The Latest Breaking News from Leeds

Boy, 15, fighting for life after being attacked near Leeds school

Teenager arrested and in police custody

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Patient who talked down hospital bomb suspect did ‘something brave’, jury hears

Nathan Newby has told a jury how he started talking to Mohammed Farooq at St James’s Hospital in Leeds because he thought he was upset.

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

Patient talked Leeds hospital worker out of detonating bomb, court told

Mohammed Farooq intended to ‘kill as many nurses as possible’ in terror attack, prosecution alleges

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023

I Am Urban review – powerful memoir of lost children in Leeds is played for larks

A strong cast including an intense turn from Fraser Kelly as the 11-year-old title character can’t stop the gritty ambition of the story sliding into schmaltz

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023

Man planning to bomb Leeds hospital was talked out of it by patient, court told

Prosecution says member of public ‘saved many lives’ by persuading Mohammed Farooq to abandon plot

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023

Leeds police officer ‘under investigation’ after pepper spray incident

Video shared on social media shows an officer spraying multiple people during a public disturbance in Leeds

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Corinne Bailey Rae: 'I was made to feel like these subjects were perhaps only of interest to Black people'

In her wildly acclaimed new album Black Rainbows, Corinne Bailey Rae explores the nuances of the Black experience in new and mesmerising ways. She tells Craig McLean why its been a long time coming

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023

Manchester trains to Leeds and London cut ‘to improve reliability’

Fastest trains across the Pennines will be axed for a year

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

Storm Babet: Couple ‘frustrated’ after flight home delayed and diverted

Phil Casey and his partner Ann Meredith faced travel disruption after a plane skidded off a runway amid Storm Babet.

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023

Plane skids off runway at Leeds Bradford Airport as Storm Babet wreaks havoc

No passengers were injured during the incident, with delays expected as the runway remains closed

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023