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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.

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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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.

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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.

Evening Standard

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

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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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Forbidden Territories / The Traumatic Surreal review – coal sacks and furry tongues hit West Yorkshire

Showcasing visions of tiny, sinister vipers and unnervingly hairy hearts, a pair of exhibitions celebrate the centenary of the movement that aimed to go beyond the rational and into the realm of dreams and nightmares

Evening Standard

In Pictures: UK shivers as snowy weather sweeps in

An Arctic blast ushered in the ‘first taste of winter’ on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Millions will still have £2 bus fare cap as mayors step in to extend scheme

The metro mayors for West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap.

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Double killer loses bid to reduce whole life sentence at Court of Appeal

Marcus Osborne fatally attacked his former partner, Katie Higton, and her new boyfriend Steven Harnett in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in May 2023.

Evening Standard

Police appeal over identity of three males after girl, 14, sexually assaulted

The incident occurred in an alley off Chatsworth Road, Harehills, in Leeds, in the early hours of Wednesday, West Yorkshire Police said.

The Independent UK

Cold case police still searching for killer of girl, 13, found in river 30 years ago

Lindsay’s body was found in the Rochdale Canal around a mile from her home

Evening Standard

Family of murdered girl, 13, appeal for help 30 years on

Lindsay Rimer disappeared from Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, on November 7 1994 and her body was found dumped in a canal months later.

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