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Yorkshire's Gary Ballance says he'll "lead by example" as he takes on the club's captaincy following Andrew Gale's recent appointment as coach.

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Zimbabwe-born Ballance joined Yorkshire from Derbyshire in 2007 and the batsman helped them win back-to-back County Championship titles in 2014 and 2015.

Ballance says: "I'm experienced now, I have played a bit of cricket over the years, so I have seen how different captains work. I think that I am a calm person and like to think that I have a decent cricket brain.

"I'm not a massive speaker, but I will be looking to lead by example on the field and get the lads to follow me."

A protest against the planned closure of Knottingley Leisure Centre is due to take place tonight. 

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The facility's scheduled to shut at the beginning of 2017 but its replacement, over in Pontefract, won't open for several years. 

It's part of Wakefield Council's plans to save £185m in government cuts.   

West Yorkshire police admit they're concerned about the growing number of carjackings in the county - with 66 incidents recorded in the last few months.

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The latest came on Tuesday night in Bradford, when a 72-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds when two men tried to force him out of his Jaguar.  

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and remains in police custody. 

BBC Travel

We've got one lane closed on the M62 eastbound between J25 (A644 Brighouse) and J26 (M606 Chain Bar), because of an accident. 

Here's the latest from the nearby traffic cam:

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The father of an alleged "honour killing" victim has been granted bail in Pakistan "due to lack of evidence".

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Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, died in Pakistan in July.

Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid is being held as a suspected accessory to the crime, with Ms Shahid's ex-husband accused of murder.

Lahore High Court heard the prosecution provided insufficient incriminatory evidence for him to be kept in police custody.

More than 200 people gathered in the centre of Bradford last night in a vigil to show solidarity with people in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

This morning it seems a fresh bid to evacuate civilians from the war-torn city could be successful. 

Rebel sources say a new truce has taken effect and pro-government sources say preparations are under way.

Yesterday a ceasefire in the country crumbled - with more bombings and artillery strikes.

Last night's event in Bradford's City Park saw speakers from the Syrian community send messages of support.

Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

It's a grey start this morning, but what does the rest of the day hold in store?

Check out my full forecast:

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Leeds

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of news, sport, weather and travel for West Yorkshire. I'll be keeping you up-to-date until 18:00.

A quick look at our major routes reveals that all's moving okay on the roads, just the normal congestion in the usual pinch points. 

Weather wise, we're looking at highs of about 8C (46F) today, maybe a bit wetter later on:  

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Yorkshire have appointed Gary Ballance as their new captain after Andrew Gale retired to become head coach.

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The 27-year-old England batsman will skipper the side in all three formats of the game.

Ballance said: "It is an absolute honour to be named the club captain and to follow in the footsteps of some great captains over the years.

"It was impossible to turn down. Being captain is something that I enjoy doing and hopefully I will do a good job."

The Zimbabwe-born batsman joined Yorkshire from Derbyshire in 2007 and helped them win back-to-back County Championship titles in 2014 and 2015.

Nick Wilmshurst
BBC Local Live, Leeds

That's it from me, but we'll have updates on breaking news and travel throughout the night.

It's always nice to reflect at the end of a busy day, so let's remind ourselves of the five things that we've learned from today:

1. One person's tat is another's gold
2. Gizza job.. Oh you did.. Yorkshire's unemployment falls to a ten-year low
3. It's not Halloween anymore, but it sure could be
4. A sorting office in Leeds handled four million bits of mail just today 
5. "Ohhh woah woah, my chip pan's on fire". If this song's not Christmas number one, i'll be very disappointed

See you tomorrow

Len Tingle
Political Editor, BBC Look North

"Do they know it's Christmas" was possibly one of the biggest charity singles of all time, and in 2016 Yorkshire has produced three charity singles, all with a message.

In my latest blog, you can read all about the Chirstmas singles being released by former miners from a pit near Doncaster, South Yorkshire firefighters and friends of the Batley and Spen MP Jo Cox, who was victim of an appalling hate crime.

Bradford Bulls have cancelled a training session today as the club's administrator told players that the club could be liquidated if ownership isn't settled by Friday.

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BBC Radio Leeds understands that the news was broken to the Bradford Bulls squad during a team meeting to discuss other aspects of the ongoing administration.   

Two men are jailed for life after a father-to-be was shot dead in front of his family.

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Just a quick look at the traffic cameras and I've suddenly spotted a huge queue on the M62 westbound just after J23.

Not sure what's causing it, but traffic's backed up ffrom J23 to around where the bridge over the Scammonden Dam is:

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Seriously, what goes through people's minds:

Keighley News

A Cross Roads-based cat welfare charity wants a permanent home for one of its residents who has so far failed to catch the eye of a potential new owner, external.

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We've got a couple of problems on the A629. First of all on Ovenden Road in both directions in Halifax at the Ovenden Way junction we've got some very slow traffic.

And on Halifax Road in both directions in Huddersfield between Ainley Top Roundabout and the / Edgerton Grove Road junction. 

A teacher from Leeds is up for a global teaching prize which could see him winning $1m.

Image source, Richmond Hill Primary School

Nathan Atkinson, who works at Richmond Hill Primary School, is down to the last 50 from an original 20,000 applicants. 

Mr Atkinson has been praised for running a project which stops food from being wasted.

The award is organised by the Varkey Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation established to improve the standards of education for underprivileged children throughout the world. 

It's not that cold out today, but if there's one picture that going to make you want to sit in front of a log fire with your favourite tipple, then it's this!

Thanks to George Turner for sending in this very wintery photo from Burley in Wharfedale:

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A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery after a 72-year-old man was injured in an attempted car-jacking. 

The injured man remains in hospital.