Kirklees news

• Yorkshire weather: Met Office forecasts 'exceptionally warm’ temperatures on Friday

  23-09-2026 20:05 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Looks like there is more warm weather to come
  
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• 'Civic pride' rallying cry as council chief speaks out about 'frustration' over Huddersfield 'grot spot'

  24-09-2026 21:11 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Kirklees Council leader says "everyone must pull together"
  
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• Man who 'nudified' children with AI was bailed near playground despite police warnings

  24-09-2026 20:58 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Zafer Dogan, 32, was jailed for two years and four months at Wood Green Crown Court for multiple offences, including making indecent images of children
  
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• Huddersfield driver 'surrounded by cannisters and balloons' admits 'laughing gas' offence

  24-09-2026 20:44 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The defendant has previous convictions and unpaid fines of over £10,000
  
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• Bradford man's 'extremely worrying' sex attack on two women as they slept

  24-09-2026 20:33 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Barrie Hartley admitted a number of sickening crimes
  
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• Priest dead and four others wounded during horror stabbing at Polish monastery

  24-09-2026 20:21 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A 31-year-old Ukrainian man was detained in connection with the incident, with police investigating the circumstances and a possible motive
  
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• Kirklees mum's powerful words to 'remorseless' sex offender who tried to blame his victim

  24-09-2026 20:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  A mum directed her comments at sex offender Duane Platt in a powerful statement
  
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• Brit missing in Benidorm with 'lost passport and no money' as wife issues plea

  24-09-2026 19:28 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Geoff Cumiskey, from Workington in Cumbria, was reported missing by his wife Nikki Jane on 23 September after he failed to return home from his Benidorm holiday, with police now liaising with Interpol
  
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• Macklemore to perform in UK as part of Free Palestine tour after Ed Sheeran row

  24-09-2026 18:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The artist said "being apolitical during a genocide doesn't work anymore"
  
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• Animal rights activists stole King Charles' Sandringham lambs

  24-09-2026 18:46 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Rosa Sharkey and Sarah Foy, both 26, and Rose Patterson, 37, were convicted by a jury of stealing three lambs from the King's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk
  
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• Is Dorothy in All Creatures Great and Small based on a real person?

  24-09-2026 18:30 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  All Creatures Great and Small fans have been wondering whether Siegfried's girlfriend Dorothy was inspired by a real person.
  
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• Two Kirklees roads set for facelift after 13 causalities in just five years

  24-09-2026 18:22 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The affected roads are in Mirfield and Skelmanthorpe
  
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• Met Office names three areas facing thunderstorms on Saturday

  24-09-2026 18:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has warned that an Atlantic trough will interact with the weakening frontal system bringing a heavy band of rain, with the worst hit areas forecast to receive a 100mm drenching across Southwest England, Wales and the West Midlands this Saturday
  
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• Dad jailed after hurling bottle at police during anti-migrant protest

  24-09-2026 17:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Del Somerville, 42, was the first to be arrested and sentenced following the violence which erupted after the arrival of a small boat in Portsmouth on September 6
  
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• Pervert, 82, faces dying behind bars after abusing children as young as three

  24-09-2026 17:16 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Geoffrey Hall was found guilty of 14 sexual offences
  
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• Canary Islands warning over major issue for families ahead of half-term breaks

  24-09-2026 17:09 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Paediatrician Dr Federico Gentile has warned of risks to children swimming in contaminated seawater with three Tenerife beaches were closed this week after raw sewage was detected
  
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• Cheapest postcodes to buy a home in England and Wales - and four are in Yorkshire

  24-09-2026 17:01 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Four of the 19 cheapest postcodes in the country are in Yorkshire
  
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• Man crushed to death by window falling 300ft from luxury penthouse

  24-09-2026 16:48 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  St James Group Ltd was fined £1m and Lindner Prater £300,000 for health and safety failures
  
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• Fertility rates in every council area as Yorkshire city among country's highest

  24-09-2026 16:36 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The rates have dropped in all areas of the country.
  
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• Amazing photos from Jane McDonald's huge Yorkshire homecoming show

  24-09-2026 16:36 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Jane McDonald performed in Yorkshire as part of her Living The Dream tour
  
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• UK to send £5million to Somalia 'to help vulnerable communities'

  24-09-2026 16:02 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The UK has announced £5m to help Somalia
  
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• 'He welcomes being deported' - Man caught hiding in pub cannabis factory desperate to leave UK

  24-09-2026 15:58 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Tran Van Hung is desperate to return home to Vietnam
  
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• 'It's not BBC Question Time' - Protester, 90, removed from climate debate as declaration scrapped

  24-09-2026 15:55 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Reform UK councillors have voted to rescind their climate emergency declaration, arguing the policy wasted resources
  
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• Ryanair flight issued 'Mayday' alert before landing with low fuel

  24-09-2026 15:49 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The jet finally made it to ground with 'a fuel quantity significantly below the final reserve fuel'
  
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• DWP confirms 4 key changes to improve Child Maintenance Service - full list

  24-09-2026 15:45 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  DWP changes aim to make Child Maintenance Service calculations more accurate
  
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• Man died after having so much caffeine he was 'delirious' and unable to speak

  24-09-2026 15:26 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Alfie Goddard, 25, suffered a heart attack after trying to call 999
  
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• Andy Carroll reveals sexual assault that left him 'sobbing' in his own home

  24-09-2026 15:19 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  The former England footballer made the revelations in his new book
  
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• 'I couldn't speak after diving into the pool - I knew something was wrong'

  24-09-2026 15:15 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Determined North Yorkshire teen noticed his fingers were not working properly and his technique 'felt wrong'
  
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• Anyone visiting Sheffield city centre on Saturday issued major police warning

  24-09-2026 14:54 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Protests are set to take place in the city on Saturday
  
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• Six-bed Bradford house up for auction at £200k - but there's a big catch

  24-09-2026 14:51 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Bradford Council has issued a notice
  
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