Kirklees news

• Plane with 'technical issue' sees Gatwick Airport flights grounded as emergency crews respond

  04-09-2026 16:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A runway at Gatwick Airport was closed with flights halted this afternoon
  
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• Huddersfield and Slaithwaite stations shut for 16 days - with more to come

  19-09-2026 13:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Customers are reminded to plan ahead as improvement works start
  
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• Brits could be refused entry to Spain, France and Italy under new travel rule

  19-09-2026 12:06 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  This is what you need to do before travelling to these countries
  
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• Mayor defends free buses after resident says children should be walking instead

  19-09-2026 11:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard says he will expand the free bus travel scheme
  
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• I visited pretty seaside town on Yorkshire's doorstep that's the 'home of fish and chips'

  19-09-2026 11:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  As British takeaways battle rising costs I headed to a town that's been called the 'home of fish and chips'
  
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• Taxi driver did 205 jobs with no licence or insurance but avoids punishment

  19-09-2026 11:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Magistrates ruled it was a genuine mistake, not a deliberate offence
  
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• 'Devastated' Huddersfield cafe owners announce closure plan after 'difficult year'

  19-09-2026 10:47 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  People have been urged to support the business in its final days
  
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• Eight Bradford men in court over dozens of cockfighting charges

  19-09-2026 10:41 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The case was brought by the RSPCA
  
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• Missing boy, 13, found as police issue update

  19-09-2026 09:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Rahim had gone missing in Yorkshire
  
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• Missing Holmfirth teenager Demi, 15, found 'safe and well'

  19-09-2026 09:27 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an update on the missing teenager
  
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• Sheffield building fire LIVE as residents told to 'keep windows shut'

  19-09-2026 09:14 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Five fire engines are currently at the scene
  
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• Grandfather killed by elephant while trying to save grandson from being trampled

  19-09-2026 08:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Shaik Adam Shabir Ammed, 59, was killed by a rogue elephant in the Kruger National Park in South Africa in January last year
  
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• Woman poisons boyfriend with antifreeze for £22m fortune - but it never existed

  19-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Ina Thea Kenoyer laced boyfriend Steven Riley's iced tea with antifreeze, hoping to inherit his £22m fortune - but the inheritance was nothing more than a cruel online scam
  
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• 'Most charming' town used as film set in the middle of Yorkshire Dales

  19-09-2026 07:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  As the wind gets colder and the season changes from summer to autumn, people will be switching seaside adventures for cozy walks and pub dinners
  
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• The 'fantastic backstreet boozer' that's a beacon of hospitality amid the street litter

  19-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Award-winning "backstreet boozer" renowned for its warm welcome and cask ales
  
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• Perfect Yorkshire family day out with a historic tram ride and a beautiful village just a short walk away

  19-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A charming Yorkshire tram ride makes the perfect family day out, with a historic village, playgrounds and riverside walks
  
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• Kirklees Leader grilled over Reform councillors' historic 'anti-Muslim' posts

  19-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Councillor Imran Safdar (Greens, Crosland Moor) had concerns about the alleged social media activity of some councillors
  
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• Baby-faced thugs locked up in Yorkshire so far this year

  19-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The might look young but their crimes are very serious
  
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• '21 power cuts in 4 months' - Huddersfield villagers left with spoiled food and empty tills

  19-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Villagers and business owners left frustrated by power cuts - and perceived lack of information
  
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• 12 stunning photos perfectly summing a massive Yorkshire music festival

  19-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  See if you can spot anyone you know in these amazing photos from the 2026 edition
  
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• Truth about tragic baby's body found under floorboards in flat above takeaway

  19-09-2026 00:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A mystery may now have been solved more than 100 years after the tragic deliberate death of an innocent baby boy
  
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• Earl Spencer insists he is telling 'truth' after King Charles comments

  18-09-2026 23:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The brother of late Princess Diana has defended his damning claim about King Charles
  
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• Life-threatening Yorkshire railway crossing among UK's most dangerous

  18-09-2026 22:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  There have been 24 safety incidents at the crossing since April - an 85% increase on the previous year
  
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• Friend 'devastated' as woman's remains found seven years after her disappearance

  18-09-2026 22:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Joanne Sheen's remains were found following a fire in shrubland
  
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• Woman left fighting for her life after stabbing in UK city centre

  18-09-2026 21:35 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Section 18 wounding after a woman was left in a critical condition
  
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• Furious residents 'betrayed and helpless' as traveller site built over weekend

  18-09-2026 21:13 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  At least 14 caravans are now on the site near Hillam, parts of which have been covered with hardcore and surrounded by fencing.
  
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• Yorkshire councillor calls to ban halal and kosher meat in 'moral duty' over 'abhorrent cruelty'

  18-09-2026 21:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A motion tabled at City of York Council's full council meeting on Thursday, September 17, calling for a ban on religious slaughter has been branded a racist attack by critics
  
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• Scarborough Alpamare waterpark bought by new owner as works date announced

  18-09-2026 20:56 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The waterpark was taken over by North Yorkshire Council after the collapse of developer Benchmark Leisure Ltd in 2023
  
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• Ryanair boss apologies for controversial 'rapists' comment

  18-09-2026 20:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  'I will try to learn from this mistake and do better in the future'
  
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• Home Secretary's 'disgraceful' act over funerals for police killed in A66 horror crash

  18-09-2026 20:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The funerals of PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, who were killed in a head-on collision on the A66 in North Yorkshire, have taken place.
  
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