BBC Local Live: Leeds and West Yorkshire

Join us on BBC One at 18:30 for Look North as we find out how Harry and Paul have coped with their sixth day of being tied together at the ankle.  

As you can see from the picture below, it's not been a straightforward day.  

The pair have been walking from Bradford to Otley in the latest leg of their three county three-legged challenge for Sport Relief. 

By the end of yesterday they'd raised over £60,000 -  what will the total be today?

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There'll be little change overnight, staying cloudy with some mist and fog - the cloud thick enough for a little light rain or drizzle with light winds and lows of 4C (39F).

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A cloudy start tomorrow with a little light rain or drizzle possible. Brightening for the afternoon. A light northeasterly breeze and a top temperature of 9C (48F).

A Shipley retail assistant made sure it was a double celebration at this year’s Crufts after she and her four-legged friend strolled away with a top prize on the 125th anniversary of the dog show.

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

• The Chancellor is expected to give the go-ahead to two major transport schemes, including a long-awaited one for West Yorkshire, in the budget tomorrow
• Police investigating an alleged sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl in Leeds have released more details about witnesses they want to trace  
• A body's been found next to the canal in Dewsbury. Police were called to Ravensthorpe just after 09:00 yesterday and say they're working to establish the identity of the person

Harry and Paul are marching on today as they continue their Sport Relief Challenge. 

Harry has told us: "The steeper it gets, the harder it gets."

After a fall this morning, he's struggling...

Follow Harry and Paul's journey in real time GPS here.

Police investigating an alleged sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl in Leeds have released more details about witnesses they want to trace. 

The incident happened in Greggs on the Headrow on the afternoon of Friday 12 February. 

 A 34-year-old man arrested in connection with the incident has been released on bail. 

West Yorkshire Police are looking for a man and two women who were in the bakers at the time and who are shown on CCTV images.

The second series of the West Yorkshire-based BBC thriller Happy Valley reaches its finale tonight.

The climax of the first series attracted an audience of nearly eight million, and the conclusion of the gripping drama could reach similar figures tonight. 

Dale Slingsby is the head chef at Grappolo's Restaurant in Lockwood near Huddersfield, which featured in the series.

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It's great, it's great publicity... It was quite intense and the team were here for quite a lot of hours, at least 20-plus hours I would have thought, for just 17 seconds of air time."

Thanks to David Williams for sending us this fantastic picture of "Swan Lake" at Pugneys Country Park in Wakefield at sunrise.

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David writes: "The swans were very friendly this morning, I think they were enjoying the sunrise as much as me!"

We always love to feature the best pictures you've taken of West Yorkshire. Why not email us your photographs?

Families of children affected by Meningitis B - including a West Yorkshire dad - will tell MPs today why they want the UK's vaccination programme to be extended to older children. 

The issue is being considered by Parliament after more than 800,000 people signed an online petition.

The petition was launched by Lee Booth, from Leeds, whose daughter was deemed too old to have the vaccine.

A former Bradford City goalkeeper has escaped a driving ban after arguing that losing his licence would cause him "exceptional hardship".

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It's day six of Harry and Paul's Sport Relief challenge and the BBC Look North duo are walking from Bradford to Otley - that's 14 hilly miles. 

The aches and pains are kicking in, as I've been finding out:

If you're wanting to catch up with them this afternoon, they'll be in Menston in a while and then Otley for the finish at 17:00. Follow Harry and Paul's journey in real time GPS here.

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

• The Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce the upgrading of the rail line between Leeds and Manchester in tomorrow's budget
• Detectives investigate after the discovery of a body close to a canal in Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury
• Look North's Harry and Paul have been walking from Bradford to Otley on day six of their three-legged challenge for Sport Relief

A public consultation into a shake-up of Accident and Emergency services in Huddersfield and Halifax finally gets under way today.

Clinical Commissioning Groups say their preferred option is to open a new emergency centre at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax for people with life-threatening injuries or illnesses - but there's also a campaign to save the A&E at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

Cristina George is from the Hands Off Huddersfield Royal Infirmary action group:

People have 14 weeks to register their views.

A woman who was hit by a car in Bradford city centre yesterday afternoon is now in a "stable" condition.

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BBC Look North presenters Harry Gration and Paul Hudson are taking on a unique and gruelling three-legged challenge for Sport Relief.  

Its day six and the support keeps on coming..

Huddersfield Town Under-21s host Hull City in the semi-final of the Premier League Cup tonight.

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Hull City were confirmed as the Terriers' semi-final opponent after the Tigers recorded a 3-1 quarter-final win over hosts Millwall at the Den in south London.

The winners will play the victor of the other semi-final between Liverpool and West Ham on Wednesday evening in the two-legged Under-21 Premier League Cup Final.

A mainly dry and cloudy afternoon, however some brighter and sunnier skies may develop.

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A maximum temperature of about 10C (50F) with light north-easterly winds. 

Join us on BBC One at 13:30 for Look North as we report on the consultation launched today over plans for accident and emergency services in Huddersfield and Halifax.

And there's a helping hand for Harry Gration and Paul Hudson (pictured) after a fall on day six of their three-legged three county challenge for Sport Relief.

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

• A body is found in the Low Mill Lane area of Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury
• A public consultation into the shake-up of A&E services in Huddersfield and Halifax gets under way
• The Chancellor George Osborne is expected to give the government's backing to upgrade the rail line between Manchester and Leeds in his budget tomorrow