Summary

  • Further arrest over Assel Al-Essaie death in Sheffield

  • Total of 59 jobs to go at Aviva in Leeds

  • Yorkshire County Cricket Club president John Hampshire president dies at 76

  • Investigation under way into Royston scrapyard fire

  • Council apology for dumping rubble on family graves in Brighouse

  • Woman and dog rescued from sea near Scarborough

  • Sheffield construction firm fined more than £4k for fly tipping

  • Police say missing Bradford woman could be in Lancashire

  • Elephant in the room at Meadowhall shopping centre

  • Updates on Wednesday 1 March 2017

Live Reporting

Andrew Barton, Kat Harbourne and Shahid Hussain

  1. Watch: Yorkshire's weather forecast

    It's a cold and frosty start for us in Yorkshire this morning.

    We'll see sunny spells but also scattered wintry showers developing through the morning.

    Here's my full forecast:

  2. 'We nearly pulled it off' - York boss Mills on Lincoln draw

    Adam Pope
    BBC Sport, Yorkshire

    York City picked up a surprise point at National League leaders Lincoln last night. 

    The Minstermen took an early lead through Jon Parkin, only to concede with less than 15 minutes to go. 

    Other results went against them, though, and they're now eight points off safety.

    Manager Gary Mills felt the performance deserved more than just a draw:

    "We need to win games so we've got to back it up with a win at home on Saturday, but it's a great shift from the players.

    "Personally, I can't ask any more of them. I thought there were some good performances out there, and as a team I thought we pulled together and nearly pulled it off - but not quite."

  3. Tonnes of rubble dumped on family's graves in Brighouse

    Andrew Barton
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    A man from Brighouse says tonnes of rubble have been dumped on the graves of his parents, his wife, and his baby daughter by Calderdale Council workers.

    Rubble on graveStephen Booth

    Stephen Booth's wife died eight years ago from cancer, at the age of just 49. 

    Before that, the couple lost their baby daughter, Alice Marie, at just 27-days-old. 

    They, along with Stephen's parents, are buried at Brighouse Cemetery.

    But earlier this week Mr Booth said he found tonnes of soil and clay had been dumped on top of their graves.

    The headstones have been damaged and scores of flowers crushed, Mr Booth says.

  4. Watch: Barnsley scrapyard fire

    More on the overnight fire at a scrapyard near Barnsley.

    BBC Radio Sheffield reporter Andy Kershaw's out there now and he's got the latest pictures from the scene: 

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  5. Firefighters tackle Barnsley scrapyard blaze

    Fire crews in Barnsley have been tackling a blaze at a scrapyard overnight. 

    South Yorkshire Fire Service got the call at about 23:30 last night to attend a fire at Wigley's bus dismantlers on Boulder Bridge Lane at Carlton.

    Six fire engines arrived at the scene, two remain there this morning.

  6. Your headlines from across Yorkshire this morning

    Andrew Barton
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Here are some of the stories making the news across the county so far this morning: 

    • Calderdale Council has apologised to a man from Brighouse after tonnes of rubble were dumped on the graves of his parents, his wife, and his baby daughter
    • Firefighters in Barnsley have been tackling a blaze at a scrapyard overnight  
    • A North Yorkshire MP wants to overturn proposed measures which would delay some operations for obese people or smokers

  7. Yorkshire's Wednesday weather forecast

    BBC Weather

    After a frosty, sunny start  cloud will develop along with some showers. 

    The showers will be mainly in the afternoon across the Pennines, and these will continue to be wintry, with temporary accumulations possible. 

    Winds will be rather brisk during the afternoon:

    Weather graphic

  8. Traffic and travel: The latest on Yorkshire's roads

    BBC Travel

    Here are a few of the traffic hotspots to watch out for on the roads around Yorkshire this morning:

    • The traffic lights aren't working on the A61 Chesterfield Road at the junction of Scarsdale Road and Tadcaster Road in Greenhill, south of Sheffield
    • The M1 southbound exit slip road is closed due to roadworks at J47 A642, but traffic is said to be coping well
    • And there's electricity work taking place on the A170 at Snainton where there are temporary traffic lights at the junction of Barker's Lane and Lairs Lane

    There are no major delays on the trains at the moment.

    Here are the departure boards at  Leeds Railway Station ,  Wakefield Westgate ,  York Railway Station ,  Sheffield Station  and  Doncaster Station , so you can keep an eye on things.

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

    Andrew Barton
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    It's a frosty start to the first day of spring and it's St David's Day so, in honour of the patron saint of Wales and to bring some bright spring warmth on a cold March day, I thought we'd start with this BBC Weather Watcher pic of daffodils on York's Bar Walls.

    DaffsBBc

    Thanks to Andrew Davies for his daffs close-up. We'd love to see your pics of Yorkshire, just  click here to send them in.

    We'll put them on show and, as well as showing off how beautiful the county is, we'll keep you up to date with the latest  news ,  sport,  travel and  weather  from across Yorkshire.