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Updates on Friday 2 December 2016

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Nick Wilmshurst

Fresh appeal over baby boy found in shopping bagpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Police in Leeds have made a fresh appeal for information after a newborn baby, who was left on a vicarage doorstep in a shopping bag, died.
Officers have released a picture of a shirt that the baby boy was wrapped in.
Image source, WYP
The baby boy was pronounced dead at hospital and a post-mortem examination has been conducted. People locally have given the baby a name - "Peter".
Officers are making the new appeal exactly one week on from the discovery of the boy on the vicarage doorstep of St Peter’s Church in Bramley, at 09:18 last Wednesday.
The shirt is a 15-inch collar, man’s shirt made by Dunnes. But detectives say that DNA tests suggest that it was worn by a woman.
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Although a week has passed since the discovery of this baby boy we still have very real concerns for the welfare of his mother. I want her to know that I am giving my personal assurance that we will do everything we can to help and support her if she feels able to come forward."
Det Ch Insp Nicola Bryar, West Yorkshire Police
Armed robbery in Crossgatespublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
A branch of the Leeds Building Society has been robbed at gunpoint in Crossgates this lunchtime.
Image source, Google
The robbery happened at around 12:50, two male suspects entered the premises and demanded money from the tills whilst carrying a gun.　
They left in a grey get-away vehicle with an amount of cash, no-one was injured.　
The were described as white males, between 5ft 7ins and 5ft 11ins and they were wearing grey hoodies and jogging bottoms.
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This was a terrifying incident for the people inside the building society, thankfully no-one was injured. We are appealing to anyone who may have been in the vicinity and may have witnessed this incident to come forward
Det Insp Phil Jackson, West Yorkshire Police
Leeds’s creaking network of CCTV cameras to be overhauledpublished at 15:56 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds’ creaking network of CCTV cameras is set for a total overhaul as part of a digital crimefighting drive, external.
Image source, Yorkshire Evening Post
Tindall's expecting baby number twopublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
The Queen's granddaughter, Zara Tindall, and her West Yorkshire-born husband Mike have just announced they are expecting their second child in the spring.
The couple already have a daughter, Mia, who's nearly three.
Mike Tindall is originally from Otley and attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Wakefield.
Image source, Getty Images
Jo Cox's family praised after 'difficult' court casepublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Theresa May has paid tribute to the family of the late Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox.
Image source, Brendan Cox
Mrs May was speaking during Prime Minister's Questions, where she also praised the MP's work on loneliness.
Jo Cox was co-chair of the national commission on loneliness, which has been taken up by Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves.
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I'm sure the whole house would join me in commending Jo's family for the very dignified way in which they dealt with matters as the court case was going through. It must have been very difficult for them."
Theresa May
Leeds woman's disappearance 'out of character'published at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Have you seen 21-year-old Ally Best? She's been missing in Leeds since Sunday.
Image source, West Yorkshire Police
She was last seen on Gledhow Wood Grove and West Yorkshire Police say that they are growing concerned for her welfare as her disappearance is "out of character".　
She has long dark red/brown hair and has a tattoo on her left hip that says "Ohana".　
Portrait unveiled of Felix the Huddersfield Railway Station catpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Huddersfield Examiner
She's one of the town’s most well known names...
And now Felix, Huddersfield Railway Station’s cat, has her very own portrait, external.
Image source, Huddersfield Examiner
Travel update: Problems on M1 southboundpublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Two lanes are currently closed on the M1 southbound between J46 (A63 Leeds Colton) and J45 (A63 Leeds Cross Green) because of emergency repairs.
As you can see, the traffic is stacking up already:
Image source, Crown Copyright/Highways England
West Yorkshire's afternoon forecastpublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
A dry afternoon to come, although with more cloud than of late.
Some good spells of sunshine are likely to develop at times.
Becoming breezier with a top temperature of about 7C (45F).
