Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Leeds

That's it from us for today, thanks for checking in. We'll be back on Monday at 08:00 for more news, sport, travel and weather.

The news today has, of course, been dominated by the big fire in the Lower Wortley area of Leeds. A huge plume of smoke could be seen from miles around.

Image source, Darren Skirrow

Ten fire engines attended the scene, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say that they expect to stay at the site overnight to make sure the fire is completely out.

Four people are reported to have been working in the building before the blaze broke out - but nobody was hurt. 

This is the moment BBC Radio Leeds' Larry Budd was reporting live from the scene when there was an explosion from inside the burning building.

The fire is now out but it has destroyed the building.

Image source, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

Keeley Donovan
BBC Look North

Little change from earlier through this evening and overnight, with often cloudy skies and the odd shower possible. Whilst the moderate easterly breeze will gradually ease, it will remain chilly. A minimum of 10C overnight.

Tomorrow, we'll be in for another cloudy day, with the odd shower. Whilst some brighter or sunny spells are likely, it will remain cool under the cloud. Maximum of 15C. 

We've featured lots of pictures of the fire in the centre of Leeds today, we think that this is perhaps the one taken the furthest away.

Thanks to Michiko Smith, external for this picture of the plume taken in Wakefield!

Image source, Michiko Smith

BBC Travel

We have massive disruption in Leeds city centre tonight, partly due to the fire and partly due to an accident on the Inner Ring Road.

Buses routes are reporting delays of at least 40mins on all services.

Further afield on the the A1 there are queues of 12 miles northbound in Wentbridge because of an accident involving three vehicles. If you join the back of the queue, you'll be stuck there for at least an hour. Congestion on A1(M) to J35 M18.

And this is causing problems on the southbound carriageway too as people slow down to look at the accident. Four miles of queues on that side with congestion on A1(M) to J41, M62 (Knottingley).

Our thanks to Charlotte Marsden for this picture of the plume of smoke she took from Headingley.

We liked it so much, we've used it as our big picture above!

Image source, Charlotte Marsden

BBC Travel

If you're getting ready to head home for the day, just be aware of the delays in in Leeds.

An accident on the Leeds Inner Ring Road, closed roads because of the fire and some roadworks mean that the city centre is moving very slowly this afternoon.

First Bus say that they've currently got delays on all of their services of around 40mins.

These latest pictures from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue show the devastated structure following the blaze near Leeds city centre this afternoon.

As you can see there's not much left of the building.

Image source, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

Image source, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

Image source, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

Image source, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

The UKIP MEP involved in an altercation with Steven Woolfe has said he "categorically did not" throw a punch at his colleague.

Mike Hookem acknowledged he and his colleague had a "scuffle" in the European Parliament but insisted that he did not hit him.

UKIP's Steven Woolfe will be kept in hospital for a further 48 hours.  

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have just said that the cause of the fire this afternoon in Leeds is not thought to be deliberate.

Here are some amazing pictures taken from a helicopter above the fire in Leeds this lunchtime...

Thanks to Heald’s Aviation for sending them to us.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have just tweeted these pictures, external from the scene of the disused industrial building in the Lower Wortley area of Leeds.

The fire broke out at around 12:40 this lunchtime, nobody has been reported as injured.

Image source, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

Image source, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

Image source, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

Image source, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

BBC Travel

And, as always, the travel disruption is going to cause you problems if you're wanting to use a bus.

BBC Travel

The fire in Leeds city centre has closed some of the roads in the area around it and to make matters worse, there's been an accident on the Inner Ring Road.

Globe Road is closed as is Whitehall Road and Springwell Road.

Traffic is very heavy around the city, there's also been an accident on the Inner Ring Road, which has closed one lane westbound. 

This is the moment that a loud explosion was heard at the site of a fire at a disused commercial building.

BBC Radio Leeds reporter Larry Budd was reporting live on Facebook at the time

Thanks to Andy Jackson for this video of the fire in the Lower Wortley/Holbeck area of Leeds

The latest we have on the fire:

• The fire has been raging in a disused commercial building in the Lower Wortley/Holbeck area
• Ten fire engines attended
• The fire started at around 12:40
• There have been no injuries
• Explosions have been heard from inside the building
• Some of the structure has collapsed
• West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say that they are working hard to stop the fire from speading further

Image source, Graham Smith

Among the photos taken of the fire in Leeds is this one taken from the railway station by Anna Riley. 

Image source, Anna Riley

This second one shows how close the flames are to residential areas.

Image source, Anna Riley

There has been a huge fire in the centre of Leeds this lunchtime.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called before 13:00 to the blaze. It's thought that no one has been injured.

Ten fire engines attended the scene.

Image source, Darren Skirrow

Image source, James McDonnell

Image source, Chalres Briggs

Image source, Albi Bell