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As a Labour MP who voted against winter fuel cuts, I’m glad the PM has seen sense

Our voters wanted change, not more austerity. Will the PM and his chancellor apologise for the anxiety and stress they’ve caused?, says Jon Trickett, the MP for Normanton and Hemsworth in West Yorkshire

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Blunkett outlines ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ plan to fix railways in Yorkshire

He said Yorkshire’s Plan for Rail would deliver a huge boost to jobs, growth and new housing.

Evening Standard

Community comes together in wake of Leeds crossbow and firearm incident

West Yorkshire Police were called Otley Road at 2.47pm on Saturday following reports of a man seen with weapons.

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Counter-terrorism police investigating after two women injured in Leeds 'crossbow attack'

Officers were called to Otley Road at 2.47pm on Saturday and two women were found with serious injuries, West Yorkshire Police said.

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Counter terror police leading probe after two women seriously injured in Leeds

Officers were called to Otley Road at 2.47pm on Saturday and two women were found with serious injuries, West Yorkshire Police said.

The Independent UK

Woman charged over alleged Buckingham Palace bomb hoax ‘unfit to stand trial’

Diane Durham, from West Yorkshire, is accused of posting a message on X which suggested an explosive was being carried to the palace on a train.

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Mother thanks searchers as missing teenage girl and pet Cockapoo ‘safe and on way home’

Police confirmed Isabella Hayward, 14, who disappeared after going out for a dog walk, has been found safe and well

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Yvette Cooper Under Fire After Police Force Bans White Recruits

Yvette Cooper is facing calls to step in after it emerged that West Yorkshire Police had temporarily stopped white British applicants from applying to become police officers

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Full list of all the Post Office branches set to be offloaded – including in Scotland

The Post Office is offloading 108 crown branches, which are currently directly owned and run by the company. Here is the full list of sites affected.

The National (Scotland)

Mum Who Thought She’d Be “Fat Forever” Drops Nearly 6st After Bikini Panic Before Tenerife Holiday

Eleanor Brown, a 23-year-old mum-of-three from West Yorkshire, never thought she’d escape the cycle she was stuck in.

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Man admits murdering his partner at house in West Yorkshire

Wahib Albaradan pleaded guilty to the murder of Salam Alshara, in the Ravensthorpe area of Dewsbury, in November 2023.

Evening Standard

Prospect of £5 pint leaves bitter taste for some pubgoers

Some in West Yorkshire town of Otley think people will stop going out, while others are resigned to ever-rising prices

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Shoe fetish murderer should be moved to open prison, says Parole Board

Christopher Farrow was jailed for life in 2000 for the murder of mother-of-two Wendy Speakes in West Yorkshire in March 1994.

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Proportion of workforce economically inactive because of sickness, by local area

Estimates range from 17.4% of the workforce in Clackmannanshire to 1.0% in the London borough of Lambeth.

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Man arrested after woman hit by car on driveway in Leeds dies

The incident occurred in Yeadon on Thursday afternoon, West Yorkshire Police said.

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Former England rugby league prop denies sexual assault

Danika Priim, of Keighley, West Yorkshire, declined to comment as she left court.

Evening Standard

Canal volunteers clean UK’s deepest lock in West Yorkshire

Tuel Lane Lock, on the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge, lowers and raises boats almost 20ft.

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‘There’s a magic about it’: UK’s deepest canal lock gets a spring clean

Every year, volunteers brave the icy Tuel Lane lock in West Yorkshire to clear leaves, litter – and pickled onions

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Third man charged with murdering mother and three children in house fire

Sharaz Ali, 39, is due to appear at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Monday, West Yorkshire Police said.

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Mastermind of raid that led to Pc Sharon Beshenivsky’s murder dies in prison

Piran Ditta Khan, 76, has died in jail, a prison service spokesperson said.

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Father pays tribute to son killed by drone on first mission fighting in Ukraine

James Wilton, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, left college and travelled to join international fighters.

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Man and woman arrested after teenager dies in sewage treatment plant crash

Two 21-year-olds have been arrested following a tragic incident where a teenager died in a sewage treatment plant crash in West Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK

Restoration unlocks vision of Hebden Bridge photographer Alice Longstaff

Vast collection of negatives shed light on working-class pioneer little known outside West Yorkshire town

The Independent UK

AI tool can find people with heart condition who have no symptoms

Researchers are assessing the impact of the algorithm at GP surgeries in West Yorkshire.

The Guardian - UK

Swimming status of Ilkley’s River Wharfe in limbo over sewage pollution

Stretch of river in West Yorkshire was first to get bathing status in 2020 but has since recorded poor water quality

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