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Ed Balls rules himself out of battling Wakefield by-election for Labour

The former education secretary said he had ‘no intention’ of putting himself forward as the candidate.

The Independent UK

Mum who ballooned to 25st as she 'never felt full' loses half her body weight

Stavey Gascoyne, 29, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, dropped 11 dress sizes and halved her body weight after swapping takeaways and chocolate for salads and homemade curries

Daily Mirror

Wakefield’s disillusioned residents say it is time for political change

Ahmad Khan’s conviction, Partygate and recent Conservative policies have swayed constituents to the left

The Guardian - UK

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From Afghan war zone to West Yorkshire: the rise and fall of Imran Ahmad Khan

Questions raised about how little-known ‘local lad’ with a colourful past came to be selected as Wakefield’s Tory candidate

The Guardian - UK

Wakefield by-election: Labour gears up for make-or-break battle in former heartland

This Yorkshire city will be first constituency to vote since Partygate scandal, writes Colin Drury in West Yorkshire city

The Independent UK

MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigns after conviction for child sexual assault

Byelection triggered in Wakefield as MP expelled from Tory party says he is withdrawing from political life

The Guardian - UK

Imran Ahmad Khan to resign as MP after guilty of sexual assault of boy, 15

Imran Ahmad Khan has said he will resign as MP for Wakefield after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.

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Former Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan resigns from parliament after sex case conviction

Resignation sets scene for explosive by-election in key Red Wall seat of Wakefield in West Yorkshire

The Independent UK

‘A hypocrite - but I like him’: Wakefield reacts to Boris Johnson police fine as possible by-election looms

Voters in West Yorkshire city appear in forgiving mood after prime minister and chancellor found to have broken coronavirus law

The Independent UK

Tory MP brands Khan sex assault conviction a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’

Former justice minister Crispin Blunt said the case against Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan ‘relied on lazy tropes about LGBT+ people’.

The Independent UK

Imran Ahmad Khan: What could happen to MP after his conviction?

The Wakefield MP’s legal team has vowed to appeal against the conviction, a move that could delay a potential by-election.

The Independent UK

Imran Ahmad Khan: Tory MP in sexual assault case had oddball reputation

Complainant says they tried to warn Conservative party before Ahmad Khan won election in Wakefield

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP Imran Ahmad Khan found guilty of sexually assaulting boy, 15

Party expels Khan, 48, who faces time in jail and could be disqualified as MP from his Wakefield constituency

The Guardian - UK

Wakefield broker Levels Above changes direction with £160,000 from North East finance firm

The firm has doubled its profit margin after switching from rental broker to kit provider

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The Independent UK

Tory MP accused of assault tells court he was ‘trying to be kind’ by talking to boy about sexuality

Imran Ahmad Khan was elected as the MP for Wakefield in 2019

Leeds Live

BBC Look North: Amy Garcia's life from cute family to cruise ship singer past

She left Wakefield aged 19 for her TV debut in London

Daily Record

Frantic search launched for missing woman last seen on Fort William CCTV with 'walking pole'

Lorna Tilford was last seen in person in Ossett near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday March 30.

Leeds Live

Huge military plane flies low over Leeds 'scaring the life' out of people

One witness said it 'scared the life out of me' as it soared over Leeds

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The Guardian - UK

Tories did not take claim of MP’s alleged sexual assault seriously, court told

Man who alleges assault by Imran Ahmad Khan when he was 15 contacted party press office after election of Wakefield MP in 2019

The Independent UK

Jury sworn in to try Tory MP accused of groping teenage boy

MP for Wakefield Imran Ahmad Khan denies a single charge of sexual assault.

Liverpool Echo

Where 'nonce' comes from and its origins at prison holding Liverpool's 'cannibal killer'

The widely used term was coined at the prison where Liverpool born serial killer Robert Maudsley is jailed

Liverpool Echo

Channel 5's HMP Wakefield: Evil Behind Bars to share secrets of UK's toughest jail

The documentary will showcase some of the most dangerous prisoners in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Corey Hall try completes Wakefield’s Challenge Cup comeback at Warrington

Wakefield recovered from 12-0 down to win 16-12 at Warrington to set up a Challenge Cup quarter-final with Wigan

Birmingham Post

Yorkshire funeral plan firm Safe Hands collapses, putting services in doubt

Administrators have taken control of the Wakefield firm

Daily Mirror

Sugar daddy boyfriend killer died in prison after refusing to shield from Covid

WARNING: DISTRESSSING CONTENT Convicted killer Sharon Swinhoe died aged 52 while serving her sentence at HMP New Hall near Wakefield, Yorkshire for killing her "sugar daddy" boyfriend, Peter McMahon, before plundering his bank account for thousands of pounds

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