A West Yorkshire police officer who took thousands of pounds from vulnerable elderly women after being sent to their homes to investigate alleged offences has been jailed.
Christopher Maynard who's 46, also stole a laptop from the home of a dead man after being sent to guard his body. Maynard was a north Leeds-based police constable at the time he committed the offences.
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Leeds United transfer news
The Yorkshire Post is tweeting that Spanish international Hernandez is to join Leeds United.
Mush Cade, dubbed the Pink Running Machine, has built up a huge fanbase as he pounds the streets of the borough topless and in colourful running gear, waving to passers-by as he goes.
But there’s an important reason why the 37-year-old has taken up running and he now wants to raise awareness about an issue close to his heart. Mush has battled mental illness for more than 15 years and he credits running with helping to turn his life around.
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Tour de Yorkshire bike legacy
Charles Engwell
Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds
Driving around the roads of Yorkshire you may well have seen thousands of old bikes - painted blue and yellow, that were dotted around the route of the Tour de Yorkshire.
Well now they are going to be fixed or salvaged and donated to special libraries, so they can be loaned out, free of charge. It's all part of the Tour's lasting legacy - to persuade more people to take up cycling.
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The scheme is the brainchild of the organisers of the Tour De Yorkshire.
The delays are between the Kendal Rise junction and the B6389 Agbrigg Road junction.
Weather: Cloud and rain tonight
We're set for thicker cloud this evening which will bring outbreaks of rain from the west through the night. The rain will ease off through the early hours, with most places becoming dry again by dawn.
Temperatures dropping to 14C, 57F.
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Drug dealer in court after police find stash at his home in Brighouse
A drug dealer has been handed a suspended sentence after police found a stash of drugs at his home.
Scott Jones who lives at Albion Street in Brighouse, was originally arrested at his home in connection with a separate offence. When Police searched the property they found ketamine with a street value of £300 as well as amounts of cocaine and cannabis.
An inquest has opened into the death of a 19 year old woman after she took what is believed to be ecstasy during a night out in Leeds city centre.
Aisha Sajid, of St Wilfrids Avenue, Harehills, was taken ill in Pryzm nightclub on Woodhouse Lane in the early hours on Tuesday July 26th.
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A cloudy afternoon with the odd light shower.
Staying dry tonight with outbreaks of rain from the West. Top temperatures 19C, 66F.
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BreakingSport: Steve Ferres quits Bradford Bulls
Katherine Hannah
BBC West Yorkshire Sport
Bradford Bulls has confirmed that managing Director Steve Ferres has left the club. He's said that the club's failure to make the play-offs has played a part in his decision.
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Quote Message: It is with considerable sadness I must announce the resignation of Steve Ferres as Managing Director from the club. Steve has agreed to conduct a full and proper handover to his successor of which the process of finding one starts immediately". from Marc Green Chairman Bradford Bulls
It is with considerable sadness I must announce the resignation of Steve Ferres as Managing Director from the club. Steve has agreed to conduct a full and proper handover to his successor of which the process of finding one starts immediately".
The idea of Yorkshire Day came about during a meeting of the Yorkshire Ridings Society in 1974. They chose a date for the event, 1 August, and in 1975 the first ever Yorkshire Day took place.
Today, crowds have been lining the streets in Halifax, which was chosen to host this years's main event.
About 200 Yorkshire dignitaries were also at the colourful parade through the town centre which was accompanied by a jazz band.
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Events are taking place all over England's biggest county including a Yorkshire pudding tossing contest in York and readings of the Yorkshire Declaration by town criers and mayors across the county.
The A642 Wakefield Road is closed and traffic is queuing in both directions.
Three guilty over Bradford free school fraud
A further update on the news that the founder of the Kings Science Academy in Bradford and two members of staff have been found guilty at Leeds Crown Court of a £150,000 fraud from government grants.
Sajid Hussain Raza, 43, from Bradford, was found guilty of four counts of fraud, three counts of false accounting and two counts of obtaining money by deception.
His sister, Shabana Hussain, 40, also from Bradford and a teacher at the school, was convicted of one count of fraud and one count of obtaining property by deception.
Daud Khan, 44, from Thornbury, the financial director at the school, was found guilty of two counts of fraud and three counts of false accounting.
Kings Science Academy was among the first wave of free schools set up as part of a flagship education policy introduced by the government following the 2010 general election.
