Leeds-Bradford trams need £1bn to start work, focus groups find favourite for Hull and vicar plays role as a hermit East Yorkshire election

Today's news headlines with Sophie Mei Lan for The Yorkshire Post.

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00:00Hi, I'm Sophie Maylan-Maylyn and here are today's headlines.

00:04The Leeds-Bradford tram network, and you can hear the trains behind me,

00:08needs £1 billion to start work, said West Yorkshire Mayor Tracey Braben.

00:13She's hoping the government will put in their summer spending review.

00:18A focus group has found their favourite for the Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election.

00:23Meet the vicar who will be playing a hermit to celebrate his church's 800th anniversary.

00:31That's all for today's news. Don't forget to pick up a copy of the paper and subscribe to us online.