BBC Local Live: Leeds and West Yorkshire on Tuesday 5 July 2016

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News, sport, weather and travel updates resume at 08:00 on Wednesday
Updates on Tuesday 5 July 2016

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Nick Wilmshurst

New police uniform raises some eyebrowspublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
You can decide who comes off best here, I'm not saying anything...
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Weather: Outlook for the afternoonpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
Alina Jenkins
BBC Weather
Our part of the world looks like it'll stay fairly dry this afternoon, but thicker cloud will thin. There is the small risk of catching a shower, especially in the east. A moderate northwest wind. Maximum temperature 19C (66F).
Latest headlines: More bus strikes for Leeds and drug addicted babies make up one in 250 birthspublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
Here are the latest headline sin West Yorkshire this lunchtime:
- Drivers for Leeds' First Bus company will hold two days of strike action this Friday and next Monday.
- Leeds hospitals have some of the highest numbers of babies being born addicted to drugs in England.
- Strikes organised by the NUT cause dozens of schools to close in West Yorkshire.
Teacher's strike: 'We have parental support'published at 11:55 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
Dozens of schools in West Yorkshire have shut their doors today because of a strike by members of the National Union of Teachers.
The union says spending per pupil is set to fall, leading to bigger class sizes and a heavier workload. The government denies the funding is being cut, accusing the union of playing politics with children's future.
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We believe that the things we are striking about will have a much longer impact, negative impact on those children and those parents and we've actually had a lot of parental support. I had an email this morning from a parent, and in it she said, your working conditions are our children's learning conditions."
Clare Johnson, Primary school teacher, Leeds
Yorkshire v Middlesex - Day 3, listen livepublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
BBC Sport
Yorkshire's championship match with Middlesex is very much in the balance going into day three.
Middlesex will resume at Scarborough on 130 for 2; trailing Yorkshire's first innings total by 276 runs.
Play resumes at 11:00 and you can listen to ball-by-ball commentary here.
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Rubbish at putting your bin out? There's a app for that...published at 11:14 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
It's something we're all guilty of, forgetting to put your bin out and the ensuing build up of paper, bottles and sacks of rubbish in your garage.
But help is at hand for the more forgetful among us, a new app to remind you when to put your bin out has been launched by Leeds city council today.
The app is just at a pilot, but they're asking for help in testing it.
On it, you can check your bin day, set a reminder and see where your nearest recycling site is. The trial will run for six weeks and you can download it for Apple or Android devices.
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We don’t usually describe bin collections as exciting, but this development really does have exciting prospects for how we work, educate and engage with people so they can help us to help them achieve the city’s recycling targets.”
Cllr Lucinda Yeadon, Leeds City Council
Is it really two years since Le Tour?published at 10:46 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
Is it really two years?! It's always fun to revisit these things though, if you've got a picture from the big weekend you'd like to share, send it to me...
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Dog attacks on Halifax postal staff on the risepublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
Halifax Courier
Dog attacks on postal staff in Halifax have risen by 67%, external as the Royal Mail aims to tackle the problem at the launch of its fourth Dog Awareness Week.
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MP for Colne Valley backs Maypublished at 10:17 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
The political fallout of the Brexit vote continues as Conservative MPs are beginning the process of choosing their next leader and UK prime minister.
Voting gets underway later, Theresa May goes in to the ballot with a lead among Tory MPs. But energy minister Andrea Leadsom, Michael Gove, Stephen Crabb and Liam Fox also hope to succeed David Cameron.
Here's how one of our Tory MPs is going to vote...
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Further bus strikes planned in Leedspublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
There are to be more strikes on the Leeds bus network. Two more rounds of industrial action have been announced, which will affect routes operated by First Bus.
Bosses at First Bus say they're disappointed there are to be two more strikes. The Unite union has announced the 24-hour stoppages by drivers will take place this Friday and next Monday.
