A single man who made a plea for love by advertising himself on a billboard has bagged a Valentine's date.

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Mark Rofe, 30, took drastic action and paid £425 for the roadside sign after becoming fed-up with online dating.

So far the lonely singleton has received more than 2,000 applications from potential suitors and has got a date - his first since September.

Mr Rofe, from Sheffield, said: "I'm really quite nervous but I'm hoping it will go well."

In true gentlemanly fashion, the marketing professional would not reveal details about his date but said the pair had spoken on the phone several times and had got on well.

Katerina Christodoulou
Look North weather presenter

It's a cold, frosty but bright start to the day.

A band of rain will move in from the west around lunchtime but should clear by the evening.

Temperatures will get up to about 10C or 11C.

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After the downpours and grey clouds of recent days Yorkshire woke up to a glorious sunrise this morning.

These pictures, taken by BBC Weather Watchers, captured the moment the sun came up in Stannington, Huddersfield, Northallerton and Bridlington.

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

However, vandalism of railway equipment between Meadowhall and Barnsley is causing disruption between Sheffield and Barnsley.

There are also delays to a number of services, including:

• The 08:30 from Leeds to York is running about 30 minutes late
• The 08:31 service from York to Glasgow is running about 13 minutes late
• The 08:34 service from York to Edinburgh is running about 12 minutes late
• The 08:35 service from Sheffield to Huddersfield has been cancelled
• The 08:35 service from Wakefield Westgate to Doncaster is running about eight minutes late
• The 08:38 service from Leeds to Lincoln 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

Labour MP Tracy Brabin raised £20,000 for charity after auctioning an off-the-shoulder dress which caused controversy in the Commons.

She faced criticism from "keyboard warriors" after her dress slipped down her shoulder as she leaned on the despatch box due to a broken ankle.

The Batley and Spen MP put the black Asos dress up for sale on eBay with proceeds going to Girlguiding.

Ms Brabin said young girls' "lives will be changed because of this money".

The Environment Agency said it is preparing for the approach of Storm Dennis.

New flood gates by the River Ouse in York are being checked by engineers.

The Met Office has issued an Amber weather warning for Yorkshire with a warning of heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday and Sunday.

The detective who helped to jail a former monk convicted of sexually abusing three young boys says it will take some time for his victims to come to terms with what has happened.

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Peter Turner (pictured), 80, of Redcar, was jailed for more than 20 years after he pleaded guilty to 14 sexual offences committed against three boys aged under 13.

The offences took place at Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire, and a parish in Cumbria between 1984 and 1990.

Det Sgt Graeme Bevington who led the investigation says: "It's affected his victims from the moment it happened until the current day.

"Hopefully the outcome and verdict will give them some sort of closure. But I've no doubt it will continue to affect them for time to come, because of quite how horrific the crimes were."

The leader of Calderdale Council has made fresh calls for urgent financial help from the government to get flood-hit communities back on track.

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Tim Swift was speaking after a visit from then Environment Minister Theresa Villiers to Hebden Bridge on Wednesday, where about 500 homes and 600 businesses were hit by Storm Ciara.

Mr Swift says the council, volunteers and the Environment Agency are working as hard as they can, to help flood-hit areas like Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd.

But he says: "The council simply doesn't have the resource or money to do everything we would want to.

"After Boxing Day 2015 the government provided us with funding so we were able to offer immediate grants to homeowners and businesses.

"We need to repeat that level of support again and we need to know it's there now so people can get help and support straight away."

On a visit to the Calder Valley yesterday, Ms Villiers, who was Environment Secretary until being sacked earlier today, has said the area was already getting £74m as part of a programme of flood investment.

The government and other agencies must "pick up the pace" over flood defences in the Calder Valley, she added.

Police in Sheffield have carried out a number of raids targeting domestic abusers.

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Assistant Chief Constable David Hartley briefed officers about Operation Duxford before teams deployed across the city to execute a series of warrants.

South Yorkshire Police said two men have been arrested.

Inspector Alison Bywater, who oversaw today’s operation, said: “Domestic abuse is a priority for the force and for us here in Sheffield.

"Today’s Operation Duxford allows us to focus additional resources into tackling this issue throughout the day, taking positive action at domestic incidents as well as making arrests for outstanding suspects across the district."

As well as the arrests officers visited domestic abuse victims to offer them support and advice.

A security guard has been threatened with a hammer and a metal bar in an attack on a Leeds a supermarket this morning, police say.

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Two armed man attacked the guard at about 06:40 outside the Tesco Express, in Wakefield Road, Swillington, and stole a cashbox containing cash.

Officers say they left the scene in a dark-coloured car and drove off along Church Lane.

The cashbox was found empty a short time later in Swillington Lane.

