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Police speak to pupil who sent threats to autistic boy over damage to Koran

West Yorkshire Police said an officer has ‘given words of advice’ to a student following the incident at Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield.

The Independent UK

Minister condemns death threats against pupils who damaged Koran

Minster for Schools Nick Gibb has said his department is working with Kettlethorpe High School in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan freed from jail after serving half his sentence

The disgraced Wakefield MP reportedly left HMP Brixton in south London on Tuesday morning and was met by friends who helped carry his belongings to a car.

Daily Record

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EastEnders tease exit for Lily Slater as Ryan gives her a big decision to make

EastEnders have teased a huge exit for Lily Slater, as Ryan gave her a big decision to make tonight - whether she would stay in Albert Square or go back to Wakefield with him

Daily Mirror

Every mobile speed camera location across Leeds and Wakefield this week

West Yorkshire Police sets up the mobile speed cameras to try to prevent accidents

Leeds Live

'Fearless' girl, 10, dies after collapsing at school as family say she was an 'angel'

Rai-Lèyah Parveen Saddique collapsed at her school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in November and was rushed to hospital where she died four days later at the age of only 10

Daily Mirror

Wakey Wines: The story behind TikTok-famous Wakefield off-licence selling Prime

“What’s the best shop in Wakey? Wakey wines” is the catchphrase on Prime drink fans’ lips

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Appeal to trace family of man from Manchester who died in Wakefield

William Traill died on December 12

Manchester Evening News

Dad spends £1k buying Prime energy drinks as Christmas presents for his two sons

A dad from Retford travelled to a convenience store in Wakefield and paid over the odds to ensure his sons could get bottles of highly sought-after sports drink Prime Hydration

Daily Mirror

Four Leeds Rhinos players who impressed during Boxing Day defeat including debutants

The Rhinos went down 38-20 to Wakefield Trinity.

Leeds Live

Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan loses appeal against sexual assault conviction

Khan, the ex-MP for Wakefield, West Yorkshire, also lost an appeal against his 18-month jail term.

The Independent UK

Daughter of 'Shoe Fetish Killer' victim Wendy Speakes tells parole board 'release him and you'll have blood on your hands'

Christopher Farrow tied up Wendy Speakes, from Wakefield, with stockings and forced her to wear blue shoes before he raped and stabbed her in 1994

Leeds Live

Tragedy as man's body found in car park next to Wakefield corner shop

West Yorkshire Police have released a statement following the tragic discovery on Tuesday afternoon

Leeds Live

Brits travel hundreds of miles to buy sports drink for £20 from off-licence

Wakefield Wines has started stocking cult hydration drink Prime - launched by Youtube stars KSI and Logan Paul - and are selling bottles for 10 times its retail price

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Tragedy as fit and healthy girl, 10, dies suddenly after collapsing at school

Parveen Saddique, 10, was rushed to hospital after falling ill at school in West Yorkshire

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan brings appeal against sexual assault conviction

The former MP for Wakefield, whose resignation triggered a by-election, will also challenge his 18-month jail term at the Court of Appeal.

Birmingham Post

250 electric buses to be introduced to UK public transport fleets after £60m funding deal success

Wakefield distributor receives eight-figure package to finance imports

Daily Mirror

Rhys Jones's killer is moved to 'Monster Mansion' prison

Sean Mercer is now locked up at HMP Wakefield with some of Britain’s worst cons, including Sarah Payne’s murderer Roy Whiting

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Leeds Live

Kirstie Ellis' murderer jailed for life after strangling her to death with HDMI cable and dumping her body in bath

Tony Brooks, from Wakefield, received the sentence at Leeds Crown Court today after Kirstie's body was found in Leeds in March

ABC News

Snow falls in South Australia's mid north, flood warning for Light and Wakefield rivers

A light dusting of snow falls at Mount Bryan, while a flood-advice message is issued for the Clare Valley town of Auburn.

Daily Mirror

The ‘brain eater’ who sleeps on concrete slab in glass box after murdering three inmates

Robert Maudsley murdered other inmates in horrific and brutal ways and was deemed unsafe to keep around other prisoners so has been locked in a cell deep below Wakefield Prison ever since

Daily Mirror

Boy, 6, fighting for life after quad bike he was on smashed into motorbike head-on

The youngster was thought to be riding with his dad when the off-road motorbike collided with another Wintersett Nature Reserve in Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Daily Mirror

Inside abandoned and charred school where fire left rooms blackened and covered in ash

Classrooms and corridors are still covered in ash and rubble at Castle Grove Infant School in Wakefield, Yorkshire, after it was burnt down in a huge blaze last November

Newcastle Herald

Alleged Nomads enforcer charged in kneecapping case backtracks on bail bid

An alleged Nomads gang enforcer has withdrawn his bid for bail after he became the third person charged with an alleged kneecapping on Wakefield Road.

Daily Mirror

Woman told to 'stop being lazy' by doctors as she couldn't stop sleeping had CANCER

Courtney Nettleton's constant tiredness and mood swings was put down to her age at first, before colleagues in her town of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, noticed a lump on her neck

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