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The Latest Breaking News from Wakefield

Yorkshire funeral plan firm Safe Hands collapses, putting services in doubt

Administrators have taken control of the Wakefield firm

Birmingham Post

Sugar daddy boyfriend killer died in prison after refusing to shield from Covid

WARNING: DISTRESSSING CONTENT Convicted killer Sharon Swinhoe died aged 52 while serving her sentence at HMP New Hall near Wakefield, Yorkshire for killing her "sugar daddy" boyfriend, Peter McMahon, before plundering his bank account for thousands of pounds

Daily Mirror

Family who won four-bed house in prize draw now raffling it off for £2 a ticket

Claire Reynolds, 35, and Ben Binks, 36, have been living in a four-bedroom detached new-build in Wakefield, for the past two years but have decided to move to Spain and to have their home go to another raffle winner

Daily Mirror

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Wholesaler Kitwave opens new Wakefield warehouse for alcoholic drinks business

The North East-based wholesale group has moved into new premises that will act as head office for its HB Clark business

Birmingham Post

Killer who 'escaped justice after slaying schoolgirl went on to rape and murder more

Elsie Frost was just 14 years old when she was stabbed to death in a Wakefield underpass in October 1965 - but now it has been revealed her murderer hit evidence in a secret lockup

Daily Mirror

Brit trapped in Ukrainian city of Mariupol after evacuation bid aborted

Charlie Gilkerson, from Wakefield, West Yorks, and wife Iryna remain in the city as Ukrainian officials accuse Russians of bombarding routes to safety

Daily Mirror

How Mikolaj Oledzki will raise support for Ukraine when Leeds Rhinos face Wakefield Trinity

Oledzki was born in Poland which shares a border with Ukraine

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Every word from Richard Agar's Leeds Rhinos press conference ahead of Wakefield Trinity clash

Richard Agar spoke with the press on Wednesday morning ahead of Leeds Rhinos' trip across West Yorkshire to face Wakefield Trinity on Thursday night. Here is everything Agar said ahead of the derby against Willie Poching's side. The return of Harry

Leeds Live

War in Ukraine: UK towns and cities begin severing links with twin towns in Russia

Wakefield, Doncaster and Exeter all ending or reviewing civic arrangements in show of outrage at invasion

The Independent UK

Woman with 'terrible headaches' says optician 'saved her life' after brain tumour found

Debbie Organ, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, first noticed she had headaches and low energy while she was on holiday in July last year - which doctors diagnosed as depression

Daily Mirror

Widow celebrates her 101st birthday surrounded by 700 cards from strangers

Irene Downes, who lives at Woodlands Residential Home in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, wasn't able to celebrate her 100th birthday down to Covid restrictions

Daily Mirror

Imran Ahmad Khan: Tory MP accused of sexually assaulting teenage boy to stand trial next month

Wakefield MP alleged to have groped 15-year-old in 2008

The Independent UK

Stunning weight loss of woman who lived on KFC and chocolate after struggling with grief

Samantha Taylor, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, only started cooking her own meals for the first time in years when her local KFC was forced due to close during Covid lockdown

Daily Mirror

Wakefield fire: Warning to keep windows shut as inferno cuts off water supply

Yorkshire Water has apologised to residents over no water or low pressure in the Ossett area as fire crews warn of possible disruption to power supply after a huge fire

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Scared residents say 'stay away' as massive Wakefield fire battled by 80 fire crews

Leeds, Morley, Rothwell, Killingbeck and Hunslet fire stations have sent crews to the fire

Daily Mirror

Wakefield fire: 80 firefighters battle huge blaze with residential houses nearby

Eighty firefighters are at the scene in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, with reports of explosions being heard as a warehouse has been gutted by the flames

Daily Mirror

X Factor reject Chloe Mafia is now a MILLIONAIRE thanks to webcam stripping job

The Wakefield born star not only looks completely different but her bank account has changed dramatically

Daily Mirror

Remember Chloe Mafia? X Factor reject looks unrecognisable as she swaps Wakefield for Las Vegas

The singer, who first shot to fame with an unforgettable transformation on Snog Marry Avoid, has changed her appearance once again - and drastically

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