Summary

  • Updates on Monday 10 August 2015

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

  1. Good eveningpublished at 18:00 BST 10 August 2015

    That's all for today from BBC Local Live in West Yorkshire.

    We'll be back again from 08:00 on Tuesday with the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from across the county.

  2. Clear spells but increasing cloudpublished at 17:56 BST 10 August 2015

    Keeley Donovan
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    Tonight will see clear spells but also cloud increasing across the Pennines by dawn and a minimum temperature of about 12C (54F).

    Weather forecast

    Tomorrow will be dry and fine with broken cloud and sunny spells. More cloud will develop during the day.

    It'll feel fresher but warm in the sunshine with a top temperature of about 20C (68F)

  3. Appeal after Batley bottle attackpublished at 17:47 BST 10 August 2015

    A 35-year-old man's been treated in hospital after being attacked with what's believed to have been a glass bottle, external outside a club in Batley in the early hours of yesterday morning.

    The incident took place near the Le Choix Bar on Bradford Road at about 12:15. The victim suffered several head injuries as a result of the attack.

  4. Pension tobacco investment rowpublished at 17:38 BST 10 August 2015

    Yorkshire Evening Post

    Council chiefs in West Yorkshire are accused of "startling hypocrisy" after it was revealed staff paid into a pension fund which invested more than £180m in tobacco companies, external in the last year.

  5. 'Players must stake their claim' - Parkinsonpublished at 17:33 BST 10 August 2015

    Nick Hatton
    BBC West Yorkshire Sport

    After Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Swindon, Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson says there'll be changes to his team for tomorrow's League Cup tie at York City.

    Phil ParkinsonImage source, Getty Images

    Striker Steven Davies is among those expected to start, and Parkinson says players are going to have to take their chances to impress.

    "This is an opportunity for people to stake a claim in the team, it's as simple as that," says Parkinson.

  6. Fundraiser's charity pledge 'will be fulfilled'published at 17:13 BST 10 August 2015

    Athar Ahmad
    BBC Asian Network

    The friends and family of a Leeds fundraiser who vowed to raise £50,000 for charity a after being diagnosed with cancer have pledged to help reach the target in his memory.

    Kamal Aftab

    Kamal Aftab, 32, died on Friday after a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia, a type of blood cancer. He'd so far raised about £21,000 for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.

    Adam Walker, a friend of Kamal's, says: "He was well on the way to reaching his target. His friends and family are determined to meet the goal in memory of his fantastic contribution to humanity."

  7. MP calls for leadership contest 'pause'published at 16:25 BST 10 August 2015

    @BBCPolitics

    Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman is calling for Labour's leadership contest to be paused over fears the party is being infiltrated by supporters of other parties.

    Barry SheermanImage source, Labour Party

    Labour rejects claims of "hard left" and Conservative supporters signing up to back left winger Jeremy Corbyn.

    Mr Sheerman (pictured) says: "There are all sorts of people up and down the country joining the party. For what reason we don't know - and some of those reasons are malign."

  8. Lorry stuck under low bridgepublished at 16:12 BST 10 August 2015

    West Yorkshire Police tweets, external: Water lane, Halifax currently closed due to this incident. Please avoid the area & find an alternative route.

    Lorry stuck under low bridgeImage source, West Yorkshire Police
  9. Yorkshire in women's cricket bidpublished at 15:34 BST 10 August 2015

    BBC Sport

    Yorkshire Cricket Club is among 28 organisations who've told the England and Wales Cricket Board they're interested in forming teams for the inaugural Women's Cricket Super League.

    Headingley cricket ground

    The league begins next summer with six teams and will receive a £3m investment from the ECB over the next four years.

    In its first season, the competition will include only T20 cricket, but from 2017 will add 50-over matches.

  10. Latest headlinespublished at 15:21 BST 10 August 2015

    Martin Coldrick
    BBC Local Live

    The top stories in West Yorkshire so far today are:

  11. MP to 'fight' hospital parking chargespublished at 15:04 BST 10 August 2015

    The Labour MP for Dewsbury, Paula Sherriff, says she'll "fight" to overturn new hospital parking charges which will see blue badge holders charged.

    Paula Sherriff

    The Mid-Yorkshire NHS Trust, which runs hospitals in Wakefield, Dewsbury and Pontefract, says it'll start charging disabled drivers from 1 September. General parking fees will also increase.

    Ms Sherriff says she'll work to stop the new charges and has asked for an "urgent" meeting with the trust's chief executive.

  12. Leeds development gets £160m boostpublished at 14:46 BST 10 August 2015

    An insurance firm is investing more than £160m in a business and housing development in east Leeds.

    Thorpe ParkImage source, Tavistock

    Legal and General Capitalsaid it had acquired a 50% stake in Thorpe Park on the outskirts of the city.

    The site has planning permission for an additional 60,000 sq ft of offices and 300 new homes.

  13. Stabbed teacher's forgiveness 'remarkable'published at 14:36 BST 10 August 2015

    A teacher who says he's forgiven the 14-year-old boy who stabbed him during a lesson at a Bradford school in June is "remarkable", the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.

    Jonathan Sharp

    The boy was handed an 11-year sentence at Bradford Crown Court this morning after admitting to grievous bodily harm with intent when attacking Vincent Uzomah at Dixons Kings Academy.

    Jonathan Sharp from the CPS (pictured) says: "The victim has suffered serious physical and psychological injuries, has had to put his career plans on hold, and is uncertain when, or if, he will feel able to return to teaching - a profession he loved."

  14. 'Players will get their chance' - Powellpublished at 14:21 BST 10 August 2015

    Jake Katborg
    Sports Journalist, BBC Radio Leeds

    Huddersfield Town manager Chris Powell has told BBC Radio Leeds his summer signings aren't guaranteed a starting place in their first home game of the season.

    Chris PowellImage source, Getty Images

    Town take on Notts County tomorrow night in the Capital One Cup and Powell says he'll pick his players on merit.

    "The season's long and over the course of the season they'll get their chance - but they've got to make sure they're ready," he says.

  15. Rail delays after accidentpublished at 14:09 BST 10 August 2015

    Northern Rail tweets, external: NEW: Due to a vehicle striking a bridge at Halifax all lines are blocked.