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• Rail passengers warned over Easter travel changes

  18-04-2025 14:09 via bbc.com
  
  Services between Leeds and York and some trans-Pennine routes will be affected by engineering works.
  
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• Cheeseboard origins discovered in Tudor manuscript

  18-04-2025 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  The manuscript was unknown until it was bought by the University of Leeds at auction in 2023.
  
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• 'Dubai chocolate trend has given my business a boost'

  18-04-2025 11:51 via bbc.com
  
  Ollie Morris, from Leeds, spent the Covid lockdown learning his craft and now runs his own business.
  
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• Ilkley Lido to host 90th birthday celebration

  18-04-2025 11:31 via bbc.com
  
  The event comes after the council reversed its plans to close the 1930s pool.
  
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• 'Jousters around the world aim to get to this tournament'

  18-04-2025 09:48 via bbc.com
  
  Top jousters from Germany, the USA and the UK will compete in the four-day tournament in Leeds.
  
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• Exhibition celebrates history of textile industry

  18-04-2025 08:25 via bbc.com
  
  The exhibition will be held at Bradford's Industrial Museum from Saturday until 16 November.
  
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• Trinity stage late comeback to beat Tigers

  17-04-2025 23:19 via bbc.com
  
  Mason Lino's late drop-goal completes a second-half Wakefield comeback as they snap a run of nine consecutive home defeats by Castleford.
  
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• Pick of the stats: Oxford United v Leeds United

  17-04-2025 17:08 via bbc.com
  Here are the key stats for Oxford United v Leeds United in the Championship on Friday (20:00 BST).
  
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• Landlord fined £43,000 over rat-infested flat

  17-04-2025 16:58 via bbc.com
  Hasan Kazi blamed his tenants for the state of the flats, saying his tenants lived "chaotic lives".
  
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• McDonald's plans for former pub set to be rejected

  17-04-2025 16:31 via bbc.com
  McDonald's plans to knock down the Old Red Lion in Whinmoor are to be blocked by Leeds City Council.
  
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• Family tribute to mother of five killed in crash

  17-04-2025 16:20 via bbc.com
  Family of Sue Davies, who was killed in a crash in Halifax, say she was a "vibrant character".
  
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• 'Four points over Easter may see Leeds' rivals crack'

  17-04-2025 16:11 via bbc.com
  BBC Radio Leeds' Adam Pope looks ahead to Leeds United's trip to Oxford United on Good Friday where a win would be a big step towards sealing automatic promotion.
  
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• EFL preview: Easter crunch time at top and bottom

  17-04-2025 15:24 via bbc.com
  A full programme of EFL fixtures on Good Friday will help shape the promotion and relegation picture in the Championship, League One and League Two.
  
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• Man jailed for raping young girl

  17-04-2025 14:35 via bbc.com
  Parvaiz Akhtar, 61, was jailed for 14 years after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
  
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• Goose with plastic ring around neck rescued

  17-04-2025 14:35 via bbc.com
  A member of the public spotted the bird in Bradford and reported its condition to the RSPCA.
  
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• Headteacher 'hopeful' after school closure paused

  17-04-2025 13:03 via bbc.com
  Mark Duce, headteacher of Queensway Primary, Leeds, says the experience has been a "rollercoaster".
  
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• Primary school teacher banned over indecent images

  17-04-2025 08:05 via bbc.com
  Robert Sutcliffe admitted to distributing indecent photographs or pseudo photographs of children.
  
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• Care service put in 'special measures' by CQC

  17-04-2025 06:59 via bbc.com
  Leeds-based ILS24 Health Care Ltd's overall rating drops to "inadequate" following an inspection.
  
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• Battery farm set for approval despite objections

  16-04-2025 19:04 via bbc.com
  Residents have raised numerous concerns about building a battery energy storage site in Holmfield.
  
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• Police officer admits drink-driving to work

  16-04-2025 15:41 via bbc.com
  Leeds-based PC Lewis Goddard, 32, is banned from driving for 18 months.
  
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• £2,500 reward offered over nightclub attack

  16-04-2025 12:08 via bbc.com
  
  The victim suffered a serious head injury in the Leeds nightclub attack on 15 December, police say.
  
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• 'No evidence' of castle on homes site - developer

  16-04-2025 11:00 via bbc.com
  
  There had been concerns a medieval castle was once located on the site at Crossflatts, Bingley.
  
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• More burial plots to be created, pledges council

  16-04-2025 09:15 via bbc.com
  
  Wakefield's main cemetery, on Sugar Lane, is expected to become full within seven years.
  
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• Fire boss urges BBQ ban extension amid moor blazes

  16-04-2025 08:10 via bbc.com
  
  Those using barbecues, fireworks, lanterns or setting fires on the moorlands can be fined £100.
  
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• EFL awards: Farke, Parker, Wilder and Le Bris up for manager of season

  16-04-2025 07:11 via bbc.com
  
  Daniel Farke, Scott Parker, Chris Wilder and Regis Le Bris are nominated for the Championship manager of the season award.
  
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• A 'Beacon' for the arts in City of Culture year

  16-04-2025 07:01 via bbc.com
  
  The pop-up building is being used to take City of Culture events to different parts of Bradford.
  
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• Bosses said I'd lose visa if I complained - care worker

  16-04-2025 06:58 via bbc.com
  
  The South Yorkshire care worker says she "suffered in silence" over living and working conditions.
  
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• Mastermind of 'one-stop shop' fraud website with one million victims jailed

  15-04-2025 20:25 via bbc.com
  
  Zak Coyne, 24, designed a site for other criminals which scammed victims of a total of £100 million.
  
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• Hull KR sign Amone for 2026 after Castleford spell

  15-04-2025 19:48 via bbc.com
  
  Hull KR sign forward Tom Amone for 2026, however, he will spend the rest of this season with Castleford Tigers.
  
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• School closure plan on hold after legal challenge

  15-04-2025 19:12 via bbc.com
  
  Lawyers successfully argue there were flaws in the consultation process to close the Yeadon school.
  
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• 'Greggs' fraudster jailed over £710k council scam

  15-04-2025 18:51 via bbc.com
  
  Aftab Baig made fraudulent small business grant claims from Leeds City Council during the pandemic.
  
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• Gang attack on man treated as hate crime by police

  15-04-2025 18:31 via bbc.com
  
  The "cowardly" assault followed homophobic comments to the victim and his partner by the group.
  
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• 'No discrimination' over police applicants - mayor

  15-04-2025 17:53 via bbc.com
  
  An article claiming West Yorkshire Police blocks white applicants was misleading, Tracy Brabin says.
  
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• Teacher banned over indecent images conviction

  15-04-2025 16:54 via bbc.com
  Simon Wood, 45, from Mirfield, was convicted of making indecent images of children.
  
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• West Yorkshire waterfall for sale

  15-04-2025 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The 20ft 'hidden valley' waterfall in Goit Stock Wood, Bingley is available for purchase.
  
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• Leeds YouTube star reveals double stroke

  15-04-2025 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Danny Malin is known for his videos rating takeaway food.
  
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• Jane McDonald opens £6m hospital MRI suite

  15-04-2025 14:20 via bbc.com
  The development at Pinderfields Hospital will "significantly increase" the hospital's MRI capacity.
  
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• Teenagers arrested after woman killed in crash

  15-04-2025 12:20 via bbc.com
  Road closures remain in place in Wheatley, Halifax, while investigations continue, police say.
  
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• Viral star 'felt trapped in my mind' after stroke

  15-04-2025 09:48 via bbc.com
  Danny Malin, from Leeds, says he has been recovering with mental health support since his stroke.
  
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• Increasing shisha use 'concerning' - council

  15-04-2025 08:03 via bbc.com
  Health experts in Bradford are calling for research into the impacts of shisha smoking in the city.
  
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• 'Sheffield's Billy Elliot' fundraises for his dream

  15-04-2025 06:48 via bbc.com
  Barnaby Hawker, 13, needs financial support to help him attend summer courses in ballet.
  
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• Big drop in plays staged by theatres over past decade

  15-04-2025 02:27 via bbc.com
  The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres is down by almost a third.
  
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• Twelve fire crews tackle moorland blaze

  14-04-2025 21:26 via bbc.com
  The blaze covered 12 hectares of land near Holmfirth, the fire service says.
  
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• Parking meter vandalised after charges introduced

  14-04-2025 19:22 via bbc.com
  Meters at Roundhay Park in Leeds are out of service after being damaged, the council says.
  
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• Chelsea spend most on agents for second successive year

  14-04-2025 17:34 via bbc.com
  Chelsea spent the most on agents fees of all Premier League clubs for the second successive year.
  
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• Wife-killer was 'monster in disguise as a husband'

  14-04-2025 16:53 via bbc.com
  Karen O'Leary's husband stabbed her dozens of times then blew himself up, an inquest hears
  
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• 🎧 Trust the Farke process

  14-04-2025 16:43 via bbc.com
  Jonny Buchan, Adam Pope and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix take a look at the victory that took Leeds United back to the top of the Championship table.
  
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• Jail for man who upskirted girl and teenager

  14-04-2025 14:32 via bbc.com
  Joel Humberstone, from Leeds, is jailed for nine months and placed on the sex offenders register.
  
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• Catalans run in six tries to beat depleted Giants

  14-04-2025 14:09 via bbc.com
  Watch highlights as Catalans Dragons run in six tries to consign injury-hit Huddersfield Giants to a seventh consecutive defeat of the season.
  
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• Solomon happy special goal 'finally came in'

  14-04-2025 13:19 via bbc.com
  Leeds United winger Manor Solomon says his superb 20-yard strike in the 2-1 in over Preston was "special" as it was the first one like that since a bad knee injury in 2023.
  
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