Protests are being held in several cities including Sheffield, Leeds and York this evening over US President Donald Trump banning travel into the US from seven majority muslim countries.

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The American President has again insisted the restrictions have been implemented with "few problems" and are necessary to tackle terrorism. 

A petition set up by a man in Leeds, external, to stop Mr Trump's UK state visit has gathered more than 1,200,000 signatures. By 14:30 this afternoon 73,144 across Yorkshire had signed the petition, external.

David Ward
BBC Local Live, York

Michael Palin, Jonathan Dimbleby, Mark Gatiss and Sue Perkins are among those who'll be appearing in the final two weeks of March...

A set of drawings made during the miners’ strike of 1984-5 is going on show in Wakefield next month. 

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The ink drawings were discovered by accident in a basement at the NUM office in Barnsley. 

They are the work of the late Peter Price, an artist from Maltby, one of South Yorkshire's former mining communities.

They were among a huge collection of items removed from the NUM’s national headquarters in Sheffield, which was shut down after the Conservative government's pit closure programme in 1994.

The art will be on display at Unity Works in Wakefield from 6 February until the annual festival celebrating the art, culture and history of the strike With Banners Held High, external on 4 March.

Last week Bradford City fans completed a 350 mile round journey to Oxford United, only to be turned away minutes before the match because the pitch was too icy to play on. 

But a statement on the club's website, external says that the sponsors of the Checkatrade Trophy have offered supporters free travel for the re-arranged match tomorrow.  

To qualify you have to have a ticket from the postponed match and the places are limited.

David Ward
BBC Local Live, York

What were they thinking?

Danni Hewson
Business Correspondent, BBC Look North

Are you struggling to get on the housing ladder or finding it too expensive to move to a bigger place?  

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I'd be interested to hear from you for a story I'm working on for Look North. 

If you’ve got an interesting story you’d be prepared to share with our cameras get in touch.  

A 25-year-old man from Surrey has been charged with sexual offences following an investigation into a rape in Sheffield. 

Leo Del Pellegrino, of School Lane, Addlestone, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates Court on Saturday 28 January, charged with three counts of rape and seven counts of possession of indecent images of children. 

He was arrested by police in November and remains in police custody, until his next appearance at Sheffield Crown Court on 27 February.

The driver of a car that crashed in Batley, is being sought by police after a 16-year-old boy was seriously injured. 

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The car they were travelling in, a blue Volkswagen Bora, hit a tree on Saturday night. 

The driver and other passengers ran away from the stricken car, leaving the injured boy behind.

He was taken to Leeds General Infirmary with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

David Ward
BBC Local Live, York

A new group has been set up, saying it's trying to "protect York" from fracking.

The Haxby and Wigginton Against Fracking group says it wants to "fight the development" of the controversial technique in the area. 

Third Energy has recently been granted permission to drill in the North Yorkshire village of Kirby Misperton. 

Amber is nine, she was born a boy, but since last summer she's been living and identifying as a girl.

She lives near Sheffield and went for her first appointment at Leeds Gender Identity Clinic last autumn.

They say they've seen a huge rise in the number of children referred to their service since 2009.

Now she and her family, whose story is on the BBC's Inside Out tonight, are calling for better support for other young people who have gender dysphoria after they struggled to get help through the NHS:

This was the scene up at Bronte Falls near Keighley yesterday after a man fell.

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The Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team were called and found that the man has possibly dislocated his ankle.

The man was treated at the scene and then taken to Airedale Hospital for further treatment.

David Ward
BBC Local Live, York

A huge "well-done" to a former North Yorkshire soldier this lunchtime who has completed an incredible feat of running seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.

Ibi Ali from Selby (pictured on the left) finished his final run on Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia, in four hours. 

He's been raising money for a rehabilitation centre for military personnel.

Joshua Cook
BBC Radio Humberside

Tents near Park Hill flats in Sheffield where homeless people had been living are being cleared by the city council. 

Around 10 tents were originally set up in the area in October but they were removed by organisers after local authorities stepped in to help homeless people. 

Tents reappeared just before Christmas but the council then told organisers to clear the site or face a £2,000 fine.

This afternoon council officials are again clearing the site.

West Yorkshire Police have just confirmed that a 49-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, arrested in connection with a shooting in Leeds, have been released on bail.

A 21-year-old man is still being questioned by officers after a teenager was shot dead outside a barber's shop in Harehills in Leeds.   

Raheem Wilks, 19, was shot on Thursday and died later in hospital. 

David Ward
BBC Local Live, York

The inquest into the death of Katie Rough has today been adjourned in York until the court case has been heard.

The seven-year-old was found seriously injured in the Woodthorpe area of the city earlier this month. 

A 15-year-old girl has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 16 February. 

Four men who who punched a man in the face outside a Sheffield pub are being sought by police.

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The 18-year-old victim was approached by the men outside Yate's bar in Barker's Pool on Saturday night.

All four of the men took part in the attack.

BBC Travel

If you're wondering how that car fire on the M1 southbound, at the Meadowhall junction is going, here you go:

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But, police at the scene say that the road surface will need repairing so expect delays for the next few hours

These are cigarettes and roiling tobacco that have been seized in Harehills, Leeds. 

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West Yorkshire Police says that they used "tobacco detection dogs" and uncovered a purpose-built secret room underneath a staircase with a hydraulic system. 

Officers seized more than 30,000 cigarettes and 20kg of rolling tobacco, worth more than £8,000. 

BBC Travel

Oh dear, it's all kicking off on the M1 today. 

The earlier jack-knifed lorry has now been removed northbound, but now at the Meadowhall junction southbound we have a car fire:

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All emergency services are on the scene and it looks as though all lanes are closed. The fire brigade are dealing with the fire.

One to avoid if you can.

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Three people are still in police custody after a teenager was shot dead outside a barber's shop in Leeds.

Image source, Raheem Wilks

The two men and a woman are being held on suspicion of murder following the death of 19-year-old Raheem Wilks. 

He was shot in Harehills on Thursday and died later in hospital.