Bradford free school fraud trial: School was praised by PM Cameron
More from court on the news that the founder of the Kings Science Academy in Bradford and two staff members have been found guilty of fraudulently obtaining about £150,000 from government grants.
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The academy was praised by then prime minister David Cameron during a high-profile visit in March 2012.
The trial heard that Sajid Hussain Raza, 43, the founder and principal of the school, used some of the money to make mortgage repayments on rental properties he owned to alleviate his own financial problems.
Bradford free school staff facing jail for fraud
More on the news that the founder of a flagship free school and two staff members have been warned they could be jailed after being found guilty of fraudulently obtaining about £150,000 from government grants.
Sajid Hussain Raza, 43, his sister Shabana Hussain, 40, and Daud Khan, 44, were convicted by a jury at Leeds Crown Court of making payments into their own bank accounts from Department for Education grants given to help set up the Kings Science Academy in Bradford in 2011.
The defendants showed no emotion as the jury foreman returned unanimous guilty verdicts on all charges.
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Latest PostFive things we didn't know when we woke up this morning
Sue McGorrigan
BBC Local Live, Leeds
That's it for Monday. Enjoy the rest of Yorkshire Day.
Nick Wilmshurst will be back with more news, sport, travel and weather on Tuesday from 08:00.
Before we go, here are five things we didn't know this morning:
1. Halifax became the capital of Yorkshire for a day
2. Three members of staff at a Bradford free school are guilty of defrauding the government out of thousands of pounds
3. Bradford Bulls' Managing Director has parted company with the club
4 The first of Calderdale's spanking new recycling vans hit the road today
5. Twitter has made Yorkshire look more beautiful than ever this Yorkshire Day
‘Despicable’: Leeds Pc stole thousands from old folk he’d been sent to protect
Yorkshire Evening Post
A West Yorkshire police officer who took thousands of pounds from vulnerable elderly women after being sent to their homes to investigate alleged offences has been jailed.
Christopher Maynard who's 46, also stole a laptop from the home of a dead man after being sent to guard his body. Maynard was a north Leeds-based police constable at the time he committed the offences.
Leeds United transfer news
The Yorkshire Post is tweeting that Spanish international Hernandez is to join Leeds United.
Colourful runner pounds streets to put spotlight on mental health issues
Halifax Courier
Could inspirational Mush be Halifax’s Forrest Gump or rival running star Mo Farah?
Mush Cade, dubbed the Pink Running Machine, has built up a huge fanbase as he pounds the streets of the borough topless and in colourful running gear, waving to passers-by as he goes.
But there’s an important reason why the 37-year-old has taken up running and he now wants to raise awareness about an issue close to his heart. Mush has battled mental illness for more than 15 years and he credits running with helping to turn his life around.
Tour de Yorkshire bike legacy
Charles Engwell
Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds
Driving around the roads of Yorkshire you may well have seen thousands of old bikes - painted blue and yellow, that were dotted around the route of the Tour de Yorkshire.
Well now they are going to be fixed or salvaged and donated to special libraries, so they can be loaned out, free of charge. It's all part of the Tour's lasting legacy - to persuade more people to take up cycling.
The scheme is the brainchild of the organisers of the Tour De Yorkshire.
Travel: Slow traffic through Wakefield
BBC Travel
Roadworks are slowing traffic on the A638 Doncaster Road westbound in Wakefield.
The delays are between the Kendal Rise junction and the B6389 Agbrigg Road junction.
Weather: Cloud and rain tonight
We're set for thicker cloud this evening which will bring outbreaks of rain from the west through the night. The rain will ease off through the early hours, with most places becoming dry again by dawn.
Temperatures dropping to 14C, 57F.
Drug dealer in court after police find stash at his home in Brighouse
Yorkshire Evening Post
A drug dealer has been handed a suspended sentence after police found a stash of drugs at his home.
Scott Jones who lives at Albion Street in Brighouse, was originally arrested at his home in connection with a separate offence. When Police searched the property they found ketamine with a street value of £300 as well as amounts of cocaine and cannabis.
Travel: Delays in Ilkley
BBC Travel
An accident is causing problems in the centre of Ilkley this afternoon.
Traffic is moving very slowly on the B6328 Springs Lane which is partially blocked between Cowpasture Lane and the Wharfedale Drive junctions.
Motorcyclist left with serious injuries following crash in Wakefield
Sue McGorrigan
BBC Local Live, Leeds
A 23-year-old man has been seriously injured following a crash in Wakefield.
