Live updates on what is forecast to be the hottest day of the year.

BRADFORD police are appealing for people to report any sightings of wanted man Bradley Saunders.

SKIPTON MP Julian Smith appears to be backing former chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race to become leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister.

OXENHOPE village has been left without power this morning following a major outage.

BRADFORD schools have been affected by various issues today including heat, roofing works and a power cut.

BECKFOOT Thornton school is to hold a poignant memorial following the death of headteacher Jeremy Richardson.

INSPECTORS still have concerns about an 'inadequate' Bradford care home.

As Brits grapple with sizzling heat attention turns to sleeping, many will opt for a bedside fan to help drift off in boiling temperatures.

The free family event will take place from 10.30am to 4pm on July 23, featuring events in Crowgill Park and the Market Square car park.

A BRADFORD academy chain has been forced to increase the price of school meals amid soaring costs.

EXCITEMENT is building for Bradford City's League Two opener against Doncaster at Valley Parade on July 30, with a legends flag to be flown.

West Yorkshire Police has circulated a fraud warning to Bradford residents after reported losses of £1.5million nationally.

WHILE the abortion debate rages on in the US and indeed across the globe, perhaps we can be reassured that in Britain, a woman’s right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy still exits.

BRADFORD is in the grip of a heatwave - bringing back memories for those who experienced the summer of 1976.

A COMMITTEE set up to deal with environmental issues in West Yorkshire has had to cancel an in person meeting due to the record high forecast temperatures.

The government urges you to follow local advice at all times to help halt the spread.

It’s predicted to be the UK’s hottest day on record today – here’s how much keeping cool could cost you.

Hints and answer for today's Wordle.

The title of All-Time Icon will be announced alongside other familiar awards at the annual ceremony

The Met Office has predicted temperatures into the mid-30s for Bradford today, prompting weather warnings and widespread disruption to local services.

Yorkshire Water has been fined £1.6 MILLION for failings that led to sewage being dis-charged into Bradford Beck.

ILKLEY's suspension bridge is being plagued by dangerous 'tombstoning' as temperatures soar.

WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE swooped on an address in the Holme Wood area after reports of males in a garden with weapons.

YOU always have to be in the right place at the right time and this was the case on Saturday morning when David Cleary snapped this picture of three men walking towards Ribblehead Viaduct, at the start of the Whernside walk, one wearing a mankini, an...

A 20-YEAR-OLD man died in a horror crash in the Clayton area of Bradford last night.

A POPULAR BBC TV show is looking for families from Bradford who want help to declutter their home to sign up for its next series.

MORRISONS is offering free refills of drinks at its cafes during the spell of extreme heat.

YORKSHIRE WATER has issued a statement urging people to use water efficiently to prevent restrictions in the summer.

THE Friends of Riverside Parks have decided that for the time being they are stopping all their litter picking activities in East Holme Fields until Bradford Council deliver the services they have promised in the riverside parks in Ilkley.

A MAN has appeared in court charged with possession of a knife in a public place in Bradford.

A MAN has been jailed for an assault at a Bradford shopping centre.

EMERGENCY services were scrambled to the scene of a major crash between two cars on a Bradford road last night.

A BUS operator has unveiled plans to run more frequent services for its direct route between Leeds city centre and Leeds Bradford Airport.

A DRIVER has been banned after being caught speeding on a major Bradford district road.

SOMEONE rang the 999 emergency line...because they had an issue with a mobile phone that they bought from a shop.

BRADFORD Council should “stop seeing cars as the enemy” when it develops new road schemes – a Conservative Councillor has argued.

BRADFORD schools could be in for a difficult last week of the year amid the heatwave and a spike in Coronavirus infections.

THE boss of a Bradford food company had a brush with royalty at a Buckingham Palace reception.

A BRADFORD-based accountants has announced a number of promotions that have taken place across their teams.

POLICE have made an arrest after man suffered serious facial injuries in an attack at Dewsbury this morning.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a collision between a Parcel Force lorry and a car which left a young man with serious, life-threatening injuries.

INCREASED stop and search powers have been put in place temporarily in part of Leeds to prevent serious violence following an incident last night.

A LORRY caught fire on the M62 near Bradford this morning.

TWO Bradford schools will be closed today for health and safety reasons.

POLICE have issued a warning about the dangers of swimming in open water after emergency services recovered a body from the water at Ardsley Reservoir at Wakefield.

A MAN has been arrested in connection with a serious sexual sexual assault in a woodland in the Low Moor area of Bradford.

QUESTIONS have been raised over how Bradford Council’s Children’s Services department arrived at a situation where it faces a £33.8 MILLION overspend in the coming year.

A PUB in Low Bentham has been forced to close its doors after selling alcohol without a licence.

Paintings, photographs and sketches by the 85-year-old artist will go to auction at Phillips in Berkeley Square on September 13.

A 31 YEAR old man who was causing a disturbance in Skipton was arrested after he started swearing at police officers, heard magistrates.