Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

That's all from us for today, though updates will continue for Yorkshire throughout the evening and tonight right here.

Before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today: 

1. Life sentence for Bradford man who beat two to death with dumb-bell
2. Prestige car maker McLaren to set up factory in Sheffield
3. North Yorkshire teenage girl dies in car crash
4. Elland Bridge reopens to traffic after 2015 floods
5. Grandmother and two children rescued from Barnsley house fire

We'll be back with all the latest live news, sport, weather and travel updates from across Yorkshire from 06:30 on Thursday.

How do you cut down on litter in our towns and cities? How about using on-street bins to pay for donations to charities - much like the token system in some supermarkets?

In other words, the more litter you put in a certain bin the more money a charity gets.  

It's an interesting idea that has seen Selby town centre reduce litter by nearly 40% after bins were effectively transformed into charity collection pots.   

The more litter that goes into the bins (and the less on the ground) the more the featured charity of the month benefits.

Asthma UK has already collected £300 in January thanks to the project, with Macmillan Cancer Care now February's good cause.

A Skipton man has been jailed for 32 months after hitting a man with a plank of wood, leaving him with head injuries.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Simon Whiteside (pictured), 47, of of Greenfield Street, was sentenced at York Crown Court yesterday after he repeatedly hit a 53-year-old man with the plank in an alleyway in Skipton. 

Whiteside pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm and two counts of breaching a restraining order against the victim.

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live

Three primary school children from Barnsley who helped at the scene of a car crash have been awarded certificates to acknowledge their quick-thinking.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

Ten-year-old George and siblings Lauren and Leo, both aged 11, were on their way to school when they saw a car crash with a motorbike in November last year in Barnsley. 

George grabbed his mum's mobile phone and called 999. Meanwhile, Lauren and Leo ran over to the bike rider to assist. 

Leo also phoned 999 to explain what happened, and Lauren phoned her dad's work to explain that he was helping with a collision and would be late for work.  

Police in Wakefield have released pictures of two men they want to speak to after a "brutal" attack on a man at a pub in the city.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

It happened at the Stereo Bar, on Albion Court, on 4 December. 　

A 29-year-old man was attacked in the toilets by two other men, meaning he needed urgent hospital treatment for facial injuries.

A young woman from Sheffield with cerebral palsy has been recognised for her support work with disabled people.

Image source, Ellie Simpson

Ellie Simpson, who studies at Sheffield Hallam, set up CP Teens, external, an organisation aimed at connecting young people with disabilities and providing them with support.

She decided to launch the website after experiencing isolation during her time in sixth form. She realised how little social support there was for young people with cerebral palsy.  

Ellie's work has now been highlighted as a "Point of Light", recognition which comes directly from the Prime Minister, external.   

The Deputy Chief Constable of South Yorkshire is to retire in April after 30 years' service with the police, she's announced.

Image source, GMP

Dawn Copley, who started her policing career in 1987, joined the South Yorkshire force in 2015.

In a statement, she says: "When I joined, I could not have imagined the many and varied experiences that lay ahead. Some have been immensely enjoyable, others terribly sad. 

"But together these experiences have added up to a fabulous career and I have met some truly wonderful people along the way."

Sheffield residents are sharing their views about the proposed HS2 high speed rail route at a community event in the city today. 

The event is taking place at the Aston Hall Hotel until 20:00 and anyone can drop in.

It's part of a series of consultations, external across Yorkshire by the team tasked with the construction of the project:    

Image source, HS2

Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to talk to after a serious sexual assault in Leeds. 

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

The victim, an 18-year-old woman, had been on a night out in the city centre and was walking along Briggate shortly after 04:30 on 14 January when she was approached by a man.

He walked with her until they entered the park between Servia Hill and Woodhouse Street where she was subjected to a serious sexual assault.

Kat Harbourne
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

Have you got a head for heights? You'll need it if you happen to go to Brighouse in West Yorkshire soon.

Image source, ROKT climbing centre

Work's started there on a 36m high climbing wall which, when it's finished, will be higher than either the Tower of London or the Angel of the North.  

The £75,000 project is being led by ROKT climbing centre, external in partnership with Calderdale Council, external to help raise the profile and participation in the activity.

When it's completed in the spring, it will give daredevils views of up to about 20 miles across Yorkshire - on a good day, of course.

About 30,000 counterfeit cigarettes, amounts of cannabis, Class A drugs and a large quantity of cash have been seized during raids in Sheffield. 

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

Several homes in Parson Cross have been raided as part of an intelligence-led operation this week, according to South Yorkshire Police.

Officials in Leeds are stepping up the pressure on the government to give them more money to spend on the city's flood defences. 

Image source, PA

Leeds City Council says it wants more money to prevent flooding in the city and to avoid a repeat of the damage caused on Boxing Day 2015. 

The council's expected to decide to send a detailed report on the flooding directly to the desk of the Environment Minister Andrea Leadsom.

BBC Travel

There's a lane closed on the M62 westbound between J26 and J25, external because of an accident.

Image source, Highways England/Crown Copyright

As you can see, emergency services are there dealing with it and there are a few delays.

Highways England say they expect things to get back to normal before 17:00.

If so, a South Yorkshire charity wants to hear from you.

Greyhound Rescue, external has been asked to take in 30 greyhounds.

Staff there can't take all 30, so are busy finding places for them all.

They say they're desperate for fleece greyhound coats, external, as they'll soon have a total of 18 dogs in their kennels. 

The charity was set up to rescue greyhounds from being put to sleep and to find them loving "forever homes".  

Castleford Tigers are targeting an injury-free push for Super League's top four in 2017, says head coach Daryl Powell.

A headteacher has been banned from the profession for falsifying students' progress records.

Image source, Google

Simon Pringle, former head of Brinsworth Manor Junior School in Rotherham, was found guilty of "unacceptable professional conduct" by a misconduct panel.

He produced false data that showed pupils attainment was "good" prior to a visit by school inspectors in 2014.

The National College for Teaching and Leadership panel heard that Mr Pringle had "admitted that he drafted false lesson observation feedback for some teachers" including some "observation feedback for teachers he had never observed.".

The report also also found, external that in emails and staff meetings "Mr Pringle gave staff clear encouragement to err on the side of generosity in assessing attainment".

He resigned from his job in September 2015.

Kat Harbourne
BBC Local Live, Sheffield

I thought we'd take a little visual tour of Yorkshire this afternoon - courtesy of our BBC Weather Watchers - to remind ourselves how beautiful our part of the world can be.

Here's Wharfemeadows Park in Otley, complete with swans, as caught on camera by Allym:

Image source, allym

I love this atmospheric picture by Michael Hardy of the swirling mists in the Peak District at Curbar Edge, near Sheffield:

Image source, Michael Hardy

And could it be? Whisper it...spring is just round the corner - as can be seen in this picture by Garry Hornet.

These snowdrops and crocuses are currently brightening up Strensall in North Yorkshire.

Image source, Garry Hornet

More on the news we brought you earlier that luxury supercar manufacturer McLaren is to build a £50m chassis factory in South Yorkshire, creating 200 jobs.

Image source, Harold Cunningham/Getty

The "world-class" facility will be built at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).

Construction is due to start "in early 2017", with full production of advanced carbon fibre chassis by 2020.

The move represents a "significant" return of car chassis manufacturing to the north of England, the AMRC says.  

Four men have been arrested after a man was shot in Dewsbury a week ago today. 

A 31-year-old man, a 30-year-old man, a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, robbery, attempted robbery and threats to damage. 

They remain in police custody at this time.　

A 24-year-old man who was injured in the incident remains in hospital.

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

I'm afraid it's still pretty grey this afternoon.

We may well be in line for some snow later too: