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• Midwife made 'basic' errors in baby's care - panel

  23-10-2026 12:44 via BBC News
  
  Yvette Veronica Lake, who worked at Leeds General Infirmary, receives a 12-month suspension order.
  
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• Plan for Northern Olympics to get £7m in Healey's Budget

  24-10-2026 13:00 via BBC News
  
  The full feasibility study will look in detail at how hosting the Games in northern England could work.
  
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• Dispersal order following suspected racial attack

  24-10-2026 11:57 via BBC News
  
  The temporary order aims to ensure Ossett is a "safe and welcoming place for everyone", police say.
  
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• Family celebrate three generations in NHS

  24-10-2026 08:37 via BBC News
  
  Bradford midwife Emma Fleary is the third generation of healthcare workers in her family.
  
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• Bradford Uni at 60: Peace Studies, protests and Pink Floyd

  24-10-2026 08:29 via BBC News
  
  The University of Bradford was founded in 1966 as part of a revolution in higher education.
  
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• Paedophile sentenced for nursery job email fraud

  23-10-2026 19:13 via BBC News
  
  Kristian Parry, 27, who was jailed for having child abuse images, is sentenced for fraud.
  
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• Boy attacked after calling out street urination

  23-10-2026 18:40 via BBC News
  
  The teen is left with life-changing injuries after being attacked by a man urinating in public.
  
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• Gang jailed over £2m city drugs network

  23-10-2026 17:57 via BBC News
  
  The gang, led by Gabby Nganyi, flooded the city with cocaine, ketamine and cannabis, court hears.
  
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• Castleford hooker Hood signs new one-year contract

  23-10-2026 17:14 via BBC News
  
  Castleford Tigers hooker Liam Hood signs a new deal until the end of the 2027 Super League season.
  
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• Six charged over theft of high-value Pokemon cards

  23-10-2026 14:50 via BBC News
  
  The defendants are due to appear before Mansfield Magistrates' Court on 17 November.
  
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• Council agrees £500k boost for rugby league club

  23-10-2026 14:39 via BBC News
  
  The financial boost comes after Featherstone Rovers went into administration in December.
  
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• Huddersfield captain Ledson receives three-match ban

  23-10-2026 11:51 via BBC News
  
  Huddersfield Town captain Ryan Ledson is given a three-match ban by the Football Association for misconduct.
  
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• No trains between York and Leeds for nine days

  23-10-2026 07:11 via BBC News
  
  Buses will replace trains between the cities during upgrade works on the mainline.
  
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• Pumpkin patches see a bright side to scorching summer

  23-10-2026 07:06 via BBC News
  
  Farmers say a hot and dry summer has led to an influx of larger and more colourful pumpkins.
  
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• 'We're going through half a kilo of rat poison a week'

  23-10-2026 07:05 via BBC News
  
  Mechanic Matt Langford says fly-tipping outside his business has led to a rat infestation.
  
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• Second life term for PC killer over gun conspiracy

  22-10-2026 20:33 via BBC News
  
  Faisal Razzaq, 45, is one of six people sentenced for his involvement in a firearms conspiracy.
  
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• Tour de France UK stages in detail - where can you watch?

  22-10-2026 19:56 via BBC News
  
  The full route for the 2027 Tour de France is announced in Paris, with street-by-street details of the six stages in the UK revealed.
  
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• The rising French star whose dad won Rugby World Cup with England

  22-10-2026 18:21 via BBC News
  
  Felix Balshaw is the son of an English Rugby World Cup winner - but is representing France as he climbs the world tennis rankings.
  
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• Councillor's social media post sparks protest

  22-10-2026 18:01 via BBC News
  
  Reform UK backs Tracy Clayton's comments about immigrants as "completely correct".
  
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• Bodybuilder dies after collapsing on stage

  22-10-2026 17:41 via BBC News
  
  Chmura's wife describes her loss as "incredibly painful" following his death.
  
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• Judge to decide trial after jury tampering claim

  22-10-2026 16:03 via BBC News
  
  Judge rules to hear the case alone after alleged jury tampering.
  
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• 'Ten years of hate and abuse' - Schoeman on viral victory over Brownlees

  22-10-2026 13:01 via BBC News
  
  Henri Schoeman, who took a viral 2016 Triathlon World Series Grand Final over Jonny Brownlee, reveals the decade of abuse in the race's aftermath.
  
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• Poppy seller, 6, launches annual appeal

  22-10-2026 12:31 via BBC News
  
  Ivy, from Bradford, takes part in the annual fundraiser each year with her father Steve.
  
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• Hope but not yet belief on Bradford's streets for railway station reboot

  22-10-2026 12:17 via BBC News
  
  As the government announces plans for a new city station, what do travellers in the city think?
  
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• PM urged to intervene over helicopter disaster

  22-10-2026 08:56 via BBC News
  
  Darren Neilly says the crash, which killed his father and 28 others, should be further examined.
  
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• Calls to cut employer National Insurance contributions for under-25s

  22-10-2026 07:10 via BBC News
  
  Yorkshire businesses set out what they want from the chancellor ahead of the Budget.
  
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• Work on new arts and heritage centre set to begin

  21-10-2026 19:30 via BBC News
  
  Bradford Council says the new facility will improve public access to the Saltaire Collection.
  
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• Former PC admits indecent child images charge

  21-10-2026 18:59 via BBC News
  
  Zachary Haile, 27, is due to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to four offences.
  
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• Nitrous oxide canisters and vapes seized in raid

  21-10-2026 18:54 via BBC News
  
  Police say they are cracking down on the supply of illegal drugs in the Ravensthorpe area.
  
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• Safety checks carried out on tumble dryer linked to fatal fire

  21-10-2026 15:56 via BBC News
  
  Haier Smart Home UK Ltd say they found "no systemic safety issue" with its condenser tumble dryers.
  
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