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The Latest Breaking News from West Yorkshire

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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‘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.

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Girl, 9, and father killed in West Yorkshire house fire while sister, 11, fights for her life

There are not thought to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the fire in Heckmondwike

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Jenny Eclair backs £3.8m fundraiser to ‘save Hepworth artwork for the nation’

A museum and national charity wants to raise enough money to secure it for permanent public display in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Evening Standard

Body found in urgent underwater search for teenage girl who fell into reservoir

West Yorkshire emergency crews hunted for missing girl for nearly 24 hours

The Independent UK

Body found in search for missing teenage girl who fell into reservoir from dam

Emergency services were called to Baitings Dam near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, at 1.17pm on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Inside Rose West's lonely prison wife as serial struggles to walk

Rose remains an inmate at women’s only HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire and has since changed her name to Jennifer Jones

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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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The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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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