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• Police sting on 'complex and evolving threat' in Yorkshire

  22-10-2026 12:05 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The police said they were targeting gangs who exploit vulnerable people
  
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• Prime Minister Andy Burnham gives new update after £100 payment for millions in UK confirmed

  29-10-2026 07:07 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Prime Minister has defended yesterday's announcements
  
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• Yorkshire hospital unit in special measures after 'concerning' discoveries

  29-10-2026 05:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the unit as inadequate following an inspection.
  
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• The £29m council bill for trying to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport as new deal agreed

  29-10-2026 05:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Airport closed in 2022 but efforts have been ongoing to get flights operating again
  
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• Reindeer axed from Yorkshire Christmas Fair as organisers 'give in to woke bullies'

  29-10-2026 05:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Plans for reindeer at a Yorkshire Christmas Fair have been cancelled.
  
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• Mineshaft discovery in Sheffield to cost £275k after trams cancelled

  29-10-2026 05:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Buses are replacing Sheffield trams that can't run
  
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• York crowned UK's best city break - but it has one major problem

  29-10-2026 01:01 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  York has been crowned the UK's best city break by Which? readers, but the charming North Yorkshire city has one major flaw that makes visiting it a little complicated
  
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• Survivors tell of 'apocalyptic' scenes after horror train crash in Spain

  28-10-2026 23:23 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  At least 68 people have died following the crash, on the line between Madrid and Seville
  
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• John Healey: The Rotherham MP who became Chancellor - and what his Budget means for South Yorkshire

  28-10-2026 22:10 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP announces measures on energy bills, fuel duty and wages in a Budget he says reflects nearly 30 years representing South Yorkshire communities
  
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• 'Vomiting' reportedly hits easyJet flight to UK with passengers feeling unwell

  28-10-2026 22:02 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  At least eight people were feeling ill on board the flight, before it touched down last Thursday
  
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• Severe vomiting as suspected stomach virus outbreak hits easyJet flight to UK

  28-10-2026 22:02 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  At least eight people were seriously ill on board the flight, before it touched down last Thursday
  
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• Google ranks Yorkshire's councils as reviewers leave scathing messages

  28-10-2026 20:58 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The ratings reviewers have give councils in Yorkshire have been listed on Google.
  
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• Balaclavas branded 'blight on our neighbourhoods' as authorities outline plans for 'substantial' problem

  28-10-2026 20:39 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Councils are drawing up new balaclava-related public space protection orders (PSPOs).
  
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• Claims 'flawed' investigation shut down Calderdale pork firm as council sued for £575k

  28-10-2026 20:28 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Porcus People Limited is demanding £575,106 in damages for what it claims was an 'egregious, flawed and unmerited' investigation that forced a 10-day closure of their Todmorden operation and imposed 'unjustified' restrictions on products — a claim Calderdale Council denies.
  
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• 'Shocking' security queues force Ryanair passengers to miss flight to Spain

  28-10-2026 19:58 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  One couple was left stranded at the airport, unable to get back home
  
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• ITVX viewers can't work out truth after watching harrowing true crime documentary

  28-10-2026 19:32 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  A true crime documentary is so disturbing that viewers say it has "shocked them to their core" - and the three-episode series has sparked a debate on social media as they try to process the information
  
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• Driver leads police on 100mph chase on M6 before crashing Audi

  28-10-2026 18:34 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Hai Nguyen has now been jailed following the incident on the M56 in July
  
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• Rapist who filmed his crimes and went on the run finally behind bars

  28-10-2026 18:01 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Artur Taranowski has been jailed
  
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• Halifax Piece Hall to welcome major British band for summer 2027 concert series

  28-10-2026 18:00 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Halifax Piece Hall will welcome some of music's biggest names in the summer of 2027
  
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• Yorkshire man charged after £9 million of heroin found in car

  28-10-2026 17:58 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The drugs have a street value of just over £9.3 million
  
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• Yorkshire mosque Quran graffiti hate crime latest as CCTV images released

  28-10-2026 17:42 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Police have released images of a shadowy figure
  
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• Exciting plans for new hotel, rooftop restaurant and food court in Huddersfield town centre

  28-10-2026 17:32 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Plans include a 60-bed hotel
  
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• Local legend who died after fall on bus will 'never be forgotten'

  28-10-2026 16:53 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  John McGuirk, a well-known local figure, died a week after he sustained injuries after a fall on a city bus
  
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• A61 horror crash accused in court - everything said about hit-and-run that killed six

  28-10-2026 16:46 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Christopher Cockell has made his first appearance at the Magistrates' court.
  
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• 'Dangerous' Derbyshire sex offender locked up after being caught by paedophile hunters

  28-10-2026 16:12 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Zak Waring thought he was sending sexually explicit messages to a 13-year-old girl
  
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• Met Office predicts -4C cold snap for 10 UK counties just days after Storms Austen and Boelo

  28-10-2026 15:26 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Fresh weather maps show bitterly cold conditions for the UK
  
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• Body left in flat for 36 hours before 999 call - now pair guilty of murder

  28-10-2026 15:10 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  One of killers told 999 call handler: 'I've just woke up after two days' after victim battered with iron
  
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• Yorkshire MP 'lets down his daughter' as Budget 2026 grinds to a halt

  28-10-2026 14:53 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The Yorkshire MP suddenly found himself at the centre of the biggest financial announcement of the year
  
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• British teacher fighting for life in Dubai after baby dies during pregnancy

  28-10-2026 14:48 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Zoey Campbell-Lowndes was 30 weeks pregnant when she and partner Kevin received the tragic news that their baby boy had passed away in Dubai
  
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• Autumn Budget 2026 15 key changes including £100 cash, state pension, fuel, ISA power bills

  28-10-2026 14:27 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Chancellor John Healey announces key moves to help with cost of living - including a £100 cash boost for 20 million people
  
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