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The Yorkshire Bank brand is to disappear from our high streets in the next couple of years as part of a name change.

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The Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group is changing its name to Virgin Money UK, as part of a cost-saving deal.

The group is hoping to make annual savings of £200m by 2022.

It's thought more than 1,500 jobs could be lost following the Virgin Money deal, although some of these are expected to be lost through natural staff turnover.

The government has rejected a West Yorkshire MP's plans to cut waste in the fashion industry.

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Mary Creagh, chair of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), had called for clothes companies to be taxed to help pay for better recycling.

The Wakefield Labour MP said: "Fashion producers should be forced to clear up the mountains of waste they create."

Among the proposals from the EAC were:

• A 1p charge per garment on producers to fund better recycling of clothes
• A Ban on incinerating or landfilling unsold stock which can be reused or recycled instead

• Tax changes to reward re-use, repair and recycling - to support responsible fashion companies.

Ministers say they're focusing on a tax on single-use plastic in packaging rather than a tax on cheap fashion items.

They say they will consider a levy on clothes alongside plans for making firms in different sectors more responsible for their waste, but no decisions will be made on this until 2025.

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Wednesday morning, most services appear to be running on time so far.

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station
• Leeds Station
• Sheffield Station
• Hull Station
• Doncaster Station
• Wakefield Westgate
• Bradford Interchange
• Bradford Forster Square

Any lingering overnight rain should clear away to leave an increasingly dry and sunny afternoon.

Occasional showers are possible tonight, but in general most places should remain dry with clear periods and a gentle breeze:

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Here's a test of your observational skills - pit them against West Yorkshire Police.

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The force says one of its crews managed to spot and recover an abandoned stolen vehicle which had been, er, cleverly hidden by thieves.

The West Yorkshire force posted this pic on social media and posed the question: "Can you see it?"

Well can you? Take your time. Have a good look...

Plans to ban people having barbecues on moorland in West Yorkshire to prevent fires are due to go before Calderdale Council later.

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A number of recent fires have destroyed large swathes of land, including one on Marsden Moor, which was started by a £2 disposable barbecue.

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A ban's already in place in Kirklees and another's being considered for Ilkley Moor.

Today's decision, which will go before cabinet this evening, will affect land in Calderdale.

I'll be a largely dry day with some sunny spells, especially this morning, but towards the end of the afternoon we will see a scattering of showers in some areas.

Overnight will be cloudy with further showers while towards dawn there's a risk of thunderstorms and torrential downpours, particularly across Lincolnshire:

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Tuesday morning, most services appear to be running to time so far.

However the 08:17 service from Wakefield Westgate to Leeds has been cancelled.

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station
• Leeds Station
• Sheffield Station
• Hull Station
• Doncaster Station
• Wakefield Westgate
• Bradford Interchange
• Bradford Forster Square

It'll be largely dry today with a gentle breeze and variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells.

A dry, cloudy, evening will follow, but overnight there's a growing chance for showery rain to move in from the south:

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Police officers in Sheffield are stepping up their search for a missing man who hasn't been seen for a week.

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Minod Monger, 23, was last seen on Remington Road last Monday.

Police say his family is extremely worried for his welfare, with officers carrying out inquiries in the Parson Cross and Ecclesfield areas of Sheffield.

Speaking at a press conference last week, Ch Insp Helen Lewis appealed for people in West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to be on the lookout for Minod as he is a keen walker.

Anybody who has seen him is being asked to call 999 and not approach him.

It'll be a breezy day today with plenty of cloud and showery outbreaks but there'll also be some sunny spells too:

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Monday morning, most services appear to be running to time so far.

However National Rail Enquiries say in South Yorkshire there are delays of up to 30 minutes on some services between Sheffield and Chesterfield and the possibility of cancellations following an earlier trespass incident at Dore.

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station
• Leeds Station
• Sheffield Station
• Hull Station
• Doncaster Station
• Wakefield Westgate
• Bradford Interchange
• Bradford Forster Square

A Yorkshire council has delayed the expansion of a controversial scheme which sees green recycling bins confiscated if they contain non-renewable waste.

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Kirklees Council started the policy in West Yorkshire in April and has seized more than 1,300 bins in the south of the borough.

It's led to confrontations between staff and residents, including an incident where a warning sticker from a bin was stuck on a worker's head.

Plans to introduce the scheme in North Kirklees have now been delayed.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, other altercations between home owners and council refuse staff included a bin wagon being blockaded by locals who demanded workers empty bins left behind on a previous collection.

Labour councillor Naheed Mather said the authority was "taking stock".

The scheme was due to have been introduced in May.

It'll be cloudy and windy today with some scattered showers at times.

The evening will become largely fine with late spells of sunshine.

Overnight, it will be largely dry with long clear spells:

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A collection of unique musical instruments have been stolen from a lorry parked up in a layby near Doncaster.

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The instruments, described as "unique works of art," were on their way to an exhibition in West Yorkshire when they were stolen.

Police are appealing for information after they were taken from the lorry on Doncaster Road, near to Ackworth, at about 23:00 on 6 June.

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The instruments are said to "hold great sentimental value to their owner" and anyone who knows where they are is asked to contact South Yorkshire Police.

A lorry carrying sawdust has caught fire on the A1(M) causing delays of up to 35 minutes.

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The fire service is dealing with the blaze between junction 45 for Boston Spa and junction 46 for Wetherby.

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Two lanes were closed to allow emergency services to deal with the blaze but were reopened a short time ago.

A cloudy and wet start with persistent and heavy rain in places.

Rain should gradually ease and clear during the day, with some sunny spells expected this afternoon.

Any lingering daytime showers should clear in the evening to leave a dry, clear, night:

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If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Friday morning, most services appear to be running to time so far.

