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Headlines on Wednesday 13 July 2016
Pupils from seven Leeds primary schools have saddled up to cycle 18 miles around east Leeds, external in the first ever Tour de Garforth.
Image source, Yorkshire Evening PostA teenage driver has been arrested after an elderly woman pedestrian had to be airlifted to hospital, external this morning.
Image source, Telegraph and ArgusJust back to that burst water main in the centre of Leeds.
Looks like it could cause some disruption into the weekend...
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Two men from Bradford have been arrested today in connection with the ongoing investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
National Crime Agency officers arrested the men this morning at separate addresses in the city.
Both were arrested on suspicion of trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation. The offences are believed to have taken place against two girls, aged 16 and 17.
Operation Stovewood has now made a total of nine arrests.
A "split-second lack of concentration" caused a head-on crash which killed two riders, an inquest has concluded.
Lewis Clark, 22, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, and Christian Berkhan, 53, from Germany, died on 30 August 2015.
The accident was caused by a "split-second lack of concentration" when Mr Berkhan failed to correct his position on the road sufficiently after overtaking another bike, the court was told.
Seconds later, his Ducati collided with Mr Clark's Yamaha.
In a written statement, a witness said an "enormous fireball" happened immediately.
Have you seen 15-year-old Savannah Carrigan from Bradford?, external She's been missing from her home since 07:30 yesterday.
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceShe is about 5ft 3ins tall, slim, has a tongue piercing and was last seen wearing black trousers, a black jumper and a blue polo shirt.Anyone with information is asked to contact police in Bradford on 101, quoting log 675 of 12 July.
Not got much time? Want to have a look around the Great Yorkshire Show?
Here's your solution, our speedy look around the displays and tents, all in 40 seconds.
Hang on tight, it's a fast ride (but let's not do the whole "scream if you want to go faster thing", you'll look a bit weird).
A bit more on the body that was found in Wakefield yesterday.
A man was found in bushes in the Cathedral Retail Park, he is believed to be 42 years old.
Police say that inquiries are ongoing and a post mortem examination will be carried out today to find out how he died.
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BBC Travel
Just spotted the queue below on the westbound M62, around J23.
It's down to a broken-down lorry as far as I can see, not causing huge tailbacks, but worth being aware of.
Image source, Highways EnglandBradford and Leeds feature are among the worst cities in England for counterfeit goods, a BBC investigation shows.
Image source, .A spokeswoman for the Anti-Counterfeiting Group said it was difficult to get a true picture of the scale of the problem because of differences in the way councils record their figures.
Quote MessageThe criminal gangs that make these products have no regard for health or safety and as such, products are not being tested to the high UK standards and are, therefore, potentially lethal to the British consumer."
Anti-Counterfeiting Group
A study partly carried out in Leeds has helped prove there's a link between having red hair and getting skin cancer.
Image source, ThinkstockExperts say there is an inherited ginger gene which increases the risk. In the first study of its kind, it's looked at tumours in more than 400 people from all over the world.
The gene associated with red hair, pale skin and freckles can increase the risk of skin cancer, by the equivalent of 21 extra years of sun exposure.
Researchers at the University of Leeds say it's the first time a study has shown a direct link between having red hair and skin cancers with multiple mutations.
A man who received the UK's first hand transplant has used it to save his wife's life.
Mark Cahill, from Greetland near Halifax, who had the ground-breaking operation in Leeds four years ago, found his wife Sylvia unresponsive in bed and did chest compressions until paramedics arrived.
"It's gone from a life-changing hand transplant to a life-saving one," the 55-year-old said.
An 88-year-old woman, armed with just her walking stick, chased off a burglar from her home, external.
It happened in Ripponden on Sunday at about 19:30 when a man came into her house and stole cash. She chased him off before he could steal anything else.
West Yorkshire Police have released this e-fit of the suspect...
Image source, West Yorkshire PoliceQuote MessageThis has clearly been a frightening experience for the victim coming across an intruder in her home. I would appeal to anyone who was in the area on Sunday to come forward."
Det Const Helen Hird, West Yorkshire
Pete Atkinson is an aerobatic flight instructor at Sherburn Aero Club, external near Leeds.
He's 72 and recently had a double hip replacement.
He showed BBC Radio Leeds reporter Tracy Gee (now known in the office as Tracy Gee-Force) how he's getting on with his recovery..
The body of man has been found at a retail park in Wakefield city centre.
West Yorkshire Police were called to the Cathedral Retail Park at about 13:00 yesterday, where there had been reports of a body being found in some bushes.
We'll bring you more as we get it.
And if it's taken you longer than usual to get through the centre of town, this is why
All thanks to a burst water main...
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BBC Travel
Just hearing about an accident on the M62 near to J26, there's currently one lane closed, external, and it's expected to stay that way for the next couple of hours.
I'll keep you updated with any developments, as you can see, emergency services are at the scene.
Image source, Highways EnglandPeople will gather in the centre of Bradford later to protest against racism and xenophobia following the EU referendum.
Image source, Curtis MalinowskiIt's after reports of an increase in hate crimes around the country since the UK voted to leave the EU last month.
Tonight's event in Centenary Square has been organised to celebrate the contribution migrants make to our community.
Quote MessageWe've seen casual racism, people passing comment that 'you'll soon be going home'. Somebody gave an example that they were told 'we won't have to wait as long at the doctors when you lot have all gone'. It's casual racism and we have to step on it.
Jeanette Sunderland, Leader, Lib Dems, Bradford Council
BBC Travel
We're getting lots of reports of slow traffic around the county this morning. We understand that it'll take you about 30 mins to currently get from Leeds' outer ring road to get to Harrogate.
In fact, as you might expect, there's a lot of delays around that area because of the Great Yorkshire Show.
We've also got a burst water main on Great George Street in Leeds.
Here are the latest headlines in West Yorkshire:
