BBC Local Live: Leeds and West Yorkshire

This evening will be mostly dry but increasingly cloudy.

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Minimum temperature of about 10C (50F). Moderate northeast wind. 

Tomorrow we'll see a cloudier day than today with the risk of some patchy rain. Feeling cooler with a temperature of about 18C (64F). Moderate or fresh Northeast wind.

Walking out onto the pitch at Wembley to a packed crowd is a dream for many footballers, young and old, but for one West Yorkshire lad, that's about to become reality.

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Fifteen-year-old Alex Audsley from Elland has been selected to walk out Halifax Town when they face Grimsby in the FA Trophy at Wembley. 

Alex has cerebral palsy and plays in midfield for local team Greetland Goldstars.

Quote Message: It's a total dream come true - I had to pinch myself when it happened as I wasn't sure it was actually happening! It's nice to be recognised for my commitment.. What a good day." from Alex Audsley

It's a total dream come true - I had to pinch myself when it happened as I wasn't sure it was actually happening! It's nice to be recognised for my commitment.. What a good day."

The outbound A65 Commercial Road in Kirkstall, Leeds, is starting to build at the B6157 Bridge Road junction. Do approach with care.

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

West Yorkshire Police has appointed an officer with a brief to boost numbers of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people applying to join the force.

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The latest Home Office figures show 5.1% of officers in the force come from a BME origin, compared with the national average of 5.5%.

Census figures for 2011 show the county's BME population as 18.2%.

We'll have more on this story on Look North on BBC One at 1830.

Leeds Rhinos legend Kevin Sinfield has said he would have regretted not testing himself in rugby union.

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The 35-year-old brought an end to his sporting career after Yorkshire Carnegie's Championship play-off defeat by Doncaster Knights.

Sinfield had been signed on an 18-month deal with Carnegie but announced his retirement last month.

Quote Message: I'm really glad I did it. It was something that was on my bucket list. It was something I felt I needed to do and if I'd not took the challenge on I would have regretted it for the rest of my life. I know I've only done six months instead of 18 but I just felt the timing was right and you don't want to push too far." from Kevin Sinfield

I'm really glad I did it. It was something that was on my bucket list. It was something I felt I needed to do and if I'd not took the challenge on I would have regretted it for the rest of my life. I know I've only done six months instead of 18 but I just felt the timing was right and you don't want to push too far."

About to start your commute home? Do be aware of a couple of traffic and travel issues in Bradford this evening.

The outbound A650 Tong Street, in Bradford, is very busy at the Knowles Lane Traffic Lights junction.

The outbound A641 Manchester Road, in Bradford, is busy but moving between the A647 Croft Street junction and the A6177 Smiddles Lane junction.

The A650 Shipley Airedale Road, in Bradford, is busy in both directions between the A647 Croft Street junction and the A6037 Canal Road junction.

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

West Yorkshire Police have held a special ceremony this morning to mark the loyal service of one of their police dogs. 

Four-legged recruit PD Gimley is now enjoying his retirement at home.

A man suffered serious facial injuries during a “nasty” street robbery in Leeds in the early hours of yesterday.

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

• Bradford child deaths: Mum admits killing her two daughters to keep them from their father

• A 29-year-old man who died after an incident at a house in Leeds has been named 
• Staff at Kellingley miners' welfare claim the club's future is still not secure - four months after it was sent a draft 30-year lease

A Bradford crown court jury's been told that a mother, Italian national Samira Lupidi, said she intended to kill her daughters because their father wanted to take them from her.

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Ms Lupidi has admitted she stabbed the two girls, 17-month-old Jasmine Weaver and three-year-old Evelyn Lupidi, to death in November last year. 

Lupidi denies murder but admits manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The trial continues.

Leeds Rhinos chief executive Gary Hetherington has said the Super League strugglers are not in crisis.

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The Rhinos won the treble last season but currently sit bottom of the table and were knocked out of the Challenge Cup by Huddersfield on Friday.

They host Castleford on Thursday.

Huddersfield’s Chris Hanson is celebrating the best European Tour finish of his career.  

Woodsome Hall's Hanson finished tied fifth on three under par at the European Tour event in Morocco. 

Hanson finished two shots behind the winner Jeung-Hun Wang of Korea after holding the overnight lead by one.

A DIY store and builder’s merchant must close and demolish part of its premises after it traded illegally.

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Leeds Rhinos legend Kevin Sinfield has said he would have regretted not testing himself in rugby union.

The 35-year-old brought an end to his sporting career after Yorkshire Carnegie's Championship play-off defeat by Doncaster Knights.

Sinfield had been signed on an 18-month deal with Carnegie but announced his retirement last month.

It's day two of Yorkshire's County Championship clash against Surrey at Headingley - and the sun, by all accounts, is beating down.

Get all the latest with our live commentary and also keep up-to-date with our live scorecard.

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People are being invited to take a look inside the newly restored Wakefield Cathedral this week. 

The Grade One listed building has undergone a five year makeover costing £6.5m. The Cathedral will be officially rededicated at a special service next Sunday.

I went along to find out more:

Staff at Kellingley miners' welfare claim the club's future is still not secure - four months after it was sent a draft 30 year lease.

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The committee at the club, in Knottingley, say a row over an energy certificate is holding up the paperwork - and has appealed to Wakefield council for help. 

The council says it can offer support and advice, but can't cover the certificate's cost. That, according to club steward Paul Green, isn't what's happened in the past:

Do join Harry for Look North on BBC One at 13:30 as West Yorkshire police have appointed a special officer to try and encourage more people from black and other ethnic minorities to join them. 

Currently only 5% of the force are from a non white background - compared with 18% of the county's population as a whole. Our communities reporter Sabbiyah Pervez has this exclusive report.

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West Yorkshire firefighters have been dealing with a large moorland fire on Ilkley Moor.

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It broke out on a 300 square metre area at White Wells in Ilkley at about 2215 yesterday and needed 20 crew to bring the flames under control.

No properties were affected and the cause of the fire has yet to be established.

Quote Message: It was a difficult fire to fight because it was on a steep banking. Firefighters worked really hard.” from Chris Hannah Assistant District Commander for Bradford

It was a difficult fire to fight because it was on a steep banking. Firefighters worked really hard.”