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• Pair raise thousands with three-legged walk

  15-11-2025 08:00 via bbc.com
  Lindsey Burrow and BBC Look North's Amy Garcia have finished a 30-mile challenge across Yorkshire.
  
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• Murder inquiry after man bitten by dog dies

  16-08-2026 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police appeal for two people who stopped to help the victim in Wakefield to come forward.
  
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• Retrospective planning lodged for self-storage site

  16-08-2026 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The self-storage facility opened on the yard next to the former Windhill railway station in 2023.
  
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• The gardeners adapting to record-breaking heat

  16-08-2026 08:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York Gate and Harlow Carr now have species that are usually found in Africa and South America.
  
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• School swimming lessons are not enough, say parents

  16-08-2026 08:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents in Bradford call for better swimming provision after research highlights a skills gap.
  
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• Saints storm back to humble Wakefield in vital win

  15-08-2026 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  St Helens score 34 unanswered second-half points to thrash Wakefield Trinity at Belle Vue to keep their fading play-off hopes alive.
  
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• Daredevil grandma wing-walks in latest challenge

  15-08-2026 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Valerie Appleton, 82, took to the sky above East Leeds Airfield for Ilkley Musical Theatre Society.
  
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• Fresh appeal 21 years after fatal house fire

  15-08-2026 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Tomlin's home was deliberately set alight with his partner and children inside.
  
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• Shipping firm in £700,000 of debt forced to close

  15-08-2026 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leeds freight firm Malcolm Wright Associates is found to have debts with international companies.
  
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• Leeds Ironman cancels swim over safety concerns

  15-08-2026 10:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Algae levels in Waterloo Lake are "significantly above the threshold" for swimming, organisers say.
  
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• Proms and Brassed Off bring park festival to a close

  15-08-2026 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shibden Park in Halifax is celebrating 100 years as a public park.
  
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• Castleford shrug off coach problems to beat Hull

  14-08-2026 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Castleford Tigers put their coaching problems aside as they beat Hull FC at the MKM Stadium to record only their third Super League away win of the season.
  
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• Walter puts dominant Super Giants in Hundred final

  14-08-2026 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All-rounder Paul Walter is the unlikely star with 80 off 46 balls as Manchester Super Giants comfortably beat Sunrisers Leeds to reach the men's Hundred final.
  
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• Yorkshire beaten by Notts in One-Day Cup semis

  14-08-2026 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Haynes and Kyle Verreyne hit centuries as Notts beat Yorkshire in the One-Day Cup quarter-finals, as Durham also win through.
  
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• Road closures planned for Ironman Leeds

  14-08-2026 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What you need to know ahead of the triathlon event on Sunday.
  
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• Sunrisers defy superb Wong to reach Hundred final

  14-08-2026 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunrisers Leeds survive a late wobble to beat Southern Brave in the Eliminator and reach the women's Hundred final on Sunday.
  
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• Missing cat found 100 miles away in feral colony

  14-08-2026 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ginge the cat was found in Leeds almost a year after going missing from his home in Sunderland.
  
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• 'Afghans were hoping for a bright future'

  14-08-2026 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Refugees in Yorkshire share stories five years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan.
  
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• Views sought on plans for new railway station

  14-08-2026 08:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thorpe Park station could offer 10-minute trips from east Leeds to the city centre, planners say.
  
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• The family that saved a Yorkshire football club

  12-08-2026 06:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Premier League goalkeeper David Stockdale and his family took over Farsley Celtic.
  
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• One-Day Cup knockout stages set after dramatic day

  11-08-2026 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicestershire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Middlesex, Yorkshire & Durham all qualify for the knockout stages of One-Day Cup.
  
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• Man denies causing death by dangerous driving

  11-08-2026 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christopher Bamber from Kippax denies death by dangerous driving at Leeds Crown Court.
  
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• Leeds' Edgell ruled out for rest of season

  11-08-2026 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leeds Rhinos winger Alfie Edgell is ruled out for the rest of the season with a quad injury he sustained against Wakefield Trinity.
  
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• Electric bus fleet could include up to 48 diesels

  11-08-2026 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Yorkshire's new publicly-owned electric bus fleet could include up to 48 new diesel vehicles.
  
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• Teenager robbed at knifepoint by classmates in park

  11-08-2026 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zain Khan and Nahid Ali are sentenced for attacking the victim and stealing £800 from him.
  
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• Ticketless rail travel trial extends in Yorkshire

  11-08-2026 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All passengers are now able to use the pay-as-you-go technology on two Northern routes.
  
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• Sex offender who befriended girls online jailed

  11-08-2026 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rehan Ali admits five child sex offences and befriending girls aged seven and eight online.
  
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• Council sells land for three times its guide price

  11-08-2026 09:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bradford Council is selling off numerous assets as part of a push to become more financially stable.
  
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• Early intervention call for city's child gamblers

  11-08-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children as young as 12 in Bradford have played a fruit or slot machine, according to a survey.
  
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• Firms face charges for peak-time roadworks

  11-08-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leeds, Wakefield and Kirklees say the charges are aimed at reducing roadwork delays.
  
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