Calderdale continues to face "major impacts" following the flooding caused by Storm Ciara at the weekend, according to council leader Tim Swift.

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About 100mm of rain fell in a 12-18 hour period, leading to "raging torrents" in several locations in the Calder Valley, the Environment Agency has estimated.

About 500 households and 600 businesses have been flooded throughout the borough and there is "widespread damage" to roads and infrastructure, Mr Swift said.

"Due to the far-reaching extent of the issues, we are still carrying out significant recovery work and assessing the full scale of the impacts. This will take some time," he added.

Calderdale Council is "not able to quantify the cost of the immediate support being provided to local communities and to help the clean-up as our focus is on providing this support", Mr Swift said.

A man’s body recovered from water in Hull earlier today has been identified as missing 21-year-old Charlie Allan, police have confirmed.

Mr Allan's body was found in water near Nelson Street this afternoon.

Inquiries into the circumstances of Mr Allan's death are continuing, but at this stage police say they do not believe there were any suspicious circumstances.

Supt Matthew Peach, from Humberside Police, said: "Our thoughts are with Charlie’s family who have been informed. Officers continue to support them."

One of David Hockney's most famous works, The Splash, is expected to fetch up to £30m this evening when it goes under the hammer at Sotheby's in London.

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The painting, created by the Bradford-born artist in 1966 in Los Angeles, depicts the moment someone hits the water after diving into a swimming pool.

The work, which last sold for £2.6m at Sotheby's in 2006, is estimated to fetch between £20m and £30m.

The auction also includes works by Bridget Riley, Gerhard Richter, Yves Klein, Francis Bacon, Christopher Wool and Jean-Michel Basquia.

MPs Ed Miliband and Hilary Benn have called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ensure the HS2 high-speed rail link will bring improvements to Yorkshire.

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The Labour politicians spoke in the House of Commons shortly after Mr Johnson announced the controversial high-speed rail link will be built.

Doncaster North MP Mr Miliband said: "The original HS2 vision was to serve and regenerate our towns, but in South Yorkshire our towns are facing all of the pain and none, or very little of, the gain.

"Can I commend to him the High Speed North concept which is an integrated plan to help towns like Doncaster and Mexborough."

Responding, Mr Johnson said the government was looking at the plan.

Meanhwile, Mr Benn, MP for Leeds Central, asked for the PM to say when the HS2 station would open in Leeds, to which Mr Johnson said: "We will get it going as soon as possible."

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Sheffield-based climber Shauna Coxsey has become the first sport climber selected for Team GB at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.

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The 27-year-old is a two-time overall World Cup winner in her favoured bouldering discipline, and won two bronze medals in the bouldering and combined events at the 2019 Climbing World Championships.

She has also won five British titles.

Sport climbing is one of five sports to make its Olympic debut in Tokyo and will be contested from 4 to 7 August.

"I am really excited to be part of Team GB and to have the privilege of joining so many incredible athletes to represent our country and sport climbing on the world's biggest sporting stage," said Coxsey.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games take place between 24 July and 9 August.

The River Ouse has peaked just below record levels in Cawood, Selby.

The river was forecast to hit 7.75m at 14:00 - which is 12cm below its record level in November 2000.

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A flood warning has been issued at nearby Acaster Selby as a result of heavy rain from Storm Ciara.

Travellers and people living in Leeds give mixed reactions to the government go-ahead for HS2.

Peter Turner abused a child at a Catholic boarding school and two more in another parish.

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Political leaders in West and South Yorkshire have welcomed the prime minister's announcement that the HS2 high-speed rail link will go ahead.

Dan Jarvis, Mayor of Sheffield City Region, said HS2 was "crucial to level up the economy and provide vital upgrades to our creaking Victorian infrastructure".

However, he added: "We need urgent investment in South Yorkshire’s wider transport infrastructure so we see improvements in the short term."

Meanwhile, Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe said while she welcomed today's announcement, the "really key decision" for the district's future was the government's stance on Northern Powerhouse Rail - the proposed east-west rail connection.

"We have made a strong economic case for Bradford to be a stop on a new line between Manchester and Leeds. Stopping at Bradford would add £15bn to the economy of the North," she said.

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"HS2 is more than a railway, it has already unlocked training and job opportunities for thousands of our citizens and is a catalyst for millions of pounds of investment into our cities," says Judith Blake, chair of Core Cities UK and leader of Leeds City Council.

"It is already attracting blue chip companies into Birmingham and will make a major contribution to the largest regeneration project in Europe which will see the doubling in size of Leeds City Centre," she points out.

"HS2 is itself the largest engineering project in Western Europe and should be seen as a statement of this country's bold post-Brexit ambition.

"Future delay and uncertainty is not an option."

Political leaders in West and South Yorkshire have welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement that the HS2 high-speed rail link will go ahead.

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The first phase of the route will travel between London and Birmingham, with a second phase going to Leeds via South Yorkshire and to Manchester.

Dan Jarvis, Mayor of Sheffield City Region, said HS2 was "crucial to level up the economy and provide vital upgrades to our creaking Victorian infrastructure".

However, he added: "We need urgent investment in South Yorkshire’s wider transport infrastructure so we see improvements in the short term."

