Kirklees news

• DWP state pensioners getting £241 cash confirmation lasting until April 2027

  30-09-2026 08:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The full new State Pension is £241.30 a week after a 4.8 per cent increase
  
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• North West's best town named - not Stockport or Ambleside

  30-09-2026 13:59 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The North West's best town to live in has been crowned.
  
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• FlyDubai cockpit 'fight' with captain 'stabbed' as British relief pilot lands plane

  30-09-2026 13:58 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  FlyDubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
  
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• 'I tried UK's cheapest fish and chips just 40 minutes from Yorkshire and was floored'

  30-09-2026 13:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  YouTuber Ed Chapman has tried out the meal.
  
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• Bradford police LIVE updates as roads shut, cordon up and entrances blocked

  30-09-2026 13:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  There are two cordons in place at Bradford College
  
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• Girl, 12, left needing IV drip after 'nightmare' stay at luxury TUI Blue hotel

  30-09-2026 13:37 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Bradford girl Evie Hopkin, 12, received IV fluids at her hotel's on-site medical centre during a holiday in Egypt
  
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• Girl, 16, fighting for life after being found lying injured near bus stop in Wakefield

  30-09-2026 13:35 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  She had head and chest injuries and is critical
  
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• Bradford College police LIVE updates as roads shut, cordon up and entrances blocked

  30-09-2026 13:29 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  There are two cordons in place at Bradford College
  
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• Tributes to Huddersfield dad-of-five who 'never left the house without a hat'

  30-09-2026 13:19 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield dad-of-five Wesley Wiggan Johnson has died aged 94 - and lived by three sayings
  
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• You can book your Christmas groceries delivery from today

  30-09-2026 13:09 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Morrisons has opened slots for two weeks in December
  
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• Magical Santa Christmas Yorkshire train experience announced

  30-09-2026 13:07 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  This sounds like being a wonderful festive family day out
  
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• Jay Slater's tearful mum reveals people still call his phone to this day

  30-09-2026 13:04 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  In Channel 5 documentary Cause of Death, Debbie Duncan says Spanish police accidentally showed her photos of her son Jay Slater's body while she was collecting his phone in Tenerife
  
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• DWP PIP reforms 'already' underway with three changes - full list

  30-09-2026 12:37 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The DWP says it is already reforming the welfare system across the country
  
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• FlyDubai 'hijacking' LIVE updates as FZ1073 pilot 'tries to crash' flight before 'stabbing'

  30-09-2026 12:27 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A Boeing 737 passenger plane operated by Fly Dubai, flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv in Israel, transmitted a code 7500 - signalling a possible hijacking
  
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• Stunning Yorkshire village that's been named one of UK's best winter beach spots

  30-09-2026 12:09 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  It has a sandy beach with rock pools and fossils to explore, as well as a range of cafes and restaurants - making it perfect for a winter coastal visit
  
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• Baby died after doctors dismissed mum's concerns following surgery

  30-09-2026 12:07 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Hospital Trust admits Kyra Ali Aslam could have survived with appropriate care
  
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• Great Heck fire LIVE updates amid 'keep windows and doors shut' warning

  30-09-2026 11:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The fire has broken out north of Heck in the direction of Selby
  
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• Drivers filling vehicles up with diesel facing new 91p per litre charges

  30-09-2026 11:50 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The 5p fuel duty cut expires at the end of December 2026 unless extended, with duty due to rise on January 2027
  
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• Harry and Meghan concern over paparazzi security scare at Archie and Lilibet's school

  30-09-2026 11:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said the pair were 'extraordinarily reckless'
  
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• A61 crash tragedy: Inquest suspended into deaths of six people as court date confirmed

  30-09-2026 11:39 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Inquest suspended pending outcome of criminal process after man charged
  
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• Met Office on 20 areas facing heavy rain on Saturday - full list

  30-09-2026 11:34 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Met Office maps show rain across the Midlands and North of England on Saturday
  
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• Lisa Smith murderer Gareth Brook has sentencing hearing pushed back

  30-09-2026 11:27 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield man to be sentenced for murder of beloved mum later this year
  
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• Satanic killer Christa Pike to become first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years

  30-09-2026 11:24 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Christa Pike brutally murdered Colleen Slemmer before taking a piece of her skull to show to pupils at her school
  
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• DWP state pensioners born in these years having £100 cut from payments

  30-09-2026 11:21 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Winter Fuel Payment will be reduced to just £100 for certain UK state pensioners in 2026/27
  
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• NHS '28 days rule' penalty letters sent to 200,000 patients after they answered 'yes'

  30-09-2026 11:14 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The NHS issuedpenalty charge notices up more than 40% - and warned people to respond to the letter
  
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• UK hospital forced to close wards as Victorian disease rips through town

  30-09-2026 10:53 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A number of wards are reportedly closed due to infection
  
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• Thuggish brute who beat Huddersfield mum-of-six to death being sentenced for murder today

  30-09-2026 10:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Gareth Brook is being sentenced for the murder of Lisa Smith
  
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• Brits with 24 skin diseases could claim DWP payments worth £194.60 a week

  30-09-2026 10:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Eligibility depends on difficulties with daily living or mobility, rather than the diagnosis itself
  
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• Huddersfield murderer Gareth Brook sentenced LIVE for beating mum-of-six Lisa Smith to death

  30-09-2026 10:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  He admitted murdering the beloved mum earlier this year
  
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• Another NATO fighter jet scramble triggered over unidentified aerial target near Romania

  30-09-2026 09:44 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Two Spanish F-18 fighter jets were launched in the early hours of Tuesday after Romanian military radar tracked an object east of Izmail, a Ukrainian port city on the Danube close to the Romanian frontier
  
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