Your Friday morning report for West Yorkshire

Your weekday traffic, travel and weather report for West Yorkshire, including Wakefield, Pontefract, Castleford, Hemsworth, South Elmsall, Dewsbury, Batley, Spenborough, Mirfield and Morley.

- One lane is blocked by a broken down vehicle on the M62 westbound between junction 27 (Gildersome) and junction 26 (Chain Bar).

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- One lane is closed on the M1 at junction 45 (Temple Newsam) because of a timber spillage.

- Today will be dry with temperatures reaching 19 degrees Celsius.

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