Four things you should know in Yorkshire today

Today we learned that councillors could be held to account by a new mayor; saw a former football official cleared in a Dubai court; heard how the Boxing Day floods could determine planning policy; and were told of an alarming rise in the numbers of elderly people who go missing in Yorkshire.
File photo dated 17/02/13 of former Leeds United director David Haigh (right), who has been acquitted in the United Arab Emirates of criminal charges relating to a tweet. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday March 21, 2016. Haigh has said he hopes to be reunited with his family for Easter after spending nearly two years in custody in Dubai. See PA story COURTS Haigh. Photo credit should read: Martin Rickett/PA WireFile photo dated 17/02/13 of former Leeds United director David Haigh (right), who has been acquitted in the United Arab Emirates of criminal charges relating to a tweet. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday March 21, 2016. Haigh has said he hopes to be reunited with his family for Easter after spending nearly two years in custody in Dubai. See PA story COURTS Haigh. Photo credit should read: Martin Rickett/PA Wire
File photo dated 17/02/13 of former Leeds United director David Haigh (right), who has been acquitted in the United Arab Emirates of criminal charges relating to a tweet. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday March 21, 2016. Haigh has said he hopes to be reunited with his family for Easter after spending nearly two years in custody in Dubai. See PA story COURTS Haigh. Photo credit should read: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

Here are four things you need to know so far today:

Yorkshire mayor could boost accountability

The introduction of a new elected mayor for West Yorkshire and its neighbours could include the creation of an assembly to help hold them to account.

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Football executive cleared of criminal charge

The former managing director of Leeds United has been acquitted in the United Arab Emirates of criminal charges relating to a tweet.

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Flooding on the agenda

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The need to include anti-flood measures in major building and transport projects will be among the issues considered in a Leeds City Region-wide review of the lessons learned from the Boxing Day storms.

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Concern at missing elderly

More than 800 people aged over 65 were reported missing by Yorkshire’s police forces last year, new statistics have revealed.

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