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Jail for Leeds conman who fleeced elderly

A conman extorted thousands of pounds from vulnerable pensioners for work on their homes which was never done.

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Murder probe launched in Wakefield after man found with stab wounds

DETECTIVES have launched a murder investigation after a man’s body was discovered in flats in Wakefield.

HEARTBREAK: Eva Rose Martin-Mitchell.

Tragic Leeds baby who left gift of life

A baby girl who died from a rare condition at just nine days-old has left a life-saving legacy.

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Leeds councillors call for an anti-smoking tsar

An anti-smoking ‘tsar’ should be appointed for Leeds, councillors have recommended.

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Alert over Leeds City Council house sales

a SCHEME that will triple a ‘right to buy’ discount for Leeds council tenants has received reluctant backing from senior councillors.

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Fears over hunt for killer of Leeds footballer

Friends of a promising Leeds footballer shot dead in Jamaica fear his killer will never be brought to justice.

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Car crush crook left victim lying injured in Leeds street

A thief who crushed a man between the car he was stealing and another vehicle as he clung on for his life has been jailed.

Ronald and Audrey Renton renewed their vows at St Agnes church, 60 years ago after couple married at the same church.

Leeds ex-pub couple’s new vows on Diamond day

DIAMOND couple Ron and Audrey Renton spent years pulling pints for punters across West Yorkshire.

Archaeologists carry out excavation work inside Wakefield Cathedral. PIC: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Tomb team dig reveals Wakefield Cathedral’s ancient past

Ancient tombs are among intriguing archaeological finds unearthed during major redevelopment work at historic Wakefield Cathedral.

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PROTESTER: Mike McGrath at the site of the proposed Morrisons.

North Leeds: Group to take over ‘Morrisons’ site?

A patch of land earmarked for a new supermarket in Chapel Allerton could be taken over by a community consortium if the plans are rejected by the council next month.

Regional News rss

Free family fun day in the running

Sheffield families are being invited to have a ball at an Olympic-themed fun day involving a community relay race.

Umpire Bird bowled over by OBE

Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird, from Barnsley, was left bowled over by the experience of receiving an OBE from the Prince of Wales.

Memories needed for chapel project

Artefacts, memories and stories about a York chapel are being collected to help create a piece of "living history".

Pennant admits drink-driving charge

Stoke City footballer Jermaine Pennant has admitted drink-driving home from a Manchester nightclub after being dumped by text message by his girlfriend, a court heard.

Bean to star in 4th Reich war film

Sheffield star Sean Bean has signed up to star in a Second World War action-horror film.

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PM: Hacking clues must be followed

Police investigating the phone-hacking scandal must act on the evidence "wherever it leads", David Cameron has insisted in the wake of charges against former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks.

Cameron set for talks with Hollande

David Cameron is to hold his first face-to-face talks with Francois Hollande as they join world leaders in the US for a G8 summit set to be dominated by the eurozone crisis.

Two bailed over attack on pensioner

A man and woman arrested in connection with an attack on a 93-year-old pensioner who was severely beaten in her own home have been released on bail.

Dewani co-accused to deny guilt

Two of the men accused of killing honeymoon bride Anni Dewani intend pleading not guilty when their trial starts in July in the Western Cape High Court.

No X Factor for Dannii Minogue

Dannii Minogue will not be returning to The X Factor as a judge.

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Christians rally against Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga's tour of Asia has come up against another stumbling block - with a group of Christians protesting against her planned shows in Manila.

McFly's Harry Judd proposes to Izzy

McFly's Harry Judd has revealed he is engaged to girlfriend Izzy Johnston.

Cotillard: Whales made me guilty

Marion Cotillard told how she had to overcome her hatred of seeing animals in captivity to work with whales on her new film.

Stewart: I like to keep it real

Kristen Stewart has revealed she never wants to "become a commodity".

Kardashian star of perfume launch

Kim Kardashian was the scent-er of attention as she launched her new perfume in London.

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Star Wars exhibition lands in Leeds

FANS of sci-fi epic Star Wars are expected to flock to an exhibition in Leeds today

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Video: ‘Recycled teenagers’ take over Leeds shopping centre in dancing protest video

MORE than 60 “recycled teenagers” took over a Leeds shopping quarter in a dancing protest.

