Kirklees news

• DWP PIP plan to replace cash payments in banks with 'reimbursed' expenses

  19-08-2026 11:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Reform UK has proposed sweeping changes to disability benefits
  
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• North Yorkshire route shut LIVE updates as A172 collision forensics comb scene

  19-08-2026 12:04 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Accident investigation work between A172 and A19 junction taking place after serious crash
  
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• Aldi car park tragedy as tributes paid to 'much loved' grandfather

  19-08-2026 11:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Tributes to grandfather who died 11 days after supermarket tragedy
  
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• Horror as grandad falls down 30ft sinkhole at UK holiday park

  19-08-2026 11:22 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The 62-year-old who cannot swim fell into water below the ground while emergency services raced to the scene
  
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• DWP state pensioners in £515 triple lock boost amid HMRC tax warning

  19-08-2026 10:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The State Pension is set to rise by around 4.1 per cent from April 2027 under the triple lock
  
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• DWP state pensioners set for £515 cost of living boost despite HMRC warning

  19-08-2026 10:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The State Pension could rise by around 4.1 per cent from April 2027
  
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• GCSE results 2026: When they are released and major change in accessing results

  19-08-2026 10:26 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Teenagers can access GCSE results online for the first time on the Education Record app
  
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• Energy bills to be hiked to almost £2,000 - three year high - before winter

  19-08-2026 10:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Your bills are going to go up again in October
  
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• New DWP PIP means-test plans for claimants with 55p of every £1 taken back

  19-08-2026 09:54 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Reform Party has outlined plans to replace PIP
  
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• Andy Burnham new £12,000 savings rules to hit millions under 65

  19-08-2026 09:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The cash ISA allowance will be cut for the under-65s from April 2027
  
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• Five things your neighbours legally cannot do during building work

  19-08-2026 09:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A home maintenance expert has explained the rules around renovations
  
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• A1M traffic held LIVE updates as drivers face delays

  19-08-2026 08:49 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Crash on the A1M near Darlington
  
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• DWP Universal Credit plans on table for £10,700 and £28,500 capital limits

  19-08-2026 08:45 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A petition is calling on the DWP to raise the Universal Credit capital limits for benefits claimants in line with inflation
  
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• Hiking state pension age to 68 within years 'unfair' report says

  19-08-2026 08:40 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The pension age could rise to 68 as early as 2037
  
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• 'Highest inflation rate in months' nightmare on the way as prices set to soar

  19-08-2026 08:34 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The increase is up from a 15-month low of 2.6 per cent in June and the highest rate since March
  
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• TV presenter died live on air in a news broadcast tragedy

  19-08-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT She was a local news presenter in the US who died on live television, and her tragic death made TV history
  
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• Man's horror encounter with bear - dragged for 30ft and left with exposed kidney

  19-08-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Colin Dowler was cycling when he came face to face with a grizzly bear that attacked him
  
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• Andy Burnham warned over plan to ban thousands from claiming benefits

  19-08-2026 07:34 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Organisations warn the move will drive up poverty
  
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• Courts order drivers to pay more than £100,000 for breaking motorway rule

  19-08-2026 07:14 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Since the start of this year 378 drivers have been convicted after being caught out by automatic cameras
  
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• Moped-riding teen dealer 'unjustly' dealt with after three-year court wait

  19-08-2026 06:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Magistrates told of pressure from older criminals
  
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• What happened to 10 Kirklees pubs after they called last orders for good

  19-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  What has become of some of Kirklees' most beloved pubs which closed for good in the past five years.
  
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• 'Thug split my sister's head open and all he got was slap on wrist'

  19-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Leonie Hudson's sister has been scarred for life in a brutal attack by a stranger on a night out.
  
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• 'Reform UK's cruel plans to slash benefit will rob Kirklees people'

  19-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Kirklees Council's opposition leader has hit out at 'cruel' Reform UK plans for 'inhumane slash' of benefit.
  
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• Rare bat found roosting at Sheffield reservoir in a first for Yorkshire

  19-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Ecologists said it is an exciting discovery
  
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• Man's seven-day binges leads to 'outrage' on bus - and an alcohol monitoring tag

  19-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Heavy drinker in court for incident on bus
  
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• 'Male machismo' lands Army lance corporal in court for Huddersfield pub attack

  19-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  He is now set to lose his job
  
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• Shoreham tragedy as man, woman and teenage girl die in water

  18-08-2026 23:20 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A man, a woman and a teenage girl have died after getting into difficulty in the sea near Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, while a younger girl from the same family is in a critical condition in hospital
  
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• Drunken man's sweary tirade on Jet2 flight saw 300 passengers' holidays 'ruined'

  18-08-2026 22:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jason Mulhern, 57, was due to fly from Manchester Airport to Dalaman, Turkey, when he launched a foul-mouthed verbal attack on cabin crew, causing the flight to be cancelled and leaving 300 passengers without their holidays
  
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• 'Very flaggy' Sheffield area is about to vote for new councillor as candidates share what they'd do in post

  18-08-2026 22:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Southey is set for a by-election next week
  
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• Paramedic struck off for telling stroke patient to 'stop being a baby' during 'racially motivated' rant

  18-08-2026 21:22 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Rachel Claire Lemonofides made a series of "inappropriate and degrading" comments while attending a 999 call at the woman's home in January 2024
  
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