Kirklees news

• Nicholas Cowburn missing LIVE updates as 999 appeal launched

  11-10-2026 18:52 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Mountain rescue teams are assisting in the search
  
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• West Yorkshire Police loses job over vulgar sexual remarks

  13-10-2026 14:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Driver training officer focused his comments on woman constable
  
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• Leeds robber jailed over country lane machete ambush now on the run

  13-10-2026 14:43 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jack Duke, 22, is wanted on recall to prison
  
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• A64 crash LIVE updates as three car pile-up causes delays

  13-10-2026 14:39 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police have urged drivers to avoid the area
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains shut LIVE as tiger attack victim named and footage emerges

  13-10-2026 14:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Here's everything we know so far
  
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• Hunt for wanted Bradford robbery suspect regularly seen in shopping centre

  13-10-2026 14:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Afraheem Javeed, 30, who is wanted for several offences
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park mauled tiger victim named and pictured for first time

  13-10-2026 14:09 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday has been named
  
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• Man filmed himself approaching tiger inside Yorkshire Wildlife Park enclosure moments before fatal attack

  13-10-2026 14:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The man filmed himself moments after he jumped into the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday afternoon
  
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• Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte's final interview days before death at 34

  13-10-2026 13:45 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The 34-year-old actor had cerebral palsy and was a passionate disability advocate
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park issues major update four days after man mauled to death

  13-10-2026 13:27 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Wildlife Park will be closed again on Tuesday after the fatal tiger attack on Saturday afternoon
  
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• Woman, 31, found dead 24 hours after arriving on holiday in Morocco

  13-10-2026 13:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Clare Mitchell, 31, was found dead in her hotel room in Agadir, Morocco, the day after she arrived for a four-day break
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport strike U-turn but half-term walkouts could still go ahead

  13-10-2026 13:21 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Workers will still stike if the offer is rejected
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport faces 'shutdown' as fresh strikes set to hit half-term

  13-10-2026 13:21 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The airport bosses have described the strikes as 'aggressive'
  
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• 'Shock and despair fell over us. What on earth could we do to rescue the day?' - Yorkshire wedding caterers cancel at 11.30pm

  13-10-2026 13:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Couples were left scrambling for last-minute wedding caterers after a Yorkshire company collapsed, despite paying thousands of pounds
  
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• The Sainsbury's shoplifter who stole £7,331 in meat, nappies and razor blades

  13-10-2026 12:49 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Hayley Fenwick, 39, admitted 61 counts of shop theft
  
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• Knife found as man arrested after 'threats' in Yorkshire seaside town

  13-10-2026 12:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police are looking for two potential key witnesses
  
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• Scottish woman's emotional statement after Greek holiday tragedy

  13-10-2026 12:31 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Denby McLaren, from Larkhall, suffered a broken vertebra and broken bones in her foot after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony during her 30th birthday holiday in Greece
  
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• Four dead and two children critical after suspected arson attack on Waterford home

  13-10-2026 12:26 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A man, a woman and two children have died following a house fire in Waterford, Ireland, with two other children in hospital in a critical condition as Gardaí investigate a suspected arson attack
  
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• DWP update with 'action being taken' as claimants 'wait 100 days for decision'

  13-10-2026 12:22 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The average wait for an Access to Work decision was 100.9 days in 2025/26
  
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• Emergency Kirklees Council meeting demand after 'third world animals' backlash

  13-10-2026 12:09 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  They have written to Kirklees Council Chief Executive Steve Mawson
  
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• Amanda Owen flooded with support as she reveals daughter's major milestone

  13-10-2026 12:04 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Our Yorkshire Farm Shepherdess said "it's exciting to see the children getting opportunities"
  
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• Andy Burnham NHS change for thousands who use village GP surgeries

  13-10-2026 11:23 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Labour Party government is planning to introduce changes to the NHS - with village surgeries at risk of closure under the 10-year NHS plan
  
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• Rob Burrow's wife Lindsey opens up on life without rugby league legend

  13-10-2026 11:18 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Yorkshire mum, 43, was married to Rob for 17-years after they began dating as teenagers, and went on to have three kids together
  
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• Breaking Bad cast 'despair' and 'heartbroken' over RJ Mitte death at age 34

  13-10-2026 11:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The 34-year-old actor had cerebral palsy and was a passionate disability advocate
  
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• Punters heartbroken as Sheffield city centre bar and venue shuts in 'end of an era'

  13-10-2026 09:56 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A big closing party took place at the weekend
  
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• Your legal rights if a seller doesn't tell you their house is haunted

  13-10-2026 09:43 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A property expert has explained the UK rules on declaring 'paranormal activity'
  
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• Pharmacist tells people to isolate as Covid is 'still a killer'

  13-10-2026 09:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  There were 28 Covid deaths in one week in the latest UKHSA report
  
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• DWP confirms extra payments for Universal Credit, Pension Credit, ESA from November 1

  13-10-2026 08:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The DWP has confirmed that Cold Weather Payments will return for winter 2026/2027
  
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• Qantas pulls aircraft from service after 16-hour bed bug horror on Perth-Rome flight

  13-10-2026 08:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Dreamliner has now been pulled from service
  
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• Six Flags closes 9 rides after person dies in rollercoaster incident at Georgia park

  13-10-2026 08:38 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  One person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, about 15 miles north west of Atlanta, prompting the closure of nine rides across six parks
  
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