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Oli Woodcock and Sue McGorrigan

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  1. Goodbye: Our live coverage across the day

    Oli Woodcock

    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    Live updates for Leeds and West Yorkshire have finished for the day.

    We'll be back from 08:00 on Thursday with the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the county.

    Feel free to take a look back at today's news from across West Yorkshire - including a tearful goodbye from our very own Kay Crewdson who is leaving the BBC Yorkshire team.

    Kay Crewdson and Lara Rostron

    In the meantime if you spot something happening where you live, which you think we should know about, you can always get in touch with me by email.

  2. West Yorkshire's weather: Clear with the chance of some isolated showers

    Paul Hudson

    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Some isolated showers possible this evening, otherwise dry with clear spells. 

    Weather graph

    Minimum temperature of about 10C (50F). Moderate or fresh Northeast wind. 

    Thursday will be a dry and bright day with spells of sunshine.. Maximum temperature of about 19C (66F). Moderate or fresh Northeast wind.  

  3. Listen: 'Leeds is special' - Patrick Kisnorbo

    BBC West Yorkshire Sport

    Former Leeds United defender Patrick Kisnorbo has said his time at Elland Road was the best of his career. 

    The 35-year-old hung up his boots recently after captaining Melbourne City and following a career which included playing for Australia and a spell at Leicester City..

    Kisnorbo tells ABC Grandstand's Tom Greenard Leeds United was a career highlight.

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    Video caption: Patrick Kisnorbo tells ABC Grandstand's Tom Greenard Leeds United was a career highlight.
  4. Latest headlines: Survivors of Bradford City fire join hundreds for special service and arrests over Clifford Amoh murder

    Oli Woodcock

    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    Good evening, the top stories in Leeds and West Yorkshire so far today include:  

    • School fire at St Cuthbert's primary in Heaton - no reports of injuriesfalse
  5. School evacuated after classroom fire

    Bradford Telegraph and Argus

    primary school was evacuated this afternoon after a fire started in a classroom.

    Fire crews were called to St Cuthbert's and The First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School on Scotchman Road at 2.46pm, and at its height there were seven engines from stations including OdsalRawdon and Shipley at the scene.

    Police were also called, although there have been no injuries reported.

    school on fire
  6. Travel update: Busy and slow traffic on the A629, Halifax Road in Huddersfield

    BBC Travel

    Traffic is much busier and slower then usual on the A629, Halifax Road, in Huddersfield, in both directions between the Ainley Top Roundabout and the Thornhill Road junction. 

    Remember, Do remember, BBC Radio Leeds has travel and traffic updates throughout the morning to keep you moving tomorrow.

  7. Clifford Amoh murder: Six people arrested

    Six people have now been arrested as part of the ongoing investigation in to the murder of Leeds man Clifford Amoh.

    Clifford Amoh

    Mr Amoh who was 29-years-old was attacked at a house in Gipton during the early hours of Saturday 7 May. 

    A 15-year-old male, a 24-year-old woman, a 19-year-old male and 29-year-old male, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder. A 22-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, who were arrested on Saturday, remain in custody.

  8. Travel update: Moorland Avenue in Gildersome is blocked

    BBC Travel

    Moorland Avenue in Gildersome is blocked in both directions between the B6126, Gildersome Lane junction and the Spring Avenue junction, because of an accident. Do expect delays.

    BBC Radio Leeds has travel and traffic updates throughout the evening to keep you moving.

  9. Latest headlines: Survivors of Bradford City fire join hundreds for special service and body found at Apperley Bridge

    Oli Woodcock

    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    The top stories in Leeds and West Yorkshire so far this afternoon include:  

  10. MP's patient safety fears at Dewsbury Hospital

    An MP has said patient safety at a troubled hospital is being compromised "on a daily basis".

    Dewsbury Hospital

    Paula Sherriff, Labour MP for Dewsbury, said Dewsbury Hospital's staff had told stories that "absolutely horrified me".

    Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust runs the hospital along with others at Pinderfields in Wakefield and Pontefract Hospital.

  11. Watch: Goodbye, Kay Crewdson!

    BBC Look North, Yorkshire

    We say goodbye to our weather presenter Kay Crewdson today.

    It's her last shift with BBC Yorkshire before she starts her new role with BBC East Midlands.

    Let's just say there were a few tears..

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    Video caption: A few tears in the studio as we say goodbye to Kay Crewdson.
  12. David Willey: Yorkshire all-rounder takes bowling break with abdominal injury

    BBC Sport

    Yorkshire all-rounder David Willey has been told not to bowl for six weeks because of an abdominal injury.

    David Willey joined Yorkshire from Northants in August 2015

    However, the 26-year-old could still bat in the White Rose county's current Championship game against Surrey if required to do so.

    The injury means Willey could be unavailable for some of England's one-day international series against Sri Lanka next month.

  13. Azealia Banks accused of racism after Twitter rant aimed at Zayn Malik

    Oli Woodcock

    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    Azealia Banks has criticised Zayn Malik in a racist rant on Twitter. 

    Azealia Banks

    The rapper said the Bradford singer had copied some of her ideas and that his new video for Like I Would looked like the one she made for her track Yung Rapunxel.

    "I'm not mad about this though. Zayn is a cutie pie," she wrote under a series of screengrabs from two videos.

    Zayn didn't directly respond to Azealia but tweeted "no lies… I see you reaching but I don't care". Those comments led to a racist and homophobic rant from Azealia Banks.

  14. Castleford Tigers: Full-back Luke Dorn is back

    BBC West Yorkshire Sport

    Full-back Luke Dorn returns for Castleford Tigers against Leeds Rhinos at Headingley tomorrow night following a lengthy spell out on the sidelines with a hamstring injury. 

    Luke Dorn

    Dorn is raring to go against the side sitting bottom of the Super League table.    

    Luke Gale and Grant Millington face late fintess tests for the Tigers and Nathan Massey may be involved tomorrow night despite dislocating his knee cap in the Challenge Cup victory against Salford.

  15. West Yorkshire weather: Cloudy with patchy rain this afternoon

    Kay Crewdson

    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    A cloudy afternoon with patchy rain, some heavy especially in the south and west. The rain will clear and it will turn drier and brighter with some sunshine with just a small chance of a shower.

    Weather map

    Maximum temperature of about 18C (64F) with a moderate locally fresh northeast wind. 

    This evening, we will see isolated showers which will fizzle out leaving it mostly dry overnight with variable cloud and some clear spells. Some fog patches developing, especially over the hills. Mild with a minimum temperature of about 10C (50F) and a moderate northeast wind.

  16. West Yorkshire jobs linked to EU

    BBC research shows around one in seven jobs in West Yorkshire are linked to our exports to the European Union. 

    EU Referendum

    The study comes six weeks ahead of the EU Referendum. 

    The figures also show the amount companies in Yorkshire have exported to the EU has been falling in recent years - while exports to the rest of the world have risen.

  17. Watch: Hundreds gather to remember the Bradford City '56' at Centenary Square

    Charles Heslett

    Journalist, BBC Radio Leeds

    A service took place in Bradford this morning to mark the 31st anniversary of the Valley Parade fire disaster.

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    Video caption: Charles Heslett is there.