Summary

  • Call for Parliamentary debate over cost of sanitary products for schoolgirls

  • Sixteen in court over football clashes in Bradford

  • Decision postponed on controversial M1 service station plans

  • Cost of fly tipping in North Yorkshire up by a third since 2012

  • South Yorkshire Police praised for improving way they deal with women under arrest

  • Porsche owned by Beatle sells for £37k

  • Funeral of Yorkshire cricketer

  • Updates on Friday 17 March 2017

  1. Queens Park Rangers 5-1 Rotherham Unitedpublished at 17:07 GMT 18 March 2017

    Rotherham move a step closer to relegation from the Championship as QPR inflict a thrashing on the league's bottom side.

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  2. Latest news from Yorkshirepublished at 18:00 GMT 17 March 2017

    This service for Friday 17 March has now finished.

    But you can get all today's breaking news for Yorkshire here .

  3. Porsche owned by Beatle sells for £37kpublished at 17:53 GMT 17 March 2017

    A man from Leeds, who bought a battered old Porsche, without realising it belonged to one of the Beatles - has sold at auction for more than £37,000.

    Raj Sedha and PorscheImage source, PA

    Raj Sedha had paid just £2,000 for the 928 model - 13 years ago - and planned to dismantle it for spare parts. But when his wife spotted George Harrison's name in the log book, he decided to restore the car and sold it on for more than eighteen times the price he paid for it.

  4. George Osborne's work experience?published at 17:51 GMT 17 March 2017

    And Yorkshire tweet of the day goes to.... 

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    The former Chancellor has been appointed editor of the London Evening Standard. The paper says he'll take up the position in mid-May and continue in his role as MP for Tatton.

  5. Leeds shopping centre wins top awardpublished at 17:47 GMT 17 March 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Victoria Gate in Leeds has won an international award for best shopping centre.

    Victoria Gate

    It fought off competition from developments in China, Japan and Hong Kong to take prize at the prestigious MIPIM awards in France last night.

    The people behind the Victoria Gate project have said they're delighted.

  6. CCTV released following charity theftspublished at 17:34 GMT 17 March 2017

    Claire Renwick
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Police investigating two reported burglaries from charity organisations in Sheffield have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to.

    CCTV imagesImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    25 laptops were stolen from the city centre building at around 07:45 on Thursday 23 Februruay.

    Doors and windows were also damaged.

  7. Carjacking in Dewsburypublished at 17:19 GMT 17 March 2017

    A man who was returning to his parked car was pulled from it by two me who then drove off in it.

    CarjackingImage source, Google

    It happened on Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury at about 18:30 when the victim was approached by two men who hit the windscreen with a large stone.

    The two suspects then pulled the victim out of the car and drove it off. The man wasn't injured during the incident.

    The first suspect is described as an Asian male in his 50s and the second a black male in his 30s.

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    This was a frightening experience from the victim, who was thankfully unhurt."

    Sgt Dale Sawdon, West Yorkshire Police

  8. Watch: Barnsley archer aims high after Hunger Games inspiration published at 17:08 GMT 17 March 2017

    Claire Renwick
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    A sixth-form student from Barnsley has a rather large target in her sights, after being inspired to take up archery by the Hunger Games books.

    Megan Tinker is hoping to be selected for Team GB and represent her country at the World Youth Archery Championships in Argentina later this year.

    Here she is in action:

  9. Carvalhal calls for support of fans ahead of Reading gamepublished at 16:59 GMT 17 March 2017

    Oli Constable
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    Sheffield Wednesday boss, Carlos Carvalhal, has asked supporters to help his team claim all three points when they host play-off rivals Reading tonight.

    Carlos CarvalhalImage source, Getty

    It will be the Owls biggest game of the season so far, with Fulham hot on the heels of 6th placed Wednesday.

    BBC Radio Sheffield will have live commentary on Football Heaven from 18:00.

  10. Elderly woman 'deeply distressed' after burglary in Skiptonpublished at 16:44 GMT 17 March 2017

    North Yorkshire Police say they want to speak to this man after a woman in her 80s was burgled in Skipton.

    BurglarImage source, North Yorkshire Police

    It happened in January, but officers have only just released this CCTV image.

    The thief entered her home on Chapel Hill and stole valuables after searching several rooms.

    Police say the woman has been left "deeply distressed" by the incident.

  11. Transgender artwork on display at South Yorkshire Police HQpublished at 16:28 GMT 17 March 2017

    Claire Renwick
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    An art exhibition to celebrate and raise awareness of the transgender community has gone on display at South Yorkshire Police’s headquarters in Sheffield.

