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The Latest Breaking News from West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire cricket club seeks ‘fairness not favours’ over funding

Sport England has ‘very limited scope’ to finance projects with non-Lottery funds.

The Independent UK

Paddle under the Pennines: longest and deepest UK canal tunnel opens for canoe trips

The Canal & River Trust is launching 3.5-mile paddles through Standedge Tunnel, from West Yorkshire to Greater Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Roger Kojan obituary

Other lives: Economic development officer with Wakefield council, in West Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK

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As an actor, I know the value of culture. As West Yorkshire’s mayor, I’ll use it to enrich lives and provide jobs

Westminster funding cuts could cause cultural deprivation, but I have a plan to nurture talent and boost employment, says Tracy Brabin, mayor of West Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK

Minibus crash injures 15 people in West Yorkshire

There are no reported fatalities.

Evening Standard

Man arrested over fatal stabbing of woman in Bradford city centre

Habibur Masum, 25, apprehended after four-day manhunt on suspicion of murdering Kulsuma Akter, 27

The Guardian - UK

Wild Water review – gentle film following West Yorkshire’s most daring swimmers

This homespun film highlights Gaddings Dam, where intrepid wild swimmers visit in all weathers

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Driver dies in collision after driving wrong way on M62 motorway

West Yorkshire police appeal for witnesses after Vauxhall Corsa involved in fatal crash in early hours of Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Disco, jazz and frogs doing techno: Cosmic Slop, the Leeds club night resisting gentrification

Four Tet and Floating Points are among the star DJs obsessed with this west Yorkshire party which raises funds for local kids – and has kept the developers at bay

The Guardian - UK

Mother of newborn girl found dead in Leeds pub toilet being helped, say police

West Yorkshire police say mother of baby, thought to have been stillborn, has been identified

The Guardian - UK

Woman who died after fall from van in Wakefield named as Leah Senior

West Yorkshire police appeal for information over fatal incident as man, 25, is bailed pending further inquiries

The Guardian - UK

Lucas Radebe details his early Leeds United struggles after swapping South Africa for West Yorkshire

Lucas Radebe would go on to be a Leeds United legend - but it wasn't all plain sailing after he signed from Kaizer Chiefs

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What is behind Huddersfield’s remarkable house price boom?

Value of residential properties in the West Yorkshire town grew faster than anywhere in the UK in the 12 months to October 2023. Why?

The Guardian - UK

‘What do Saudi developers know of Heathcliff?’ Brontë country up in arms over windfarm plan

Mooted project in West Yorkshire could cause ‘heartbreaking’ disruption for wildlife and harm local tourist industry, say critics

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UK weather: more heavy rain as Met Office gives four yellow warnings

Storms bring warnings for north-east and south-west Scotland, north-west of England and West Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK

Making It So by Patrick Stewart audiobook review – from Shakespeare to stardom

The actor narrates his remarkable journey from a difficult childhood in West Yorkshire to finding fame in Hollywood

The Independent UK

HS2 decision means cash can now be spent on northern transport projects, says PM

Rishi Sunak discussed his commitment to a mass transit system for Leeds after he tried his hand at jewellery making in Farsley, West Yorkshire.

The Independent UK

Police searching for man after woman dies in West Yorkshire

Police said officers were called to a property in Dewsbury at 6.43pm on Sunday.

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The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Seven-hundred fieldfare and one ‘mixy’ rabbit

Bingley Moor, West Yorkshire: Up here the black soil is saturated, and so am I. But the birds are in their element, bringing the punchy gusts to life

The Guardian - UK

‘Atrocious behaviour’: visitors accused of sabotaging Batley library £1 book sale

Volunteer says some people decided ‘all stock was available to take’ despite his protestations at West Yorkshire event

The Independent UK

Teenager in court charged with murder and attempted murder after triple stabbing

Rashane Douglas, 19, is also charged with possession of an offensive weapon after the incident in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

The Guardian - UK

Hepworth, Moore and more: an arty weekend in Wakefield, West Yorkshire

With Europe’s largest sculpture park and galleries showcasing modern and contemporary British art, this former industrial powerhouse has a lot to feast your eyes on

The Independent UK

Parts of UK already in heatwave as hottest day of year could be on way

Areas in West Yorkshire, Cornwall, Devon and Wales hit heatwave criteria on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Rail disruption: Huddersfield named as British station with most cancelled trains

More than 5,500 trains due to serve West Yorkshire town in 2023 were cancelled, BBC research finds

The Independent UK

Bradford schools lose teaching spaces and kitchen over aerated concrete

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was detected in Crossflatts Primary School and Eldwick Primary School in the West Yorkshire city.

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