:00:00. > :00:19.That's all from us. Now it's time for the news where
:00:20. > :00:21.First tonight, flash flooding has caused disruption
:00:22. > :00:25.Heavy rain has led to several road closures in our region.
:00:26. > :00:30.Our reporter David Tracz has the latest.
:00:31. > :00:32.Well, the M606 northbound has been closed due to flooding between
:00:33. > :00:36.the M62 at Junction 26, Chain Bar and Junction 3 at Rooley Avenue.
:00:37. > :00:38.Police say the road will remain closed until at least tomorrow
:00:39. > :00:41.morning, affecting traffic coming into the city centre.
:00:42. > :00:43.In South Yorkshire, the Barnsley Interchange has been
:00:44. > :00:46.closed on safety grounds because of standing water.
:00:47. > :00:51.The fire brigade have spent the evening clearing water
:00:52. > :00:54.from Tadcaster main street, while this is the scene in Kippax `
:00:55. > :00:58.this picture shows Gibson Lane which has been closed.
:00:59. > :01:00.There is currently one flood alert in force for Whiston Brook
:01:01. > :01:03.in Rotherham, and you can get the latest information
:01:04. > :01:10.Meanwhile, in Pontefract, emergency crews have spent
:01:11. > :01:13.the evening clearing water away from the ground floor of The Prince
:01:14. > :01:16.Patients had to be moved to safety when floodwater came in beneath
:01:17. > :01:24.several doors and caused widespread damage to the ground floor.
:01:25. > :01:26.Staff and members of the local community are still cleaning up.
:01:27. > :01:28.The hospice kitchen has been contaminated with floodwater
:01:29. > :01:36.Staff are appealing for help and donations of clean linen.
:01:37. > :01:39.We are quite in need of probably sandbags and anything that can keep
:01:40. > :01:42.the water away from the hospice as the forecast for the weekend is
:01:43. > :01:45.actually going to get worse, so there is the potential that although
:01:46. > :01:47.we have cleaned up some of the water this evening,
:01:48. > :01:50.we will encounter the same problem on Saturday and probably on Sunday,
:01:51. > :01:58.Don't forget, your BBC local radio station will have the latest weather
:01:59. > :02:00.and travel news for your part of the region on Breakfast,
:02:01. > :02:08.Police investigating the murder of Gemma Simpson have confirmed
:02:09. > :02:10.that they've found human remains, 14 years
:02:11. > :02:15.Gemma disappeared in May 2000 after telling
:02:16. > :02:19.a friend she was catching a bus from her home in Harehills to Leeds city
:02:20. > :02:24.Police have recently been conducting enquiries in the vicinity of
:02:25. > :02:30.Formal identification of the remains is yet to take place, but Gemma's
:02:31. > :02:41.20,000 new jobs could be created in Doncaster.
:02:42. > :02:44.The council says it's ahead of schedule building a link road to
:02:45. > :02:48.It's a huge project, costing nearly ?60 million.
:02:49. > :02:50.It'll involve thousands of houses, a distribution centre and better
:02:51. > :02:55.It'll be finished in just over a year, but there are already
:02:56. > :03:03.It will be the big international players looking to provide a hub
:03:04. > :03:06.of logistics at this area but also as the strategic rail freight
:03:07. > :03:08.interchanges develops on, there will be opportunities for all sorts of
:03:09. > :03:14.commerce and industry as part of this development park.
:03:15. > :03:16.A cyclist who died on a dual carriageway in Dronfield
:03:17. > :03:18.has been identified a week after a collision with a car.
:03:19. > :03:21.The family of Malcolm Cottam from Sheffield have confirmed it's him.
:03:22. > :03:24.The police had released an E`FIT of Mr Cottam in the hope
:03:25. > :03:29.On Thursday afternoon last week, he was riding a Carrera bike when he
:03:30. > :03:38.collided with a Citroen on the A61 and suffered fatal head injuries.
:03:39. > :03:41.Scores of childless couples living in the York area have had their
:03:42. > :03:44.hopes of IVF treatment dashed after health officials backtracked on
:03:45. > :03:48.In June, they agreed they would fund one cycle of IVF from this year.
:03:49. > :03:51.But now they've changed their minds, saying they can't afford to pay
:03:52. > :03:55.At the moment York is the only city in England not
:03:56. > :03:57.offering fertility treatment free on the health service.
:03:58. > :04:01.That compares with Leeds, which offers couples one cycle.
:04:02. > :04:03.Couples in South Yorkshire fare slightly
:04:04. > :04:06.better with Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham all offering two, and top
:04:07. > :04:09.of the table is Bassetlaw in North Nottinghamshire, where the NHS will
:04:10. > :04:24.For three years Karen and Peter Boardman's lives have been dominated
:04:25. > :04:31.They don't understand what it is like to have that burning need
:04:32. > :04:39.and desire right in your heart that you want to have a family.
:04:40. > :04:48.And when you marry someone you meet them and you want to create life
:04:49. > :04:52.with them, you are just denied that opportunity and that is absolutely
:04:53. > :04:56.soul destroying. Their first IVF appointment is in
:04:57. > :05:01.two weeks and they were hoping it would be paid for by the NHS.
:05:02. > :05:07.Everything seems to be like a postcode lottery. In June, there
:05:08. > :05:11.commissioning body said they would be A4160 couple but that's changed
:05:12. > :05:19.last night when NHS bosses said they could not afford it. We are not able
:05:20. > :05:25.to fund this at all because we are millions of pounds in the red. I am
:05:26. > :05:29.a family doctor and there will be the likes of grandad who may need
:05:30. > :05:35.his hat replaced, grandma needs services to support her as well, the
:05:36. > :05:37.daughter may have best cancer and be having treatment and then you have
:05:38. > :05:44.the grand daughter who wants to have IVF. I am absolutely shocked, I
:05:45. > :05:49.relate thought there would be something, no matter how small, even
:05:50. > :05:54.if it was just the bare bones, I thought it would be a step forward
:05:55. > :05:59.and I hoped there would be a glimmer of hope and I was waiting yesterday
:06:00. > :06:04.to find out what it was. Yorked does not have an IVF unit saw hundreds
:06:05. > :06:10.come to this unit in Seacroft. They have to be able to pay for the money
:06:11. > :06:15.which could be around ?500,000, most couples need to or three cycles to
:06:16. > :06:20.achieve a pregnancy. The Leeds IVF unit has been inundated with calls
:06:21. > :06:26.from residents and anticipating free treatment. For some, the decision of
:06:27. > :06:29.Jock not to find at least one cycle means IVF will be impossible, others
:06:30. > :06:50.will find a way to pay. After the bad weather today, you
:06:51. > :06:53.will be pleased that tomorrow is going to be a better day,
:06:54. > :07:06.unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Sunday! To make it well
:07:07. > :07:10.however Campbell and a little bit with temperatures around 14 Celsius.
:07:11. > :07:18.`` tonight. On Saturday morning there could be one or two isolated
:07:19. > :07:24.showers but generally fine and dry. Temperatures will lift to 20 or 21
:07:25. > :07:29.Celsius. Some heavy rain for Sunday and it will be windy overnight into
:07:30. > :07:37.Monday and unsettled next week. Here is the summary. Good night.
:07:38. > :07:44.Good evening. We saw some torrential thunderstorms earlier today.
:07:45. > :07:47.Tomorrow looks like a better day for most places. It will go downhill
:07:48. > :07:52.into Sunday. This is heading our way. This is a couple of day's worth
:07:53. > :07:53.of satellite imagery. This is what was the