Summary

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow

  • Updates for Thursday 19 February 2015

  1. Question time for Ballspublished at 14:14 GMT 19 February 2015

    Liz Green
    Presenter, BBC Radio Leeds

    Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls will be with me on BBC Radio Leeds tomorrow morning.

    Ed Balls

    You can tweet me, external the questions you'd like me to put to the MP for Morley and Outwood.

    Ed Balls will be with me from 08:00.

  2. One on Onepublished at 14:03 GMT 19 February 2015

    Martin Kelner
    Presenter, BBC Radio Leeds

    My One on One guest today is motivational speaker Stephen Robinson, external.

    Stephen lost his right arm at the age of 18 following a motorcross accident.

    Hear him from 14:00 on BBC Radio Leeds.

  3. News on the hourpublished at 13:54 GMT 19 February 2015

    Clive Settle
    Journalist, BBC Radio Leeds

    A judge has ruled Leeds United's former technical director, Gwyn Williams, was not unfairly dismissed for sending an obscene e-mail.

    The 66-year-old was sacked for gross misconduct in July 2013 after sending a picture of naked, muddy women in a shower to three former colleagues.

    He was claiming half a million pounds in compensation, but today at the High Court in London Mr Justice Lewis dismissed Williams' case, describing it as a serious "breach of duty". Listen live to the latest bulletin.

  4. Boy assaulted updatepublished at 13:17 GMT 19 February 2015

    Tim Dale
    BBC Local Live

    West Yorkshire Police, external have given more details about an assault on a 12-year-old boy in Leeds last night.

    The boy was found seriously injured, with head and facial injuries, on playing fields off Butt Lane in Farnley.

    The force says a 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and is currently in custody.

  5. Station improvementspublished at 13:07 GMT 19 February 2015

    Northern Rail tweets:, external As part of station improvement works the platform canopy at Hebden Bridge has been refurbished, what do you think?

    Hebden Bridge StationImage source, NORTHERN RAIL
  6. News on the hourpublished at 12:55 GMT 19 February 2015

    Tracy Gee
    Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    A 12-year-old boy has been seriously assaulted in Leeds.

    It happened last night on playing fields off Butt Lane in Farnley and 15-year-old boy has been arrested and remains in custody.

    Listen to the latest bulletin live.

  7. United dismissal claim failspublished at 12:42 GMT 19 February 2015

    Adam Pope
    Leeds United Commentator

    Former Leeds United, external technical director Gwyn Williams has lost his High Court claim for £250,000 in damages for wrongful dismissal against the club.

  8. Your viewspublished at 12:28 GMT 19 February 2015

    What do you think of BBC Local Live? , external

    We write all the news, sport, travel and weather updates in our newsroom here in Leeds and would like to find out your views about the service.

  9. Fresh hearing for care home nursepublished at 12:06 GMT 19 February 2015

    Huddersfield Examiner

    A Kirklees care home nurse who avoided being struck off after failing to attempt resuscitation on a dying patient in 2012 is to face a second disciplinary hearing over the incident, external.

  10. News on the hourpublished at 11:57 GMT 19 February 2015

    Tracy Gee
    Reporter, BBC Radio Leeds

    A 12-year-old boy has been seriously assaulted in Leeds.

    It happened last night on playing fields off Butt Lane in Farnley and 15-year-old boy has been arrested and remains in custody.

    Listen to the latest bulletin live.

  11. United damages claim failspublished at 11:33 GMT 19 February 2015

    Yorkshire Evening Post

    Leeds United's former technical director has lost his High Court damages claim over his dismissal, external for sending an email containing "obscene" images of naked women in the shower.

    Elland RoadImage source, Yorkshire Evening Post

    Gwyn Williams, 66, who was summarily dismissed for gross misconduct in July 2013, was seeking up to £250,000 in compensation for breach of contract.

  12. Karate kid goes viralpublished at 11:19 GMT 19 February 2015

    Yorkshire Post

    A pint-sized karate kid has become an online star after a video of her practicing was watched by 15 million people, external.

    Sophie WongImage source, YORKSHIRE POST

    Sophie Wong's mini martial arts routine has become an internet sensation since a video recorded at Premier Martial Arts Leeds, in Carlton Mills, Armley, Leeds, was uploaded on to social networking site Facebook on 4 February.

  13. Road closurepublished at 10:52 GMT 19 February 2015

    Leeds Travel Info tweets:, external Pontefract Lane in Leeds closed northbound at the A63 junction, because of a multi-vehicle accident.