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  1. Goodbye: Our live coverage across the day

    Andrew Barton

    BBC Local Live, York

    That's the end of our live service for today. 

    I'll be back from 07:00 on Tuesday with more news, sport, travel and weather updates from around the county.

    I'll leave you today with this selection of pictures from some of today's stories.  

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  2. 'A time for solidarity': Archbishops' support for victims of Orlando shooting

    BBC Radio York

    The Archbishops of York and Canterbury have issued a joint statement following the mass shooting in Orlando. They say it's time for "solidarity".

    Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 more during the gun attack on a gay club - the worst mass shooting in modern American history.  

    Orlando solidarity

    The statement, by Doctor John Sentamu and Justin Welby, says Christians must speak out in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex people, who have become "brutally targeted by the forces of evil". 

    Quote Message: We must pray, weep with those affected, support the bereaved, and love without qualification. The obligation to object to these acts of persecution, whether in Orlando or elsewhere, is an absolute call on our Christian discipleship." from Doctor John Sentamu and Justin Welby Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury
    Doctor John Sentamu and Justin WelbyArchbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury
  3. Starry, starry night: Yorkshire Dales National Park stars in 'sky at night' league

    Andrew Barton

    BBC Local Live, York

    The Yorkshire Dales National Park is one of the darkest in England when it comes to night skies.

    Detailed satellite maps of England’s light pollution and dark skies, released today by the Campaign to Protect Rural England, show the National Park is ranked as the third darkest behind Northumberland and Exmoor.

    This fantastic pic of the sky above the Ribblehead Viaduct seems to back up today's findings too.

    Ribblehead viaduct

    According to the "Night Blight" maps, 98% of the skies in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are in the darkest two categories.

    Quote Message: This latest research confirms that this National Park is one of the best places in the country to appreciate the wonders of the night sky." from Judith Donovan CBE Yorkshire Dales National Park Champion for Promoting Understanding
    Judith Donovan CBEYorkshire Dales National Park Champion for Promoting Understanding
  4. North Yorkshire's weather: A cloudy afternoon with some showers

    Paul Hudson

    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    This afternoon in North Yorkshire will be cloudy with scattered showers, locally heavy and thundery especially in western areas - further east the showers more isolated.

    The top temperature will be about 16C (61F) with a light and variable wind.   

    Weather graphic
  5. Watch: Meet Fidget the Weasel at his Thixendale home

    Joanita Musisi

    Reporter, BBC Radio York

    Have you been watching Springwatch on BBC TV?

    I love it and so was thrilled today to visit North Yorkshire wildlife artist Robert E Fuller before his appearance on the programme this evening.

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    Video caption: Rare weasel footage on BBC Springwatch.

    Robert's filmed some unique footage of weasels in their natural habitat at his home in Thixendale where I met a tiny weasel called Fidget.

    You can see more pics of Robert's weasels by clicking here. So cute!

  6. Headlines: Police officer's 'puerile' behaviour, warning over clifftop 'selfies' and Knights coach stands by team

    Sarah Wakefield

    BBC Radio York News

    The top stories from our York newsroom this lunchtime include:

    • A North Yorkshire Police officer who wore a woolly hat with the words "I love weed" while on duty admits his behaviour was "puerile"
    • There's a warning not to risk your life on North Yorkshire's cliffs just to take a "selfie"
    • York City Knights coach James Ford stands by his players despite having three men sin binned in yesterday's win over Hunslet
  7. Where the streets have new names (to misquote U2's Bono)

    BBC Radio York

    Fancy living in Hedgehog Close or Swan Way? Well, thanks to some North Yorkshire pupils, now you can. 

    Thirsk schoolchildren have come up with new street names by thinking about local history and the area around them for the latest phase of a new housing development in the town.

    Other names suggested by the schoolchildren included Butterfly Close, Honeysuckle Way, Poppy Drive and Rosemary Close.  

    Quote Message: The council has to ensure all streets and properties in the Hambleton area are named and numbered correctly. Coming up with innovative names is a constant challenge. By involving younger members of our community, we get fresh ideas and it gives them a sense of pride and involvement." from Councillor Brian Phillips, Hambleton District Council
    Councillor Brian Phillips,Hambleton District Council
  8. Blitz on fly tippers will see them issued with £400 instant fines

    The Press

    Fly tippers could soon face £400 instant fines in the York area after the number of cases soared to almost 1,300 in only nine months.

    dumped furniture

    City of York Council is proposing a blitz on tippers who disfigure the city and surrounding countryside. 

  9. 'I wouldn't have missed it for the world' - Celebrating the Queen's 90th

    "It's wonderful, absolutely wonderful!" 

    That's how Barbara Weatherill, a World War Two veteran from Selby, described this weekend's picnic on The Mall to mark the Queen's official 90th birthday

    Queen's birthday celebrations on The Mall

    Barbara was among 10,000 guests who attended the somewhat rainy picnic - the last of the events for the Queen's official birthday.

    The Queen is the patron of more than 600 charities and organisations, and many of the guests taking part were from her charities.  

    Barbara has told BBC Radio York: "There won't be another event like this - possibly for many years. I wouldn't have missed it for the world."

  10. Watch: North Yorkshire wildlife artist's weasels star on BBC Springwatch

    Andrew Barton

    BBC Local Live, York

    On Friday I showed you some great and rare shots of weasels in North Yorkshire, taken by the wildlife artist Robert E Fuller.

    Robert and his weasels star on BBC Springwatch tonight and tomorrow from 20:00.

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    Video caption: North Yorkshire Wildlife artist's rare weasel footage stars on Springwatch.

