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Bradford's curry industry is worth £500m to the city’s economy, according to the founder of the World Curry Festival, external. 

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I'm stuck in this office, but that looks like sunshine to me. Maybe all is not lost...

Leeds' Kadeena Cox had always set her sights on the Rio Olympic Games.

But the budding sprinter's ambitions were dashed in 2014 when she had a stroke and was subsequently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

It forced Kadeena to focus on the Paralympics instead, and it's certainly paid dividends in Rio.

With two world records, two gold medals and two more events to go she's certainly making her mark in both athletics and cycling.

Find out more about her story so far right here:

Attacks on Polish people in West Yorkshire are due to be discussed in a meeting between police and top Polish officials later.

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Last week a Polish man was hurt in a racist attack in Armley. Seven teenagers have since been arrested over the incident.

Officials at the Polish Embassy (pictured) say they've had to deal with nearly 30 xenophobic incidents across the country in the past few months.

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Double Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee says there is a "possibility of not seeing me in Tokyo".

The Leeds athlete is considering competing at longer distances and not defending his Olympic title in four years time. 

Two men have each been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for causing a crash which killed the driver and passenger of a taxi.

Mirza Malick, 64, and Paul Hayward, 55, from Bradford, died at the scene of the crash on the Shipley Airedale Road in January.

Ismail Miah, 23, of Springfield Place and Muhammed Sikder, 27, of Sylhet Close, had earlier pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving.

People hoping to stand as Labour's candidate for the upcoming Batley and Spen by-election following the death in June of Jo Cox MP (pictured) have until midday today to apply.

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Mrs Cox was shot and stabbed in Birstall on 16 June.  

Interviews are expected to be held ahead of the selection of a shortlist, with a hustings event due to take place on 23 September. The by-election will be held on 20 October.

The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and UKIP have all said they won't field a candidate in the by-election.

Any thought of barbeques, relaxing in the garden getting a tan, forget that!

It's a grim old morning, as illustrated by the camera at J32 on the M62...

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The route of a parade to celebrate the achievements of Yorkshire's Olympic and Paralympic athletes has been announced.

The Rio Heroes homecoming event is to be held in Leeds on 28 September from 17:45.

Athletes taking part will tour the city centre on open-top buses.

Some roads will be closed as a result of the parade. Here's the route the parade will take: 

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Hull FC kept alive their hopes of winning the League Leaders' Shield by coming from behind to win 18-12 at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

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Liam Finn's penalty gave the hosts an 8-6 lead at the break after Joe Arundel and Danny Washbrook exchanged tries.

Jordan Thompson put the Black and Whites in front but Tom Johnstone dived over in the corner to level the score.

Hull hit back and won it through Mahe Fonua's try to move a point behind Super League leaders Warrington.

More details have been announced of the parade celebrating Yorkshire's success at the Olympics and Paralympics, external. It's happening next Wednesday from 17:45 until 18:45.

And look, here's a map of the route!:

Image source, Leeds City Council

It'll give fans the chance to welcome back their Rio heroes in style as they tour the city centre on open top buses, the council says.

Among those taking part will be Hannah Cockroft MBE, Jack Laugher, the Brownlee Brothers and Nile Wilson.

Bradford now holds the world record for the most people making heart-shaped gestures.

More than 2,000 people came to Centenary Square to take part.

Here's what happened...

Former Chancellor George Osborne is to chair a new think tank aimed at taking forward his "Northern Powerhouse" plan.  

As chancellor, Mr Osborne championed the idea of creating an economy in the north of England to rival those of London and the South East.

But there have been concerns that the project may go off the rails under PM Theresa May, who sacked Mr Osborne.

Mr Osborne said the PM had committed to the vision but told the Sun: "We can't just expect Whitehall to do it all. It has to be a team effort," he told the newspaper.

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Oh dear, this will slow things down a bit...

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

It's a cloudy and wet start to the day but the rain eases this afternoon with sunny spells developing. Feeling fresher with highs of 18C (64F). 

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Leeds

It's Friday everyone, great news. Welcome to your live blog of news, sport, weather and travel for West Yorkshire. I'll be here until 18:00.

If you haven't moved from your house yet, shall we say the weather's not quite as nice as it was yesterday. More on the weather shortly.

In the meantime here's a reminder of what we had, the sun setting over City Square in Leeds last night.