Vue has announced it's ready to reopen some of its cinemas on 7 August, with safety measures against the spread of coronavirus in place.

The cinema chain previously hoped to reopen in mid-July and said it already had a plan for safety measures.

These include staggered film times, online booking, social distancing, enhanced cleaning protocols and employees wearing protective gear.

Cinemas were allowed to reopen on 4 July but most did not do so.

Vue cinemas back in business from 7 August include those in Doncaster, Oxford, Manchester, Farnborough, Edinburgh, Bromley and Shepherd's Bush.

Do you recognise this man? Police want to speak to him in connection with a fraud which took place in South Yorkshire earlier this year.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

At about 13:00 on 11 March, a man entered the home of a 66-year-old woman in the Armthorpe area of Doncaster and, under the false pretences of selling tobacco, took £2,350 from her.

The man then handed over several bags containing cardboard boxes filled with wood rather than the promised tobacco.

Anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV image above, or who has any information about the incident, is being asked to get in touch with police.

The mother of Libby Squire has thanked strangers for their support and comfort over her daughter's death.

Image source, Squire family

The 21-year-old, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, disappeared after a night out in Hull on 1 February 2019.

Her body was found in the Humber Estuary seven weeks later.

Speaking to the Hull Community Church, Libby's mother, Lisa, said: "When she was missing, to know everybody was behind us and the police trying to find her was amazing and that really has helped.

"Some days are good and some days are bad, the pain never goes away, but it's softened and I'm really grateful to everybody for their continued love and support."

A memorial bench is due to be installed tomorrow at the site where she was last seen 18 months ago, replacing an existing bench, which is being removed today.

The trial of Polish national Pawel Relowicz, 26, was due to start in June but has been moved to a later date because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Tom Cotterill takes on the challenge after reading about an eight-year-old boy fighting leukaemia.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

More than £1m is to be invested in design and project work aimed at ensuring the long-term future of Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC).

The 40-year-old building, which is currently being used as a Nightingale hospital, is facing a “very real risk” it may not survive without investment, according to a council report, external.

Plans have been put forward to redevelop the site, at a potential cost of £47m, and, on Thursday, Harrogate Council's cabinet approved plans to invest a little over £1m in developing the scheme.

Centre director Paula Lorimer said the planned upgrades are needed for it to compete with other venues including a new £260m conference and exhibition centre in Gateshead

She told the meeting: “The town will wither on the vine – I believe – if we do not have a HCC.

“While I’m proud to have a Nightingale hospital and of our contribution, I think we are having a real feel of what it could be like if we didn’t have HCC.”

The plans to invest £1m will now go before an extraordinary full council meeting next Wednesday.

Police have renewed their appeal for help finding two teenagers who've been missing from Wakefield for nearly two weeks.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Ester Bodgden (above left) and Viktoria Olah (above right), both 17, were last seen on 18 July on Bradford Road, near Carr Gate.

Despite "extensive inquiries" they've not been seen or heard from since and police say they're concerned for their welfare.

Officers believe they are both together and they have links to the Bradford and Huddersfield areas.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

Both are described as having long brown hair which is normally tied up.

At the time they were last seen (pictured), one was wearing a white jumper and pale blue ripped jeans and black trainers.

The other was wearing a dark blue and grey jumper, fitted grey trousers and black and white trainers.

Bradford needs to take steps to avoid the imposition of a local lockdown, the city's leader says.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Ripon Cathedral is to press ahead with plans for its first major extension in over a decade after raising more than half the £6m needed to get the project under way.

Image source, Richard Croft/Geograph

The ancient cathedral – which has a history stretching back almost 14 centuries – is earmarked for a new cafe, shop and education space.

The Dean of Ripon, the Very Revd John Dobson, said the developments were “vital to bring this national treasure into the 21st Century”.

The cathedral has so far raised over £4m and will stage an exhibition on its proposals from the middle of August until the end of September.

It begins on 15 August and visitors will be given the chance to see how areas of the cathedral could be transformed.

Dean Dobson said: "We are very keen to hear what they have to say about this transformational project that will bring a boost for our service to the city and region, as well as the local economy."

An initial approach has been made to Harrogate Borough Council over the extension plans, but a planning application has yet to be submitted.

There has been a stone church at the site since 672 and today’s Grade I-listed building is the fourth to have stood there.

Police are appealing for help finding a 17-year-old boy who has been missing from Hull for more than two weeks.

Image source, Humberside Police

Kevin Hawker (pictured), was last seen at 10:00 on Tuesday 14 July in the Beverley Road area.

Humberside Police are asking "anyone who thinks they can help us get him safely home" to get in touch.

New drone pictures from Humberside Fire and Rescue show the scale of a fire at a business park in East Yorkshire.

Image source, Humberside Fire and Rescue

Firefighters are expected to remain at the Howden blaze "for some time", the fire service said.

People living nearby have been asked to keep their doors and windows closed.

Image source, Humberside Fire and Rescue

The fire is under control and nobody is believed to have been injured.

Crews were called to the Ozone Business Park at about 03:45 this morning with two fire engines remaining at the scene.

Image source, Humberside Fire and Rescue

A social enterprise has been given nearly £1m to help feed families who otherwise might go hungry during the school summer holidays.

The Community Shop, which has two bases in Barnsley, sells discounted food and runs a cafe serving meals for those on the "cusp of food poverty".

Demand for its services has doubled during the coronavirus lockdown.

Nestle UK and Ireland has donated £900,000 to the shop to help children who are at risk of holiday hunger.

The social enterprise said the money meant it could match fund the government's free children's meal voucher scheme running over the summer holidays.

Natalie Brown, head of Community Shop, said: "We want more families struggling to get in touch because we can help."

Ms Brown said: "For families who receive this help, we will also give them £15 a week per child to buy food from our stores.

"We want to make sure this money gets to those who really need it so anyone from across Yorkshire who is on means-tested benefit and who is able to get to us, we will help."

People living near to the scene of a large fire in East Yorkshire say they heard a series of explosions coming from the site.

Crews were called to the Ozone Business Park, in Howden, at about 03:45 this morning.

Graeme Levitt, 49, said he heard the first explosion at about 03:50.

"It sounded like someone was coming through my garage," he said.

"When I went downstairs and looked out my window the sky was orange and there was a very wide plume of black smoke.

"As I walked along the lane [towards the fire] there was an almighty explosion and I could see flames rising above the tree line.

“Every so often there was another explosion. There must have been four or five, one after another

"It was like someone had dropped an incendiary bomb on the place, it was a really big fire and very intense."

A second person has been charged with murder after a body was found in a York river 13 years ago.

The body of 43-year-old John David Clarke was recovered from the River Foss, near Towthorpe, in April 2007.

Sharron Roustoby, 50, of Rowntree Avenue, York, has been remanded in custody and is awaiting a date for a court hearing.

David Roustoby, 44, of Rawcliffe Lane, York, is also accused of murder and is due to stand trial in October.

He appeared at Leeds Crown Court in April when he was remanded in custody.

BBC Weather

A cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, some of which could be heavy at times, but which should clear in the afternoon.

A dry, mild, night is expected with clear skies and a light wind:

People in Howden in East Yorkshire are being advised to keep their windows and doors closed this morning while firefighters tackle a large building fire in the area.

Image source, Paul Smith

Fire crews were called to the blaze at the Ozone Business Park at 03:45 this morning.

At its height five fire engines, an aerial ladder and a water support unit were in attendance.

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service say crews are making "good progress" and the blaze is now "under control".

There are not thought to have been any injuries caused by the fire, according to the service.

The leader of Bradford Council says it is "too soon" for the city to implement a proposed further easing of lockdown measures after a rise in the the number of cases of coronavirus.

Infection rates in the city rose from 42 per 100,000 population in the week ending 18 July to 48 in the week ending 25 July.

The council says the recent rise means the city is now "an outlier on the Government’s watch list" and brings a "real concern" that any further rise could result in a local lockdown.

As a result the authority says it is talking with the government as to whether to implement any further local easing of restrictions set to to take place on 1 August, including keeping venues like bowling alleys, boxing gyms and some other sports sites closed.

Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe said: "To avoid a local lockdown we need to do something now so, personally, I would think that 1 August let's just pause the easing of those restrictions and make sure we consolidate what we are doing.

"We need to make sure people realise that they need to get tested if they have symptoms, don't shake hands etc, get all those messages really clearly in people's minds and take it from there.

"But certainly I think 1 August is probably too soon to go to further easing of lockdown."

Holders Warrington Wolves will face St Helens in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup in a repeat of last year's final.

People looking at holidaying in Yorkshire are being warned to book ahead, with some holiday homes already being booked up throughout summer because of the coronavirus.

Image source, PA Media

The restrictions on some others countries imposed by the government means would-be holidaymakers are looking at staying in the UK this year.

Spain was the latest country to be hit by quarantine restrictions for returning travellers, with the prime minister also hinting at signs of a possible second wave of the virus in Europe.

Elaine Robinson, who owns Broadgate Farm Cottages in Walkington, East Yorkshire, said she's had to turn away dozens of people who are looking at staying local this year.

She said: "It was gone 22:00 last night and I was still responding to inquiries, people looking for availability.

"But we're practically booked up for the summer period. September is filling up very fast, October's starting to fill up.

"I think if people are wanting to go away in the UK, the message would be to just book a bit ahead."

Two dogs fell ill after ingesting toxins usually linked with the poisoning of birds of prey.

A police cordon in part of Leeds city centre has been lifted after an object discovered in the River Aire earlier was found to be a "mooring post", according to police.

Image source, Google

A cordon was put in place, homes in the area were evacuated and people were told to avoid the area after a "rusty metal object" was found in the river near Canal Wharf (pictured).

Police have thanked people in the area for their patience while investigations were carried out.