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The Latest Breaking News from West Yorkshire

Former Aviva CEO dies in car crash aged 63

David Barral led Aviva as chief executive from 2011 to 2015

The Independent UK

Prisoner held on suspicion of murdering teenager Lindsay Jo Rimer 30 years ago

Lindsay Jo Rimer, 13, was last seen on November 7 1994 when she went to buy cornflakes from a shop in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.

Evening Standard

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dead after prison attack

Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has been killed after being attacked at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire, where he was serving a 29-year jail sentence for child sex offences.

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Teacher banned from the classroom after hitting pupil with a ruler

West Yorkshire Police handed the 58-year-old teacher a police caution for assault by beating

The Independent UK

A teenager fled horror in Syria – only to be murdered on a sunny day in Huddersfield

Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, was looking to make some friends but died after what should have been an innocuous encounter with Alfie Franco

The Guardian - UK

Blink Charging Stock Pops On UK Deal To Build 700 EV Chargers

Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ:BLNK) shares are trading higher on Monday after the company disclosed that it has been chosen by The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to partner on a £1.41 million ($1.9 million) initiative aimed at rolling out the first phase of a regional electric vehicle (EV) charging network.

Benzinga

Daniel Farke says early season form shows Leeds ‘belong’ in the Premier League

The West Yorkshire team took their tally to seven points from five games with victory at struggling Wolves.

The Independent UK

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Sara Cox to cover equivalent of five marathons in five days for Children In Need

Cox will run, jog and walk through the sweeping moorlands and rolling hills of Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

Evening Standard

Driver who killed great-grandmother as she crossed road has sentence increased

Tasham Mahmood was driving at more than twice the speed limit when he struck Carol Andrew in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire.

Evening Standard

Leeds United confirm racist incident as Sunderland fan arrested

Leeds United and West Yorkshire Police have confirmed a racist incident took place at Elland Road back in February

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UK Racist Couple Commands Their Dog To 'Kill' Filipino NHS Nurse In Ugly Encounter At West Yorkshire Park

A Filipino NHS nurse in Halifax was attacked by a racist couple who ordered their dog to 'kill' her, sparking police action and renewed debate on hate crime.

International Business Times UK

Labour MP ‘receives death threats’ after Tory MP shares video on grooming gangs inquiry

Anna Dixon accuses fellow West Yorkshire MP Robbie Moore of spreading misinformation

The Guardian - UK

Teenage boy arrested after death of 13-year-old girl in West Yorkshire

Sixteen-year-old from Huddersfield held on suspicion of murder and rape

The Guardian - UK

Evri cashes in on second-hand boom with record number of deliveries

The West Yorkshire-based group said it delivered more than 807 million parcels over the year to the end of February.

Evening Standard

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More than 100 cyclists set off on ride to remember murdered MP Jo Cox

Cheered on by Mrs Cox’s parents and sister, MP Kim Leadbeater, the group gathered at Princess Mary Athletics Stadium, in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire.

Evening Standard

Teenage killers stabbed prison inmate six months after being jailed for murder

Cousins Jakele Pusey, 17, and Jovani Harriott, 19, were given life sentences for the murder of Khayri Mclean, who was stabbed outside his school.

The Independent UK

Moment ‘tornado’ swirls over UK village caught on camera

A "tornado" was filmed swirling through West Yorkshire skies on Monday evening (21 July).

The Guardian - UK

‘Investing in destruction’: campaigners attack plans to fill Yorkshire tunnel with concrete

Government decision to infill disused Queensbury railway line comes amid calls for it to be converted to subterranean cycle path

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Man seen on CCTV calmly walking in city after killing wife as she pushed pram

Habibur Masum has been found guilty of murdering his wife Kulsuma Akter after tracking her to a women’s refuge.

The Guardian - UK

Spending review fails to impress former Labour supporters in West Yorkshire town

Plans to spend more on housing are met with scepticism in Morley and resentment over winter fuel payments remains

Evening Standard

Police name girl and father killed in house fire

Sohaib Ahmed, 38, and his daughter Manahal died in the blaze which broke out in Russell Close, Heckmondwike.

Evening Standard

House fire that killed girl and father ‘could have been started by tumble dryer’

An 11-year-old girl has also been left fighting for her life in hospital after the fire broke out in Heckmondwike on Sunday.

Evening Standard

‘Controlling’ husband killed wife after tracking her to refuge, court told

Habibur Masum, 26, launched a ‘ferocious’ knife attack on Kulsuma Akter, 27, after confronting her on a street in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

The Independent UK

Nine-year-old girl dead and 11-year-old critical in blaze which also kills man

Police are investigating the incident in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Heckmondwike house fire: Girl, 9, among two killed in West Yorkshire blaze as 11-year-old fights for life

Medics tried to save man’s life but he died at the scene - while young girl was taken to hospital but died later that day

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