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• Missing 15-year-old boy LIVE as police search for Jacob from Castleford

  10-10-2026 14:06 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jacob has not been seen since yesterday morning
  
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• Man 'seriously injured' after entering tiger enclosure - police statement in full

  10-10-2026 17:33 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Wildlife Park latest as man suffers serious injuries after being attacked by a tiger
  
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• Donald Trump fumes over Nobel Peace Prize snub in Truth Social post

  10-10-2026 17:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has launched a furious attack after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, insisting he deserved the prestigious prize
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park issues tiger statement as shots fired inside enclosure after 'serious incident'

  10-10-2026 16:59 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Eyewitnesses reported shots being fire at the tiger enclosure
  
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• Missing Jacob from Castleford LIVE search updates as police concerns grow

  10-10-2026 16:56 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jacob has not been seen since yesterday morning
  
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• Pope Leo takes aim at capital punishment after death row killer's botched execution

  10-10-2026 16:54 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Pike was sentenced to death after murdering 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park evacuated LIVE updates after 'visitor jumps in tigers' pen'

  10-10-2026 16:40 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Disturbing images of tiger attacking visitor who scaled fence surface on Facebook
  
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• Yorkshire Countryfile star's uplifting words on 'dark' times before his sad death aged 35

  10-10-2026 14:11 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire hill farmer Frank Carr, who appeared on BBC Countryfile alongside Adam Henson, has died aged 35
  
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• Andy Burnham £27 plan for homes with driveways now in force

  10-10-2026 12:03 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A £27 annual saving for households with driveways is now in force after domestic VAT electricity rates were slashed
  
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• 'You let us hope' - Carolann's friend urges 'pure evil' killer to answer six-word question after 'lies and betrayal'

  10-10-2026 11:52 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Carolann, known as Caz to her friends, was murdered by her husband David Barraclough who has been jailed for life
  
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• DWP state pensioners told to claim £252 tax-free Personal Allowance boost

  10-10-2026 11:12 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Married couples and civil partners - including state pensioners - are being urged to claim the Marriage Tax Allowance
  
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• DWP state pensioners set for £335 payments before January

  10-10-2026 11:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Eligible state pensioners could receive up to £335 in DWP winter payments before January
  
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• Drivers facing 'unexpected' car repair bills as £249 warning issued

  10-10-2026 10:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Millions of UK drivers risk being caught out by unexpected car repair bills
  
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• DWP confirms BBC TV licence bills dropped to £0 for state pensioners over 75

  10-10-2026 10:34 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that state pensioners aged 75 and over who are on a low income can cut their TV Licence bill to £0 with a single Pension Credit claim
  
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• Woman left with broken jaw and gash across her face after horror machete attack

  10-10-2026 10:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Scott Harrison, 21, was jailed for six years and three months at Hull Crown Court
  
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• Brits suffering with constipation could get £194.60 weekly DWP support

  10-10-2026 09:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Severe constipation can be a debilitating condition, especially in older people, and may qualify you for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) support from the DWP
  
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• UK households told best time to dry clothes outside this autumn

  10-10-2026 09:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Experts say there is an optimal window for drying clothes outside on the washing line this autumn in the UK
  
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• DWP state pension warning as payments 'getting further away' for people

  10-10-2026 09:26 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions plans to raise the state pension age
  
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• Nurse 'accidentally' switches off girl's life support for 6 minutes before death

  10-10-2026 09:23 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Joy Osundeko, 13, was left 'lifeless' after a care nurse switched off the ventilator keeping her alive
  
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• DWP PIP benefit claimants with high blood pressure could get £194.60 payments

  10-10-2026 09:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  People with high blood pressure (hypertension) may be eligible for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  
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• NATO scrambles fighter jets as Russia launches huge drone attack

  10-10-2026 09:07 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  NATO has been forced to scramble fighter jets again following a fresh overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine
  
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• 'He knew the rules but chose to ignore them' - Doncaster loan shark jailed over £1.7m plot

  10-10-2026 08:20 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Philip Lister has been jailed
  
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• Huddersfield University's 7-word stance after ex-staff member's 'third world animals' rant

  10-10-2026 06:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Cllr Tracy Clayton was previously employed at Huddersfield University
  
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• From Emmerdale to Emmy for Yorkshire Game of Thrones star - everything you need to know

  10-10-2026 06:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Dexter Sol Ansell was only nine when he was cast in the Emmy-winning Game of Thrones prequel 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'
  
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• Life in historic Yorkshire village that locals love until it suddenly 'comes to standstill'

  10-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Village can trace is history back around 1,000 years and has many historic buildings
  
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• Heckmondwike 4am crash driver yells 'do you know who the f*** I am' at police

  10-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  He was once locked in a barber shop and attacked with bats and razor blades
  
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• Dewsbury’s multi-million pound makeover and the one thing still missing

  10-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  But for some, something fundamental is missing from the town
  
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• 'Agitated' Huddersfield man booted cop in the head and called him 'wet wipe' in bus station attack

  10-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Man with drink problem kicked out at police officer who was arresting him
  
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• A dark October night, Coronation Street in the background and a knife attack in the garage

  10-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Geoffrey Leeming was killed on October 9, 1996
  
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• 20 pictures of Halloween in Huddersfield since the 1980s

  10-10-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  People across the town have been dressing up for decades
  
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