Meanwhile, Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe said while she welcomed today's announcement, the "really key decision" for the district's future was the government's stance on Northern Powerhouse Rail - the proposed east-west rail connection.

"We have made a strong economic case for Bradford to be a stop on a new line between Manchester and Leeds. Stopping at Bradford would add £15bn to the economy of the North," she said.

The torrential rain and wild wind which battered North Yorkshire at the weekend has been followed by a blizzard.

Snowdrifts on Fleet Moss in the Yorkshire Dales are thought to be six-feet deep.

Fleet Moss is the summit of Beggarmans Road which links Wensleydale to Langstrothdale and at 602m above sea level is Yorkshire's highest road.

This video, taken in the early hours of the morning, shows blizzard conditions at the peak:

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News that the HS2 high-speed rail link is to be built has raised questions from some commuters in Leeds that the money could have been better spent.

The first phase of the route will travel between London and Birmingham, with a second phase going to Leeds and Manchester.

Speaking to travellers at Leeds Railway Station following the PM's announcement, there was a general air of indifference to the project - but a desire to see local rail services improved.

Keith Smith, 81, said: “It’s costing an awful lot of money. Obviously improving journey times is a good thing but I'm not sure the benefits are worth the amount that is being spent.

"I would have thought they'd be better investing in the local infrastructure," he added.

Meanwhile, Darren Wilson 49, from Hull, said: “By the time it’s built here I probably won’t be alive.”

He added: “They need to make improvements to trains locally, rather than the ones going to London.”

The Leeds and Manchester phase of HS2 was due to open in 2032-33, but that has been pushed back to 2035-40.

An East Yorkshire postmaster says the Post Office spent £320,000 suing him over £25,000 he was falsely accused of stealing.

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Lee Castleton, from Bridlington, was made bankrupt after he lost a two-year legal battle with the Post Office.

For two decades, the Post Office pursued hundreds of its workers over accounting discrepancies with its Horizon IT system, accusing people of theft, fraud or false accounting. Many were fired, made bankrupt or even sent to prison.

However, a recent ruling found problems with the Post Office's accountancy software could instead be to blame for the losses.

The Post Office has apologised and accepts its "past shortcomings".

These pictures, taken earlier today, show parts of York's Skeldergate area submerged in floodwater after the River Ouse spilled its banks.

The Ouse is experiencing the highest river levels since the floods of Boxing Day 2015, following Storm Ciara at the weekend.

One picture shows that a temporary footbridge (above) has been built to help residents of Emperors Wharf leave their building and cross the flooded road to reach the street.

Police officers are trying to find the family of a Hull man who is in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car.

Mark Thompson, 45, was knocked down on Freetown Way at about 15:10 yesterday.

Since the crash, officers have been trying to trace his family and are now appealing the help of the public.

He has been living on Trippett Street, in Hull, but is thought to have lived in the city for some time.

He might have a sister or half-sister called Chantelle, Humberside Police said.

Anybody who can help police is asked to call them on 101.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for public ownership of trains following the Prime Minister's announcement the HS2 rail project will go ahead.

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Mr Johnson told MPs earlier his government had the "guts to take the decision" to deliver prosperity across the country, by completing the high speed rail link connecting London to Birmingham, and on to Manchester and Leeds.

Jeremy Corbyn said: "HS2 must be developed with more sensitivity to local communities and the environment, particularly regarding the impact it will have on woodlands.

"And if it is to have public support the fares on HS2 must be affordable. Can the prime minister tell us where the trains will be built? Will those jobs and training be in this country?

"When will the Prime Minister match the £2.5bn commitment to upgrade the Great Western Mainline on our only train line into the South West?

"We believe the case is now unanswerable that our railways should be publicly owned and run to improve the service and cut fares by 33%."

The main HS2 route, external is due to join the existing rail network in North Yorkshire at Church Fenton.

These are the latest pictures from Cawood in North Yorkshire, where a main route leading in and out of the village has been closed due to rising river levels.

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The traffic and pedestrian bridge over the River Ouse has been closed after the river peaked at 7.55m.

The situation is being monitored by the Environment Agency which has issued a flood warning for the area.

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A flood warning means flooding is expected and immediate action is required.

The white in the above photo is the River Ouse spilling over its banks and flowing into fields between Cawood and Kellfield.

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The closure means people wanting to get from Cawood to York, or vice versa, a distance of 10 miles, face a long diversion.

Announcing the go-ahead to HS2 in the Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country faced "a historic choice".

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"We can try to get by with the existing route between north and south, condemning the next generation to overcrowding and standing up," Mr Johnson said.

"Or we can make the decision no matter how difficult and controversial that will deliver prosperity to every part of the country."

The prime minister, Boris Johnson, has announced the HS2 high-speed rail project will go ahead.

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The prime minister has told the House of Commons his government had the "guts to take the decision" to deliver prosperity across the country, by completing the high speed rail link connecting London to Birmingham, and on to Manchester and Leeds.

The main HS2 route, external will join the existing rail network, at Church Fenton in North Yorkshire.

Boris Johnson told MPs he will - in order to "restore discipline to the programme" - appoint a minister whose full-time job will be to oversee HS2.

"We are going to get this done," he added.