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The Latest Breaking News from Wakefield

Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigns from parliament after sex case conviction

Resignation sets scene for explosive by-election in key Red Wall seat of Wakefield in West Yorkshire

The Independent UK

‘A hypocrite - but I like him’: Wakefield reacts to Boris Johnson police fine as possible by-election looms

Voters in West Yorkshire city appear in forgiving mood after prime minister and chancellor found to have broken coronavirus law

The Independent UK

Tory MP brands Khan sex assault conviction a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’

Former justice minister Crispin Blunt said the case against Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan ‘relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people’.

The Independent UK

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Imran Ahmad Khan: What could happen to MP after his conviction?

The Wakefield MP’s legal team has vowed to appeal against the conviction, a move that could delay a potential by-election.

The Independent UK

Imran Ahmad Khan: Tory MP in sexual assault case had oddball reputation

Complainant says they tried to warn Conservative party before Ahmad Khan won election in Wakefield

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan found guilty of sexually assaulting boy, 15

Party expels Khan, 48, who faces time in jail and could be disqualified as MP from his Wakefield constituency

The Guardian - UK

Wakefield broker Levels Above changes direction with £160,000 from North East finance firm

The firm has doubled its profit margin after switching from rental broker to kit provider

Birmingham Post

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Tory MP accused of assault tells court he was ‘trying to be kind’ by talking to boy about sexuality

Imran Ahmad Khan was elected as the MP for Wakefield in 2019

The Independent UK

BBC Look North: Amy Garcia's life from cute family to cruise ship singer past

She left Wakefield aged 19 for her TV debut in London

Leeds Live

Frantic search launched for missing woman last seen on Fort William CCTV with 'walking pole'

Lorna Tilford was last seen in person in Ossett near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday March 30.

Daily Record

Huge military plane flies low over Leeds 'scaring the life' out of people

One witness said it 'scared the life out of me' as it soared over Leeds

Leeds Live

Tories did not take claim of MP’s alleged sexual assault seriously, court told

Man who alleges assault by Imran Ahmad Khan when he was 15 contacted party press office after election of Wakefield MP in 2019

The Guardian - UK

Jury sworn in to try Tory MP accused of groping teenage boy

MP for Wakefield Imran Ahmad Khan denies a single charge of sexual assault.

The Independent UK

Where 'nonce' comes from and its origins at prison holding Liverpool's 'cannibal killer'

The widely used term was coined at the prison where Liverpool born serial killer Robert Maudsley is jailed

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Channel 5's HMP Wakefield: Evil Behind Bars to share secrets of UK's toughest jail

The documentary will showcase some of the most dangerous prisoners in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Corey Hall try completes Wakefield’s Challenge Cup comeback at Warrington

Wakefield recovered from 12-0 down to win 16-12 at Warrington to set up a Challenge Cup quarter-final with Wigan

Birmingham Post

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

Administrators have taken control of the Wakefield firm

Daily Mirror

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

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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

Birmingham Post

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

Daily Mirror

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

Leeds Live

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

Leeds Live

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

The Independent UK

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

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