Kirklees news

• Prison nurse admits to 'inappropriate personal relationship' with killer

  13-10-2026 16:14 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Adair had a relationship with inmate Jakhi Crosdale while working at HMP Wandsworth
  
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• Kirklees Reform's move to axe climate emergency declaration branded 'dangerous'

  15-10-2026 18:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Greens and Lib Dems have spoken out
  
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• Paedophile who raped Kirklees girl, 7, jailed after 40 years of silence

  15-10-2026 18:47 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Alan Pearce has finally faced justice - but police think it's not the only crime he is guilty of.
  
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• Acid in the face and 'i'll rip your head off' threat - vile monster made woman's life hell

  15-10-2026 18:18 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Dale Lemmon is now behind bars
  
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• Man fighting for life after crashing into woodland in Leeds village

  15-10-2026 18:13 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses
  
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• Police stop two women in Huddersfield and check their shopping bag - now they're in jail

  15-10-2026 18:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Chelsea Kelly and Andrea Lewis have both been jailed for more than six years
  
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• Yorkshire Wildlife Park to reopen as it gives update on tiger after attack

  15-10-2026 17:59 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  William Chapman, 24, was killed after he jumped into the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
  
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• 'My world imploded' - Mum told her 'dying' legs were down to anxiety ends up losing one

  15-10-2026 17:33 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The mum-of-two believes her leg could have been saved if she had been correctly diagnosed months earlier
  
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• Donald Trump issues major update on firing squad execution livestream

  15-10-2026 17:21 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will not be livestreamed to the public, US President Donald Trump has confirmed
  
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• Pomeroy man pleads guilty to causing death of son, 6, by dangerous driving

  15-10-2026 16:56 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Declan McCourt, 47, from Pomeroy, Co Tyrone, pleaded guilty to causing the death of his six-year-old son Ethan McCourt by dangerous driving following a single vehicle crash on June 20, 2022
  
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• Paedophile who drugged boys at summer camp to appeal jail term

  15-10-2026 16:52 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jon Ruben was jailed for 23 years and 10 months for his crimes at the Stathern Lodge summer camp
  
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• Brighouse predator banned from GP surgeries talked loudly about STD

  15-10-2026 16:28 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Christopher Williams has appeared in court
  
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• Poignant ceremony held after Scarborough man finally laid to rest - 110 years after death

  15-10-2026 16:20 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  LtCpl Claude Stanley Dell has finally been brought home.
  
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• Tiger victim William Chapman was a 'lovely, lovely' man who 'got on with everyone at the pub'

  15-10-2026 16:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  William Chapman, 24, died after climbing into Yorkshire Wildlife Park's tiger enclosure
  
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• Andy Burnham says Brexit has done 'more harm than good' as he calls for new EU deal

  15-10-2026 16:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Andy Burnham will tell MPs it would be a 'dereliction of duty' not to seek a new deal with the EU, arguing Brexit has done 'more harm than good'
  
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• Man mauled by tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park climbed two fences to get into enclosure

  15-10-2026 16:12 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  William Chapman, 24, died at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster after jumping into the enclosure of a rare Amur Tiger named Altai
  
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• Best secondary schools in England league tables 2026 as Kirklees grammar places second in the North

  15-10-2026 16:07 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  But one school in the region has been crowned second best in the North.
  
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• Yorkshire hotel hits out after 'most entitled human' ever threatened to 'ruin' business

  15-10-2026 15:24 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Simonstone Hall Hotel said they were 'truly shocked' by the behaviour of a caller
  
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• Mayor hits back at Nigel Farage over Doncaster claims

  15-10-2026 15:13 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Mayor Ros Jones has hit back over Nigel Farage's Doncaster claims
  
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• Huddersfield village pub heartbreak as landlord calls time after just 16 weeks

  15-10-2026 15:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  "I’ve given it my very best over the last 16 weeks"
  
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• Young woman died in 'skydiving incident' at Nottinghamshire airfield

  15-10-2026 14:45 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Madeleine Rachel Trask, 22, died of head inuries following a skydiving incident
  
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• Woman stabbed to death as three arrested after Manchester murder probe launched

  15-10-2026 14:39 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Greater Manchester Police launched a murder investigation after officers were called to reports of a disturbance on Dorking Avenue, Newton Heath, at around 2am on Thursday, October 15
  
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• Urgent appeal for missing Yorkshire woman, 65, who may have left the county

  15-10-2026 14:35 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Susan has been missing since Saturday, October 10
  
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• Reform-run Kirklees Council moves to scrap climate emergency declaration

  15-10-2026 14:25 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The group has tabled a motion to next week's Full Council meeting
  
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• 'National hunk shortage' as judges fail to crown Mr England despite two Yorkshire contestants

  15-10-2026 14:22 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Two men from Yorkshire are competing in the Mr England pageant, which has been postponed.
  
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• Yorkshire farms disappear as villagers complain about cow noises

  15-10-2026 14:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  "We get complaints, mainly about cows bawling or calves bawling. That's the sort of thing people complain about.'
  
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• Bradford police chase sees boys arrested as man in 70s fights for life

  15-10-2026 13:54 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The rider and a passenger on the motorcycle left the scene
  
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• Brit tourist's body vanishes from Cyprus morgue before reappearing under wrong name

  15-10-2026 13:44 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The 60-year-old man's remains could not be located when a funeral director arrived to collect them for repatriation to the UK on Monday
  
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• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry meet Nottingham crowds in first joint UK appearance

  15-10-2026 13:37 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were greeted with cheers as they arrived in Nottingham for their first joint public engagement in the UK since returning to the country
  
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• WW3 fears as Russia strikes ships in NATO waters

  15-10-2026 13:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Russia has attacked two ships at sea that were delivering military cargo to the port of Odesa, with the strikes carried out just 13 miles off the coast of a NATO ally
  
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