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• WhatsApp red alert warning for users urged to check chat app immediately

  20-10-2026 11:06 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Google has removed a counterfeit WhatsApp app from the Play Store after it was downloaded more than 500,000 times
  
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• Tributes to 'deeply loved' pensioner killed after telling e-bike child to slow down

  30-10-2026 14:38 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  James Gbadamosi, 67, died in hospital 12 days after being struck by Andre Wright-Walters, 38, on Balham High Road on August 24 last year
  
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• New banned dog breed law comes into force on Sunday

  30-10-2026 14:32 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  A new law affecting five dog breeds will come into effect from November 1.
  
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• Andy Burnham £100 energy payment will NOT be going to nine million households

  30-10-2026 14:20 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The new scheme has been introduced by Chancellor John Healey in Andy Burnham's first budget as Prime Minister as energy bills rise amid conflict in the Middle East
  
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• Wetherspoons 'no poppy' response after veteran refused entry over Remembrance Day symbol

  30-10-2026 14:16 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Wetherspoons has issued a statement over Remembrance Day poppies after a British Army veteran was refused entry to a pub.
  
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• 'UK's worst city break crowned - but I disagree completely'

  30-10-2026 14:12 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  It's been ranked the UK's worst city break in a Which? survey of more than 3,000 travellers.
  
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• Man jailed after one punch killed his partner's ex-boyfriend

  30-10-2026 13:54 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Andrew Allen, 55, was found guilty of manslaughter after he killed Scott Lisney with a single punch in Bury St Edmunds last year
  
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• Barnsley to London 'experimental' direct trains plans as platform changes in pipeline

  30-10-2026 13:52 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Barnsley could regain its direct link to London for the first time in almost 20 years.
  
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• Driver guilty of murder after dragging cyclist under car for over a mile

  30-10-2026 13:33 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Simon Richardson, 35, was convicted of murdering headteacher Michael Mullins after dragging the cyclist more than a mile under his Volvo XC90 following a collision in Warburton, Greater Manchester. Sentencing is pending.
  
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• Calderdale election blunder 'impacted confidence' in count

  30-10-2026 13:32 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  An Electoral Commission report revealed wrong vote totals were declared in the Rastrick ward.
  
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• Simple Halloween 'mistake' could cost homeowners £50k

  30-10-2026 13:18 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Leaving a seasonal decoration outside could create an unwelcome problem for homeowners
  
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• Drugs gang smuggled millions of pounds of cocaine into country using cheese

  30-10-2026 13:16 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  15 members of the gang have been sentenced so far
  
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• Who is eligible for new 2.5pc deposit home-buying scheme that starts in February 2027

  30-10-2026 12:52 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The aim is to help more people onto the ladder, but experts have also alerted people to the potential costs to watch for
  
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• Hedgehog dies 'screaming in pain' as spines 'melt' after being spray-painted to look like Sonic

  30-10-2026 12:48 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The adult male was found by a farmer near Wakefield Police Station, West Yorkshire.
  
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• BBC fresh statement after Celebrity Traitors halted amid James Acaster confession

  30-10-2026 12:48 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The BBC has issued a statement after filming on the hit show Celebrity Traitors was brought to a halt
  
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• Huddersfield University pay poignant tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart

  30-10-2026 12:36 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  They say he helped their growth over more than two decades and his influence will help future generations
  
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• Drivers stopped on motorway get points as police say people 'don’t understand rule'

  30-10-2026 12:19 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Motorway cops swooped using an undercover HGV
  
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• Man in his 50s critical after punching bag machine 'pushed onto him' in Toxteth

  30-10-2026 12:16 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  A man in his 50s is fighting for his life in hospital
  
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• Dad killed Barnsley handyman in row over cutting his mum's grass

  30-10-2026 11:55 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Liam Green was knocking on doors looking for work when he was attacked and run over
  
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• Woman spotted hanging out of window after evil ex stamped on her face in vile attack

  30-10-2026 11:05 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  David Thompson used household items as weapons during the terrifying attack
  
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• Speeding driver admits causing death of women and two dogs

  30-10-2026 11:01 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  A speeding driver has admitted fatally striking a 48-year-old woman and her two dogs as they crossed the road just days before Christmas.
  
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• Celebrity Traitors fans fuming at star's exit as show 'ruined' hours before final

  30-10-2026 10:33 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Fans of the BBC show were left gobsmacked at what they'd seen
  
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• Yorkshire Water boss announces she is quitting - just hours after damning rating from Environment Agency

  30-10-2026 10:32 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Yorkshire Water given lowest rating - but Nicola Shaw says it has been a privilege to lead the firm
  
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• Andy Burnham gives update on £100 energy payment and confirms when it will land in banks

  30-10-2026 09:55 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Andy Burnham has confirmed when people will get the £100 energy payment
  
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• I became a mother after surviving FGM aged six - it turned my life around

  30-10-2026 09:29 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Sheffield student Amani Abdallah, 26, was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) when she was just six years old
  
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• John Healey update for anyone with student loan as Martin Lewis blasts 'a disgrace'

  30-10-2026 09:03 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Chancellor confronted on ITV show after his Budget didn't reverse 'morally reprehensible' contract change
  
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• UK snow forecast as weather maps show flurries in 50 counties and up to six inches possible

  30-10-2026 09:02 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  The first widespread snowfall of the season could be just around the corner
  
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• Police update after dad-of-three dies in motorbike crash in Halifax

  30-10-2026 08:51 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Nick Akeroyd died on Wednesday
  
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• Moment 'shocked and shaking' Yorkshire gran is almost taken out by flying trampoline

  30-10-2026 08:32 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Louise Lee, 53, was at her daughter's home in on Saturday when strong winds lifted her grandchildren's trampoline off the ground
  
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• 'The world will be a poorer place without Sir Patrick Stewart'

  30-10-2026 08:22 via YorkshireLive - News
  
  Tributes to Yorkshire born Sir Patrick Stewart, best known for his iconic role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek
  
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