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• Mobile speed camera locations in West Yorkshire this week

  24-08-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The cameras are usually found in known casualty zones
  
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• Rock 'n' Roll Circus 2026 set times with huge names set to appear at Don Valley Bowl in Sheffield

  26-08-2026 18:12 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people will head to Sheffield's Don Valley Bowl to enjoy the 2026 Rock 'n' Roll Circus fun
  
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• Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies aged 80

  26-08-2026 18:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  British actor Tim Curry, best known for his iconic performances as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise the Clown in It, has reportedly died at the age of 80
  
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• Fire tears through Northowram as person rescued - dramatic pictures

  26-08-2026 17:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Photos show firefighters at the scene after flames tore through the Northowram home.
  
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• Person pulled from Halifax home as flames rip through property - fire service statement

  26-08-2026 17:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A person has been rescued from a Northowram house fire as four crews remain at the scene.
  
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• Northowram fire LIVE as home 'gutted' by flames

  26-08-2026 16:40 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Firefighters and police are at the scene of a major house fire in Northowram
  
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• Anger over 'crude' measure to block up windows in Halifax street

  26-08-2026 16:20 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  They say the measures go too far.
  
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• Lloyds banking app drops out 'again' as customers 'can’t access funds'

  26-08-2026 16:18 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Users can now use the app again
  
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• Lloyds banking app 'down again' as customers 'can’t access funds'

  26-08-2026 16:18 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  It comes as Halifax customers are being transferred onto the Lloyds banking app
  
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• Plans for units on Calderdale estate greenlit

  26-08-2026 16:01 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Calderdale Council has approved plans for two new industrial units 20 years after planning permission first lapsed on the site.
  
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• Hebden Bridge woman crowned Britain's champion seagull impersonator in 'surreal' competition

  26-08-2026 15:50 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  'I've finally got the recognition.'
  
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• Two dead and murder investigation launched as house fire may be linked to organised crime

  26-08-2026 15:47 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police launch murder investigation after fatal house fire in Grangetown, Middlesbrough leaves two dead and four injured, including a woman in a critical condition
  
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• 'The smell of death' - Halifax road left smeared in 'sicky-pink' animal entrails

  26-08-2026 15:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  'It looked like something from a horror film'
  
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• Man threatened teenage girl he'd get her put in care before sexually abusing her

  26-08-2026 15:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The police said Carl Andrew Stevenson, 63, showed 'no contrition or remorse'
  
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• Man on British Airways stag flight fined over toilet row

  26-08-2026 15:24 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Emmet Moynihan from Co Cork was travelling to a stag do in Las Vegas
  
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• ITV host chokes back tears after Dolly Parton announcement as fans share concern

  26-08-2026 14:58 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton's death was announced on Tuesday evening in an emotional social media video
  
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• Mid-week death notices and funeral announcements from Huddersfield Examiner

  26-08-2026 14:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
  
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• Youths 'seen fleeing' Sheffield working men's club seconds before fire started

  26-08-2026 13:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The fire at Shiregreen Working Men's Club took place on August 9
  
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• Five expert ways to increase your pension as most people are 'off-target'

  26-08-2026 13:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  You need £32,700 per year after you retire
  
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• Nepal flash floods: Over 380 tourists missing, eight dead as avalanche triggers disaster

  26-08-2026 13:14 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of tourists, including nationals from the UK, US and India, are missing and at least eight people have been killed after an avalanche of ice and rock triggered devastating flash floods in Nepal
  
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• Yorkshire firm hits back at woman's 'could've gone to Skeggy' seaside rant

  26-08-2026 13:13 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The woman booked a mystery seaside trip but she didn't like where she ended up
  
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• 'Gone way too soon' - Family's heartbreak as Huddersfield man, 33, dies

  26-08-2026 12:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Corvey's family has left a heartfelt message
  
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• Five types of home to see steepest energy bill rises in October

  26-08-2026 12:11 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Bills will go up more for some homes than others
  
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• Heartfelt decision after girl, 14, dies following collapse on cricket grounds

  26-08-2026 11:37 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Amélia Jones died in hospital from a 'medically related' incident
  
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• Energy bills up £60 a year from October - check how much you'll pay

  26-08-2026 11:24 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Ofgem inceases the energy cap by 4 per cent
  
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• Teacher, 24, on £36,000 salary hopes to be millionaire by 40 with simple money tricks

  26-08-2026 11:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A 24-year-old teacher from York has shared how she plans to retire by 40
  
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• Dolly Parton's dad reveals the 'most important thing' she ever did that 'meant so much to her'

  26-08-2026 11:04 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The country icon died at age 80 from a "brief battle with cancer"
  
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• Pregnant woman told 'pack towels in car' as nearest hospital now two hour drive away

  26-08-2026 10:45 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  An antenatal teacher is running sessions for mums on how to give birth in a car
  
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• Grimsby and surrounding towns hit by an earthquake - 'I thought it was thunder'

  26-08-2026 10:43 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A 2.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, according to the British Geological Survey
  
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• Dolly Parton gave rare comment on marriage to Carl Dean in final BBC interview

  26-08-2026 10:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton has died aged 80, her family confirmed on Tuesday, after a "brief battle with cancer".
  
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