If you live in Wakefield and don't like the state of the city centre roads much, I have some good news - the council's going to spend £6m transforming the area. 

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The money will be spent improving the Kirkgate area, specifically the roads, pavements and cycle paths.

The subways which were built in the 1970s will be filled in and replaced with storm water storage. 

Work's expected to start in April.   

A girl from Bradford who was named Miss Galaxy International in an American beauty contest says Christmas has been "ruined" after burglars stole her pageant crowns and their Christmas presents.

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Halle-Blu Morrison got home at about 20:00 last night to find the house ransacked and three of the valuable tiaras missing from her bedroom. 

The 12-year-old was crowned Junior Miss Galaxy UK and went on to win Junior Miss Galaxy International in the USA. Her mother, Robyn also had her tiara stolen as she won the Mrs Galaxy UK contest in 2012.

Police say investigations are ongoing.  

Full closure of the M62 eastbound:

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We're just hearing that there's also been an accident on the M1 southbound between J43 (M621) and J42 (M62). I just looked at the cameras further down from here and the roads are totally clear, meaning we might be looking at a full closure

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We've got two lanes closed on the M62 eastbound between J26 (M606 Chain Bar) and J27 (M621 Gildersome), because of an accident.  

It's been one of those days on the M62 hasn't it. This is the third major incident today:

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Massimo Cellino will face an 18-month ban after breaching the FA's Football Agent Regulations.

He will also have to pay at £250,000 fine, but Cellino has said that he will appeal the ruling.

This is the statement from the FA just published by BBC Radio Leeds:

More on the news that the FA have suspended Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino from all football activities for 18 months and fined the Italian £250,000.

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He was charged with breaching the FA's football agent rules over the sale of Ross McCormack to Fulham in 2014.

In addition, the club has also been fined £250,000.

Cellino, whose ban will start on 1 February, has already indicated to the FA that he intends to appeal against the ruling.

The Football Association has suspended Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino from all football activities for 18 months and fined the Italian £250,000.

More to follow.

Drone technology is helping to save lives, police in West Yorkshire have told the BBC.

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The force has two drones which can be used in missing person searches and major events like flooding. 

It means officers can evaluate risks to the public more quickly in situations where access or terrain is difficult.       

A body has been found in the water at North Bridge Street in Halifax.

More as we get it.

As reports circulate about tech-savvy thieves using electronic devices - "key jammers" - to prevent cars from locking, what do you need to know about this growing crime?

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The transmitters, which are easy to buy online, can be used to interrupt signals from keys fobs, meaning unwary motorists believe their cars to be secure when they're anything but.

This leaves the path clear for thieves to help themselves to your belongings, and even take the car itself.

One victim of key jamming in Leeds has been telling the BBC what happened to her. Read more about her experiences here.

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The Bard of Barnsley, Ian McMillan, has written a poem to celebrate the special bond between Yorkshire people and the county’s historic waterways, external and reflecting on the role that local communities have played in improving them for people and wildlife.

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Batley and Spen's new Labour MP suffered an attempted rape by a stranger when she was a 20-year-old student, she has revealed.

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Tracy Brabin was speaking in the House of Commons during a debate on violence against women. 

Mrs Brabin was elected in October as the MP for Batley and Spen following the murder of Jo Cox. 

The former TV actress told MPs she had been "battered", but that a "community-spirited Indian neighbour further down the road saved me from something much worse".

The man had been prosecuted and sentenced, she said, but for years afterwards she would not walk alone and had slept with a knife.

She urged the government to do more to combat violence against women.

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Following the earlier HGV fire on the M62 near Ainley Top which has caused major disruption over the past hour or so, it seems like things might be getting back to normal again:

A Calderdale bridge badly damaged by flooding won't reopen until 2017, it's been confirmed.

Complications with essential cables and pipes for utilities has delayed work on Elland Bridge and it'll now open next month, according to Calderdale Council.

Elland has been effectively cut in two for road traffic since the bridge was battered by last year's Boxing Day floods. 

Calderdale Council and the Canal and River Trust say they're working hard to get the work done before the planned January 2017 reopening date.  

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Away from the M62, we're also having some travel problems in Leeds this lunchtime.

There's one lane closed and heavy traffic on the A64 York Road outbound after the A64(M) New York Road junction because of a "police incident".

If you're currently stuck on the M62 due to the delays caused by a lorry fire near Ainley Top, at least it gives you a chance to do some lorry spotting:

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The lorry fire on the M62 eastbound is causing delays in both directions this lunchtime. 

We now have one lane closed eastbound between J22 (A672 (Rishworth Moor) and J23 (A640 Huddersfield) and in the same area westbound people are slowing down to look at the fire.

As you can see, whether this is smoke or mist the visibility is terrible:

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This just in from Highways England.

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The lorry fire I mentioned a short time ago which is on the M62 is causing some hefty delays west and eastbound this lunchtime. 

The fire itself is between J22 and J23 eastbound, but queues are now stacking back in both directions. 

The darker lines on the map show where traffic is building up:

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