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Jim Addyman, Nick Wilmshurst and Kevin Larkin

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  1. For your latest updates

    Those are all the updates from BBC Yorkshire Live on Wednesday 1 February 2017.

    For the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Thursday  2 February, click here to get the latest updates.

  2. Five things you need to know about Yorkshire today

    Nick Wilmshurst

    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    Well that's all from me today - but major news, sport and travel updates will continue through the evening and night. 

    But before I go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today: 

    1. Sir Ken Morrison dies at the age of 85
    2. 900 pigs are evacuated from a flooded North Yorkshire farm
    3. A South Yorkshire attraction is to close because of lack of funds
    4. Yorkshire Ambulance Service improves according to inspectors
    5. Tadcaster Bridge should reopen by the end of the week

    See you tomorrow.

  3. Six in court over child prostitution

    Five men and a woman have gone on trial accused of the rape, sexual abuse and prostitution of nine girls.  

    Sheffield Crown Court

    Prosecutors allege some of the girls were befriended and given drink and drugs before being forced to have sex.

    Sheffield Crown Court was told one girl was tied to a chair in a bedsit by four of the defendants and made to have sex with men for money.

    The offences are said to have taken place in Sheffield between 2005 and 2012. The defendants deny the charges.

  4. Down on the farm ..... with nine kids and 1000 sheep!!

    Jonathan Cowap

    Presenter, BBC Radio York

    If the word "shepherdess" conjures up images of Little Bo-Peep then where Amanda Owen is concerned you'll have to think again.

    Amanda has a new book out - A Year In The Life Of A Yorkshire Shepherdess - which takes you stage by stage through the seasons at her Dales farm. 

    Amanda's not from farming stock and moved to North Yorkshire to follow a dream - and she now shares that dream with husband Clive, nine children and around 1,000 sheep.

    I spoke to her recently and asked her when she got time to write:

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    Video caption: Farmer Amanda Owen has written a follow-up to her best seller A Yorkshire Shepherdess
  5. Sheffield Council leader urges PM to cancel Trump visit

    Kevin Larkin

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Sheffield Council's leader will write to Prime Minister Theresa May urging her to cancel President Trump's visit to Britain.

    Julie Dore

    Julie Dore made the decision after a Muslim councillor was told "Muslim go home" this week.  

  6. Flags lowered in Bradford for Sir Ken

    The flags at Bradford City Hall have been lowered in memory of Sir Ken Morrison, who has died at the age of 85.

    Flags lowered

    Sir Ken was at the helm of the Morrisons chain of supermarkets for more than 50 years, taking the business from a family firm to one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK.

    He was made a Freeman of the City of Bradford. 

    Morrisons opened its first town centre shop in 1958 and first supermarket in 1961, both in Bradford.

  7. Tadcaster Bridge due to reopen on Friday

    Tadcaster Bridge is due to reopen at the end of this week, after being closed since the 2015 Christmas floods.

    Tadcaster Bridge

    North Yorkshire County Council say that they believe the bridge, dating from the 18th century, will open again this Friday afternoon.

    Workers have been hampered by high river levels and freezing conditions, causing delays to the £4m project.

    It will be open again after the final touches to the masonry have been completed and the road surface has been laid.

  8. Search for man after 'machete' incident in Doncaster

    Kevin Larkin

    BBC Local Live, Sheffield

    Police are asking for help to find a man believed to have been making threats with what locals described as a "machete" in Doncaster.

    A gate was damaged during the incident on Staveley Street in Edlington at 21:07 on Monday. 

    Staveley Street

    A police search was carried out in the area on Monday but the man has not been found.

    Anyone with information is asked to contact South Yorkshire Police on 101.

  9. Nine hundred pigs moved to safety from flooding

    We've been telling you about the plight of about 900 pigs who have had to be saved from flooding at a farm in North Yorkshire.

    Here's the latest picture from the scene:

    Pigs in a flood

    There are now four different crews from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue helping the evacuation of the pigs at Keldholme near Pickering.

    The trapped animals have been moved into evacuation pens away from rising water.  

  10. Bridgewater Place work starts tomorrow

    Nick Wilmshurst

    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    If you usually drive into Leeds via Bridgewater Place, be prepared for some disruption from tomorrow morning.

    Bridgewater Place

    Work starts tomorrow on constructing baffles which are aimed at deflecting strong gusts away from the street level.  

    About 100 yds of Water Lane, which is at the foot of the skyscraper, will be completely closed until 9 May while the work continues.

  11. Man injured after car leaves road

    A pedestrian was injured after a car crash in the Chapeltown area of Sheffield this morning.

    Crash in Sheffield

    Just after 05:30 this morning a Volvo V50 crashed with a Vauxhall Corsa, at the junction of Lound Side and Burncross Road, just outside of the Yorkshire Bank building.

    The Corsa came off the road, injuring a 25-year-old man. South Yorkshire Police are investigating if he was hurt by the car itself of flying debris.

    The man was taken to hospital with a serious head injury, but his condition is not thought to be life-threatening.

  12. Bomb disposal officers defuse suspect device in Leeds

    Bomb disposal officers have been in Leeds dealing with a suspicious package found in a car at a recovery yard in Stourton.

    Industrial estate

    Police were called to the yard on Waterside Road this morning after the device was found at about 10:00.

    The package has now been removed and taken away for examination. 

  13. Lorry driver punched in York laptop robbery

    A lorry driver has been punched in the face several times during a robbery in York.

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    The man was parked in a lay-by on York's Outer Ring Road last night when he was attacked by two men.  

    The pair lured the driver out of his lorry between 20:30 and 21:10 on Tuesday by saying it had been slashed.

    They then attacked him and stole the computer.

    Anyone with information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101.