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Elly Fiorentini, Nick Wilmshurst and Kat Harbourne

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  1. Our five top stories today

    Nick Wilmshurst

    BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

    That's all from us for today. We'll be back on Friday from 06:30 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire. 

    Remember, though, that updates will carry on here through the evening and tonight.

    Before we go, let's look back at some of our top stories from today: 

    1. Funeral of teenage Dinnington stab victim Leonne Weeks is held
    2. Tata Steel sells South Yorkshire factories for £100m
    3. RMT union ballots members over strike action on Northern trains 
    4. Stolen sheep hidden in plain sight in North Yorkshire
    5. Rosie the two week old donkey brightens up your day

    See you tomorrow.

  2. Watch: New arrival at Knottingley's Wonkey Donkey

    Charles Engwell

    Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    Having a bad day?  This will hopefully cheer you up.  

    It's the newest addition at the Wonkey Donkey Visitors Centre in Knottingley (didn't Ant and Dec have a wonkey donkey?).

    The centre rescues abused and unwanted donkeys:

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  3. Missing boy believed to be in Doncaster

    Police are appealing for help in finding a missing Lancashire teenager who's now believed to be in the Doncaster area.

    Guss Goulding

    Guss Goulding was last seen in Carnforth in Lancashire at about 20:15 on 2 February.

    He is described as white, 5ft 6ins tall, slim build with short dark brown hair, and was last seen wearing a dark grey Adidas jacket and tracksuit bottoms with black stripes and black trainers.

    Lancashire Police believe he could be in the Doncaster area and are asking anyone with information to contact them.  

  4. Work to begin on damaged bridge in Richmond

    Good news for you if you live in Richmond, North Yorkshire: work on Mercury Bridge on Station Road, which was damaged last July following a tractor collision, is due to start on Monday 20 February. 

    Damaged bridge

    The work is due to last six weeks and during that time the single-lane traffic managed by lights will remain in place.

    Pedestrians will be able to walk across the bridge during the work, however. 

  5. Appeal after armed car jacking in Leeds

    Do you recognise these four men? Police have released CCTV images of men they'd like to speak to following a violent car jacking last month in Chapeltown in Leeds.

    CCTV

    The robbery happened in the early hours of 2 January just outside the West Indian Centre on Laycock Place.

    Two men armed with knives stopped a car with three passengers inside. They threatened them and then dragged them out of the car.

    The car was stolen and later found abandoned on the Sholebroke estate in Leeds.

    Quote Message: The victims have been left traumatised and we hope by releasing these images, members of the public will recognise these men." from Det Stewart Greenwood West Yorkshire Police
    Det Stewart GreenwoodWest Yorkshire Police
  6. Watch: Sheffield 'obvious' place for McLaren plant

    Danni Hewson

    Business Correspondent, BBC Look North

    The big bosses of luxury car brand McLaren have been in Sheffield today to sign off on a partnership with the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.

    The plant will cost £50m to build, and it's hoped it will bring up to £100m into the local economy.

    I've been speaking to the firm's chief executive Mike Flewitt:

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    Video caption: McLaren
  7. Members of Scarborough drugs gang on the run

    Police are appealing for information after two members of a Scarborough drugs gang who were due to be sentenced went on the run.

    Sonny Elms

    Sonny Elms (above) and Paul Daniel Heaton (below) both failed to appear at York Crown Court last Wednesday, where they were due to be sentenced for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs

    Five other members of the gang are currently starting prison sentences totalling nearly 20 years after appearing at the same court last week.

    Paul Daniel Heaton

    Elms is described as 24-years-old, 6ft 1ins tall, with dark eyes and blond hair, which he often shaves.

    Heaton is 26, 5ft 11ins tall. He has blue eyes, short hair and is often unshaven. He speaks with a Manchester accent.

  8. Watch: What makes Leeds Rhinos Rob Burrow so great?

    James Deighton

    BBC West Yorkshire Sport

    As Leeds Rhinos kick off the Super League season tonight at St Helens, Rob Burrow will make his 500th career appearance. 

    But what makes him so great?  Here's Leeds Rhinos legend JJB, Jamie Jones Buchanan, with his views:

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    Video caption: Jamie Jones Buchanan pays tribute to Leeds Rhinos Rob Burrow on his 500th appearance
  9. Cold-calling warning in North Yorkshire

    Elly Fiorentini

    BBC Local Live, York

    It's the knock on the door which can drive you mad - someone trying to sell you something. 

    It appears the cold-callers are at it again today. 

    They are trying to sell fish in North Yorkshire which is a no cold-calling zone. 

    North Yorkshire Trading Standards is warning that whatever's on sale is "usually over-priced and misdescribed" - so watch out:

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  10. RMT strike ballot 'extremely premature' - Arriva Rail North

    The RMT union has been "extremely premature" in calling a strike ballot over the role of guards on Arriva Rail North trains, the company has said.

    The union claims the firm has "failed to provide" any reassurances over the future role of guards who the RMT says are necessary to open train doors safely.

    But in a statement, an Arriva Rail North spokesman says: "We are in the early stages of developing our modernisation plans to bring customers a better railway.

    "During our discussions this week we offered commitments to consult fully with our people, customers and key stakeholders.

    "We want to protect jobs and pay as we work together to provide safe, secure and accessible services for our customers. We want to continue talking with the RMT."

  11. Man dies after collision with lorry in Rotherham

    A man has died after a being hit by a lorry in Rotherham. 

    It happened at about 11:50 this morning on Wellgate.

    The man's family has been informed and are being supported by South Yorkshire Police. 

  12. Watch: Sparks lead to cross-border police pursuit

    We told you about this a little earlier - a dramatic pursuit involving the North Yorkshire Police Road Crime Team which took them across the border into South Yorkshire. 

    Here's the full story:

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    Video caption: Sparks fly as police chase stolen vehicle which is dragging a generator along the A19
  13. Closure of child migrant scheme 'shameful' - Yorkshire MP

    The government's decision to end a scheme allowing vulnerable refugee children into the UK is "shameful", according to West Yorkshire Labour MP Yvette Cooper.

    Yvette Cooper

    Ministers announced yesterday they would stop arrivals under the scheme in March once they reached 350 - far fewer than the 3,000 originally expected.

    Home Secretary Amber Rudd says this was because ministers feared it was encouraging people traffickers.

    Ms Cooper says the government was "turning its back" on children.

  14. Rail workers balloted over strike action

    The RMT rail union has told Arriva North, the firm which runs most trains in Yorkshire under the Northern banner, they are to ballot their members for industrial action.

    Northern trains

    The RMT says Arriva North has "failed to provide" any assurances about the future role of guards on their trains. They say trains need guards to open the doors safely. 

    It's the same dispute which has brought travel chaos to the south of England, where drivers were to operate the doors. The only difference being that the unions are different in this case.

    Management are expected to fulfil their roles if a strike happens.

    Quote Message: The union’s position on driver-only operation is perfectly clear. This dispute, and the ballot for industrial action, were entirely preventable." from Mick Cash RMT
    Mick CashRMT