All news on the topic: West Yorkshire
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Former X Factor star Danny Tetley released from prison after child sex offences
Former X Factor contestant Danny Tetley has been released from prison after serving just six years of a nine year sentence for child sex offences.
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Prisoner handed whole life order for murdering child killer Kyle Bevan in his cell
One of three prisoners who murdered a child killer in his cell has been given a whole life order – a sentence his two accomplices were already serving.
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Former immigration official and ex-Hong Kong officer jailed for spying for China
A former British immigration official and a retired Hong Kong police officer have been jailed for spying for China.
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Three convicted murderers found guilty of killing child murderer Kyle Bevan in prison cell
Three inmates have been found guilty of the murder of a child killer who was found stabbed to death in his cell and left "tidily tucked up in bed".
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King Charles pays tribute to David Hockney after British art giant dies at home
One of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, Hockney died peacefully at home on June 11, his publicist Erica Bolton said.
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Yorkshire council orders £1.05m woodland holiday homes torn down after illegal build
A Yorkshire council has demanded that landowners tear down holiday homes after they were illegally built on ancient woodland.
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Teenage hitman recruited by Swedish gang linked to Iran plotted assassination in UK
A Norwegian teenager was employed by a Swedish organized crime group used by the Iranian regime to kill someone in England, a court has learned.
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Tragedy at UK beach as man dies trying to rescue relatives from water
A man has tragically died at a UK beach after trying to save two family members in difficulty in the water.
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Terrifying moment masked thugs smash into jewellers in failed Bradford ram raid
This is the terrifying moment when masked thugs wielding bats storm a jeweler’s in a ram-raid.
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From hoarding ashes to charity theft: Robert Bush prepares for jail while victims demand justice
The 48-year-old funeral director, who left 35 bodies unburied and kept 100 sets of ashes, was told last week he will be jailed for his horrendous behavior, which shocked the country.
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Distressed man scales power pylon carrying high-voltage cables in Brighouse, causing widespread outages
Horrified onlookers watched as a ’distressed’ man scaled a power pylon carrying high-voltage cables.
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Miles Cross confesses to acts encouraging suicide after woman dies in West Yorkshire
Miles Cross admitted to four counts of intentionally performing an act capable of encouraging or assisting another person’s suicide.
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Keir Starmer’s grooming gang inquiry in turmoil as two survivors quit over “political interference” and “contempt”
Keir Starmer’s national grooming gang inquiry is in disarray after two survivors resigned from its oversight panel, accusing the Home Office and Labour of “contempt” and “political interference” even before a chair was appointed.
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Man arrested over 1994 murder of schoolgirl Lindsay Rimer in West Yorkshire
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the 1994 murder of 13-year-old Lindsay Rimer.
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Labour MP Anna Dixon accuses Tory’s Robbie Moore of spreading misinformation in grooming gangs row
Anna Dixon accuses fellow West Yorkshire MP Robbie Moore of spreading misinformation
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Ten men arrested in Bradford over historical child sex abuse claims
The men, aged between 49 and 71, were arrested in the city for alleged offenses reported to have occurred between 1994 and 1997, involving six victims who were teenagers at the time.
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Father and nine-year-old daughter die in house fire - as 11-year-old girl remains in critical condition in hospital
A father and his nine-year-old daughter have passed away following a house fire in West Yorkshire, and an 11-year-old girl is in critical condition.
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“Dream tram” in Leeds: UK government funds major £2.1 billion transport reform
A new super-tram network in Leeds and West Yorkshire is one step closer to becoming a reality.
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Leeds Otley Run attack: two women hospitalised, man arrested with self-inflicted injuries
Counter terror police have taken over the investigation into a ‘serious violent incident’ that left two women injured in Leeds.
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Police appeal for witnesses as mum-of-five dies in hit-and-run crash outside Halifax pub
Police are desperately appealing for witnesses to come forward as they investigate the crash
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Dalton toddler found wandering alone on busy road as two arrested in police probe
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said "enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances of the incident" after the child was found walking along the road in Dalton
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Urgent plea to locate missing mother and 8-year-old son in Leeds
An urgent hunt is underway for an eight-year-old boy and his mother who have vanished from West Yorkshire.
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Schoolboy, 13, dies in horrific Rishworth car crash after putting up ’one hell of a good fight’
Harrison Reynolds, 13, passed away after being one of the six occupants of a Vauxhall Corsa that veered off a road in Rishworth, West Yorkshire - five teenagers have been apprehended.
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A woman in Leeds has been jailed for posting sexual images of her father’s ex-lover online
Eleanor Brown, 24, given three-year sentence for ‘vindictive, selfish and vengeful offending’ against woman
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Ex-councillor in West Yorkshire jailed for ’voyeurism on a vast scale’
Robert Holden used hidden cameras to film 28 women in bathrooms and bedrooms over a period of almost 15 years
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