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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

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An alleged Nomads gang enforcer has withdrawn his bid for bail after he became the third person charged with an alleged kneecapping on Wakefield Road.

Newcastle Herald

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

Daily Mirror

Wakefield Park circuit forced to close

The Wakefield Park circuit in Australia has been forced to close its doors amid an ongoing battle with council over noice restrictions.

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Wakefield star jumps into crowd to do a 'shoey' with fans after final home game

Tinirau Arona celebrated his final Belle Vue appearance for Wakefield Trinity by joining fans in the North Stand and doing a 'shoey' after his side beat Hull Kingston Rovers 18-6

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Rare puppies who will grow into 'giants' desperately need new homes

The Presa Canario puppies were taken in by the RSPCA's Leeds, Wakefield and District Branch Animal Centre - and are now old enough to start their search for new homes with experienced owners

Daily Mirror

National Lottery winner scoops £10,000-a-month prize - and buys an air conditioning unit

Suzy Fenton will get £10,000 every month for a year - and her first purchase after her win during the heatwave was a £600 cooling system for her home in Wakefield, West Yorkshire

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Horror as engineer dies after roof collapses at Morrisons warehouse in Wakefield

More tragic details have emerged

Leeds Live

Wakefield Park Raceway ruling sparks concern in motorsport industry

The motor racing industry says a recent court ruling, following noise complaints relating to a NSW racetrack, could have wider implications.

ABC News

Amazon plans to create 4,000 new permanent jobs as it joins 10 biggest UK employers

Amazon is creating 4,000 new jobs, which will be distributed around the country and throughout its businesses. They will include the new warehouses that it is opening in Wakefield and Knowsley

Daily Mirror

Leeds Rhinos draft in Wakefield Trinity youngster on short-term loan

He is set to make his debut in France on Saturday.

Leeds Live

Missing puppy named Frank has been rescued from a well in Wakefield

A missing puppy has been rescued from a well by firefighters and reunited with her owners

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The Independent UK

‘He had his whole life ahead of him’: Boy, 16, dies swimming in canal during heatwave

Authorities warn against open water swimming after Wakefield teen dies

Evening Standard

Boy, 16, dies after getting into difficulties swimming in heatwave

A 16-year-old who had just finished his GCSEs has died after getting into difficulties while swimming in Wakefield during the heatwave, West Yorkshire Police has announced.

Birmingham Post

Pharmacy distribution site emerges for Phoenix Group to serve North of England

260,000 sq ft Wakefield site to be completed before end of 2022

Chronicle Live

North East 'Red Wall' voters would back Boris Johnson in general election, Jacob Rees-Mogg claims

The minister claimed that the results of last week's by-elections, which saw the Tories lose two seats, would not be replicated in a general election

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The Independent UK

Parliament’s two new MPs take their seats in the House of Commons

Labour’s Simon Lightwood and Richard Foord, of the Lib Dems, triumphed in recent by-elections.

Daily Mirror

Shameless Boris Johnson clinging on as Tory MPs plot switch to Labour

The embattled Prime Minister claimed he felt no shame at losing voters’ trust amid two humiliating by-election defeats in Wakefield and Tiverton

The Guardian - UK

Labour has now claimed the centre ground – and has shown it can win

Last week’s byelection proves that the country is crying out for change, and we are the party that will deliver it

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson is a sorcerer who has run out of spells, a wizard with a broken wand

The Tory leader tried every trick he knew and his party still suffered a double-whammy of byelection defeats

The Guardian - UK

Conservatives’ alarm grows over threat of tactical voting in safe seats

Last week’s byelection losses saw huge swings to the best-placed Tory opponent – without any formal electoral pact

Daily Mirror

Brazen Boris Johnson tells Tory MPs questions over his leadership are 'settled'

The Prime Minister blamed an “endless churn of news” about “things I stuffed up” for this week’s disastrous by-election defeats in Tiverton and Wakefield

The Guardian - UK

A harsh lesson for the Tories: you can’t outrun tactical voting

The dramatic Tiverton and Honiton result shows how strategic anti-Conservative voting could decide the next general election, says Peter Kellner, a former president of YouGov

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