It happened on Saturday night at about 19:35 in Chevet Lane and involved a red and white Yamaha and a blue Vauxhall Corsa.
The rider of the motorcycle was badly injured.
Anyone who saw the accident is asked to contact PC Alan Wilson on 101.
Yorkshire day emoji
Caroline Brockelbank
BBC Radio Humberside
A special digital image to represent Yorkshire in texts and emails will be announced today to mark Yorkshire Day.
Plusnet has been asking people to vote for their favourite Yorkshire emoji online.
It's a choice between a white rose, a Yorkshire pudding, a pot of tea, a flat cap and a Yorkshire terrier.
Tragic Leeds teenager took drugs on night out – inquest opens
Yorkshire Evening Post
An inquest has opened into the death of a 19 year old woman after she took what is believed to be ecstasy during a night out in Leeds city centre.
Aisha Sajid, of St Wilfrids Avenue, Harehills, was taken ill in Pryzm nightclub on Woodhouse Lane in the early hours on Tuesday July 26th.
Weather: Showers this afternoon
A cloudy afternoon with the odd light shower.
Staying dry tonight with outbreaks of rain from the West. Top temperatures 19C, 66F.
BreakingSport: Steve Ferres quits Bradford Bulls
Katherine Hannah
BBC West Yorkshire Sport
Bradford Bulls has confirmed that managing Director Steve Ferres has left the club. He's said that the club's failure to make the play-offs has played a part in his decision.
England's biggest county celebrates Yorkshire Day
Sue McGorrigan
BBC Local Live, Leeds
Celebrations are happening across Yorkshire today to mark Yorkshire Day.
The idea of Yorkshire Day came about during a meeting of the Yorkshire Ridings Society in 1974. They chose a date for the event, 1 August, and in 1975 the first ever Yorkshire Day took place.
Today, crowds have been lining the streets in Halifax, which was chosen to host this years's main event.
About 200 Yorkshire dignitaries were also at the colourful parade through the town centre which was accompanied by a jazz band.
Events are taking place all over England's biggest county including a Yorkshire pudding tossing contest in York and readings of the Yorkshire Declaration by town criers and mayors across the county.
Travel: Traffic problems in Rothwell
BBC Travel
An accident is causing problems if you're driving through Rothwell on the A642 between the A639 Methley Lane and Pennington Lane Bottom Boat junctions
The A642 Wakefield Road is closed and traffic is queuing in both directions.
Three guilty over Bradford free school fraud
A further update on the news that the founder of the Kings Science Academy in Bradford and two members of staff have been found guilty at Leeds Crown Court of a £150,000 fraud from government grants.
Sajid Hussain Raza, 43, from Bradford, was found guilty of four counts of fraud, three counts of false accounting and two counts of obtaining money by deception.
His sister, Shabana Hussain, 40, also from Bradford and a teacher at the school, was convicted of one count of fraud and one count of obtaining property by deception.
Daud Khan, 44, from Thornbury, the financial director at the school, was found guilty of two counts of fraud and three counts of false accounting.
Kings Science Academy was among the first wave of free schools set up as part of a flagship education policy introduced by the government following the 2010 general election.
Bradford free school fraud trial: School was praised by PM Cameron
More from court on the news that the founder of the Kings Science Academy in Bradford and two staff members have been found guilty of fraudulently obtaining about £150,000 from government grants.
The academy was praised by then prime minister David Cameron during a high-profile visit in March 2012.
The trial heard that Sajid Hussain Raza, 43, the founder and principal of the school, used some of the money to make mortgage repayments on rental properties he owned to alleviate his own financial problems.
Bradford free school staff facing jail for fraud
More on the news that the founder of a flagship free school and two staff members have been warned they could be jailed after being found guilty of fraudulently obtaining about £150,000 from government grants.
Sajid Hussain Raza, 43, his sister Shabana Hussain, 40, and Daud Khan, 44, were convicted by a jury at Leeds Crown Court of making payments into their own bank accounts from Department for Education grants given to help set up the Kings Science Academy in Bradford in 2011.
The defendants showed no emotion as the jury foreman returned unanimous guilty verdicts on all charges.
BreakingBradford free school staff found guilty of fraud
The founder of a flagship free school in Bradford and two other members of staff have been warned they could be jailed after being found guilty of fraudulently obtaining about £150,000 from government grants.
More to follow.