Kirklees news

• Three-day cold snap forecast with 24 counties facing sub-zero temperatures - full list

  06-11-2026 22:05 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Met Office has warned that "colder conditions" are likely to develop towards the end of the week and said there is the potential for "wintry showers" as colder air moves southwards across the UK.
  
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• Boy, 6, becomes fifth person to die after arson attack on home

  06-11-2026 21:57 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Elliot English's parents and two older brothers died during the attack on October 13
  
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• Aer Lingus flight passenger describes 'teary' moment as plane diverted by bomb hoax

  06-11-2026 19:37 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to a French military airfield after a suspected bomb hoax, with passengers escorted by fighter jets and left waiting hours for bomb squad teams
  
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• 11 pictures show Bradford street where gang cut man's hand off as PCSO convicted

  06-11-2026 19:07 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  A jury had to be discharged in the case following allegations of tampering
  
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• Trans Pennine Trail patrols stepped up so women 'feel safe' as masked rapist hunt continues

  06-11-2026 18:53 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Barnsley Neighbourhoods Inspector Rebecca Richardson who regularly runs on the trail says the attack "has quite a pesonal effect" on her
  
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• Watch as 'firework wars' erupt in Huddersfield - with seven teens arrested

  06-11-2026 18:11 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  An estimated 50 teenagers and young people involved in Bonfire Night disorder
  
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• Russell Brand's crude boast that once left Rod Stewart fuming

  06-11-2026 18:03 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Disgraced Brand made the remarks during the 2006 GQ Man of the Year awards
  
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• John Lewis Christmas ad hit with claims it's been 're-edited' as shorter version airs

  06-11-2026 17:56 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The John Lewis Christmas advert has been hit with claims it's been 'quietly re-edited' following a viewer backlash over the portrayal of grandchildren deemed 'rude and disrespectful'
  
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• Police appeal as 12-year-old among group 'subjected to racist verbal abuse'

  06-11-2026 17:42 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Police are searching for the man in the photo
  
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• Inside killer Trevor Dunkley's lair where he kept mum's body for a year in cellar

  06-11-2026 17:38 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Trevor Dunkley, 66, has been jailed for life after admitting to killing mum-of-seven Patricia Lashley, 33, at their home in Dudley in September 1998
  
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• 'Fair fight' shout at Keighley park bare-knuckle brawl, then man stabbed rival

  06-11-2026 17:22 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Bilaal Saleem has been jailed
  
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• Sheffield learner's driving practice heads to court after wrong-way stop

  06-11-2026 16:55 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Police have issued a statement
  
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• Lorry crashes into power lines in rural Yorkshire village - live updates

  06-11-2026 16:08 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The force has asked drivers to avoid the area
  
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• Staff at six Yorkshire nurseries to walk out - and they blame Reform council

  06-11-2026 16:03 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  More than 30 staff will walk out on Monday, the GMB union says
  
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• Major M1, M18 and M62 alert as abnormal load 'crawling' along at 8mph

  06-11-2026 16:02 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The load is 65 metres long, five metres wide, 420 tonnes and can only travel at 8mph
  
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• Katy Perry hidden truth behind Russell Brand marriage split after cruel picture

  06-11-2026 15:55 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Katy Perry's past comments about her marriage to Russell Brand have resurfaced after the comedian was found guilty of rape and sexual assault
  
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• DWP rolling out major PIP overhaul from now until December 2029

  06-11-2026 15:50 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed its Personal Independence Payment overhaul remains on track
  
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• Tobacco seized and 17 detained as Operation Machinize crackdown rolled out

  06-11-2026 15:24 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Officers visited 73 premises across North Yorkshire
  
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• Big name to open new store at Yorkshire city centre train station

  06-11-2026 15:16 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Work is ongoing ahead of the launch
  
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• PCSO who fed information to gang who cut man's hand off to be sentenced

  06-11-2026 15:10 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  She was found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
  
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• Yorkshire police station bombarded with fireworks as trio arrested

  06-11-2026 14:31 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  West Yorkshire Police station after youths use fireworks to attack police station
  
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• DWP confirms different Winter Fuel Payment amounts based on your age

  06-11-2026 14:18 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed Winter Fuel Payment amounts for 2026
  
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• West Yorkshire GP's 3 simple tips that may help prevent colds and flu this winter

  06-11-2026 13:59 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  West Yorkshire GP Dr Sophie Newton has shared three simple winter wellness tips that may help you avoid catching a cold or flu this season. Although the cold weather itself can't make you sick, it does create ideal conditions for viruses to spread
  
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• BBC weather update on polar vortex as 1 UK area named most at risk of snow

  06-11-2026 13:50 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  A BBC weather expert has issued an update on the polar vortex as powerful winds from the North Pole move towards the UK
  
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• Prison officer Jade Gittins in court over alleged fling with inmate

