Updates on Wednesday 13 April 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates will resume at 08:00 on Thursday
Live updates for Leeds and West Yorkshire have finished for the day.
We'll be back from 08:00 on Thursday with the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from across the county.
I'll leave you with this impressive image of Castleford at night sent to us by Chris Sharp.
Image source, Chris SharpHappy Vaisakhi to everyone celebrating in Leeds and West Yorkshire!
It's one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar.
It also commemorates 1699, the year Sikhism was born as a collective faith.
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Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
There'll be some heavy thundery downpours across parts of West Yorkshire at first tonight, but then most places will dry up later.
Minimum temperature 6C (43F) with light and variable wind.
It'll be rather cloudy tomorrow with a risk of a few showers, but most places will stay dry with brighter spells developing at times.
Maximum temperature 11C (52F) with light and variable wind.
More on one of our other stories today: the former miners who've gone to Wakefield Council today as part of their battle to have millions of pounds of pension contributions repaid.
The ex-pitmen claim the money's a surplus that's built up over more than 20 years, and they're asking the government to pay it back.
The Department for Energy and Climate Change says it guarantees miners' pensions will be paid.
Tony Banks was a miner for 38 years and he has this to say:
Charlotte Leeming
Journalist, BBC Look North
Speaking shortly after winning her sex discrimination and unfair dismissal case against Leeds United within the last hour, former club employee Lucy Ward told me the result was "bittersweet".
She said all she wanted to do was clear her name.
Ms Ward told me she had spent 11 years at a club she loved dearly and said "a lot has been said about me that wasn't true and now my name has been cleared".
She said she loves Leeds United, but will now focus on getting back into football and on with her career.
Elections take place on Thursday 5 May, but did you know that you'll only be able to vote if you're registered to do so – and the deadline is next Monday?
Image source, PAIf you are not already registered, you can do so by visiting the following website: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote, external.
And, if you want to find out more about the elections then you can visit the voter information website here, external or the BBC News elections homepage.
If you're using the M62 later, are you getting home any quicker these days?
Highways England say you could be saving up to five minutes a day on some journeys on the M62 after the introduction of a "smart motorway" scheme.
The £136m scheme, external covers 15 miles near Bradford and Leeds.
Technology has been installed to monitor traffic, provide information and ease congestion with variable speed limits and utilising the hard shoulder.
Image source, David DixonThe top stories in Leeds and West Yorkshire so far this morning include:
Adam Pope
BBC West Yorkshire Sport
More details from the employment tribunal in Leeds where former Leeds United employee Lucy Ward has won her case claiming unfair dismissal and sex discrimination by the club.
The judge, Stephen Keevash, agreed the reasons for Ms Ward's dismissal were "a sham" and went on to say the comments of owner Massimo Cellino about "women having no place in football" were sexist.
The Judge also said Ms Ward was not aggressive nor disruptive, nor did she have any issues with the club's new ownership.
Charlotte Leeming
Journalist, BBC Look North
More details on the judgement in the sex discrimination and unfair dismissal case brought by former Leeds United employee Lucy Ward who has just won her case.
Ms Ward was tearful as the judge spoke, saying there was no evidence the claimant was an aggressive or disruptive presence, or had any issues with the club's new ownership.
The judge also quoted the words of club owner Massimo Cellino telling colleagues: "Football is no place for women and they're better off in the bedroom or beauticians."
Charlotte Leeming
Journalist, BBC Look North
I've been at the employment tribunal in Leeds where former Leeds United employee Lucy Ward has just won her case claiming unfair dismissal and sex discrimination by the club.
The tribunal judge said there no grounds for disbelieving that Lucy Ward had sought permission to work for the BBC. She'd previously done this with full support from the club.
The judge added that Ms Ward and Neil Redfearn, the club's former head coach, were truthful witnesses.
Leeds United chairman Massimo Cellino had told former executive director Adam Pearson that Ms Ward had to leave the club, the judge said.
More on the breaking news that former Leeds United employee Lucy Ward has won her case at an employment tribunal claiming unfair dismissal and sex discrimination by the club.
In 2015, Ms Ward, who worked as the club's education and welfare officer, travelled to Canada to work as a BBC pundit at the 2015 Women's World Cup.
The club claimed Ms Ward, who worked at the club's academy, was dismissed for exceeding her annual leave entitlement while away with the BBC.
Ms Ward said she was sacked because she was Neil Redfearn's partner, a claim the club denied.
A Leeds United employee who said she was sacked from the club because she was Neil Redfearn's partner and claimed unfair dismissal and sex discrimination has won her case.
More to follow.
There's currently slow traffic in both directions on the A644 Huddersfield Rd in Dewsbury.
It's just between the Pinfold Hill junction and the Steanard Lane junction around the roadworks area.
Image source, GoogleThe problem area is marked by the orange box.
An ex-Castleford Tigers player has failed to sell himself on auction site eBay as it infringed website rules.
Ryan McGoldrick is currently a free agent after a side he signed for in New South Wales folded.
However, eBay removed his listing because it "goes against their terms of selling body parts and remains".
Image source, eBayA Leeds United employee "ruled the roost" in work due to her relationship with the club's head coach, a tribunal has heard.
Lucy Ward says she was sacked because she was Neil Redfearn's partner, and is claiming unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.
Giving evidence on the third day of the hearing, Leeds United secretary Stuart Hayton said "people closely linked can cause difficulties in a club".
The club denies any improper conduct.
More on the news that the murder in 2001 of a young mother in Bradford is now set to be reviewed by the West Yorkshire Police Cold Case Team, external.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceIt's exactly 15 years today since the disappearance of 19-year-old Rebecca Hall, who was a sex worker from Bradford. Her body was found two weeks later dumped in an alley.
Rebecca's is one several cases due to be reviewed by the Cold Case team, according to West Yorkshire Police.
Quote MessageThe team will use advances in forensic technology to try and identify those who were responsible and hopefully provide Becky's family with the answers as to who murdered her and why."
Det Supt Mark Ridley, West Yorkshire Police
How do you feel about being on camera in Calderdale?
Have a look at this behind-the-scenes video of the council's CCTV control room which keeps track of the district's 64 cameras.
They cover parks and the city centre and even have cameras to help prevent suicide events.
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Inspirational Taliban victim and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai will make a rare public appearance in Leeds, external this summer, it was announced today.
Image source, Yorkshire Evening PostMore on Leeds University researchers who are heading to the Himalayas to conduct research with military climbers. They're trying to scale the mountain without oxygen.
If you can't get your head around how high they will actually be...take a look at this video.
They call it "the death zone" for a reason!
