Latest news, weather and travel updates from across West, North, South and East Yorkshire.

Campaigners say plans for a rubbish dump next to an old landfill site puts residents' health at risk.

Few scientists think climate change will cause society to collapse any time soon - but some people are getting ready anyway.

Super League clubs are to meet with the RFL on Monday about the sport's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Tuesday's National League games at Barnet and Boreham Wood are postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Hull KR cross with seven seconds to go to beat Leigh Centurions, as the Challenge Cup continues despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Castleford put on a fine display to beat St Helens and move joint top of Super League.

More than 70 people sponsor trees to remember the MP who was murdered in her constituency in 2016.

Holidaymakers due to return await news on planes and at airports as the country prepares for lockdown.

Sporting fixtures, cultural events and holiday flights are all disrupted.

Struggling Ebbsfleet move to within a point of safety in the National League with victory at play-off hopefuls Halifax.

The development is part of the wider scheme to boost York city centre.

The Air Charter Association says the death of Emiliano Sala should be a "watershed moment".

Wakefield survive a huge scare from Championship club Bradford to reach round six of the Challenge Cup.

Investigators also say the footballer, 28, would have been "deeply unconscious" during the crash.

Two West Yorkshire parades have been cancelled due to the current coronavirus situation.

This afternoon organisers of the Leeds and Huddersfield St Patrick's Day parades announced they had decided to not run their events this year.

Both were due to take place on Sunday.

In Leeds, a council statement said: "Due to ongoing concerns regarding the coronavirus, a decision has been taken by the organisers of the Leeds St Patrick’s Day Parade to cancel this year’s event in the city on Sunday.

"The Leeds St Patrick’s Day Parade remains one of the stand out events in our city’s cultural calendar, and we very much share the disappointment of organisers that unfortunately this year’s event cannot go ahead.

"We look forward to working with organisers to ensure that next year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in Leeds is one of the very best yet."

In Huddersfield, organisers of the parade wrote on Facebook: "It is with deep regret and a heavy heart of sadness that the 20th Huddersfield St Patrick's Day Parade is cancelled. This is due to an increasing number of participants pulling out.

"We are devastated to make this decision - the toughest we have faced in 20 years - but we hope you understand in the light of current events."

A storage device belonging to the ex-Lord Mayor of Leeds was locked away in a police safe in 2003.

A new light installation showing the Big Bang theory as well as the moon landing is being put on at Sheffield Cathedral.

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The project plans to take visitors on a journey "that will take them to the edge of the universe and back".

The Observatory show will tell the creation story, as well as the Big Bang theory, organisers say.

Opening today until 20 March, the illuminations are the latest in a series of events at the cathedral that use projectors and music to create an immersive experience.

The Reverend Canon Keith Farrow said: "These amazing buildings hold something special within them in the beauty of the architecture and the hugely interesting history and heritage story.

"They tell of local and national events and are places of prayer and spirituality. It is our hope that events such as The Observatory will attract many people, both old and new visitors, to experience the wonder of this place as never before. “

Essex's Champion County fixture with MCC in Sri Lanka is cancelled, while four other counties curtail pre-season trips.

Longer journey times, delays and gridlock could be a regular problem for commuters travelling into Hull from the north and the east of the city after the decision to close a key bridge.

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The Chapman Street bridge has been closed since Tuesday causing travel issues for motorists trying to get into the city particularly at rush hour.

Hull City Council says investigations are being carried out into the structural integrity of the bridge.

There are concerns about whether the Grade-II listed bridge is able to cope with the weight of vehicles that have been going over it.

Commuters are urged to stagger journey times and use public transport instead to ease the congestion.