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SIN BIN TV: Super League Round 14 preview video

Check out the latest edition of The Sin Bin as the lads look ahead to round 14 of Super League games.

SPEECH TRAINING: Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle in the film My Fair Lady.

Are we losing our regional accents? video

As cities such as Leeds become more multi-cultural and cosmopolitan, are we losing our regional accents? Rod McPhee found out.

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The Zulu Nation dance troope entertain shoppers and pupils from Moor Allerton Hall Primary School at Kirkgate Market.

Market dances to the rhythms of the world video

The beat of the South African drum and hum of Zulu song has brought shoppers to a standstill.

George Clarke talks at the Call to Action event in Leeds. PIC: Tony Johnson

Video: TV star George Clarke calls to end empty Leeds homes ‘scandal’ UPDATED video

Television property crusader George Clarke issued a rallying call to end the “scandal” of thousands of empty homes in Leeds.

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EXTRA HELP: A class at Al Haqq.

Education: Jobs project that’s raising aspirations

Susan Press reports on a unique inner-city after school club and its new £120,000 boost.

NEED FOR AWARENESS: Dr Yasir Abbasi at the Leeds Addiction Clinic.

Health: Sleeping pill addicts’ wake-up call

New figures show sleeping pills now cost the NHS nearly £50m a year. Katie Baldwin spoke to a Leeds expert about why people turn to medication for insomnia – and the alternatives.

Terry Simpson whose was flooded when Wykebeck Valley Beck burst its banks.

Consumer: UK insurers float flood risk cover

Flood-hit addresses struggle to get affordable insurance, but there could be a solution on its way, writes consumer reporter Sophie Hazan.

IN TUNE: A Leeds youngster plays the violin in a music session.

Education: Striking right note

Susan Press reports on a multi-milllion pound project funding music education

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Consumer: Scams cost us billions

A tide of mass-marketed scams is having a devastating effect on the lives of millions of people, reports Sophie Hazan.

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Jobs D-Day for 2,800 cards staff

employees of beleaguered retailer Clinton Cards could find out today if they will be losing their jobs as around 350 stores across the UK prepare to close.

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Getting women into the construction jobs

PINK hard hats are getting across the message to young women that a career in property and construction isn’t just for the boys.

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Beer festival is backed by property business

A LEEDS property business has backed next weekend’s inaugural Headingley Beer Festival.

Biotech firm takes on more space at estate

A BIOTECHNOLOGY company is taking on more than 10,000 sq ft of additional space at the Thorp Arch Estate in Wetherby.

Clinton Cards to shed 2,800 jobs across the UK

EMPLOYEES of beleaguered retailer Clinton Cards could find out tomorrow if they will be losing their jobs as around 350 stores across the UK prepare to close.

YEP Letters rss

Letter: Let’s reclaim text speak for Leeds

“LOL” should not be allowed to become the preserve of the Bullington Bonkers, or the Brookers Bouncers but should be reclaimed immediately for: Love Our Leeds. Yorkshire should also register VSOP – Very Substantial Outdoor Pursuits.

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Letter: Obesity and our sporting decline

ON the subject of obesity, it is hardly surprising that, unlike in the past, so many children seem to have become ‘junk food obese’ after eating the wrong kind of foods and lacking exercise.

Letter: Unfortunate sign of austere times

ON reading that nearly 100 jobs are to go at Leeds City College (YEP, May 8), I noticed it has 57,000 students, a ratio of 25 per staff employes (2,300), before reducing staff numbers, which does not seem excessive.

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Letter: Inequalities that must be tackled

THERE has been a fair bit of discussion in your newspaper over whether Leeds should have an elected mayor. The voters, correctly in my opinion, have come down against the idea.

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Letter: Here’s to a man with vision

GRAHAM Branston’s mockery of Mr Bovington’s aspirations for a mayor, increased electoral turn-out and an integrated transport system (“...go elsewhere to make your dreams come true”, YEP, May 11) reflect the mind-set that would impede our city’s further progress, being complacent, unimaginative, averse to flair and The Grand Idea.

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