Summary

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Tuesday

  • Updates on Monday 4 July 2016

  1. Goodbye: Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 4 July 2016

    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 Tuesday 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 - as the M62 motorway came to a complete standstill for much of the day - following a fatal multi-vehicle accident.

    M62Image source, Sue Ayton
  2. Wakefield Wildcats launch women's teampublished at 17:50 BST 4 July 2016

    Wakefield Trinity Wildcats become the first Super League side to launch a women's rugby league team.

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  3. West Yorkshire's weather: Cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rainpublished at 17:46 BST 4 July 2016

    Paul Hudson
    Weather presenter, BBC Look North

    Cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain easing later. Minimum temperature of about 13C (55F). Light and variable wind.

    Weather graph

    A grey damp start to Tuesday, brightening up with sunny spells developing but also a risk of scattered showers in eastern areas. Maximum temperature of about 19C (66F). Moderate Northwest wind.

  4. 'I wished I was part of the Grand Final'published at 17:39 BST 4 July 2016

    Injury had a deep impact on Stevie Ward after robbing him of the chance to help Leeds Rhinos to the 2015 Super League title.

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  5. Travel update: Severe delays as westbound M62 reopenspublished at 17:27 BST 4 July 2016

    BBC Travel

    Severe delays and queuing traffic between J21, A640 (Milnrow) and J20 A627(M) Rochdale, as the westbound carriageway reopens.

    Congestion to J23, A640 (Huddersfield).

    This is the latest picture from near J23, A640 (Huddersfield).

    J23Image source, Highways England

    Highways England are advising drivers to make extra time for their journeys.

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

  6. Police find cannabis farm in Slathwaitepublished at 17:25

    Officers were called to an address in Slathwaite last night as local residents complained about the smell.

    Cannabis farmImage source, WYP

    On arrive at the property, rural officers found 200 plants at various states of growth, and confirmed this was cannabis.

    A man was also found in the address and was arrested.

    Cannabis farmImage source, WYP
  7. Leeds midfielder Sloth joins Aalborgpublished at 17:07 BST 4 July 2016

    Midfielder Casper Sloth leaves Championship side Leeds United to join Danish club Aalborg for an undisclosed fee.

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  8. Latest headlines: One dead in M62 crash and Lewis Pierre convicted of sex worker's deathpublished at 16:57 BST 4 July 2016

    Oli Woodcock
    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    The latest headlines in Leeds and West Yorkshire so far this afternoon include:

  9. M62 closure: A look at traffic cameraspublished at 16:38 BST 4 July 2016

    BBC Travel

    As the commute home kicks in let's take a look at the live traffic cameras on the M62.

    At Ainley Top, westbound at junction 24, traffic is moving:

    Ainley topImage source, Highways England

    The queues and congestion start to build westbound near J22 and J21:

    J21 / J22Image source, Highways
  10. M62 closure: Westbound carriageway to reopenpublished at 16:37 BST 4 July 2016

    BBC Travel

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  11. Leeds MP resigns from shadow front benchpublished at 16:29 BST 4 July 2016
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    Larry Budd
    Political reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    The Leeds North East MP Fabian Hamilton has resigned his position from the shadow front bench. 

    In a statement he said the party was divided and that more than 80% of Labour MPs no longer had any confidence in Jeremy's leadership.

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  12. Councillors in Calderdale meet to decide how to spend extra £3m flood fundpublished at 16:20 BST 4 July 2016

    The best way to spend £3m of flood relief money will be discussed by Calderdale councillors at a meeting tonight.

    Parts of Mytholmroyd were flooded when the River Calder bursts its banks on Boxing DayImage source, Getty Images

    It's six months since the Boxing Day floods devastated the area and almost 2,000 homes were flooded along with a thousand businesses. 

    Members will discuss proposals to allocate the money to several different schemes later.

  13. M62 closure: What you need to know for your drive homepublished at 15:58 BST 4 July 2016

    Oli Woodcock
    BBC Local Live, Leeds

    North West Motorway Police have re-opened the eastbound M62 at junction 21, following the fatal multi-vehicle accident earlier today. 

    However, the westbound carriageway is expected to remain closed for at least the next two hours.

    If you're heading towards Manchester diversions are in place. Westbound traffic is to follow the 'Solid Black Square' from J21 via the A6193, A664 and A627M roads.

    Highways England advise drivers to make extra time for their journeys.

    I will keep you updated throughout your commute home.

  14. Man dies and 10 injured in M62 five-vehicle crashpublished at 15:47 BST 4 July 2016

    A man has died and 10 people have been injured in a multi-vehicle accident on the M62 near Rochdale.

    M62 crashImage source, Highways Agency

    Police said a car had gone through the central reservation after colliding with a lorry and then crashed into traffic on the westbound carriageway.

    The car hit two more lorries and another car at junction 21 at Milnrow just after 09:30 BST.

    Police said the dead man was yet to be identified. A man and woman also suffered serious injuries.

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    Our officers are doing all we can to identify this man as quickly as possible so we can speak with his family, and also to deal with the other injured people and damaged vehicles at the scene."

    PC Ed Lister, Greater Manchester Police

  15. Morrisons bakery fire brought under controlpublished at 15:33 BST 4 July 2016

    A blaze which destroyed a Morrisons supermarket bakery has been brought under control.

    Morrisons bakery fireImage source, Graham Moore

    Fire crews are still at the scene of the blaze, which gutted around 80% of the 86,000 sq ft (8,000 Sq m) building near Wakefield.

    Crews were also damping down at the site of a second fire which badly damaged a building housing heavy goods vehicles near Halifax.

  16. Sex worker killer convictedpublished at 15:17 BST 4 July 2016

    A man has been convicted of the murder of a Polish sex worker in a "sustained and forceful attack".

    Daria Pionko, 21, was found seriously injured in Springwell Road, Holbeck, Leeds on 23 December 2015 and died later in hospital. 

    Lewis Pierre, 24, of Meanwood, Leeds, who had admitted manslaughter and robbery but denied murder, will be sentenced on Tuesday.

    Daria PionkoImage source, West Yorkshire Police
  17. Motorway police hope to re-open eastbound M62 'soon'published at 15:07 BST 4 July 2016

    North West Motorway Police say they hope to re-open the eastbound M62 at junction 21 soon following a fatal multi-vehicle accident five hours ago.

    However, the westbound carriageway will remain closed.

  18. Lewis Pierre guilty of murdering Leeds sex worker Daria Pionkopublished at 14:59 BST 4 July 2016
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  19. Major plans to tackle A629 traffic congestion between Huddersfield and Halifaxpublished at 14:17 BST 4 July 2016

    Councillors in Calderdale are today expected to approve plans for changes to the notorious A629 between Huddersfield and Halifax. 

    The idea's to cut congestion at the Calder and Hebble junction and to improve access to Halifax Train Station. 

    Critics of plans to change Accident and Emergency services have often pointed to congestion on the A629 as a reason to keep A&E at both Huddersfield and Halifax.