Storm Barbara: Roads closed around Bridgewater Place in Leeds city centre
Theatre cancels Beauty and the Beast show ahead of high winds roof inspection
Murdered MP Jo Cox's widower to deliver alternative Christmas message
Yorkshire most expensive street revealed... and it's in Leeds
Attacks on West Yorkshire Police officers rise 40%
Live updates on Friday 23 December 2016
BBC Travel
There's one lane closed and queuing traffic on the A65 Kirkstall Road eastbound in Leeds at the Willow Road junction, because of an accident.
Earlier on there seemed to be a power cut around that junction meaning the traffic lights weren't working.
The husband of murdered MP Jo Cox will deliver this year's alternative Christmas message - in which he calls for an end to the "rise of hatred".
Image source, PABrendan Cox will pay tribute to his wife in the Channel 4 broadcast on Christmas Day.
He'll also talk about what he describes as "an awful year for his family" - and the hope that 2016 will be a wake-up call which brings people back together.
Don't be fooled by this morning's bright start, things are going to change.
Watch my full forecast below:
Twas the last Leeds BBC Local Live before Christmas, and not a news, sport, weather or travel update will be missed.
Not a creature will stir, at least until 16:00 when we finish for Christmas.
(Oh by the way the roads are fine at the moment, but we'll keep you updated when the big rush happens, same with Storm Barbara too)
Merry Christmas!
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BBC Local Live, Leeds
Well that's all from me for today, I'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for West Yorkshire.
Updates on breaking news and travel will continue throughout the night.
But before I go, let's look back at some of our stories from today:
See you tomorrow.
A campaign to raise money for the family of a lorry driver murdered in an attack on a Berlin Christmas market has gained more than £50,000 in donations.
Image source, APThe online crowdfunding push was started by "fellow trucker" Dave Duncan from Otley with 3,700 people offering money.
Twelve people died when a lorry drove through Breitscheidplatz market on Monday, leaving at least 48 injured.
Lukasz Urban (pictured) was found dead in the passenger seat with gunshot wounds.
A supply teacher who watched pornography while teaching a class in Leeds has been banned from teaching indefinitely.
Image source, GoogleAmar Raza Hussain was working at Lawnswood High School in April when he was caught watching the videos.
He's been found guilty of of unacceptable professional conduct.
He can apply to have the ban reviewed after two years.
A pensioner found guilty of rape has been given an absolute discharge due to having dementia.
Image source, PAA jury decided Jeremiah Cummins, 75, committed historical offences against two victims in a trial of the facts.
Judge Jonathan Rose said Cummins, of Arncliffe Road, Batley, tried to make one girl have sex with a dog and another was made to drink urine.
But at Bradford Crown Court, the judge said he could not send him to prison as he had an untreatable mental disorder.
BBC Travel
We have two lanes closed on the M62 westbound between J28 (A650 Tingley) and J27 (M621 Gildersome).
We're told that there is a "police incident" in the area at the moment:
Image source, Highways EnglandQueues are building up around the M621 junction:
Image source, Highways EnglandBBC Travel
We're getting plenty of reports of slow traffic in Leeds tonight, here's a handy list of places to avoid if you can:
Lots of people either getting away for Christmas or finishing up their shopping obviously.
Well done to Yorkshire band The Three Yorkshireteers, external who spotted this festive lorry in Leeds:
Image source, The Three YorkshireteersBBC Travel
If you're about to set off, here's a handy map of West Yorkshire that shows you where the busy spots are.
The grey boxes tell you where there;'s congestion or slow traffic:
Image source, GoogleBBC Travel
Can we put this down to last minute present buying?
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A man from Batley who raped two young girls between the 1960s and 1980s has been told he won't go to jail because he has dementia.
The trial of 75-year-old Jeremiah Cummins was halted in September, but another jury went on to find him guilty at a special hearing.
Because he has vascular dementia, he can't be put in prison or treated in hospital.
A lorry driver from Leeds has raised nearly £50,000 for the family of the Polish driver who was found dead in the vehicle used in the attack in Berlin on Monday.
Image source, AFPDave Duncan said he didn't know Lukasz Urban, but wanted the trucking community to make a show of support.
The hunt for the main suspect - Anis Amri - is continuing.
Police searching for the 24-year-old Tunisian have raided properties in the cities of Dortmund, Emmerich and Berlin.
A man in Leeds has been ordered to pay a total of £947 after he ignored a fixed dog-fouling penalty notice, external.
Peter Coulson, of Throstle Terrace, was initially handed a £75 fine for not having his dog, which fouled the pavement, on a lead.
Mr Coulson was handed the fine at Leeds Magistrates' Court after ignoring the fine and a warning letter.
Leeds City Council says after the warning letter, they were "left with no option but to prosecute Mr Coulson through the courts".
A Leeds chef who has made it to the final round of a TV cookery programme served up Yorkshire on a plate last night with a feast of rhubarb, external.
Image source, Yorkshire Evening PostThe number of Syrian refugees living in Yorkshire will more than double in the next two years, it's estimated.
Image source, ReutersFigures from Migration Yorkshire show almost 700 people have already arrived in our region so far.
The organisation predicts this number will rise to about 1,700 by the end of 2018.
This afternoon will be breezy with plenty of sunshine and a few showers.
The top temperature will be about 7C (45F) with a moderate southwest wind.
