A West Yorkshire children's hospice has enjoyed a royal visit for Christmas.

Image source, Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice

Princess Beatrice went to the Forget Me Not hospice in Huddersfield, where she's the patron.

Mum Clare has had support from the hospice after her son, Eric, died there when he was just three days-old:

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BBC West Yorkshire Sport

Meet Jesse Sene-Lefao, one of Castleford Tigers' new signings who'll be spending Christmas thousands of miles away from home. 

The Samoa international has been giving me his first impressions of West Yorkshire and has also said he's hoping to make a big impact in Super League in 2017:  

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There are a couple of problem areas for drivers on West Yorkshire's motorway network at the moment: 

• Slow traffic's currently reported on the M621 westbound between J7, A61 (Stourton) and J6, Belle Isle Road
• Slow traffic's also being reported on the M62 eastbound at J26, M606 (Chain Bar).  

Yorkshire has the highest rate of male suicide in England, with 430 men taking their own life in 2015 - that's an increase of over 16% on the previous year. 

Halifax rugby league player and dad-of-one Andy Roberts killed himself in April this year.

His brother-in-law, Luke Ambler, has now set up Andy's Man Club - a chain of talking therapy groups in his name:

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

It's a cloudy start but we should see some sunny spells develop later.

Watch my full forecast below:

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 here keeping you up-to-date with the latest until 18:00.

You can really tell that people's attention has now shifted to last minute Christmas shopping and getting the turkey in - it's nice and quiet on the roads this morning. 

There's just one big problem so far: on the A1 northbound around J40 where we've got an accident that's closed a lane:

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Looking skywards, it's another dull start, but watch out for some brighter spells later:

Huddersfield Giants sign utility back Jake Mamo on a two-year deal, while centre Joe Wardle moves to Newcastle Knights.

The answer to who killed an elderly widow in her home 25 years ago "remains in the local area", police believe.

Shahid Hussain
BBC Local Live, Leeds

That's all from our live coverage today. We'll be here for breaking news and our live feed will continue at 08:00 tomorrow. Here's a quick look at five stories that made the news today:

1. We discovered that London will get more money for flood defences than Yorkshire
2. Could you solve a 25 year old murder in Mytholmroyd?
3. Leeds triathlete Alistair Brownlee talked about that big moment in Mexico after coming second at the Sports Personality of the Year  
4. The Shipley MP, Phillip Davies had a lot to say about women's equality
5. The motorways have been a nightmare today. It's mostly clear, but watch out for one more major problem

Last year many parts of West Yorkshire were hit with severe flooding over Christmas.

Leeds Museums have opened an exhibition at the Armley Mills Museum almost a year on from when Kirkstall in Leeds came to a standstill under a deluge of flood water.

Here's Barrie Mackwell who was among the army of workers and volunteers trying to help: 

A plea to find more than £100,000 of jewellery is made by police after a gang of diamond thieves are jailed.

It may be a beautiful new building on the Leeds skyline, but it takes more than shoppers and architecture to put Victoria Gate on the map.

Here's how the experts at Ordnance Survey actually put the building on the map!

One for the building aficionados!

Things don't come to a complete standstill over Christmas... but they do slow down a bit.

Image source, Leeds City Council

So, here's what to do if you need the council in Leeds for anything over the festive period.

Whether it's bin collections, noisy neighbours, parking charges or leisure centres, you can find all the information you need to get things done by using this link, external.

This is 32-year-old Jan Kamil Kornet.

Police want to speak to him after a Polish man was shot in Harehills, Leeds on 28 November.

The victim, who had only arrived in the UK the previous day, was released from hospital after being shot in the chest and arrested in connection with an armed robbery along with another 30-year-old Polish man.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police

The shooting is being treated as attempted murder and police are now searching for Mr Kornet.

Police say he shouldn't be approached and advise anyone who sees him to contact them.

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One lane closed and slow traffic on M1 in both directions at J42, M62 (Lofthouse), because of an accident earlier on and barrier repair.

He came second in the public vote but Leeds lad Alistair Brownlee said he was honoured to stand on the stage. 

Andy Murray was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time, but Alistair said it's been a great year for triathlon. 

Alistair retained the Olympic triathlon title at Rio and made headlines when he helped his exhausted brother over the line at the Triathlon World Series in Mexico, but told us that, initially, he didn't wan to talk about it: 

Four times as much money is to be spent on flood defences along the River Thames than on all the rivers in Yorkshire.  

About 16,000 homes were flooded across the North of England a year ago.

The Environment Agency said it invested money "where it will have the most benefit".

Victorian fancy dress photos with a flamboyant fairytale theme are due to be revealed in a new exhibition in Leeds next month - and people in the city are being asked to help out.

Image source, Leeds City Council

Experts want your help to tell some of the stories behind these incredible costumes, external and the characters who posed for the pictures more than 125 years ago.

The amazing album of images was captured on 12 January 1891, during an extravagant fancy dress ball hosted by the then Mayor and Mayoress of Leeds, Mr and Mrs Alf Cooke  

More than 190 children were invited to the ball, all dressed in a range of impressive storybook outfits which included Red Riding Hood, Dick Whittington, the Arabian Nights, Cinderella and the Snow Queen.  

Fifteen-year-old Kate Hudson from Wetherby has been found safe and well.

She was subject to a missing person's appeal earlier.

Police say the man has been identified and do not require any further information.

Shahid Hussain
BBC Local Live, Leeds

Can you help find more than £100,000 worth of jewellery?

Some of the pieces have sentimental value and include a 3.7ct marquise shaped diamond ring and an 18ct white gold and diamond flower design bracelet.

The jewellery was stolen as part of eight home invasions over two days across Bradford, Leeds and Kirklees in January.

Four men were jailed for a total of 65 years for the series of violent robberies.

Image source, West Yorkshire Police