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Swimming pool where three-year-old Leeds boy drowned issues statement about incident

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The leisure centre on Tongue Lane. Picture: Google.

Police investigate three-year-old boy's death after 'tragic accident' at Leeds pool

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The David Llloyd leisure centre

Tributes paid to three-year-old boy who drowned in Leeds pool as police investigation continues

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Police searching for these men after robbery and assault in Leeds city centre

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The best Yorkshire beaches within a short drive from Leeds

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People hurt in multi-vehicle crash on the M1 tonight

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Gunman shot at ex-girlfriend’s car during school run - Leeds Crown Court

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Cannabis campaigners gather in Leeds after council fails with bid to block pro-legalisation rally

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Bridlington. Photo: Glen Minikin

The best Yorkshire beaches within a short drive from Leeds

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

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Police appeal after alleyway 'serious sexual assault' in Bradford

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Police have released this e-fit of the robber.

'Dirty hair' robber punches woman and steals bike in Ferrybridge

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The 'gun' found in the man's bag (which turned out to be a child's toy)

Police called to reports of man with gun in Bradford and find 'cowboy'

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Police searching for these men after robbery and assault in Leeds city centre

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LISTED: The legal limits for various illegal drugs and prescription medicines while driving

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The scene today on Woodhouse Moor in Leeds, where protesters have gathered to call for the legalisation of cannabis.

Cannabis campaigners gather in Leeds after council fails with bid to block pro-legalisation rally

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The A658 where the incident happened. Photo: Google

Drug driver 'had three times the legal cocaine limit' in system when stopped - Leeds Court

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Over six years in prison for man who brandished imitation firearm outside Sheffield pub

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Burglary at Leeds house: Police release CCTV images of two men

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Police chase ends after stinger stops X-Type Jaguar in North Yorkshire

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Man left with broken jaw after attack on train to Sheffield

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UPDATE: Victim airlifted to hospital after crash on M1 near Leeds

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People hurt in multi-vehicle crash on the M1 tonight

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Woman, 52, freed from car by firefighters in Hookstone Road crash

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A survey shows that 50 per cent of UK drivers think it is OK to drive above the speed limit.

Fast and furious: Half of drivers think speeding is acceptable, poll finds

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How the Smart motorway cameras on the M1 work - and how to avoid a fine

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Delays on motorway in West Yorkshire for tonight's commuters

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Train passenger's jaw broken in attack on Leeds to Sheffield train

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Traffic light failure in Leeds city centre causing travel disruption, and other problems on the roads

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4 April 2018...... Baroness Sayeeda Warsi at her family's bed manufacturers in Ravensthorpoe near Dewsbury. Pictures: Tony Johnson.

Windrush scandal: Yorkshire ex-Minister Baroness Warsi blasts Government’s “unhealthy obsession with numbers”

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Political Interview........ Lord Dick Newby, leader of the Liberal Democrats in the Lords, at home in Ripon.'13th April 2018.

Lord Newby interview: ‘Broad coalition’ of Lords fighting May’s Brexit plan

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Simon Spinks, managing director of Harrison Spinks.

Harrison Spinks leads the way in Queen’s Awards

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17 April 2018...... Screen Yorkshire chief executive Sally Joynson photographed with the iconic Leeds Bridge in the background.. Picture Tony Johnson.

Yorkshire’s film renaissance gathers pace

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Updated: Callcredit sold to TransUnion for £1bn

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A survey shows that 50 per cent of UK drivers think it is OK to drive above the speed limit.

Fast and furious: Half of drivers think speeding is acceptable, poll finds

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Smart motorway

How the Smart motorway cameras on the M1 work - and how to avoid a fine

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£350m masterplan for Leeds’s ‘declining’ Holbeck moves closer

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Train passenger's jaw broken in attack on Leeds to Sheffield train

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Traffic light failure in Leeds city centre causing travel disruption, and other problems on the roads

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Major delays on Leeds to London trains after person hit by train

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Politics More Politics >>

4 April 2018...... Baroness Sayeeda Warsi at her family's bed manufacturers in Ravensthorpoe near Dewsbury. Pictures: Tony Johnson.

Windrush scandal: Yorkshire ex-Minister Baroness Warsi blasts Government’s “unhealthy obsession with numbers”

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Political Interview........ Lord Dick Newby, leader of the Liberal Democrats in the Lords, at home in Ripon.'13th April 2018.

Lord Newby interview: ‘Broad coalition’ of Lords fighting May’s Brexit plan

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Will local election ballot battle transform Leeds’s political map?

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Leeds City Council gets £7.3m tax rebate

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Leeds charter to create careers education 'entitlement'

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PMQs sketch: May dodges a bullet over Windrush generation but fractious exchanges provide few answers

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May and Corbyn trade blows over Windrush scandal and anti-Semitism at PMQs

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Windrush child and Leeds resident denied a passport is ‘heartbroken’ after missing daughter’s wedding in Australia

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Stephanie Hirst

BBC Radio Leeds DJ speaks of "utter hell" before undergoing gender reassignment

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There are plenty of tea blends to try which have a range of health boosting benefits

Brews with benefits: the health-boosting perks of a good cuppa

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Adorable five-year-old Bobbi has an incredible family behind her. Picture: Katie Gordon

Harrogate family's 'Herculean' effort for five-year-old born with rare condition

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Sunshine in Leeds

Experts warn of 'toxic plume' ahead of hottest April day for nearly 70 years

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Leeds hairdresser Matt Turner going the extra mile in memory of bone cancer victim Jude

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Jayne Upperton, matron at St Gemma's Hospice chats with patient Brian Harrison. PIC: Tony Johnson

Leeds hospices ‘go extra mile’ for patients

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YouTuber Hannah Witton is pictured with girls at The Co-Operative School, Leeds, talking about sanitary pads, which Asda have donated over 3000 to the school. Picture by Simon Hulme

School gets frank to end period poverty

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Measles: Everything you need to know about the disease, how to spot it and how to treat it

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Inquest into dad’s hospital death

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Harrogate mental health organisations invited to network in a bid to improve services

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Civic Hall.

Leeds charter to create careers education 'entitlement'

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Mark Wilson.

Opening of new school in Leeds hailed as ‘key milestone’ for youngsters

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STUDENTS: The OU is a 'ladder of opportunity.'

Reece Parker: The Open University must be saved

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Opinion More Opinion >>

Celtic's Tom Rogic. PIC: PA

Rob Atkinson: Leeds United should look north for next season

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Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin on the BBC Breakfast red sofa, where they welcome a selection of experts to give insight into current affairs. From next year the aim is that the gender balance of experts on the BBC will be 50-50 male:female.

Stephanie Smith: Men have not found positive discrimination demeaning. They simply got on with it

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INNOVATION: Sainsbury's is introducing packaging which means consumers will not have to touch rawchicken.

Blaise Tapp: Another blow to Millennials’ reputation

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Caroline Verdon: In a cold sweat at thought of shutting down social media

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YEP Says More YEP Says >>

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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YEP says: Time for talking is over - let’s see action in Holbeck

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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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PIC: Barry Hirst

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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