  06-11-2026 13:44 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Jade Gittins, 36, is accused of misconduct in a public office after allegedly entering into an illicit relationship with a prisoner
  
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• Five celebrities who called out Russell Brand's vile behaviour years before rape conviction

  06-11-2026 13:43 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Many big names spoke out about the disgraced star years before he was convicted
  
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• Dad goes from winning dead goldfish to scooping keys to £4m mansion

  06-11-2026 13:43 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Malcolm Disson, 58, has won a £4 million mansion with its own lake, tennis court and two-bedroom cottage
  
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• 'Cracking' mural of 'fine Yorkshireman' Sir Patrick Stewart who 'made proper name for himself'

  06-11-2026 13:42 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Locals in Mirfield have praised artist for mural in tribute to acting legend
  
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• Leeds woman takes career down new path after year in Dubai 'hellhole' prison

  06-11-2026 13:29 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Bella Daggett was detained during a Dubai drug raid
  
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• Russell Brand's lawyer clashes with reporters outside court with expletive outburst

  06-11-2026 13:10 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Ian Winter KC confronted a Sunday Times journalist outside Southwark Crown Court moments after the comedian and actor was found guilty of rape and sexual assault
  
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• Queues build up on M1 LIVE after accident

  06-11-2026 12:54 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The road is partially blocked following the earlier accident
  
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• Horror as minor and young adult killed in bus crash in France

  06-11-2026 12:47 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Several people were rushed to hospital following the horror incident
  
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• Man who beat pregnant mum-of-two to death jailed for at least 20 years

  06-11-2026 12:42 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Sentencing Zak Hughes, the judge said 'when [Sarah] screamed out for mercy, you continued to strike her at least 59 times until you killed her and her unborn child'
  
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• Boy hurt as armed police hunt man with 'long bladed weapon' near school

  06-11-2026 12:23 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Armed police officers are hunting for a man last seen brandishing a bladed weapon at a high school
  
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• Boy hurt as armed police hunt male with 'long bladed weapon' near school

  06-11-2026 12:23 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Armed police officers are hunting for a male reportedly seen brandishing a bladed weapon at a high school
  
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• Yorkshire actor James Norton sends fans wild in M&S Christmas advert

  06-11-2026 12:17 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Happy Valley star, 41, swaps Santa's trademark round belly for a toned physique in this year's M&S Christmas advert
  
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• Eight fiery images in Yorkshire village as firefighters urge public to avoid the area

  06-11-2026 12:16 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Fire crews have issued a message to the public
  
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• DWP confirms 'enforcement powers' to compel parents to pay child maintenance

  06-11-2026 12:09 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed it intends to increase 'enforcement powers' in a Child Maintenance Service (CMS) crackdown
  
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• Vile Halifax duo finally face justice after boy's 'courage, dignity and resilience'

  06-11-2026 12:05 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  They have been locked up
  
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• Fireworks shot across Sheffield street as horrified onlookers say 'it's like a third world war'

  06-11-2026 11:59 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Police attended the scene on Bonfire Night as horrified residents looked on
  
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• DWP confirms £483 annual Pension Credit boost for eligible pensioners

  06-11-2026 11:57 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed new Pension Credit rates for 2027
  
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• Forgetting Sarah Marshall fans' nine-word Russell Brand comment two years before trial

  06-11-2026 11:50 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Russell Brand starred in the movie as a flamboyant hyper-sexualised rock star
  
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• Horror Greece hotel fall turns dream 30th birthday holiday into nightmare for Brit

  06-11-2026 11:38 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Denby McLaren, 30, suffered a broken back and broken bones in her foot after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony
  
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• Premier League footballer stopped by police after being seen with 'bow and arrows'

  06-11-2026 11:35 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Amar Dedic was stopped in a car after a member of the public contacted police
  
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• Russell Brand's vile 'secret code' nickname for his victim

  06-11-2026 11:33 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Explaining the code to jurors the disgraced star said: "Never, ever forget this individual, this is a memorable encounter."
  
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• Girl 'seriously injured' at Brighouse firework display as family face 'difficult time'

  06-11-2026 11:33 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Mum is appealing for information after daughter injured by firework
  
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• Convicted rapist Russell Brand faces 'two new rape allegations' as files sent to CPS

  06-11-2026 11:28 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Russell Brand has been convicted of rape following a trial at Southwark Crown Court
  
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• UK weather maps show snow forecast as 42 counties to be 'battered' in days

  06-11-2026 11:16 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The latest weather maps from WXCharts show several areas of the UK could see snow later this month
  
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• Halifax Piece Hall announce two huge bands for summer 2027 concert series

  06-11-2026 11:02 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Halifax Piece Hall will welcome some of music's biggest names next summer
  
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• Russell Brand 'petrified' during first night in high-security prison - from strip search to 'inedible' meal

  06-11-2026 10:59 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The convicted rapist was reportedly strip searched and given an 'inedible' meal
  
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