    Gender Matters displayImage source, South Yorkshire Police

    Gender Matters by Doncaster Pride uses graphics and multimedia images and will be on show for the next few weeks.

  12. Travel update: Friday rush hour Yorkshire snapshotpublished at 16:19 GMT 17 March 2017

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    It's almost the weekend people, which is good news. Just one last hurdle to clear, the scramble home.

    Here's how we're looking:

    West Yorkshire:

    Congestion building in Bradford and Halifax with some bus services running 20 minutes late and in Leeds some as much as 30 minutes. And to prove it:

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    South Yorkshire:

    We've got some delays on the M1 northbound at J33, nothing out of the ordinary there, and some great news on the rails:

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    North Yorkshire:

    Bits of normal congestion on the A1 but apart from that, enjoy your ride home!

  13. Sixteen in court over football clashes in Bradfordpublished at 16:05 GMT 17 March 2017

    Twelve men and four teenage boys have appeared in court in connection with clashes before a football match between Bradford City and Sheffield United .

    Bradford CityImage source, PA

    Nine of the men are charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a man in Market Street, Bradford, ahead of a Championship game on 22 October 2016.

    Eight of them are also charged with affray at the same location.

    Four men and four teenagers are also charged with affray in Manningham Lane in the city on the same day.

  14. Gunshot holes discovered on Leeds carpublished at 15:51 GMT 17 March 2017

    Officers are investigating after a gun was apparently fired at a car in Farnley, Leeds, overnight.

    Tong WayImage source, Google

    No one was inside the car at the time, which was parked in Tong Way.

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    I would appeal to anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious to get in touch, as they may have information valuable to the investigation."

    Det Ch Insp Jaz Khan, West Yorkshire Police

  15. South Yorkshire firefighters test biohazard responsepublished at 15:40 GMT 17 March 2017

    Claire Renwick
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Crews in South Yorkshire have been taking part in special training this week.

    They've been testing their response to a potential incident involving biohazards.

    South Yorkshire firefighters wearing protective suitsImage source, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
    Practice canisters containing hazardous materialImage source, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
  16. Travel update: Problems in Leedspublished at 15:16 GMT 17 March 2017

    BBC News Travel

    If you're wondering why traffic in Leeds city centre is so busy, this'll be why:

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  17. It's in the bag! Litter pickers spring clean Hambletonpublished at 15:03 GMT 17 March 2017

    Litter pickers in the Hambleton area of North Yorkshire filled 124 big bags full of rubbish in just one weekend.

    Community litter picks took place in Northallerton, Leeming Bar, Alne and Stokesley.

    Litter pickersImage source, Hambleton District Council

    Hambleton District Council says it's delighted volunteers turned out to clean up areas across the district in support of the national Great British Spring Clean campaign.

    The campaign resulted in the biggest community-led clean-up the country has ever seen.

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    We were delighted so many volunteers played their part in making Hambleton a cleaner place to live."

    Councillor Stephen Watson

  18. Funeral of Yorkshire cricketerpublished at 14:53 GMT 17 March 2017

    Claire Renwick
    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    The funeral of the Yorkshire Cricket player and president John Hampshire has been held.

    John HampshireImage source, Getty Images

    He was part of the White Rose side that won three successive County Championships between 1966 and 1968 and skippered the team in 1979 and 1980.

    John Hampshire was also an international umpire and scored 21,979 runs for the Headingley-based club.

    He died at the beginning of the month aged 76, following a long illness.

  19. A council for the North? Thinktank says region needs 'own voice' published at 14:32 GMT 17 March 2017

    Yorkshire needs to be part of a council for the North - rather than a Northern Powerhouse - according to a report out today.

    North sighnImage source, Alamy

    It says the wider region needs a single voice, especially after Britain leaves the EU.

    The report by the Institute for Public Policy Research North says the north now needs a voice to match that of London and Scotland.

    IPPR North also claims the North's infrastructure is bad, and its productivity also suffers because it lacks any strategic government and that needs to be changed as Brexit nears.

  20. Ed Miliband reacts to George Osborne's new jobpublished at 14:13 GMT 17 March 2017

    Claire Renwick
    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Here's how Doncaster North MP, Ed Milliand, responded to news that former Chancellor George Osborne has been appointed editor of the London Evening Standard newspaper.

    Funny, I wouldn't have put Mr Miliband down as a Heat reader...

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