Members of the public are being asked to help find a man wanted by police.

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Mitchell Johnson (pictured), 24, from Scarborough, is wanted in connection with a theft investigation, according to North Yorkshire Police.

It's believed he is in the Scarborough area, but may also have connections to South Elmsall, near Wakefield.

Despite extensive checks and inquiries police say they've been unable to find him.

The North Yorkshire force says it wants anyone who knows where he is to get in touch.

People in parts of East Yorkshire where about 60 homes have been flooded are working together to protect their homes and businesses with sandbags.

Fifty-two homes have so far been evacuated in Snaith and 14 in East Cowick, according to emergency services.

Frank Deplanter from the Environment Agency says: "Snaith Ings are now absolutely rammed full and they're spilling over into Snaith and East Cowick.

"At one point Snaith Ings was filling at 30cm an hour."

However, Mr Deplanter says he believes there is some "light at the end of the tunnel".

"Six miles up the Aire at Chapel Haddersley our gauging station at midnight showed the level was 3.4m above normal - this morning at 06:00 it showed 2.9m", he says.

"So the water level is starting to drop in the Aire and hopefully that'll give us a chance at Snaith Ings."

BBC Business News

Persimmon boss David Jenkinson has decided to step down as group chief executive, the York-based housebuilder has announced.

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Mr Jenkinson will remain in his role for the meantime in order to give Persimmon enough time to recruit a successor for as long as he is needed.

He joined Persimmon in 1997 and previously held posts as regional managing director, north division chief executive and group managing director.

Persimmon's chairman Roger Devlin has praised Mr Jenkinson's work with the firm, affirming that he has the board's full support.

"Under his leadership Persimmon has invested in a range of customer care and quality initiatives, prioritised customers over volume, became the first UK housebuilder to implement a retention policy and will achieve an HBF 4-star rating," said Mr Devlin.

"Throughout this period of significant change, the operational performance of the business has remained strong."

BBC Sport

Britain's Kyle Edmund recorded a straight-set victory to reach the quarter finals at the Mexican Open.

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Beverley-born Edmund, 25, defeated Canadian fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 6-4 to set up a meeting with American Taylor Fritz.

British men's number two Edmund produced an impressive display to beat talented 19-year-old Auger-Aliassime.

Edmund, ranked 44th in the world, broke the Canadian world number 19's serve early in both sets and held on to his advantage relatively untroubled to continue his recent run of form.

There are fears more houses are at risk of flooding in East Yorkshire after an emergency defence was breached earlier this morning.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council says flood waters are continuing to rise in Snaith and East Cowick after the River Aire overtopped on Wednesday.

It said an extensive operation to deploy further sandbags took place overnight and will continue through the morning.

More than 60 properties in Snaith and East Cowick have now flooded.

This footage shot by BBC reporter David Harrison shows the amount of water in fields just metres away from houses in the village of East Cowick:

Katerina Christodoulou
Look North weather presenter

It's another cold and frosty start to the day with a touch of ice in some places.

It'll be largely dry and bright for most, though there may be one or two wintry showers in western parts.

Temperatures will get up to about 6C or 7C but with the wind it'll feel a lot cooler:

The UK's largest power station has said it will stop generating power from coal by 2021, four years ahead of the UK’s 2025 deadline.

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Almost 50 years of coal-fired electricity generation at Drax power station in North Yorkshire, is expected to end in March next year, it's been announced.

The plant near Selby first started generating electricity using coal in the 1970s.

Once the second half of the power station was built in the 1980s, it became the largest power station in the UK with the capacity to generate electricity for six million households.

Drax CEO Will Gardiner said: “Ending the use of coal at Drax is a landmark in our continued efforts to transform the business and become a world-leading carbon negative company by 2030.

"Our journey away from coal began some years ago and I’m proud to say we’re going to finish the job well ahead of the Government’s 2025 deadline.”

Drax says stopping using coal will lead to a reduction in the workforce.

The company say unions and employee representatives will be consulted over the coming months and support is being provided to those affected.

BBC News Travel

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 08:49 service from Wakefield Westgate to Edinburgh is running about ten minutes late
• The 08:51 service from Leeds to Edinburgh is running about seven minutes late
• The 08:53 service from Sheffield to Gainsborough Central has been cancelled
• The 08:57 service from Leeds to Blackpool North is running about nine minutes late
• The 09:16 service from Bradford Interchange to Blackpool North 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 Hull-born man has become the oldest man in the world following the death of the previous title holder in Japan.

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Mr Weighton, who turns 112 next month, took on the title following the death of Chitetsu Watanabe, who is reported to have died at the age of 112 on Sunday

Mr Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, was born in Hull on 29 March 1908.

The former teacher and engineer who still lives in his own flat: "Well, I don't really feel satisfied because it means someone else has died.

"I just accept it as a fact, it's not something I ever intended, wanted or worked for but it's just one of those facts of life.

"You might find it amazing but it's just one of those things."

Mr Weighton, became Britain's oldest man following the death of Scotland's oldest man, Alfred Smith, last summer.

More than 160 properties are at risk of flooding in parts of East Yorkshire this morning with staff working around the clock to support flood-hit residents, a council has said.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council says flood waters are continuing to rise in Snaith and East Cowick after the River Aire overtopped on Wednesday.

It said an extensive operation to deploy further sandbags took place overnight and will continue through the morning.

The Environment Agency say 67 properties in Snaith and East Cowick have now flooded.

Overnight staff from the council, Humberside Fire and Rescue and HM Coastguard knocked on doors to evacuate homes where possible.

Gillian Barley, from the council, said: "Flood water in the area is continuing to increase and the council is now having to evacuate properties in East Cowick.

"The council has put two additional locations on stand-by to act as rest centres, if needed," she added.

Speaking from East Cowick BBC reporter David Harrison said: "An emergency defence has been breached this morning leaving water close to houses on Lidgate.

"People were told to leave last night as a field full to the brim has begun to over top its defences."

The Environment Agency has issued five flood warnings for the area., external

A group of charities say disabled youngsters aren't getting the appropriate level of help.

Steven Fletcher's 95th-minute winner downs struggling Charlton to end Sheffield Wednesday's long wait for a home goal in 2020.

Leeds move back to within four points of Championship leaders West Brom thanks to Mateusz Klich's strike at Middlesbrough.

Cauley Woodrow's 15th goal of the season earns Barnsley victory over Hull and takes them off the bottom of the Championship table.

Dozens of people in Snaith, East Yorkshire, have left their homes as water levels continue to rise.

Yorkshire opener Adam Lyth signs a two-year contract extension until at least the end of the 2022 campaign.

These are the latest pictures from the East Yorkshire village of Snaith which is still dealing with flooding after the River Aire burst its banks earlier this week.

Three homes and several businesses were flooded with the railway station also affected by water covering the tracks:

Nine new sculptures based on characters who once worked in the mills in Halifax are being unveiled at the Piece Hall today.

The Grade I-listed Piece Hall in the centre of Halifax, which was built in 1779, was given a multi-million pound facelift and reopened in August 2017.

The units in the arcades, once used for storing and trading "pieces" of cloth, now house shops, cafes and offices around a refurbished courtyard.

Artist Alice Irwin is transforming the grand piazza with her work using the multi-coloured figures.

They deny sexually abusing the teenagers at the Sheffield shopping centre between 2001-2004.

A luxury wedding venue once used to film TV drama Victoria has offered its support to the resident of flood-hit villages along the River Aire.

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Carlton Towers, in Carlton, took to Twitter to offer two of its cottages to families forced out of their homes by flooding.

About 30 properties in Snaith and Hirst Courtney have been flooded since the river spilled its banks.