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Live updates on Tuesday 24 May 2016
Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Leeds
Live updates for Leeds and West Yorkshire have finished for the day.
One of our top stories today was news that Bradford and Leeds are among eight cities confirmed as Official Team GB FanZones, for this summer's Rio Olympics.
Image source, ReutersI'll be back from 08:00 on Wednesday with the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the county. I'll see you then!
Wakefield councillors are deciding what to do with the city's historic former Crown Court building.
It was placed on Historic England’s "at risk" register in 2013 after falling into disrepair.
The authority's being recommended to carry out £1.5m worth of repairs - to make it waterproof and weathertight - before selling it off.
BBC Look North, Yorkshire
Do join us for Look North on BBC One at 18:30 - it's medals day at the Chelsea Flower Show and Yorkshire has a bumper crop of awards.
It's been a tough time for growers; spring had frost and snow of course, but as Clare Frisby reports the hard work has paid off.
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Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Leeds
The top stories in Leeds and West Yorkshire so far this evening include:
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Fine at first this evening, becoming increasingly cloudy from the east.
Minimum temperature of about 7C (45F). Light or moderate northeast wind.
We'll see bright spells at first tomorrow but it will cloud over with rain spreading from the east. Much cooler with a maximum temperature of about 11C (52F). Moderate northerly wind.
A distraught young woman raced home to find her Huddersfield, external house badly damaged by fire.
She was alerted to a fire in Luck Lane, Marsh, today and raced back to find fire crews tackling a blaze at her home and two others.
Image source, Huddersfield ExaminerThe Tunisian ambassador to the UK, Nabil Ammar, is urging the Foreign Office to change its guidance to British tourists, which has cautioned against all but essential travel to the country following last year's terror attacks.
He says the country's economy has been affected but the Foreign Office says safety is its main concern.
Egypt and Turkey are also off the list of destinations, according to research by travel company, GFK, because of security fears.
Some of the people we spoke to in West Yorkshire say they won't be deterred:
Clare Frisby
Presenter, BBC Look North
Garden designers and their teams stood proudly - albeit a little nervously - as the judges began their rounds at the Chelsea Flower Show.
If they needed a little calm, the gardens they have created - many on themes of peace and tranquillity - could have provided it.
I've spent the day among the clematis and camassia:
Bradford and Leeds are among eight cities confirmed as Official Team GB FanZones for this summer's Rio Olympics.
Image source, ReutersThey'll show live coverage from the Games on the big screens - in City Park in Bradford and Millennium Square in Leeds.
Entry to the Fanzone will be free tand there will also be the opportunity for people to learn more about how they can get fit and in shape by joining in some of the Olympics sports that are on show in Brazil this August.
Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Leeds
The top stories in Leeds and West Yorkshire so far this afternoon include:
BBC Travel
The A58 Godley Lane, in Halifax, is partially blocked and traffic is very slow in both directions between Stump Cross and the New Bank junction, due to an an accident involving two vehicles which has left debris on the road.
Congestion backing up to Orange Street Roundabout.
BBC Radio Leeds has travel and traffic updates throughout the day to keep you moving today.
Hundreds of homes could be built in Churwell, external if council planners give the go-ahead to new proposals.
Applicant Persimmon Homes and Priestgate Morley Limited have lodged outline plans to redevelop farmland off Victoria Road in Churwell into up to 550 houses.
Image source, YEPThe tourism organisation, Welcome to Yorkshire, has won a silver award at the Chelsea Flower show.
"God's Own County" is the biggest garden at this year's show and is inspired by the huge restoration project of the East Window at York Minster, with all the materials and plants used reflecting the Yorkshire landscape.
Designer, Matthew Wilson, says he set about "deconstructing" all elements of the window's design and "putting them back together in a different order" in the garden.
Quote MessageTrying to get something of that scale and presence and sheer power in a Chelsea garden is an interesting challenge."
Matthew Wilson, Designer, God's Own Country
North Ferriby United have confirmed that manager Billy Heath is to take over as manager of FC Halifax Town.
Image source, Getty ImagesHeath and assistant Mark Carroll, who is also leaving, led North Ferriby into the National League earlier this month.
FC Halifax Town were relegated on the last day of the season but won the FA Trophy at Wembley on Sunday.
Anne Lister was a Yorkshire landowner, diarist, mountaineer and traveller from Halifax.
Throughout her life she kept diaries which chronicled the details of her daily life, including her lesbian relationships, her financial concerns, her industrial activities and her work improving Shibden Hall.
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An event set up to inspire women and girls, external to lead safer and healthier is being held in Leeds today.
Image source, VolitionIt's called Women's Lives Leeds and will see more than 200 people attending.
Organised by Leeds Womens' Aid it comes as the charity is celebrating news it was awarded £2m from the Big Lottery fund.
A car ended up on its side after a collision, external with another vehicle in Featherstone.
Emergency services were called to Station Lane, outside South Featherstone Gospel Hall.
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BBC Sport
Leeds United have made a formal approach to speak to Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke, reports BBC Radio Bristol.
Image source, Getty ImagesClarke joined Rovers as assistant boss in 2013, but was in charge when they were relegated in May 2014.
Since then, the 38-year-old has led them to back-to-back promotions from the National League and League Two.
Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
We will enjoy plenty of sunshine across West Yorkshire this afternoon. It'll become a little cloudier later, but it will remain dry with light northerly winds.
Temperatures likely to reach about 17C (63F).
Becoming cloudier overnight, although it'll remain largely dry across the region. Low cloud and hill fog is likely, and not as cold as last night, with lows of about 7C (45F).
Oli Woodcock
BBC Local Live, Leeds
The top stories in Leeds and West Yorkshire so far this lunchtime include:
