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• Man Charged with Murder, Melville Gardens, Leeds

  08-11-2025 11:18 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Friday 7 November 2025Detectives investigating the murder of a woman in Leeds have charged a man.Officers were called at 9.01pm on Thursday 6 November to reports of a disturbance at an address in Melville Gardens in the Woodhouse area of Leeds.    Sadly a 62 year old woman called Colleen Westerman was pronounced dead at the scene.  John Bootland aged 56 of Melville Gardens and who self defines as white British has been charged with her murder.He is due to appear at Leeds Magistrat
  
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• Man Found Guilty of Murder of Darren Leach in Leeds

  07-11-2025 16:04 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Friday 7 November, 2025A man has been found guilty of murdering Darren Leach at his home in Leeds.  Find out more:
  
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• Murder Investigation Launched, Melville Gardens, Leeds

  07-11-2025 15:23 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Friday 7 November 2025Detectives have launched a murder investigation after the death of a woman in Leeds.  Officers were called at 9.01pm yesterday (Thursday) to reports of a disturbance at an address in Melville Gardens in the Woodhouse area of Leeds.  Officers attended and found a woman aged 62 with serious injuries.  She received urgent medical attention at the scene, but was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.  A man aged 56 was arrested at the scene on suspicion o
  
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• Pair Jailed for Sexual Exploitation through Forced Prostitution

  07-11-2025 13:41 via westyorkshire.police.uk
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• Man Arrested After Disturbance, Melville Gardens, Leeds

  07-11-2025 10:46 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Friday 7 November 2025At 9.01pm yesterday (Thursday), police received a report of a disturbance at an address in Melville Gardens in the Woodhouse area of Leeds.  Officers attended and found a woman aged 62 with serious injuries.She received urgent medical attention at the scene, but was sadly pronounced deceased a short time later.  A man aged 56 was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and was taken into custody.  Find out more:
  
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• Arrests Made And Criminals Disrupted In Night Time Crime Operation, Kirklees

  07-11-2025 10:39 via westyorkshire.police.uk
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• Three prisoners charged with murder after child killer found dead in cell at HMP Wakefield - GB News

  07-11-2025 09:32 via news.google.com
  Three prisoners charged with murder after child killer found dead in cell at HMP Wakefield  GB News
  
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• Three charged over child killer's death in Wakefield Prison - BBC

  07-11-2025 09:14 via news.google.com
  Three charged over child killer's death in Wakefield Prison  BBC
  
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• Three Men Charged with Murder Following Death of Man, HMP Wakefield - West Yorkshire Police

  07-11-2025 09:01 via news.google.com
  Three Men Charged with Murder Following Death of Man, HMP Wakefield  West Yorkshire Police
  
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• Three Men Charged with Murder Following Death of Man, HMP Wakefield

  07-11-2025 09:00 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Friday 7 November 2025 Detectives have charged three men with murder after the death of a prisoner at HMP Wakefield on Wednesday 5 November.  Kyle Bevan, aged 33, was found dead in his cell on Wednesday morning.  Mark Fellows aged 45, Lee Newell aged 56 and David Taylor aged 63, all of whom identify as White British and were inmates at HMP Wakefield, have been charged with murder.  They’ve been remanded into custody and are due to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court this
  
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• Knife-wielding robber restrained by public after violence spree jailed - East Anglian Daily Times

  07-11-2025 07:00 via news.google.com
  Knife-wielding robber restrained by public after violence spree jailed  East Anglian Daily Times
  
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• See Laney boys soccer defeat Wakefield in 2025 NCHSAA playoffs - Wilmington Star-News

  07-11-2025 03:30 via news.google.com
  See Laney boys soccer defeat Wakefield in 2025 NCHSAA playoffs  Wilmington Star-News
  
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• Cushman & Wakefield Marketing New Construction Owner/User Commercial Condos for Sale at Live Oak Industrial Park - Cushman & Wakefield

  06-11-2025 22:51 via news.google.com
  Cushman & Wakefield Marketing New Construction Owner/User Commercial Condos for Sale at Live Oak Industrial Park  Cushman & Wakefield
  
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• Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Full-Building Lease at Prologis I-15 Speedway Logistics Center 11 - Cushman & Wakefield

  06-11-2025 22:51 via news.google.com
  Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Full-Building Lease at Prologis I-15 Speedway Logistics Center 11  Cushman & Wakefield
  
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• Crash on Port Wakefield Highway - SAPOL - Home

  06-11-2025 21:49 via news.google.com
  Crash on Port Wakefield Highway  SAPOL - Home
  
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• Cushman & Wakefield Supports Carhartt Store Opening in Chiado - Cushman & Wakefield

  06-11-2025 19:13 via news.google.com
  Cushman & Wakefield Supports Carhartt Store Opening in Chiado  Cushman & Wakefield
  
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• UPDATE: Investigation Launched Following Man's Death At HMP Wakefield - West Yorkshire Police

  06-11-2025 19:02 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Investigation Launched Following Man's Death At HMP Wakefield  West Yorkshire Police
  
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• UPDATE: Investigation Launched Following Man's Death At HMP Wakefield

  06-11-2025 19:02 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Thursday 6 November 2025Detectives investigating the death of a man at HMP Wakefield have launched a murder investigation.  Officers were called at 8.25am yesterday to reports a prisoner had died in his cell.He has been identified as Kyle Bevan, 33, formerly of Pembrokeshire.  Three men aged 45, 57 and 63 have all been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody at this time.Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team said:Find out
  
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• Ex-Leeds Rhinos & Wakefield Trinity forward signs for Hunslet RLFC - Yorkshire Evening Post

  06-11-2025 18:52 via news.google.com
  Ex-Leeds Rhinos & Wakefield Trinity forward signs for Hunslet RLFC  Yorkshire Evening Post
  
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• Man Charged After Keighley Drugs Warrant

  06-11-2025 17:25 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Thursday 6 November 2025A man has been charged by West Yorkshire Police’s County Lines Taskforce after a warrant was executed at an address in Keighley yesterday along with Keighley Neighbourhood Policing team and supporting officers. Attique Rasab aged 39 of South Street was charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) and possession of criminal property. He was remanded to appear at Bradford Magistrates court today. (6 Nov
  
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• Plea for donations as Wakefield Christmas Hamper Appeal gets underway - Wakefield Express

  06-11-2025 17:20 via news.google.com
  Plea for donations as Wakefield Christmas Hamper Appeal gets underway  Wakefield Express
  
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• Children's safety and public transport concerns raised over city’s £15m youth centre - Wakefield Express

  06-11-2025 16:00 via news.google.com
  Children's safety and public transport concerns raised over city’s £15m youth centre  Wakefield Express
  
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• West Yorkshire Police Introduces Live Facial Recognition to Help Keep Communities Safe

  06-11-2025 12:29 via westyorkshire.police.uk
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• Men fined for obstruction and assault of safety camera operator

  06-11-2025 12:22 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Thursday, 6 November 2025 Two men have been fined after being found guilty of the assault and obstruction of a safety camera operator.The men were fined at Bradford Magistrates Court on Monday, 3 November following an incident on Keighley Road in Denholme in February last year which involved them interfering with the operator’s vehicle and behaving in a threatening manner towards him.  Find out more:
  
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• Three prisoners arrested after toddler killer found dead in his cell - Telegraph and Argus

  06-11-2025 10:20 via news.google.com
  Three prisoners arrested after toddler killer found dead in his cell  Telegraph and Argus
  
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• HMP Wakefield: Three arrested after death of jailed child killer Kyle Bevan - Wakefield Express

  06-11-2025 10:07 via news.google.com
  HMP Wakefield: Three arrested after death of jailed child killer Kyle Bevan  Wakefield Express
  
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• HMP Wakefield: Three men arrested after child killer found dead in Yorkshire prison - Yorkshire Post

  06-11-2025 08:36 via news.google.com
  HMP Wakefield: Three men arrested after child killer found dead in Yorkshire prison  Yorkshire Post
  
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• Former Volvo and Harwoods boss Jon Wakefield named MD of AION Auto UK - Car Dealer Magazine

  06-11-2025 08:33 via news.google.com
  Former Volvo and Harwoods boss Jon Wakefield named MD of AION Auto UK  Car Dealer Magazine
  
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• Thomas Reape Obituary (2025) - Wakefield Express - Legacy | Obituary Search

  06-11-2025 08:08 via news.google.com
  Thomas Reape Obituary (2025) - Wakefield Express  Legacy | Obituary Search
  
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• Wakefield pays tribute to Beckley - 4 Bars Rest

  06-11-2025 07:52 via news.google.com
  Wakefield pays tribute to Beckley  4 Bars Rest
  
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• Investigation launched following man's death at HMP Wakefield - hellorayo.co.uk

  06-11-2025 07:42 via news.google.com
  Investigation launched following man's death at HMP Wakefield  hellorayo.co.uk
  
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• Building Safety Regulator working to confirm projects hit by Wakefield-based Assent's collapse - Yorkshire Post

  06-11-2025 07:00 via news.google.com
  Building Safety Regulator working to confirm projects hit by Wakefield-based Assent's collapse  Yorkshire Post
  
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• Strong prices now depend on sustainability performance: Cushman & Wakefield - Green Street News

  06-11-2025 01:04 via news.google.com
  Strong prices now depend on sustainability performance: Cushman & Wakefield  Green Street News
  
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• Child Killer Murdered in HMP Wakefield Prison Kyle Bevan, 33, murdered two-year-old Lola James in a violent attack at her home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. The assault on 17 July 2020 caused 101 injuries, including catastrophic brain damage. Bevan - f

  05-11-2025 22:46 via news.google.com
  Child Killer Murdered in HMP Wakefield Prison Kyle Bevan, 33, murdered two-year-old Lola James in a violent attack at her home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. The assault on 17 July 2020 caused 101 injuries, including catastrophic brain damage. Bevan  facebook.com
  
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• Investigation Launched Following Man's Death At HMP Wakefield

  05-11-2025 21:36 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Wednesday 5 November 2025At 8.25am this morning, police were called to HMP Wakefield on Love Lane to reports a prisoner had died in his cell.  Detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry team attended and have launched an investigation. The man’s death is currently being treated as suspicious.  Three men, who are all serving prisoners, have been arrested on suspicion of murder with enquiries continuing to establish the full circumstances of the death. Find out more:
  
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• Illegal And Dangerous Drivers Prosecuted In Huddersfield Days of Action

  05-11-2025 16:35 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Wednesday 5 November 2025Illegal and danger drivers have been targeted in the Huddersfield area in an early November crackdown by officers.West Yorkshire Roads Policing Unit and local Huddersfield neighbourhood policing officers have pledged more operations are on the way after conducting a series of patrols in the area on Sunday 2 November and Monday 3 November.Officers patrolled in more than 18 locations in Dalton and Kirkheaton, Crossland Moor and Netherton, including on Dalton Green Lane, Ra
  
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• Four Arrested on Suspicion of Perverting the Course of Justice

  05-11-2025 16:22 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Wednesday, 5 November, 2025Detectives investigating the events surrounding the death of a man in the Seacroft area of Leeds last month have made further arrests.  Three women, aged 23, 41 and 58, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with the investigation into the wider circumstances surrounding the death of Harry Abbott on Wednesday 8 October.  Another woman, aged 21, was also arrested last month on suspicion of perverting the course o
  
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• Arrest Made Following Robbery At Jewellers, Leeds

  05-11-2025 13:05 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Wednesday 5 November, 2025A man is under arrest this morning as detectives continue to investigate a robbery at a jewellers in Leeds.Detectives from Leeds CID are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the robbery at the Saleem Jewellers on Roundhay Road on Monday 3 November, in which two men attempted to steal from premises.Officers arrested a 40-year-old man in the Birstall area on suspicion of robbery on Tuesday evening, in connection with the offence.  He remains in custody for questioni
  
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• Appeal: Burglaries, Netherton, Huddersfield

  05-11-2025 11:51 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Wednesday 5 November, 2025Police are appealing for information and CCTV following two linked burglaries in the Huddersfield area.The Kirklees District Crime Team would like to speak to anyone who can assist enquiries into two break-ins at properties on Bourne View Road in Netherton during the evening of Saturday 25 October.Officers believe the offences took place between 8pm and 8.30pm and saw two offenders target two houses on the road.The males took jewellery from both of the houses before run
  
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• Further Arrests Made After Organised Crime Warrants, Holme Wood, Bradford

  04-11-2025 15:10 via westyorkshire.police.uk
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• Man Charged With Murder, Garforth

  04-11-2025 09:21 via westyorkshire.police.uk
  Tuesday, 4 November 2025 Detectives investigating an altercation in Garforth in which a man died have charged a man with murder.  Thomas Childe, 23, of Oak Crescent, Garforth, who defines as White British, has been remanded in custody to appear before Leeds magistrates today (Tuesday).The charge relates to an incident in Aberford Road on Wednesday, 29 October, which resulted in the death of Colin Starbuck, 79.  Find out more:
  
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• Anne Cousins Obituary (2025) - Wakefield Express - Legacy obituary

  04-11-2025 08:01 via news.google.com
  Anne Cousins Obituary (2025) - Wakefield Express  Legacy obituary
  
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• WATCH FLASHBACK: Tim Wakefield Talks About His 2012 Induction into Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame - Space Coast Daily

  04-11-2025 06:09 via news.google.com
  WATCH FLASHBACK: Tim Wakefield Talks About His 2012 Induction into Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame  Space Coast Daily
  
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• Sectoral Performance: Valuation and Financial Metrics - Cushman & Wakefield

  04-11-2025 03:12 via news.google.com
  Sectoral Performance: Valuation and Financial Metrics  Cushman & Wakefield
  
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• Cushman & Wakefield reports strong Q3 performance, raises full-year profit growth outlook - Prop News Time

  04-11-2025 00:31 via news.google.com
  Cushman & Wakefield reports strong Q3 performance, raises full-year profit growth outlook  Prop News Time
  
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• Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Cushman & Wakefield Stock? - TradingView

  03-11-2025 22:37 via news.google.com
  Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Cushman & Wakefield Stock?  TradingView
  
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• Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $91 Million Financing for One America Plaza in San Diego - Cushman & Wakefield

  03-11-2025 21:04 via news.google.com
  Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $91 Million Financing for One America Plaza in San Diego  Cushman & Wakefield
  
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• Wakefield Children's Charity sets fundraising target of £50,000 for 2025 lunch event - Yorkshire Evening Post

  03-11-2025 19:24 via news.google.com
  Wakefield Children's Charity sets fundraising target of £50,000 for 2025 lunch event  Yorkshire Evening Post
  
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• Wakefield operator celebrates 105 years of service by three bus professionals - Wakefield Express

  03-11-2025 17:27 via news.google.com
  Wakefield operator celebrates 105 years of service by three bus professionals  Wakefield Express
  
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• Countdown to Christmas with Wakefield Hospice's annual festive fair - Wakefield Express

  03-11-2025 15:00 via news.google.com
  Countdown to Christmas with Wakefield Hospice's annual festive fair  Wakefield Express
  
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