Summary

  • Life sentence for Bradford man who beat two to death with dumb-bell

  • North Yorkshire teenage girl dies in car crash

  • Luxury car maker McLaren to open factory in Sheffield

  • Two more arrested over Sheffield tree-felling protests

  • Flood-hit West Yorkshire bridge re-opens after over a year

  • Grandmother and two children rescued from Barnsley house fire

  • Updates on Wednesday 8 February 2017

Live Reporting

Elly Fiorentini, Nick Wilmshurst and Kat Harbourne

  1. Traffic and travel: Road closure in Scarborough

    BBC Travel

    B1364 North Yorkshire - B1364 North Marine Road in Scarborough closed northbound between the Castle Road junction and the Victoria Park junction, because of emergency repair. 

  2. Two children and grandmother rescued from Barnsley house fire

    Nick Wilson
    BBC Radio Sheffield

    A grandmother and two children have been rescued from a house fire in Cudworth this morning. 

    Firefighters were called to the fire in the end terraced house on Barnsley Road in Cudworth at 03:00.

    There was a fire in the kitchen and the occupants were trapped in a downstairs room.

    Firefighters from Cudworth and Barnsley attended. 

    The grandmother and two children have been taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke.

  3. Traffic and travel: M1 southbound closure affecting other routes

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live, York

    If you're heading out along the M1 southbound, it is worth knowing this before you set off. 

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  4. The headlines this morning across Yorkshire

    These are the stories making the news:

    • Part of Leeds city centre was sealed off last night after reports of a man with a gun
    • There are fears free range eggs may soon be unavailable on supermarket shelves. A major producer in North Yorkshire says if bird flu restrictions continue, they'll have to relabel their eggs as from a "barn"
    • There's a human blockade outside a Sheffield Primary School this morning
    • Elland Bridge in Calderdale will fully reopen to cars later today

  5. Leeds city centre gun incident: Latest from the scene

    Police have now reopened The Headrow, Albion Street and Dortmund Square following the arrest of a man in connection with a firearms offence. 

    Sainsbury's supermarket remains cordoned off, though deliveries are taking place as normal.

    It's not yet clear what has happened. 

    We'll bring you more as we have it.

    Leeds city Centre

  6. Traffic and travel: Major congestion on M1 in South Yorkshire

    BBC Travel

    Problems if you are heading south near Sheffield this morning 

    M1 South Yorkshire - Queuing traffic and two lanes closed on M1 southbound at J34, A631 (Meadowhall), because of roadworks 

    M1 South Yorkshire - M1 closed and queuing traffic southbound between J33, A630 (Catcliffe) and J32, M18 (Thurcroft), because of roadworks.

  7. Gun incident in Leeds city centre

    Sarah Wakefield
    BBC Radio Leeds News

    Part of Leeds city centre was closed off overnight following reports of a man with a gun.

    Armed Police were called out to the Headrow and Albion Street last night.

    We're told nobody was injured and there was no gunfire. 

    One man's been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences.

    All roads have now re-opened.

  8. Good morning: Join us for today's coverage across Yorkshire

    Elly Fiorentini
    BBC Local Live, York

    It's a chilly, cloudy morning. Spring must be on its way as the birds are full of song even at this early hour.  

    We're here throughout the day keeping you up to date with the latest news, sport and weather .

    Here's a beautiful picture from North Yorkshire from one of our BBC Weather Watchers/

    Beautiful sunset over Linton on Ouse