A planned big shake-up of health services for part of West Yorkshire is due to be discussed later by councillors.

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Kirklees and Calderdale's Health Committee are set to discuss the proposed consequences of shutting Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and transferring the town's A&E services to Halifax. 

They can refer the issue to the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, but no decision's expected today.

More details have been emerging in the trial of Thomas Mair, who is accused of murdering West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox on 16 June. He denies the murder.

PC Nicholls (pictured left) told the court he was on unarmed patrol in a marked police car in Birstall with colleague PC Jonathan Wright when they were told to search for a man thought to be involved in a shooting.

Just after 13:30 they spotted a man on Leeds Road, wearing a black baseball cap and carrying a black holdall in his hand and followed him to Risedale Avenue, a cul-de-sac residential street.

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The officers asked him to show his hands and he dropped the bag. He turned around to police, put his hands in his pockets and change fell out.

He put his arms up and said "it's me", PC Nicholls told the court. The officers got out of the patrol car, ran towards him and rugby tackled him to the ground with a "heavy impact", the arresting officer said.

An ambulance took him to Leeds General Infirmary for treatment before he was later taken to a police station.

The trial continues.

More from the trial of Thomas Mair, the man accused of murdering Batley MP Jo Cox. 

PC Craig Nicholls said he saw what looked like a pistol in a black holdall when he and PC Jonathan Wright detained the man in Birstall, West Yorkshire.

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PC Nicholls said the man put his arms up and said "It's me" when the officers arrested him on 16 June.  

Thomas Mair, 53, from Birstall, denies murder. He is accused of shooting and stabbing the MP. The trial continues.

The police officer who arrested the man accused of murdering Batley and Spen Labour MP Jo Cox rugby tackled him to the ground, the Old Bailey has heard.

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PC Craig Nicholls said he and PC Jonathan Wright got out of their patrol car in Birstall and brought him down with a "heavy" impact.

PC Nicholls said the man put his arms up and said "It's me" when the officers arrested him on 16 June.

Thomas Mair, 53, from Birstall, denies murder. The trial continues.

The latest unemployment figures show a drop in the number of people out of work in our region.

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The number of people without a job in Yorkshire and the Humber between July and September stood at 151,000 - that's down by 7,000 on the previous quarter, a fall of 5.6%.

The national figure's also fallen - by 37,000 to 1.6 million. That's the lowest level for 11 years.

A virus that causes childhood coughs could help in the fight against liver cancer according to scientists in Leeds.

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They've discovered that an illness called Reovirus could be used to stimulate our immune system and kill off cancer cells - along with the underlying causes.

If you're in Huddersfield, prepare to start feeling Christmassy: the tree's gone up!

Not sure what one of the town's most famous sons, former PM Harold Wilson, might think of it: though. 

His statue seems rather overshadowed...

Yorkshire soldiers are due to be given training later in how to set up temporary flood defences, almost a year after the devastating Boxing Day floods.

The 2nd Battalion Yorkshire regiment will be given the training by the Environment Agency - which has prepared for winter by having in place around 24 miles of temporary barrier - that's five times as many as last year - as well as 250 high volume pumps.

Key equipment for dealing with floods is also to be stored at seven strategic locations across the country, including at Riccall in North Yorkshire.

Tributes have been paid to a 33-year-old cyclist who died after a crash on Kirkstall Road in Leeds yesterday.

A white bike has appeared near the scene of the crash and people have been leaving flowers.

The driver of a car which crashed into two shops remains in intensive care. 

The accident closed Kirkstall Road for several hours causing massive delays to commuters.

Two men have been arrested and bailed over the incident.

The trial of the man accused of murdering West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox is expected to resume this morning.

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Mrs Cox was stabbed 15 times and shot three times outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, on 16 June.

The trial had to be delayed yesterday because of a stoppage by prison officers which meant Thomas Mair couldn't be taken to the Old Bailey. 

Mr Mair, 53, from Birstall, denies murder.  

A £19m restoration of Halifax's Piece Hall is now running at least a year behind schedule, the BBC has learned.

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The project involves repairing the Grade I listed building as well as creating cafes, shops, a restaurant and a heritage centre. 

It was due to open earlier this year, but Calderdale Council leader Tim Swift says problems - including the discovery of an ancient graveyard - have delayed it until mid-2017. 

BBC Travel

There are a few traffic hotspots around West Yorkshire just now. These are the latest details: 

• Stop-start traffic and heavier than usual traffic on A629 Penistone Road northbound in Kirkburton between the Thunder Bridge Lane junction and the Fenay Lane junction
• Slow traffic and heavier than usual traffic on M62 westbound between J27, M621 (Gildersome) and J26, M606 (Chain Bar)
• Heavier than usual traffic on A6110 Ring Road Low Wortley eastbound in Leeds between the A58 Whitehall Road junction and Beeston.  

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

It's going to be a lot cooler than yesterday.

Catch up with the latest by watching my forecast below:

BBC Sport

Former Bradford City striker Bobby Campbell has died at the age of 60. 

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Campbell won two caps for the Northern Ireland and was a member of their squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

He started his career with Aston Villa and scored 143 goals in two spells with the Bantams, making him the club's record goalscorer.

BBC Travel

There's a bit of wind around today, so guess what?:

Hello there and welcome to a windy Wednesday. Stay with us for the latest news, travel, weather and sport for West Yorkshire.

I'll be here until 18:00 with all of the latest.

Travel-wise it's looking a bit busy just before J26 of the M62 eastbound:

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And weather-wise, it seems like we can look forward to a bit of sun today:

Substitute Matty Kosylo's wonderful 90th-minute goal puts sixth-tier FC Halifax Town into the FA Cup second round at the expense of 10-man Dagenham & Redbridge.

A cyclist dies in a crash that closed a major route into Leeds city centre.

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Leeds

That's it from me for today, I'll be back tomorrow with more news, travel, weather and sport for West Yorkshire. Set your alarm for 08:00 so you don't miss a thing, in the meantime we will still be bringing you the latest breaking news and travel overnight

If you've arrived late here's a few things you've missed from today:

1. A fatal crash closed Kirkstall Road and caused major delays in Leeds.
2. The route for HS2 in West Yorkshire has been announced.
3. King Kong has arrived in Leeds.
4. The best way to see the supermoon? From ABOVE the clouds of course.
5. Satisfying van-crush video alert!

See you tomorrow!

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

 A dry night across Yorkshire with a few clear spells and a light breeze. Temperatures down to around 6C (43F) in rural parts, but as high as 10C (50F) around town.  

Tomorrow we can expect a bright start to the day with plenty of sunny spells, cloudier later as a weather front sinks southwards. This introducing outbreaks of rain and drizzle as well as strengthening winds. Highs tomorrow of 11C (52F).