Summary

  • Live updates have finished on Monday 4 October 2016

Live Reporting

Nick Wilmshurst

  1. Travel update: lane blocked on Leeds Inner Ring Road

    BBC Travel

    Luckily the rush hour is way behind us, but this could still cause a few hold-ups on the Inner Ring Road in Leeds.

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  2. 'Longest-married' man dies aged 110

    Karam and Kartari Chand

    A man who was one half of what is believed to have been the longest-married couple in the UK, dies at the age of 110.

    Karam Chand, of Bradford, died on Friday after 90 years of marriage to his wife Kartari.  

    'Longest-married' man dies aged 110

    A man who was one half of what is believed to have been the longest-married couple in the UK, dies at the age of 110.

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  3. Man accused of Jo Cox murder appears in court
    Breaking

    Thomas Mair, the man accused of the murder of Jo Cox MP, has appeared at the Old Bailey this morning.

    He remained silent when asked to plead guilty or not guilty. The judge Mr Justice Wilkie directed that pleas of not guilty should be entered

  4. Your pictures: Kirkstall Abbey

    Thanks to "BFG" who sent this great shot of Kirkstall Abbey into BBC Weather Watchers, looks like it's Halloween already!

    Kirkstall AbbeyBFG

  5. Boy critical after suffering electric shock on railway
    Breaking

    A 12-year-old boy is in critical condition after suffering serious electrical burns on a railway line near South Elmsall.

    British Transport Police were called to the scene just before 18:15 yesterday. Officers say that their enquiries are ongoing. 

  6. Anger over plans to close three Wakefield swimming pools

    Plans to close swimming pools in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley are being criticised by local residents.

    Knottingley Leisure CentreGoogle

    Wakefield Council's considering closing the three pools and replacing them all with one multi-million pound leisure centre at Pontefract Park. 

    The new venue would be more modern and cheaper to run, according to the council.

  7. Nothing gets passed our Danny

    This is Danny Savage, he works across the north of England as a BBC News Correspondent.

    As you can see, his eagle eyes never miss a thing...

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  8. Leeds 'tent city' to be dismantled

    A so-called "tent city" for the homeless set up in the centre of Leeds could be dismantled today.

    Leeds City Council has applied for a possession order to take back Park Square from the illegal campers.

    Tents

    Scores of homeless people have been living in more than 70 tents in the camp since the end of last week. 

    The Leeds Homeless Partnership arranged the protest as it disputes the council's rough sleepers figures. 

    The council has applied to the courts to take back the land as it will be needed for the two-day Light Night festival which starts on Thursday. 

  10. Man accused of Jo Cox murder due in court

    The man charged with the murder of West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox is due back in court later. 

    Jo CoxBrendan Cox

    The MP was shot and stabbed to death in her constituency in June. 

    Thomas Mair, 52 and from Birstall, is accused of killing her. 

    He's due to appear at the Old Bailey this morning.

  11. Britain's longest-married man dies aged 110

    Some sad news: One of the world's longest-married men - who came from Bradford - has died.

    Karam Chand

    Karam Chand, 110, married his wife Katari in India in 1925 - and they had eight children and 27 grandchildren. They moved to England 40 years later.

    Mr Chand has died just a few days short of his 111th birthday.

  12. Van driver 'very lucky' after tyre blow-out on M62

    These pictures of a crashed van show the result of a tyre blow-out on the M62.

    VanWest Yorkshire Police

    It happened between J30-31 at Normanton and luckily the driver is OK.

    After the blow-out, the van hit a lorry and, amazingly, the driver walked away after being stuck in a live lane.

    VanWest Yorkshire Police

    Police say the driver is "very lucky" to be alive.

  13. Weather: Cold start but warming up later

    Kay Crewdson
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    A cold but dry start today, we can look forward to a bright day with variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells. Feeling warm with highs of 17C (63F).

    Watch my full forecast here:

  14. Good morning: Our live coverage across the day

    Nick Wilmshurst
    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    Hello, welcome to our live feed of news, sport, weather and travel for West Yorkshire. I'll be here until 18:00.

    As ever, if you spot something you think we should be talking about, why not drop me a line on the email.

    It's a bit misty in places this morning, thanks for Stuart Fotheringham for illustrating that with this pic of Bolton Abbey!

    Bolton AbbeyStuart Fotheringham