Funeral of teenage Dinnington stab victim Leonne Weeks is held
Steel maker Tata signs agreement to sell Speciality Steels business for £100m
Arriva Rail North workers balloted over strike action
£135m energy-from-waste incinerator gets the go-ahead in Keighley
Stolen sheep being hidden "in plain sight" in North Yorkshire
Updates on Thursday 9 February 2017
BBC Travel
If you're out and about you might want to avoid this part of Leeds.
West Yorkshire - Eastgate in Leeds blocked and slow traffic westbound between the A61 Eastgate junction and the Vicar Lane junction, because of an accident.
BBC Travel
South Yorkshire - Doncaster Gate in Rotherham closed and heavy traffic in both directions between the A6021 Clifton Lane junction and the College Street junction, because of an accident. Traffic is coping well.
Having a bad day? Change your foul mood with this video!
A donkey sanctuary in West Yorkshire has been letting its first ever donkey born in captivity have a bit of a run about, and it's adorable!
Rosie is only two-weeks-old and is the first to be born at the Wonkey Donkey sanctuary in Knottingley. Enjoy!
Just a word of warning.
If you're thinking of leaving Yorkshire to find some sunshine, really don't bother.
It's murky everywhere, and here's a BBC weather graphic to prove it. As always stay in Yorkshire, it's far better anyway.
Harrogate Borough Council is putting up its share of council tax for the first time in six years - by 2.23%.
This is on top of proposed rises in the share of council tax taken by the Police and Fire Authorities and North Yorkshire County Council.
Last night, Harrogate borough councillors unanimouslyapproved the budget plans which include the increase.
It'll mean an annual increase of £5 - which is less than 10p a week - for a Band D household.
A spokesman for the council says they've put together a balanced budget without having to make any cuts in front line services.
A new "National Conversation" on immigration, which aims to hear the views of people all over Britain, comes to Bradford today.
Image source, Tim GreenIt's the first of 60 "citizens panels" to be conducted across the UK - made possible by funds raised in memory of West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox after her murder last year.
The National Conversation will feed into a new Immigration Inquiry, run by the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee.
It'll provide an opportunity for members of the public to have their say on immigration policy after Brexit.
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York
It's happy 105th birthday to the poet from Harrogate who wrote the words for the BBC's Symphony for Yorkshire.
Doreen Brigham won a competition in 2010, and her lyrics were used in the BBC project, which saw more than 200 musicians come together, external to celebrate Yorkshire Day.
Here's the first verse of the poem upon which the symphony was based:
Sing a song of Yorkshire, from the Humber to the Tees. Of horses, wool and terriers, of pudding and of cheese.I know no other county where the land is quite so fine.England's lovely county. And I'm proud to call it mine.
Toby Foster
Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield
Lord Paul Scriven has just told me the emotional story of how, at the age of 15, he felt his life wasn't worth living any more.
The Liberal Democrat politician and former leader of Sheffield City Council grew up in Huddersfield and was bullied for being gay.
Lord Scriven is 50 now, and says he still remembers the way he was made to feel:
Tropical World in Leeds is officially opening its revamped Creature Corner and Waterfall Area this lunchtime.
Image source, Tropical WorldA number of new species have been added to the Roundhay-based attraction, including giant geckos, vampire crabs, leaf-cutter ants and tomato frogs.
Staff say they'll also be introducing visitors to their new South American river monsters - namely a red tail catfish and a dwarf crocodile.
Chris Arundel
BBC Radio Humberside
Some elderly people in Bridlington are cancelling hospital appointments because it's too hard for them to get to Scarborough Hospital.
That's the claim being made by Jean Wormwell, who chairs the Bridlington Health Forum.
The shuttle bus which connected Bridlington with Scarborough Hospital stopped running last month.
All attempts to get a replacement bus service have failed.
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York
Last month over 80 recommendations came out of an independent inquiry into the Boxing Day 2015 floods in York.
Image source, Getty ImagesParts of the city which had never flooded before were hit and nearly 600 properties were affected in all.
This afternoon officials are due to discuss the report's recommendations.
City of York Council says it's already working through an action plan following the events of December 2015.
South Yorkshire Police were up and at it early this morning:
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BBC Local Live, York
Following earlier problems at Darlington things are getting back to normal:
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BBC Sport
The countdown has begun to next year's Winter Olympics.
Training is under way, but what is life like for a pro snowboarder?
Here's a behind the scenes look with Bradford's Katie Ormerod:
Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York
Astonishing footage has emerged from North Yorkshire Police's Road Crime Team.
Officers from the team spotted a 4x4 vehicle with false plates towing a generator using flimsy straps along the A19.
As you can see from the film, it was quite spectacular, but also somewhat dangerous - not only for those involved but also for other road users.
Police pursued the car along the North and South Yorkshire border until the generator finally slipped its moorings when the vehicle went off-road:
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And this was the final fate of the generator as the culprits sped off into the night:
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceHe's raising money for the charity Dreamflight., external
They take seriously ill children on the holiday of a lifetime to Florida, without their parents.
Jacob Isherwood from Wombwell, Barnsley, has kidney disease, and went to Orlando with them last year.
Now, the youngster wants to raise the money, external to send another child away.
A primary school says it has now deployed an extra member of staff at pick-up times after a nursery pupil left the school grounds , externalby themselves.
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Sarah Wakefield
BBC Radio Leeds News
Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth is in West Yorkshire today to talk about the planned downgrading of Dewsbury Hospital's A&E department.
He's meeting bosses from Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - along with the town's MP Paula Sherriff and Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin.
If plans go ahead, Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield will become the district's main emergency department.
Paula Sherriff says she has "grave concerns" about that happening:
The family of 16-year-old Leonne Weeks have issued a statement on the loss of their "beautiful daughter".
Image source, Leonne WeeksLeonne’s funeral is due to take place later in Dinnington.
The teenager was found stabbed to death last month.
Quote MessageToday, we are laying our beautiful daughter Leonne to rest and celebrating her life with family and friends. She is loved and sadly missed by all her family. Leonne was a twin and was close to all of her brothers and sisters. We are grateful for the ongoing support shown by the community and other groups which have links to the family."
Leonne Weeks' Family
South Yorkshire Police have responded to criticism claiming a lack of action over dangerous driving outside a Sheffield school.
Parents at Carfield Primary in Meersbrook have been blockading roads in protest since Monday.
They say they're sick of what they describe as irresponsible parking and the danger it's creating.
Residents of Argyle Close have say the authorities have been tiptoeing around the issue but Inspector Ian Stubbs says that is just not true:
