Kirklees news

• Comment: White Kid Brown Kid shows sustaining an interracial friendship is still depressingly difficult

  04-09-2017 23:30
  
  Despite their good intentions the odds were stacked against Siobhan and Farhana staying friends
  
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• Man jailed after botched suicide attempt

  04-09-2017 23:15
  
  Arron David Cooper set his own house on fire but put others in danger
  
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• Who are Siobhan and Farhana on Channel 4 film White Kid Brown Kid?

  04-09-2017 22:30
  
  The programme sees if teenagers from different sides of racially segregated Dewsbury can make friends
  
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• Teenager led police on 90mph chase - only stopping when the vehicle caught fire

  04-09-2017 21:25
  
  The 17-year-old claimed that he was afraid after a gang threatened to shoot him
  
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• Awkward chats, interfering communities and other things to expect from White Kid Brown Kid on Channel 4 tonight

  04-09-2017 21:00
  
  White and Asian teens make a noble attempt at friendship but can they sustain it in divided Dewsbury? Contains spoilers
  
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• Isis enthusiast; Arsonist who tried to blame husband; Racist thug and machete attack drug dealer among those jailed in August

  04-09-2017 20:29
  
  They are among those locked up last month for crimes in Huddersfield and Kirklees
  
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• Police seek help in Huddersfield town centre rape enquiry

  04-09-2017 20:10
  
  Police release CCTV stills of men they want to trace
  
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• Teenager locked up after threatening two schoolboys with baseball bat on Spen Valley Greenway

  04-09-2017 19:50
  
  The 17-year-old, who owed a drug debt, brandished bat and said: 'Give me all your money'
  
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• Woman dies after being hit by train at Ravensthorpe Station

  04-09-2017 19:30
  
  Trains services suspended between Leeds and Huddersfield
  
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• Mark Minott murder case: Daughter tells of waking to mum's screams and attacker turning knife on her

  04-09-2017 18:52
  
  Nateesha Hudson got up to see Minott stabbing her mother repeatedly, the court was told
  
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• Unlicensed teenage driver from Lockwood caught on M621 near Leeds

  04-09-2017 18:20
  
  Police stopped the vehicle on suspicion of fuel theft
  
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• Hair salon thugs both jailed for 13 years after leaving their victim with life-changing injuries

  04-09-2017 17:56
  
  Joshua Gibbon and Aaron Holroyd gave Marcus Sewell-Fletcher a savage beating in his salon
  
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• Back to school: Send us pictures of the milestone moment of your child's first day

  04-09-2017 16:36
  
  Whether they are starting nursery, primary or secondary school share your snaps with us
  
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• Teenager tried to bite police officer as he wrongly arrested him

  04-09-2017 16:10
  
  Police handcuffed 15-year-old instead of another boy at his Dewsbury house
  
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• New era for Hipperholme Grammar School

  04-09-2017 16:10
  
  Junior school moves to senior school site
  
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• Poignant and deeply moving stories behind Kirkwood Hospice's Trail Run

  04-09-2017 16:00
  
  Runners help raise more than £50,000 for hospice in annual fun runs
  
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• Two deny murder of Leeds United fan killed outside pub

  04-09-2017 15:41
  
  Khaleem Harris and Jaelan Herlt deny murdering Jonny Binns outside the Scarborough pub in Thornhill
  
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• Desperately ill border collie saved by blood transfusion

  04-09-2017 15:29
  
  How your dog can help save the lives of other pets too
  
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• Murder accused stabbed victim 20 times after boozing and drugs ... and then attacked her daughter

  04-09-2017 15:13
  
  Mark Minott admits killing Beverley Robinson at her home in Dalton but denies her murder in a trial
  
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• WATCH: Trailer released for new BBC drama filmed at Oakwell Hall starring Kit Harington

  04-09-2017 14:15
  
  It's all about the Gunpowder plot
  
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• Plans could see the loss of Ainley Top's last bit of green belt

  04-09-2017 13:52
  
  Calderdale Council has unveiled plans for industrial development and housing on two green belt sites
  
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• Anger over police officer numbers after shootings in Dewsbury and Huddersfield

  04-09-2017 13:35
  
  Dewsbury MP and Police Federation hit out at cuts
  
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• Mark Minott murder trial due to start at Leeds Crown Court today

  04-09-2017 13:10
  
  He is accused of killing 42-year-old Beverley Hudson at a house in Dalton
  
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• Why Casa planning saga running nine years still goes on

  04-09-2017 12:37
  
  Brighouse restaurant has been battling for almost a decade to get permission for extension
  
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• Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her third child

  04-09-2017 11:56
  
  Kensington Palace confirmed the news as they said Kate Middleton was suffering with morning sickness
  
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• Huddersfield group tells Jeremy Hunt: 'five hour wait for ambulance is not good enough'

  04-09-2017 11:51
  
  Huddersfield Over Fifties Forum has highlighted the issues their members will face if A&E is closed
  
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• Public meeting set for Brockholes after man convicted of downloading indecent images moves in

  04-09-2017 10:03
  
  The man was convicted of downloading indecent images of children
  
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• Huge rise in extra jail time for rule-breaking inmates in Yorkshire prisons

  04-09-2017 09:15
  
  But extra days for non-compliant inmates in local prison declines
  
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• Arson-hit pub to be demolished to make way for 26 houses

  04-09-2017 08:30
  
  Eyesore Spotted Cow in Salendine Nook to be demolished
  
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• 'There were no warning signs' - Dad of tragic Chris Owen speaks for first time on grief of losing son

  04-09-2017 07:45
  
  The 32-year-old was found hanged in Pugneys Country Park in Wakefield
  
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