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Pub car park killer showed ‘no mercy’ during fatal attack on Leeds United fan

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M62 near Leeds strewn with hundreds of Coke bottles after lorry overturns

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Neil McNally.

Teenager violently raped and robbed after asking man for directions in Leeds city centre

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The weirdest world records ever broken in Leeds

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Jail for banned driver in head-on crash after high speed police chase through Leeds

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Jet2 announce THREE new destinations from Leeds Bradford Airport for summer 2019

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Two taken to hospital after car flipped over near Old Red Lion in Leeds

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Forensic teams working at scene of suspected firearms incident in Harehills

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IN SHAPE: Paul Smart shed six stone after ditching the takeaways.

Meet the Leeds super-slimmer who lost six stone after ditching 10,000 calorie a day diet

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YEP Says: Bringing streets to a standstill is not good for Leeds

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Jail for banned driver in head-on crash after high speed police chase through Leeds

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West Yorkshire Police's campaign reminds people viewing indecent child images online about what they stand to lose.

Police campaign urges people viewing indecent child images to seek help - or risk losing it all

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Emergency services were called to a hotel in Wakefield in the early hours.

Police make arrest after sudden death of man in Wakefield hotel

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Police received reports of shots being fired in Clifton Terrace, Harehills. Picture: Google

Forensic teams working at scene of suspected firearms incident in Harehills

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Street marshalls are joining police and others working to keep revellers safe in Wakefield city centre.

Street marshals bolster police teams keeping revellers safe in Wakefield city centre

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A shop sold a large kitchen knife to teenage police cadets taking part in a test purchase operation.

Wakefield shop sold large kitchen knife to underage police cadets

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Police want to identify the men in these CCTV images.

CCTV appeal: Police investigating attempted robbery in Bradford supermarket car park

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Leeds man due in court today after shots fired at house in Bradford

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Four arrested after police helicopter, cars and police dogs chase men into Leeds river

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Drug dealer crashed car into house during fight with customer in Wakefield

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DNA weapon in fight against nuisance off-road bikers

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Transport More Transport >>

M62 near Leeds strewn with hundreds of Coke bottles after lorry overturns

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Jet2 announce THREE new destinations from Leeds Bradford Airport for summer 2019

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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

Tom Richmond: Don’t let failing Chris Grayling give Crossrail on the cheap to the North

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More rail strike misery for Yorkshire in May

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Severe disruption to Northern train services after incident between Halifax and Bradford

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Accident causes travel disruption as one lane of M62 in closed near Leeds

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Drivers warned to expect rush hour delays due to smart motorway fault on West Yorkshire motorway

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The changing face of a city: Is this the Leeds City Station you remember?

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This charming 3-bed Charente house with pool is on the market with Charente Immobilier for 336,000 Euros.

Don’t miss Wetherby’s French Property Exhibition

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Government department’s new Leeds HQ

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Tim Wray, former executive chairman of Turner & Townsend

Former Turner & Townsend chairman Tim Wray dies aged 69

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Jet2 announce THREE new destinations from Leeds Bradford Airport for summer 2019

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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

Tom Richmond: Don’t let failing Chris Grayling give Crossrail on the cheap to the North

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Argos to beef up tech team to better compete with Amazon

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Simon Spinks, managing director of Harrison Spinks.

Harrison Spinks leads the way in Queen’s Awards

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The Leeds high street shops we have loved and lost

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Why under-16s will be banned from using WhatsApp from May

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More rail strike misery for Yorkshire in May

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Plans for new hotel near Leeds Bradford Airport revealed

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Politics More Politics >>

Be part of audience for YEP’s Leeds local election leaders’ debate

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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

Tom Richmond: Don’t let failing Chris Grayling give Crossrail on the cheap to the North

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Rohingya Muslims who have fled persecution in Myanmar wait along the border for permission to move further towards refugee camps near Palong Khali, Bangladesh, Thursday, Nov. 2 2017. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Leeds urged to cancel 'morally corrupt' Myanmar trip by Labour sports minister

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Clay Pit Lane, Leeds. Pic: Google.

Lawn plan for busy Leeds city centre gateway

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Windrush scandal ‘among cruellest examples of unaccountable state power targeting the vulnerable’, says Leeds MP Richard Burgon

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Leeds United accused of 'assisting a brutal regime' by fan MP after announcing post-season tour of Myanmar

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Leeds MP Richard Burgon: We must reverse the drift towards US-style healthcare

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Pauline Neville-Jones: Give substance to the phrase ‘Global Britain’

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Health More Health >>

IN SHAPE: Paul Smart shed six stone after ditching the takeaways.

Meet the Leeds super-slimmer who lost six stone after ditching 10,000 calorie a day diet

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Alf Limb uses the new robotic gait trainer.

Unique brain rehabilitation centre opens near Leeds to offer new hope to disabled patients

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‘Mythical’ cancer beliefs revealed

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The Bavill family with the lifesaving ambulance crew.

Leeds mum’s safety warning for other parents after toddler’s choking scare

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Leeds hospitals staff are taking fewer sick days

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'Dogs can't get autism': Vets condemn anti-vaccination movement after side effects rumours

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A pioneering Leeds unit which helps new mums dealing with post-natal depression. Pictured Bronwen Ashton, who was a service user and is now a volunteer, helping others going through a difficult time with their babies.

How Leeds nurses and ex-patients are offering a way out of the darkness for mums with postnatal depression

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‘Without the Leeds trauma centre, I wouldn’t be here today’

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A band of support for Leeds women with debilitating condition

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Award triumph for dedicated Leeds nurse

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A band of support for Yorkshire women with ‘crippling’ health condition

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OFSTED JOY: Bruntcliffe Academy was rated 'good' by the education watchdog.

Leeds academy praised by Ofsted

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Big turnaround for Bruntcliffe Academy

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A RESPONSE TO LOCAL NEEDS: How Dixons Trinity Chapeltown could look if plans are approved.

Nearly 1,000 Leeds school spaces to help tackle city-wide shortfall

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Opinion More Opinion >>

Caroline Verdon: One of those ‘I can’t belive I did that’ moments

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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

Tom Richmond: Don’t let failing Chris Grayling give Crossrail on the cheap to the North

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Leeds North East MP Fabian Hamilton.

Fabian Hamilton: My family and the evil of anti-Semitism

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PLEDGE: The PM has pledged to tackle loneliness.

Blaise Tapp: Loneliness is a real concept to millions

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YEP Says More YEP Says >>

Leeds United post season tour: Playing politics with football is an own goal - YEP Says

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PICTURED: Dramatic images of spectacular lightning over Leeds

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YEP says: Leeds cannabis rally legal row a lot of hot air

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YEP says: Let Leeds have its day in the sun

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Offbeat More Offbeat >>

Advice was issued in the 1980s about steps people should take in the event of a nuclear attack.

Nuclear threat: How Yorkshire residents were told to protect themselves in the 1980s

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Advice was issued in the 1980s about steps people should take in the event of a nuclear attack.

Nuclear threat: How Yorkshire residents were told to protect themselves in the 1980s

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Is this the most unusual place to park a pram in Leeds?

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RSPCA photo of miniature Yorkshire Terrier puppy Ringo Starr, who was rescued by RSPCA inspector Anthony Joynes in Birkenhead, Wirral, after getting his head stuck in a television cabinet.

Miniature Yorkshire terrier rescued after getting stuck in TV cabinet

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