Kirklees news

• Quarry near homes and schools shut down over illegal waste dumping

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency has obtained a court order preventing waste dumping at Calder Quarry in Elland
  
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• M62 crash LIVE updates as drivers face long delays

  08-09-2026 09:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Road users facing lengthy M62 delays
  
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• Labour sanctions over Israeli West Bank settlements to signify ‘reset’

  08-09-2026 09:28 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Goods coming out of the illegal settlements in the West Bank could be subject to trade restrictions
  
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• DWP change for 45,000 people in shake-up - but Universal Credit still paid

  08-09-2026 09:14 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Labour government has partnered with major high street retailers including Asda, Greggs and Tesco
  
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• Nigel Farage calls for full face coverings ban in public in 'modern Britain'

  08-09-2026 09:13 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called for a nationwide ban on all full-face coverings in public spaces, including religious veils, saying people in a 'civilised society' should be identifiable
  
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• The Great British Bake Off 2026 line-up includes West Yorkshire 'Northern Diva' star

  08-09-2026 09:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Great British Bake Off is back
  
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• Andy Burnham lifts bus passenger rule 3 months early in England

  08-09-2026 08:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Department for Transport has confirmed the rule will come into effect three months early
  
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• The Great British Bake Off 2026 line-up: The 12 bakers including Yorkshire hairdresser stepping into the tent

  08-09-2026 08:01 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Great British Bake Off is back later this month
  
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• Whole film crew dead after avalanche buries them under 200ft of ice and mud

  08-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A famous actor and his entire film crew died while filming after a glacier collapse triggered a catastrophic avalanche — burying an entire village under 200ft of ice, rock, and mud.
  
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• Mum vanishes for 24 years after Christmas shopping then suddenly returns home

  08-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Michele Hundley Smith left her three children, then aged seven, 14 and 19, and was not seen again for over two decades. Her cold case disappearance was investigated by police and the FBI before she was found alive and well.
  
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• Government minister shares update as £1 change to bus fares looms

  08-09-2026 08:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The new bus fare regime will impact millions of passengers
  
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• Illegal immigrants including children found hiding in back of truck at Yorkshire docks

  08-09-2026 07:42 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Border Force officials discovered the group huddled at the back of the trailer after detaining and scanning the vehicle following its arrival on a ferry from Rotterdam
  
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• 59p Morrisons item that fixes smelly clothes before you wash them

  08-09-2026 07:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  You should also avoid using fabric softener
  
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• Yorkshire woman speaks of heartbreaking ordeal during throat cancer battle

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Pamela Linley has opened up about the terrifying reality of throat cancer treatment after a diagnosis that turned her family’s life upside down
  
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• Wakefield girl, 12, wins gold and earns place on England artistic swimming squad

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Alana Hurst has taken a major step towards her dream of competing internationally
  
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• The Yorkshire nurse caught out sexually abusing young girl

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Nurse emailed regulatory body to say he was "no longer looking forward" to working
  
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• New Reform UK council inherits £5.4m black hole

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Calderdale Council predicts a £5.4m overspend by year-end as rising social care demand outstrips savings
  
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• Huddersfield teenager dons Dolly Parton wig for very special cause

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield man explains plan for wear big wig "from 9 to 5" for good cause
  
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• Huddersfield nursery told to make 'urgent improvements' as babies left to crawl with food in their mouths

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Ofsted has identified a number of weaknesses in provision at childcare provider
  
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• Heckmondwike bus station to open as first of its kind in West Yorkshire

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The new bus station is the first to carry the Weaver Network name
  
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• Halifax sex offender abused boy just years after leaving prison

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  James Hartley, now 63, was previously locked up in 2012
  
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• Elderly dog dumped in field during storm found riddled with maggots

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Albie remains in a serious condition
  
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• Developer's plan to turn old Halifax Barclays branch into 21 flats blocked

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Barclays shut its Commercial Street branch in Halifax two years ago
  
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• Bradford fly-tippers hit with £1,000 fines - but half haven't even paid up

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  But just three of those fines have been paid so far
  
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• 17 eerie pictures as explorer ventures into Yorkshire's abandoned 'House Of Sadness'

  08-09-2026 05:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  'It was like stepping into a life frozen in time'
  
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• BBC radio legend Bob Harris shares sad health update as cancer 'getting more of a hold'

  07-09-2026 20:29 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The radio legend has told fans the cancer has been "getting more of a hold" on him
  
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• Virgin Atlantic flight with 270 passengers makes emergency landing

  07-09-2026 20:21 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Virgin Atlantic flight VS317 from Bengaluru to London Heathrow turned around shortly after staff identified a technical issue
  
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• Dad's grief 'like losing my son twice' after police ID mix-up in fatal crash, inquest hears

  07-09-2026 20:19 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Joshua Johnson, 18, was wrongly identified as Trevor Wynn, 17, after a fatal crash in Rotherham on December 13
  
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• Huddersfield family 'lose everything' in house fire a week after moving in

  07-09-2026 19:31 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Two children, aged three and three months, have 'lost' their home
  
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• Yorkshire village crash LIVE as road to shut 'for a while'

  07-09-2026 19:12 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are currently dealing with the incident
  
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