    The Springwatch team filmed Robert as he patrolled different wildlife areas in his garden which hosts wild stoats, weasels, barn owls, kestrels and tawny owls. 

    But his rare footage of weasels, believed to be the only video of its kind, will headline the episode.

    Many thanks to Robert for sending us this remarkable film.

  11. University of York helps to create UK's first 'air quality' garden

    Kat Cowan

    BBC News, Sheffield

    Scientists at the University of York are helping plant the UK's first air quality garden. 

    The garden, at Sheffield's Botanical Gardens, aims to visually demonstrate the effects of air pollution on plants and the potential  impact on human health.

    Sheffield Botanical Gardens

    Doctor Maria Val-Martin is the University of Sheffield researcher in charge of the project.

    She tells me visitors might spot "yellow pigments on the plants leaves and then might be able to recognise what air pollution does to the plants".

    Quote Message: School children are involved in planting the plants, and so the idea is for them to examine the plants and understand that if that's what air pollution can do to plants then imagine what it can do to their lungs." from Doctor Maria Val-Martin Researcher, Universtity of Sheffield
    Doctor Maria Val-MartinResearcher, Universtity of Sheffield
  12. BBC Look North EU debate: Both sides criticised for 'scaremongering'

    BBC Look North, Yorkshire

    Ex-MP Matthew Parris says there has been "scaremongering" by both sides ahead of the EU referendum.

    He said he was "uncomfortable" with Leave supporters conjuring up "millions of Turks coming here" and with the Remain side inventing "a nightmare of things being cut".

    EU debate panel

    Mr Parris was speaking during an BBC Look North EU debate, filmed in Bradford and aired on Sunday.

    The panel included Labour MP Caroline Flint for Remain and Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns for Leave.

  13. Headlines: York Pride to remember victims of Orlando shooting, Coastguard warns against clifftop selfies and Harrogate house fire under control

    Cara Thorpe

    BBC Radio York News

    The latest headlines from our newsroom in York this morning include:

  14. Fire crews damp down after major blaze in Harrogate

    Fire crews are damping down at the scene of a major fire in Harrogate overnight.

    At its height, a total of 12 crews tackled the blaze at a derelict building on Cornwall Road which broke out at about 23:45 on Sunday.

    Crews from Harrogate, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Ripon, Summerbridge, Northallerton, Huntington, Tadcaster, Acomb and two from West Yorkshire were involved.

    Investigations into the cause of the fire have not yet started but are due to begin later today, according to North Yorkshire Fire Service.

  15. Balloon commemoration at York Pride for victims of Orlando attack

    A balloon will be released at this weekend's York Pride for each victim of the Orlando shootings, which saw 50 people killed in a gay nightclub in the US city on Sunday.

    LGBT flag with message for Orlando victims

    Omar Mateen killed 50 people and wounded 53 more in the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history, before being shot dead by police.  

    Greg Stephenson, from York Pride, says: "It was Pride Weekend over there and they'd gone out to enjoy themselves and ended up dead.

    "Words can't describe how much an impact it's had on myself and the rest of the LGBT community."

    A minute's silence will also be held at the York Pride Parade, which leaves from outside York Minster at about 11:45 on Saturday.

  16. Watch: Coastguard warns against risking lives for a summer 'selfie'

    Andrew Barton

    BBC Local Live, York

    The coastguard's warning people in North Yorkshire not to risk their lives this summer just to take a picture.

    It comes after several cases of people falling from cliffs which have crumbled as they try to take a photo. 

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    Video caption: Coastguard says don't risk lives this summer just to take a picture.

    Leah Price was 15 when she slipped and fell 250ft down cliffs in Filey while trying to take a selfie. Happily, she survived the plunge.

  17. Making a trunk call: Firefighters re-'moo'-ve cow stuck in tree

    Andrew Barton

    BBC Local Live, York

    A cow with its head stuck in a tree has been freed by firefighters in North Yorkshire.

    Crews were called to a field in Northallerton yesterday and attempted to rescue the animal using farm machinery.

    Cow stuck in tree

    When that failed it was sedated and then eventually freed using a circular saw.

    Cow freed

    After the bovine rescue, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service tweeted: "A happy ending for all".

  18. North Yorkshire's weather: A cloudy and rainy day ahead

    Owain Wyn Evans

    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Today will be a cloudy one for North Yorkshire, with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle this morning.

    We'll see plenty of heavy, thundery showers throughout the day - most of these confined to western parts. 

    Watch my full forecast here: 

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    Video caption: BBC Look North's Owain Wyn Evans has Yorkshire's weather forecast for Monday 13 June 2016.
  19. Sport headlines: Knights' winning streak continues, Bramham success goes down under and Thirsk races under starter's orders

    BBC Sport

    North Yorkshire's sporting headlines this morning include:

    • York City Knights beat rivals Hunslet Hawks by 32-24 to take their League 1-winning run to three games
    • Australia's Andrew Nicholson has won the Bramham Horse Trials, while Scarborough's Phil Brown finished 31st on his first appearance at the top level
    • There's racing today at Thirsk with the card getting under way at 14:15
  20. Persimmon management in line for £600m bonus

    BBC News England

    A leading City investor has called on York-based housebuilder Persimmon to cut back an executive pay plan that could see the management share £600m over the next five years.

    Persimmon house sign

    The scheme is one of the largest ever at a FTSE 100 company outside banking.

    The biggest beneficiary will be chief executive Jeff Fairburn, who could earn more than £100m.

    Mike Fox, from Royal London Asset Management, says the payments are too high "in all circumstances" and calls on the board to show restraint in the light of the housing crisis and government support for the housebuilding industry.