BBC Local Live: Leeds and West Yorkshire on Tuesday 12 April 2016

Summary

News, sport, weather and travel updates will resume at 08:00 on Wednesday
Updates on Tuesday 12 April 2016

Live Reporting

Shahid Hussain

Woman dragged neighbour to the floor by her hair in row over plant potpublished at 09:27 BST 12 April 2016
Huddersfield Examiner
A Fenay Bridge woman has been ordered to stay away from her neighbour, external after assaulting her over a plant pot.
Image source, Huddersfield Examiner
Savile victims show 'astonishing courage' in BBC documentarypublished at 09:14 BST 12 April 2016
Victims of the disgraced Leeds broadcaster and DJ Jimmy Savile broke their silence in a BBC documentary last night called Abused: The Untold Story.
Liz Dux, a solicitor representing dozens of Savile's victims, has told BBC Radio Leeds their courage in coming forward is "astonishing".
In the documentary, these survivors talked about how they felt when Savile died in 2011:
Travel update: Congestion on B6132 Common Lane Sandalpublished at 09:03 BST 12 April 2016
BBC Travel
There's currently queuing traffic on the B6132 Chevet Lane northbound in Sandal and it's heavier than usual.
Image source, Google
It's between the Common Lane Junction and the Woodthorpe Lane junction just where the orange marker is in the map above.
Leeds boxer Nicola Adams wins Rio Qualificationpublished at 08:41 BST 12 April 2016
BBC Sport
Congratulations to our very own boxing legend and reigning Olympic champion Nicola Adams.
She started qualification for Rio 2016 with a comfortable victory at the European qualifying tournament.
Nicola beat Iulia Coroli of Moldova via unanimous decision in Turkey.
Image source, Getty
She now faces France's Sarah Ourahmoune in the last eight on Wednesday and must reach the final to book her place in Brazil at the first attempt.
Lindsay Rimer death: New leads with DNA breakthroughpublished at 08:32 BST 12 April 2016
New forensic leads are being investigated in connection with the death of a schoolgirl 21 years ago.
The body of 13-year-old Lindsay Rimer was found in the Rochdale Canal five months after she disappeared in Hebden Bridge in November 1994.
Image source, West Yorkshire Police
Her killer has never been found and West Yorkshire Police are treating the death as murder.
The force said a new DNA profile had been identified, which it hoped would lead them to identify the killer.
Latest headlines: DNA profiling could provide breakthrough in unsolved murder and Bradford schoolboy battles KFC over new outletpublished at 08:17 BST 12 April 2016
The top stories in Leeds and West Yorkshire so far this morning include:
- DNA profiling in Canada could provide a breakthrough in the unsolved West Yorkshire murder of Lindsay Rimer who disappeared from Hebden Bridge in 1994
- A West Yorkshire schoolboy is taking on fast food giant KFC over proposals to build a new outlet near his home
- Loneliness among older people is lower in Yorkshire than anywhere else in the country, according to a new report
West Yorkshire weather: Cloudy and damp start, thunder possible laterpublished at 08:09 BST 12 April 2016
Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Not the best looking day today across Yorkshire, with a few thick mist and fog patches.
Outbreaks of rain will spread northwards throughout the morning, these will mainly be light and patchy.
A few heavy showers are likely at times this afternoon, with the odd rumble of thunder possible. A few bright spells, moderate north easterly winds and highs of 12C (54F).
Good morning: Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 BST 12 April 2016
Shahid Hussain
BBC Local Live, Leeds
Hello and welcome to your live feed of news, sport, weather and travel for West Yorkshire, I'll be with you until 18:00.
If you'd like to get in touch with us today we'd love to hear your stories and feature your pictures from across the county.