Kirklees news

• DWP 4 eyesight problems which can get state pensioners £114 a week

  08-09-2026 11:36 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Attendance Allowance provides a tax-free, non-means-tested weekly payment of either £76.70 or £114.60 to pensioners with a physical or mental disability, including eyesight problems
  
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• Popular Sheffield pub to reopen after major six-figure revamp

  08-09-2026 20:37 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Sword Dancer in Handsworth will reopen next month
  
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• Man jailed after using social media to 'develop sexual relationship with a child'

  08-09-2026 20:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Robert Daw has been jailed after police found evidence he was trying to communicate online with someone he thought was a child
  
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• Four Renoir paintings stolen in French Riviera heist with two still missing

  08-09-2026 20:27 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Suspected thieves stole four Renoir paintings worth an estimated €9 million from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera in an operation lasting less than three minutes
  
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• 'Predator' jailed after blackmailing young girls into sending indecent pictures

  08-09-2026 20:23 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Arun Wilding, 22, from Oldbury, in the West Midlands would like the girls' pictures before sending them a message
  
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• New Reform-led Kirklees Cabinet warns of 'difficult decisions' ahead

  08-09-2026 19:11 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Today marked the first public meeting of Kirklees Council's new Cabinet, after weeks of political stalemate
  
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• Huddersfield man in bizarre beef with KFC goes to extreme lengths to make his point

  08-09-2026 18:58 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A local content creator has turned his long-running dispute with the Marsh fast food restaurant into an unusual stunt
  
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• Blind Huddersfield man drove 150 miles at night after 'sharing four bottles of wine with partner'

  08-09-2026 17:19 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield man took partner's car and was heading to Scotland when he was stopped in Cumbria
  
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• Man found dead at Barnsley home named, as murder probe continues

  08-09-2026 17:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A 57-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder
  
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• M1 crash LIVE updates after vehicle 'falls into ditch'

  08-09-2026 16:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Traffic is moving very slowly on the northbound near Rotherham
  
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• Flight chaos for Yorkshire travellers as UK airports hit by air traffic control issues

  08-09-2026 16:47 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Nats, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports, said the issue was causing disruption to flights departing across the country
  
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• Boy, 16, quizzed over Michael Myers scare in Batley - police statement in full

  08-09-2026 16:42 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A masked figure sparked concern among residents
  
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• Sick attacker shoots five cygnets 'with catapult' on Yorkshire canal

  08-09-2026 16:21 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The attack has left two in a serious condition
  
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• Mapped: Two Yorkshire cities on list of England's worst murder hotspots

  08-09-2026 16:07 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Smaller towns and cities record the highest murder rates per capita
  
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• DWP confirms £300 for state pensioners born before September 1946

  08-09-2026 16:06 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The DWP has confirmed the payment to most state pensioners
  
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• Katie Price 'looking like a hamster' after latest cosmetic correction surgery

  08-09-2026 15:52 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Katie Price has undergone more cosmetic surgery in Brussels and says she has been left looking like a 'hamster'
  
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• Roses will look perkier if you remove fallen leaves from the garden

  08-09-2026 15:44 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Black spot is one of the most troublesome diseases roses can get
  
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• 'Code Red' alert to holidaymakers on popular Greek islands - full list

  08-09-2026 15:17 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Regions on alert include Attica and Kythira, Crete, the Cyclades, Lesvos, Chios and Samos
  
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• Big name fast food giant to bring 'legendary taste' to York city centre

  08-09-2026 15:17 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Work is ongoing ahead of the major new launch in York city centre
  
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• 'I almost lost my dog after summer beach trip': Mum's urgent warning to pet owners

  08-09-2026 15:03 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Kate Brooks says she'll never throw a ball on the sand again for Cockapoo Luna and says other pet owners need to know of the risk as she 'had no idea'
  
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• Bathroom escape plan scuppered for construction hopeful turned cultivator

  08-09-2026 14:13 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Marjus Wysa has appeared in court
  
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• Woman sexually assaulted in Harrogate by man 'running past'

  08-09-2026 14:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The victim was walking on The Stray when the man sexually assaulted her
  
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• Family tributes to man 'who made the world brighter just by being in it'

  08-09-2026 13:34 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Eugen Matta died after being hit by a car
  
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• Bus drivers issued new 35 minute shift rule in major move

  08-09-2026 13:31 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The new rules apply in both cold weather and during heatwaves, although no specific maximum or minimum temperatures have been set.
  
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• Monty Don quits BBC Gardeners' World after 23 years

  08-09-2026 13:17 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Gardeners' World host Monty Don has announced he is stepping down from the BBC show after more than two decades at the helm
  
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• Fire service statement after Huddersfield family 'lose everything' in blaze

  08-09-2026 13:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  100 percent of the first floor was fire damaged
  
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• Dad's £8k Jet2 family holiday turned into 'nightmare' after unexpected £2k bill

  08-09-2026 13:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Blake Chapman and his partner Abbey Andrews, 29, say they were left thousands of pounds out of pocket after their children fell ill during a 10-day all-inclusive Jet2 holiday in Turkey
  
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• Take a look at the negroni specials you can enjoy at Flight Club

  08-09-2026 12:54 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  We paid a visit to Flight Club to sample their latest specials
  
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• Ryanair Malta flight sparks alert after crew sends 7700 distress code

  08-09-2026 12:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Norwich to Malta flight was forced to turn back over the UK after crews reported an unspecified technical problem
  
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• 'Halloween already?' - Terrifying Michael Myers masked figure 'chases mum and toddler'

  08-09-2026 12:22 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Batley residents ‘terrified’ as masked Michael Myers figure reportedly chases people in street
  
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