BBC Local Live: Leeds and West Yorkshire

The widower of the Labour MP Jo Cox, who was killed in her constituency, has been talking about how their children are dealing with her death.

Brendan Cox says Cuilin and Lejla Cox talk about their mother every day. He said he and the children had been helped by the public reaction to Mrs Cox's death and the awareness that others were feeling some of their pain.

He told the BBC: "It has been so visual, whether it's the thousands of people in Trafalgar Square and around the world or whether it's the people lining the streets of Batley and Spen when we had the funeral."

Quote Message: I knew lots of people loved mummy but I didn't realise this many people did." from Cuilin Cox Son of Jo Cox

I knew lots of people loved mummy but I didn't realise this many people did."

After a lovely mild day for late autumn, it will turn cloudy this evening with patchy rain, low cloud and hill fog.  

Temperatures dropping to 10C, 50F.  Expect a damp start to Tuesday.

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Happy New Year! 

For Hindus from Gujarat its the first day of 2073. 

Watch this special service at the Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple in Bradford.  

An ex-soldier from West Yorkshire has gone on trial today charged with gaining money and favours fraudulently by pretending he had cancer.

Simon Buckden, who's 44 and lives in Bramley,denies six charges at Leeds Crown Court.  

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Prosecutors say he claimed he was suffering trauma from serving in war zones, when he'd never been on the frontline. 

Mr Buckden was said to have duped businessmen by saying he was suffering from cancer when he was not.  

BBC presenters in West Yorkshire have been talking about their favourite books. It's part of the BBC's Love to Read campaign which celebrates reading for pleasure. 

A Huddersfield butcher has reached the final of a competition to find Britain's finest sausages. 

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Simon Haigh, who owns Bolster Moor Farm Shop, is up against dozens of contestants from across the country.

The Best Sausage Award will be announced in the next few days as part of National Sausage Week which starts today - and Simon tells me he's feeling "quietly confident".

A West Yorkshire MP has called for the merging of the West and South Yorkshire Police forces following the Government's decision not to hold an inquiry into the 'Battle of Orgreave'.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd today rejected calls for a Hillsborough-style public inquiry into clashes between striking miners and the police in 1984.

Campaigners said officers led by South Yorkshire Police were heavy-handed and manufactured statements.  

The Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell, Alec Shelbrooke said the name of the "South Yorkshire Police" had tarnished the reputation of frontline officers.

Huddersfield Giants half-back Ryan Brierley has been cleared to play for Scotland against England in Saturday's crucial Four Nations clash on Friday. 

Brierley suffered an ankle injury during last Friday's 54-12 defeat by Australia, though scans have now shown nothing more than swelling and bruising.  

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An old church in Leeds has undergone a makeover and transformed into a new arts space. The venue on Woodhouse Lane near the universities has been recently run as the nightclub "Halo". 

It's now been revamped to host creative events such as food competitions, cinema screenings and Christmas markets. 

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Creative Director Dave Beer says they want to try to tempt in a new kind of congregation:   

Campaigners who wanted an inquiry say they're devastated.

The Home Secretary has rejected calls for an independent Hillsborough-style public inquiry into the so-called Battle of Orgreave.

Striking West Yorkshire miners were among thousdands involved in clashes with the police at the Yorkshire coking site during the year long national miners strike in June 1984. 

Campaigners say South Yorkshire Police officers were excessively heavy-handed and manufactured statements.  

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In a statement today Home Secretary Amber Rudd said:

Quote Message: This has been a difficult decision to make, and one which I have thought about very carefully. I have now concluded that there is not a sufficient basis for me to instigate either a statutory inquiry or an independent review." from Amber Rudd Home Secretary

This has been a difficult decision to make, and one which I have thought about very carefully. I have now concluded that there is not a sufficient basis for me to instigate either a statutory inquiry or an independent review."

West Yorkshire MPs in former mining communities are reacting to the news.

There are problems on the A61 at the junction with the A63 Pontefract Lane.

It's because of traffic lights not working on South Accommodation Road in Leeds. 

Drivers are being asked to take care when approaching the junction.  

Police in West Yorkshire have issued a warning after four people had to be treated in hospital following suspected drugs overdoses.

Two men and two women were taken to hospital at about midnight last night after taking what's believed to by the drug GHB or Gamma Hydroxbutyrate.  

They were at a Halloween party at The Pavilion at Elland Road. 

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs.    

Quote Message: We would urge anyone who has recently purchased this substance in the Leeds area to throw it away, as it is possible there may be a contaminated batch in circulation. We would also ask anyone who attended the event at The Pavilion, who may have information about anyone selling controlled substances in the area last night, to contact us." from Det Insp Jez Khan West Yorkshire Police

We would urge anyone who has recently purchased this substance in the Leeds area to throw it away, as it is possible there may be a contaminated batch in circulation. We would also ask anyone who attended the event at The Pavilion, who may have information about anyone selling controlled substances in the area last night, to contact us."

Cloud will tend to thin and break through allowing some brighter spells to develop. 

Winds will be light, making it feel mild for the time of year with highs of about 14C (57F).

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

• Police in Leeds are questioning a man after four people had to be treated in hospital for suspected drug overdoses
• At least two people have been injured in a five-vehicle pile-up in Huddersfield this morning at the junction of Wakefield Road and Somerset Road
• Leeds is second only to London for deliberate damage to cars, according to figures published today