BBC Travel

If you're heading south of Yorkshire on the A1 in Nottinghamshire this afternoon, be prepared for some delays.

Traffic's still queuing between Junction 34 and J35, because of an accident earlier on. 

Severe delays.  

A form of martial arts is being used in Leeds to help keep children off the streets and out of trouble.

Gatka is an Indian martial art which uses swords and stick fighting. People who use it call it the "mother of all martial arts". It was developed by Sikh gurus in the 17th century in Punjab. 

It's now being used to give children a focus away from the streets of the city.

A recruitment problem in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire means youngsters who are taken ill out-of-hours, are having to be moved to Sheffield or Doncaster hospitals.

It's because the NHS can't recruit enough doctors and nurses to provide a safe service in Worksop.

Image source, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust

A Leeds Methodist minister who allegedly tried to disarm warplanes bound for Saudi Arabia was acting in "accordance with his conscience" his church say.

Image source, Sam Walton and Rev Dan Woodhouse

The Rev Dan Woodhouse (pictured right), 29, was arrested along with Sam Walton on suspicion of criminal damage over the weekend. They're accused of entering the BAE Systems site in Warton to disarm the planes.

The Methodist church say that they "do not endorse criminal activity but acknowledge that he acted in accordance with his conscience."

They also say that they will "continue to call on Methodists to write to their Members of Parliament to urge a suspension of further licences of arms sales to Saudi Arabia.“

Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield

A woman's in hospital after being hit by a bus in Sheffield at the weekend.

It happened at around 22.30 on Saturday, as the 62-year-old crossed Langsett Road, outside The Rawson Spring pub.

Image source, Google

The details of a public funeral for Katie Rough have been released by her family. The service will be held at York Minster on Monday 13 February.  

Image source, North yorkshire Police

The seven-year-old died earlier this month after being found with serious injuries in Woodthorpe in York. 

The memorial service will be led by the Archbishop of York and anyone who attends is being asked to wear formal wear with a splash of colour.

A private family service will be held later on the same day. 

A 15-year-old girl, charged with murder, is due at Leeds Crown Court next month. 

A former soldier from Leeds who was left paralysed after being wounded in Iraq says he's "lost his dignity" after the council cut back his care. 

Adam Douglas used to have two carers morning and evening but now just has one. He says it means he can't always wash before going to work.   

Adam was seriously injured by a rocket propelled grenade while serving in Iraq in 2003. He is paralysed from the waist down and he also has problems with his heart, kidneys and bladder.

Image source, Adam Douglas

Leeds City Council sayst "when people's circumstances change their care is reviewed. We are aware of Adam's case and we will be re-assessing."

Jericho Keys
Reporter, BBC Radio York

The organisers of the Harrogate Spring Flower Show want to get their hands on hundreds of old wellies. 

It's because this year's theme is HortiCouture and they need 500 pairs to create lots of gardening/fashion crossovers.

Wellies have been deemed the perfect choice as they are worn by gardeners and fashionistas alike: Think Kate Moss at Glastonbury.

I went to Harrogate this morning to see just what can be done with a wellie!!:

BBC Sport

Barnsley have signed defender Callum Elder on loan from Premier League champions Leicester City until the end of the season.

Image source, Rex Features

Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live

Earning a living in a band these days can be a struggle - what with live venues closing at a rate of knots and royalties diminished as fans switch from physical product to online streaming.

So what to do if you're a musician who aspires to make a living out of your passion?

York band Glass Caves (pictured above) may have found the answer - busking.

After starting their busking career in 2011, the band can now make a living by playing on high streets up and down the country. 

Dairy firm Arla Foods, whose UK headquarters is in Leeds, is going to invest more than £37m in its UK business this year. 

Image source, Google

The company which is home to brands including Anchor and Cravendale says new projects will include a packing facility in the city.

Rail passengers were delayed by more than an hour after a train conductor was left on the platform at one of the stops and a taxi had to be called to pick him up. 

The conductor got off the 08:16 Ilkley to Leeds service at Burley-in-Wharfedale, but the train pulled out of the station leaving him behind. 

The train was stopped at the next station in Menston and passengers got off through the driver's cab. 

Northern Rail said it was an "operating incident".

Kate Linderholm
BBC Local Live, Sheffield

More than 70 MPs are calling for Donald Trump to be banned from addressing Parliament, if his state visit to Britain goes ahead.

Six MPs from the Sheffield City Region have signed the motion, including Clive Betts, Angela Smith, Sarah Champion, Michael Dugher, Toby Perkins and Dennis Skinner.

More than £1.5m people have now signed a petition to cancel Mr Trump's state visit to the UK because of his travel ban.

Award-winning actress Sheridan Smith, from Epworth in North Lincolnshire, says she's struck up a friendship with one of the women who led the search for abducted schoolgirl Shannon Matthews.

Shannon disappeared from her home in Dewsbury Moor, West Yorkshire, for more than three weeks in February 2008. 

Her mother, Karen, was later jailed for eight years for her part in the abduction.

Julie Bushby stood side-by-side with Matthews before police discovered Shannon's kidnapping.

Sheridan Smith plays Ms Bushby in a new BBC drama about the case which starts next week, and the actress says she now counts her among her friends.

Roundhay Park will not be home to a Go Ape aerial assault course, because a public consultation showed that a majority of people were against it.

Image source, @beckymenston

Leeds City Council say that they will now try and find an alternative site for the "high ropes adventure course."

Go Ape says it's still keen to establish a site in the city, adding that one would create 35 jobs and see it invest £300,000 into which ever venue it can find.

Plans for a high rope Go Ape at Roundhay Park in Leeds will not go ahead, according to Leeds City Council.

More to follow.

BBC Weather

Here's the forecast you'll need if you're heading out this afternoon: 

Thousands of people turned up to protest in Leeds last night, over a controversial travel ban on seven mainly Muslim countries imposed by US President Donald Trump.

This was the scene as the crowd made its way up Boar Lane in the centre of the city:

Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live

A special walk takes place tonight on the Moors. 

The "Nightvision" walk will allow participants a rare chance to see local wildlife in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park after dark. 

The event is a precursor to the Dark Skies festival, external, which begins on Saturday 18 February. 

The park recently gained Dark Skies status, external for the darkness of their night skies and suitability for stargazing. 

Astronomer Richard Darn says light pollution prevents us from seeing all the stars in the night sky:

Paulette Edwards
Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

Have you made plans for Valentine's Day yet? Maybe you've booked a nice meal somewhere, or you're planning a romantic evening with candles and wine?

Well, how about watching the Circus of Horrors at Sheffield City Hall instead, featuring a killer clown, an un-dead ringmaster and a Guinness World Record holding sword swallower!

Yikes!