Kirklees news

• Andy Burnham payments worth £200 for state pensioners born before 1960

  08-09-2026 10:34 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The £200 Winter Fuel Payment is only for state pensioners under 80, with those born before 1946 receiving £300
  
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• DVLA number plate 'must' rules full list - includes 1 for plates fitted since 2021

  11-09-2026 16:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The DVLA has eight things drivers must do regarding their number plates, with those breaking the rules facing fines of up to £1,000 and an MOT failure
  
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• Big name fashion giant opens at Yorkshire designer outlet

  11-09-2026 16:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  'We're always looking to bring our visitors brands they know and love'
  
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• M62 traffic LIVE updates as drivers face long delays after crash

  11-09-2026 16:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  M62 drivers facing delays on Friday
  
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• Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary refuses to apologise for calling rival airliners 'rapists'

  11-09-2026 15:59 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Ryanair boss says he is refusing to apologise after the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre penned an open letter
  
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• Huddersfield author creates fantasy world novel series after 'horror injury'

  11-09-2026 15:23 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Dancer-turned-writer uses recovery time after surgeries for writing series of fantasy novels
  
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• DWP State pensioners urged to claim £50 weekly payments

  11-09-2026 14:42 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  DWP Pension Credit is a benefit worth more than £2,500 a year
  
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• Student loan Plan 2 warning for graduates earning under £45,000

  11-09-2026 14:34 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  You'll be on a Plan 2 loan if you commenced an undergraduate course between September 2012 and July 2023
  
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• Hull City Premier League star in horror crash outside training ground

  11-09-2026 14:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The overturned vehicle was seen outside the road leading to the club's training ground
  
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• New school uniform rules now in force in England under Andy Burnham

  11-09-2026 13:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  New research suggests the financial pressure facing parents extends well beyond branded items
  
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• Man, 51, charged after baby found abandoned by roadside

  11-09-2026 13:17 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A 51-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a mum was carjacked in Australia
  
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• UK conscription age limit for older men as Russia makes latest threats

  11-09-2026 12:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Russia has been issuing regular threats about nuclear war
  
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• Woman dies after car hits wall near Huddersfield school

  11-09-2026 12:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Black Kia Sportage hit a wall
  
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• 'Beautiful' Wakefield mum-of-four who 'lit up every room' dies in road tragedy

  11-09-2026 11:59 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Tessa leaves behind three girls and a boy
  
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• Newlywed's plea to missing husband who may lack vital insulin

  11-09-2026 11:42 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Dominick Bianchi, 35, disappeared from the town of East Greenbush on Tuesday morning and is believed to have last been seen in the area of Forrest Pointe Drive
  
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• Meadowhall welcomes opening of exciting new restaurant at Sheffield shopping centre

  11-09-2026 11:36 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Here are lots of photos of the new Meadowhall opening
  
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• Yorkshire Met Office weather warning for flash flooding and 60mph winds

  11-09-2026 11:07 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has warned that the weekend will bring 'unsettled' weather to the UK
  
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• Big name fashion giant shuts Sheffield city centre shop

  11-09-2026 11:03 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  We have seen another neighbouring business shut also
  
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• UK households issued Wes Streeting alert to stockpile 9 items for emergency kits

  11-09-2026 10:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Wes Streeting has issued an urgent alert to UK households to stockpile nine items for their emergency kit
  
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• DWP confirms 24 details of reformed PIP benefit as review set to end - full list

  11-09-2026 10:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The DWP has issued its "principles" for PIP reform
  
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• 365 days, three arrests but still no justice for Betty

  11-09-2026 09:57 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Betty Clark died two months after being attacked and robbed in her own home
  
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• 'My mum took her own life because of inherited illness - and so will I'

  11-09-2026 09:12 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Josh Cook, 35, knew what his mum was going to do and says some day he will do the same
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle break silence on King Charles row with four-word response

  11-09-2026 08:45 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly broken their silence after a row with King Charles
  
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• Dad of teen killed in A66 crash charged with assaulting mourner at son's funeral

  11-09-2026 08:23 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Gye Worthy, 39, was charged after a disturbance at the funeral of his son Cole Worthy, 17, one of five killed in the A66 crash
  
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• DWP set to 'revive' controversial plan for PIP change under Andy Burnham

  11-09-2026 08:17 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The emerging recommendations of the Timms Review into Personal Independence Payment reforms
  
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• Unspoilt Yorkshire town with independent shops and beautiful waterfall - not Haworth or Ingleton

  11-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Offering an authentic Yorkshire feel, this town allows for the perfect day trip or weekend escape spent wandering the cobbles and exploring the Yorkshire Dales National Park
  
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• Pastor's grim final diary entry after hiking accident left him trapped in rocks

  11-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Presbyterian minister Mike Turner kept a hiker's diary after a freak accident left him trapped between two boulders in the Wyoming wilderness, documenting his final days before his death
  
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• Model's final moments before she was almost decapitated and left dead in bush

  11-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Desiree Gibbon, 26, was found dead with her throat slashed and spine severed at a Montego Bay tourist hotspot in Jamaica. The murder remains unsolved nearly 10 years on, as her mother continues to fight for justice
  
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• M621 closed live: Traffic building as police shut motorway down

  11-09-2026 06:22 via leeds-live.co.uk
  
  Police have closed the main motorway for Leeds city centre
  
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• 'Unforeseen circumstances' sees Huddersfield open market revamp costs skyrocket

  11-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The council has reallocated funds from other areas.
  
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