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  • Updates on Thursday 7 May 2015

  1. Good eveningpublished at 18:00 BST 7 May 2015

    That's all for now from BBC Local Live in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

    We'll be back at 22:00 with live coverage of the general and local election results from across Yorkshire and the Humber as they come in. We hope you will join us.

  2. Super Furry Animals join Bingley billpublished at 17:56 BST 7 May 2015

    Super Furry Animals are the latest headliners to be announced for the Bingley Music Live festival which takes place later this year, external.

    Gruff Rhys, Super Furry Animals

    The idiosyncratic Welsh band will join Labrinth and Manchester legends James at Myrtle Park for the music festival, which runs from 4-6 September.

    Libertines frontman Carl Barat has also been added to a bill that already includes Embrace, Ella Eyre, Ash, Cast, Scott Matthews and Peter Hook and the Light among others.

  3. Boost for Wildcats as Anderson returnspublished at 17:54 BST 7 May 2015

    Adam Pope
    Leeds United Commentator

    Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are boosted by the return of prop Scott Anderson for tonight's trip to Hull KR.

    Wildcats logoImage source, Wakefield Wildcats

    He's missed the last two months with a knee injury which has coincided with a run of 10 straight Super League defeats.

    Assistant coach Stuart Dickens says Anderson's return is a big plus for the side, adding: "A lot of the players look up to him, so to see him out there on the field will give a little bit of a boost."

  4. A fine but chilly eveningpublished at 17:53 BST 7 May 2015

    Paul Hudson
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    Any showers will die away this evening, becoming dry and clear with a minimum temperature of about 1C (34F) with a ground frost in places.

    Weather forecast

    Tomorrow will see a fine bright morning with sunny spells, becoming cloudy through the afternoon with rain spreading from the west later.

    The top temperature will be about 14C (57F).

  5. Morrisons' challenge 'significant'published at 17:51 BST 7 May 2015

    Reacting to a further fall in sales by Bradford-based Morrisons, Keith Bowman, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown stockbrokers, has described the challenge facing the firm's new boss David Potts as "significant".

    Morrisons buildingImage source, Getty Images

    "A detailed strategic update is not expected [from Morrisons] until September, in which time rival Tesco will be hoping for evidence of early recovery following its new and now implemented strategic plan," he says.

    "On the upside, online sales growth is providing some compensation for falling supermarket sales, whilst management action including simplifying its head office is now being taken."

  6. Coming up on BBC Onepublished at 17:45 BST 7 May 2015

    Harry Gration
    Presenter, BBC Look North

    Join me and Amy Garcia at 18:30 for BBC Look North as we hear from a mum from Batley who's worried about the wait her three-year-old son has to endure for an autism assessment.

    Theo Rush was referred for a diagnosis almost a year ago, but his family has been told the wait could be between two and three years.

  7. Pub attack man jailedpublished at 17:38 BST 7 May 2015

    Yorkshire Evening Post

    A thug who punched a man unconscious before hitting him repeatedly over the head with a stool in an unprovoked pub attack has been jailed, external.

    Jeffrey BinghamImage source, West Yorkshire Police
  8. Weekend road closure warningpublished at 17:26 BST 7 May 2015

    Drivers in Calderdale are being warned that a section of the A629 Calderdale Way will be closed this weekend, external.

    The uphill section of the road (towards Ainley Top roundabout) will be surface-dressed, sealing the existing road surface and prolonging its life, Calderdale Council says. The downhill section (towards Halifax) will remain open as usual.

    As a result of this work, the section of the road from Salterhebble to Ainley Top roundabout will be closed on Saturday and Sunday and a diversion will be in place

  9. Inside the election night studiopublished at 17:06 BST 7 May 2015

    Election 2015

    Join Emily Maitlis for an interactive, behind-the-scenes tour of the BBC's Election 2015 TV studio at Elstree as the team prepares for a marathon live broadcast starting at 21:55.

    Election studio

    Emily introduces her 6m (20ft) graphics screen which will show every result from across the country.

    You can also get a preview of the technical wizardry that will have Jeremy Vine standing in the House of Commons and outside 10 Downing Street without leaving the studio.

  10. City takeover talks continuepublished at 15:58 BST 7 May 2015

    Adam Pope
    Leeds United Commentator

    Bradford City joint chairman Mark Lawn has told BBC Radio Leeds the club's still in talks with Gianni Paladini about a potential takeover.

    Mark LawnImage source, PA

    Lawn says they're still bound by a non-disclosure agreement with the former QPR chairman so can't give away any details.

    It comes as City slashed season-ticket prices in a bid to get 15,000 fans in for every home game next season.

  11. Silence for earthquake victimspublished at 15:45 BST 7 May 2015

    A two-minute silence and special candle-lighting ceremony is to be held in the centre of Leeds tomorrow night to remember the victims of the earthquake in Nepal, external, it's been announced.

    The event, organised by Laxmi Bantawa, chairman of the Leeds Nepalese Community, will take place before the VE Day beacon-lighting ceremony in Millennium Square at 21:32.

  12. Morrisons 'downbeat' over sales fallpublished at 15:28 BST 7 May 2015

    Business Live

    There's been reaction to the further fall in sales in the three months to 3 May reported by Bradford-based supermarket chain Morrisons.

    Morrisons bagImage source, Getty Images

    Retail analyst Bruno Monteyne, from Bernstein, points out that sales at the firm's main shops fell 3.9% in the first quarter "which shows the extent of the job at hand".

    Independent analyst Nick Bubb said guidance from the company "sounds downbeat" and "new CEO Dave Potts doesn't have much to say for himself".

  13. Morrisons 'eager to improve'published at 15:05 BST 7 May 2015

    As latest figures show another drop in sales at Bradford-based Morrisons, the supermarket chain's new boss says his staff are "eager to listen to customers and improve".

    Morrisons signImage source, Getty Images

    David Potts, who took over as chief executive in March, says he's been "very pleased by the genuine warmth and affection for Morrisons shared by both colleagues and customers".

    "This is a business with many attributes, some unique. Our task is to use those advantages to improve the shopping trip for customers and create value," he says.