However:

• The 08:04 Leeds to Sheffield via Barnsley service has been cancelled
• The 08:21 York to Kings Cross service is cancelled

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station
• Leeds Station
• Sheffield Station
• Hull Station
• Doncaster Station
• Wakefield Westgate
• Bradford Interchange
• Bradford Forster Square

A man has been found guilty of murdering a three-year-old boy by hitting him so hard he ruptured his bowel.

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Riley Siswick was found dead two days after he was seriously injured by 27-year-old Kyle Campbell at their home in Huddersfield, in February 2016.

Riley's mother, Kayleigh Siswick, also 27, was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child.

During their trial at Leeds Crown Court, prosecutors said neither Siswick nor Campbell raised the alarm about the toddler's acute and deteriorating condition which "would have been obvious" to anyone.

Both defendants are due to be sentenced later.

If you're keen to know how long the summer sun is going to soak us in its warming glow today, look no further.

Here's a handy graphic, kindly supplied by the Met Office, of the heavy rain forecast to move across Yorkshire today:

The Environment Agency has a number of flood warnings and alerts in place.

You can check to see if there are any where you are by clicking here.

It will be cloudy with rain for much of the day, but the afternoon may see the rain starting to ease in some areas.

Rain will continue to ease tonight and it should become largely dry for a time.

Another area of rain is likely to arrive after midnight, with a cloudy and wet end to the night expected:

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With the heavy rainfall yesterday, driving conditions were quite a challenge.

More so if the car you're driving is missing a rear window on the M62 in West Yorkshire:

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Thursday morning, most services appear to be running to time so far.

However, the 07:00 Leeds to Knaresborough service has been cancelled

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station
• Leeds Station
• Sheffield Station
• Hull Station
• Doncaster Station
• Wakefield Westgate
• Bradford Interchange
• Bradford Forster Square

The government is to serve a recall notice on Whirlpool over concerns about the safety of its tumble dryers.

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The "unprecedented step" means the company will have to recall hundreds of thousands of appliances over fears they pose a fire safety risk.

It comes after 5.3 million dryers under Whirlpool's Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit brands required modifying after several fires, including a tower block blaze.

Whirlpool said safety was its "number one priority".

The company estimates that between 300,000 and 500,000 faulty products could still be in UK homes, three years after the first safety notice was issued - although there is no definitive register to judge the accuracy of the estimate.

Last year, the BBC's Watchdog Live consumer programme uncovered cases in which machines had caught fire even after being fixed.

And in April, the Office for Product Safety and Standards published a report, urging Whirlpool to improve its risk management, and"reach affected consumers in more creative ways"to minimise the risk of faulty machines still being in people's homes.

The recall notice was announced in the Commons by business minister Kelly Tolhurst after former Conservative minister Andrew Griffiths raised "great concern" over Whirlpool's "straightness".

A Met Office weather warning for heavy rain is in place across Yorkshire.

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It's a Yellow warning which means spells of "heavy and persistent rain have the potential to bring flooding and disruption to transport in places".

The Met Office says: "There is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings."

At the moment the warning is in force until lunchtime tomorrow.

It will be cloudy today with rain becoming persistent and heavy at times.

It'll stay wet this evening with a brisk breeze making it chilly for the time of year.

The rain will continue throughout the night:

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If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this wet Wednesday morning, most services appear to be running to time so far.

However, the 08:04 Sheffield to Leeds via Barnsley service has been cancelled.

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station
• Leeds Station
• Sheffield Station
• Hull Station
• Doncaster Station
• Wakefield Westgate
• Bradford Interchange
• Bradford Forster Square

It'll be very wet today, with frequent spells of heavy rain.

Watch my full forecast here:

A very wet and breezy day today, with prolonged spells of rain.

It will remain wet for much of the night, but rain will gradually turn lighter through the early hours:

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If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Tuesday morning, most services appear to be running to time so far.

However, there is currently disruption to services between West Yorkshire and Manchester Piccadilly due to urgent track repairs on the line near Stalybridge.

Services affected are:

• Northern services between Huddersfield/Marsden and Manchester Piccadilly
• TransPennine Express services between York and Manchester Airport
• TransPennine Express services between Hull/Huddersfield and Manchester Piccadilly

Disruption is expected until about 10:00, according to National Rail Enquiries.

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station
• Leeds Station
• Sheffield Station
• Hull Station
• Doncaster Station
• Wakefield Westgate
• Bradford Interchange
• Bradford Forster Square

Rather wet through today and tomorrow, with some persistent and heavy spells of rain.

Watch my full forecast here:

A wet day as persistent rain spreads from the south, turning rather heavy at times.

The rain is forecast to continue through the night, with just a few drier interludes possible:

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If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Monday morning, most services appear to be running to time so far.

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station
• Leeds Station
• Sheffield Station
• Hull Station
• Doncaster Station
• Wakefield Westgate
• Bradford Interchange
• Bradford Forster Square

West Yorkshire motorcycle racer Dean Harrison has won the Isle of Man Senior TT for the first time.

It's the third TT win for the Bradford-born rider, adding to his maiden victory in the Lightweight Supertwins in 2014 and a victory in the Supersports last year.

He also has nine second-place finishes to his name, but this is the first time he has finished first in the much-coveted Senior TT:

It'll be a dry and bright start but cloud will build as the day goes on and rain will begin to move in.

The showers will continue overnight and in to Saturday with the possibility of thunder storms in places:

If you're making a journey on the rails in Yorkshire this Friday morning, most services appear to be running to time so far.

For all the latest live updates from the county's main railway stations, click on the links below:

• York Station
• Leeds Station
• Sheffield Station
• Hull Station
• Doncaster Station
• Wakefield Westgate
• Bradford Interchange
• Bradford Forster Square