A suspected burglar has died after getting trapped in the roof space of a chemist shop, West Yorkshire Police said.

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The man's body was discovered by staff at Rowlands Pharmacy in Queensbury, near Bradford, earlier.

It's thought he removed roof tiles to get into the building and was asphyxiated when his clothing became caught.

Police say it appeared the man had been there for several weeks.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, Yorkshire

The latest headlines across Yorkshire this morning include:    

• A professional ice hockey player from Sheffield is facing jail for a string of sex offences against young girls
• A suspected burglar has died after getting trapped in the roof-space of a shop near Bradford
• A new law named after  York woman Claudia Lawrence  goes before MPs later. If passed families of missing people could take control of their finances  

BBC Weather

After a chilly start it will be a dry day with patchy cloud and sunny periods .

It will be a noticeably warmer with light winds.  

It's a chilly start to the final day of the working week and I wanted to begin with a frosty pic, but then I saw this cracker of the sunset over Sheffield last night

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