Det Insp, Al Cheyne, said: “No-one was injured during the robbery, but it was clearly a distressing experience for the security guard and those who witnessed it.

“We would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, saw the offenders or the vehicle in the area, or saw them abandoning the empty cashbox in Swillington Lane."

Members of the public are being asked to help find a man wanted by police for breaching his bail conditions.

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Officers say they believe Lee Lingard (pictured), 36, from Sharlston near Wakefield, may still be in the WF postcode area.

West Yorkshire Police says it believes he may be "deliberately evading them with the assistance of others."

Anyone who knows where he is or who has information which could help find him is asked to contact police.

The men used online tricks to buy £4m worth of tickets which they sold for almost £11m.

Work has almost ground to a halt inside Hull’s former BHS building as a result of a Grade II listed mural.

The 1963 Three Ships mural depicting Hull's fishing heritage was granted listed status in November last year.

It comprises almost one million pieces of Italian glass on a 66ft by 64ft (20m x 19m) concrete screen and depicts three stylised trawlers spelling out Hull with their masts.

The council said it wanted to knock it down after "dangerously high levels of asbestos" were found.

But the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said the mosaic was of "special architectural and historic interest".

The council now says it can’t progress any major work inside or on nearby land, over fears tiles could be dislodged or asbestos could be unsettled.

The local authority plans a £130m redevelopment of the site including building a new Ice Arena, houses, offices, a car park and shops.

A survey is set to begin to establish whether the mural can be saved, setting the whole scheme back six months.

A major sports store in Sheffield has been targeted by ram-raiders, police say.

Officers believe a red Audi A3 was driven into JD Sports on The Moor Sheffield at 04:13 this morning.

South Yorkshire Police have asked for anyone with information about the incident to get in touch.

James Vincent
Political Editor BBC Look North

He might be a Yorkshire MP but Rishi Sunak got into politics via the tried and trusted modern politician route of studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Oxford.

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First elected in 2015 he has a huge 27,000 majority in Richmond.

He worked in finance for Goldman Sachs before entering Parliament and is a big supporter both of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the campaign to leave the EU.

The big question is, with a budget less than a month away, will having a Yorkshire MP as chancellor mean big spending up here?

The government will see it as a good PR move to have a Yorkshire MP in Number 11, and with some fairly large projects looking nearly budget ready, he might have some things up here to announce.

A 35-year-old man is arrested in connection with the attack at the Forest Recreation Ground.

Yorkshire and the Humber is the third worst region in the country for fly-tipping, according to research by the BBC.

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There were more than 28,000 incidents of fly-tipping between 2012 and 2019, research from the BBC Shared Data Unit found.

The clean up comes at a cost of nearly £2.5m with incidents rising since 2012.

In 2018-2019, there were more than 5,500 incidents of fly-tipping, according to the data, with Leeds being the worst place in Yorkshire and the Humber.

The rise of large fly-tipping incidents across England is being blamed on organised gangs, with fake companies hiring out buildings to dump waste.

More than 300 jobs are at risk after Marks and Spencer announced it plans to close a distribution centre in South Yorkshire.

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The company said its Thorncliffe facility, in Chapeltown, Sheffield, would shut in the summer of 2021 as part of a reorganisation of its supply chain.

The site is run for M&S by logistics firm XPO which said: "Following a review of their operations our customer has decided to withdraw its operations from the M&S Thorncliffe warehouse.

"We've entered into a consultation period with colleagues, the trade union and elected employee representatives to finalise the plans and will work to support employees through this time."

XPO say 332 people are currently employed at the site.

A spokesperson for M&S said: "Moving the operations is not a decision we’ve taken lightly, but it’s an important change to help us best serve our customers.

"Our logistics partner will be working closely with the colleagues at the site on what is best for them.”

The company has also announced plans to shut its Long Eaton facility.

A serving police officer has been found guilty of making a fraudulent insurance claim - after his own dashcam footage incriminated him.

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Mohammed Yasin Mulla had claimed flying debris cracked his car's windscreen, causing injury and repair costs.

Mulla, a West Yorkshire Police officer, made claims of about £10,000 after driving on the M606 in Bradford.

He was found guilty of fraud by false representation and sentenced to 250 hours of unpaid work, plus court costs.

Mulla 38, of Elwyn Grove, Bradford, claimed debris that flew off a van in front cracked his car's windscreen and caused damage to the bonnet and roof. He also claimed to have suffered neck and shoulder injuries because he had suddenly swerved and braked.

However, his trial at Leeds Crown Court heard that Mulla's own dashcam footage showed a piece of polystyrene flying towards his car, but missing it. It did not cause any damage and Mulla had not tried to avoid it.

Inspectors said that HMP Wealstun in West Yorkshire was failing over the "serious problem" of drugs.