Kirklees news

• Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing two children

  24-08-2026 16:03 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Graeme Dott, 49, was found guilty of sexually abusing a girl and a boy in the Glasgow area
  
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• Blue Badge holders warned 'it's not automatic' - the little-known rule that keeps your permit valid

  28-09-2026 11:45 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  More than three million people in England hold a Blue Badge parking permit to help them get out and about
  
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• M1 crash LIVE updates as lanes closed with long delays

  28-09-2026 11:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  One lane has been closed on the M1 northbound
  
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• Pharmacist's warning over dangerous Subclade K flu in UK this winter

  28-09-2026 11:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The virus has caused extreme pressure in New Zealand during their flu season and could now do the same here
  
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• Huge star announced for York Museum Gardens summer concert series with major 2027 change confirmed

  28-09-2026 11:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people enjoy the annual fun at York Museum Gardens
  
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• Halifax Piece Hall announces three major acts for summer 2027 concert series

  28-09-2026 11:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Halifax Piece Hall will see lots of huge names perform in 2027
  
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• Fuel rationing and 50mph speed limit plans on table as UK prices hit record high

  28-09-2026 10:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The US and Iran continues to push fuel costs to an eyewatering 199.05p per litre
  
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• Aldi makes 40-store announcement after 'events at home and overseas'

  28-09-2026 10:35 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The group previously said it wants to reach 1,500 shops across the UK
  
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• Farmer near RAF Fairford warned neighbours before 'terror plot' five arrests

  28-09-2026 09:28 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A farmer called 999 and warned a local WhatsApp group to lock their doors after seeing men near vans close to RAF Fairford
  
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• Woman's suspected head 'cyst' was a skull-eating cancer

  28-09-2026 09:27 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Katrina Fox, 38, was told she might not survive a year
  
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• Minister's triple-lock update after Andy Burnham said 'nothing off the table'

  28-09-2026 09:24 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he will make unpopular choices to fund his social care plan
  
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• Car carrying baby almost crashes after yobs launch stones from bridge in Cleckheaton

  28-09-2026 09:24 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police say they have video footage of the youths
  
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• GCSE changes with exact start date announced in major education shake-up

  28-09-2026 09:11 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The new national qualifications will sit alongside traditional GCSEs
  
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• HMRC sending out brown envelopes demanding £1,940 from UK households

  28-09-2026 08:44 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  'The issue could become even more pronounced if interest rates remain elevated or rise further'
  
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• Owners of cat whose dismembered tail was posted through door find body in tragic discovery

  28-09-2026 08:22 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Tabby Max had been missing for a week when his dismembered tail was posted through his horrified owners' letterbox
  
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• Rotherham lamppost crash claims two lives in BMW horror collision - police statement in full

  28-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Rotherham double fatal crash as car collides with lamppost in East Bawtry Road
  
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• Opera performer crushed to death in front of audience live on stage

  28-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Yevgeny Kulesh, 38, died after falling scenery crushed him during a performance of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Sadko" at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, with an investigation now underway
  
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• Cosy pub and ancient monastery in 'lost in time' Yorkshire village

  28-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  This centuries-old North Yorkshire village offers walkers stunning moorland views, a historic monastery, and a community pub beloved by locals and hikers alike
  
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• Andy Burnham bingo tax 'could close third of venues and casinos'

  28-09-2026 07:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casinos parent company says a third of its locations could face clsoure
  
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• The 5 plans changing the face of Kirklees from museum revamp to flats proposal

  28-09-2026 06:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  We've rounded up five of the biggest plans that were determined this month
  
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• Kirklees councillors dismiss 'common sense' training after 'significant rise' in complaints

  28-09-2026 06:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  While the majority were not upheld, members were reminded they are held to a 'higher standard of behaviour'
  
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• Yorkshire Halloween attractions that are must visits for scream seekers

  28-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Not all the spookiest spots in Yorkshire are in York
  
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• Reform UK leader accused of 'racist statements' as he calls for Doncaster Mayor to resign

  28-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The leader of Reform UK in Doncaster has been accused of making 'racist statements'
  
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• Leeds dad loses nearly 21 stone and can now play with his children

  28-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Brendan Broadhead, 31, from Leeds, lost more than 10 stone through diet changes and football
  
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• Faces of 20 people West Yorkshire Police are searching for right now

  28-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police issue appeals for information on people on CCTV
  
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• New £50-a-year road tax charge for older drivers as 2028 rule change looms

  27-09-2026 20:09 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The 3p-per-mile charge is expected to hit the over-70s
  
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• DWP confirms State Pension age increases by birth date - full list

  27-09-2026 19:39 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The State Pension age is currently rising - check when you'll be eligible based on your birth date
  
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• UK households urged to stock six food items ahead of Polar Vortex snow

  27-09-2026 19:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A polar vortex could bring colder weather and even snow to the UK this winter
  
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• Halifax policeman and crime novelist Maurice Procter gets blue plaque

  27-09-2026 17:17 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Procter wrote 26 novels after laving the force
  
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• Huddersfield boy with 'cheeky smile and wicked imagination' dies aged nine

  27-09-2026 16:58 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Harry Salm wrote a comic book before he died
  
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