Leeds news

• 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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• Murder arrest after woman, 51, found dead in Leeds

  11-06-2026 19:47 via bbc.com
  
  The woman's body was found in the Belle Isle area of the city, with an injured man later arrested.
  
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• Huddersfield sign Blackpool forward Fletcher

  11-06-2026 18:09 via bbc.com
  
  Ashley Fletcher, who scored 21 goals for Blackpool last season, signs for fellow League One side Huddersfield Town.
  
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• What's causing Leeds station parking 'chaos'?

  11-06-2026 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drivers are facing up to a £100 fine for dropping off passengers incorrectly.
  
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• Teen 'got into a pickle' over assassination plot

  11-06-2026 16:39 via bbc.com
  
  Johannes Natland, from Norway, denies coming to the UK to carry out a 'hit' on an unknown target.
  
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• Trinity's Hall out for six weeks with ankle injury

  11-06-2026 14:41 via bbc.com
  
  Wakefield Trinity's Corey Hall faces six weeks on the sidelines with an injury sustained in the win against champions Hull KR.
  
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• Prue Leith and Lemn Sissay among festival line up

  11-06-2026 13:59 via bbc.com
  
  The event next month is one of the country's largest literature festivals, organisers say.
  
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• Thirty arrested in domestic and child abuse operation

  11-06-2026 13:47 via bbc.com
  
  West Yorkshire Police say seven people have been charged with numerous offences after the operation.
  
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• Huddersfield Giants sign Brisbane forward Dunford

  11-06-2026 13:21 via bbc.com
  
  Huddersfield Giants sign forward Zane Dunford from Brisbane Tigers on an 18-month deal.
  
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• Council to target wedding venues over firework use

  11-06-2026 12:34 via bbc.com
  
  Latest initiative will tackle anti-social and excessive year-round use of fireworks at celebrations.
  
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• MP in compensation call after weeks without signal

  11-06-2026 09:19 via bbc.com
  
  Customers of various phone companies could not use their phones due to a damaged mast at Wyke.
  
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• Yorkshire Water starts work on storm overflows

  11-06-2026 08:11 via bbc.com
  
  The projects in Armley and Temple Newsam aim to increase capacity in Leeds' sewer network.
  
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• 'Ill treatment of cats has got significantly worse'

  11-06-2026 06:49 via bbc.com
  
  Charity Bradford Cat Watch says it has seen the highest level of abuse and neglect for 20 years.
  
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• Stokes out of England squad, Root named captain

  10-06-2026 18:44 via bbc.com
  
  Ben Stokes will miss England’s second Test against New Zealand at The Oval following an incident in a London nightclub, with Joe Root stepping up as interim captain.
  
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• WWI soldiers buried a century after their deaths

  10-06-2026 18:18 via bbc.com
  
  The six men from Essex, London, Bradford, Bristol and Northampton served and died together.
  
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• Trio jailed after machete victim almost loses leg

  10-06-2026 17:53 via bbc.com
  
  Two men are still wanted over the incident in which victim, 23, nearly lost his leg.
  
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• Scaffolder 'lucky to be alive' after fall - HSE

  10-06-2026 17:46 via bbc.com
  
  Two construction companies are fined after a worker fell through a warehouse skylight in Keighley.
  
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• Football fan's lost wallet returned 34 years on

  10-06-2026 14:57 via bbc.com
  
  Mark Dexter lost not only his football club membership card but also his card for the video shop.
  
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• Child murderer stabbed more than 30 times - court

  10-06-2026 14:08 via bbc.com
  
  Mark Fellows, David Taylor and Lee Newell are on trial for the murder of fellow inmate Kyle Bevan.
  
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• Championship clubs agree to stricter salary cap

  10-06-2026 13:41 via bbc.com
  
  Rugby league's Championship clubs agree to implement a stricter salary cap for the competition from next season onwards.
  
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• Further work planned for rugby league birthplace

  10-06-2026 13:35 via bbc.com
  
  Hotels group Radisson aims to move into the George in Huddersfield once renovated.
  
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• Tribute to girl who died after river rescue

  10-06-2026 11:45 via bbc.com
  
  Palwasha Akbar, 13, who was from Bradford, loved reading and had "dreams and ambitions".
  
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• Drivers urge swift end to station drop-off 'chaos'

  10-06-2026 06:59 via bbc.com
  
  Rail workers and commuters tell of fines and delays during upgrade work at Leeds Railway Station.
  
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• John Cleese: "They wouldn't get it in Bradford"

  09-06-2026 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British comedy icon talked about using Bradford as a form of comedy bellwether.
  
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• Wakefield gorilla taken down and off to London

  09-06-2026 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adele Teale was ordered by the council to remove her 4ft gorilla statue from her house.
  
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• Leeds Rhinos hand teenager Brown new contract

  09-06-2026 09:43 via bbc.com
  
  Teenage half-back George Brown signs a new contract with Leeds until the end of the 2029 Super League season.
  
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• Wigan forward Eseh to join Bradford in 2027

  08-06-2026 19:50 via bbc.com
  
  Wigan Warriors prop Sam Eseh will link up with Bradford Bulls on a three-year contract at the end of this Super League season.
  
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• 'Insufficient progress' to address prison violence

  08-06-2026 19:42 via bbc.com
  
  Deaths at the prison have led to "significant additional toll on leaders, staff and prisoners".
  
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• Care worker who helped boss with child abuse jailed for 25 years

  08-06-2026 19:03 via bbc.com
  
  Malcolm Phillips, 93, is given an absolute discharge, while Linda Brunning is jailed for 25 years.
  
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• Man jailed for 'horrific abuse' of young child

  08-06-2026 18:59 via bbc.com
  
  Stuart Hartley, from Bradford, is described by police as posing a "significant danger to children".
  
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