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• Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe: 'I did some bad things'

  23-08-2017 12:32 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Serial killer makes 'first confession' in letter to the media
  
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• Donald Trump 'surprised' as five men arrested near RAF Fairford bailed

  28-09-2026 21:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Five men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and further arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act
  
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• Police say sorry to street after banned Huddersfield driver's 130mph chase

  28-09-2026 21:53 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Muqadas Hussain, 22, has been jailed
  
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• Delia Smith's husband dies after decades together as Norwich City FC pays tribute

  28-09-2026 20:28 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Michael Wynn Jones, the husband of celebrity chef Delia Smith, has died aged 85. The former Norwich City majority shareholder passed away peacefully at home on Monday morning, surrounded by his family
  
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• Owner handed ban after 'heartbreaking' state of puppy meant she had to be put down

  28-09-2026 20:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Thomas Buckworth was handed a suspended jail term and a 10-year animal ban after his cavalier spaniel Maggie had to be put down
  
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• Yorkshire firm that survived two World Wars shuts and all staff lose jobs

  28-09-2026 19:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Bradford-based Harisson Gardner Dryers & Winders has entered administration
  
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• Cleckheaton play centre fumes as party no-show hangs up on staff and leaves venue empty

  28-09-2026 18:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Staff had prepared for a children’s party at Tumbles Play Gym but nobody showed
  
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• Police give update after man found dead in Shipley street

  28-09-2026 17:36 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The man died on Crag Road in Shipley
  
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• 'It's a f*ing nuisance' - Fury as giant digger sits idle at Huddersfield flats

  28-09-2026 17:22 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Frustration and anger over demolition "delays" at the site of Berry Brow flats
  
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• Man murdered mum before calling sex line - then told police he 'did something stupid'

  28-09-2026 17:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Richard Clayton was sentenced to at least 22 years in prison and blasted as 'callous'
  
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• Andy Burnham to chair cobra meeting over alleged 'terror plot' at RAF Fairford

  28-09-2026 16:59 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Five men were arrested over a plot to carry out a potential terror attack at an RAF base
  
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• M1 crash LIVE as motorway closed near Leeds with long queues

  28-09-2026 16:43 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The carriageway is shut between Junction 43 and Junction 44
  
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• Heartbroken partner says drunk driver 'stole my happy-ever-after' in horror crash

  28-09-2026 16:35 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The victim's grief-stricken partner gave an emotional statement as drunk driver Vilius Domarkas was jailed
  
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• Christian who posted 'homosexuality is a sin' claims job interview was 'invasive', court hears

  28-09-2026 16:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Felix Ngole and Touchstone Leeds are both appealing in a religious discrimination case over a conditional job offer at a Wakefield hospital
  
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• York student accommodation raid as police launch probe into £1,500 theft

  28-09-2026 16:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The items were stolen from a communal landing
  
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• Motoring expert Wednesday warning of £3 diesel and tells drivers 'prepare'

  28-09-2026 15:57 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Operations and supply chain expert spoke as US said it might restrict exports and added 'We can already see the warning signs'
  
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• Man 'critical but stable' after Lambretta scooter crash with two cars

  28-09-2026 15:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The crash involved two cars and a scooter
  
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• 'I was raped by grooming gang but now I'm being threatened because they are being freed early'

  28-09-2026 15:49 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Fiona Goddard, 33, was just 14 years old when she was groomed and sexually assaulted by gang
  
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• Asylum seeker had smile on his face after setting fire to Yorkshire hotel room

  28-09-2026 15:43 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Mohammed Abdalla set fire to his room with a naked flame
  
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• Rotherham crash victims named and pictured for first time as tributes flood in

  28-09-2026 15:32 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The two men have been named locally as Jacob Skidmore and Jacob Patching
  
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• West Yorkshire owners warned amid thefts of these two popular pick-ups

  28-09-2026 15:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Both models have become 'attractive' targets for organised offenders
  
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• Woman all smiles in mugshot after threatening 999 workers with broken bottle as they tried to help her

  28-09-2026 15:14 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jessica Louise Simms, 20, then damaged the police cell she was taken to after her arrest
  
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• Baby girl dies in car in Belgium after parent 'forgets and goes to work'

  28-09-2026 15:08 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  An 18-month-old girl was found unconscious and died in hospital after being left in a car in Bertem, near Leuven, Belgium, by a parent who allegedly forgot her and went to work
  
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• People on 7 DWP benefits can claim £1,700 from Thursday

  28-09-2026 15:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The British Gas Energy Support Grant opens on 1 October 2026
  
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• Biker fighting for life as air ambulance lands after crash with taxi

  28-09-2026 14:50 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The man in his 50s was admitted to hospital with life-threatening injuries
  
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• UK diesel rationing - who gets first priority as supplies hit 42-day low

  28-09-2026 14:35 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The UK has just 42 days of diesel supplies left
  
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• Sky confirms refunds for TV and broadband subscribers after 'error'

  28-09-2026 14:33 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Letters are being sent out to customers
  
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• Bootle house fire: Mother and three children die in lithium-ion battery blaze

  28-09-2026 14:28 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  An investigation has found the blaze was started by an electrical event which caused a lithium-ion battery to go into thermal runaway, according to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
  
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• Andy Burnham breaks silence amid Linton-on-Ouse asylum centre concerns

  28-09-2026 14:10 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he understood the villagers concerns
  
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• RSPCA 'legal protection' alert if you have a spider in your home

  28-09-2026 14:09 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  You may want to pause for thought if you are removing a spider from your home
  
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