Leeds news

• New inquiry date set for 'putrid smell' waste site

  04-06-2026 15:10 via bbc.com
  
  Minore, also known as Mineral Processing Ltd, want the site to remain open for another ten years.
  
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• Woman celebrates Everest climb with coffee rave

  05-06-2026 20:27 via bbc.com
  
  The breakfast rave in Ilkley attracted a crowd of 150 people for coffee and house music at 7.30am.
  
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• Surrey & Blaze bounce back in Women's T20 Blast

  05-06-2026 20:11 via bbc.com
  
  Surrey and The Blaze bounce back from defeat and join Durham in the top three of the 2026 Women's T20 Blast standings.
  
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• War protesters filmed attacking factory, jury told

  05-06-2026 18:55 via bbc.com
  
  Four people are accused of causing serious damage to the Moog factory near Wolverhampton last year.
  
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• Three men jailed for 1990s sexual abuse of girl

  05-06-2026 18:49 via bbc.com
  
  Leeds Crown Court hears the offending took place in Ossett and Dewsbury.
  
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• Airport check-in worker part of £30m cash smuggling gang

  05-06-2026 18:48 via bbc.com
  
  Emirates attendant Emma Rauf helped couriers carry hundreds of thousands of pounds on flights to Dubai.
  
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• Man deliberately hit by cars at petrol station

  05-06-2026 18:13 via bbc.com
  
  The man in his 40s was at BP garage in Seacroft when he was struck, West Yorkshire Police says.
  
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• Arthur signs contract extension with Leeds Rhinos

  05-06-2026 16:55 via bbc.com
  
  Leeds Rhinos coach Brad Arthur has been rewarded for the team's big improvement with a two-year contract extension.
  
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• 'Council leader should apologise about posts'

  05-06-2026 15:51 via bbc.com
  
  Alison Lowe says social media posts made before election are "unsavoury" but not criminal.
  
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• Sir Gareth Southgate opens £21.9m hospice project

  05-06-2026 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martin House provides hospice care for children with life-shortening conditions.
  
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• Moeen Ali: Why I chose to play for Yorkshire

  05-06-2026 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jamie Raynor spoke to the former England all-rounder about joining Yorkshire CCC.
  
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• Moeen Ali says he was advised not to join Yorkshire

  05-06-2026 14:07 via bbc.com
  
  Moeen Ali says many people advised him against moving to Yorkshire following the Azeem Rafiq racism case.
  
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• Former court building to be turned into offices

  05-06-2026 13:04 via bbc.com
  
  The 19th Century courthouse is to be converted into offices after being empty for 14 years.
  
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• Man admits sending death threat to councillor

  05-06-2026 12:17 via bbc.com
  
  Grzegorz Grzech sent the message to Bingley councill Susan Fricker over Facebook Messenger.
  
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• Twenty jailed for sexual abuse of young girls

  05-06-2026 09:46 via bbc.com
  
  The offences against three girls, one aged 12, took place between 1995 and 2003, a court hears.
  
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• Leeds extend Super League lead with St Helens win

  04-06-2026 23:16 via bbc.com
  
  Leeds Rhinos extend their lead at the top of the Super League table as they edge out an entertaining battle with St Helens at Headingley.
  
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• Wakefield sign St George forward Guler from 2027

  04-06-2026 21:20 via bbc.com
  
  Wakefield Trinity sign forward Emre Guler from NRL side St George Illawarra Dragons on a three-year deal from next season.
  
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• Norway teen boasted of UK kill mission, court told

  04-06-2026 18:47 via bbc.com
  
  Johannes Natland was arrested at a hotel in Huddersfield and is now on trial at the Old Bailey.
  
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• Eleventh person arrested in attempted murder case

  04-06-2026 17:35 via bbc.com
  
  A 31-year-old Huddersfield man is arrested after a woman was stabbed in the street.
  
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• PM says 'let's get on' with building tram network

  04-06-2026 17:29 via bbc.com
  
  West Yorkshire's mayor says she is confident the trams will be running "by the end of the 2030s".
  
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• Charities get £176k boost from cancer foundation

  04-06-2026 08:30 via bbc.com
  
  A total of 15 organisations were selected to receive a grant from fundraiser's foundation.
  
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• Video vault and Leeds litter picking - inside the mind of Bielsa

  04-06-2026 07:47 via bbc.com
  
  It is possible that nobody alive today has watched more football than Marcelo Bielsa, the former Leeds United boss who will lead Uruguay at the World Cup.
  
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• MP opposes wind farm plan over risk to peatland

  04-06-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  Calderdale Energy Park aims to build 34 turbines on Walshaw Moor.
  
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• Louis Theroux joins Leeds Festival of Ideas line-up

  03-06-2026 17:08 via bbc.com
  
  The journalist and broadcaster joins others including Chris Packham and Tim Minchin at the annual event.
  
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• Yorkshire need investment to keep Test matches - CEO

  02-06-2026 17:38 via bbc.com
  
  Yorkshire chief executive Sanjay Patel says the county needs external investment to be able to keep Tests at Headingley.
  
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• Bradford sign Burton striker Beesley

  02-06-2026 17:10 via bbc.com
  
  League One side Bradford City sign Burton Albion forward Jake Beesley.
  
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• Wakefield’s Jane McDonald tops the charts again

  26-05-2026 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jane McDonald talks about her songwriting, her chart return & fan tattoos. (Image: Getty)
  
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• Parking charges used to fund car park upgrade

  23-05-2026 12:00 via bbc.com
  The improvements at Golden Acre Park in Leeds will include more parking bays and resurfacing work.
  
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• Driver held after motorcyclist injured in M62 crash

  23-05-2026 11:21 via bbc.com
  The collision on the motorway happened on Friday afternoon, with the motorcyclist seriously injured.
  
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• The paramedic giving nappies to new mums with surprise deliveries

  23-05-2026 10:01 via bbc.com
  Sarah Jones hands out baby packs to mums who have had cryptic pregnancies.
  
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