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Yorkshire's top stories today

Yorkshire's top stories today include:

• Skipton man died in forklift accident
• Royal visit for West and South Yorkshire
• North Yorkshire fracking protesters claim 'little victory'
• Funeral held of TV farmer Hannah Hauxwell
• Increase in Chinese visitors to Yorkshire

Update on breaking news will continue.

Lincolnshire top stories

Our top stories in Lincolnshire today include:

• Drunk teen gate-crashers attack police for second night in a row
• Memorial plaque fraud brother in court

• Switching off street lights during the night across Lincolnshire is unpopular with the public, a survey has revealed
• There are concerns that cuts to bus services in Lincolnshire are causing rural isolation
• Work under way to revamp Lincoln Central railway station coffee shop, waiting room and toilets

Today's top stories

The top stories from East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire so far today include:

• Grimsby-based Young's Seafood recalls fish cakes over possible contamination
• Hull's famous live music venue - Adelphi Club - has future secured
• Big fall in distance travelled by buses across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
• Region sees growth in IT sector
• Hull City prepare for showdown with Chelsea in the FA Cup

Updates on breaking news and travel will continue here through the night.

Watch: Prince reignites old flame in Rotherham

The Prince of Wales officially turned on an electric arc furnace at Liberty Steel in Rotherham, after two years of being silent.

It's a symbolic moment in the revival of the region's steel industry.

Three hundred new jobs have been created at Liberty's Rotherham and Stocksbridge plants since they took over last year.

The furnace hadn't been used in two years.

Watch: Peter Levy with tonight's headlines

Watch the full stories on BBC One at 18:30.

Helen Sharman honoured by the Queen

Sheffield's Helen Sharman - who was Britain's first astronaut - has been honoured by the Queen today.

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Ms Sharman was awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George at Windsor Castle.

She travelled to the Mir Space station in 1991 - today she was recognised for her services to science and technology educational outreach

The former astronaut said: "Was it any more difficult for me? I don't know, because I don't know what it's like to be anybody else, but I can certainly do it, and so can they."

While I've always been delighted to be a role model in whatever way, I think it's very powerful that I was the first British astronaut regardless of gender."

Helen Sharman

In pictures: Royal visit to Yorkshire

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have been in Halifax, Rotherham and Haworth today on a one day tour of Yorkhsire.

Here's a selection of pictures of their visit:

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BBC Weather Watchers: Orange skies over Lincolnshire

Our BBC Weather Watchers never fail to let us down.

Cracking shot from Ar in Walesby:

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Man dies after mobility scooter crash

An 81-year-old man has died after his mobility scooter crashed in Keighley.

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No other vehicle was involved and West Yorkshire Police say are investigating exactly what happened.

It happened yesterday at 13:15 on Lawkholme Lane.

The man was left with fatal head injuries and the road was closed for about three hours.

Motorway 30mph zone on Monday

From Monday people travelling into Leeds on the M621 will be greeted by a 30 mph limit as Highways England install a concrete barrier between the carriageways.

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The work will be carried out in what usually is the 50 mph section close to the city centre.

Highways England say the work will also include flood prevention measures.

From Monday the side heading into Leeds from the M1 will be affected, then from 26 February the side heading in from the direction of Bradford will be affected.

We would like to thank drivers in advance for their patience with our scheme so far and encourage them to allow extra time for their journeys – particularly at rush hour.”

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Watch: Tonight's weather forecast

Dry this evening and overnight with some clear spells. A touch of frost, especially across Lincolshire where temperatures could drop below freezing.

Weather with Keeley Donovan

Watch: Hull boss on tonight's FA Cup tie against Chelsea

"On paper Chelsea should win" - Tiger's boss on tonight's FA Cup fifth round tie against Premier League giants Chelsea.

Manager Nigel Adkins speaks ahead of Hull City's FA Cup fifth round tie

Lincoln leisure centre to open on Monday

Despite a number of objections, plans have pressed on for the £1.5m revamp of the Birchwood Leisure Centre in Lincoln.

And this news just in - it'll open on Monday.

Air quality experiment to ban HGVs in North Yorkshire

A trial experiment is to take place in an effort to improve air quality along one of North Yorkshire's busiest routes.

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From the end of this month, HGVs will be banned from using the level crossing between Malton and Norton. The trial will last for eighteen months.

Signs warning of the ban on trucks weighing seven and a half tonnes and more are going up in both towns.

Wagons will be rerouted onto the A64 instead.

Exhibition about Hull's relationship with Italy to open

An exhibition focusing on Hull's links with Italy is set to open in the city.

Italian Connections will be at the Streetlife Museum (pictured below) and will look at the history of people from Italy who settled in Hull.

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It'll feature links dating back to medieval times, as well as looking at the relationship between Hull and Italy during the First and Second World Wars.

The exhibition will open on Saturday 24 February.

Watch: What to expect from Barnsley's new manager

Following the announcement of Barnsley's new manager today, we've asked BBC Radio Sheffield's Andy Giddings to sum up Jose Morias and the task he has ahead.

Morias takes over at Oakwell following the departure of Paul Heckingbottom to Leeds United.

Here's Andy's summary:

Jose Morris appointment at Barnsley FC

Lorry driver arrested after North Yorkshire crash

A man in his 40s has been arrested after a crash involving three vehicles in North Yorkshire.

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It happened on the A168 between Thirsk and Northallerton at Thornton Le Moor around lunchtime today and involved two cars and a truck.

The road is still closed and North Yorkshire Police say it could stay that way until about 16:30.

The driver of truck has been arrested in connection with the collision.

New CCTV for Lincoln

A new, upgraded CCTV system is up and running in Lincoln.

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The council has invested in 300 new, high definition cameras, which it says will save the authority money in the long run.

Region sees growth in IT sector

A boom in the IT and business industry has seen almost 90,000 jobs created in Yorkshire and the Humber since 2010.

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Latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show the sector is one of the main drivers for growth, and responsible for over 1.65m jobs across the country.

It's thought to be down to demand for the internet, wireless cloud technologies and mobile phones.

We had record-breaking employment levels across Britain last year, and since 2010 the number of people working in Yorkshire & the Humber has gone up by 146,000. During that period 88,000 new jobs have been created in the IT sector, and it’s easy to see why those kind of skills are in such popular demand by employers. The world’s gone digital, and we’re all having to adapt to that."

Esther McVeyWork and Pensions Secretary

Prince Charles formally reignites Rotherham furnace

Prince Charles has done the formal honours in getting a once-mothballed furnace in Rotherham back in action.

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The furnace was turned off a few years ago when a crisis hit the steel industry.

Today Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were guests of honour at the Liberty Steel plant in the town to carry out the ceremony.

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