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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
Tour de Yorkshire extends to four day race
The decision means there will be eight start and finish destinations in the 2018 race.
Wakefield Council reveals £12m Belle Vue stadium plan
Plans for a 10,000-seat stadium have been agreed in principle with the owners of Wakefield Trinity.
Andy's Man Club: Talking saves lives and helps mental health
Ryan, 37, from Keighley in West Yorkshire explains how Andy's Man Club helped him.
New Bradford special school gets government funding
The school will have spaces for 72 students and also have a 12-bed residential facility
Man charged on suspicion of missing Denholme man's murder
Police underwater teams are searching for missing 29-year-old Tyron Charles.
Burnley 2-2 Leeds United (3-5 on pens)
Championship leaders Leeds beat top-flight Burnley 5-3 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in the Carabao Cup third round.
Iceland Foods Limited fine for Rotherham death fall
The frozen food firm is ordered to pay £2.5m over the death of contractor Tony Hopkins.
Southern, Merseyrail, Arriva Rail North and Greater Anglia rail staff strike
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are staging two 24-hour walkouts in October.
Man's skull fractured in Bradford axe attack
The victim was assaulted in a "targeted" attack in the car park of The Brown Cow pub in Wyke.
The Leeds warehouse where it is already Christmas
Take a look behind the scenes of the Leeds warehouse where the Christmas lights are being prepared.
Conor Shaughnessy: Leeds United defender signs new four-year deal
Leeds United defender Conor Shaughnessy signs a new four-year deal with the Championship leaders.
Leeds drawn away at Leicester in EFL Cup
Holders Man United visit Swansea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, while Chelsea play Everton and Tottenham host West Ham.
Yorkshire v Warwickshire: Adam Lyth helps Tykes earn first-innings lead against Bears
Adam Lyth and Tim Bresnan help relegation-threatened Yorkshire gain a first-innings lead against Warwickshire.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Bradford face Aston Villa in semi
Bradford's reward for knocking Arsenal out of the Capital One Cup is a semi-final against Aston Villa, while Chelsea take on Swansea.
Leeds United 1-5 Chelsea
Chelsea come from a goal down to thrash Leeds at Elland Road and qualify for the Capital One Cup semi-finals.
Brentford 4-2 Bradford
Marcello Trotta scores twice as Brentford become the first side to beat Bradford in a cup game this season.
Wycombe v Bradford
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wycombe and Bradford in League Two.
Lee given three-match suspension
Huddersfield striker Alan Lee is given a three-match ban for violent conduct in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Hull.
Bakke tips Leeds to push Chelsea
Ex-Leeds midfielder Eirik Bakke believes they have a chance against a "jet-lagged" Chelsea in the League Cup.
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Moors Murderer: Inquest reopens into Ian Brady's death
Brady, who tortured and killed five children with Myra Hindley, died at Ashworth Hospital in May.
VW diesel car protest: Greenpeace members climb on boat
Greenpeace said protesters would not leave the ship until Volkswagen agreed to return the cars to Germany.
Cycling law review after Kim Briggs death
Dangerous driving laws could be extended to cycling following crashes that have killed pedestrians.
Queensbury raid uncovers 35 men living in house
The three-bedroom house in north west London was found to have "wall-to-wall" mattresses.
FA covers up 'Super White Army' banner at Tranmere Rovers
The sign, which fans say refers to Tranmere Rovers's shirts, was obscured during England's match.
Parsons Green bomb: Police make sixth arrest in inquiry
A 17-year-old boy is arrested in connection with last week's terror attack on a London Tube train.
James Herbert death: 'No police restraint' for mentally ill people
The watchdog recommendation follows the death of a man detained under the Mental Health Act.
Cathedral defends decision to allow Hellboy filming
The plot involves Nazism and the occult but church officials say it is a classic story of good against evil.
Samim Bigzad: Asylum seeker criticises home secretary
Amber Rudd is criticised by an asylum seeker flown to Afghanistan against a High Court order.
Butterflies released at wedding 'condemned to death'
Conservationists believe the non-native monarchs were sighted after being released at a wedding.
Man charged after PC seriously hurt in Doncaster attack
The 22-year-old man, of no fixed abode, is due to appear at Barnsley Magistrates' Court later.
Take Me Out contestant Charlie Watkins 'took own life'
Charlie Watkins lost his job because he took four days off to film the TV show, an inquest hears.
Source: BBC News
