Kirklees news

• DWP looking into PIP claimants' 'backgrounds' before September

  12-08-2026 13:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The DWP has confirmed it will collect personal information from PIP disability benefit claimants
  
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• Warning over Turkey cosmetic surgery after mum's death

  14-08-2026 07:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A coroner says there is 'a risk of future deaths'
  
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• Villagers forced into path of speeding cars by 'neglected' pavements

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  “You can’t walk on them – they’re not fit for purpose"
  
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• 'Three young lives were taken far too soon, leaving behind families, friends and loved ones'

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A fundraiser has been launched for the families of three young men killed in a horror crash
  
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• Takeaway could lose licence after same illegal worker caught twice

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Home Office has raised concerns of illegal working at a Barnsley takeaway
  
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• Sheffield superstar invests in local padel business after 'becoming obsessed' with sport

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill said she became obsessed the sport
  
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• Motorway driver hits lorry after 'naively' taking cocaine at party

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Toyota driver crashed into lorry on M606 motorway near Bradford
  
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• Huddersfield school kitchen takes action over low food hygiene rating

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Kirklees Council inspector visited Huddersfield primary school in July
  
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• 'Homeless' Huddersfield asylum seeker racks up 67 offences

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The homeless man told court he received 'no support from the Home Office'
  
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• Halifax rugby club's makeover plans to ditch 'graffiti-covered' cabins

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Old Rishworthians rugby club has applied to extend their Halifax clubhouse
  
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• Doncaster Council top team get paid £1.25m - most don't even live in the borough

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The majority of the City of Doncaster Council's most senior officials live outside of the borough
  
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• Bradford Council waves through 100 homes on Green Belt despite objections

  14-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The application had more than 500 local objections
  
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• Lib Dems secure convincing win in Almondbury by-election

  14-08-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Liberal Democrats beat Reform by 1749 votes to 1078
  
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• Almondbury by-election Kirklees Council result in full as Lib Dems topple Reform UK

  14-08-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Liberal Democrats beat Reform by 1749 votes to 1078
  
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• Yorkshire Vet pet owner left in tears after heartbreaking decision 'it's time'

  13-08-2026 23:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Yorkshire Vet Special: Peter's Dream saw owner Polly make the heartbreaking decision
  
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• Kirklees Council Almondbury by-election LIVE updates from vote count

  13-08-2026 23:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The by-election to find a replacement Kirklees Councillor in Almonbury
  
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• Denise Welch leaves Loose Women after 25 years on the show in bombshell statement

  13-08-2026 22:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The panellist joined the show as a panellist in 2005
  
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• UK heatwave to end in days as 660 mile wall of rain set to soak 49 counties

  13-08-2026 22:07 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  After the Met Office recorded the hottest day of the year so far, forecasts now suggest rain could be on its way in the coming weeks
  
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• BBC's Steph Mcgovern issues response as stars leave show after breaking down

  13-08-2026 22:03 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The first episode of BBC art competition The Big Deal with Steph McGovern saw one pair overcome with emotion
  
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• Fourth ex-South Yorkshire Police officer arrested over child sexual abuse

  13-08-2026 21:44 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The victims allege they were abused by police officers in Rotherham
  
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• Inside Yorkshire Vet Mr and Mrs Green's life from ages to rarely-seen daughter

  13-08-2026 20:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Yorkshire Vet stars none other than Steve and Jean Green, Britain's oldest working farming couple.
  
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• Fires cause havoc LIVE updates as major South Yorkshire road closed

  13-08-2026 20:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Great Yorkshire Way has been closed due to the fire
  
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• Six people charged with sexual offences against teenage girl 20 years ago

  13-08-2026 19:50 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  All six members are due to appear in court in September
  
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• Lewes train derailment as crash near Brighton sees people trapped in carriages

  13-08-2026 18:27 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have flooded the track
  
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• UK records hottest day of 2026 as temperatures hit 38.1C

  13-08-2026 18:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, as temperatures provisionally reached 38.1C at Kew Gardens in London
  
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• Thirkleby-born Yorkshire Vet star Peter Wright explains why he left Skeldale

  13-08-2026 18:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Yorkshire Vet is back tonight with Peter Wright returning to share his dream.
  
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• Family's 'nightmare we can never wake up from' after one-punch killer sentenced

  13-08-2026 18:09 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Tony Powles was killed by Harry Mannion after a pub row led to manslaughter
  
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• Yorkshire dad charged with murder of daughter, 9, appears in court again

  13-08-2026 17:42 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Rice, 35, of Wakefield, appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court on Thursday, August 13
  
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• Bradford pair who died named locally as deaths treated as 'unexplained'

  13-08-2026 17:23 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  An investigation is underway
  
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• Horror as woman stung in eye by jellyfish off popular beach

  13-08-2026 16:50 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The victim recovered a line in water which had jellyfish tentacles on it
  
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