Yorkshire breaking news: Latest updates

That's all from us today, but news, sport and travel updates will continue right here throughout the evening and tonight.

We'll be back again with all the latest live updates from across Yorkshire from 06:30 on Friday morning.

In the meantime, let's take a look back at some of the top stories we've been covering today:

• Two people from Bradford are jailed after stealing a model railway collection worth £10,000
• The partner of late Countdown presenter and TV personality Richard Whiteley says claims he was an MI5 spy are " absolute nonsense "
• A North Yorkshire man who's become only the fourth person in the world to survive a pioneering multiple organ transplant  says he's "lucky to be alive"
• Leeds Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams says receiving her OBE from the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace today " means absolutely everything to me "
• And if you were wondering where to get hold of  "unnatural products and much sought-after services to magical beings" in Rotherham on World Book Day, here's the answer

Tonight will be dry, with clear spells, although some low cloud is possible later, and a minimum temperature of about 1C (34F) with a widespread ground frost. 

Tomorrow, it'll be mostly dry but rather cloudy in the morning. 

Becoming wet through the afternoon and evening as rain spreads from the south with a top temperature of about 7C (45F).

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A village in Barnsley is taking part in a groundbreaking trial which could lead to thousands more homes being powered by solar energy. 

New batteries will store power when it is sunny for use on grey days: 

A woman from Northallerton has died after a collision between her car and a lorry near Easingwold earlier today.

It happened at about 09:20 this morning on the A19 near the Husthwaite junction and involved a grey Toyota Avensis and a white Scania truck.

The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the lorry, a 66-year-old man from Northallerton, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Anyone who saw the collision is being asked to contact police.

A man was beaten to death in a "brutal and senseless" killing by a love rival, his ex-partner and three teenage boys, a court has heard.

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Craig Preston (pictured), 34, was allegedly attacked by Shiraz Bashir, 43, Leonie Mason, 23, and the teenagers in a lay-by near Rotherham before being dumped close to the Woodhead Tunnel in August.

The prosecution say Mr Preston was tied up and then kicked, punched and stamped on during the attack.

All five defendants deny murder.

The trial of Mr Bashir and Ms Mason, both of Holme Park Court, Huddersfield, and the three teenagers, two aged 15 and one aged 16, continues.  

We've all no doubt taken decent photos in our lives: I took a great shot of some pancakes this week. But this one takes the biscuit: 

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Harry Botley has been announced as one of the top 10 photographers in the world with this beauty entitled Verdigris II.

It has been entered in the Sony World Photography event in the Open Enhanced category.

There were 227,000 entries from 183 countries in the world.

It's been a big day for Leeds Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams, who's been at Buckingham Palace to receive her OBE .

This is the moment she was given the honour by the Duke of Cambridge:

The jury at the trial of Stuart Jenkins, who is accused of murdering Arthur Brumhill in Northampton in 1993, has been sent home.

They will continue their deliberations at 10:00 tomorrow.

Mr Jenkins, 41, of Ossett, West Yorkshire,  denies killing the 76-year-old pet shop worker , who body was found in the basement of Denton's pet and garden shop on Wellingborough Road.

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Police in Sheffield say they're becoming "increasingly anxious" for the safety and wellbeing of a 77-year-old man who's been missing for over 48 hours. 

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Barry Jones was reported missing on Tuesday and the latest information police have is that he got on the X5 bus in Aston, heading towards Sheffield, at about 11:05.

He's then thought to have boarded the number 120 bus to Fulwood at about 12:12, with CCTV footage at Sheffield city centre bus station showing him getting on the X5 bus towards Dinnington at about 13:10. 

Mr Jones is then believed to have got off the bus at the Woodhouse Mill stop at about 13:20 on Tuesday, and this is the last known sighting.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a thermal vest and a green coat with a leather collar. He is about 5ft 8ins tall, of a slim build and has a shaved head.

North Yorkshire Police has been rated as good by the the organisation overseeing policing standards, but the force "requires improvement" in how it tackles serious and organised crime.  

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Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary says across the country  a third of forces needed improvement , while a small number were putting the public at unacceptable risk by rationing what they provided.

However, statistics show that North Yorkshire still remains the safest place to live in England.  

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I will work with my deputy to ensure we keep a close eye on progress in dealing with serious and organised crime."

Leeds United head coach Garry Monk says defender Pontus Jansson is here to stay at Elland Road.

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Monk dismissed speculation linking the Sweden international with a move to Southampton in the summer, when he's expected to complete a permanent deal at United.

"He's fully focused on what he's doing here along with all of us and ready for the games coming.

"Pontus is a Leeds United player, he's here, he's ready to fight, he's ready to be a Leeds United player for the future."

The purchase of Leeds' landmark Corn Exchange by property company Rushbond has been welcomed by Leeds Civic Trust.

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The Victorian building, which was designed by famous architect Cuthbert Brodrick and completed in 1864, is Grade I listed.

The sale of the Corn Exchange to Rushbond comes after the same firm bought Leeds' Grade II listed First White Cloth Hall, which dates back to 1711.

Martin Hamilton, director of Leeds Civic Trust, says: "We hope this critical mass of buildings enables them to act as a catalyst for the wider regeneration of the Kirkgate area of Leeds."

York City Knights start their battle for promotion this weekend. 

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They've got a tough trip to Barrow on Saturday night for their first game this year in League 1.

Assistant player coach Johnny Presley says the quality of the division keeps improving: "I think the competition's getting stronger and tougher each year.

"It's a difficult league to get out of, but we're just focusing on us and our performance, and if we get better at the things we want to improve the results will take care of themselves."

Two people have been jailed after stealing a model railway collection worth £10,000 in West Yorkshire.

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Bradford Crown Court heard Catherine Petty, 38, took the collection from the attic of a man who had let her stay at his house in Baildon.

She and her accomplice Shazad Manzoor, 33, sold the train collection to a specialist dealer in Cheshire for £3,700.

Manzoor was jailed for three years and Petty for two years.

Three people have been arrested after a group were seen waving a "sword" in a park in Armley, Leeds.

When police arrived, they searched an address and found a machete and drugs which were both seized.