Your headlines this lunchtimepublished at 13:42
Tracy Gee
BBC Radio Leeds News
The top stories from Leeds and West Yorkshire so far today include:
- Yorkshire's paramedics are struggling to get to 999 calls on time because they're being forced to wait too long at hospitals to hand over patients, BBC research shows
- Detectives in Bradford question a man about the death of a man in his fifties at a house in the city
- More motorists from Leeds have been prosecuted for misusing disabled parking badges than drivers from anywhere else in England
Monk proud despite Leeds defeatpublished at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Leeds United head coach Garry Monk insists his side were unlucky not to beat Liverpool in their EFL Cup quarter-final.
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Arrest after man with serious head injuries diespublished at 13:07 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
A man has died after being found with serious head injuries, external in Bradford.
Image source, Google
Police were called to a house in Ascot Parade at about 17:40, where they found the man who is believed to be in his fifties.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. 　
A 47-year-old man from Bradford has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in custody.
Officers are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with this incident.
Travel update: Problems on A1(M) northboundpublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
BBC Travel
We've got problems on the A1(M) northbound.
There's been an accident that has taken out two lanes between J42, A63 (Selby fork) and J43, M1 (Hook Moor).
New exhibition to feature 1966 World Cup ballpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Batley and Birstall News
A new exhibition featuring a football used in the 1966 World Cup is set to open at Wakefield Museum, external.
Image source, Batley News
Ambulances in Yorkshire face delayspublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Paramedics in Yorkshire are struggling to reach seriously ill people quickly enough because they have to wait to hand over patients to accident and emergency departments.
Image source, PA
Ambulance crews across our region lost nearly 32,000 hours in the last financial year, as a result of these "handover delays", a BBC investigation has found.
They're supposed to get to emergencies within eight minutes.
Ambulance bosses are blaming rising demand and pressure in the system.
The return of the yakpublished at 11:53 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
It seems that Leeds City Museum's 160-year-old Yak is back in situ after spending a few months undergoing a bit of TLC.
It was removed for maintenance, and in this Yak's case it definitely needed it because fur-eating moth larvae were found on it.
One for the fact fans: the yak first arrived in Leeds from Tibet in 1862 and was sent by explorer Colonel Edmund Smyth.
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Leeds Rhinos: Former international to rejoin in 'backroom role'published at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
BBC West Yorkshire Sport
Former Great Britain international Adrian Morley is rejoining Leeds Rhinos as part of the club's backroom team.
Image source, Getty Images
He'll work with the senior coaching staff as well as assuming the role of Academy head coach.
Brian McDermott, Rhinos head coach, says: "It's great we have kept a man of his experience, on both sides of the hemisphere, in our game here in Super League.
"This is a great opportunity for him to cut his teeth with the Rhinos as a coach and I look forward to supporting him to fulfil his potential as a coach."
The largest town without an A&E?published at 11:12 Greenwich Mean Time 30 November 2016
Huddersfield is about to have its A&E downgraded, meaning ambulances will have to go further. People in the town aren't happy.
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Travel update: Problems on A1 northboundpublished at 10:49
BBC Travel
Something to watch out for on the A1:
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Mother and baby targeted in Bradford carjackingpublished at 10:22
A mother from Bradford was given just moments to remove her baby from her car before two masked men stole the vehicle, police have revealed, external.
Image source, Google
The incident happened at about 21:20 on Saturday outside Shezzaan's Restaurant on Halifax Road.
The men, one of whom appeared to have a "metal object" in his hand, approached the woman's car and told her to get out. They then told her to remove her 11-month-old child.
The pair then got in the car and drove the silver Volkswagen Polo GTI towards Odsal Top.　
Neither the woman or the child were hurt.
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This was understandably a frightening experience for the victim and her child. We treat any use of a weapon extremely seriously and it is vital that we identify and bring to justice those involved."
Det Con Simon Turton, West Yorkshire Police