The dispute is over pay; First Bus says the offer is well above inflation but is accusing Unite of refusing to put it to members.
Children born as addicts: The Bradford mother who gave birth to four drug-addicted babiespublished at 09:35 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
Leeds has one of the highest rates of babies born addicted to drugs in the country, according to figures uncovered by the BBC in Yorkshire.
One in every 250 children born in the city was dependant on narcotics, which is more than double the national average.
Lisa Batty from Bradford gave birth to four children whilst she was using heroin, meaning they were dependent on the drug at birth. She's now been clean for five years.
Chilcot Inquiry: Soldier's father hopes for 'Blair evidence'published at 09:23 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
A soldier's father, from West Yorkshire, who refused to shake Tony Blair's hand said he hoped the Chilcot report would provide evidence to get the ex-PM "into court".
Peter Brierley, whose son Shaun died in Kuwait in 2003, said Mr Blair should be punished "if it is proved that he has done wrong".
The findings of the inquiry, six years in the making, will be unveiled tomorrow.
Mr Blair, prime minister when the UK went to war, said he would not comment until it was made public.
Leeds, the city that took EU money... but almost 50% voted to leavepublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
A week after the Brexit referendum we can look at how people in Leeds are feeling after the vote.
Remain just edged ahead with 50.3%, while 49.7% voted to leave, but how does that tally with how much our area has benefited from EU funding?
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When you see what's getting handed out to foreigners, and our own pensioners having to scrimp and scrape and be cold in winter, it gets your back up. I've worked all my life and paid taxes and I don't mind doing that, as long as my grandchildren are going to benefit."
Julie Simpson
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I definitely want to be an inclusive country, I'm really sad that some people from outside the country don't feel welcome here. That's a big thing for me."
Nancy Crang
One in 250 babies in Leeds born addicted to drugspublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
Figures uncovered by the BBC show that Leeds has one of the country's highest rates of babies born addicted to drugs.
Image source, P_NTAGIOS
The stats from a Freedom of Information request show that in 2015, about one in every 250 infants born in the city's hospitals was dependent on narcotics, which is more than double the national average.
Over the past four years West Yorkshire has seen nearly 500 newborns getting treatment for addiction.
It is caused by women taking legal and illegal drugs while pregnant, but health experts say it is a declining trend.
Latest headlines: Leeds has one of highest rates of babies born addicted to drugs and man to be sentenced over sex worker killingpublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
The latest headlines for West Yorkshire this morning include:
- Leeds has one of the highest rates of babies born addicted to drugs in the country, a BBC investigation has found
- A man will be sentenced today for the murder of a 21-year-old Polish sex worker in Leeds
- Thousands of school children across West Yorkshire will be affected as teachers go on strike today
Weather: Cloudy start brighter this afternoonpublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
Alina Jenkins
BBC Weather
It'll start off cloudy with a few outbreaks of rain this morning, but this will soon clear. Then brighter conditions with sunny spells will follow. Feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine, highs of 18C.
Teachers' strike: Is your school shut?published at 08:14 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
There could be disruption for families today with many schools in West Yorkshire affected by strike action as the National Union of Teachers stages a one-day strike over school funding.
Here's the current list of full closures:
- Aire View Infant School
- Bowling Park Primary School
- Brackenhill Primary School
- Byron Primary School
- Chellow Heights Special School
- Farnham Primary School
- Frizinghall Primary School
- High Park School
- Horton Grange Primary School
- Knowleswood Primary School
- Oastler's School
- Parkland Primary School
- Peel Park Primary School
- Queensbury School
- St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School
- Steeton Primary School
- Westminster CE Primary School
- Worthinghead Primary School
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Good morning: Our live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 5 July 2016
Morning, welcome to the BBC's live feed of news, sport, weather and travel for West Yorkshire.
I'll be here until 18:00 keeping you up-to-date, but I'm no mind reader, if you spot something you think we should be talking about email me!
Especially if you've taken a picture like Annie Jacques, she sent this lovely snap of Holmfirth, taken during all that rain yesterday.
Image source, Annie Jacques