Summary

  • Updates on Friday 29 January 2016

  • Live news, sport, weather and travel updates resume at 08:00 on Monday

  1. Bradford mill fire: Sixty firefighters remain at scenepublished at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Richard Edwards
    Journalist, BBC Radio Leeds

    About 60 firefighters remain at the scene of a fire at Drummonds Mill on Lumb Lane in Manningham, Bradford, this morning, nearly 24 hours after a blaze broke out in the basement.

    Bradford mill fire

    At its height, about 100 people were evacuated from their homes, huge plumes of smoke could be seen for miles around, and 125 fire fighters were brought in to tackle the blaze.

    Residents from houses on Lumb Lane, Manningham Lane and Grosvenor Road were taken to the Richard Dunn Sports Centre for shelter.

    Staff at the centre say about 28 people remain there and they're not expecting any more people.

  2. Weather: Windy day with sunny spellspublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Owain Wyn Evans
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    We've got a very windy start to the day with severe south westerly gales

    Things are likely to brighten up this afternoon with plenty of bright sunny spells.

    Remaining windy, and highs today of around 11C (52F).

  3. Good morning: Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2016

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    Batten down the hatches, splice the main brace etc... It's a bit windy out there this morning.

    Welcome to our live coverage for Leeds and West Yorkshire for Friday 29 January, we'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, weather and travel throughout the day.

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