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York death: What we know so farpublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested after the death of a seven-year-old girl in York.
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Here's what we know so far:
- The younger girl was found with life-threatening injuries near Alness Drive in the Woodthorpe area of the city yesterday.
- She was taken to hospital but died a short time later, North Yorkshire Police said.
- The teenager remains in custody and is being questioned by officers.
- Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding her death continue, said police.
- Officers found the seven-year-old after police were called at about 16:30 GMT.
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I put my shoes on and went to go up the alleyway. I got halfway up and I could see a body lying on the field, the police were already there attending."
Rob McCartney, Local resident
Woodthorpe death: Police issue statementpublished at 11:54 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Nathan Turvey
BBC Radio York News
North Yorkshire Police have just concluded a short press conference in relation to yesterday's death of a seven-year-old girl.
The girl was found injured in an alleyway between houses in Woodthorpe yesterday afternoon and died later in hospital.
DCI Dave Ellis outlined what is known so far about the case:
Roman finds at school sitepublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
The Press
Archaeological treasures have been unearthed during the construction of an extension to Norton Community Primary School, external.
The original Roman road, large amounts of pottery as well as human and animal bones have so far been found at the former Brooklyn House site.
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Woodthorpe death: Police cordon widenedpublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Phil Bodmer
Journalist, BBC Look North
Police are continuing to search around Alness Drive in the Woodthorpe area of York for evidence following the death of a seven-year-old girl.
The girl was found with life-threatening injuries yesterday afternoon before dying in hospital.
Police have now widened their cordon around the area and moved members of the media away from the site.
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A 15-year-old girl is being held and questioned by police in connection with the incident.
The death has shocked the normally quiet neighbourhood and floral tributes have already been laid at the scene.
Futurist decision criticisedpublished at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Jonathan Cowap
Presenter, BBC Radio York
Reaction keeps coming in to the decision by Scarborough Borough Council to demolish the Futurist Theatre.
The council voted by 22-21 (with one abstention) last night to apportion £4m of council money to demolish the historic theatre and prop up the cliff directly behind it.
Rebecca Morland is from The Theatres Trust, which works to protect theatres around the UK. She believes that there were other options and ways of bringing profitable productions to the theatre:
The venue has played host to many big names in its past such as The Beatles, Shirley Bassey and Ken Dodd but had fallen on hard times in recent years before closing in 2014.
Comedian Tommy Cannon, one half of double act Cannon & Ball who played the theatre many times, told me he thinks the decision is the wrong one:
Woodthorpe death: Neighbours describe what they sawpublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Phil Bodmer
Journalist, BBC Look North
Reaction to the death of a seven-year-old girl in a quiet, suburban area of York is still coming in.
Rob McCartney lives in the house adjacent to the alleyway in Woodthorpe where the little girl was found and has been describing what he saw.
Residents' fears over planned Futurist demolitionpublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live, York
Work to demolish the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough could begin as soon as September.
It comes after councillors voted for £4m to be set aside for the work at a meeting last night.
The decision comes despite strong opposition from campaigners who wanted to save the landmark venue.
Elaine Pickstock lives on the slope above the Futurist and she says she fears for her home and for her own safety if the theatre is demolished:
Girl's death 'absolutely devastating' - Councillorpublished at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Gareth Barlow
Journalist, BBC Radio York
The death of a seven-year-old girl in York is "absolutely devastating", a councillor has said.
An investigation is under way to try an establish what happened after officers were called to a house in the Woodthorpe area yesterday afternoon.
A 15-year-old girl has since been arrested in connection with the death and more officers have recently appeared on the scene.
Ashley Mason, Lib Dem councillor for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward, has given me his reaction to the events:
Your North Yorkshire sport headlinespublished at 09:37 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
BBC Sport
The top sport stories for North Yorkshire so far this morning include:
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- Strikers Richard Brodie and Vadaine Oliver (pictured) are in the York City squad for this evening's North Riding Senior Cup tie at Whitby Town after returning from loans at Macclesfield and Notts County respectively
- Harrogate Town centre back Simon Ainge says he's not convinced he's ready to become a striker despite scoring four goals when he started up front against Alfreton at the weekend
- Tadcaster Albion are in West Riding County Cup quarter-final action this evening, playing Silsden at Ings Lane with a 19:45 kick-off
End of the road for Scarborough's Futurist?published at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Nathan Turvey
BBC Radio York News
Scarborough's Futurist Theatre could be knocked down by the end of the year.
That's according to borough councillor Mike Cockerill following yesterday's vote to demolish it.
