The government has announced the route for the second phase of the high-speed rail line HS2, from Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds:

Critics of the £56bn project say it is a white elephant that will spoil some of Britain's most beautiful countryside. But the government says the new rail infrastructure will boost the economy by billions of pounds.  

The first phase of the £56bn railway is due to open in December 2026 and will see trains travel at high speed between London and Birmingham before continuing on the existing West Coast Main Line.

The second Y-shaped phase, taking the high-speed line to Yorkshire, north-west England, and beyond, is due to be completed by about 2032-33.

Believe it or not, it looks like councillors in Bradford look set to reject a pay rise. 

Bradford council leader Susan Hinchcliffe said the ruling Labour group should reject a proposed one percent increase in allowances for councillors.

An independent panel had recommended that they should be increased for this year and next. Councillors will make a decision in December's full council meeting.

BBC Travel

... It's all looking okay on the roads tonight. 

We're officially in the peak and everything seems to be running very smoothly on the roads tonight.

Fingers crossed.

This is what happens when the van you've been using to fly tip gets spotted by police. 

This is a very satisfying video and the best bit is at around 40 seconds in:

Yorkshire Post

A former Todmorden fell-running champion who admitted attempted murder is set to be sentenced to a hospital order, a court has heard, external. 

Image source, Yorkshire Post

Two of the oldest mills near Bradford have been given hundreds of thousands of pounds, external in a bid to secure their future.

Image source, Google

Dalton Mill in Keighley (pictured) and Waterloo Mill in Silsden have received about £200,000 from Historic England. 

The grant will pay for repairs to help restore them to their former glory and help remove them from the "at risk" register.

Have you seen 14-year-old Lauren Mills? 

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

She's been missing since 22:00 yesterday and was last seen on Lanshaw Crescent in Belle Isle. 

She has a tattoo on her left arm saying 'Dad'. She was wearing black trousers, a large red and black t-shirt, a black puffa style jacket and black boots when she was last seen.

A man is charged with terrorism offences relating to posts made on social media.

A 29-year-old man from Bradford has been charged under Section 2 of the Terrorism Act today. 

Atzaz Khan will appear before Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with six counts of disseminating terrorist publications. 

Khan was arrested by officers from the North East Counter Terrorism Unit in March. The investigation is over alleged social media postings.

And as soon as it started...

More on the gas leak at the University of Leeds. 

Emergency services are currently on the scene:

A mystery substance appears to have been released at the University's civil engineering building.

Three people reported feeling unwell. West Yorkshire fire service describes it as a "respiratory irritant" and is trying to find out where it came from. 

The incident is having a knock-on effect on routes into and out of the city:

More on the chemical leak at the University of Leeds.

Image source, Stephen Basdeo

Emergency services are attempting to identify a mystery substance at the University's civil engineering building.

Three people reported feeling unwell. West Yorkshire fire service describes it as a "respiratory irritant" and is trying to find out where it came from. 

The department is also being ventilated.

Officials in Kirklees are pledging to give away £53,000 worth of free parking for Christmas shoppers in an attempt to get more people into its towns this festive period.

Image source, Stanley Walker

Council plans are being discussed later which will almost double the amount of free parking on offer this December in places such as Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Holmfirth.

We're getting news of a chemical leak at the University of Leeds.

Fire crews are currently in attendance at the Civil Engineering building in Woodhouse Lane after reports were received of a "respiratory irritant".

Specialist officers are currently trying to find and identify the source of the leak and crews are on standby as a precaution, the fire service says.

There have been no reports of injuries, according to the fire service.

A multi-million pound waste incinerator on the outskirts of Leeds has officially opened.

Image source, Veolia

The site, next to the A63, processes waste from homes across the city and turns what's left into green energy. 

The company which runs it, Veolia, says it will generate enough electricity to power 22,000 houses.  

Lucinda Yeadon, Leeds City Council's executive member for environment and sustainability, says: "This facility allows us to divert black bin waste away from landfill and into environmentally-friendly recycling or energy creation."

BBC Look North presenter Amy Garcia won the dancing leg of their Big Five challenge for BBC Children in Need, external.

Amy and Harry Gration danced in front of a big crowd at the Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds.

Now on to task three: abseiling. 

Don't forget the point of them doing the Big Five challenges is to raise lots of money for BBC Children in Need. 

Here are the details to donate:

You'll have heard plenty about the "supermoon" over the past few days - a chance to see the moon at its biggest and brightest since 1948. 

Well, here it is from a unique vantage point - the cockpit of a plane at Leeds-Bradford Airport last night.

Thanks to Louise Wise for sending in this intriguing shot.

Image source, Louise Wise

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

This afternoon will continue feeling unseasonably mild.

It'll also be largely dry with some sunny spells developing.

It'll feel pleasant in the sun with highs of about 14C (57F).  

Have you seen King Kong in Leeds?

He's turned up at the Henry Moore Institute next to Leeds Art Gallery, and is part of an exhibition calledCity Sculpture Projects 1972.

It was made by Nicholas Monro and hasn't been seen in public for more than 40 years. 

You can read more about its history here, external. 

But a paper in Birmingham, where it was previously on display, is calling for it to be returned, external...

And BBC Look North presenters Harry Gration and Amy Garcia are off...

Look at them both go as they to complete today's "Big Five" task in aid of Children in Need, external.