received ballot papers, others were unhappy about how much money they were having to pay in a charge imposed by the BID.

The money raised is used to promote the area and put on markets and festivals.

The council says Peter Stanyon, Chief Executive of the AEA, is undertaking the investigation and has been given background information by the council, the Yorkshire Coast BID Company and representatives of BID levy payers.