Kirklees news

• Kirklees Magistrates' Court evacuated LIVE updates as people told to leave

  23-09-2026 11:39 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Huddersfield and Kirklees Magistrates' Court building has been evacuated
  
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• Yorkshire has second-worst rate of children in workless homes in UK

  02-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  An estimated 1.31 million UK children lived in households where no adult had worked for at least 12 months in 2025
  
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• The Kirklees roadworks you need to know about this October

  02-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  They will impact parts of Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Holmfirth, and other areas
  
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• Teens causing trouble at Barnsley Interchange risk losing free bus passes

  02-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  'MiCard is a privilege, not a right'
  
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• Rotherham mosque rebuild set for green light despite 'atrocious' parking fears

  02-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The planning board will consider the plans on October 8
  
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• Mum was unaware of paedophile's past as daughter sat on his knee during Huddersfield BBQ

  02-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jan Hajnala breached order for overnight stay, trip to park and garden BBQ
  
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• Kirklees Council to offload more assets in bid to raise £4m

  02-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Thirteen buildings and plots of land have been named
  
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• Homes plan next to Halifax village pub put on hold over flooding fears

  02-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The councillors are seek more information about flood risk and drainage
  
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• Dog found dead in Bradford cellar with scratch marks on door - but man walks free

  02-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Paul Wright, 37, was handed an indefinite animal ban
  
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• Council defends inviting speaker who told staff Virgin Mary 'wore a hijab'

  02-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The statement comes after backlash regarding a presentation given by a former police officer
  
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• Man jailed for assaulting his 26-day-old baby son in 'especially upsetting case'

  01-10-2026 22:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Ernest Oakley initially lied to doctors when they asked about his infant son's injuries
  
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• Christa Pike health update after horror botched execution - 'she helped them find a vein'

  01-10-2026 22:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The prisoner has been on death row for the brutal murder of Colleen Slemmer in 1995
  
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• Yorkshire Vet's Huddersfield star fights back tears after heartbreaking news

  01-10-2026 22:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Channel 5's Yorkshire Vet returned with an emotional episode as a Huddersfield farmer had to say his goodbyes.
  
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• Donald Trump says 'we will hit them hard' if Iran 'involved' in Israel plane hijacking

  01-10-2026 21:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A pilot was stabbed on Flight FZ1073 before passengers rushed into the cockpit
  
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• M1 traffic held LIVE after lorry and van crash near Sheffield

  01-10-2026 21:24 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Avoid the area if possible
  
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• Stolen Porsche spotted in two Yorkshire villages but police still can't trace it

  01-10-2026 21:17 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The luxury sports car was stolen in a two in one burglary
  
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• Teacher jailed after sexually abusing boy she tutored

  01-10-2026 20:28 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Deborah Franklin, 65, taught at a preparatory school
  
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• All Creatures fans unite over same thing after tragic Maggie storyline

  01-10-2026 20:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  All Creatures Great and Small fans hope Tristan Farnon will choose a different path as season 7 progresses.
  
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• Parents jailed after nine-day-old baby dies ingesting cocaine through breast milk

  01-10-2026 20:13 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Nine-day-old Darcey was found dead at Hotel Victoria in Cornwall
  
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• Parents get suspended sentence after nine-day-old baby dies ingesting cocaine through breast milk

  01-10-2026 20:13 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Nine-day-old Darcey was found dead at Hotel Victoria in Cornwall
  
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• Nigel Farage calls Doncaster 'broken' as Reform UK election campaign begins

  01-10-2026 19:56 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage criticised solar farms and argued that people living in town and city centres would reinvigorate high streets
  
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• Emirates flight from Dubai forced to make unplanned landing after 'emergency'

  01-10-2026 19:50 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A passenger on board flight EK31 needed urgent attention
  
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• £1m stash of liquid spice found in Yorkshire village basement

  01-10-2026 19:34 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  35 litres of liquid spice was found
  
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• Man killed in Rotherham explosion named – and public told 'not to spread rumours'

  01-10-2026 18:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The man has been named as Rory Costello, aged 60
  
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• Police update after teen bailed following River Wear tragedy where three died

  01-10-2026 18:54 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers aged between 16 and 17 tragically died after a car drove into River Wear in Sunderland
  
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• York city centre attack outside loos leaves man with broken jaw

  01-10-2026 18:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The attack involved three men and a woman
  
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• All Creatures season 7 episode 3 cast as Coronation Street star joins chaos

  01-10-2026 18:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Wendy Patterson joins the cast as Irene Sparrow in All Creatures Great and Small season 7 episode 3, titled The Owl and the Pussycats.
  
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• Urgent safety review call for lane where two Hull City players' cars flipped in three weeks

  01-10-2026 18:23 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  There have been two car crashes on Millhouse Woods Lane in the last three weeks
  
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• Man, 93, admits killing 87-year-old wife at their home

  01-10-2026 17:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Laurence Billam appeared in court, where he admitted to the manslaughter of his wife Shirley
  
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• AI 'officer' now answering South Yorkshire Police's non-emergency queries

  01-10-2026 17:49 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  South Yorkshire Police said Bobbi will not replace its call handlers
  
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