Councillors voted by 22 votes to 21 - with one abstaining.
It's despite thousands of people calling for the iconic building, which dates back to the 1920s, to be saved.
The council now plans to go ahead with clearing the site and stabilising a cliff behind the theatre to allow the land to be made available for redevelopment.
Councillor Cockerill explains what happens next:
Woodthorpe death: Latest from the scenepublished at 09:04 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Phil Bodmer
Journalist, BBC Look North
More police officers have now arrived at the scene in Woodthorpe, York, after the death of a seven-year-old girl yesterday.
She was found near a property at about 16:30 on Monday suffering from life-threatening injuries and died later in hospital.
A 15-year-old girl's been arrested in connection with the seven-year-old's death and remains in custody.
Watch: North Yorkshire's Tuesday forecastpublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
A largely dry start but feeling quite chilly and breezy first thing with variable cloud and a few bright spells.
Watch my forecast for the day here:
Traffic and travel: Delays on North Yorkshire's roadspublished at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
BBC Travel
Some delays are being reported on the roads in North Yorkshire at the moment.
Here are the latest details:
- Slow traffic on the A1079 Hull Road westbound in York at Grimston Bar Interchange
- Heavy traffic on the A59 Boroughbridge Road in both directions in Upper Poppleton at the A1237 York Outer Ring Road junction
- Heavy traffic on the A165 Filey Road in both directions in Scarborough at the B1427 Queen Margaret's Road junction
- Slow traffic on the A19 Clifton Road in both directions in York at the Water End junction
Woodthorpe death: Police examine area for cluespublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Phil Bodmer
Journalist, BBC Look North
A police forensics tent has been erected at the rear of a house in the Woodthorpe area of York.
It's part of an investigation into the death of a seven-year-old girl who was found in the area yesterday afternoon with life-threatening injuries and died later in hospital.
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with the death.
Death of seven-year-old girl: At the scene in Woodthorpepublished at 08:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Gareth Barlow
Journalist, BBC Radio York
I'm in Woodthorpe, York, where police were called yesterday afternoon after a seven-year-old girl was found with life-threatening injuries. She later died in hospital.
It's a leafy street in a quiet, suburban area of the city.
Police have cordoned off a small alleyway and at the moment police are examining the area for clues as to what actually happened here.
Details are scarce but hopefully we will know more as the day progresses.
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with the girl's death and remains in custody.
Your headlines this morningpublished at 07:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Nathan Turvey
BBC Radio York News
The latest headlines from the BBC York newsroom so far this morning include:
- A teenager is arrested after the death of a seven-year-old girl in York
- Scarborough's Futurist Theatre could be gone by the end of the year after the local council votes to demolish it
- Our region lost £8.8m from education budgets in this financial year compared with the previous one, new figures show
Death of seven-year-old girl: Police 'did all they could'published at 07:39 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
Police officers "did all they could" to try and help a seven-year-old girl who was found with life-threatening injuries in York yesterday afternoon and who later died, North Yorkshire Police has said.
The seven-year-old was found near an address in Woodthorpe after police were called at about 16:30 on Monday afternoon, according to a force spokesman.
She had life-threatening injuries and died later in hospital.
A 15-year-old girl has since been arrested in connection with the girl's death and remains in custody.
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North Yorkshire's weather: Bright spells and scattered showerspublished at 07:27 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
BBC Weather
Chilly and quite breezy during the morning with bright spells and scattered showers, these especially in the west, with the driest conditions in the east.
Turning increasingly cloudy during the afternoon with patchy light rain moving eastwards.
Traffic and travel: North Yorkshire's roads and railpublished at 07:16 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
BBC Travel
Trains out of York Station this morning are operating without any major delays. Get the very latest updates from the live departure board, external.
On the roads, the A61 Princess Royal Way at Pannal has a 30mph speed restriction in both directions causing short delays.
The A1 at Leeming Bar has narrow lanes and a 50 mph restriction which may cause delays during the rush hour.
And Blossom Street in York (A1036) has stop/go boards between Micklegate and Scarcroft Lane.
Girl, 15, arrested after death of seven-year-old in Yorkpublished at 07:08 Greenwich Mean Time 10 January 2017
More on the breaking news overnight that a 15-year-old girl has been arrested after the death of a seven-year-old girl in York.
The younger girl was found with life-threatening injuries in the Woodthorpe area of the city.
She was taken to hospital but died a short time later, North Yorkshire Police say.
The teenager remains in police custody and is being questioned by officers.